The University of Sheffield
Department of Politics

Graduate School in Politics

Welcome to the Graduate School in Politics

Annual Postgraduate Colloquium - 22nd May 2012, 9:00-5:30 at ICOSS

Concluding with a Round Table Event: 'Academic and Activism: Breaking the Rule of the Ivory Tower'

Guest Speakers: Professor Matt Flinders, Dr Hayley Stevenson, Dr Henry Kippin

All PGR students welcome. Further details

Graduate School

Our Graduate School is the intellectual and organisational home for a vibrant community of postgraduate students. We offer eight Masters programmes, including joint degrees with the Departments of Law and Philosophy, as well as a dedicated research methods Masters that provides the training to undertake a research degree. We also offer MPhil and PhD degrees by research. Full-time and part-time study is available.

From this webpage you will find links for prospective students for Masters programmes, research degrees (M.Phil, Ph.D.), for `1 + 3´ ESRC research training and for the different forms of financial support available. Current students will find a schedule of Graduate School activities during the current semester as well as other helpful links.

Links for Research Students

Postgraduate Taught Courses

Our community of postgraduates numbers approximately 200 Masters and research students. Ours is a cosmopolitan community, reflecting a significant proportion of international students from different parts of the world, notably China, Latin America, North America and continental Europe.

Graduate School Community and Activities