PhD in Women's and Gender Studies (2022 Entry)
The doctoral programme in Women’s and Gender Studies provides access to a vibrant and welcoming community of international and interdisciplinary researchers and supports you in developing your independent research project.
As well as being part of an active and exciting research culture, you will receive specialist training in undertaking doctoral study at the beginning of your course and dedicated and expert supervision throughout.
Teaching and learning
All first year PhD students undertake a two-term course called Research Process and Research Design, provided by the Department this course supports students with the fundamentals of PhD study and life and prepares them for their upgrade from MPhil to PhD. All doctoral students have access to dedicated PhD study rooms with computers and printers.
A Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Sociology or a related subject; a strong research proposal.
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- Band B
- IELTS overall score of 7.0, minimum component scores of two at 6.0/6.5 and the rest at 7.0 or above.
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There are no additional entry requirements for this course.
Research within our department covers a broad span of the discipline and is organised into three main themes:
- Economy, Technology, Expertise
- Inequalities and Social Change
- Justice, Authority and the Geopolitical
The Department hosts the Social Research Centre and the Centre for the Study of Women and Gender.
We have considerable expertise in areas such as:
- Gender and sexuality studies
- Social and cultural theory
- Race and racism
- Migration
- Ethnicity
- Criminology
- Work and employment
- Political sociology
- Bioscience
- Markets and capitalism
- Media
- Health
- Emotion
- Education
- Religion
- Family
- Methodologies
Full details of our research interests are listed on the Sociology web pages.
You can also read our general University research proposal guidance.
Find your supervisor using the link below and discuss with them the area you'd like to research.
Explore our Sociology Staff Directory.
You can also see our general University guidance about finding a supervisor.