Social Work and Social Care, Ph.D. / M.Phil.
Swansea UniversitySingleton Park Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
Start dates: 1st October, 1st January, 1st April, 1st July. Our research generates vital new knowledge about developments that have an impact both on the social care workforce and on service provision, addressing social outcomes such as quality of life, social inclusion, and social capital measures. Studying for a PhD in Social Work and Social Care will give you the opportunity to pursue your particular research interest relating to your academic or professional ambitions.
Our students are currently investigating topics such as the services for young carers, multi-agency working within the area of substance misuse and the social exclusion experienced by older people in care homes. Over the course of your studies, you will develop and enhance transferable skills such as problem-solving, project management, and critical thinking that are valued in any professional setting. As a student at our School of Health and Social Care, you will benefit from a dynamic and supportive research environment with many opportunities to make connections across disciplines and develop links with organisations and policymakers both in the UK and abroad.
As such, you can be confident that your research will inform and be informed by the wider social care environment.
Key highlights
- Pursue your own research interest linked to academic or professional ambitions
- Current topics include young carers, substance misuse and older people in care
- Research addresses quality of life, social inclusion and social capital
- Develop problem-solving, project management and critical thinking skills
- Build links with organisations and policymakers in the UK and abroad
- Interdisciplinary research environment with connections across disciplines
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:1 — or above
- Degree: 1st — considered case by case
Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships
International Postgraduate Alumni Bursaries
First Class - £5,000 per year; Second Class, First division - £3,000 per year; Second Class, Second division - £1,000 per year; Taught Masters to Research Degree - £3,000 per year subject to satisfactory progress.
Swansea University International Postgraduate Research Excellence Scholarship (SUIPRES)
The SUIPRES Scholarship covers the difference between the International and the Home tuition fee rate for the duration of the PhD/Professional Doctorate programme.
Careers this course leads to
- University lecturer in social work
- Social care researcher
- Social policy analyst
- Senior social worker
- Social care service manager
Cost of study
UK/Home: £5,006 per year | International: £20,900 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Swansea University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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