Key Information
Duration: Full-time, 60 months (5 years or longer)
Start dates & application deadlines: Starting September 2027. Apply before Jan 2027.
Language: English
English requirements: TOEFL iBT 92, PTE Academic 65, or IELTS 7.
Delivered: On Campus
Campus Location: Halifax, Canada
Disciplines: Sociology
Overview
Be a part of lively debate, and close-knit connections in Dalhousie University's small, friendly, and selective Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology programme.
Sociology investigates social processes that are fundamental to how society works, but often invisible and misunderstood. It focuses on how relationships among people shape their experiences. It unpacks deterministic and egocentric understandings to offer better accounts of a wide range of pressing social issues, such as the environment, health, crime, inequality, immigration, transnationalism, identity, and social change. Sociology uses a wide range of evidence, including interviews, historical sources, and even statistics. Sociological perspectives can be applied to multiple social contexts and scales, from the world all the way down to everyday interactions. Because the discipline challenges commonly held assumptions, sociologists are often on the cutting edge of contemporary debates. Visit the programme website for more information.
Possible careers include:
- Professor
Programme options
Thesis: Pursue independent and original research guided by a supervisor to develop and defend your thesis.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- PhD Seminar in Sociology and Social Anthropology
- Language Requirement
- Comprehensive Examination
- Doctoral Thesis Proposal
- PhD Thesis
Visit the programme website to check out the full curriculum.
Admission Requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: 3
English requirements
TOEFL iBT: 92 | PTE Academic: 65 | IELTS: 7
Other requirements
- Thesis-based master's degree or its equivalent.
- Minimum grade point average of 3.0 (B average) in the last 60 credit hours of study.
- Degree granted by a university of recognized standing.
Fees and Funding
Tuition Fees
International: 4,797 AUD / year (≈ 4,756 CAD / year)
Domestic: 4,797 AUD / year (≈ 4,756 CAD / year)
Living Costs
Halifax, Canada: 1,246-1,973 AUD / month
Funding
Dalhousie offers competitive tuition rates and funding programmes to support graduate students in almost all of its degree programmes.
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