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Interdisciplinary Study of Culture (RICC/SOSS) PhD – (Ph.D.)
The University of Manchester
School of Social Sciences| Location: | Manchester / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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The Research Institute for Cosmopolitan Cultures (RICC) was established in 2007. RICC comprises four recently appointed Research Chairs, six RCUK postdoctoral fellows, a Leverhulme postdoctoral fellow, a RICC postdoctoral associate, and numerous members of academic and postgraduate staff in the Faculty of Humanities at The University of Manchester. RICC provides a framework for scholars at Manchester to collaborate with international researchers through the examination of the distinctive features of contemporary cosmopolitanism. Providing the context for an ongoing and open debate about the meaning and significance of this term, both historically and for contemporary culture, lies at the heart of the aim of this Institute.
The Research Institute for Cosmopolitan Cultures responds to a world in which global restructuring and growing inequalities are fuelling religious and ethnic conflicts and growing national anxieties, as well as movements for social justice, reconciliation, interconnection and the development of common perspectives. There is a strong commitment to examining the precedents of cosmopolitanism, and its global variants, so that current developments are understood in a historical and geographical context. Anchoring debates about the transformation of the human within particular institutional locations and across gender and race divides, our goal is to develop knowledge that combines local and transnational perspectives.
Establishing a research culture where academic staff and postgraduates work collaboratively, RICC seeks to provide a stimulating and dynamic environment for intellectual and political exchange around the highly contested notion of cosmopolitanism. In pursuing a range of integrated inquiries into these issues, this Centre will also involve existing research strengths in order to place the University of Manchester as a leading international centre.
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Academic Requirement - Candidates must hold a first or upper second class UK honours degree and a M.A. degree at a leval equivalent to a UK average of 60%, or equivalent qualification gained outside of the UK, in an appropriate area in the humanities or the social sciences.
Having an expert supervisor is extremely important for success in Research degree programmes and it is part of the application process that we seek suitable supervision for candidates. We cannot provide supervision across all areas and we are therefore sometimes unable to offer admission to excellent applicants. We strongly advise candidates to read the webpages of the staff or group in whose discipline they intend to specialise and to read some of their publications BEFORE applying. You may conduct a keyword search via the Social Sciences home page to identify potential supervisors/research areas.
Feel free to make direct contact with any academics to discuss your proposed research topic. Please note that such contact can only be informal and no decision can be made on your application until it is submitted and processed through the Postgraduate Admissions Office. If you make a positive contact with an academic, please make sure to include their name on your application form when you submit it.
When submitting a research proposal with your application please follow the guidelines carefully.
Langauage Requirement - Applicants whose first language is not English must attain one of the following:
IELTS - Overall 7, writing score 7
TOEFL - Overall 623, TWE 5 (PBT)
TOEFL - Overall 263, TWE 5 (CBT). This test is no longer available but results less than 2 years old can be submitted.
TOEFL - Overall 100, with 25 in each of the 4 sections (IBT)
Applicants with scores below our requirements may be eligible to attend one of our pre-sessional English courses. Duration will be confirmed when an official result has been received.
Exemption to the requirements is at the discretion of the School. Applicants who have been taught and assessed in English on previous degrees may still be required to show proof of English proficiency via TOEFL/IELTS.
TOEFL Certificates - please designate the University of Manchester as a recipient of your result. The code is 0757. Results must come directly from ETS (TOEFL).
Test scores valid for 2 years.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
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