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INTRODUCTION

The School of SocialPolicy, Sociology andSocial Research (SSPSSR)at Kent is one of the topfour research departmentsin its field in the UK.Renowned for its collegialculture, it is one of thelargest and most diversecentres for social sciencein Europe.

The School received top ratings inboth the 2001 and 2008 ResearchAssessment Exercises. Ouracademics are recognisedas world authorities, writing booksand articles that define the fields inwhich they work, contributing to theformation and analysis of policy, andacting as leading commentators oncontemporary social and culturaltrends.

Staff work within a variety ofintellectual and research traditions,employing a wide range ofmethods, and are committed toproviding a supportive environmentfor postgraduate studentsin sociology.

Excellent research cultureMembers of the School haveattracted large research funds (inexcess of £12 million over the lastfive years) and have an enviabletrack record in gaining funding forPhD students. School staff takepart in international symposia andresearch projects, and staff act asconsultants and advisers to a widevariety of government departments,

professional organisations, researchfunding bodies and learnedjournals.

Every postgraduate student in the School benefits from anunparalleled research culture, first-class teaching and individuallytailored supervision. Ranked asone of the best UK centres ofexcellence since research leaguetables began, we are part of theSouth East ESRC Doctoral TrainingCentre, and were, in 2011, awardeda prestigious EU Erasmus Mundusgraduate programme. Withacademic and professional seminarseries, workshops and a GlobalSkills Award on offer, plus theopportunity to work with dozensof world class academics, wewelcome you to a unique academicenvironment dedicated to helpingyou realise your potential.

The atmosphere in the School isinformal and friendly, helped byexcellent staff-to-student ratiosand frequent international visitors.The lively and diverse postgraduatecommunity is reflected by abroad and flourishing range ofstaff/graduate seminars, workshopsand study groups.

Research Seminar Series The School hosts a weekly researchseminar with invited speakers, whichall postgraduate students arewelcome to attend. Speakers areselected following suggestionsfrom staff and students, and theseminars are usually followed bya social occasion. PhD and MPhilstudents attend a workshop series,

where they present their work toeach other and talk about variousissues related to their research andtheir careers. There are also informalreading groups running in theSchool and across the University.

Flexible and innovativeprogrammesAll our postgraduate programmescombine flexibility and coherence,and offer you a first-class,advanced-level learning experience.Our taught Master’s degreescombine taught modules and adissertation. At least half ofmodules on taught programmes areoptions that allow you to constructyour own specialist pathway on topof the disciplinary foundations weprovide you with.

Our taught programmes are alsooffered on a two-year, part-timebasis and as PostgraduateDiplomas – a nine-month,coursework-only programme –which allows you to choose thecourse most appropriate for yourindividual circumstances.

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“The School of Social Policy,Sociology and Social Researchis an amazing community tobe part of. Here, you can meetthe people who are making adifference to the issues insociology and social policy,who are writing the books,and who are stimulatingthe debates worldwide.”

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teaching has regularly beencommended by externalindependent assessors.

Taught modules are based onlectures, seminars and individualwork, and are each worth 20 credits.Students work closely with theirsupervisors on their dissertation, apiece of individual research worth60 credits. Assessment is entirely bycoursework, consisting typically oftwo essays, supplemented in somemodules by seminar presentations,simulations and workshops.

A supportive environmentand a global outlook Based at an idyllic campus in thehistoric city of Canterbury, theSchool prides itself on the supportit provides to its postgraduatestudents. Favoured by its strategiclocation – in a beautiful, greensetting, within easy reach ofLondon, Brussels and Paris –

the School is highly cosmopolitanin its outlook. We welcome a highproportion of internationalpostgraduate students, conductresearch across the world andchallenge students to think globallyin our classes.

Funding and teachingopportunitiesThe postgraduate programmesoffered by the School enjoyrecognition from all main fundingbodies. International applicantscan apply to a variety of fundingschemes such as the ‘EntenteCordiale’ studentships, while for UKand EU applicants the School hassustained considerable success inattracting Economic and SocialResearch Council (ESRC)studentship funding. In addition,each year the School offers doctoralstudents a number of teachingscholarships. Granted on acompetitive basis, these awardsnot only provide significant financialsupport but also offer you theopportunity to acquire teachingexperience – a crucial requirementif you are planning an academiccareer.

Research programmes are alsooffered in three formats: the one-year MA by Research; the two-yearMPhil; and the full doctoralprogramme leading to a PhD.Because we are a large and diverseschool, we have the expertise toprovide research supervision in avery wide range of topics acrossdisciplinary and inter-disciplinaryboundaries.

Dedicated andinspirational teachingThe School has a strongcommitment to excellence inteaching. All lectures and seminarson postgraduate modules areinformed by the latest researchand scholarship, and are givenby academic staff who are worldleaders in their field. Our excellentstaff-student ratio allows us to offersmall classes that are highlyinteractive and respond to students’interests. Our postgraduate

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WORLD-CLASSRESEARCH95% of SSPSSR’s researchwas judged ‘internationallysignificant’, according to the2008 Research AssessmentExercise (RAE).

How have you found thesupervision process?It’s excellent. My supervisor is verypragmatic, but quite laid back andthat was an important fit for me. Sheoffers advice but lets me write myown project. However, I’m alwaysaware that she is the professor andI respect and value her opinion. Sheis also very supportive, especially interms of encouraging me to attendconferences and putting forwardopportunities for me. I think we havea very good working understanding– she thinks I’m a good student andI think she’s a good supervisor.

How would you describe yourfellow research students?Everyone has a really strong anddiverse range of research interestswhich makes working in the Schoolfascinating. SSPSSR students comefrom all over the world, they havedifferent ideas and, intellectually,they are very high-level and on topof their game. We work in a high-profile School, so it carries thatexpectation.

How have you funded yourstudies?I’m funded through the Economicand Social Research Council(ESRC), which held an internalcompetition at the time. As theSchool has a high research rating,several funded PhD positions wereguaranteed and applications were

Steve Roberts graduatedwith a degree inIndustrial Relationsand Human ResourceManagement and SocialPolicy, and is nowstudying for his PhD.

