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University of Bristol: Sociology
| Institution | University of Bristol View institution profile |
|---|---|
| Department | Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences |
| Web | https://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate |
| spais-mscenquiries@bristol.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | 0117 331 7577 |
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Summary
This degree provides an opportunity to develop your own research expertise by studying a sociological issue in an interdisciplinary school. You will study with internationally renowned sociologists in a dynamic and supportive research environment. They are involved in funded research, research centres and groups looking at everything from digital economies and futures, food security, and integration, to music festivals, migration, modern slavery and social inequalities. Our staff also have particular expertise across a range of cultural and social theory and champion diverse research methodologies.
You will join an international community of students working in a range of sociological areas. You will be assigned two PhD supervisors whose current active research interests and expertise are relevant to your chosen research area.
We are committed to rigorous conceptual and empirical research that is politically and socially relevant and problem-orientated. We aim to advance theory, knowledge and methods at the cutting edge of Sociology. Our aim is not just to monitor the social world but to contribute to a better understanding and to ways that might improve it.
| Study type | Research |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 8 |
| Entry requirements | An upper second-class undergraduate honours degree (or equivalent) and normally a merit at MSc/MA level (or equivalent). See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/international/countries/ |
| Location | Clifton Campus Beacon House Bristol BS8 1QU |
Fees
| England | 4850 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 4850 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 4850 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 4850 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 4850 GBP for Year 1 |
| EU | 21300 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 21300 GBP for Year 1 |
Summary
This degree provides an opportunity to develop your own research expertise by studying a sociological issue in an interdisciplinary school. You will study with internationally renowned sociologists in a dynamic and supportive research environment. They are involved in funded research, research centres and groups looking at everything from digital economies and futures, food security, and integration, to music festivals, migration, modern slavery and social inequalities. Our staff also have particular expertise across a range of cultural and social theory and champion diverse research methodologies.
You will join an international community of students working in a range of sociological areas. You will be assigned two PhD supervisors whose current active research interests and expertise are relevant to your chosen research area.
We are committed to rigorous conceptual and empirical research that is politically and socially relevant and problem-orientated. We aim to advance theory, knowledge and methods at the cutting edge of Sociology. Our aim is not just to monitor the social world but to contribute to a better understanding and to ways that might improve it.
| Study type | Research |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 8 |
| Entry requirements | An upper second-class undergraduate honours degree (or equivalent) and normally a merit at MSc/MA level (or equivalent). See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/international/countries/ |
| Location | Clifton Campus Beacon House Bristol BS8 1QU |
Fees
| England | 2425 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 2425 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 2425 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 2425 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 2425 GBP for Year 1 |
Summary
This degree provides an opportunity to develop your own research expertise by studying a sociological issue in an interdisciplinary school. You will study with internationally renowned sociologists in a dynamic and supportive research environment. They are involved in funded research, research centres and groups looking at everything from digital economies and futures, food security, and integration, to music festivals, migration, modern slavery and social inequalities. Our staff also have particular expertise across a range of cultural and social theory and champion diverse research methodologies.
You will join an international community of students working in a range of sociological areas. You will be assigned two PhD supervisors whose current active research interests and expertise are relevant to your chosen research area.
We are committed to rigorous conceptual and empirical research that is politically and socially relevant and problem-orientated. We aim to advance theory, knowledge and methods at the cutting edge of Sociology. Our aim is not just to monitor the social world but to contribute to a better understanding and to ways that might improve it.
| Study type | Research |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 8 |
| Entry requirements | An upper second-class undergraduate honours degree (or equivalent) and normally a merit at MSc/MA level (or equivalent). See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/international/countries/ |
| Location | Clifton Campus Beacon House Bristol BS8 1QU |
Fees
| England | 4850 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 4850 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 4850 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 4850 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 4850 GBP for Year 1 |
| EU | 21300 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 21300 GBP for Year 1 |
Summary
This degree provides an opportunity to develop your own research expertise by studying a sociological issue in an interdisciplinary school. You will study with internationally renowned sociologists in a dynamic and supportive research environment. They are involved in funded research, research centres and groups looking at everything from digital economies and futures, food security, and integration, to music festivals, migration, modern slavery and social inequalities. Our staff also have particular expertise across a range of cultural and social theory and champion diverse research methodologies.
You will join an international community of students working in a range of sociological areas. You will be assigned two PhD supervisors whose current active research interests and expertise are relevant to your chosen research area.
We are committed to rigorous conceptual and empirical research that is politically and socially relevant and problem-orientated. We aim to advance theory, knowledge and methods at the cutting edge of Sociology. Our aim is not just to monitor the social world but to contribute to a better understanding and to ways that might improve it.
| Study type | Research |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 8 |
| Entry requirements | An upper second-class undergraduate honours degree (or equivalent) and normally a merit at MSc/MA level (or equivalent). See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/international/countries/ |
| Location | Clifton Campus Beacon House Bristol BS8 1QU |
Fees
| England | 2425 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 2425 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 2425 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 2425 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 2425 GBP for Year 1 |
MSc
Summary
Extend your core sociological knowledge and gain specialised understanding of sociology if your background is in a related area.
