Social and Political Thought MA

at University of Sussex

Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching

• Text and Critique in Social and Political Thought

Spring teaching

• Theorizing the Social

Summer teaching

• Dissertation - SPT

Degree requirements    
You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above. 

Subject-specific requirements    
Your qualification should be in a humanities or social sciences subject. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing.

IELTS (Academic)
Standard level (6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component).

• Home students: £9,500 per year for full-time students
• Channel Islands and Isle of Man students: £9,500 per year for full-time students
• International students: £18,975 per year for full-time students

If you study part time over two years, you’ll be charged 50% of the equivalent full-time fee in each year of study. Your second-year fee – if you continue your studies without a break – will be subject to a 3% increase (subject to rounding).

Note that your fees, once they’re set, may be subject to an increase on an annual basis. 

Our graduates are well prepared for research degrees or careers in:

• law
• the media
• non-governmental organisations
• government and administration
• teaching.

Over the last 30 years, a substantial number of leading academics in the UK and elsewhere have graduated from the course. Among our alumni we count professors of sociology, philosophy and politics, working at universities in the UK and beyond.