PhD / MPhil Social work and Social Policy

Course Overview The School of Social Work & Social Policy offers MPhil and PhD research programmes across criminology, public health and health policy, social policy, and social work. These programmes provide a supportive, interdisciplinary research environment, enabling students to explore both historical and contemporary social issues at local, national and global levels. Key Program Highlights Supervision available across criminology, public health & health policy, social policy and social work. Research expertise covering Scotland, the UK and global contexts. Strong interdisciplinary links with the School of Law and specialist research centres. Opportunities to collaborate with leading centres such as CELCIS, CYCJ and SCCJR. Current research spans diverse topics including criminal justice, child protection, public health, homelessness and social inequality.