Overview
Features
Our Culture and Evolution research at Brunel University London brings together outstanding evolutionary, cross-cultural and other psychologists and includes evolutionary approaches to human psychology such as human behavioural ecology categorised in these three strands:
- Relationships – E.g. interpersonal attraction and mate choice, relationship maintenance and satisfaction, jealousy etc. Also intergroup relations (between cultures and ethnic groups).
- Morality – E.g. what is considered right and wrong, political beliefs, views on resource distribution etc.
- Conflict & Cooperation – E.g. interpersonal and intergroup, sexual conflict and intrasexual competition, sources of conflict such as inequality etc.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- Attitudes towards, and behavioural consequences of, inequality
- Close personal relationships
- Community and wellbeing
- Competitiveness and risk-taking among males
- Cooperation within groups, including between leaders and followers
- Cultural variation in prosocial behaviours
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 72 months
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Disciplines
Area & Cultural Studies View 90 other PhDs in Area & Cultural Studies in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- The general University entrance requirement for registration for a research degree is normally a First or Upper Second Class Honours degree (1st or 2:1).
- If you require a Tier 4 visa to study in the UK, you must prove knowledge of the English language so that we can issue you a Certificate of Acceptance for Study (CAS). To do this, you will need an IELTS for UKVI or Trinity SELT test pass gained from a test centre approved by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and on the Secure English Language Testing (SELT) list.
Tuition Fee
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International
19330 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 19330 GBP per year during 36 months. -
National
4712 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4712 GBP per year during 36 months.
Living costs for London
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