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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    Goldsmiths Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    21-SEP-26

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

We offer MPhil and PhD research programmes in Sociology for full or part-time study.The Department of Sociology is home to some 40 scholars and researchers whose work is known and cited internationally.We offer a stimulating research environment for undertaking postgraduate research in a wide range of sociological fields, including:Race, ethnicity, religion and nationalismGender and social lifeSociology of cultureInventive and sensory methodsUrban culture, world cities, economies and social exclusionMigrationMedicine and the life-sciences, health, illness and disabilityScience and technologyChildren and young peopleHuman rights and political sociologySocio-legal studies and global justiceSocial and cultural theoryPolitical theory and political sociologyPhilosophy of social sciencesVisual sociologyWe particularly encourage cross- and interdisciplinary research in emerging fields of study and creative practice.Our community of postgraduate researchers is an integral part of the department's vibrant research culture. We actively foster the full participation of our research students in the work of our research Centres and Units. This includes contributing to departmental publications, running research blogs, hosting student-led seminars, conferences, and reading groups, constructing new platforms for mediated intellectual spaces, and much more.Doing a PhD is an amazing discipline. It shapes you in terms of your career, but also personally in terms of how you think about the world and yourself. It also has the potential to make an impact on the world.

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Tuition fees

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£ 21,000per year

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University information

Goldsmiths, University of London

  • University League Table

    61st

  • Campus address

    Goldsmiths Campus, New Cross, London, London, Greater London, SE14 6NW, United Kingdom

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    89th out of 103 9

  • Entry standards

    / Max 200
    99 50%

    79th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    53.0 53%

    73rd

    2
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.59 65%

    103rd

    4

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