PhD Studentships in Social Sciences, Media and Communication

UK. Queen Margaret University.

Few numbers of PhD studentships will be awarded for candidates willing to undertake research in specific topics related to research priorities of School of Social Sciences, Media and Communication

School of Social Sciences, Media and Communication

This school specialises in a number of areas including speech and language disorders, psychology, film and media, culture, public relations, public health practice and sociology.

Research at QMU
Queen Margaret University awards two higher degrees by research, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Master of Philosophy (MPhil). Research methods training is offered in the first semester but after that there are no taught elements as such - students are expected to manage their own research project, with guidance from a supervisor. Bursaries cover all tuition fees and provide help with living costs for three years (the prescribed period of study for a PhD).

Bursaries are only available for PhD study based at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh.

To be eligible for a bursary, the following criteria must apply:

• The applicant meets the standard entry criteria for research degrees.
• The research proposal is in one of the topic areas specified below
• Applicants may apply to study on a part-time or full-time basis, but they must be willing to be resident within reach of Edinburgh.
• Applicants must be willing to study for a full PhD, not an MPhil.
• Applicants may come from the UK or any other country.

The closing date for applications will be 26 March 2008. No late applications will be accepted.

Eligible topics

• SSMC1 Communication in the elderly: physical constraints on effective communication
• SSMC2 Dynamic assessment of the potential precursor to externalising behaviours in young school-age children
• SSMC3 The role of trust in facilitating participation of vulnerable patients in health decision making
• SSMC4 Methods of eliciting speech and language data in typically developing and language disordered children: how does what you ask influence what you get?
• SSMC5 Social Policy and Justice
• SSMC6 Media history
• SSMC7 Investigating intuitive vs. rational thinking styles: cognitive correlates and irrational beliefs
• SSMC8 Dyslexia doesn’t only affect written language
• SSMC9 Critical perspectives in public relations
• SSMC10 Involving community podiatrists in influencing behavioural lifestyle changes in obese patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus
• SSMC11 Culture and Politics
• SSMC12 Investigation of the maturational time course of the speech evoked auditory brainstem response
• see also DCI5 Television Drama

Queen Margaret University, School of Social Science, Media and Communication

For further information please contact the Research Degrees Office, Queen Margaret University, Musselburgh, Edinburgh EH21 6UU, or email (researchdegrees@qmuc.ac.uk)