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Course Details

Course Name

PhD Social Statistics

Level of study

PhD

Study Mode

Fulltime

Duration

3 Years

Start Term

Sept

Country

United Kingdom

City

Manchester

Course Subject

Social Sciences

Course Fees

Inside EU: 6000

Outside EU: 18500

Universities

University of Manchester

Description

Programme description

The PhD in Social Statistics at the University of Manchester has a thriving and diverse research community.

Combined with Sociology, we had the highest proportion of research rated `world-leading' of any UK university by the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014), the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education. The REF 2014 also rated our research environment as one of the top two in the UK.

Our research themes include:

census and survey methodology;

statistical methods in the analysis of social data;

social network analysis;

latent variable modelling;

population studies;

ethnic and gender differences;

employment; and

The labour market.

For example, recent PhD titles include:

`The Role of Privacy and Confidentiality in the Collection and Dissemination of Census and Survey Data'; and

`Race and Population - a Statistical Demographic Approach'.

You will be supervised by at least two members of staff who are experts in their areas of research. You also have an array of potential training options available, including places on postgraduate course units and short courses.

Special features

We have staff members situated in the Cathie Marsh Institute for Social Change (CMI) where there is a PhD programme on Applied Social Research (ASR) and our staff act as PhD supervisors.

If you wish to conduct your thesis on important substantive issues based on large-scale and complex social surveys using advanced statistical methods, you should apply to the ASR programme directly.

Additional programme information

Students have their own desk and PC within CCSR and fully participate in all aspects of life within this thriving research centre.

Teaching and learning

Graduate Teaching Assistants (TA) in the School of Social Sciences are considered to be valued members of the teaching team.

As such, we take pride in the opportunities provided for the professional development of graduate teaching assistants. Our training includes preparation for application to the Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA).

This brings a range of benefits:

consolidates your personal development and emphasises your professional practice in HE;

entitlement to use post-nominal letters - AFHEA;

provides a valuable measure of success; and

is increasingly sought by employers across the education sector as a condition of appointment and promotion;

Recognised and valued by a growing number of international institutions.

See, Associate Fellowship HEA for more information. Alternatively, contact Gillian Evans ( Gillian.evans@manchester.ac.uk ), our graduate teaching assistant coordinator.

Details on how to apply for a TA position will be available here in due course.

Disability support

Practical support and advice for current students and applicants is available from the Disability Advisory and Support Service. Email: dass@manchester.ac.uk

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