Politics (Research)

• As one of the top departments in the UK, Politics at Exeter provides an ideal place to undertake a MPhil/PhD in Politics and International Relations, Security, Conflict and Human Rights, or Strategy and Security.

• There are opportunities at both the Streatham Campus in Exeter and at the Penryn Campus near Falmouth.

• The MA by Research in Politics has been developed to allow you to undertake a research project in an area that interests you, within a shorter timeframe than the MPhil or PhD.

• Our seminar series and highly successful annual postgraduate conference brings together researchers from across all humanities and social sciences disciplines

• With over thirty members of faculty engaged in world-leading research and more than ninety research students currently enrolled, we offer a challenging but friendly and supportive environment in which to pursue your own research interests.

Our research is structured around University and Department research centres which focus on research themes and provide additional institutional structures for facilitating research.

• The Elections Centre

• Centre for European Studies

• Centre of Advanced International Studies

• Centre for Political Thought

• Public Policy and Governance Group (PPGG)

• Strategy and Security Institute (SSI)

• Q-Step Centre for Computational Social Science (C2S2)

• Centre for Middle East Politics (C-MEP)

The department's strong research culture is reflected in our regular seminars and workshops and visits from internationally renowned scholars.

To learn more about modules, assessment methods, facilities and our staff research expertise please visit our course page.