Social Policy PhD
University of Edinburgh
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

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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 ...Read more

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.

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My course is a bit challenging and requires a fairly big amount of hours studying but I enjoy it because time passes with a great course. Also we party a lot in the flats and the..Read more

Entry requirements

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.

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£4,786 per year

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£26,300 per year

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£26,300 per year

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Law and Social Policy LLB (Hons)
My course is a bit challenging and requires a fairly big amount of hours studying but I enjoy it because time passes with a great course. Also we party a lot in the flats and the...
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