MPhil in Sociology
University of Cambridge · Cambridge, United Kingdom
About this programme
Our Department is ranked first for Sociology in the Complete University Guide League Table 2025 with a 100% score, and second for Sociology in the Guardian's Best Universities league table 2025. The Times Higher Education World University ranking 2025 rates our department second overall in the UK for the Social Sciences. The QS World University rankings list our department as sixth of 375 sociology departments across the world in 2025. This pathway provides students with the opportunity to study the major themes and debates of Political and Economic Sociology at an advanced level. This pathway
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Field
- Social
- Duration
- 9 months
- Tuition
- £43,516 / year
- English
- IELTS 7.5 · TOEFL iBT 110
- Study mode
- Full-time
Visa
- Visa required
- Student visa
- Application fee
- GBP 558
- Proof of funds
- GBP 1,171/mo
- Processing time
- 3–8 weeks
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all — confirm your own case on the official visa page.
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