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University of Kent: Social Policy
| Institution | University of Kent View institution profile |
|---|---|
| Department | School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research |
| Web | www.kent.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate |
| Study type | Research |
Summary
We offer research supervision across a broad range of social policy topics and themes. The study of welfare arrangements is a fundamental part of what we do.
Welfare states, and other institutions seeking to meet human need, everywhere face enormous challenges from population ageing, changes in family life and work-patterns, migration and the economic crisis. In a globalised and interdependent world, these issues can only be understood from an international perspective which accounts for these common pressures and processes, but which also recognises and engages with the diversity of national traditions and institutions for delivering welfare.
We are especially interested in postgraduate research proposals to investigate these challenges and issues, please refer to individual staff members’ web pages to identify your chosen specialism.
About the School of Social Sciences Our School has a long and distinguished history and is one of the largest and most successful social science research communities in Europe. In the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, 100% of our Social Work and Social Policy research was classified as ‘world-leading’ or 'internationally excellent' for impact and environment
The School supports a large and thriving postgraduate community and in 2010 distributed in excess of £100,000 in Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) quota awards, and in University and school bursaries and scholarships to new students.
Academic staff specialise in research of international, comparative and theoretical significance, and we have collective strengths in the following areas: civil society, NGOs and the third sector; cross-national and European social policy; health, social care and health studies; work, employment and economic life; risk, ‘risk society’ and risk management; race, ethnicity and religion; social and public policy; sociology and the body; crime, culture and control; sociological theory and the culture of modernity.
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
| Level | RQF Level 8 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Applicants should hold a 2:1 in an undergraduate Bachelor's (Honours) degree in a relevant discipline, from a UK or other approved university or equivalent. In the case of research in health services and personal social services, we will also consider candidates with professional qualifications alone and/or relevant experience in the health service. You must submit a research proposal of approximately 1,500 words on your intended topic. All applicants are considered on an individual basis and additional qualifications, professional qualifications, and relevant experience may also be taken into account when considering applications. |
| Location | Canterbury campus University of Kent Canterbury CT2 7NZ |
| Level | RQF Level 8 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Applicants should hold a 2:1 in an undergraduate Bachelor's (Honours) degree in a relevant discipline, from a UK or other approved university or equivalent. In the case of research in health services and personal social services, we will also consider candidates with professional qualifications alone and/or relevant experience in the health service. You must submit a research proposal of approximately 1,500 words on your intended topic. All applicants are considered on an individual basis and additional qualifications, professional qualifications, and relevant experience may also be taken into account when considering applications. |
| Location | Canterbury campus University of Kent Canterbury CT2 7NZ |
| Level | RQF Level 8 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | An Honours degree in the social sciences, an interest in the chosen topic area, and a clear idea of a proposed thesis topic; in the case of research in health services and personal social services, candidates with professional qualifications alone and/or relevant experience in the health service are also considered. |
| Location | Canterbury campus University of Kent Canterbury CT2 7NZ |
| Level | RQF Level 8 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | An Honours degree in the social sciences, an interest in the chosen topic area, and a clear idea of a proposed thesis topic; in the case of research in health services and personal social services, candidates with professional qualifications alone and/or relevant experience in the health service are also considered. |
| Location | Canterbury campus University of Kent Canterbury CT2 7NZ |
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