Postgraduate Opportunities in Sociology

Postgraduate Taught

Studying for a taught Masters’ programme in Sociology can be an excellent way to continue your degree studies, if you find there is more you want to know; to develop your skills for the employment market, for example completing a piece of high level independent research, building on advanced research skills; or to prepare you for PhD level study.  We would also welcome those in employment, wishing to study alongside work and we offer a number of flexible options to enable this, including our innovative block-teaching method which allows study alongside work.

Our programmes offer high-level learning taught by research specialists.  We offer a number of different assessment types within our Masters’ programmes and you can study full-time, part-time, and at different levels including MA, MRes, PG Diploma or PG Certificate, depending on the course.

We  offer the following programmes:

Apart from this programme, Sociologists at Keele also contribute to the following courses which may be of interest to prospective students:

Postgraduate Research

We welcome applications from potential PhD candidates.

If you are interested in coming to study toward a Research Degree (PhD) in Sociology contact Dr Mark Featherstone for an informal discussion. For more information about funding opportunities and the application process please visit the postgraduate research pages. 

Staff research interests cover a broad range of sociological inquiry which means that you can expect to find expert supervision in your chosen field. Take a look at our research pages to find out what we do.

Alongside the advanced research training that you will undertake as part of your degree, there are many opportunities to become involved in any number of the research acitivities organised within Sociology. For example we play host to the well established Sociology Seminar Series which runs throughout the year and includes both internal and external speakers. Staff in Sociololgy have also convened two recent ESRC-funded seminar series - Motherhoods, Markets and Consumption and Regenerating Medium-sized Cities - and all members of Sociology are active in one or more of the many interdisciplinary research groups within the university, including the Ethnicities and Migration Research Group, the Cultural Research Unit and the Centre for Social Gerontology. As valued members of the Sociology group, research students are actively encouraged to take part in every aspect of the research life of the department and the wider university research community.

Sociology staff are currently involved in the supervision of a number of research students, including those working in the following areas:

  • Diaspora, migration, and community
  • Anti-Capitalism and leftist politics
  • The ageing body
  • Neo-liberalism and education
  • Parenting and education in migrant communities
  • Online fan communities
  • Existentialism and dystopias
  • Third-culture kids

For more information about the research interests of members of staff, prospective applicants should visit individual staff pages.  Applicants are encouraged to talk informally with a member of academic staff in their areas of interest as early as possible in the application process.

Dedicated postgraduate study space and advanced research training are provided.