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3.6k PhD programmes in Social Sciences

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Brain Sciences - Computation and Information Processing

Over the course of your Brain Sciences - Computation and Information Processing at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem studies, you’ll learn computational neuroscience and its application in understanding how the nervous system orchestrates disparate functions including perception and action, learning and memory, thought and creativity. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 yearsFree

Social Sciences

This Social Sciences course from the Royal Roads University hybrid doctoral programme combines the rigour of research in a traditional PhD with applied, professional relevancy.

Doctorate Full-time Blended
4 years$16,319/yr

Doctorate in International Relations

Why a Doctorate in International Relations from the School for International Training?  Citizens around the world are witnessing major shifts in world order as new centers of power arise, populist movements grow, and political instability and conflict drive people across national borders.

Ph.D. Part-time Online
4 years$19,875/yr

Russian Studies

Do you want to be part of a stimulating research environment? Join an impactful Modern Languages department at University of Birmingham and undertake your own research project in Russian Studies.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus +2
3 years$31,643/yr

Economics

The University of Bristol's School of Economics is a thriving centre for teaching and research in the major fields of economics. University of Bristol offers the Economics programme. 

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$29,628/yr

Social Statistics

This Social Statisticscourse from Lancaster University is suitable for a range of purposes, notably: social science graduates interested in quantitative empirical work and statistics graduates wishing to develop applicable expertise in social statistics.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available

The poor, by the way-Practice-led working-class experimental writing

This The poor, by the way-Practice-led working-class experimental writing project at University of Dundee aims to forefront working-class lived experience to produce new experimental, interdisciplinary writing.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$29,682/yr

Criminology

At the Criminology research programme at the University of Brighton you will enter an academic community that addresses challenges within the criminal justice system and beyond, considering social, health, psychological, spatial, and environmental injustice, seeking to transform policy and practice on global and more local scales.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$22,173/yr

French Studies

Do you want to be part of a stimulating research environment? Join the French Studies programme at University of Birmingham.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus +2
3 years$31,643/yr

PhD in Health Policy, Planning and Service Delivery

Enhance your Bachelor’s degree and gain an advanced understanding of PhD in Health Policy, Planning and Service Delivery at Victoria University of Wellington.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available

PhD in Italian

Develop an advanced command of the Italian language and take an in-depth look at PhD in Italian society, literature and culture at Victoria University of Wellington.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available

English Literature

Research in the Department of English brings the core values of our discipline - textual scholarship, critical and theoretical analysis, and contextual knowledge - to the dynamic and changing field of English literary studies. University of Bristol offers the English Literature programme. 

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus +2
4 years$29,628/yr

Business and Economics

The recently created Doctoral Programme in Business and Economics of Universidade de Aveiro, with three branches of specialization - Economics, Management and Finance - responds to the requests of researchers and graduates to continue their doctoral studies in these areas of knowledge.

Doctorate Full-time On-campus
3 years$2,724/yr

Economics

During your Economics PhD programme at University of Surrey, you’ll be guided by leading research-active academics with expertise in various fields, including macroeconomics, microeconomic theory, econometrics and applied Microeconomics.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$30,710/yr

Geography and Environmental Science

Academics in Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Dundee research across the broad areas of environment and society and are part of the wider School of Social Sciences.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$31,183/yr

Social Policy, Sociology

The School of Social Sciences provides a stimulating and supportive environment for postgraduate training. The Social Policy, Sociology programme is offered at Bangor University.

Ph. D. Full-time +2 On-campus
2 years$25,028/yr

Development Economics

The Development Economics programme offered at SOAS University of London  is a research degree offered by the Department of Economics, and is also part of the PhD pathway, 'International Development', within the Bloomsbury Doctoral Training Partnership.

Ph. D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$31,643/yr

Psychology

This Doctor of Philosophy programme in Psychology at the Federation University Australia sees candidates working with a Principal Supervisor, appointed by the Research Higher Degrees Sub Committee, with the approval of the School.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$26,112/yr

Anthropology

The Anthropology programme from Maynooth University is an advanced research degree that requires considerable initiative on the part of the student to engage in independent, original scholarship. 

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$16,404/yr

Languages and Cultures

This Languages and Cultures course from Lancaster University warmly welcome enquiries from appropriately qualified applicants who are keen to register for Languages and Cultures doctoral research.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available

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