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Qualification
MPhil - Master of Philosophy
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Location
Bangor University
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
SEP-21
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Duration
1 year
Course summary
About This Course
The School of Social Sciences provides a stimulating and supportive environment for postgraduate training. The emphasis is on small groups, close working relationships between students and supervisors, and development towards full professional participation in the subject area. For research students we are able to provide both a full ESRC recognised research training programme and high quality expert supervision across a broad spectrum of subjects.
Research Areas
Social Policy and Sociology with specialisations in:
Comparative Social Policy
The historical sociology of health
Health Policies and devolution
Mental illness and learning disabilities
Ageing and social change
Housing Policy
Ethnographic and ethnomethodological studies of work
Conversation Analysis
Membership categorisation analysis
Schooling and social interaction
Culture and Media
Popular Culture
Language and social interaction
Identity and diversity
Childhood and family
Communities and Social Networks with specialisations in:
Community and locality
Activism and citizenship in rural areas
Lifestyles and environment
Civil society in Wales
Environment and sustainability
Food and farming cultures
Later life, generations and the lifecourse
The shaping of European identities
Minority Languages and Cultures with specialisations in:
Language
Migration
Identity and belonging
Current graduate students are conducting research on:
The social organisation of net-based learning
Migration, ideas of national belonging and policy responses in Wales and Ireland
The economic and social significance of the SARS outbreaks
Wales in a global neighbourhood
Categorisation and special educational needs: implementing the SEN code of practice
The social construction of Welsh identity
The use of the Welsh language in the voluntary sector in Wales
The role of programme evaluation in the public sector organisation.
Application deadline
11 June 2021
Tuition fees
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University information
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University League Table
72nd
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Campus address
Bangor University, Bangor (Wales), LL57 2DG, Wales
Subject rankings
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Subject ranking
39th out of 72 3
20th out of 42
44th out of 102 1
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Entry standards
/ Max 210118 56%40th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10065 65%49th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 54.14 83%31st
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Entry standards
/ Max 191103 54%31st
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10070 70%12th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 54.37 88%2nd
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Entry standards
/ Max 212111 56%69th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10054 54%58th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 54.23 85%11th
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