| Application Deadline: | None, but early application advised | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,232 - ≈ € 12,860 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Birmingham / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
We can offer research degree supervision in all of our main research areas: Germany in Comparative Context; The Politics and Policies of Unified Germany;The Role of Germany within the European Union; Economic Governance and Policy in Germany; Germany's Relations with Central and Eastern Europe; and Germany within the European Security System.
Key facts
Type of Course: Doctoral research
Duration: PhD – 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time; MPhil – 2 years full-time, 4 years part-time
Start date: September 2011
Research interests of staff
* European Political Economy, German Political Economy Contact: Dr Rainer Hillebrand, DAAD Lecturer in Political Economy
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 7184
Email: r.hillebrand@bham.ac.uk
* German and European security; Civil–military relations; Germany and East Central European security. Contact: Dr Kerry Longhurst
Senior Lecturer
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 8220
Email: k.a.longhurst@bham.ac.uk
* European integration; German federalism; regions and regional policy. Contact: Dr Carolyn Moore
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 8573
Email: c.s.moore@bham.ac.uk
* German politics; Germany and the European Union; British–German relations. Contact: Professor William Paterson, OBE
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 7185
Email: w.e.paterson@bham.ac.uk
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testWe welcome applications from candidates with a relevant Masters and/or good undergraduate degree. While knowledge of the German language is not a prerequisite for entry, some level of competence or the potential to gain an adequate level of competence is desirable.
International students We accept a range of qualifications from different countries
| Minimal degree required: | Master's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 93 |
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