Why did you choose Kent?It is local to me and has a very goodreputation, and I felt it would offerme the best opportunities goingforward. For my undergraduatedegree, I chose to study a businesssubject as I had some experienceworking in the retail industry.However, in the first year of thecourse, I took some wild modulesin sociology and social policy, whichI really enjoyed. So I decided tochange my degree to a jointhonours in Industrial Relations andHuman Resource Management andSocial Policy.

The idea of doing a researchdegree came about during a lecturein my third year when I remembernoting that the topic we werediscussing could make a goodresearch project. I approached thelecturer to discuss the viability ofthe project and she thought it was agood idea and that I was a suitablecandidate to supervise – and here Iam, four years later, in my final yearof a PhD.

What are you researching?Broadly speaking, I’m researchingyouth sociology. More specifically,I’m looking at the transitions ofyoung men from youth to adulthood,who are unaccounted for in thequality targets (ie who are not ineducation or in employment).

How is it going?It’s going very well. There was anoticeable jump from undergraduatestudies in terms of expectationsand output, but you are moreintellectually stimulated andchallenged as a postgraduatestudent. As you progress withyour research, you reach a levelwhere you feel comfortable to havediscussions with the academicsand become really involved in theintellectual debates – you really feelyou are part of the School.

I do some seminar teaching as partof my role as a research studentand I love it! It’s great preparationfor presenting your research atconferences and is also affirmationof how much you actually know.Teaching demonstrates to youthat your years of being anundergraduate student have taughtyou something significant and youcan share that with someone else.I also get a real buzz from knowingthat my students are performingand developing well.

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well. I was determined to pursue myPhD even if I didn’t get the fundingand I think that put me in a betterposition to write a successfulfunding proposal. I think that showsa high level of conviction, not only tothe funding provider, but also to yoursupervisor.

invited from all over the UK – and Igot one of those. For me, it was astraightforward process and theadministration was very simple.I wrote an outline of my proposaland my supervisor completed thereference section – in many ways,it was a lot like filling out a jobapplication.

What support do you receive?Aside from the support I receivefrom my supervisor and the Schoolmore generally, the Graduate Schooloffers many transferable skillstraining opportunities, which isfantastic. The courses andworkshops are really wide-rangingand cover more than just academicskills, for example, media trainingas well as writing and presentationskills. Students should takeadvantage of the resourcesavailable and learn as much as they can.

What’s next for you?I have friends who have completedtheir PhDs and have gone on towork in the public sector, forexample, in local government.However, there’s not a strongrelationship between their originalresearch topics and the workthey have gone on to do. For me,doing a PhD is, in essence, anapprenticeship for academic life. Inan ideal word, I’d like to become auniversity lecturer, so the next stepis, hopefully, to secure additionalfunding and get a postdoctoralfellowship.

Do you have any advice to offerpotential research students?It might seem obvious, but it’s reallyimportant to establish a good fit withyour supervisor or supervisoryteam. Once you’ve identified apotential supervisor, get in touchwith them before you begin theapplication process and try toestablish a relationship and getthem on side. Other than that, tryto do as well as you can in yourundergraduate studies – if youwant to have a chance of securingfunding, you need to have a gooddegree result. Explore all of thefunding options too, as there are lotsof opportunities. The ESRC has anopen national competition and theUniversity offers scholarships as

KENT GRADUATESCHOOLBased on the Canterburycampus, the Graduate Schoolis a University-wide resourceavailable to all postgraduatestudents.

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EXCELLENT CAREER PROSPECTS

A postgraduatequalification from Kentopens up a wealth ofcareer opportunities byproviding an impressiveportfolio of skills andspecialist knowledge.

As well as providing a first-rateacademic experience, we wantyou to be in a good position to facethe demands of a tough economicenvironment. Employers recognisethat a postgraduate qualificationdemonstrates a wide range ofskills. At Kent, we provide acomprehensive package of skillsdevelopment training programmes,careers advice, and volunteeringand paid work opportunities to helpenhance your career prospects.

Skills trainingDuring your programme, youacquire a high level of academicknowledge and specialist practicalskills. Kent also helps you to developkey transferable skills that areessential within the competitiveworld of postgraduate employment,such as the ability to adapt tochallenges, analyse complex real-world problems and develop originalideas that can be applied to allaspects of employment.

The Graduate SchoolThe Graduate School co-ordinatesthe Transferable Skills Trainingprogramme for research students,in which you can access a widerange of lectures and workshops.

These provide training, personaldevelopment planning and careerdevelopment skills. The GraduateSchool also delivers the Global SkillsAward programme for studentsfollowing taught programmes ofstudy, which is specifically designedto consolidate your awareness ofcurrent global issues and improveyour employment prospects.

Exciting career optionsKent has an excellent record forpostgraduate employment: over90% of our postgraduate studentswho graduated in 2010 found a jobor further study opportunity withinsix months. We constantly monitorhow well our programmes meet thedemands of today’s increasinglycompetitive and globalised jobmarket.

Possessing a taught Master’sdegree is now often a requirementin a wide range of challenging andrewarding positions. A Master’s inSociology or in Social Research isa particularly valuable and flexiblequalification. Postgraduate studentsin our programmes develop theirskills in thinking and communicatingabout social issues that are relevantto a range of exciting careers inmany professions such as the civilservice, public sector organisations,European and internationalorganisations, NGOs, journalismand broadcasting, and businessand consultancy. Skills in thecollection and analysis of, andreflection on, data of various kindsare especially valuable for careers

in market research, marketing,survey research, evaluation andconsultancy. Kent postgraduateshave a strong track record in thisrespect, with many of them nowoccupying top positions withemployers in the public andprivate sectors.

A Master’s in Political Sociologyor Environmental Social Scienceallows postgraduate students tohave greater specialisms, attainingskills, competence and knowledgeto pursue a range of excitingcareers in civil society, NGOs,public sector, researchorganisations and consultancy.

Careers Advisory ServiceOur Careers Advisory Service canhelp you to plan for your future byproviding one-to-one advice at anystage in your postgraduate studies.It also provides online advice onemployability skills, career choicesand applications, and interviewskills.

Further informationFor more information on the careershelp we provide at Kent, visit ourEmployability web page atwww.kent.ac.uk/employability

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What are you planning to donext?I hope to continue to develop myresearch profile and to lead acollaborative research project whichwill bring benefits to both the BritishLibrary and the social scienceresearch community.

