MPhil/PhD Law

Goldsmiths Law MPhilPhD candidates are given outstanding opportunities to explore modern legal phenomena in their rapidly changing socio-political, cultural, and economic context.
Our forward-looking, cosmopolitan, and distinctive Law Department draws on – and has further strengthened – Goldsmiths’ rich heritage of critical and transformative scholarship, and its unique ability to foster radical and creative thinking, facilitated by cross-disciplinary dialogue and collaboration. Goldsmiths is known for its academic strengths in the creative arts, humanities, and social sciences; its unique focus on public and community engagement; the outstanding alumni from every generation of students; and its ground-breaking multidisciplinary research. Our MPhilPhD programme follows this tradition, and students joining the programme will also be joining a wider doctoral community served by Goldsmiths’ multidisciplinary Graduate School.All MPhilPhD candidates at Goldsmiths receive supervision from two members of academic staff throughout their study with us, who may be drawn from the same department or, in the case of interdisciplinary projects, multiple departments at the university.
Areas of research strength in the Department of Law include:
Criminal law and procedure, and criminal justicePublic international lawTransnational human rightsLaw and migrationGender, race and sexualityLaw and technologies

We welcome applicants from both traditional legal educational backgrounds, and those with a background in other areas interested in pursuing doctoral research in law or legal studies.

Applicants should ordinarily possess at least a first degree (equivalent to upper second-class honours or above) and would normally have (or expect to be awarded) a Masters (taught or research) in a relevant subject area.

Candidates with non-standard qualifications or equivalent experience will be considered.