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Applied-Linguistics

Applied Linguistics at Warwick

Apply your learning from day one.

With a history dating back to 1983, Applied Linguistics at Warwick has diversified over the years from a main focus on English language teaching and teacher education to include expertise in areas such as: intercultural communication, professional communication, the sociolinguistics of language use, the teaching and learning of languages other than English.

Find out more about us on our website.

Our Postgraduate Taught courses

Our Postgraduate Research courses

Applied-Linguistics-Research-Proposals

If you are applying for the degree of MPhil/PhD, you need to submit a research proposal with the form. The proposal should indicate your intended research area and outline a plan for the work to be undertaken.

You should justify the planned research by reference both to the literature and your interests or intentions. You should indicate possible research methods and also include a bibliography. The proposal should normally be at least 1500 words long.

If you have completed an MA degree, you may be asked to submit a copy of your dissertation or some course work completed during the programme.

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Caribbean-Studies

Yesu Persaud Centre for Caribbean Studies

The Centre for Caribbean Studies was established in October 1984 with assistance from the Leverhulme Trust and the Nuffield Foundation. It was the first such Centre in the UK to recognise the significance of the Caribbean region and its historically interdependent linkages with the UK and the world. Its principal aim is to stimulate teaching and research on the Caribbean.

It also encourages the study of the Caribbean in an Atlantic context, emphasising African, North and South American, Asian and European influences from a comparative, cross-cultural and interdisciplinary perspective. Additionally, it serves as a national forum for individuals and organisations with an interest in and concern for the diaspora as well as those countries bordering the Caribbean.

Learn more about us on our website.

Our Postgraduate Courses

Caribbean-Studies-Research-Proposals

Please contact The Yesu Persaud Centre for Caribbean Studies for specific research proposal requirementsLink opens in a new window.

CEDAR

Centre for Research in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (CIDD)

CIDD is an internationally recognised research centre with an applied research focus on intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism.

We emphasise combined methods research undertaken in multi-disciplinary teams, secondary analysis approaches, and intervention evaluation designs including randomised controlled trials.

Find out more by visiting our website.Link opens in a new window

Centre-for-Cultural-and-Media-Policy-Studies-Research-Proposals
Application procedure
  • Step one: In the first instance, you must identify a member of staff whose research interests and expertise are within the general area your proposed project intends to explore, and who you think would be in a good position to act as your supervisor. Please familiarise yourself with the work of the member of staff who you think would be the most suitable supervisor for you.
  • Step two: Please make contact with your desired supervisor to introduce yourself and to send a short summary of your intended project. If the prospective supervisor is interested in pursuing your application further, you will be asked to submit a fully developed research proposal, a CV and a cover letter. More information on what these documents need to contain can be found below.
  • Step three: If your prospective supervisor thinks your project shows real potential and that you are a strong candidate, you will be invited to Warwick to discuss the details of your project with your prospective supervisor and another member of staff. Depending on your performance, you might be informally offered a place and invited to submit a formal, online application to the University. Please do not fill in the online application form before this stage.

Please note that a PhD is a significant commitment of time and resources, both for you and your prospective supervisor. A face-to-face meeting is therefore an important step in ensuring a good match between candidate and supervisor, and we will therefore normally expect you to be available to come to Warwick for an interview as part of the application process.

The research proposal and cover letter

If you are invited to submit a full informal proposal, please make sure your documentation meets the following requirements:

The research proposal should articulate your research questions and proposed methodology; it should contain a brief literature review and position your project within your chosen area of the broader cultural policy field. Your proposal should be no longer than 1500 words.

Your cover letter should contain a statement as to why you think the Centre is the ideal place for you to conduct your research, and how your project will contribute to developing the research areas already cultivated by Centre staff.

Centre-for-Interdisciplinary-Methodologies-Research-Proposals

The research proposal is the most important element of your PhD application. You need to submit a fully specified research proposal when you apply. This is your statement about why your project is interesting, how you will carry it out, and what academic debates and social problems your work addresses.

We look for a robust research proposal of around 2,000 words, although this is only a guideline. It has to convince us that your topic is feasible and that we have the right expertise to supervise it. The emphasis will be on the quality of the proposal and whether or not it fits with a particular supervisor’s research interests, not on the word count.

Find out more about our research proposal requirements on our websiteLink opens in a new window.

Centre-for-Lifelong-Learning-Research-Proposals

When putting together your research proposal please:

  • Provide an overview of your research question, explaining why it is of academic and or practical importance
  • Outline the main objectives of your research, providing details of two or three key aspects
  • Indicate the importance of previous related research and how your own research question might make a useful contribution to the area
  • Briefly state the main research techniques (interviews, case studies, modelling, literature review, etc.) you might use
  • Indicate your suggested literature and/or data collection procedures, indicating sources and any possible difficulties
  • Explain the techniques you intend to use
  • Add an outline timeline of activities
Centre-for-Research-in-Intellectual-and-Developmental-Disabilities-Research-Proposals

The Centre for Research in Intellectual and Development Disabilities (CIDD) doesn't have any specific requirements with respect to research proposals.

Students are encouraged to contact Assistant Professor Paul Thompson (Paul dot Thompson dot 2 at warwick dot ac dot uk), CIDD's Director of Graduate Studies to discuss their interests in applying to study at CIDD prior to submitting an application.

Chemistry

Chemistry at Warwick

Do you share our enthusiasm for chemistry and its applications, from medicine to renewable energy?

We are one of the UK’s top chemistry providers, highly-ranked for both teaching and research. Our courses will offer you an excellent all-round experience that allows you to explore and follow your curiosity.

The skills you will develop will equip you to pursue a future career in a number of industries with a number of employers.

Find out more about our research students’ careers and destinations on our website.

Find out more about us on our websiteLink opens in a new window

Our Postgraduate Taught courses

We offer non-accredited and Royal Society of Chemistry accredited course routes, depending on your career aspirations.

Our Postgraduate Research courses

Chemistry-Research-Proposals

If you are applying for a research degree, please let us know on the form what area of research you are interested in and/or which research groups you would like to join. It is not necessary to submit a research proposal at this stage. You can work on that together with your chosen supervisor.

Please make sure you state your research area and any academics you would like to work with in the first paragraph of the additional information/reason for study section. We shall distribute your application, once received, to the members of staff you have listed. If you do not name any academics then we will not be able to process your application any further.

