Overview

We are committed to scholarly advancement but also to the dissemination of our work beyond the academy to generate non-academic impact and effect social change.

Training and support of the Social Policy at The University of Edinburgh

We offer a lively intellectual environment in which to undertake postgraduate research in social policy, with a range of thematic research groups and an active seminar programme.

You will benefit from our excellent links to other social policy scholars, policymakers and practitioners across the world.

The subject area hosts some of the leading academic journals in the field.

Postgraduate research students in the Graduate School of Social and Political Science can access core, intermediate and advanced research training courses tailored to the needs of their project.

Accreditation

The programme has been designed to train students in research skills to the level prescribed by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)'s generic and subject-specific research training guidelines

Programme Structure

We offer postgraduate supervision across the whole subject range, with particular expertise in:

social security
labour market policy
health policy
family policy
education policy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-09 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

7

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Social Policy View 51 other PhDs in Social Policy in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

Pass _{(recommended)}

English requirements

IELTS

7

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

A UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent, and a UK masters degree with an overall mark of 65% or its international equivalent.

Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
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Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Tuition Fee

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International

26300 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 26300 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

4786 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 4786 GBP per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Edinburgh

725 - 1167 GBP /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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