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Sociology

Research programmes

DPhil in Sociology

Course Code | 003290 

Our research is conducted in many fields including:

  • Family sociology
  • Population and the life course
  • Social stratification
  • Organised crime
  • Social movements
  • Sociology of education
  • Ethnicity
  • Migration
  • Ageing
  • Political behaviour
  • Social networks
  • Analytical sociology
  • Time budgets
  • Sociology of economic life

How to Apply

The deadlines for this course are 16 November 2012, 18 January 2013 and 8 March 2013. Studentship applications should be submitted by the January deadline.

The standard set of materials you should send with any application to a research course comprises:

In addition to the standard documents above, applicants to the DPhil in Sociology should provide two (2) relevant academic essays or other writing samples from their most recent qualification of 2,000 words each, or 2,000-word extracts of longer work.

Please follow the detailed instructions in the Application Guide, and consult the Sociology website for any additional guidance.

Taught programmes

MSc in Sociology

Course Code | 003310 

The MSc is designed to provide a 12-month course of study for students who wish to move on to doctoral work or to be trained for careers in social research. It provides a strong foundation in research methods and the analytical techniques of sociology. Students are also able to specialise in a particular substantive area of sociology and this enables them, for example, to obtain an in-depth knowledge of the field within which their proposed doctorate lies.

MPhil in Sociology

Course Code | 003300 

This is an extended six-term course of study involving additional papers and a more detailed dissertation. It thus provides a broader training in Sociology and also enables the student to explore a particular research problem in depth. It is possible to convert the MPhil thesis into a doctoral thesis in one further year of study. This is feasible for students who are analysing existing data sets, but students who wish to undertake their own fieldwork for the doctorate are advised to take the shorter MSc course.

How to Apply

The deadlines for the MSc and MPhil courses are 16 November 2012, 18 January 2013 and 8 March 2013. Studentship applications should be submitted by the January deadline.

The standard set of materials you should send with any application to a taught course comprises:

In addition to the standard documents above, applicants to the MSc or MPhil in Sociology should provide two (2) relevant academic essays or other writing samples from their most recent qualification of 2,000 words each, or 2,000 word extracts of longer work(s).

Please follow the detailed instructions in the Application Guide, and consult the Sociology website for any additional guidance.

Academic resources

Situated in the modern Manor Road Building, the Department of Sociology offers a bright and spacious working environment. There is open-plan workspace for postdoctoral research fellows and research students, with access to the Bodleian Social Science Library.

The Department is internationally known for its work in large-scale survey research and in the application of quantitative methods to survey data.

The Department currently has four research centres.

Graduate destinations

University teaching, social research, government service, NGOs.

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Main areas of research interests

Research interests on the Sociology website External link


Entry requirements

Minimum of upper second-class undergraduate degree

 

Selection criteria

Selection criteria on the Sociology website External link


English language requirements

Higher level


Funding/awards

As part of the University's new ESRC-funded Doctoral Training Centre, the Department of Sociology's doctoral programme and MPhil and MSc programmes in Sociology are ESRC-recognised. Each year, the department will have one or more ESRC studentships open to applicants.

 

Funding information on the Sociology website External link

 

Number of applicants
2012/13
Research degrees

47

Taught degrees

92


Number of places available
2013/14
Research degrees

14

Taught degrees

22 (MSc), 3 (MPhil)

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