36 monthsProgramme duration
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Social Work
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
We offer a PhD which consider topics, organisations or concepts relating to social work and social care services.
We offer much more than a degree. You will also have the opportunity to take part in a wide range of events including departmental research seminars, research centre seminars, postgraduate research student seminars, as well as being part of a vibrant and a engaged researcher community.
Course highlights
Our PhD programmes offer you a combination of taught courses in the first year and careful supervision throughout your study, with the aim of helping you to produce a thesis that makes a significant and original contribution to the discipline.
- Join the Department of Social Work and Social Care, an internationally leading centre for research in social work.
- Study at the UK's most targeted university by the country’s leading graduate employers (Highfliers 2024)
- Have access to a sophisticated, hi-tech learning environment. There are nine libraries supporting your learning through access to one of the biggest research library facilities in the UK.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Social Work
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
We offer a PhD which consider topics, organisations or concepts relating to social work and social care services.
We offer much more than a degree. You will also have the opportunity to take part in a wide range of events including departmental research seminars, research centre seminars, postgraduate research student seminars, as well as being part of a vibrant and a engaged researcher community.
Course highlights
Our PhD programmes offer you a combination of taught courses in the first year and careful supervision throughout your study, with the aim of helping you to produce a thesis that makes a significant and original contribution to the discipline.
- Join the Department of Social Work and Social Care, an internationally leading centre for research in social work.
- Study at the UK's most targeted university by the country’s leading graduate employers (Highfliers 2024)
- Have access to a sophisticated, hi-tech learning environment. There are nine libraries supporting your learning through access to one of the biggest research library facilities in the UK.
Admission Requirements
Post-qualification experience, including professional qualifications and experience, will also be taken into account when considering applicants.
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