Please feel free to contact any of the academic staff listed on our directory pagesLink opens in a new window to discuss potential project areas.

CIM

Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM)

The Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM) was established at Warwick in 2012 to foster innovative and experimental forms of knowledge production through a sustained focus on methodology. CIM is dedicated to expanding the role of interdisciplinary methods through new lines of inquiry that cut across disciplinary boundaries, both intellectually and institutionally.

Method is central to the formation and transformation of disciplinary knowledges, and the challenge of working across and in between disciplines is both exciting and pressing. Our research team is drawn from across the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences, with expertise in a variety of substantive domains.

Within Warwick, CIM is an advocate of interdisciplinary research and study. Beyond Warwick and beyond the academy, CIM explores new forms of public engagement, both with potential research users and with the experts, experimenters and institutions in business, civil society and government that are at the forefront of applied methodological innovation.

Find out more about us on our website.

Our Postgraduate courses

Classics

Classics and Ancient History at Warwick

Take your fascination with the ancient world further.

Our Classics and Ancient History department is tailor-made for a community of curiosity. Work closely with award-winning academics while carving your own path through the varied disciplines we study - from literature and history, to philosophy and art.

Share your observations, opinions and developing interests. Develop critical and creative thinking that will prove valuable for your future – wherever in the world this might take you.

Find out more about us on our website.

Our Postgraduate courses

Classics-and-Ancient-History-Research-Proposals

If you are applying for a research degree (MA by Research, MPhil, PhD), you need to provide an outline of the chosen research topic. This should be about 500 words and should outline the following:

  • What area of research you intend to undertake and why (with reference to the most important relevant bibliography)
  • How you propose to conduct the research
  • What background in the subject you already have and any skills you will need to develop further (e.g., language training)
CLL

Centre for Lifelong Learning (CLL)

For more than 30 years, the Centre for Lifelong Learning has been a centre of expertise in the education of lifelong learners in different contexts. It has a focus on enabling adult learners to achieve their personal and professional goals by accessing a Warwick education, irrespective of background.

Our departmental research strategy focuses on four interconnected themes: concepts of lifelong learning; people-focused professions; wellbeing and identity; participation and collaboration. We seek to enthuse staff, students, and the wider community with this vision. More information is available on our website.

Find out more about us by visiting our website.Link opens in a new window

Our Postgraduate Taught courses

Our Postgraduate Research courses

Computer-Science

Computer Science at Warwick

What are computers capable of? How do we use them to solve major world problems? What are their limitations?

Computer Science at Warwick offers you a community of excellence across the breadth of computer science. Join like-minded thinkers and friends who relish the challenges of shaping future technology.

You will study the theoretical foundation in established areas of the discipline. You will then apply your learning to industrially relevant problems, developing technical and transferable skills which will position you excellently for your future career.

Find out more about us on our website.

Our Postgraduate Taught courses

Our Postgraduate Research courses

Computer-Science-Research-Proposals

Students are encouraged to contact the department directly before submitting a proposal.

Research degree applications are highly competitive and we receive many more applications than we can accept. This means it is important to make your application as strong as possible.

We therefore ask that you write a research proposal with a clear vision of what you are looking to achieve and that your proposal aligns with a potential supervisor research interests.

We also advise that, before you make a formal application, you email your proposal to a potential supervisor for their consideration. You may not be considered for a research degree if you do not have (and we could not identify) an academic willing to supervise your research.

CTE

Centre for Teacher Education (CTE)

Our vision and ambition for the Centre for Teacher Education (CTE) derives from a commitment to continue the long history of Teacher Education at the University of Warwick where generations of new teachers gain employment in our partner schools to improve the life chances of the children they teach. Our programmes are underpinned by our core values of social justice, intellectual curiosity and creativity.

Our commitment is to ensure we support and develop you as an Early Career Teacher and engage you as part of our alumni community. CTE’s Master's in Professional Education is aimed at practising teachers and school leaders and is designed to ensure the content aligns with an individual’s educational research interest. You will focus your research on an area of your own choice to ensure your studies and learning has real value and impact within your school context.

We pride ourselves on making a difference to our students. We place high-quality teaching and student support at the heart of what we do and recognise that our success is built on the strength of our partnership with our students and schools. Teaching is our top priority and our commitment to our students is paramount.

Learn more about us from our website.Link opens in a new window

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Economics

Economics at Warwick

We are committed to rigorous training of the next generation of economists in the tools and techniques of the discipline, producing cutting-edge research that has a wide and deep impact on society and the economy, and creating strong collaborations. Our work has established Warwick Economics as one of the leading centres of economic research internationally.

We hold regular live chats for prospective students and offer holders. Please see the live chat schedule for Economics.

Visit the Economics website to find out more

Our Postgraduate courses

Academic Resources Portal

The Department of Economics have put together a portal of academic resources recommended by faculty members for anyone who may be considering studying economics at postgraduate level.

Economics Academic Resources Portal

Economics-Research-Proposals

A research proposal is not necessary at the stage of application; all successful applicants enrol in the MRes degree first, but you can upload a statement of purpose if you wish.

You will also be asked to include the following in your application:

  • Personal Statement which communicates your interest and/ or CV
  • Your degree transcript(s), including details of any modules you have yet to complete
  • English language certificate (if applicable)
  • Two academic references
  • Your GRE score (if you have one): This should be uploaded as a pdf document to your portal after you have submitted your application
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1st for Economics in the Good University Guide 2024
(Published by the Times and Sunday Times September 2023)Link opens in a new window

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4th for Economics in the Complete University Guide 2024
(Published by the Complete University Guide in June 2023)Link opens in a new window

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22nd in the QS World Subject Rankings 2023
(For Economics and Econometrics)Link opens in a new window

Education-Studies

Education Studies at Warwick

Education has the power to change lives

Education changes lives through teaching, coaching, training, and through work in local and global communities. What do you understand about that power? Bring your fascination for the way we communicate and learn to Warwick.

Find out more about us on our websiteLink opens in a new window

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Our Postgraduate Research courses

EducationStudiesPGR

Education Studies

What does it mean to study and research Education?

Education provides us with an essential foundation for a fulfilling life in a thriving and equitable society – it underpins how we act and see the world and is the engine of social and cultural change and reproduction.

Education gives the basis for innovation in thought, culture and technology; it nurtures a sense of citizenship and social participation; it underpins our political and economic robustness; and is the foundation of the knowledge and skills that society shares.

