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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Main Campus
Full Time
Sep 2026
3 Year
The PhD in Sociology is a research programme in which you will make an original contribution to knowledge by pursuing an extended and focused piece of research on a topic of interest to you. Edinburgh is one of the leading international centres of excellence for postgraduate study in sociology. Our PhD programme accommodates a great variety of work intellectually and methodologically.