Finally, what advice would yougive to someone thinking ofcoming to Kent?It’s worthwhile visiting the campusduring term-time to get a feel for theplace. Canterbury is a lovely placeto live as a student – do spendsome time wandering through thecity and trying the pretty (but steep!)walk up to campus!

Sarah Evans was awardeda PhD from Kent and isnow working as a curatorfor the British Library.

Why did you choose Kent?Kent has a really good reputationfor Sociology and for teaching atpostgraduate level; the School ofSocial Policy, Sociology and SocialResearch is known to engagecritically with a range of subjectsand approaches. The work ofseveral of the academicsconnected well with my ownresearch interests and the thoughtof learning from people with theirknowledge, experience and outlookreally appealed to me.

I also wanted to be close to London(my hometown) but to enjoy thebenefits of living on campus andbeing able to easily access theresources I’d need for my research.

What did you research?My PhD examined the aspirationsof working-class girls with respectto higher education. It was anethnography of progress througheducation and aimed to examinethe intersections of gender, socialclass and ethnicity in affectingeducational outcomes. Mysupervisor was extremelysupportive and provided excellentsuggestions, advice and feedback.I also had the opportunity toregularly attend conferences atother universities and presentpapers.

During the first year of my PhD,I also completed a PostgraduateCertificate in Social ResearchMethods. This course was veryuseful in preparing me for theempirical research component ofmy PhD project and helped me toexplore different possibleapproaches.

What are you doing now?I am currently a curator in socialscience at the British Library andwork specifically with the collectionsin sociology. Part of my remit is toimprove access to the sociologycollections by researchers andacademics and also to encouragecollaborative research. I workclosely with HEIs to organiseconferences and seminars andto develop ideas for researchproposals.

I have spent the last two and ahalf years learning about the socialscience collections here at theBritish Library, developing theresources in my area and promotingthem to researchers. The work isvery varied and has allowed meto maintain a high level of contactwith my areas of interest – theknowledge gained during my PhDhas been vitally important for thisrole.

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IMPRESSIVECAREERPROSPECTS Kent has an excellentpostgraduate employmentrecord: over 90% of ourpostgraduate students whograduated in 2010 found a jobor further study opportunitywithin six months.

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TAUGHT PROGRAMMES

There are four taughtpostgraduate programmeson offer. Below is anexplanation of what eachdegree programme offers.

Sociology MAThe MA in Sociology providesa comprehensive overview andanalysis of the foundationalconcerns and current debates insociology, and offers a critical andinter-disciplinary perspective oncontemporary issues. This includesa series of reflections on competinginternational visions and possiblefutures for the discipline. Theprogramme also aims to investigatethe ways in which global institutionaltransformations are reshaping theworld of the 21st century, and theimplications this holds forsociological thinking and research.

Course contentCore modules• Contemporary Social Theory • Foundations of Sociology• Dissertation

You then choose four from thefollowing options: • Comparative Social Policy• Cultural Criminology• Design, Philosophy and Ethicsof Social Enquiry

• Environmental Politics• Gender, Crime and CriminalJustice

• Key Issues in Comparative SocialPolicy

• Qualitative Research• Quantitative Analysis• Organised Civil Society and theThird Sector

• Race, Difference and Belonging• Religion and Social Theory• Social and Political Movements• Social Science Perspectives onEnvironmental Issues

• Social Suffering• Sociology of Violence• Techniques of Data Analysis• Terrorism and Modern Society• Theories of Crime and Deviance• Worlds of Work• Young People, Crime and Place.

Assessment Assessment is by coursework andthe dissertation.

Methods of SocialResearch MAThis programme aims to developyour skills in planning, carrying out,writing up and appraising researchand to introduce you to the maintechniques for qualitative andquantitative research, includingconducting surveys, interviewing,running focus groups, using lifehistory and observationaltechniques, and analysing data.The course also provides a base

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“The Sociology programmesat Kent provide advancedtraining, focusing inparticular on contemporarytheories, methods, themes anddebates. You will be part of alarge, international, vibrantpostgraduate community andSSPSSR is one of the country’stop social science researchSchools. We will introduceto emerging debates thatare shaped by the very staffwho will be teaching you.”

Professor Larry RayProfessor of Sociology

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• Social and Political Movements• Social Science Perspectives onEnvironmental Issues

• Social Suffering• Sociology of Violence• Terrorism and Modern Society• Theories of Crime and Deviance• Worlds of Work• Young People, Crime and Place.

The above are modules availablewithin the School. You may also takeoptions in Anthropology, Law, andInternational Relations and Politics,or other suitable courses dependingon their interests, with the approvalof the programme’s Director ofStudies.

Assessment Assessment is by coursework andthe dissertation.

Political Sociology MAThe MA in Political Sociologycombines sociology and politicalscience to address key issuesof social and political changein modern societies. It examines

the interaction among social andpolitical institutions, processes andcollective action, and is distinctivein its focus on social and politicalmovements, protest, and the lessconventional and institutionalisedforms of political action andparticipation, environmentalpolitics and globalisation.

Course contentCore modules• Environmental Politics• Social and Political Movements• Dissertation

You then choose four from thefollowing options: • Comparative Social Policy• Conflict and Violence• Contemporary Social Theory• Cultural Criminology• Design, Philosophy and Ethics ofSocial Research

• Foundations of Sociology• Human Rights in a World ofStates

• Qualitative Research• Quantitative Analysis• Organised Civil Society and theThird Sector

• Race, Difference and Belonging• Religion and Social Theory• Resistance and Alternatives toCapitalism and Democracy

• Social Science Perspectives onEnvironmental Issues

• Social Suffering• Sociology of Violence• Terrorism and Modern Society• Worlds of Work• Young People, Crime and Place.

Most of above are modulesavailable within the School.

for students who are going on todo an MPhil or PhD by research.Similarly, it may be valuable if youcommission or manage socialresearch or use findings fromresearch projects in yourprofessional life.

