Can I apply for an MPhil International Relations only?
The MPhil/PhD International Relations is intended for students wishing to complete a PhD. All students are initially registered as MPhil students and are upgraded to PhD status upon completion of an introduction and two chapters of acceptable PhD quality. Students who do not wish to complete their PhDs or whose work is not of PhD standard, may elect to submit an MPhil thesis instead. [back to top] 15. Can I apply for an MPhil/PhD if I only have an undergraduate degree? I know I want to do a PhD. MPhil/PhD International Relations applicants are normally required to have a Masters degree in a subject relevant to their proposed research. If your Masters degree is not recognised by the ESRC as including research training, or you do not have a Masters degree, we would expect you to follow a study programme which would be put together for you. Alternatively, UK/EU students may wish to apply for the MSc IR Research with a view to being nominated by the IR Department for the ESRC’s ‘Open Compe
