Social and Political Thought PhD
at University of Sussex

Brighton, United Kingdom

Program Overview

You have the opportunity to work on a wide range of research projects, including:

various European traditions of social theory, political sociology, and Marxist and Frankfurt School critical theory
Anglo-American political theory, constructivist theory from Kant to Rawls, and communitarian or neo-Aristotelian theory
figures of social and political thought, from Aristotle to Habermas
issues in postcolonialism, feminism and race critical theory.

Entry Requirement
English language requirements

IELTS (Academic)
- Higher level (6.5 overall, including at least 6.0 in each component).
Fees & Scholarships
Fees for self-funding students
- Home students: £4,596 per year for full-time students
- Channel Islands and Isle of Man students: £4,596 per year for full-time students
- International students: £18,975 per year for full-time students
Empirical research costs
On top of your PhD fees and living costs, you may also need to cover some research and training costs, relevant to your research project. These costs will depend on your research topic and training needs, but may include:

- travel (to archives, collections or scientific facilities)
- a laptop
- overseas fieldwork costs (travel and accommodation, and language training)
- conference costs (travel, registration fees and accommodation)
- laboratory consumables and workshop materials
- participant costs
- transcription or translation costs
- open-access publication costs.

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

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