Overview
This Social Policy programme at London School of Economics and Political Science offers the chance to undertake a substantial piece of work that is of publishable quality and which makes an original contribution to the field of social policy. You will begin on the MPhil, and will need to meet certain requirements to be upgraded to PhD status.
Features
- You will be offered supervision in a wide range of specialist topics and will become a member of a vibrant and exciting research community.
- You will have access to a full collection of UK, US and EU public documents, parliamentary papers and statistical data as well as use of cutting edge networked computer facilities dedicated to research students, in the Social Science Research Laboratory within the Department.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- Case Studies and Comparative Methods for Qualitative Research
- Social Science Research Design
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Quantitative Analysis
- Applied Regression Analysis
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
Social Policy View 49 other PhDs in Social Policy in United KingdomAcademic requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- The minimum entry requirement for this programme is an upper second class honours (2:1) bachelor's degree (or equivalent), plus high merit (65+) in a master’s degree or equivalent, preferably in social policy, or public policy and a high merit (65+) in the dissertation.
- Competition for places at the School is high. This means that even if you meet our minimum entry requirement, this does not guarantee you an offer of admission.
Tuition Fee
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International
22632 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 22632 GBP per year during 36 months. -
National
4829 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4829 GBP per year during 36 months.
Living costs for London
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