PhD Social Anthropology / Overview

Year of entry: 2025

Degree awarded
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Duration
3 or 4 years depending on point of entry
Entry requirements
  • Bachelor's (Honours) degree in Social Anthropology or a cognate subject with an overall average of 2:1 (UK 60%) or above (or overseas equivalent); and/or
  • Master's degree in Social Anthropology or a relevant subject with a minimum of 65% in the dissertation and overall grade, with no mark below 55% (or overseas equivalent);
  • Candidates with only an Undergraduate degree will normally be considered for the 1+3 Programme (integrated MA in Anthropological Research + PhD) and those with a Master’s degree for the +3 (PhD only) Programme of study;
  • Normally applicants will hold one or both degrees in Social Anthropology.

Full entry requirements

How to apply

Apply online

Please ensure you include all required supporting documents at the time of submission, as incomplete applications may not be considered.

Application Deadlines

For consideration in internal funding competitions, you must submit your completed application by 1 December 2024.

If you are applying for or have secured external funding (for example, from an employer or government) or are self-funding, you must submit your application before the below deadlines to be considered. You will not be able to apply after these dates have passed.

  • For September 2025 entry: 30 June 2025

Programme options

Full-time Part-time Full-time distance learning Part-time distance learning
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Programme overview

  • Examine human behaviour and relationships under expert research supervision.
  • Join a lively PhD community of students working in all of the world's continents and on a variety of topics.
  • Work closely with an expert supervisor, with further guidance from at least one extra supervisor.
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Fees

For entry in the academic year beginning September 2025, the tuition fees are as follows:

  • PhD (full-time)
    UK students (per annum): TBC
    International, including EU, students (per annum): £22,000
  • PhD (part-time)
    UK students (per annum): TBC
    International, including EU, students (per annum): £11,000

Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.

Scholarships/sponsorships

There are a range of scholarships, studentships and awards available to support both UK and overseas postgraduate researchers, details of which can be found via the links below.

To apply University of Manchester funding, you must indicate in your application the competitions for which you wish to be considered. The deadline for most internal competitions, including School of Social Sciences studentships is 1 December 2024.

All external funding competitions have a specified deadline for submitting your funding application and a separate (earlier) deadline for submitting the online programme application form, both of which will be stated in the funding competition details below.

You will need to be nominated by your proposed supervisor for a number of our scholarships. Therefore, we highly recommend you discuss these funding opportunities with your supervisor first, so they can advise on your suitability and ensure you meet nomination deadlines.

For more information about funding, visit our to browse for scholarships, studentships and awards you may be eligible for.

Contact details

School/Faculty
Contact name
Humanities Doctoral Academy Admissions
Telephone
+44(0)161 275 1200 OPTION 1
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