Education is fundamentally about human development, knowledge and social justice. Education is something that everyone experiences: it is life-long and society wide; it is local as well as global; it takes place in the home, in prisons, in refugee centres, in places of worship, in the workplace, on the sports field, in the theatre, in the pub as well as in the classroom.

Education, like Politics, is inherently interdisciplinary – it is an applied field of study which draws on a range of disciplines including: sociology, psychology, history and philosophy. It is necessarily pluralist and eclectic, drawing upon a range of theoretical, conceptual and methodological perspectives.

Therefore, in studying and researching Education we work to understand the fundamental questions about why we educate, how we educate, who we educate and what purpose education serves.

Find out more about us on our website.

Our Postgraduate Taught courses

Our Postgraduate Research courses

Education-Studies-Research-Proposals

For admission to the Department of Education Studies research degree programme, the proposal should be approximately 2,000 words (excluding the references list), and no longer than this.

Note that there may well be changes and developments to the proposal if you gain entry to the department and begin your study. You will not be held rigidly to the proposal – however, we want to see that you are able to conceive of a doctoral research project as part of the application review process.

For more details on what we look for in a research proposal please see our webpages.

Engineering

Engineering at Warwick

Use your maths and science skills to creatively solve real-life problems.

Find out more about us on our website.Link opens in a new window

Our Postgraduate Taught courses

Our Postgraduate Research courses

Engineering-Research-Proposals

An important part of your PhD application is the research proposal. We want to know what your research interests are so that we may direct your application to potential supervisors. The proposal does not need to be long, but the quality should be high and no more than 2-3 pages should be sufficient.

Ideally, your proposal should address the points below - however, as long as we get a clear idea of your research interests then we can consider your application. Ensure that your research interests match those in the School of EngineeringLink opens in a new window, or contact us for clarification of research areas.

  • Outline the main objectives of your research, providing details of two or three key aspects.
  • State your target audience for this project.
  • Explain what the main outcomes of the project are that you would want to see.
  • Outline what methods/approaches you intend to use to achieve the aims of your project.
  • Indicate your suggested data collection procedures, including sources and any possible difficulties.
  • Explain any analytical techniques you intend to use for your research.

Avoid:

  • Broad research areas which would be unmanageable as a PhD topic or that have no relevance to the University of Warwick research areas.
  • Vague descriptions of your research interests.

Please note our Modelling of Heterogenous Systems PhD offers a range of research projects. A research proposal is not required. Instead, you should nominate one to three projects that you are interested in, in order of preference.

Learn more about our groups and projects.
 

English

English and Comparative Literary Studies at Warwick

Have the freedom to follow your own path.

We’re fond of freedom at Warwick. Freedom to learn, through an enormous array of modules to suit your interests, and through a range of innovative assessment techniques. You’re also free to explore the award-winning Warwick Arts Centre on campus or you can travel further afield and visit the home of Shakespeare in Stratford or immerse yourself in the poetry scene in Leamington Spa and Birmingham.

In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, the Department ranked among the top 10 in the country for research environment: a great place for graduate study.

Find out more about us on our website.Link opens in a new window

Our Postgraduate courses

English-Lit-Creative-Writing

Warwick Writing Programme

Welcome to the Warwick Writing Programme, an internationally acclaimed writing programme that attracts writers and literary translators from across the globe. If you join us, you will immerse yourself in contemporary and experimental narratives, including screenwriting, literary translation, gaming, creative non-fiction, spoken word, and fieldwork. 

We foster and maintain excellent creative industry links and networks to enable our students to achieve their career ambitions. We are the home of the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation. 

Our teaching staff of novelists, poets, non-fiction writers, screenwriters and literary translators includes A.L. Kennedy, Tim Leach, Nell Stevens, Maureen Freely, Gonzalo C. Garcia, David Morley, Lucy Brydon, Dragan Todorovic, and Jodie Kim. 

Find out more about us on our website.

Our courses

English-Research-Proposals

Students should compose a statement of up to 500 words about their proposed area of study. This should situate a topic within a particular chronological, conceptual or thematic area, and should make specific reference to bodies of theoretical knowledge, texts, or authors which will be studied.

You should also locate the topic within current critical work in this area, perhaps citing a few recent secondary works which have interested, inspired or provoked you. Given the space constraints, we do not require a bibliography or full citations. This is not the place for a personal statement about your past career or future aspirations.

We recognise, of course, that all projects change and evolve during the process of doctoral study, and that it is difficult to define a project in advance of carrying it out. However, it is very important, when assessing applications, for us to have a clear idea of your project and your current thinking.

Candidates are encouraged to contact a potential supervisor and seek their support before submitting their application. You can search for a prospective supervisor on our websiteLink opens in a new window.

In addition to a supervisor or supervisors, accepted students will be assigned a personal tutor (who offers academic and pastoral support) from amongst the academic staff of the Department. Students may have a co-supervisor from within or outside the Department, where appropriate.

Students applying for funding to the Midlands4Cities Open Doctoral Award competition must have two supervisors, with the second supervisor being based either at Warwick or at one of the partner universities.

The Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick is a highly regarded research department, with expertise across a broad spectrum of specialisms. We ranked in the top 10 in the UK in the most recent Research Excellence Framework. See our major research groupings on our websiteLink opens in a new window.

Writing sample

The Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies asks all PhD applicants to submit a writing sample alongside their application. Your writing sample would normally be a chapter from your MA dissertation or an essay from your MA coursework or a published article.
 

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Film

Film and Television Studies at Warwick

See the world through the lens of film.

The moving image is the most significant art form of the twentieth century. By studying it, you will develop a unique way of understanding the world you live in. You will be exposed to a diverse film and television culture at the forefront of change as our means of viewing evolve. Whether it's a pure passion for the moving image, its stars, genres and history, or academic curiosity that excites you, follow a curriculum that’s as ambitious and innovative as Film and Television Studies are.

From day one, you will be taught by the country’s leading scholars through state-of-the-art lectures, seminars and individual tutorial supervisions. Think, live and breathe the moving image through discussion, reading, writing, blogging, video-essays and screenwriting.