Course contentCore modules• Design, Philosophy and Ethics ofSocial Enquiry

• Qualitative Research• Quantitative Analysis• Techniques of Data Analysis• Dissertation

You then choose two from thefollowing options: • Comparative Social Policy• Contemporary Social Theory• Cultural Criminology• Environmental Politics• Foundations of Sociology• Fundraising and Philanthropy • Organised Civil Society and theThird Sector

• Race, Difference and Belonging• Religion and Social Theory• Research Methods in Criminology

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You may also take options inAnthropology, Law, and InternationalRelations and Politics, or othersuitable courses depending on theirinterests, with the approval of theprogramme’s Director of Studies.

Assessment Assessment is by coursework andthe dissertation.

Environmental SocialScience MScThe MSc in Environmental SocialScience provides you with anunderstanding of the perspectivesand contributions of social scienceto the understanding and resolutionof environmental issues. It drawsupon expertise from several schoolsin the Faculty of Social Sciences,and the contributions of teacherswho are international leaders in theirfields, to provide a broad multi-disciplinary perspective accessibleto students from a wide range ofacademic backgrounds.

Course contentCore modules• Research module (QualitativeResearch, Quantitative Analysisor Techniques of Data Analysis)

• Social Science Perspectives onEnvironmental Issues

• Dissertation

You then choose four from thefollowing options: • Climate Change and RenewableEnergy Law

• Conflict and Violence• Conservation and NaturalResources Law

• Contemporary Social Theory• Environmental Anthropology• Environmental Quality Law• Environmental Politics• Ethnobiological KnowledgeSystems

• European Union EnvironmentalLaw and Policy

• Foundations of Sociology• Human Rights in a World ofStates

• International Environmental Law –Legal Foundations

• International Trade Law and theEnvironment

• Land Development Law• The Legal Foundations ofEnvironmental Decision Making

• Organised Civil Society and theThird Sector

• Religion and Social Theory• Resistance and Alternatives toCapitalism and Democracy

• Social and Political Movements• Social Suffering• Sociology of Violence.

The above are available from severalschools (including Anthropology,Law, and International Relationsand Politics) in the Faculty ofSocial Sciences. You may also takeother options depending on yourinterests, with the approval of theprogramme’s Director of Studies.

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“Political Sociology at Kentoffers a rich diversity ofoptions with a distinctiveconcentration on socialand political movements,protests and resistance andprovides students a distinctiveperspective on the role of thesocial sciences in addressingsome of the most urgent issuesof our time.”

Professor Christopher RootesProfessor of Environmental Politicsand Political Sociology

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TAUGHT MODULES

Below is a selection ofthe modules currentlyoffered on the taughtpostgraduateprogrammes.

Contemporary SocialTheoryThis module surveys keycontributions to social theory inthe past decades. We use textsfrom some of the most originalscholars in sociology, anthropology,philosophy and literature tosystematically reflect on theapproaches and concepts we canuse to understand how the socialworld works, how it changes andhow we can know and study it.

Cultural CriminologyThis module is concernedwith highlighting debates andapproaches to contemporaryculture and popular culture, witha particular emphasis on issuesof conflict and criminality, whileexamining the connections betweencrime and contemporary forms ofcommunication systems using aframework provided by culturalcriminology. Particularly, youexamine how governments seekto control culture and popularpleasures, especially youth cultures.

Design Philosophy andEthics of Social EnquiryThis module introduces key issuesand problems in the process ofphilosophy, design and ethics ofsocial enquiry. You are taught tothink about the assumptions you

are making when you do socialresearch as well as a set ofpractical techniques for carryingout your own research. By the endof the module, you should be ablewrite good research proposals,carry out research projects andcritique the research of others.

Environmental PoliticsThis module is particularlyconcerned with the formsand outcomes of the politicalcontention and mobilisationaround environmental issues,ranging from pressure groups,formal environmental movementorganisations and Green partiesto local environmental activism andradical environmental protest. It alsoconsiders the relationship betweendemocracy and the environment:is democracy good for theenvironment? Would moredeliberative forms of democracyimprove matters? The approach iscross-nationally comparative andalso considers issues of globalenvironmental politics.

Foundations of SociologyThis module is designed to providea guide to the foundations ofsociology by exploring the mostinfluential traditions of writing inthe discipline and examining howthese were forged on the basis ofan ongoing dialogue with the legacyof the Enlightenment. While mostsessions are concerned withdebating the dominant theoreticalinterests that have defined thediscipline, others are devoted toinvestigating key junctures in thedevelopment of methodology and

research practice. The module aimsto provide you with critical insightsinto the ways in which sociology hasbeen configured as a discipline inresponse to key junctures in itshistory.

Gender, Crime andCriminal JusticeIn this module, you exploretheoretical approaches tocriminology and their engagementwith gender. You examine thefeminist critique of mainstreamcriminology and patterns ofoffending and victimisationby gender, with a focus onsubjects such as pornography,prostitution, violence (includinghomicide/femicide), masculinities,offending behaviour and mediarepresentations of women andcrime. Issues relating tomethodology and policyare discussed throughout.

Qualitative ResearchThis module focuses on the variousaspects of using and collectingqualitative data. This module isdivided into three sections, eachdealing with a broad type ofqualitative data collection. Eachmethod will be discussed both interms of ‘theory’ as well as morepractical issues involved incollecting the data. Firstly, you focuson different types of ‘interviewing’as a form of data collection, lookingat surveys, interviews, focus groupsand oral history methods. You arethen presented with the foundationsof ethnographic methods in theoryand practice. Finally, you examine aselection of qualitative methods

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and sociology), to makeconnections between questionsstimulated by your own disciplinarybackground and those raised in themodule, and to reflect critically uponthe advantages and limitations ofthe various perspectives. It covers avariety of topics, which are likely toinclude: the nature of environmentalissues; the social construction ofrisk and the precautionary principle;global warming, climate changeand energy policy; the rise ofenvironmental consciousnessand environmentalism; food andagriculture; environmental policyand regulation; environmental policyand law; ecotourism; ecology anddevelopment; traditional societiesand sustainability.

Social Suffering This module examines how theconcept of ‘social suffering’ hasbeen widely adopted in socialscience as a means to refer us

to lived experiences of pain,damage, injury, deprivation andloss. Here it is generally understoodthat human afflictions areencountered in multiple forms andthat their deleterious effects aremanifold; but a particular emphasisis brought to bear upon the extent towhich social processes and culturalconditions both constitute andmoderate the ways in which humansuffering is experienced andexpressed.

