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PhD Social Foundations at University of Virginia

University of Virginia, United States

Programme overview

Full-time, in-person 72-credit PhD in Education with a social foundations focus, an interdisciplinary study of the relationship between education, schooling and society.

Faculty: School of Education and Human Development  |  Department: Education Leadership, Foundations & Policy  |  Intake: Fall; deadline Dec 1  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Charlottesville, VA, United States

What you will study

A flexible curriculum using sociological, anthropological and historical approaches and a variety of research methods to examine education in social, cultural and intellectual contexts in the U.S. and abroad.

Career pathways

Universities and colleges, think tanks, policy agencies, schools and school systems, educational research agencies, and domestic and international government agencies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Deadline December 1. School of Education and Human Development graduate applications: online application with 2-3 recommenders, programme-specific supplemental materials (often a resume or CV, goal statement and/or writing sample), and a $65 non-refundable application fee.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Application fees (2026-27): undergraduate $75; Graduate School of Arts & Sciences $85; Architecture $80; Batten graduate $75; Darden non-PhD $250, Darden PhD $100; Data Science $85; Education and Human Development $65; Law $85; McIntire graduate $85; Medicine $80; Nursing $88; SCPS $70; Graduate Engineering no fee.

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