Research degrees
Postgraduate research degrees
Research degrees are administered through the Faculty's Graduate School which is led by Professor Lisa Hopkins together with the Faculty Graduate School Committee (Word, 25KB).
There are approximately 150 students in the Faculty, working for MPhil and PhD degrees in the following areas
- Architecture and planning
(architecture, environment, geography, planning, housing and regeneration)
Contact: Dr Alan Patterson a.patterson@shu.ac.uk - Built environment
(construction and project management, property and surveying)
Contact: Professor Alan Griffith a.griffith@shu.ac.uk - Education
(PhD and EdD)
Contact: Dr Paul Garland p.garland@shu.ac.uk - Housing, regeneration and labour markets
(housing, social and economic regeneration and labour markets)
Contact: Dr Paul Hickman p.g.hickman@shu.ac.uk - Humanities
(English, film studies and English)
Contact: Dr Merv Lewis m.j.lewis@shu.ac.uk - Social sciences and law
(psychology, sociology and social policy)
Contact: Anthony Rosie a.j.rosie@shu.ac.uk
(criminology, criminal justice and law)
Contact: Professor Malcolm Cowburn m.cowburn@shu.ac.uk
Support and quality
On enrolment, you are allocated to a supervisory team. This normally consists of two members of staff with research interests in their area and with supervisory experience.
The research proposal and the supervisory team are submitted for approval to the University Research Degrees Subcommittee.
There is a Faculty Graduate School Committee which has delegated powers to regulate the progress of research students, and is responsible for the quality of our research degrees.
Your views contribute to ongoing review and quality of research degrees. This is done informally through regular Student Consultative Committee meetings, and through the annual monitoring process, which reports to the University Research Degrees Subcommittee.
Associated Masters level research training
Research training - The Graduate School provides both training in research methods and training in skills relevant to employment.
For social science, psychology, housing, regeneration, labour markets and education disciplines, the Social Science Research Methods courses provide a set of modules you can select from (with the advice of your supervisor). This allows you to master the research techniques and methodologies necessary for your research and for their general methodological knowledge. Please visit our Graduate School website and the online prospectus for more detailed information.
In the humanities, modules are available on MAs in English, history and film studies.
