Doing a PhD or MPhil in the Department of Sociological Studies - why Sheffield?
So, you want to do a research degree in Sociology, Social Policy or Social Work… but why choose Sheffield? We can offer you lots of reasons.
Research training
Perhaps the most obvious is the quality of the training you´ll receive. The Doctoral Development Programme (DDP) offers a flexible, ongoing training plan that is an integral part of your research degree, and is tailored to your individual needs. It helps you progress through your research studies by identifying the skills you already have and providing opportunities to improve these and acquire new skills and experience.
Doctoral Development Programme
Supervision
No less important is the quality of the supervision. Each research student has an experienced primary supervisor, with a secondary supervisor giving extra input. Dedicated, supportive supervision is vital to the successful completion of your degree, and that is what we offer.
See details of our current research students and their topics
The Department
The research environment of the Department was assessed as `internationally excellent´ to `world leading´ in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. This includes a large and welcoming postgraduate cohort, academic and administrative staff with responsibility for postgraduate matters, research seminars, opportunities for publication and editorial work, and teaching opportunities.
The Department has a specialised postgraduate suite; facilities include desk space for each research student and PCs reserved for research student use, providing word-processing facilities, access to library catalogues, CD-ROM, the Internet and a wide range of packages for handling databases, spreadsheets and statistical analysis.