Program Overview

Social Sciences MPhil PhD

Overview

Studying for a PhD with UEL's School of Childhood and Social Care will push you to the limit - and you'll be supported all the way by our world-class academic staff.

Our research consistently delivers improved outcomes for the delivery of social for adolescent self-harm, suicide prevention and child abuse.

Active social work and social policy research strands range from international human rights to the practical - such as applying practice-near research to social work and using new media to help people with learning disabilities. We also use geo-information and numerical simulations to develop crime, health and social policies.

Our sociology strand includes active research on anthropology, political economy, social psychology and psychoanalysis, international development, politics, refugee, urban and gender studies.

Internationally, the School has partnerships with the University of New Mexico and the American University in Cairo; as well as exchange programmes with several European colleges.

Course Options

• PhD via MPhil

Entry Requirements

• To apply for a PhD course, you should have an MPhil, or MRes qualification or an overseas qualification rated as equivalent.
• Applicants for a PhD via MPhil should have either a first class or upper second class honours degree from a UK Higher Education Institution, or an overseas qualification rated as equivalent.
• Work experience: If you have relevant research or work experience, but no degree, you can still be considered for admission. You will need to discuss your experience with the relevant School, and provide the names of two academic referees familiar with your academic work.
• Split-site study: If you are applying for a research course from outside the UK, you may be able to apply for split-site study arrangements, where you carry out part or all of your research outside the UK.
• Language requirements: If English is not your first language, you will have to satisfy our English language requirements for postgraduate research study. The minimum requirement for a research degree is an IELTS Academic English score of 7.0 overall (minimum of 6.5 in all components). This should normally have been gained within the past two years.

Fees

• Home Applicant, Full-time: £6,020 per year
• Home Applicant, Part-time: £3,010 per year
• International Applicant, Full-time: £16,100 per year
• International Applicant, Part-time: £8,050 per year

Funding

• Postgraduate Loans Scheme: £10,280 to fund your Masters Programme under the Postgraduate Loans (PGL) scheme
• Postgraduate Scholarship: Apply for a 50 per cent discount on your tuition fees
• Alumni Discount: up to 15% fee waiver
• Early Payment Discount: 5% fee waiver
• Asylum Seekers scholarship: 100% fee waiver
• Civic Engagement: £1,000
• Hardship Bursary: up to £2,000
• Sport Scholarships: Up to £6,000

How to Pay Your Fees

• Online payment facilities
• By telephone
• In person at our Docklands or Stratford campus
• Bank transfer

Additional Costs

• Textbooks
• Computer equipment
• Printing
• Travel

Course Modules

• PhD via MPhil Core Module: The most popular course is the PhD via MPhil. A PhD is an original and distinct contribution to the knowledge of the field of study. It is often essential for those wishing to follow an academic or research career in industry or commerce. PhD research can be carried out in all subject areas.

Research Areas

• Social work and social policy
• Sociology

Career Support

• Career Zone: Our dedicated and award-winning team provide you with careers and employability resources, including online jobs board, mentoring programmes, 1-2-1 career coaching services, careers workshops and employer events.
• Mental Wealth programme: Our Professional Fitness and Mental Wealth programme which issues you with a Careers Passport to track the skills you’ve mastered.

Campus and Facilities

• Stratford Campus, London, E15 4LZ
• Our historic Stratford campus is located in one of the best-connected areas of London: close to Stratford's thriving town centre, the 2012 Olympic Park, just 15 minutes from London's West End and 20 minutes from Canary Wharf.

Who Teaches This Course

• This course is delivered by the School of Childhood and Social Care
• The teaching team includes qualified academics, practitioners and industry experts as guest speakers.