PhD Geography - Human Geography (Space, Politics and Society)

We undertake conceptual and empirical work on theories of democracy, (in)justice, technology and faith.We aim to rethink key objects of geographical inquiry, including urban and regional issues, relations between the public and the private, nation-state formation, and global processes. Members of this group are involved in research collaborations in the UK and Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America, and our funders include the Arts and Humanities Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council, European Research Council and the Leverhulme Trust.

No matter what your ambitions, aspirations or career choice may be there has never been a better, or more significant, time to study geography. Key global issues such as climate change, migration, environmental degradation and social cohesion are not only at the forefront of socio-political philosophies and attitudes, but are also deep-rooted within geography, making it one of the most relevant courses that you could choose to study.You can be confident that a Geography research degree from the University of Exeter will serve you well upon graduation. Our students graduate with a wide range of skills desirable to employers including data gathering, problem solving, project planning, report production, presentation skills and team work. Almost all our research students have the opportunity to train to teach or teach, acquiring and practising additional transferable skills.

Normally students will have a good undergraduate Honours degree (UK Upper Second Class Honours or equivalent) and in some cases, a Masters degree. IELTS, IELTS Online and IELTS Indicator (International English Language Testing System – academic version) - 6.5 overall and no less than 6 in any other section TOEFL iBT and TOEFL iBT Home Edition and TOEFL iBT Paper Edition - 90 with minimum scores of 21 for writing,listening, reading and speaking. MyBest scores are not accepted