Social Science MPhil/PhD

UCL Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom

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36 monthsProgram duration

18,660 GBPTuition Fee/year

YesScholarships

Ethnicity, Gender and DiversityMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Ethnicity, Gender and Diversity

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The MPhil/PhD at the Social Research Institute provides a route for students to carry out their own research project within a multidisciplinary and multi-method environment. Our research students engage with the academic community within UCL and benefit from a comprehensive research training programme. This programme is available to study both face-to-face and online.

Our expertise at the Social Research Institute covers the following specialising fields:

Children’s rights and advocacy; childhood studies; child development; children in care; maternal and child health; reproductive health; health behaviours; health promotion
Families; family formation; parenting; work and family life; fatherhood; motherhood; food practices
Gender; sexualities and intimate lives
Longitudinal analysis; cohort studies cross-cohort and international comparisons
Lifecourse transitions; intergenerational studies; demography; youth and young adulthood
Social inequalities; intergenerational and intragenerational social mobility
Education; skills and employment; labour market behaviour
Migration; transnational families; sociology of religion; culture and ethnicity
Cultural and social psychology
Political sociology and the study of social movements
Advanced qualitative and quantitative methods; mixed methods and visual methods
Systematic reviews of research evidence; study of how research evidence is used in policy, practice and decision making
Time use research; time use data to study social life, gender, work/family balance, family and economics

Program overview

Main Subject

Ethnicity, Gender and Diversity

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Our expertise at the Social Research Institute covers the following specialising fields:

Children’s rights and advocacy; childhood studies; child development; children in care; maternal and child health; reproductive health; health behaviours; health promotion
Families; family formation; parenting; work and family life; fatherhood; motherhood; food practices
Gender; sexualities and intimate lives
Longitudinal analysis; cohort studies cross-cohort and international comparisons
Lifecourse transitions; intergenerational studies; demography; youth and young adulthood
Social inequalities; intergenerational and intragenerational social mobility
Education; skills and employment; labour market behaviour
Migration; transnational families; sociology of religion; culture and ethnicity
Cultural and social psychology
Political sociology and the study of social movements
Advanced qualitative and quantitative methods; mixed methods and visual methods
Systematic reviews of research evidence; study of how research evidence is used in policy, practice and decision making
Time use research; time use data to study social life, gender, work/family balance, family and economics

Undergraduate

TOEFL

109+

IELTS

7.5+

Cambridge CAE Advanced

191+

PTE Academic

75+

The normal minimum requirement is a Master’s degree from a UK university in a subject appropriate to the programme to be followed, or a qualification of equivalent standard appropriate to the programme to be followed awarded by a university (or educational institution of university rank) outside the UK. The majority of our successful applicants hold a Merit at Master’s level, and may have additional relevant experience. Students without a Master’s degree who have completed the UCL PGDip in Social Science Research Methods, obtaining a grade B or above in any two or more modules, may also be considered for admission to this programme.

Program Duration

3 Years

Starting Month(s)

Sep

Tuition fee and scholarships

Tuition Fee
Scholarships

Domestic Students

Tuition Fee/year

7,580 GBP

Tuition Fee (Out of State)

International Students

Tuition Fee/year

18,660 GBP

Other Expenses

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