Master of Philosophy in Sociology (Political and Economic Sociology) at University of Cambridge

Our Department is ranked first for Sociology in the Complete University Guide League Table 2026 with a 100% score, first in the Times University rankings 2026, and second for Sociology and Social Policy in the Guardian's Best Universities league table 2026 with a score of 99.6/100. The Times Higher Education World University ranking 2026 rates our department second overall in the UK for Social Science and the QS World University rankings lists our department as seventh out of 374 sociology departments across the world in 2026.

Faculty: School of the Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Department: Department of Sociology  |  Duration: 9 months full-time; 21 months part-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Location: Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

There are four elements to the pathway: A core course of eight 2-3 hour sessions in the first term (Michaelmas) covering some of the major theoretical contributions to the study of political and economic sociology and some key substantive topics. Students will also have the opportunity to take courses and attend lectures on many other aspects of research method and design. Students are expected to write two essays of 2,500 to 3,000 words in the first term (Michaelmas).

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