Key information
- Duration: Full-time – 36 months; Part-time – 72 months
- Start dates: January 2027, May 2027, September 2027
- Application deadline: Not specified
- Language: English
- Delivered: On Campus
- Campus Location: Hull, United Kingdom
- Discipline: Social Work
Overview
Social Work at the University of Hull has a long tradition of making a tangible difference to the lives of others, with recent research centring on issues surrounding safeguarding and suicide-prevention in the internet age, kinship care, child protection and missing children, among other themes.
Features
- The hand-selected postgraduate students share our passion and drive to make a difference.
- We have established strong working relationships with local social services providers, users, and carers.
- The PhD in Social Work allows you to research and write a maximum 100,000 word thesis on a topic in which we are able to offer supervision.
Programme Structure
Research topics:
- Child neglect
- Child sexual abuse
- Family justice / child removal
- Children and family social work
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
Upper Second Class
English requirements
- TOEFL iBT: 79
- PTE Academic: 61
- IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements
- For entry onto the PhD, you should normally have, or expect to obtain at least a 2:1 Honours degree (or international equivalent) in a related subject area.
- With your application, you should also submit a 2000 word research proposal outlining your research topic, the significance of the proposed study, the gap in the knowledge base the proposed research will address and your proposed methodology.
- If you require a student visa to study or if your first language is not English you will be required to provide acceptable evidence of your English language proficiency level.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International: 47,096 AUD / year (≈ 24,746 GBP / year)
- Domestic: 9,969 AUD / year (≈ 5,238 GBP / year)
Additional Details
Part time
- UK Students: £2,619 / year
- International: £12,373 / year
