PhD/MPhil Sociology

City St George's, University of London

On the Mphil/PhD, you will join the vibrant research culture in our leading sociology department and work closely with our expert supervisors, advancing your understanding and knowledge of sociology. You will be joining a dynamic and cosmopolitan research community in a leading sociology department.We will work with you to help you become a scholar with the skills to design an independent research project, generate publications that advance substantive and theoretical knowledge and understanding, and who can teach at university level.We are particularly keen to hear from you, if you have an original research proposal in one (or several) of the following areas:new media and the digital societytrends and developments in global news mediamedia, campaigning, and social changecrime and criminalitycrime and popular culturepolicing, criminal justice, and crime preventionvictimologycontemporary social theory (including critical theory)contemporary cultural theorygender, sexualities, and social changework, employment, and socio-economic changeyouth studiescultural studies.The Full-time duration is 2 – 4 years Part time: 3 – 7 years and PhD by prior publication: 1 year.

Department of Sociology and Criminology