PhD Social Work 24 months PHD Programme By Oxford Brookes University |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

24 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

19,900 GBPTuition Fee/year

Starting Month

Sep, JanStarting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

Social Work

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Social Work at Oxford Brookes offers a supportive and collaborative research community, giving you the chance to develop your research skills together with knowledge of your chosen subject. We take a holistic approach to individual, family, community and societal well-being, and have strong partnerships with external research centres and practitioners.

You can undertake research degrees in areas such as:

  • children and families
  • drugs and alcohol
  • inter-professional education and collaborative practice.

You will be supported throughout your studies by a supervisory team who you will meet on a regular basis and have many additional opportunities to share your progress with other researchers and research students. There are opportunities to participate in the Faculty’s annual research conference and to attend research seminars, including research training seminars.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Social Work

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Social Work at Oxford Brookes offers a supportive and collaborative research community, giving you the chance to develop your research skills together with knowledge of your chosen subject. We take a holistic approach to individual, family, community and societal well-being, and have strong partnerships with external research centres and practitioners.

You can undertake research degrees in areas such as:

  • children and families
  • drugs and alcohol
  • inter-professional education and collaborative practice.

You will be supported throughout your studies by a supervisory team who you will meet on a regular basis and have many additional opportunities to share your progress with other researchers and research students. There are opportunities to participate in the Faculty’s annual research conference and to attend research seminars, including research training seminars.

Admission Requirements

6.5+
120+
71+
4.5+
Entry requirement: The normal entry requirement for the degree of PhD is a master’s degree in a discipline which is appropriate to the proposed research and which has included research training and a research project.

In exceptional cases, applicants who have a good honours degree (or equivalent) may apply for direct registration to PhD if they have appropriate research or professional experience at postgraduate level which has resulted in published work, written reports or other appropriate evidence of accomplishment.

All students must be able to meet the University’s requirements for a research degree, which is to be able to devote a minimum of 35 hours per week (full-time) or 15 hours per week (part-time) to the programme of research.

The minimum entry requirement for the degree of MPhil, or MPhil with transfer to PhD, is a first-class or upper second-class UK honours degree or equivalent qualification.

The normal entry requirement for a PhD is a Masters degree, or exceptionally a good honours degree/equivalent.

2 Years
Sep
Jan

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Tuition fees

Domestic
5,338 GBP
International
19,900 GBP

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