Sociology PhD

University of Leicester

We offer PhD and MPhil supervision in Sociology in areas compatible with the research interests of our academic staff including: Citizenship, Migration, and Identity Culture, Consumption, and Production Childhood, and Generation Developments in Theory and Methods Youth Methods and Research Design History of Social Science Social Class Everyday life and Biographical Research Gender Race Environment Democracy and New Media Process Sociology Extremism Terrorism Drugs and Addiction Work and Employment Emotions and Identity Education PhD students complete an independent research project under the guidance of a supervisory team. PhD students complete an independent research project under the guidance of a supervisory team. The maximum period of registration permitted before thesis submission is 4 years full-time / 7 years part-time. or distance learning. Active research (including all experimental work, laboratory work, field work, and data collection) will typically take 3 to 3.5 years full-time / 6 to 6.5 years part-time or distance learning. On completion of active research students may request approval to register for a writing-up period of up to 12 months. The period of active research and writing-up together must not exceed the maximum registration period The thesis should not normally exceed 80,000 words and must make an original contribution to knowledge and contain work of publishable quality. The thesis must then be defended in a viva voce (oral) examination before a degree can be awarded.