Sociology of ViolenceThis module explores the waysin which violence is understoodin social science research, andprovides advanced discussion ofthe major theoretical and researchthemes involved in the analysis ofviolence. You critically examinedata on the prevalence, natureand effects of violent crime,and consider issues of violence,aggression and masculinity, with

based on the hermeneutic tradition,including textual analysis, criticaldiscourse analysis and visualmethods.

Quantitative AnalysisThis module provides a generalintroduction to statistical tools forsocial scientists: data collection;organising and presenting data;descriptive statistics; probabilitydistributions: discrete probabilitydistribution, continuous probabilitydistribution; sampling methods anddistributions; hypotheses testing;analysis of variance; correlationanalysis; linear regression; multipleregression; non-parametricmethods; and computer solutionsusing statistical software packages(Excel, R and Stata).

Social and PoliticalMovementsThis module focuses upon thedevelopment of social and politicalmovements. It introduces theoriesof collective action and socialmovements and examines themin relation to case studies selectedwith students' interests in mind.

Social SciencePerspectives onEnvironmental IssuesThis module aims to widen yourknowledge of a variety of topicaland/or scientifically important orcontroversial environmental issues,to encourage you to look atenvironmental studies from theperspectives of the several socialscience disciplines (anthropology,law, political science, social policy

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Worlds of WorkThis module examines the way workshapes society and, in turn, howsociety shapes work. Incorporatingconcepts from sociology, culturalstudies, social policy and otherdisciplines, the module exploreswork in a variety of competing andcomplementary ways. In so doing,it allows you to explore differentthemes, issues, methodologiesand approaches. These include:the division of labour in society,work identity and meaning; bodiesat work; age, generation and class;visual methods and approaches;the cultures of work; and the endof work.

Young People, Place andCrimeThis module provides you with asociological and criminologicalunderstanding of contemporaryissues relating to youth crime. Morespecifically, it focuses on a criticalunderstanding of young people’sinvolvement in crime and devianceand the various responses to youthcrime, especially how young peopleare dealt with by the youth justicesystem. You look in depth at fourkey substantive themes: youngpeople and gangs; young peopleand nightlife; young people andcriminal damage; and the youthjustice system in England andWales. Throughout the module,attention is given to the importanceof understanding the connectionsof youth crime with race, class andgender, and engages withtheoretical ideas and debatesthat inform our understandingsof youth crime.

particular reference to examples,such as racist crime, homophobiccrime and domestic violence. Themodule approaches violence fromboth interpersonal and societalperspectives and includesconsideration of collective violenceand genocide. It further examinessolutions to violence and conflictresolution, the effects of interventionstrategies and non-juridicalresponses to violence.

Techniques of DataAnalysisThis module introduces youto several basic, non-statisticaltechniques for analysing data.Example topics include groundedtheory, content analysis, socialnetwork analysis and scaleconstruction.

Terrorism and ModernSocietyFollowing the events of September11 2001, public concernssurrounding the related threatsassociated with terrorism haveinevitably deepened. This moduleprovides a general introduction toterrorism and poses a series ofquestions that rarely feature inmainstream criminological andsociological discourse. A centralmodule is an examination of theactual risk posed by internationalterrorism and whether or not thethreat is enhanced by the fears andanxieties generated by a risk-averseculture.

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social movement organisationsfocused on old as well as newissues, new political parties, andglobal social movements. Staffinterests include environmentalmovements, humanitarian NGOs,elite networks, and the ‘postmodern’politics of anti-communistmovements in Eastern Europe.

Crime, Control and CultureMembers of the crime, controland culture research cluster atKent are primarily involved inprojects and research centredactivities connected with culturalcriminology, for example in theareas of subcultures, drug-useand intoxification, the night timeeconomy, the surveillance society,the photographic representation ofcrime, young people and crime, andthe carnival of crime. In addition,work of a more traditional nature isalso being undertaken, for examplein the fields of: international drugpolicy, the history of crime andpunishment, and violence.

Cross-national and EuropeanSocial PolicyCross-national study, both amongstaff and postgraduate students,is widespread throughout theSchool and relevant to all groupings.However, there is also researchwhich takes cross-nationalcomparison as its major focus. Thisincludes analysing policy formationand policy impact on individuals,families and social groups withindifferent states and within a globalcontext.

supervisors, all research studentstake part in a research trainingprogramme.

Research areasAcademic staff at Kent sharea number of interests, whichhave been grouped here for yourguidance. However, there is often adegree of overlap between groupsand your research project does nothave to fall neatly within any one ofthem. The School also has severalresearch centres which bringtogether experts in the field, co-ordinate research, organisetalks and offer opportunities forpostgraduate students to getinvolved in discussions andresearch projects.

The Analysis of SocialMovementsSocial and political changes havestimulated new forms of politicalparticipation and mobilisation,including waves of protest, new

Research in Sociology atKent covers a range ofareas including socialand critical theory, socialmovements, globalisationand everyday life, citiesand space, media andtechnology, class, raceand ethnicity, gender,work, visual sociology,the welfare state, risk andsociety, violence, NGOsand organisations, andsocial aspects of the body.

We can offer high-qualitysupervision across a wide rangeof areas and we work very carefullyto match you with a supervisor thatsuits your interests and ambitions.There are further details on theresearch activities and publicationsof individual members of staff andthe School’s research units on theSchool’s website. In addition toregular meetings with individual

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Health, Social Care andEmbodiment Research in the areas of health,social care and embodimentrepresents a major focus of workwithin the School and compriseswork in specialised research units(see below) and among numerousacademic staff, working individuallyor in partnerships. This work isextremely diverse in terms oftheoretical approaches, with a rangeof sociological, economic, historicaland political science perspectivesdeployed, and equally so in relationto research methods and subjectareas. This diversity offers a verywide range of opportunities andsupports for those interested inpost-graduate research and we arehappy to consider any applicationsthat fall within this broad field.

The Individual and the SocialWithin this area, staff have workedon the ‘culture of anxiety’ and the‘therapy culture’, the impact onindividual lives and experiencesof masculinity, gender, race andethnicity, parenthood and nationality.Other interests include the socialcontext in which attributions ofmental illness are made andmanaged, the meaning andconstruction of pain in latemodernity, and the sociologyof crime and deviance.

