Overview

Our faculty members are renowned for providing attentive, individualized supervision that reflects our commitment to your professional and scholarly development.

The first program of its kind in Canada, it is grounded in a comprehensive approach including: immersion in a variety of data gathering techniques; substantive topics like community; research design; analysis and interpretation; and rigorous theorizing.

The Sociology program at the University of Windsor offers unique opportunities for student-professor collaboration, discovery, creativity, critical thinking, and community engagement.

Why pursue graduate studies with us?

Contemporary and critical scholarship
Tight-knit student society
Publically relevant, cutting-edge research
Diverse faculty members and students
Alignment with faculty research interests

Programme Structure

Areas of study:

We attend to issues of power, change, and social inequalities, especially as they affect the social and policy environments.
Our areas of expertise cover culture and community; migration and population; and crime and justice.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-02-01 00:00:00

More details

Applications to these programs will be accepted after this deadline, however, these applicants will only be considered if space and funding allows.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

83

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Sociology View 43 other PhDs in Sociology in Canada

Academic requirements

GPA

C+

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

83

Student insurance

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

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Other requirements

General requirements

In general, admission to graduate study is granted only to those students who have good academic records and who are adequately prepared to undertake graduate work in their field of specialization.
In particular, an applicant for admission to a graduate program leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy must have either a Master's degree or, in exceptional cases, a four-year Bachelor's degree, or the equivalent; with a minimum average of 77% (or equivalent).

Also required:

Letter from applicant including area for dissertation research. Students are encouraged to identify one (1) or more members of the department's graduate faculty with whom they would like to work.
A sample of written work.
Personal statement (max 500 words)
Three Referee Assessment Forms. Two should be from academic referees (e.g. MA Supervisor) and one can be from a non-academic referee who has been in a supervisory or mentor role.
Curriculum Vitae or Resume.

Tuition Fee

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International

15790 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 7895 CAD per semester during 72 months.
National

4788 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2394 CAD per semester during 72 months.

Ontario students: $ 2393.10 per semester

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Sociology.

Available Scholarships

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