PhD Criminology
University of Manchester
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

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Programme overviewPursue state of the art doctoral research investigating a diverse array of social and criminological issues.Work in an environment that supports intellectual and personal development.Receive extensive research support and training by the School and by the Faculty of Humanities.Aims Engage in state of the art doctoral research investigating a diverse array of social and criminological issues. Work closely with research centres which specialise in research clustered around five ...Read more

Programme overview

Pursue state of the art doctoral research investigating a diverse array of social and criminological issues.
Work in an environment that supports intellectual and personal development.
Receive extensive research support and training by the School and by the Faculty of Humanities.

Aims

  • Engage in state of the art doctoral research investigating a diverse array of social and criminological issues.
  • Work closely with research centres which specialise in research clustered around five key themes: drugs, violence, fraud, social exclusion and justice innovation.

Special features

  • The School of Social Sciences is a proud member of the North West Economic and Social Research Council doctoral training partnership and approved by the Arts and Humanities Research Council to award funded studentships. Both of which provide extensive training across the region.
  • We are a member of the N8 Policing Research Partnership.

We are also able to host Commonwealth and Fullbright Scholarships, as well as annually advertised School funded studentships in addition to industry and public sector funded PhDs.

Teaching and learning

Distinguished academic researchers working at the forefront of their disciplines lead our research programmes, ensuring your qualification comes with a reputation that will open doors across the world. Our research activities and postgraduate research programmes are also informed by close partnerships with organisations from many different sectors.

Coursework and assessment

For a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), you must successfully complete a period of supervised research and training, the results of which show convincing evidence of your capacity to pursue research and scholarship, and to make an original contribution and substantial addition to knowledge.

You must prepare a substantial thesis, usually of no more than 80,000 words and satisfy the examiners in an oral examination on the subject of the thesis. The subject is chosen by the candidate, but must be approved by the School's Research Committee.

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Entry requirements

Applicants must have minimum qualifications of a good upper second class honours degree with minimum grade average of 65% (or overseas equivalent) in a relevant discipline, and a Masters degree at Merit level in a relevant discipline with minimum grade average of 65% in taught modules and a minimum mark of 65% in the dissertation/research element, no mark below 55%.

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£4,786 per year

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£21,500 per year

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£21,500 per year

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