Develop your critical use and comprehension of social theory, while gaining a grounding in methodologies and techniques of enquiry. Focus on distinctive, substantive sociological topics, such as ethnicity, multiculturalism, gender, sexuality, social movement, digital and technology, religion, and culture.
Explore major contemporary frameworks for conceptualising social relations, including how they conceive human beings and ‘the social’, what they consider important to explain – everyday interactions, the orderliness of routine life, broadscale inequalities, the reproduction of domination, large-scale transformations or all of the above – and how they go about explaining it.
Choose from in-depth modules exploring themes such as philosophy and research design, contemporary identities, digital economy, global transformations, climate change and foreign policy.
Be challenged and inspired by internationally renowned scholars addressing some of the most important topics that face us today. Join a diverse, innovative community that's building the tools to create positive change in the world.
Benefit from close academic supervision while you pursue a sociological project of your choice in greater depth and make your contribution to human knowledge through your dissertation.
Graduate with a better understanding of yourself and others – their motivations, their beliefs, their decisions and their identities, ready to decode the assumptions underpinning social research and to better formulate coherent questions for your own.
| Study type | Taught |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
| Entry requirements | You will typically need an upper second-class honours degree or an international equivalent in any discipline. If you are currently completing a degree, we understand that your final grade may be higher than the interim grades or module/unit grades you have achieved during your studies to date. We will consider your application if your interim grades are currently slightly lower than the programme's entry requirements and may make you an aspirational offer. This offer would be at the standard level, so you would need to achieve the standard entry requirements by the end of your degree. We will also consider your application if your final overall achieved grade is slightly lower than the programme's entry requirement. If you have at least one of the following, please include your CV (curriculum vitae / résumé) when you apply, showing details of your relevant qualifications: * evidence of significant, relevant work experience in one of the following sectors: NGOs, Government Departments, Think Tanks, Social Research Institutes (minimum of six months in a paid or voluntary role); See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/international/countries/ |
| Location | Main Site Beacon House Queens Road Bristol BS8 1QU |
Fees
| England | 15200 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 15200 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 15200 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 15200 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 15200 GBP for Year 1 |
| EU | 30400 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 30400 GBP for Year 1 |
Summary
Extend your core sociological knowledge and gain specialised understanding of sociology if your background is in a related area.
Develop your critical use and comprehension of social theory, while gaining a grounding in methodologies and techniques of enquiry. Focus on distinctive, substantive sociological topics, such as ethnicity, multiculturalism, gender, sexuality, social movement, digital and technology, religion, and culture.
Explore major contemporary frameworks for conceptualising social relations, including how they conceive human beings and ‘the social’, what they consider important to explain – everyday interactions, the orderliness of routine life, broadscale inequalities, the reproduction of domination, large-scale transformations or all of the above – and how they go about explaining it.
Choose from in-depth modules exploring themes such as philosophy and research design, contemporary identities, digital economy, global transformations, climate change and foreign policy.
Be challenged and inspired by internationally renowned scholars addressing some of the most important topics that face us today. Join a diverse, innovative community that's building the tools to create positive change in the world.
Benefit from close academic supervision while you pursue a sociological project of your choice in greater depth and make your contribution to human knowledge through your dissertation.
Graduate with a better understanding of yourself and others – their motivations, their beliefs, their decisions and their identities, ready to decode the assumptions underpinning social research and to better formulate coherent questions for your own.
| Study type | Taught |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
| Entry requirements | You will typically need an upper second-class honours degree or an international equivalent in any discipline. If you are currently completing a degree, we understand that your final grade may be higher than the interim grades or module/unit grades you have achieved during your studies to date. We will consider your application if your interim grades are currently slightly lower than the programme's entry requirements and may make you an aspirational offer. This offer would be at the standard level, so you would need to achieve the standard entry requirements by the end of your degree. We will also consider your application if your final overall achieved grade is slightly lower than the programme's entry requirement. If you have at least one of the following, please include your CV (curriculum vitae / résumé) when you apply, showing details of your relevant qualifications: * evidence of significant, relevant work experience in one of the following sectors: NGOs, Government Departments, Think Tanks, Social Research Institutes (minimum of six months in a paid or voluntary role); See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/international/countries/ |
| Location | Main Site Beacon House Queens Road Bristol BS8 1QU |
Fees
| Channel Islands | 7600 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| England | 7600 GBP for Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 7600 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 7600 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 7600 GBP for Year 1 |
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