PhD

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

We offer full-time (three years) and part-time (six years) doctoral training programmes (including various PhD routes) in topics or research approaches in which QMU researchers have expertise. We also offer a one-year PhD by Publication (Retrospective) Programme.You will create a significant piece of original research which, in the process, will put you in a very strong position for progression in your chosen academic or professional field, or to change the direction of your career.Your doctorate is a substantial piece of learning and research, reflecting three or more years of endeavour, that will have commercial, cultural or social value. It is also a process through which you will acquire advanced research knowledge, skills and expertise, be challenged and possibly transform as a person. The training programme for your doctorate will require significant personal discipline, time and commitment. In return, your sense of achievement at the end will be immense, and successful completion of your doctorate will open up a range of opportunities for career advancement.