phd geography leeds

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Entry requirements.

The minimum entry requirements for PhD study is 2.1 honours degree, or equivalent, in geography or a related subject however a lower undergraduate degree can be supplemented by a relevant Masters degree.

A first class honours degree (or equivalent) is usually required to be competitive for scholarship funding and a Masters degree is also a valuable asset.

MA/MSc by Research

The minimum entry requirement for a Masters by Research  is a UK 2.1 honours degree or equivalent.

English language requirements

If English is not your first language, you’ll need to produce evidence of a language qualification before registration as a postgraduate student.

We will accept the following qualifications and scores:

• IELTS: 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in all components.
• TOEFL IBT (Internet-based TOEFL): 87 with a minimum score of 20 in listening and reading, 21 in writing and 22 in speaking.
• a postgraduate degree from a majority English speaking country.The duration of the degree must be at least 12 months and awarded less than 2 years and 4 months from the proposed start date of the PhD
• an undergraduate degree from a majority English speaking country. The duration of the degree must be at least 2 academic sessions and be awarded less than 2 years and 4 months from the proposed start date of the PhD.
• Other English language qualifications are also accepted. 

Tests must be  not be more than 2 years old by the start date of your studies with us.  If you subsequently defer your offer of a place, please check that your English language certificate will still be less than 2 years old by your new start date.  If not, you will need to take another test and again meet the requirements listed below.

Please note that for postgraduate research study, we continue to be able to accept  IELTS from both Secure English Language Test (SELT) and non-SELT test centres . For entry to programmes  below  degree level (including the English language pre-sessional programmes), English language qualifications must be listed as UKVI approved SELTs and taken in  approved test centres .

Pre-sessional English courses

If your IELTS/TOEFL test result falls slightly short of the requirements (e.g if you have obtained 5.0 in one skill area other than writing, but meet the requirements in all other areas), it may be possible for you to meet the our English language requirements by successfully completing one of the following pre-sessional courses: 

• 6-weeks: Language for postgraduate research
• 10-weeks: Language for postgraduate research

If you need to study for longer than 10 weeks, find out more about our postgraduate pre-sessional English courses .

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PhD in Geography

• University of Leeds

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Next intake

10 February 2025

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About the course

A PhD is the most internationally recognised research qualification, and is the most commonly pursued research degree at Leeds. The aim of any research degree is to carry out a programme of research that furthers knowledge in your chosen subject field. During this time, you will work under the supervision of a primary supervisor and one or more co-supervisors who are experts in the same field, sometimes as part of a team, with other students and staff. The Doctor of Philosophy is our main research degree. The PhD is awarded on the basis of a thesis (300 pages or 100,000 words) and examiners must be satisfied that you have discovered, interpreted and communicated new knowledge through original research, worthy of publication in international and national peer reviewed journals, which might reasonably be expected from a competent, hard-working student after three or up to four years of full-time study (five years or up to seven years for part-time or split-site study). Examiners must also be satisfied that you possess good general knowledge in your area of research.

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Duration: 3 Year (s)

Fees: GBP 26250

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Leeds Doctoral College guides you through your postgraduate research experience. We connect our whole researcher community and put you in touch with the services, support and opportunities you need.

Within the Doctoral College, there are seven  faculty graduate schools . Your graduate school is your main point of contact for any questions about your programme or anything relating to your studies.

The Doctoral College can advise you on a wide range of issues and has close links with the services available to you, including the Library , Leeds University Union , the Careers Service , Organisational Development and Professional Learning (OD&PL), Disability Services , and Student Counselling and Wellbeing .  

The Doctoral College also advertises opportunities, training and workshops available for postgraduate researchers through Microsoft Teams.

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