DPhil in Social Policy - 36 months 36 months PHD Programme By University of Oxford |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

70,515 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Public PolicyMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Public Policy

Degree

Other

Study Level

PHD

This degree is intended for students who are interested in a wide range of areas of social policy research, such as welfare systems in developed and developing countries, family and family policies, educational inequalities and educational policies, economic and social inequalities, social mobility and inequality of opportunity, labour market institutions and policies, retirement age policies, transition from work to retirement and public attitudes on welfare state issues. This varied research portfolio is organised within the Oxford Institute of Social Policy. Students’ ability to work independently to explore a new line of research under an academic supervisor is emphasized in this degree. Each member of academic staff has expertise in a particular area of social policy and students will only be accepted for a DPhil if there is an appropriate supervisor available. 

Programme overview

Main Subject

Public Policy

Degree

Other

Study Level

PHD

This degree is intended for students who are interested in a wide range of areas of social policy research, such as welfare systems in developed and developing countries, family and family policies, educational inequalities and educational policies, economic and social inequalities, social mobility and inequality of opportunity, labour market institutions and policies, retirement age policies, transition from work to retirement and public attitudes on welfare state issues. This varied research portfolio is organised within the Oxford Institute of Social Policy. Students’ ability to work independently to explore a new line of research under an academic supervisor is emphasized in this degree. Each member of academic staff has expertise in a particular area of social policy and students will only be accepted for a DPhil if there is an appropriate supervisor available. 

Admission Requirements

110+
7.5+
3.7+
191+

A first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours (or equivalent international qualifications), as a minimum, in demography, economics, political science, psychology, social policy and social work and sociology, or closely-related fields. 

3 Years
Jan-2000

Domestic
39,225 GBP
International
70,515 GBP

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