Overview

Over the course of this three- to four-year programme (six to eight years for the part-time programme), Information, Communication and the Social Sciences students at University of Oxford produce an important and original piece of scholarship that will make a significant contribution to the dynamic area of Internet research. OII DPhil graduates have the qualities and transferable skills necessary to excel in teaching, research, policymaking or business.

Features

Doctoral students at the OII address research questions from across a spectrum of disciplines. OII DPhil students anchor their research in disciplinary questions (in, for instance, politics or sociology), while also situating their research in broader social science theories and methods.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

digital knowledge and culture

digital politics and government

education, wellbeing and digital life

ethics and philosophy of information

information geography and inequality

digital policy and online security

Key information

Duration

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

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-05 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

110

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Oxford, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Sociology Liberal Arts View 125 other PhDs in Sociology in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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110

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Other requirements

General requirements

As a minimum, applicants should hold or be predicted to achieve the following UK qualifications or their equivalent:

a master's degree with a mark of at least 67%; and

a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours in any subject.

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Tuition Fee

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International

31480 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 31480 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

13570 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 13570 GBP per year during 36 months.

Part-time study:

Home: £6,525

Overseas: £29,140

Living costs for Oxford

939 - 1530 GBP /month

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Scholarships Information

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