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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
The University of Edinburgh
Full Time
SEP-25
3 years
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
The University of Edinburgh
Full Time
SEP-25
3 years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
The University of Edinburgh
Part Time
SEP-25
6 years
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Social Policy has been taught in Edinburgh since 1918. Today the University of Edinburgh is one of the UK’s leading centres of social policy research and postgraduate education and training in social policy.
Our highly regarded research draws on a variety of disciplinary perspectives and is methodologically diverse, spanning the full range of social science methods from action research to advanced quantitative approaches.
We are committed to scholarly advancement but also to the dissemination of our work beyond the academy to generate non-academic impact and effect social change.
We offer postgraduate supervision across the whole subject range, with particular expertise in: social security labour market policy; health policy; family policy; education policy
Who this programme is for
We welcome doctoral students wanting to undertake advanced research on social problems and policy and practice responses to them locally, nationally and globally.
A UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent, and a UK masters degree with an overall mark of 65% or its international equivalent.
Students living in
Domestic
£4,786 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£26,300 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£26,300 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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