MediaStaff share a research interest inthe social role of the media, howmedia are used and how mediaare changing. Research at Kenthas included work on the role ofthe media in constructing socialproblems and moral panics, mediaand crime, new media, media andsubcultures, and the role of mediain representing space and identity.

Using the framework of studyingdifferent welfare regimes, academicstaff research a wide range oftopics, while graduate studentsconduct research projects in everypart of the world. Many of theseprojects involve overseas studentsmaking comparative studiesinvolving their own country andEuropean or UK services. Recentcross-national work has includedprojects examining home careservices for older people, formaland informal social care systems,institutional change and the futureof welfare reform, gender andfamily, globalisation, housing,and community activism.

GenderResearch at Kent addresses howgender is constructed and how itoperates in a variety of socialrealms. Some of our recent projectshave focused on gender in prisons,on women working as door staff innightclubs and on how women areaddressed by advice concerningpregnancy. Our research on socialpolicy also includes a focus ongender, examining how men,women and families are affected bylegislation and service provision.

GlobalisationResearch at Kent in this areaincludes the role of global civilsociety, critical analysis of terrorismand responses to it, globalisationand everyday life, migration, the roleof communication technologies, andthe global expansion of capitalismand responses to it in socialmovements.

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Race, Ethnicity, Religion/Belonging and MigrationThe School has strong expertise inthe areas of race, ethnicity, religionand migration. Our work includesprojects on mixed race, immigrantcommunities and refugees, virtualpatterns of belonging, and religiousbody pedagogics. Research at Kenthas also addressed diasporas,undocumented migrants andthe links between marriage andmigration.

Risk and SocietyThe critical analysis of risk andperceptions of risk have becomecentral issues in the sociology ofthe ‘risk society’ and this is a majorfocus of research activity in theSchool. Staff research includeswork on health risks and theirmanagement, the implicationsof attitudes and behaviourconcerning risk for the welfare state,the development of a culture of risk

and anxiety, moral panics, riskand crime, risk and the life course,suffering, and the perceptions ofnew communications technology.

Sociological Theory and theCulture of ModernityStaff working in this cluster ofinterests study issues such asclassical social theory, the impacton social theory of the fall ofcommunism, and the theoreticalimplications of the changingboundaries of social life. This hasfurther entailed work on the integrityof auto/biography as a form ofsocial information and its impacton diverse disciplines of feministperspectives.

Sociology of the BodyStaff working in this cluster seek to understand the complexrelationships between embodiedsubjects, and the social and culturalforms, relationships, institutionsand structures that shape andare shaped by these factors. Thisincludes research on clothing andfashion, the embodiment of age,and the body in health and socialcare. Thesis topics within this clusterhave included Goth sub-cultures,female body builders, tattooingand piercing, and the embodiedsociology of private spaces.

Philanthropy, Humanitarianismand Social justice Staff in this cluster seek tounderstand the social forces andcultural interests that move peopleto take moral responsibility forresponding to/caring for the needsof others; document and explainthe institutional organisation ofcharitable behaviour and itssocial impacts, the socio-culturaldynamics of philanthropicbehaviour and its effects on society,contemporary humanitarianism andits powers of influence over socialpolicy and political process; andto understand the character ofthe social ties and cultural valuesthat structure the interrelationshipsbetween humanitarian action,charitable endeavour andphilanthropic intervention; as well asthe bearing of government policiesand governmental processes uponthe charitable sector andphilanthropic activity.

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Visual SociologyStaff share an interest in the visualdimension of social life. How is lifeseen, how are images created,stored and used? In variousresearch projects, we also explorethe use of images in innovativeforms of research design andwhen sharing our findings.

Work, Employment andEconomic lifeThis cluster represents a long-standing interest within SSPSSRat Kent. Currently, ten membersof the School are researchingand teaching in this broad field,representing staff in sociology,social policy, criminology andcultural studies. Themes studiedinclude: age, generation andemployment; deindustrialisation;gender, ethnicity and class at work;historiography of work sociology;moral economy; organisationalsociology; policy effects onformal and informal labour; visualrepresentation of work; work identityand meaning; work/life balance;workplace ethnography and oralhistories.

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Research centresThe School also has severalresearch centres which bringtogether experts in the field, co-ordinate research, organise talksand which offer opportunities forpostgraduate students to getinvolved in discussions andresearch projects. These are:• Centre for Health ServicesStudies

• Centre for the Study ofPhilanthropy, Humanitarianismand Social Justice

• Centre for the Study of Social andPolitical Movements

• Kent Crime and Justice Centre• Personal Social ServicesResearch Unit

• Tizard Centre.

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“Kent students arepassionately engaged withthe present yet also gainanalytical skills that willserve them well in the future.They develop their knowledgeof classical and contemporarytheory, and use it tointerrogate the mechanismsassociated with issues suchas globalisation, the ‘war onterror’, consumer culture andthe significance of the bodyand emotions to social life.”

Professor Chris ShillingProfessor of Sociology

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ACADEMIC STAFF

Staff in the School areleaders in their fieldsand have specialistinterests that areconstantly changing anddeveloping. This researchkeeps us at the forefrontof new developments andhas been consistentlyrated as excellent in theResearch AssessmentExercise.

