MPhil/PhD Social Sciences
Full-time, Part-time
Location • City and Collegiate
Subject area • Sociology and politics
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A research degree is a period of intensive, supervised, research work in your chosen area. It builds on your previous academic or professional experience.
We support and value our PhD students, who make a vital contribution to the intellectual life of the University.
You take modules from the MRes Social Sciences Programme. The work you complete on this course can be included as part of a PHD.
You can take advantage of a range of training opportunities to improve your employability and personal skills. This includes developing your knowledge and understanding of research methods and methodology.
We also award research degrees in several related disciplines.
Our staff members take part in a range of research-related activities, including
writing books and articles for journals
delivering papers at national and international conferences
involvement in practical research projects, collaborative research and consultancy
We conduct research projects in areas such as law social policy sociology politics public health psychology. Our teaching and research is supported by leading facilities such as the Law Clinic and Community Justice Portal.
We also have the following research centres
Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research
Centre for Education and Inclusion Research
The MPhil/PhD Social Sciences is hosted by the Faculty of Development and Society Graduate School. The Graduate School website provides a communication hub for students and staff engaged in research, information about our research work, and useful contact information.
Related courses
Full-time at least 35 hours a week on average over three years
Part-time at least 12 hours a week on average for up to seven years
EU and international students wishing to study in their own country can choose the split mode. You register with us and spend some time studying in Sheffield but are mainly based at home.
Various start dates
Complete the application form available at www.shu.ac.uk/study/form
2013/14 academic year
Full-time typically £3,900 a year
Part-time typically £1,950 a year
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees and funding see www.shu.ac.uk/funding
2013/14 academic year
Typically £10,980 a year
2014/15 academic year
Typically £11,250 a year
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees, scholarships and bursaries see www.shu.ac.uk/international/fees
You submit your research programme for approval by the Universitys Research Degrees Committee.
To confirm the PhD stage, you complete a report and oral presentation.
Your final assessment is via thesis and viva.
A higher research degree involves training in research methods and carrying out an original piece of supervised research
