Duration: full-time 12 months; part-time 24 months (p/t option is not available to international resident students). We offer research students the option of commencing study in January or September.
Research degrees at the University of Aberdeen are defined by the student's own research proposal, on which (s)he will write a thesis. Research students read on their own research topic and work closely with their supervisors to define research and write a thesis. They also attend regular research seminars and are provided with opportunities to attend conferences.
To be accepted into an MTh or MLitt by research programme, an applicant must secure a research supervisor. Applicants should write directly to the most suitable member of staff regarding their intended project.
The School of Divinity, History and Philosophy offers PhD supervision in the following areas (links will direct you to potential supervisors and their specific areas of study):