Key information
- Duration:
- Full-time: 36 months
- Part-time: 72 months
- Start dates & application deadlines:
- Starting January 2027: Apply before Dec 2026 (National), Apply before Oct 2026 (International)
More details: If you are submitting your own research proposal, applications are accepted all year round, but if you wish to start in September, you should apply by 1 June.
Language: English. TOEFL iBT: 88 (or 4.5 on the new TOEFL iBT 1-6 score); PTE Academic: 67; IELTS: 6.5.
Delivered: On Campus, Online
Campus Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom
Disciplines: Anthropology
Overview
As a University of Birmingham's postgraduate researcher in Social Anthropology, you'll be supported by a supervisory team in a leading department to carry out research and develop skills that will set you on the path to a future career in academia or beyond.
Careers Support: At Birmingham, they prepare the researchers to make an impact across every sector of society. The PhD graduates are global change-makers: advancing knowledge, shaping policy, leading industries, and educating future generations. Visit the programme website for more information.
You'll benefit from dedicated careers support tailored to your unique paths. The expert team of Careers Advisers, including a dedicated postgraduate research adviser, offer one-to-one guidance to help researchers navigate career decisions both within and beyond academia.
Whatever you plan to do after your degree, Careers Network offers a range of events and support services including networking opportunities, career coaching, one to one guidance, careers fairs and links with leading graduate recruiters.
They also offer subject specific careers consultants and a dedicated careers website for international students.
Programme Structure
Research themes:
- Forging futures
- Urban lives and mobility
- Gender and kinship
- Religion in everyday life
To obtain additional information about the programme, we kindly suggest that you visit the programme website, where you can find further details and relevant resources.
Admission requirements
Academic requirements: We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements: TOEFL iBT: 88; PTE Academic: 67; IELTS: 6.5.
Other requirements:
- Applicants for a PhD will also need to hold a Masters qualification at Merit level or above (or its international equivalent), usually in a relevant area.
- Any academic and professional qualifications or relevant professional experience you may have are normally taken into account, and in some cases, form an integral part of the entrance requirements.
- If you are applying for distance learning research programmes, you will also be required to demonstrate that you have the time, commitment, facilities and experience to study by distance learning.
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees: International: 44,552 AUD / year (≈ 23,390 GBP / year). Domestic: 9,977 AUD / year (≈ 5,238 GBP / year).
Additional Details: UK: £2,619 part-time; International: £11,695 part-time.
Living costs: Birmingham, United Kingdom: 1,457-2,160 AUD / month.
