DPhil in Social Policy - 36 months
36 monthsProgramme duration
70,515 GBPTuition Fee/year
Jan-2000Starting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Public Policy
Degree
Other
Study Level
PHD
This degree is intended for students who are interested in a wide range of areas of social policy research, such as welfare systems in developed and developing countries, family and family policies, educational inequalities and educational policies, economic and social inequalities, social mobility and inequality of opportunity, labour market institutions and policies, retirement age policies, transition from work to retirement and public attitudes on welfare state issues. This varied research portfolio is organised within the Oxford Institute of Social Policy. Students’ ability to work independently to explore a new line of research under an academic supervisor is emphasized in this degree. Each member of academic staff has expertise in a particular area of social policy and students will only be accepted for a DPhil if there is an appropriate supervisor available.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Public Policy
Degree
Other
Study Level
PHD
This degree is intended for students who are interested in a wide range of areas of social policy research, such as welfare systems in developed and developing countries, family and family policies, educational inequalities and educational policies, economic and social inequalities, social mobility and inequality of opportunity, labour market institutions and policies, retirement age policies, transition from work to retirement and public attitudes on welfare state issues. This varied research portfolio is organised within the Oxford Institute of Social Policy. Students’ ability to work independently to explore a new line of research under an academic supervisor is emphasized in this degree. Each member of academic staff has expertise in a particular area of social policy and students will only be accepted for a DPhil if there is an appropriate supervisor available.
Admission Requirements
A first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours (or equivalent international qualifications), as a minimum, in demography, economics, political science, psychology, social policy and social work and sociology, or closely-related fields.
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