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University of Essex

Colchester , England ,United Kingdom

PhD Refugee Care

We offer supervision in Refugee Care, allowing you to undertake research that introduces a therapeutic dimension and psychosocial perspectives to your work with asylum seekers, refugees and other involuntarily dislocated persons.

Our graduates go on to a number of different destinations either as practitioners or academics or researchers in spheres related to involuntary dislocation, working in international organisations, NGOs, local authorities, etc, as well as pursuing further studies in related areas. Many of our students who are already working in these fields, in various capacities, return to their existing contexts, substantially enriched by their studies with us, assuming higher or more responsible positions, addressing issues from more specialist perspectives.

There are two different programmes on offer. One is a PhD Refugee Care by research, only.

The second includes a taught component. The Taught PhD Refugee Care is available if you are able to pursue independent research, but first need preparation through two terms of a taught component. Over the Autumn and Spring term you will take the modules and assessments for the MA Refugee Care, followed by a research project and thesis beginning in the Summer term of the first year. It is especially useful if you have a postgraduate degree in another field but need a period of study in Refugee Care before proceeding to research and the award of a PhD.

Campus Information

Colchester campus

Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom

Intakes

  • Oct

Application Processing Time in Days: 20

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

You get more than just a degree with Essex Business School, you get a head start on your career. 
Our courses allow you to experience the cutting edge of modern business practices and are designed to equip you with the essential skills and knowledge that you will need for an exciting and fast-paced career in business and beyond. 

On this page you will find information on a wide variety of career pathways for business school graduates. From Accountant to Wall Street Wizard (yes, we encourage our graduates to build their own job titles where possible) you will discover where a degree from Essex Business School could take you.

We are a big department with academic expertise in five key subject areas: accounting, finance, entrepreneurship, management and marketing. Therefore, this page will guide you through the key skills and alumni destinations for each of our subject areas.

As business themes operate through every industry you will find that doors open for business school graduates in virtually every sector. On this page you’ll hear from business school graduates who have taken their opportunities and built upon the skills gained on their degrees to become entrepreneurs, traders, business leaders and so much more.

Which career will suit me?

  • Graduates from business subjects typically have good commercial awareness which makes them very versatile candidates and attractive to recruiters.
  • Many graduates go on to have successful careers in HR, finance, marketing, new venture creation and consulting and are often suited to professional level employment soon after graduation.
  • Graduates from Essex Business School are very well suited to entrepreneurship and often set up their own businesses either as students or shortly after graduating.

At Essex Business School, we have five core subject areas, plus The Essex MBA. To find out about the specific career prospects for your chosen subject, click on one of the panels below. To find out more about how Essex Business School supports your employability skills and career prospects more generally as a department, please keep scrolling.

PSW Opportunity

  • 2 Years PSW is applicable after completing a minimum duration of 9 months course (like- Undergraduate, Postgraduate Level)
  • 3 Years PSW is applicable after completing PhD level courses.

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Many of our Postgraduate Taught Masters will consider applicants with 50% or 5.3/10 from Band 1 or Band 2 institution/ 55% or 5.8/10 from all other institutions from Bachelor degree. Some courses and departments have higher entry requirements as well as other admissions criteria

Academic IELTS (including UKVI IELTS, non-UKVI
IELTS, IELTS Online, and IELTS Indicator) and British
Academic Centre International English Test (BACIET)

6.5 overall with minimum component scores:
Listening: 5.5
Reading: 5.5
Writing: 6.5
Speaking: 5.5

TOEFL iBT, TOEFL MyBest, TOEFL Special Home Edition

88 overall with minimum component scores:
Listening: 17
Reading: 18
Writing: 26
Speaking: 20

Pearson Test of English (PTE)

58 overall with minimum component scores:
Listening: 42
Reading: 42
Writing: 58
Speaking: 42

Cambridge Advanced English (CAE) and Cambridge
Proficiency English (CPE)

176 overall with minimum component scores:
Listening: 162
Reading: 162
Writing: 176
Speaking: 162

Disclaimer: PSA updates the information on this page from time to time; however, there may have been more recent updates. Please refer to the university website for the latest information.