Our applicants are normally drawn from three groups: Final year undergraduates who expect to obtain a good 2.1 or a first class honours degree Graduates (often with relevant work experience) who hold a 2.1 or first class honours degree Graduates who hold or expect to obtain a Masters degree (Merit or Distinction). Candidates must have obtained at least a Merit (or equivalent) in their Masters Degree to be considered for a place on our PhD programme. For candidates applying for a PhD with a BA qualification, please note that we require at least a 2:1 or the equivalent. Applicants should hold, or expect to hold, one or more of these qualifications in Sociology, Social Policy, Social Work or a related Social Science Discipline. Overseas candidates For those candidates for whom English is not their first language or who do not possess a degree from an educational institution using the English language for instruction, there are minimum