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Socio-cultural Studies PhD

Different course options

Full time | Main Campus | 3 years | SEP

Study mode

Full time

Duration

3 years

Start date

SEP

Key information
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Qualification type

PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

Subject areas

Cultural Studies Social Studies

Course type

Research

Course Summary

Research profile

Sociology at Edinburgh is one of the premier research units in the UK, as indicated by our excellent rating in the latest Research Assessment Exercise.

We have a long-standing commitment to original empirical and theoretical work on society, and to the production of cultural and scientific knowledge.

We work closely with other colleagues in the School and supervise many cross-disciplinary projects.

Who this programme is for

Applications are particularly welcome from students wishing to specialise in: refugee and migration studies; auto/biography and narrative studies; comparative sociology South Asian studies; Southern Africa; family and intimate relations; innovation in genomics; medical sociology; political sociology; nationalism studies; constitutional change and governance; social studies of finance and markets; social, cultural and feminist theory; gender, inequality and social stratification; work, consumption and organisations; Scottish society and politics; science and technology studies; sociology of emotions.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

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International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£26,300

Entry requirements

A UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent, and a UK masters degree with an overall mark of 65% or its international equivalent.