Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 48 months
- 4 - 7 years
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting October 2026 — Apply anytime.
- Starting January 2027 — Apply anytime.
- Starting April 2027 — Apply anytime.
If you are applying for funding, are applying from overseas or require on-campus accommodation, we recommend that you apply as early as possible.
Language
English
PTE Academic: 58
IELTS: 6.5
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Disciplines
- Education
- Social Policy
Overview
The Education and Social Justice (by thesis and coursework) course from Lancaster University focuses on the issues and concerns at the heart of your professional practice and aims to train you as an autonomous researcher.
Key facts:
- Working with world-leading, research-active academics, you will be encouraged to develop your own ideas in a structured and supportive research environment.
- We are wholly committed to developing future researchers through an egalitarian approach. You and your global peers will connect with programme tutors and departmental staff, providing the opportunity to benefit from their extensive and diverse research experience and broad spectrum of interests, which reaches from end-to-end educationally; early childhood to lifelong learning.
- You will become a member of our research hub, the Centre for Social Justice and Wellbeing in Education, which takes a multi-disciplinary approach to explorations of equity, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing. Contextual settings for projects include schools, higher education, home and the workplace. The common threads of social justice and education weave us all together but are broadly interpreted to allow individual interests and areas of professional practice to come to the fore as you establish your research identity.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Understanding Social Justice Internationally: Issues, Theories and Approaches
- Promoting Social Justice through Education
- Education, Activism and Global Social Movements
- Researching Social Justice
- Social Justice in Institutions and Organisations
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
PTE Academic: 58
IELTS: 6.5
General requirements
- Bachelor's degree: An upper second class honours (UK or equivalent) in any subject.
- Master's degree: A good Master's degree in any background.
- We may also consider non-standard applicants, please contact us for information.
Tuition Fees
Additional Details
The postgraduate research fees for the next year have not yet been set.
Funding
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Education and Social Justice (by thesis and coursework).
Available Scholarships
- Commonwealth Scholarships — Provided by university, Grant, Various benefits, Deadline: Not specified, Merit-based
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program — Independent provider, Grant, Various benefits, Deadline: 07 Oct 2026
- ServiceScape Scholarship — Independent provider, Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline: 30 Nov 2026
- ACES Scholarships — Independent provider, Grant, 3500 USD, Deadline: 15 Nov 2026
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility — Independent provider, Grant, Various benefits, Deadline: Not specified, Merit-based
- Scholarships for PhD Students — Independent provider, Grant, 19000 GBP, Deadline: Not specified, Merit-based
- Boustany Astronomy PhD Scholarship — Independent provider, Grant, Various benefits, Deadline: 28 Feb 2027, Merit-based
- Amberscholar Scholarship — Independent provider, Grant, 6000 USD, Deadline: 31 Jan 2027, Merit-based
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship — Independent provider, Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline: 31 Oct 2026, Merit-based
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship — Independent provider, Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline: 01 Mar 2027
- Dream Chaser Scholarship — Independent provider, Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline: 13 Jan 2027, Merit-based
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids — Independent provider, Grant, 22500 GBP, Deadline: Not specified
- Scholarship for students with disabilities — Independent provider, Grant, 3000 USD, Deadline: 31 Dec 2026, Need-based
- CIAPS Commonwealth Scholarships for Postgraduate Professional Studies — Independent provider, Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline: Not specified
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship — Independent provider, Grant, 1500 USD, Deadline: Not specified
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme — Independent provider, Grant, 12000 USD, Deadline: 11 Jan 2027
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