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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Houghton Street
Full Time
SEP-25
3 years
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Houghton Street
Full Time
SEP-25
3 years
Select a an exam type
This programme offers the chance to undertake a substantial piece of original research that is of publishable standard and which makes an original contribution to social science methodology or which applies advanced methodology to a substantive research problem. You will begin on the MPhil, and will need to meet certain requirements to be upgraded to PhD status.
You will benefit from the knowledge and expertise of staff whose disciplinary backgrounds include political science, statistics, sociology, social psychology, anthropology and criminology. There are a variety of advanced-level courses, seminars and workshops in research design, quantitative analysis and qualitative methods available for you to attend.
The Department of Methodology at LSE supports both standalone qualitative and quantitative research, as well as interesting ways of combining them. We encourage applications from candidates who demonstrate an interest in a substantive area of research and particular methodological approach, aiming at a methodological development. This could involve collecting innovative new data, new analytic techniques, method comparison, evaluation or validation, method critique, applying existing methodology in new contexts, or cost-benefit analysis of methodologies.
The minimum entry requirement for this programme is an upper second class honours (2:1) degree and a merit in an MSc broadly similar to the MSc Social Research Methods, or equivalent.
Students living in
Domestic
£4,829 per year
Students from Domestic
The fee is likely to rise over subsequent years of the programme.
£22,632 per year
Students from EU
The fee is likely to rise over subsequent years of the programme.
£22,632 per year
Students from International
The fee is likely to rise over subsequent years of the programme.
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