Postgraduate Case Study: Politics PhD
Lisa gives us an insight into the skills she is developing as part of her International Politics PhD at Aberystwyth… Name: Lisa Denney Institution: Aberystwyth University Course: PhD International Politics ‘I am a second-year PhD student in the International Politics Department at Aberystwyth University. After working with an international non-government organisation in Sierra Leone in 2007, I decided to embark on a PhD to provide me with a greater academic knowledge of the developing world and to equip me with further qualifications for later...

Prospective postgraduates
Are you considering a postgraduate course? Perhaps you’ve just finished your degree and are now looking for that something extra to go on your CV. Or maybe you’re thinking about taking a postgraduate course because you’ve got a personal interest in the subject and want to learn about it in more depth. Postgraduate courses can be a fun and challenging way to develop your research skills further and really specialise in a particular area. However, despite the fact that they follow on from undergraduate degrees and are taken in the same buildings, postgraduate courses...