Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
In the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences we offer PhDs and Professional Doctorates across six departments covering the disciplines of Economics; Education; Health & Wellbeing; Politics, Languages and International Studies; Psychology; Social and Policy Sciences.
<br><p></p>92% of Faculty research was classified as 4* or 3* in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, making it "world leading" and "internationally excellent". We also endeavour for our research to engage with and benefit the wider world.
<br><p></p>Join a vibrant doctoral community with a research culture that values collaborative supervision while supporting your professional development, ranging from enhancing research and technical skills to policymaker, practitioner and partner engagement.
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Each year our Faculty aims to support disciplinary and interdisciplinary funded PhD studentships in humanities and social sciences via schemes such as the South West Doctoral Training Partnership (SWDTP), the China Scholarship Council (CSC): University of Bath PhD and other University research studentships.