Colleagues specialise in research of international, comparative and theoretical significance, and we have collective strengths in the following areas: civil society, NGOs and the third sector; cross-national and European social policy; health, social care and health studies; work, employment and economic life; risk, ‘risk society’ and risk management; race, ethnicity and religion; social and public policy; sociology and the body; crime, culture and control; sociological theory and the culture of modernity.
A good honours degree in the social sciences, an interest in the chosen topic area and a clear idea of your proposed thesis topic. In the case of research in health services and personal social services, we will also consider candidates with professional qualifications alone and/or relevant experience in the health service.
20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.
IELTS (including IELTS Indicator) 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 6.0 in R&W; 5.5 in S&L)
TOEFL iBT 90 overall (with a minimum of 22 in R; 21 in W; 17 in L; 20 in S)
Humanities and Social Sciences
Canterbury
Postgraduate
Full-time, 3 years & Part-time, 5 years
September
6.0
Home full-time/part-time: TBC, EU/International full-time: £18000, EU/International part-time: £9000,
London
0.0
Postgraduate
GBP 20000
Lancaster
6.0
Postgraduate
19000
London
5.5
Postgraduate
GBP 7515