University of Gloucestershire

Society, Place and Environment PhD

University of GloucestershireDistance Learning (UoG delivery), United Kingdom

Course overview

Countryside and Community Research Institutes (CCRI) is an ESRC centre of excellence and a member of the Wales Graduate School for Social Sciences (WGSSS). Most of our postgraduates are part-funded by non-academic partners seeking help with pressing societal and environmental challenges, including sustainable agricultural transformations, environmental governance, social services and vibrancy of rural settlements, and nature-based solutions to climate change. Our postgraduates produce excellent

Key highlights

  • Based at an ESRC centre of excellence for countryside and community research
  • Member of the Wales Graduate School for Social Sciences
  • Most postgraduates part-funded by non-academic partners
  • Research tackles sustainable agricultural transformations and environmental governance
  • Topics include rural services, settlement vibrancy and nature-based climate solutions

Entry requirements

  • IELTS — IELTS 6.5 overall International applicants need an IELTS 6.

Scholarships

  • Alumni Award

    15% discount off the course tuition fee.

  • Postgraduate Taught Merit Scholarship

    £5,000 tuition fee waiver deducted from first years tuition fee.

    Up to £5,000

Careers this course leads to

  • Academic researcher
  • University lecturer
  • Environmental policy adviser
  • Rural development officer
  • Sustainability consultant
  • Social research officer

Cost of study

UK/Home: £5,350 | International: £5,350

Admission

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