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Social Sciences (Sociology, Criminology) – (Ph.D.)
Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Campus
Faculty of Arts, Law & Social Sciences| Application Deadline: | January 15 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,200 - ≈ € 12,070 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Cambridge / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | January, September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Campus
We offer MPhil and PhD research degrees in a range of topics linked to staff expertise in the fields of Social Sciences, including Sociology and Criminology. Our staff are recognised as experts in their fields, and have produced a number of influential books, journal articles and edited collections, and won funding for a number of prestigious research projects. We are proud of our vibrant research culture, which creates a rich and stimulating environment for staff and students.
We also have a series of links to a number of other centres in our University and the wider community. We contribute to many of our Faculty's research groups, including the CoDE (Cultures of the Digital Economy) research institute, and we run our own research unit, the Justice and Communities Research Unit. Our programme also hosts and participates in a variety of research oriented events, including Faculty and Departmental research seminar series.
We have close links with many organisations in the local area and the wider region, including the Citizen's Advice Bureau, the National Probation Service, the Crown Court and Crown Prosecution Service, Cambridgeshire Police, and the University of Cambridge's Centre for Research into Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities (CRASSH).
Contents
You will be allocated two supervisors, with additional members added if necessary. Academic supervision is available in many areas of social science. We have a particularly strong concentration of expertise in the areas of social theory, social studies of science and technology, youth justice, comparative criminology, crime mapping and the politics of surveillance and privacy, diaspora and migration, gender and psychoanalysis; organised crime networks, criminal and geographical profiling, violence and exploitation.
Facilities
We have a range of excellent facilities, including a state-of-the-art courtroom for staging debates and elements of the criminal justice process. Our research students also have access to our outstanding library resources, as well as to the Cambridge University Library and other local archives.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
* MPhil: Candidates must hold a BA or equivalent in a related subject area.
* PhD: Candidates should normally hold an MA or equivalent in a related area subject area.
* For candidates whose first language is not English, a minimum IELTS score of 7 or equivalent is required with a minimum score of 6.5 achieved in each of the four language skills. We welcome applications from EU and international students.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 600 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 250 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 100 |
Faculty
We welcome proposals from students wishing to work in the fields of Social Science. Below is a list of current staff and their research specialisms:
Dr Liz Bradbury
Social theory; gender studies; psychoanalysis; the Frankfurt School.
Dr Shaun le Boutillier
Social theory; applied ethics; explanations of the relations between individual and society.
Dr David Skinner
Race and racism, the social and political aspects of scientific and technological innovation; the relationship between the natural and social sciences; forensics, databases and surveillance; the changing management of public services.
Professor Bronwen Walter
Irish diaspora studies; trajectories of Irishness and whiteness; English/Irish hybridities; genealogies and citizenship.
Dr Sam Lundrigan
Criminological geographic profiling systems; spatial behaviour of serial rapists; behaviour consistency of serial offenders.
Dr Anna Markovska
Transitional countries; serious crime; corruption; drug abuse.
Colleen Moore
Violent behaviour; justice and injustice through the courts; human trafficking; comparative criminology.
Dr Vincenzo Scalia
Migration and crime; penology; urban security; juvenile deviance.
Julia Selman-Ayetey
Law, the criminal justice process and ethical issues of policing; DNA database.
Emma Brett
Public service; learning and education; equality and cultural diversity; barriers to learning.
Julian Constable
Learning and teaching in post-compulsory education sector; police training methods.
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