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MPhil/PhD in Computational Social Methods

Information for prospective students

You'll learn to rigorously and creatively apply computational methods to social science research problems. You'll develop advanced skills in computational methods, research design, social scientific thinking and research communication.

This new PhD programme provides the opportunity to take taught courses in research design, computational methods, and others, to update your skills. Your research will benefit from attentive supervision from a supervisory team. Throughout your studies you may draw on our interdisciplinary expertise in areas including political science, statistics, sociology, social psychology, anthropology and criminology.

You'll begin your study on the MPhil and move on to the PhD (subject to certain requirements). Applicants should have some background in both a social science and quantitative/computational methods. Your proposed project should use computational methods in a social science context, to make a contribution that is methodologically innovative, substantively important, or both.

Visit the MPhil/PhD Computational Social Methods online prospectus page.

Please see the Calendar for an outline of the programme structure.

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