Find out more about us on our website.Link opens in a new window

Our courses

Film-and-TV-Research-Proposals

In order to ascertain if a project can be supervised by one of our staff members in Film and Television Studies, we kindly ask prospective applicants to send the following:

  • A research proposal of around 2,000 words containing title, research aims and questions, methodology, scope of the project, and an indicative bibliography.
    Your most updated CV.
  • A sample of your best writing on film and/or television (a chapter from your Master’s dissertation, for example).
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Global-Decarbonisation-and-Climate-Change-MSc/PGDip/PGCert

Chemistry at Warwick

Do you share our enthusiasm for chemistry and its applications, from medicine to renewable energy?

We are one of the UK’s top chemistry providers, highly ranked for both teaching and research. Our courses will offer you an excellent all-round experience that allows you to explore and follow your curiosity.

The skills you will develop will equip you to seek a future career in a number of industries and with a number of employers.

Find out more about us on our websiteLink opens in a new window.

GSD

Global Sustainable Development

Transdisciplinarity is at the heart of our teaching, learning, and research in the Global Sustainable Development (GSD) Department. Global challenges spill over disciplinary boundaries, and our unique academic home reflects this. Based in the School for Cross-faculty Studies, our staff and students have genuine opportunities to transcend disciplinary boundaries, creating new knowledge about the world.

On our innovative courses, you'll contest longstanding inequalities and actively promote change. From your first day, we'll encourage you to make positive interventions with a beneficial impact. Beyond your studies, you’ll have a myriad of opportunities to apply your learnings to the world around you.

By joining our department you’ll be inspired, and challenged, by our passionate tutors. You’ll work together with our team to find responses to pressing problems of global sustainable development.

Get to know GSD better by exploring our departmental website.Link opens in a new window

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Hetsys

HetSys Centre for Doctoral Training at Warwick

Our well-integrated cohort approach benefits from our close integration of researchers from 7 departments: Physics, Engineering, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Statistics and Warwick Manufacturing Group, on a single-site campus. Students receive training from leading computational scientists to develop and implement new modelling methods in close collaboration with other scientists. Innovative training approaches include group software development projects and Industry Study Groups.

The cohesive, interdepartmental cohorts lower the barriers to interdisciplinary work and demonstrate our vision for the future of scientific endeavour, where teams of researchers work together to combine their skills and expertise. Only a critical mass of students and a large and highly collaborative team of supervisors makes this targeted and fully inclusive training approach feasible.

HetSys supports the delivery of EPSRC's Physical and Mathematical Sciences Powerhouse strategic priority, helping to provide the platform on which research and innovation is built.

The HetSys programme is embedded in Warwick’s School of Engineering which is one of the leading engineering schools in the UK. You can read more about our research staff, students, and projects on the School’s website.

History

History at Warwick

Each year, we attract excellent students like you to Warwick.

We will help you develop the skills needed to conduct research, including in the archives, engage critically with your sources, and support you in developing critical thinking and writing skills.

Whether you’re working with classmates in seminars and workshops, or getting involved with the History Society, at every turn you’ll find like-minded people who share your fascination with the past and its significance in the present.

Get to know us better by exploring our departmental website.Link opens in a new window

Our courses

Read more about our courses on the History website:

History-Masters-Degrees

History at Warwick

Each year, we attract excellent students like you to Warwick.

We will help you develop the skills needed to conduct research, including in the archives, engage critically with your sources, and support you in developing critical thinking and writing skills.

Whether you’re working with classmates in seminars and workshops, or getting involved with the History Society, at every turn you’ll find like-minded people who share your fascination with the past and its significance in the present.

Get to know us better by exploring our departmental website.Link opens in a new window

History Master’s Degrees

Warwick specialises in research-led teaching and as a Taught Master’s student you will be supported by a team of exceptional historians who will help you take your passion for History to the next level.

Our four History Master’s degrees enable you to further explore a range of time periods, or focus more specifically on the History of Medicine. We are home to four field-leading Research CentresLink opens in a new window, which underpin each of our courses.

Each of our History MA degrees will provide you with the skills and experience you need to continue on to a History PhD or to help you enter your chosen career.

Our Master’s Degrees

Our Research Courses

Read more about our courses on the History website:

History-of-Art

History of Art at Warwick

Take the perspective that brings you closer

The History of Art department covers a wide range of research from the medieval to the contemporary, from Britain and Europe to the Global South, and across media including art, architecture, design and craft, moving image, and material culture. We work with cutting-edge approaches and themes including environmentalism, cryptography, empire, materiality, and theories of display and spectatorship. Our Venice programme offers a wide range of opportunities for teaching and learning, and is central to our research culture.

Get to know us better by exploring our departmental website.Link opens in a new window

Our courses

History-of-Art-Research-Proposals

Candidates must have sufficient knowledge of their intended thesis topic to be able to provide a detailed research proposal (2000 words in length) as part of their application.

The proposal should outline the key research questions to be addressed and the provisional scope and structure of the project. This will enable us to assess your preparedness for PGR study and whether we shall be able to supervise your research. 

History-Research-Proposals

For the application, we would expect a detailed research proposal of approximately 2,000 words (excluding footnotes and bibliography).

This should give:

  • an overview of your research questions and why they are important;
  • how these build on, challenge or supplement with existing research;
  • the methodology you plan to adopt; and
  • the sources you might use.

Please add a short bibliography of key relevant works. Please upload all this as a single supporting document in Word or PDF document.

See more details about the application procedure on our webisteLink opens in a new window.

Humanitarian-Engineering

School of Engineering

Think Differently. Do Differently.

Humanitarian Engineering is an exciting programme designed for students of all disciplinary and professional backgrounds.

It brings together the expertise and insight of multiple disciplines to discover new and innovative solutions to the world's most pressing problems.

Learn more about us by visiting our website.

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IER

Warwick Institute for Employment Research

Established in 1981, the Warwick Institute for Employment Research (IER) is a leading international social science research centre. Its research is interdisciplinary and made relevant to policy makers and practitioners. It is renowned for consistently delivering high quality research. Research questions are tackled in projects funded by a range of public and private sector organisations. 

IER researchers have diverse disciplinary backgrounds and work both within and across disciplines. Publishing theoretical, methodological and empirical academic outputs is a core activity, but IER also places great emphasis on maximising its impact among potential users of research. IER uses multi-method, interdisciplinary approaches to generate and tackle substantive questions. Our strategy has been to broaden the methodological basis of IER work in order to deal more effectively with research problems that cross the boundaries of conventional academic disciplines and the methods of analysis associated with them.  

Find out more about us on our website. 

