Key information
Duration
- Full-time: 48 months
- Part-time: 84 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting February 2027
- Apply before Nov 2026 (National)
- Apply before Oct 2026 (International)
- Starting May 2027
- Apply before Feb 2027 (National)
- Apply before Dec 2026 (International)
Language
English
TOEFL iBT: 79 or IELTS: 6
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Sociology
Overview
We offer a Sociology degree at Sheffield Hallam University. Throughout a period of intensive, supervised investigative work, you work closely with specialists in your chosen field to produce an extended thesis of up to 80,000 words in the case of doctoral research.
Key facts
- You can take modules and supplementary online courses to develop skills in relation to a range of methodologies, methods and theoretical approaches.
- The work you complete on these can be included as part of your qualification.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Through regular interaction with other postgraduate students, researchers and the wider academic community, there is ample opportunity for networking throughout the course.
- This provides ample opportunity for networking and our research centres, the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research and the Centre for Education and Inclusion Research, host a range of stimulating activities and events, including established seminar series that attract internationally excellent researchers.
- The department has regular staff and student-led activities each year on specific topics associated with PhD student's research.
- We organise monthly Research Breakfast that encompass a wide range of topics including, 'how to publish,' and offer a friendly and supportive environment to discuss research.
- Our alumni have gone on to take up academic posts in both teaching and research roles, as well as public sector organisations.
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
Upper Second Class
English requirements
TOEFL iBT: 79
IELTS: 6
Other requirements
General requirements
- All applicants should hold a strong undergraduate degree (2.1 or above) and/or a relevant masters qualification (or expectation of the same).
- A research proposal. This should include an outline of the research questions/area, aim of the project, an understanding of the current knowledge/literature and context, the proposed methodology, the potential impact and contribution to knowledge of your project and referencing key background literature. The maximum word count is 1,500 words.
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
International: 33,488 AUD / year (approx. 17,725 GBP / year)
Domestic: 9,458 AUD / year (approx. 5,006 GBP / year)
Part-time fees
- Home: £2,503 per year
- International/EU: £8,865 per year
Living costs
Sheffield, United Kingdom: 1,049-1,846 AUD / month
Scholarships
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Sociology.
- Postgraduate Study Discounts - Provided by university - Grant: 2000 GBP - Deadline: Not specified - Merit-based - Sheffield Hallam University
- Performance Athlete Support Programme - Provided by university - Grant: 1350 GBP - Deadline: 01 Sep 2026 - Merit-based - Sheffield Hallam University
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program - Independent provider - Grant: Various benefits - Deadline: 07 Oct 2026 - U.S. government
- ServiceScape Scholarship - Independent provider - Grant: 1000 USD - Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 - ServiceScape
- ACES Scholarships - Independent provider - Grant: 3500 USD - Deadline: 15 Nov 2026 - ACES Education Fund
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility - Independent provider - Grant: Various benefits - Deadline: Not specified - Merit-based - OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation
- Scholarships for PhD Students - Independent provider - Grant: 19000 GBP - Deadline: Not specified - Merit-based - Junhua Li
- Boustany Astronomy PhD Scholarship - Independent provider - Grant: Various benefits - Deadline: 28 Feb 2027 - Merit-based - Boustany Foundation
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship - Independent provider - Grant: 1000 USD - Deadline: 31 Oct 2026 - Merit-based - IvyPanda
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship - Independent provider - Grant: 1000 USD - Deadline: 01 Mar 2027 - Voice Talent Online
- Women Scholarship for International Students - Independent provider - Grant: 5000 USD - Deadline: 28 Aug 2026 - Merit-based - educations.com
- The PhD Prep Fellowship - Independent provider - Grant: 10000 USD - Deadline: 01 Sep 2026 - Merit-based - Admit Lab
- Dream Chaser Scholarship - Independent provider - Grant: 1000 USD - Deadline: 13 Jan 2027 - Merit-based - Salvado Law
- Scholarship for students with disabilities - Independent provider - Grant: 3000 USD - Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 - Need-based - Anonymous Hope Fund
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids - Independent provider - Grant: 22500 GBP - Deadline: Not specified - UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
- Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria - Independent provider - Grant: Various benefits - Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 - Need-based - Leopold Figl Foundation
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship - Independent provider - Grant: 1500 USD - Deadline: Not specified - IELTS from 6 to 9
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme - Independent provider - Grant: 12000 USD - Deadline: 11 Jan 2027 - Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme
