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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    Streatham Campus 1

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    JAN

  • Duration

    4 years

Course summary

Research overview

In the Department of Sociology, Philosophy, and Anthropology (SPA) we offer of a variety of research degrees, from MA by Research, to MPhil, to PhD.

In our Department you have the opportunity to undertake advanced postgraduate research in a friendly, interdisciplinary, collaborative, and highly productive community. We have a range of interests that cut across themes in sociology (including criminology), philosophy, anthropology and anthrozoology. We support postgraduate students working across a diverse range of topics in these disciplines and at their boundaries. Our department includes Egenis, the Centre for the Study of Life Sciences, an internationally recognised research centre for philosophical and social studies of the life sciences.

Sociology

  • Science and Technology Studies (STS)
  • Sociology of Health and Illness
  • Social Theory
  • Social Inequalities in Education
  • Cultural Sociology
  • Political Sociology
  • Criminology
  • Terrorism
  • Ethnography
  • Advanced Quantitative Methods

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 22,600per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

University of Exeter

  • University League Table

    14th

  • Campus address

    University of Exeter, Northcote House, The Queen's Drive, Exeter, Devon, EX4 4QJ, England

Exeter is a historic cathedral city with UNESCO City of Literature status, and Cornwall has a unique ecology with a rich history of scientific innovation.
Students will find engaged, inclusive, and safe communities, with plenty of opportunities to make lifelong friends from all over the world.
Regular visits to international schools and education exhibitions, plus airport pick-up and international buddy schemes to help students arrive and settle in.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    16th out of 24 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 196
    154 79%

    11th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    68.0 68%

    15th

    6
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.10 77%

    11th

    1

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