Dr Ben BaumbergLecturer in Sociology and SocialPolicyDisability; the workplace; inequality;the benefits system; addictionspolicy; corporate socialresponsibility; the relationshipbetween evidence and policy.www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/staff/academic/baumberg.html

Dr Clare BirchallLecturer in Cultural StudiesCultural studies; poststructuralisttheory; popular knowledges,especially conspiracy theory andgossip; cultures of secrecy andrevelation; youth media.www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/staff/academic/birchall.html

Dr Beth BreezeResearcherPhilanthropy; giving; charity. www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/staff/academic/breeze.html

Dr David BoothroydSenior Lecturer in CulturalStudies Cultural theory; culturalmetaphysics and European thought(psychoanalysis; phenomenology;libidinal materialism; deconstruction)applied to drugs and drug cultures,everyday life, TV, film and new media

and new technologies; ethics andhospitality; cultures of the extreme.www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/staff/academic/dave-boothroyd.html

Dr Heejung ChungLecturer in Sociology and SocialPolicyThe labour market; issuessurrounding work-life balanceand gender; the impact of nationalpolicies and gender norms on thelevel of work-family conflict ofindividuals and the gender gapin the conflict levels; labour marketflexibility; employment insecurity. www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/staff/academic/heejung_chung.html

Professor Mike CalnanProfessor of Medical Sociology Diffusion and innovation in healthcare and technology; trust andhealth care; dignity and theprovision of health and socialcare for older people. www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/staff/academic/calnan.html

Professor Phil HubbardProfessor or Urban StudiesPhil Hubbard is Professor of UrbanStudies and author of booksincluding The Entrepreneurial City(1998); Key Ideas in Geography –The City (2006); The SageCompanion to the City (2008);and Cities and Sexualities (2011).He has written widely on the socialconditions of cities and the impactof neoliberal urban policy on publiclife.www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/staff/academic/hubbard.html

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Dr Jeremy KendallSenior Lecturer in Social PolicyCivil society and the third sector:theories and policies; the mixedeconomy of welfare andinternational comparisons ofnational welfare systems; the EU,international institutions and theirrelationship to social policy, to civilsociety and to the third sector. www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/staff/academic/kendall.html

Dr Dawn LyonLecturer in SociologyEthnically privileged migration;citizenship, in particular the post-war evolution of German citizenshippolicy; the integration of migrantsin host societies (including politicalparticipation); human trafficking;regional consultative processes;the interaction between formaland substantive citizenship andsuccessful integration.www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/staff/academic/lyon.html

Dr Vince MillerSenior Lecturer in SociologyTheories of urban social changeand fragmentation, The informationsociety, media and new media,Social theory of space.www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/staff/academic/miller.html

Dr Lavinia MittonLecturer in Social PolicyGovernment tax and social securitypolicies, and how they affectpeople, particularly in relation tothe family and income inequality;the history of social policy and

long-term change in economicand social conditions.www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/staff/academic/mitton.html

Professor Larry RayProfessor of Sociology Sociological theory;postcommunism, social memoryand the emergence of new Jewishcultures in Europe; globalisation;race; ethnicity; violence.www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/staff/academic/ray.html

Professor Chris RootesProfessor of EnvironmentalPolitics and Political SociologyEnvironmental protest;environmental movements; theinteractions between environmentalcampaigners and industry,government and governmentalagencies; cross-nationalcomparative research on protest,social movements and political

participation; the formation andimplementation of environmentalpolicy, particularly in respect ofclimate change.www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/staff/academic/rootes.html

Dr Balihar SangheraSenior Lecturer in Sociology;Director of Graduate Studies(Taught)Ethics, moral economy andsentiments; political economy;philanthropy; post-Soviet Kyrgystan.www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/staff/academic/sanghera.html

Professor Chris ShillingProfessor of Sociology; Directorof Graduate Studies (Research) The body; embodiment; bodypedagogics; religion; social,sociological and cultural theory.www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/staff/academic/shilling.html

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Professor Sarah VickerstaffProfessor of Work andEmploymentThe relationship between paid workand the life course; the employabilityof older workers; the apprenticemodel of vocational training andintermediate skills acquisition andthe transition from school to work.www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/staff/academic/vickerstaff.html

Dr Iain WilkinsonSenior Lecturer in Sociology Social theory; sociology of risk;sociology of health; sociology ofmass media; the ways peopleexperience and respond to theirknowledge of risk, crisis anddisaster.www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/staff/academic/wilkinson.html

Professor Miri SongProfessor of Sociology Ethnic identity; race; racisms;immigrant adaptation; ‘mixed race’.www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/staff/academic/song.html

Professor Tim StranglemanProfessor of Sociology Work identity and meaning;nostalgia; heritage; industrialdecline; masculinity and age;historical sociology; oral histories;life histories; visual methods andapproaches.www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/staff/academic/strangleman.html

Professor Peter Taylor-GoobyProfessor of Social Policy Risk; comparative cross-nationalwork on European social policy;theoretical developments in socialpolicy.www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/staff/academic/taylorgooby.html

Professor Julia TwiggProfessor of Social Policy andSociologyThe body, and temporal and spatialordering; age and ageing; disability;medicine and health care; food, dietand health; home care; public andprivate space; carework and thecare workforce; the sociology offood.www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/staff/academic/twigg.html

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LOOKING FORFUNDING?For information on postgraduate funding andscholarships available at Kent,see www.kent.ac.uk/pgfunding

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APPLYING TO KENT

Entry requirements Sociology MAA good honours degree insociology or a related social sciencediscipline, or substantial experiencein social or political research or arelevant profession.

Methods of Social Research MAA good honours degree in the socialsciences and an interest in socialissues.

Sociology MA, MPhil, PhD A good honours degree or MAin Sociology or a related socialscience discipline.

Political Sociology MAA good honours degree insociology or a related socialscience discipline.

Environmental Social ScienceMScA good honours degree insociology or a related socialscience discipline.

English languageThe University requires all non-native speakers of English to reacha minimum standard of proficiencyin written and spoken English beforebeginning a postgraduate degree.

You should provide us with eitheran IELTS certificate with a minimumscore of 6.5, including 6.0 inreading and writing, a TOEFLcertificate with a minimum of 90including 22 reading, 21 writing,

21 listening and 23 speaking(internet-based) or, alternatively, youcan provide us with the CambridgeCertificate of Proficiency in Englishgrade C.

If you do not reach the requiredstandard, you can apply for oneof our pre-sessional courses. Forfurther information, please seewww.kent.ac.uk/cewl

Only English language tests takenup to a maximum of two years priorto the date of registration will beaccepted for admission to theUniversity. Please note that ifyour university studies have beencompleted entirely in English, youmay be exempt from providing anEnglish test certificate. Pleasecontact the European Office orInternational Office for clarification(see www.kent.ac.uk/internationalstudent/contact.html)

Making an application You can apply for a Kent higherdegree electronically via our websiteat www.kent.ac.uk/courses/postgrad/apply

If you do not have access to theweb, please contact the Recruitmentand Admissions Office at theaddress overleaf, for a paper copyof the application form.