Institute-of-Employment-Research-Research-Proposals

We accept applications that fall within IER’s areas of research. You should send your application including your CV (indicating your research training and/or experience), transcripts, and an outline research proposal to ierphd@warwick.ac.uk, mentioning any potential IER supervisors that you have identified. 

More information on the application process can be found here: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/study_with_us/phd/interest/. Please note that your proposal should follow the https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/study_with_us/phd/interest/research_proposal_guidelines.pdf. 

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Law

School of Law

From the first intake of students back in 1968, Warwick Law School has developed a reputation for innovative, quality research and consistently highly rated teaching. Study with us is exciting, challenging and rewarding. Pioneers of the 'Law in Context' approach to legal education, and welcoming students and staff from around the world, we offer a friendly, international and enriching environment in which to study law in its many contexts.

Get to know us better by exploring our departmental website.Link opens in a new window

Our Postgraduate courses

Law-Research-Proposals

You should make contact with a potential supervisor before submitting your application.

You will be required to submit a Research Proposal with your application. This should be 2000-2500 words (MPhil or PhD) or 1000-1500 words (LLM by Research), and contain the following:

  • Proposed research title and rationale, and a working hypothesis or research questions
  • Research methodology, including any proposed field work
  • Survey of the relevant literature and a clear expression of the originality of the proposed work
  • List of publications (where appropriate) and research experience

Find out more about our research proposal requirements on our websiteLink opens in a new window.

Liberal-Arts

Liberal Arts Department

The Liberal Arts Department at Warwick is home to a close-knit community of passionate and engaged staff and students. We are connected by the values underpinning a liberal education: an enthusiasm for learning across disciplines, an eagerness to think critically, and a desire to make a positive change in the world. The Liberal Arts Department sits within the School for Cross-faculty Studies, a transdisciplinary School committed to community and critical engagement. Students on this course will join our postgraduate community in the School, as well as the wider postgraduate community at Warwick.  

The Liberal Arts Department has established its reputation for outstanding teaching and learning; in 2023 and 2024 the department ranked first in the UK for teaching quality and student experience (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023/2024). Our dedication to student support is also reflected in our 2023 National Student Survey results, where our undergraduate Liberal Arts course scored 97.4% for teaching satisfaction, and the award-winning personal tutoring offered in Liberal Arts. We hope to build on these foundations as we continue to expand our community and to  welcome further postgraduate students to our department.  

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Graduates from this course will be well-equipped to take community engagement forward in a local, national, or global context. Your expertise in community engagement will allow you to access a wide variety of fields, including (but not limited to) Research, Community Development, Project Management, Data Intelligences, Policy Advisory, Humanitarian Aid, and Academia.

Our department's Employability and Placement Manager has links with employers from the private, public, and third sectors, including Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO's), think tanks, social enterprises, and sustainability consultancies. These links will be useful for both the capstone project in Term Three and employment opportunities during and beyond the course.

Life-Sciences

Life Sciences at Warwick

The School of Life Sciences is a cohesive, enthusiastic community producing world-class, high-impact bioscience research and teaching within a friendly and collaborative environment. Our internationally recognised academics are engaged in innovative bioscience research, working to investigate solutions to major global challenges. With 90% of research in the School of Life Sciences rated as ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ in REF 2021, the school is a dynamic and growing place for biological sciences research.

Our range of postgraduate programmes cover key global priorities and include interdisciplinary courses with modules delivered from colleagues across the Warwick community, including the renowned Warwick Business School. Study a postgraduate degree with us to hone your subject knowledge and enable you to gain the scientific skills and business acumen to develop your future career.

As part of our postgraduate degrees, you will be taught vital transferable skills such as research techniques and management, personal effectiveness, communication, networking, teamworking and careers management, enhancing your employability. You will be supported during your studies by a dedicated Postgraduate support team and a personal tutor who work within the School of Life Sciences, and additional support is offered, if needed, for English language and data handling skills.

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Our Postgraduate Taught courses

Our Postgraduate Research courses

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A research proposal is a document explaining what you would like to research for your doctorate.

If you are applying for an advertised project, you will not be required to submit a research proposal as the broad aims and objectives of your PhD will already be defined. When applying for an advertised project, you will need to clearly list the title of the project on your application.

If you are not applying for an advertised project, you will be required to develop a research proposal in consultation with a potential supervisor.

A good PhD proposal outlines the scope and significance of your topic and explains how you plan to research it. See how to write a great PhD research proposal on the Find a PhD websiteLink opens in a new window.

See our research degree application checklistLink opens in a new window.

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Mathematics

Mathematics at Warwick

Our challenging Mathematics degrees will harness your strong mathematical ability and commitment, enabling you to explore your passion for mathematics.

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Our courses

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The 'Find A Supervisor' link below will allow you to explore the research interests of academics within the department. Please include in your application the names of potential supervisors, with interests aligned with yours, or people you would like to work with.

The mathematics department, unlike some other departments, does not require students to make any arrangements with any potential supervisors before applying, though of course you are welcome to contact them directly and discuss your interests and any potential projects they may offer.

Mathematics staff directoryLink opens in a new window 

Find a supervisor

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The mathematics department covers a wide range of research areas in mathematics and its applications.

You may also wish to explore the research interest of current Warwick academics.

Research proposal guidance

In many cases, applicants have not settled on a specific area or project and have rather broad interests. If that is the case, this document can be used to describe your interests, your background on those areas, and what attracts you to those topics for example. This will help in assessing your application and help us determine potential supervisors and projects that you might be interested in.

Find out more about writing a research proposal.

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Warwick academics can supervise thesis research in a wide range of topics in mathematics and its applications. In addition, all PhD projects are expected to be co-supervised by an external partner, bringing knowledge, data and experience to the modelling of real-world problems.

The mathematics department covers a wide range of research areasLink opens in a new window in mathematics and its applications.

Research proposal guidance

In many cases, applicants have not settled on a specific area or project and have rather broad interests. If that is the case, this document can be used to describe your interests, your background on those areas, and what attracts you to those topics for example. This will help in assessing your application and help us determine potential supervisors and projects that you might be interested in.

Find out more about writing a research proposal.

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Please contact the MathSys team if you are considering direct entry to the PhD programme. Please be aware that the MathSys CDT cannot offer funding for direct entrants to the PhD programme.

The 'Find A Supervisor' link below will allow you to explore the research interests of academics within the department. Please include in your application the names of potential supervisors, with interests aligned with yours, or people you would like to work with.

