Research Degrees - Keele University

Postgraduate Research Degrees

The Keele School of Law has a distinctive profile in theoretical socio-legal and empirical research. Staff are engaged in exploring diverse methodologies and interdisciplinary approaches to legal analysis, and publish in a wide range of journals and books. The School of Law also produces excellent work relying upon more traditional doctrinal research methods. For a full list of staff research interests, areas of postgradute supervision and publications, see Law Academic Staff.

We are particularly proud of the quality of the published work which former Keele postgraduate students have produced in recent years, including papers in Psychology, Evolution and Gender, Social & Legal Studies, Education and Law, the Web Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues, the Journal of Medical Ethics, and the British Tax Review, as well as chapters in edited books.

For more information about Research Degrees at Keele, including how to apply, please see the Postgraduate Research web pages.

Law PhD students are encouraged to take the following Law Research Training module: ‘Law 40024: Introduction to Socio-Legal Research Methods and Skills'. You may also be interested in ‘Law 40017: Subject Specific Research Training’, which enables students to develop an individual programme of study e.g. on a key concept or issue, usually with their supervisors and subject to the Postgraduate Director’s approval. These modules are worth 20 credits each and are usually assessed by a 5,000 word essay.

PhD students may also avail of the wide range of Masters courses which are provided in the School, subject to the approval of the Course Director or Module Leader, please see http://www.keele.ac.uk/law/studylaw/postgraduatedegrees/

There are also a wide range of social science PGR modules available in the Faculty, including Philosophy of Social Science, Qualitative Research Methods, Research Design and Process. Please see the RI pages on research training for more information http://www.keele.ac.uk/risocsci/currentstudents/trainingandevents/

PhD students are required to complete 60 credits of research training in addition to a thesis.

The core research clusters in the School lie in: 

  • ·         Gender, Sexuality and Law
  • ·         Professional Ethics and Healthcare
  • ·         Globalisation and International Law
  • ·         Legal Education and Professional Practice

Interested? Questions?

Prospective research students are encouraged to contact Dr Ruth Fletcher in the first instance to discuss possibilities for postgraduate research in Law at Keele.

 

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