PhD / MPhil Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at University of Liverpool

Programme overview

The University of Liverpool is one of the UK’s leading centres for sociology, social policy, and criminology, a status it has enjoyed for more than 100 years. A shared pursuit of research-based knowledge in support of social justice sets the department apart from most of its contemporaries in the UK and beyond. The Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology’s research clusters provide focal points for collaboration in different areas of sociological, social and criminological research.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | Duration: 2-4 years full-time; 4-6 years part-time | Study mode: full-time; part-time also available | Intake: Year round | Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Research topics include Activism, protests and resistance; Ageing and the life course; Alcohol, drugs, and the night-time economy; Critical military studies; Class; Community engagement; Corporate and state harms; Courts and sentencing; Cultural and creative industries; Cultural criminology.

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Application information

Entry requirements

We typically expect applicants to hold a UK undergraduate degree, at 2:1 or above, or a 2:2 undergraduate degree plus a master’s degree, or equivalent, preferably in the social sciences. If you are considering undertaking our PhD programme, you should equip yourself with a good standard of literacy in social research methods across a range of data collection, analysis and management techniques. We recommend that all prospective postgraduate researchers take modules in both qualitative and quantitative methods, either in the University or elsewhere, such as across the MethodsNorthWest initiative.; English language: IELTS 6.5 overall, with no component below 6.0

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,238 a year (2027/28). full-time Source

International applicants: GBP 25,350 a year (2027/28). full-time Source

Intake: Year round

Duration: 2-4 years full-time; 4-6 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://theuniversityofliverpool.my.site.com/

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