Humanities PGR Virtual Open Week 2024
Find out more about the options and funding opportunities for PhD study in the Faculty of Humanities across a range of online sessions during our Virtual Open Week (14-18 October 2024).
PhD Sociology / Overview
Year of entry: 2025
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- Degree awarded
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Duration
- 3 years
- Entry requirements
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- Bachelor's (Honours) degree in a cognate subject at 2:1 or above (or overseas equivalent); and
- Master's degree in a relevant subject - with an overall average of 65% or above, a minimum mark of 65% in your dissertation and no mark below 55% (or overseas equivalent)
- How to apply
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Please ensure you include all required supporting documents at the time of submission, as incomplete applications may not be considered.
Application Deadlines
For consideration in internal funding competitions, you must submit your completed application by 1 December 2024. If you are applying for or have secured external funding (for example, from an employer or government) or are self-funding, you must submit your application before the below deadlines to be considered. You will not be able to apply after these dates have passed.
- For September 2025 entry: 30 June 2025
- For January 2026 entry: 30 September 2025
Programme options
| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning | |
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| PhD | Y | Y | N | N |
Programme overview
- Ranked 3rd in the UK for Sociology research (REF2021). Â
- Join a supportive and inspirational Sociology research community.
- Access expert supervision across a wide range wide range of research themes from staff renowned in their fields.
- Gain superb opportunities for personal and professional development, with regular opportunities to share your work.
Open days
Want to find out more about what PhD study really involves, the application process and funding options for 2025? The Humanities Doctoral Academy will be conducting a range of sessions for potential PhD students across our Virtual Open Week (14 – 18 October 2024) across all four academic schools for anyone considering postgraduate research study for 2025/2026.
Fees
For entry in the academic year beginning September 2025, the tuition fees are as follows:
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PhD (full-time)
UK students (per annum): TBC
International, including EU, students (per annum): £22,000 -
PhD (part-time)
UK students (per annum): TBC
International, including EU, students (per annum): £11,000
Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.
Scholarships/sponsorships
There are a range of scholarships, studentships and awards available to support both UK and overseas postgraduate researchers, details of which can be found via the links below.
To apply University of 69´«Ã½funding, you must indicate in your application the competitions for which you wish to be considered. The deadline for most internal competitions, including School of Social Sciences studentships is 1 December 2024.
All external funding competitions have a specified deadline for submitting your funding application and a separate (earlier) deadline for submitting the online programme application form, both of which will be stated in the funding competition details below.
You will need to be nominated by your proposed supervisor for a number of our scholarships. Therefore, we highly recommend you discuss these funding opportunities with your supervisor first, so they can advise on your suitability and ensure you meet nomination deadlines.
For more information about funding, visit our to browse for scholarships, studentships and awards you may be eligible for.
- ESRC North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (NWSSDTP) PhD Studentships 2025 Entry
- School of Social Sciences PhD Studentships 2025 Entry
- China Scholarship Council - 69´«Ã½ (CSC-UoM) Joint Scholarship Programme 2025 Entry
- Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (Least Developed Countries and Fragile States)
- President's Doctoral Scholar (PDS) Awards 2025 Entry
- PhD Studentship with the Stuart Hall Foundation (Social Sciences) 2025 Entry
- Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (High Income Countries)
- Trudeau Doctoral Scholarships 2025 Entry
Contact details
- School/Faculty
- Contact name
- Humanities Doctoral Academy Admissions
- Telephone
- +44(0161) 275 1200 OPTION 1
- hums.doctoralacademy.admissions@manchester.ac.uk
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