among others.
Benefit from academic expertise across a range of cultural, political and social theory and scholars who champion diverse research methodologies. Get specialised support and oversight from two PhD supervisors whose current active research interests and expertise are relevant to your chosen research area. Visit the programme website for more information
Career opportunities
Bristol graduates are in high demand and have an excellent record of employment following graduation. Graduates of our postgraduate research programmes go on to pursue varied and interesting careers.
Past students have gone on to work for Refugee UK, Shelter, Barnardo's, Amnesty International, government departments and the European Parliament, among others.
Programme Structure
Research activity in the school is guided by focusing on key themes:
- climate emergency
- critical (in)securities
- cultural work
- decoloniality and race
- ethnicity, migration and citizenship
- European politics and societies
- digital society
- science and technology
- food security
Check out the full curriculum
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
- TOEFL iBT: 95
- PTE Academic: 71
- IELTS: 7
Other requirements
General requirements:
- An upper second-class undergraduate honours degree (or equivalent) and normally a merit at MSc/MA level (or equivalent).
Make sure you meet all requirements
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
International: 41,714 AUD / year (≈ 21,900 GBP / year)
Domestic: 9,726 AUD / year (≈ 5,106 GBP / year)
Additional Details: UK: part-time (two years) — £2,553 per year
Living costs
Bristol, United Kingdom: 1,429-2,400 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
