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21 PhD programmes offered by the university
University of Essex4,1(87)
Colchester, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide Human Rights
The PhD Human Rights from University of Essex was established to meet the demands of our students who have an established interest in human rights and wish to pursue doctoral research which goes beyond a single academic discipline but includes a distinct multi and interdisciplinary perspective.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$27,802/yr
University of Essex4,1(87)
Colchester, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide Childhood Studies
Many of the students of the Childhood Studies programme from University of Essex are already professionals so return to their existing fields with deeper understanding of their work, using this for their personal development and for increasing their potential for promotion and leadership in their existing or new roles.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$27,802/yr
University of Essex4,1(87)
Colchester, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide Curating
The University of Essex is one of few research-intensive universities to offer a practice-based PhD in Curating. Like a traditional PhD in art history, this degree allows you to conduct sustained, innovative research about an issue from the field of visual culture, broadly defined.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$27,802/yr
University of Essex4,1(87)
Colchester, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide Sociolinguistics
They offer supervision for the PhD Sociolinguistics from University of Essex in the areas of: conversation analysis, language variation and change, dialects and language contact, gender differentiation in language, multilingualism, intercultural pragmatics, language maintenance and shift, Pidgin and Creole linguistics, and language and human rights.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$27,802/yr
University of Essex4,1(87)
Colchester, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide Social Services Management
The aim of the Social Services Management course from University of Essex is to provide a unified approach to theory and practice within a professional context, so your learning is structured to allow you to develop your skills both in the workplace and within the university environment.
Doctorate Part-time On-campus
5 years$13,902/yr
University of Essex4,1(87)
Colchester, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology (Integrated)
The Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology (Integrated) program from University of Essex provides a route into research study if you do not have a Masters degree, or have very little research training.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$31,846/yr
University of Essex4,1(87)
Colchester, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide Government
A PhD at Essex makes you a member of the best political science department in the UK. We are renowned especially for the expertise in the areas of political behaviour, comparative politics, ideology and discourse analysis, international relations, and conflict resolution. Learn more at the Government programme from University of Essex.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$27,802/yr
University of Essex4,1(87)
Colchester, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide Refugee Care
We offer supervision in Refugee Care at University of Essex, allowing you to undertake research that introduces a therapeutic dimension and psychosocial perspectives to your work with asylum seekers, refugees and other involuntarily dislocated persons.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$27,802/yr
University of Essex4,1(87)
Colchester, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide Psychology (Integrated)
The Psychology (Integrated) program at University of Essex provides a route into research study if you do not have a Masters degree, or have very little research training. It enables you to spend your first year completing a full-time Masters-level qualification, followed by a full-time PhD studied over 3-4 years or a part-time PhD studied over 6-7 years.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$31,846/yr
University of Essex4,1(87)
Colchester, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide Languages and Cultures
Within the Languages and Cultures programme from University of Essex we aim to provide our research students with work and storage space, including laboratory facilities and access to online bibliographies, corpora and other resources.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$27,802/yr
University of Essex4,1(87)
Colchester, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide Sociology
The Sociology programme at University of Essex develops sociological research skills through integrated training and global thematic expertise across key social issues.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$27,802/yr
University of Essex4,1(87)
Colchester, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide Psychology
The Psychology programme at University of Essex develops advanced research skills in psychology through integrated training and specialised study in cognitive, social, and neuroscience fields.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$31,846/yr
University of Essex4,1(87)
Colchester, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide Psychosocial Studies
The graduates of the Psychosocial Studies programme from University of Essex go on to a number of different destinations, including further study and training, or further academic research work.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$27,802/yr
University of Essex4,1(87)
Colchester, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide Economics
The Economics programme at University of Essex develops advanced economic research skills through structured training and critical analysis of global economic issues.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$27,802/yr
University of Essex4,1(87)
Colchester, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide Applied Social and Economic Research
For Applied Social and Economic Research programme from University of Essex we offer supervision in quantitative research in sociology and other social sciences.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$27,802/yr
University of Essex4,1(87)
Colchester, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide Psychoanalytic Studies
Psychoanalytic Studies graduates from University of Essex go on to a number of different destinations, including further study and training in psychoanalysis, Jungian analysis, or psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$27,802/yr
University of Essex4,1(87)
Colchester, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide Social Policy
The PhD in Social Policy from University of Essex offers you a unique opportunity to undertake research in a variety of social contexts.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$27,802/yr
University of Essex4,1(87)
Colchester, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide Criminology
Criminology programme at University of Essex are hosted within our Department of Sociology. We offer supervision that covers a wide range of topics and we take a global approach to the subject, with particular expertise in diverse regional settings.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$27,802/yr
University of Essex4,1(87)
Colchester, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide Economics
For the PhD Economics within ISER from University of Essex, they offer supervision in applied microeconomics and microeconometrics, which should interest you if you plan to use socio-economic survey data in your research.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$27,802/yr
University of Essex4,1(87)
Colchester, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide Applied Psychology
The PhD in Applied Psychology from University of Essex offers you a unique opportunity to undertake research in an applied psychological context.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$27,802/yr