Sociology MPhil

UK

What will I learn?

Overview

Sociology’s postgraduate culture centres on students completing an MA by Research; MPhil or PhD. As an Abertay researcher, you will collaborate across disciplines with colleagues from other divisions. We have been a key partner in a number of large European grants specifically examining the interaction between technology, society and social innovation, as well as exploring social network dynamics for collective awareness.

Division staff have supervised a wide range of projects some of which have entailed partnership with non-academic user groups in the domains of:

  • Policy sociology – health, education, youth, environment, influencing public policy, communities and professional practice.
  • Criminal justice – influencing policing and criminal justice stakeholders.
  • Media, arts and cultural industries – centring on digital design processes, media educationalists, artists and curators.

Collaborations exist with criminal justice and policing researchers through the inter-university Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR), the Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance (SICSA), and with media educationalists through the Association for Media Education in Scotland (AMES).

Our research programmes will prepare you for a rewarding career as an academic and researcher, as well as opening up opportunities for a diverse range of careers outside of academia, for example, in formulating policy.

MPhil

The award of Master of Philosophy demonstrates a systematic understanding of knowledge and a critical awareness of current problems and/or the application of original thought, much of which is at (or informed by) the forefront of your field of study or area of professional practice.

How long is an MPhil?

If you are studying full-time, you are expected to complete the award in 24 months. The minimum period to receive this award is 12 months and the maximum is 48 months.

If you are studying part-time, you are expected to complete the award in 48 months. The minimum period to receive this award on a part-time basis is 24 months and the maximum is 72 months.

Which department am I in?

Abertay University

Study options

Full Time (2 years)

Tuition fees
£13,750.00 (14,98,148) per year
Continuation Fee for PhD/MPhil (per academic year) £500.

This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

February 2025

Venue

Abertay University

Bell Street,

Dundee,

Dundee, City Of,

DD1 1HG, SCOTLAND, Scotland

Full Time (2 years)

Tuition fees
£13,750.00 (14,98,148) per year
Continuation Fee for PhD/MPhil (per academic year) £500.

This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

June 2025

Venue

Abertay University

Bell Street,

Dundee,

Dundee, City Of,

DD1 1HG, SCOTLAND, Scotland

Entry requirements

For international students

The minimum entry requirement for all our research degrees is an Upper Second Class Honours degree (or equivalent) at undergraduate level in an appropriate discipline and/or a Master’s degree. In some cases, appropriate professional or experiential learning may be considered in combination with a lower classification of Honours degree. IELTS Academic: total 6.5 with at least 6.0 in each component. TOEFL-iBT (including Home Edition): total 92 with at least 20 in each component.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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