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953 PhD programmes in Social Sciences in United Kingdom

South Asian Studies SOAS University of London
4,0(32)London, United Kingdom Top 15% in WorldwideThe South Asian Studies programme from SOAS University of London has an international reputation for excellence in the field of South Asian studies earned by the world leading research undertaken.

Archaeology Bangor University
4,4(84)Bangor, United Kingdom Top 8% in WorldwideThe PhD/MPhil Archaeology programme is being offered by the Bangor University and is a research programme

Comparative Literatures and Cultures University of Bristol
4,3(95)Bristol, United Kingdom Top 1% in WorldwideResearch in Comparative Literatures and Cultures sits within the School of Modern Languages and builds on two areas of strength within the school: transnational studies and intermediality. University of Bristol offers the Comparative Literatures and Cultures programme.
Spanish University of Cambridge
4,4(55)Cambridge, United Kingdom Top 0.1% in WorldwideThe Spanish programme from The University of Cambridge offers undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan. It is unique in its commitment to exploring the trans-historical and cross-cultural interrelations between all these language areas and their corresponding cultural formations.
Criminology University of Lincoln
4,2(45)Lincoln, United Kingdom Top 15% in WorldwideThis Criminology course at University of Lincoln draws on a range of perspectives relating to crime looking at sociology, psychology, and law, and as such provides new opportunities for scholarship and advanced research.
Land Economy University of Cambridge
4,4(55)Cambridge, United Kingdom Top 0.1% in WorldwideThe Land Economy course from The University of Cambridge department leads the field in the UK's latest Research Excellence Framework rating of Land Economy's joint submission with Architecture. 87.5% of our impact case studies, including research on the transition to a low-carbon economy, were judged to be 'world-leading'.
Social Work and Social Care (Postgraduate Research) University of Wolverhampton
4,1(79)Wolverhampton, United Kingdom Top 20% in WorldwideIn the Social Work and Social Care (Postgraduate Research) programme offered by the University of Wolverhampton, we offer supervision for PhD research in a range of areas relating to Social Work and Social Care. The team has experience of full time, part time, mature professionals and overseas students.
Middle East Politics The University of Exeter
4,3(102)Exeter, United Kingdom Top 3% in WorldwideThe Middle East Politics MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter is an Area Studies department grounded in multidisciplinary approaches to research and training.
Advanced Quantitative Methods (AQM) in Social Sciences The University of Exeter
4,3(102)Penryn, United Kingdom +1 Top 3% in WorldwideThe Advanced Quantitative Methods (AQM) in Social Sciences programme offered by The University of Exeter develops advanced expertise in statistical analysis, empirical investigation, and data-driven social research.
Health Psychology Staffordshire University
4,3(30)Stoke-on-Trent, United KingdomThe Health Psychology programme at Staffordshire University offers a unique opportunity to experience and develop your professional skills in Health Psychology, under the guidance of highly qualified and committed staff.
Palestine Studies The University of Exeter
4,3(102)Exeter, United Kingdom Top 3% in WorldwideThe Palestine Studies MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter is an Area Studies department grounded in multidisciplinary approaches to research and training.
Psychology and Neuroscience King's College London
4,2(112)London, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in WorldwideThe Psychology and Neuroscience programme offered by King's College London investigates brain function, behaviour, mental health, and neurological processes through interdisciplinary research spanning neuroscience, psychology, and psychiatry.
Economics University of Leeds
4,4(53)Leeds, United Kingdom Top 2% in WorldwideAt the Economics PhD from University of Leeds, the Department's research centre, the Applied Institute for Research in Economics (AIRE) supports and disseminates research.
Politics Research King's College London
4,2(112)London, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in WorldwideThe Politics Research programme offered by King's College London investigates political processes, government decision-making, and the interaction of people, ideas, and institutions.
Music Therapy Anglia Ruskin University
4,1(98)Cambridge, United Kingdom Top 15% in WorldwideThe Music Therapy programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University explores the therapeutic use of music to support adults, older people, young people, and children, advancing understanding of clinical outcomes, therapeutic processes, and wellbeing.
Economics Royal Holloway University of London
4,4(59)London, United Kingdom Top 8% in WorldwideThe Department of Economics at Royal Holloway University of London is one of the top economics departments in the country with a wide range of expertise, including labour economics, development economics, microeconomic theory, and experimental economics.
Educational and Child Psychology The University of Manchester
3,9(88)Manchester, United Kingdom Top 1% in WorldwideThe Doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology at The University of Manchester is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a three-year full-time initial professional training programme for educational psychologists.
Politics and International Relations University of Nottingham
4,2(105)Nottingham, United Kingdom Top 2% in WorldwideThe School of Politics and International Relations at University of Nottingham has long been respected for the quality of its research and teaching. We have strong links with leading institutions in the UK and overseas and a diverse teaching team and student body.
Psychology University of Plymouth
4,3(101)Plymouth, United Kingdom Top 8% in WorldwideStudy for Psychology degree at University of Plymouth and join a supportive community of researchers who make Plymouth a centre of excellence in psychological research.
Health Policy and Governance Keele University
4,3(14)Keele, United Kingdom Top 15% in WorldwideThis activity draws together professors and researchers from the disciplines of political theory and political institutions, public policy and health policy, organisational theory and management and applied sociology. We offer a Health Policy and Governance degree at Keele University.