在政治科学和社会学学院，博士生将其研究作为主题研究集群的一部分，其主管位于其中。学校的研究领域是：儿童，青年和家庭（儿童和青年研究中心，性别，赋权与全球化，治理与可持续发展与权力，冲突与意识形态。在这些领域中的应用，和/或将社会学与政治学结合科学/理论方法将受到特别欢迎，尽管其他人不应被排除在外，在选择研究主题时，确定具有适当研究兴趣的潜在主管尤为重要。<br> <br>博士学位仅是通过论文获得硕士学位的途径，论文比博士学位短，通常需要一到两年的时间，而MLitt的研究旨在证明对该领域的透彻了解。学校研究
In the School of Political Science and Sociology, PhD students pursue their research as part of the thematic Research Cluster in which their supervisor is located. The School's Research Clusters are: Children, Youth and Families (the Child and Youth Research Centre, Gender, Empowerment and Globalisation, Governance and Sustainable Development and Power, Conflict and Ideologies. Applications within these areas, and/or which combine a Sociological with Political Science/Theory approach, would be particularly welcome, although, others should not feel precluded from applying. In choosing a research topic, it is particularly important to identify a potential supervisor with appropriate research interests. <br> <br>An MLitt is a route to a Master's qualification by dissertation only. The thesis is shorter than a PhD, and is usually done over one or two years. MLitt research is meant to demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the area. Admission to a research degree by MLitt is at the discretion of the research committee of the School, and is based on a proposal from the applicant following discussion with the member of staff whose academic area of interest is most appropriate.