Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences postgraduate research tuition fees 2027/28

Fees for new students starting full or part-time postgraduate research courses in the 2027/28 academic year.

Factsheet

About these fees

These fees are for new students starting in the 2027/28 academic year only. Tuition fees are liable to increase annually for all University of Bath students.

For standard PhD courses, you can choose to pursue your PhD full time or part time. If you want to study part time, you can choose between three full-time equivalent (FTE) modes of study. All other part-time doctoral programmes are only available as 0.5 FTE.

Annual fee increases

Once you have started your studies, you should budget for an increase of up to 8% each year for every further year of study; we will not increase your fees each year by more than this percentage. The amount you need to pay will be set out when you re-register with the University at the beginning of each academic year.

If you want to know the specific tuition fees for your course before you re-register, contact Student Finance at stu-fin@bath.ac.uk

If you defer your entry, you will pay the fees for the year that you start your course and these may be more than 8% higher than the previous year.

Understanding your fee status

If you're an EU national, your fee status may be Home or Overseas, depending on your circumstances.

Department of Economics

Full-time | Home | Overseas

PhD Economics | To be published when UKRI rate is set 1 | £25,200

Part-time | Home | Overseas

PhD Economics (0.5 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 1 | £12,600

PhD Economics (0.6 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 1 | £15,120

PhD Economics (0.8 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 1 | £20,160

Department of Education

Full-time | Home | Overseas

PhD Education | To be published when UKRI rate is set 2 | £25,200

Part-time | Home | Overseas

PhD Education (0.5 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 2 | £12,600

PhD Education (0.6 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 2 | £15,120

PhD Education (0.8 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 2 | £20,160

EdD fee per unit | £2,610 | £2,610

EdD fee per unit credited (prior study only) | £1,955 | £1,955

EdD fee per unit credited (prior study and assessment) | £1,305 | £1,305

EdD fee for Research Enquiry (supervised) | £13,505 | £13,505

EdD fee for Research Enquiry (published papers) | £13,505 | £13,505

Department for Health

Full-time | Home | Overseas

PhD Health | To be published when UKRI rate is set 3 | £25,200

PhD Health and Wellbeing | To be published when UKRI rate is set 3 | £25,200

Part-time | Home | Overseas

PhD Health (0.5 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 3 | £12,600

PhD Health (0.6 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 3 | £15,120

PhD Health (0.8 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 3 | £20,160

PhD Health and Wellbeing (0.5 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 3 | £12,600

PhD Health and Wellbeing (0.6 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 3 | £15,120

PhD Health and Wellbeing (0.8 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 3 | £20,160

MD Doctor of Medicine (annual fee) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 3 | £12,600

Professional Doctorate in Health (annual fee) | £3,305 | £9,445

Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies

Full-time | Home | Overseas

PhD Politics, Languages and International Studies | To be published when UKRI rate is set 4 | £25,200

Part-time | Home | Overseas

PhD Politics, Languages and International Studies (0.5 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 4 | £12,600

PhD Politics, Languages and International Studies (0.6 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 4 | £15,120

PhD Politics, Languages and International Studies (0.8 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 4 | £20,160

Department of Psychology

Full-time | Home | Overseas

PhD Psychology | To be published when UKRI rate is set 5 | £25,200

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology | To be confirmed 6 | £30,900

PhD Sustainable Futures | To be published when UKRI rate is set 5 | £25,200

Part-time | Home | Overseas

PhD Psychology (0.5 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 5 | £12,600

PhD Psychology (0.6 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 5 | £15,120

PhD Psychology (0.8 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 5 | £20,160

PhD Sustainable Futures (0.5 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 5 | £12,600

PhD Sustainable Futures (0.6 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 5 | £15,120

PhD Sustainable Futures (0.8 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 5 | £20,160

Department of Social & Policy Sciences

Full-time | Home | Overseas

PhD Social and Policy Sciences | To be published when UKRI rate is set 7 | £25,200

PhD Global Political Economy | To be published when UKRI rate is set 7 | £25,200

PhD Security, Conflict and Human Rights | To be published when UKRI rate is set 7 | £25,200

PhD Advanced Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences | To be published when UKRI rate is set 7 | £25,200

Part-time | Home | Overseas

PhD Social and Policy Sciences (0.5 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 7 | £12,600

PhD Social and Policy Sciences (0.6 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 7 | £15,120

PhD Social and Policy Sciences (0.8 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 7 | £20,160

PhD Global Political Economy (0.5 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 7 | £12,600

PhD Global Political Economy (0.6 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 7 | £15,120

PhD Global Political Economy (0.8 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 7 | £20,160

PhD Security, Conflict and Human Rights (0.5 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 7 | £12,600

PhD Security, Conflict and Human Rights (0.6 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 7 | £15,120

PhD Security, Conflict and Human Rights (0.8 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 7 | £20,160

PhD Advanced Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences (0.5 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 7 | £12,600

PhD Advanced Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences (0.6 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 7 | £15,120

PhD Advanced Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences (0.8 FTE) | To be published when UKRI rate is set 7 | £20,160

Professional Doctorate in Policy Research and Practice (Administered on behalf of the Institute for Policy Research ) | £7,215 8 | £8,715 8

Discounted fees for staff and Bath alumni

If you're a University of Bath graduate or staff member, you may be eligible for discounted postgraduate tuition fees. Find out about fee discounts for:

Paying your tuition fees

• graduates
• staff members
• PhD fees are aligned with rates set by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The fees will be published when UKRI has set the rate. ↩
• The Home fee is set annually with Health Education/NHS England and will be published when available. ↩
• PhD fees are aligned with rates set by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The fees will be published when UKRI has set the rate. ↩
• Annual fee is subject to annual increase. Accommodation for the two-week residential and attendance at the Institute for Policy Research (IPR) conference is free for Professional Doctorate in Policy Research and Practice (PDPRP) students. ↩

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