MPhil/PhD in Social Care and Social Work

Manchester Metropolitan University

With a PhD or other postgraduate research degree in Social Care and Social Work you will:Work with experts in the field. We are a renowned centre for the applied study of health and social care. In the most recent national research evaluation, 60% of our Social Work and Social Policy research was rated world leading or internationally excellent (REF2014).Choose from our flexible study pathways. We offer full-time and part-time research degrees to suit the needs of potential students from a range of professional backgrounds.Join a thriving intellectual community. Our Social Aspects of Ageing Group brings together researchers across a number of disciplines with the aim of improving health and wellbeing while foregrounding service user and community experiences in participatory approaches with professionals and policy makers.Benefit from our facilities and events to support your research. We offer dedicated facilities and research training for postgraduate researchers, as well as regular events including an exciting range of specialist seminars. We also actively support the University’s annual Postgraduate Research Conference run by and for postgraduate research students.Undertake tailored personal and professional development training. You can build your own programme of training to enhance your academic knowledge, expand your research skills, develop your academic CV and/or prepare you for practice in the new integrated health and social care sectors.