2:1 degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, including a substantial amount of statistics and mathematics
The MSc Statistics (Social Statistics) aims to provide high-level training in the theory and application of modern statistical methods, with a focus on methods commonly used in the social sciences.
Merit in a taught master’s degree in a relevant discipline
The Department of Accounting offers a PhD programme that has received recognition from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). This programme offers two tracks which provide comprehensive training in different approaches to research in accounting.
Merit in a taught master’s degree in a relevant discipline
Housed within the Department of Sociology, this programme offers the chance to undertake a substantial piece of work that is worthy of publication and which makes an original contribution to urban studies. You will begin on the MPhil, and will need to meet certain requirements to be upgraded to PhD status.
Merit in a taught master’s degree in social science or humanities
Media and communications research is developing rapidly, both theoretically and methodologically, in keeping with the vast expansion in the penetration, technological diversity and social significance of the media globally. Media and communications research is essentially interdisciplinary, drawing on the theories and methods of a range of social science disciplines as they apply to the media, both old and new.
2:1 bachelor’s degree or equivalent, plus high merit (65+) in a master’s degree or equivalent, preferably in social policy, health policy or public policy
Demography is the study of human populations, past, present and future. It is concerned with how births, deaths, and migration determine change, and so determine key trends such as rapid population growth and population ageing. It includes the analysis of characteristics that determine the components of change and/or are affected by population structure, such as age, sex, marital and health status, and the composition of families and households.
Taught master’s degree, with a minimum of 65 per cent average and at least 70 in dissertation, in a related discipline
This programme offers the chance to undertake a substantial piece of work that is worthy of publication and which makes an original contribution to the economic geography field. You will begin on the MPhil, and will need to meet certain requirements to be upgraded to PhD status.
Merit in a taught master’s (or equivalent) in economic history or a related social science subject
The MPhil/PhD is an advanced research degree. You will begin on the MPhil, and will need to meet certain requirements to be upgraded to PhD status. The main objective of this programme is the elaboration of a substantial piece of work that is worthy of publication and which makes an original contribution to the field of economic history.
Taught master’s degree, with a minimum of 65 per cent average and at least 70 in dissertation, in a related discipline
This programme offers the chance to undertake a substantial piece of work that is worthy of publication and which makes an original contribution to the field of environmental economics. You will begin on the MPhil, and will need to meet certain requirements to be upgraded to PhD status.
Taught master’s degree, with a minimum of 65 per cent average and at least 70 in dissertation, in a related discipline.
This programme offers the chance to undertake a substantial piece of work that is worthy of scholarly publication and which makes an original contribution to the social scientific study of environmental change and development. You will begin on the MPhil, and will need to meet certain requirements to be upgraded to PhD status.
Taught master’s degree, with a minimum of 65 per cent average and at least 70 in dissertation, in a related discipline
This programme offers the chance to undertake a substantial piece of work that is worthy of publication and which makes an original contribution to the study of contemporary Europe. You will begin on the MPhil, and will need to meet certain requirements to be upgraded to PhD status.