If you are applying for a researchdegree, it is strongly recommendedthat you contact the School in thefirst instance so that you have anopportunity to discuss your studyplans with the programme director.

How to complete the onlineapplication formThe online form will take up to 20minutes to complete and can besaved and returned to at any time.

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Tuition feesFor the most up-to-date informationon tuition fees, please visitwww.kent.ac.uk/finance-student/fees

Further informationPlease contact:Postgraduate Office ,School of Social Policy, Sociologyand Social Research,University of Kent,Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NY, UKT: +44 (0)1227 827613F: +44 (0)1227 827005E: sspssr-pg-admin@kent.ac.ukwww.kent.ac.uk/sspssr

Terms and conditions: the Universityreserves the right to make variations to thecontent and delivery of courses and otherservices, or to discontinue courses andother services, if such action is reasonablyconsidered to be necessary. If theUniversity discontinues any course, it willendeavour to provide a suitable alternative.To register for a programme of study, allstudents must agree to abide by theUniversity Regulations (available onlineat: www.kent.ac.uk/regulations).

Data protection: for administrative,academic and health and safety reasons,the University needs to process informationabout its students. Full registration as astudent of the University is subject to yourconsent to process such information.

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There are five sections to the onlineform:• Choosing your course and givingus basic personal information

• Email verification • Completing the form • Checking and submitting theform

• Sending in additional paperworkby email or post.

A decision on your applicationcannot be made until all theadditional paperwork has beenreceived so it is important to sendthem in as soon as you can. Inaddition to filling in the applicationform, you also need to provide:• evidence of your academicqualifications. Please ask theinstitution which awarded youyour Bachelor’s or Master’sdegree (or equivalent) to sendus an interim or final transcript(a list of all the modules/coursesyou have taken with the markachieved for each) or lettercertifying your award

• references from two academicreferees. All references must bein English. The University needsboth references before it canmake a decision whether or not to offer you a place. Emailaddresses of referees must beprovided as referees will be asked to submit references viaour secure website. Referencesnot submitted by the approvedelectronic route must be madein writing on official letterheadedpaper

• evidence of language ability. Allinternational students required toapply for a visa must ensure that

they meet the United KingdomBorder Agency (UKBA) eligibilityrequirements for Englishlanguage

• if you are a research applicant,you must also submit an outlineof approximately 1,500 words ofthe research project you wish toundertake

• any other materials or documentsyou would like to be consideredin support of your application.

All application materials mustbe sent to the Recruitment andAdmissions Office. You cansend this information by fax to +44 (0)1227 827077, or byscanned attachment toadmissionspg@kent.ac.uk or by post to:Recruitment and Admissions Office,The Registry, University of Kent,Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NZ, UK.

Packages sent by registered postor by courier are normally the mostsecure. The Recruitment andAdmissions Office will acknowledgereceipt of all application materialsas quickly as possible. If you havenot received an acknowledgementwithin a reasonable amount of time,you should contact us again.

Application deadlineThere is no fixed closing deadlinefor applications. However, westrongly recommend that you applyas soon as possible and no laterthan three months before the startof term. If you wish to apply for on-campus accommodation, anapplication must be made onlineby the end of July.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Kent: the UK’s EuropeanuniversityKent is known as the UK’sEuropean university. Our two mainUK campuses, Canterbury andMedway, are located in the south-east of England, close toLondon, and we have specialistpostgraduate centres in Brusselsand Paris.

We have a diverse, cosmopolitanpopulation with 125 nationalitiesrepresented. We also have stronglinks with universities in Europe, andfrom Kent, you are around two hoursaway from Paris and Brussels bytrain.

World-leading researchA great deal of the University ofKent’s research has been ranked asworld-leading in terms of originality,significance and rigour, according to the Government’s most recentResearch Assessment Exercise.Kent staff were found to beengaged in research of internationaland world-class standing.

Strong academiccommunityKent’s postgraduate studentsare part of a thriving intellectualcommunity that includes staff andstudents from all our locations. Inaddition to lectures, seminars andone-to-one supervisions, you benefitfrom a rich and stimulating researchculture. We have also recentlyinvested in Woolf College, a modernfacility on the Canterbury campusdedicated to postgraduates, whichcombines accommodation, andacademic and social space.

A global outlookKent has a great internationalreputation, attracting academic staffand students from around the world.Our academic schools are engagedin collaborative research withuniversities worldwide and we offera range of opportunities to studyabroad and an approach that istruly global.

The Graduate SchoolAs a postgraduate student, you alsohave the support of the GraduateSchool, which promotes youracademic interests, co-ordinatestransferable skills trainingprogrammes and facilitates cross-disciplinary interaction and socialnetworking.

FundingKent provides a variety offinancial support opportunitiesfor postgraduate students. Theserange from research studentships,location-specific funding, sport andmusic scholarships, and fundingspecifically for overseas fee-payingstudents. For further information, see www.kent.ac.uk/pgfunding

Enhanced careerprospectsAt Kent, we want you to be in agood position to face the demandsof a tough economic environment.During your studies, you acquire ahigh level of academic knowledgeand specialist practical skills. Wealso help you to develop keytransferable skills that are essentialwithin the competitive world of work.

Further informationFor information about applyingto Kent, or to order a copy of theGraduate Prospectus, pleasecontact:The Recruitment and AdmissionsOffice, The Registry, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NZ, UKT: +44 (0)1227 827272F: +44 (0)1227 827077E: information@kent.ac.uk

The University also holds Open Days and postgraduaterecruitment events throughout the year. Please seewww.kent.ac.uk/opendays

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LocationCanterbury

FacultyFaculty of Social Sciences

School School of Social Policy,Sociology and Social Research

ContactPostgraduate Office,School of Social Policy,Sociology and Social Research,University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NY, UKT: +44 (0)1227 827613F: +44 (0)1227 827005E: sspssr-pg-admin@kent.ac.ukwww.kent.ac.uk/sspssr

ApplicationsOnline at www.kent.ac.uk/courses/postgrad/apply

COME ANDMEET US

University of Kent, The Registry, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NZ T: +44 (0)1227 764000 E: information@kent.ac.uk www.kent.ac.uk

We hold Open Days and postgraduateevents throughout the year.

For more information, see:www.kent.ac.uk/opendays

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