The mathematics department, unlike some other departments, does not require students to make any arrangements with any potential supervisors before applying, though of course you are welcome to contact them directly and discuss your interests and any potential projects they may offer.

Find a supervisor

Mathematics-Research-Proposals

Specific research projects are not required, and many applicants will have broad interests and not have settled on very specific areas or projects. In that case, it is a good idea to use the research proposal document to describe the main areas of interest, what you have learned and find exciting about them, and any projects/thesis that you have done during your degree.

Of course, if you have a clear research interest or a specific project you want to work on, please submit it as your research proposal.

Media-Creative

Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies

We are internationally renowned for our excellence in the teaching and research in the policy, management, development, enterprise and industry of culture, media communication and creativity. Our approach is based on a critical engagement with both the practical realities of working in the cultural sector and the ideological and conceptual questions which lie behind them.

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Our Postgraduate Taught and Research courses

Modern-Languages

Modern Languages and Cultures at Warwick

The School of Modern Languages and Cultures is a close-knit community with an excellent reputation for innovative teaching and world-leading research. The School comprises five major sections – French, German, Italian, Hispanic Studies (all broadly conceived) and Translation and Transcultural Studies – and a Language Centre offering linguistic training in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.

Get to know us a bit better by exploring our department websiteLink opens in a new window

Our Postgraduate Taught courses

Our Postgraduate Research courses

Modern-Languages-and-Cultures-Research-Proposals

It is up to applicants to identify an area of possible study which interests them and which is achievable within three full-time or five part-time years of MPhil/PhD study (or one full-time / two-part-time years of study for the MA by research).

Students should submit a statement of around 500 words outlining their proposed area of study. This should situate a topic within a particular thematic or chronological area, and should make specific references to authors, texts, events, regions, intellectual configurations, or cultural practices(whichever are most relevant).

We recognise, of course, that all projects change and evolve during the actual processes of researching and writing up, and that it is difficult to define a project in advance of carrying it out. However, it is very important, when assessing applications, for us to have a clear idea of your project, not least to enable us to ensure that a suitable supervisor is available.

See our tips on writing a PhD proposalLink opens in a new window.

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Year Abroad

We strongly recommend that you take a year abroad as part of your degree, if you are able to.

You will usually spend your year abroad doing one of three things:

  • Working as a language assistant teaching English in a primary or secondary school
  • Studying full-time at a partner university in your chosen country
  • On a work placement

Find out more about our flexible Year Abroad options.

If you are unable to take a year abroad you will move to a three-year degree. You will be required to complete further language reinforcement work. You will also be encouraged to spend time abroad in other ways, during vacation times.

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Philosophy

Philosophy at Warwick

Our research reputation is founded in consistent excellence across a range of philosophical fields, including in philosophy of mind and epistemology; Post-Kantian European philosophy; philosophy of the arts and aesthetics; moral, political, and legal philosophy; and mathematical logic and computation.

  • Philosophy of Mind, Action, and Epistemology
  • Philosophy of Psychology
  • Philosophy of Literature and the Arts
  • Moral and Political Philosophy
  • Kant and Hegel
  • 19th and 20th Century Post-Kantian (Continental) Philosophy, including Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger
  • Mathematical Logic

We collaborate extensively with academics and practitioners in other subjects and have long-standing partnerships with researchers and practitioners across all faculties.

We support four active and successful research centres that co-ordinate research activities in our main areas of research strengths. Each centre has well-established interdisciplinary links within Warwick and beyond. At Warwick, you’ll be part of an inclusive staff and student community. We provide a vibrant and friendly environment where our students have dedicated support to explore their passion for philosophy and develop their skills as researchers.

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Our Postgraduate courses

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Philosophy at Warwick

Philosophy at Warwick is recognised for our support of diverse philosophical traditions, including both analytic and continental philosophy. We have particular strengths in Philosophy of mind and epistemology, Post-Kantian European philosophy, Aesthetics, and moral, political, and legal philosophy. We also collaborate extensively with academics and practitioners in other subjects and have long-standing collaborations with researchers and practitioners across all faculties.

At Warwick, you’ll be part of an inclusive staff and student community. We provide a vibrant and friendly environment where our students have dedicated support to explore their passion for philosophy and develop their skills as researchers.

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Our Postgraduate courses

Philosophy-Research-Proposals

When you make your application, you will need to submit a detailed research proposal in support of your application. This needs to be a convincing proposal which is sufficiently rigorous, and of sufficient quality to demonstrate that you are ready to begin independent research at PhD level. Typical proposals are 2,000 to 3,000 words long; however, this is only a guideline. The emphasis will be on the quality of the proposal and whether or not it fits with a particular supervisor’s research interests.

We understand that this is a provisional statement of your research. We expect that your research will develop as you carry it out and as you read further into your area of study. It is likely that your supervisor will suggest changes or developments to your research during the course of your study, but you should treat the proposal as an opportunity to show that you have begun to explore an important area of study and that you have a question, or questions, that challenge and develop that area. It is also necessary to demonstrate that you can express your ideas in clear and precise English.

For further details and guidance please see our webpagesLink opens in a new window.

Physics

Physics at Warwick

Physics is about beautiful ideas and deep questions

Physics aims to observe and explain the behaviour of the physical universe. It looks for laws which apply everywhere and to everything. One of the joys of physics is seeing how a simple principle, established after studying one problem, can go on to explain seemingly unrelated phenomena.

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Our Postgraduate Research courses

Physics-Research-Proposals

As part of your electronic application, under "Purpose of Study, Research Proposal" you can indicate which research groups, topics and/or supervisors most interest you. A detailed proposal is not needed.

Find out more about our research interests, expertise and facilities on our websiteLink opens in a new window.

Politics

Politics and International Studies at Warwick

Join an innovative, creative and passionate department with a lively and interactive culture. Stretch and challenge yourself with the support of friendly staff and your peers.

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Our Postgraduate courses

Politics-and-International-Studies-Research-Proposals

The research proposal is arguably the most important element of your PhD application. You need to submit a fully specified research proposal when you submit your application form.

While we fully acknowledge that your project will evolve as you conduct your research, you must submit a convincing proposal, worked up in full, which is sufficiently rigorous and of sufficient quality before you will be allowed entry onto our programme.

The type of robust research proposal that is required to attract supervisory commitment and an offer will address the points outlined in our Department GuidanceLink opens in a new window.

