| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-18 | - |
| 2023-05-02 | - |
| 2023-09-26 | 2023-07-17 |
| 2024-01-16 | - |
Program Overview
The Goldsmiths Law MPhil/PhD program offers a transformative legal research experience, fostering critical thinking and collaboration across disciplines. Students explore diverse legal areas, receive dedicated supervision, and engage in public engagement activities. The program prepares graduates for careers in academia, research, and various legal and human rights sectors.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Goldsmiths Law MPhil/PhD
program offers an exceptional opportunity to delve into modern legal phenomena amidst dynamically changing socio-political, cultural, and economic landscapes. The program fosters critical and transformative scholarship, promoting radical and creative thinking through cross-disciplinary dialogue and collaboration. Embracing Goldsmiths' rich heritage, the program leverages its distinctive research strengths in the creative arts, humanities, and social sciences, along with its unique focus on public engagement and ground-breaking multi-disciplinary research.
Outline:
Format:
Candidates typically pursue the program on a full-time basis for two to four years or part-time for four to eight years.
Content:
- Areas of Interest: The program covers a diverse range of legal disciplines, including criminal law and procedure, public international law, transnational human rights, law and migration, gender, race, sexuality, law and technologies, and more.
- Supervision: Students receive guidance and support from two dedicated academic supervisors, who can be drawn from either the same or different departments, depending on research interests.
- Collaboration: Candidates are encouraged to connect with the program's network of leading scholars and professionals, including visiting professors, dynamic organizations focused on real-world impact, academic staff and doctoral researchers from other Goldsmiths departments, and activist research centers and think tanks.
- Public Engagement: The program offers opportunities to participate in research and public engagement activities, developing skills for working in academia and beyond, including public speaking and utilizing modern technologies.
Assessment:
Assessment methods likely vary depending on the specific research chosen by each student. However, the program likely employs a combination of written work, presentations, and research outputs.
Teaching:
The program adopts innovative approaches to legal studies and research, integrating modern technologies and diverse perspectives. Students are encouraged to collaborate with leading scholars and professionals, fostering a dynamic learning environment. More details can be found on the Law Department's staff pages.
Careers:
The program prepares graduates for diverse career paths in academia, postdoctoral research, the third sector, government organizations, and legal practice. Integration of theory and practice, along with a focus on developing a wide range of career skills, equips students to pursue opportunities in various legal and human rights sectors.
Other:
- Fees: Annual tuition fees are categorized as Home or International, depending on the student's residency status.
- Funding: Funding opportunities may be available through the Arts and Humanities Research Council, Commonwealth PhD Scholarships, and Modern Law Review scholarships.
- Similar Programs: Goldsmiths offers several other LLM programs in related fields, including Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Human Rights, International Human Rights, and Law.
Annual tuition fees These are the fees for students starting their programme in the 2024/2025 academic year. Home - full-time: £TBC Home - part-time: £TBC International - full-time: £TBC Additional costs There may also be specific additional costs associated with your programme.