Typical proposals are 2,000-3,000 words long; however, this is only a guideline. The emphasis will be on the quality of the proposal and whether or not it fits with a particular supervisor’s research interests, not on the word count.

Find out more about our research proposal requirements on our websiteLink opens in a new window.

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Double Degrees

Our Double Degree programmes enable you to combine the study of this MA programme in PAIS with a Master’s programme at any one of our partner universities:

  • American University, Washington DC, USA
  • University of Waterloo, Canada
  • Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
  • Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
  • University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
  • Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
  • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Learn more about our Double Degrees

Psychology

Psychology at Warwick

A playground for the mind

Our research-driven department can offer you the kind of physical and intellectual environment that’ll inspire you to succeed. We pride ourselves on being a friendly, inclusive academic community offering a stimulating, intellectual environment to students and staff. We’re large enough to provide excellent resources and education, but also small enough to know who you are and provide one-to-one support.

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Our Postgraduate courses

Psychology-Research-Proposals

We look for a robust (structured) research proposal of no more than 2,000 words. It has to convince us that your topic is important and feasible and that you have the right experience and skills to deliver the project.

The emphasis will be on the quality of the proposal and whether or not it fits with a particular proposed supervisor’s research interests. You may insert a maximum of 3 figures and add an end-of proposal reference list to support your proposal.

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Renaissance-Research-Proposals

The Centre is accepting expressions of interest from students wishing to pursue a postgraduate course in Renaissance Studies at Warwick.

Students are able to explore various avenues for funding, depending on the course they are choosing and other criteria. Applicants are encouraged to investigate opportunities on our webpages, check the deadlines carefully, and communicate early on with the Director of Graduate Studies Dr Rich Rabone (R dot Rabone at warwick dot ac dot uk) about their intentions, so that the strongest possible funding proposal may be prepared.

The Director of Graduate Studies will also be able to advise on any specific research proposal requirements.

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Centre for the Study of the Renaissance

The Centre for the Study of the Renaissance (CSR) is a world-leading research community based at the University of Warwick. It is one of two 'category one' research centres of the University. As an independent and interdisciplinary centre, it has very strong international connections and an active programme of MA and PhD study.

The CSR aims to support – through research, teaching, and outreach – the study of the period stretching from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century, at Warwick and beyond. It is particularly dedicated to exploring Renaissance Studies in a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary way and within a context of international collaboration. It also promotes activities that intersect with the work of medievalists and early modernists.

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Our Postgraduate courses

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Sociology

Sociology at Warwick

We have an international reputation for research excellence, a global and cosmopolitan perspective, and high-quality teaching. Our curriculum offers a comprehensive and up-to-date foundation with a diverse range of specialist options.

What does it mean to understand the world in which you live? What will your contribution be to this changing world? How do your own experiences and life chances compare to those of others?

Sociology – the study of humans in society – attempts to capture the rich variety and complexity of human social life. Indeed, it is difficult to think of any area of social existence that a sociologist wouldn’t be interested in examining, from the most intimate of personal relationships to the worldwide circulation of ideas, beliefs, products and people.

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Our Postgraduate courses

Sociology-Research-Proposals

The research proposal is the most important element of your PhD application. You need to submit a fully specified research proposal when you apply. This is your statement about why your project is interesting, how you will carry it out, and what academic debates and social problems your work addresses. It's your chance to show us how you think and what kind of sociologist you are.

We look for a robust research proposal of around 2,000-3,000 words, although this is only a guideline. It has to convince us that your topic is feasible and that we have the right expertise to supervise it. The emphasis will be on the quality of the proposal and whether or not it fits with a particular supervisor’s research interests, not on the word count.

Statistics

Statistics at Warwick

Statistics and probability theory are key to understanding data and underlying processes involving risk and uncertainty.

We also explore applications in a wide array of areas and develop impact of our research in many scientific fields within sciences, social sciences, medicine, engineering, management science, finance, commerce and others.

Founded in October 1972, Warwick Statistics is internationally renowned for its wide-ranging and world-leading research and its innovative undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes.

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Our Postgraduate courses

Statistics-Research-Proposals

A research proposal is not needed. Students are strongly encouraged to review the department's guidanceLink opens in a new window and contact the department directly before applying.

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Theatre

Theatre and Performance Studies

Explore the world through the lens of Theatre and Performance Studies with one of the top departments in the UK.

Offering academic rigour, practical skills and connections with the industry, this degree has career prospects both within the arts sector and far beyond. You’ll be taught by world-leading academics and cutting-edge theatre practitioners.

Get to know us better by exploring our departmental website.Link opens in a new window

Our courses

Core course team

anna six

anna six’s research explores the intersections between arts and health. In particular, her work intervenes in cultural politics and clinical practices in relation to madness, mental health, and psychiatry. Her recent monograph Madness, Art, and Society: Beyond Illness examined artistic practice and uncovered the clinical lessons of creative work. six’s current project is investigating the politics of tenderness and questioning the meaning, nature, and practice of ‘care’. Her artistic practice with her theatre company, Idiot Child, is likewise engaged with questions around health and wellbeing. The company explore difficult feelings and experiences through performance and their current project, Never Gonna Give You Up, explores loneliness.

Saul Hewish

Saul Hewish is one of the country's leading practitioners in the use of drama and theatre with offenders. He was a founder member and former director of Geese Theatre (UK) (est. 1987) and since 1996 has worked in a freelance capacity developing drama-based responses to crime within youth offending teams, social services departments, and special educational settings.

In 1999 he co-founded Rideout (Creative Arts for Rehabilitation), with Chris Johnston. Over the last twenty years this company has built a strong reputation for innovative and experimental arts-based projects within the criminal justice system in the UK and across Europe. This includes theatre and digital video projects in prisons as well as the production of cross artform projects that span the divide between prison and the wider public. He is a co-author of Challenging Experience: An Experiential Approach to the Treatment of Serious Offenders and was a recipient of a 2005 Butler Trust Certificate Award, a national award which recognises exceptional work by staff in HM Prison Service.

Nadine Holdsworth

Nadine Holdsworth’s research spans questions of representation, participation, citizenship, political change and cultural value. She has worked on the creative activism of a number of leading mid-century practitioners including Joan Littlewood and John McGrath and published English Theatre and Social Abjection in 2020, which explores how theatre and performance can be used to illuminate pressing social issues and marginalised groups in society. These concerns are central to her current body of research and socially-engaged projects addressing arts, creativity and homelessness (you can read about this work here: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/scapvc/artscreativityhomelessness/). Nadine is also a Trustee of Underground Lights, a Coventry-based community theatre company for people who have experienced homelessness, mental health issues and social isolation.

Yvette Hutchison

Yvette Hutchison is a South African academic whose work focuses on Anglophone African theatre, dance and intercultural performance. She has taught on and worked in various theatre for development and community theatre projects in Africa and the UK. In 2015 she co-founded the African Women Playwrights Network through an AHRC-funded project to virtually connect African women-identified creative practitioners with one another, programmers, funders, educators and audiences. Her current collaborative project is with South African, Dr Lliane Loots, artistic director of the FLATFOOT Dance Company and JOMBA! Festival. Their project Encountering disability through contemporary dance in Africa is tracing how disability/ integrated dance is being used to negotiate citizenship in various African countries including SA, Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique and Nigeria.

Bobby Smith

Bobby Smith’s research and practice examines the ways in which theatre and performance offer artistic and creative approaches to activism, education and social action. He was previously a freelance practitioner with experience in settings including schools, youth centres, within the criminal justice system and internationally. He also managed and coordinated applied theatre projects – for example, a drugs education and sexual health project in West London schools. Bobby has worked as a consultant for several charities, writing resources and training staff, particularly in the area of Theatre for Development.

Bobby’s most recent work includes building a network of theatre practitioners exploring violence in Rwanda, Kenya and Northern Ireland and projects which consider the climate crisis with young people internationally.

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Theatre and Performance Studies

Explore the world through the lens of Theatre and Performance Studies with one of the top departments in the UK.

Offering academic rigour, practical skills and connections with the industry, this degree has career prospects both within the arts sector and far beyond. You’ll be taught by world-leading academics and cutting-edge theatre practitioners.

Get to know us better by exploring our departmental website.Link opens in a new window

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Please contact the Department directly before applying.

For some guidance, please see the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies webpagesLink opens in a new window.

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Warwick Business School

If you’re interested in the bigger picture, comfortable challenging assumptions and want a degree that will open doors, then WBS is the place for you. We will give you the foundation for change and prepare you for your future career. Are you ready to make your mark in the world of business?

Find out more about us on our website.

The vision of WBS is to be Europe’s leading University-based Business School, developing transformational ideas and people that shape how we do business. We recognise that rankings are one way to profile our progress towards fulfilling this vision, and are proud to participate in the major global business education rankings.

MSc Finance

  • 6th in the UK and 21th in the world - Financial Times Masters in Finance Pre-experience Ranking 2024
  • 4th in the UK and 19th in the world - QS Business Masters Rankings 2025

MSc Management

  • 3rd in the UK and 28th in the world - Financial Times Masters in Management Ranking 2024
  • 4th in the UK and 18th in the world - QS Business Masters Rankings 2025

MSc Marketing & Strategy

  • 2nd in the UK and 7th in the world - QS Business Masters Rankings 2025

MSc Business Analytics

  • 3rd in the UK and 17th in the world - QS Business Masters Rankings 2025

MBA

  • 2nd in the UK and 3rd in the world - Financial Times Online MBA Ranking 2024
  • 4th in the UK and 30th in the world - Financial Times Executive MBA Ranking 2024

Our Postgraduate Taught courses

MSc courses

MBA

Executive Diplomas

Our Postgraduate Research courses

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Warwick Medical School

Established in 2000, Warwick Medical School (WMS) forms part of the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine at the University of Warwick. Alongside a range of educational opportunities, WMS has a reputation for research excellence, investigating solutions to significant global health challenges.

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Our Graduate Entry Undergraduate course

Our Postgraduate Taught courses

Our Postgraduate Online courses

Our Postgraduate Research courses

Warwick-Medical-School-Research-Proposals

All students are required to submit a Purpose of Study statement of not more than 1,000 words showing:

  • Why you want to do a research degree
  • Your area of interest
  • What you think are the most important research questions in your area
  • Some indication of how you might go about answering one of those questions
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Initial applications to the Business School PhD programmes do not require submission of a research proposal.

WMG

WMG at Warwick

As one of the largest departments at Warwick, WMG (originally Warwick Manufacturing Group), is a multidisciplinary department delivering a unique combination of world-class education with real business and industry application.

Our industry relevant management and technical education, and highly impactful applied research, have positioned WMG as a leading international role model for successful partnership between academia and industry. Having forged strong links with local, national, and global companies through 45 years of collaborative research and development, we really understand the global market you’ll be operating in and have designed our programmes to match.

Our expansive expertise includes artificial intelligence, automation systems, cyber security, data science, engineering management, design, supply chains, healthcare systems, sustainability, energy applications, materials, manufacturing, and visualisation to name but a few.

Find out more about our full-time Master's coursesLink opens in a new window, find out more about our part-time programmesLink opens in a new window, and learn more about the WMG department.Link opens in a new window

Our courses

Our part-time courses for working professionals

Our Postgraduate Research degrees

Visiting WMG

There are a number of different ways to visit the University of Warwick throughout the year. We host bespoke PG visits, where you can talk directly with your chosen department and explore our campus through a personalised tour. WMG also organises events and information sessions for prospective students including 1-1 bookable appointments, departmental open days, and independent visits so you can connect directly with the departmentLink opens in a new window and speak with staff and students from WMG. For more about university wide open days and tours, visit our Postgraduate Visits page.

WMG-Research-Proposals

Please seek advice from a potential supervisor or WMG's Research Degrees Director, Professor Kurt Debattista (wmgresearchdegrees at warwick dot ac dot uk).

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You should prepare a succinct 500-word proposal in the first instance, indicating:

  • What you intend to write (e.g., novel, screenplay, poetry collection)
  • Which research questions you intend to explore
  • What the relationship is between your work and current literary practice
  • How the critical component of your thesis will relate to the practice element
  • A sample of creative work (5,000 – 10,000 words of prose or 20 – 25 single-spaced pages of poetry) should accompany all applications and should be in the genre proposed for PhD study.

See our guidance on writing a proposal for the PhD in Literary Practice (Creative Writing)Link opens in a new window.

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For the practice-based pathway, a sample of translated work should accompany all applications.

See our guidance on writing a proposal for the PhD in Literary Translation StudiesLink opens in a new window.

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