There are opportunities for research study in Psycho-Social Studies which leads to a PhD qualification.
Doctoral work involves a self-managed programme of study rather than taught modules.
It is normally conducted with the assistance of two academic supervisors who act as guides, sounding boards and progress chasers. Fuller details are provided in the Social Sciences Postgraduate Research Handbook available from the Research Administrator , Faculty of Economics and Social Science, University of the West of England. Occasionally the Faculty has bursaries available to support full time and part time study. Staff working in the Psycho-Social Studies area have considerable experience of successful supervision. Past students have undertaken work on issues such as the assumptions that different psychotherapies make about human nature, the psychodynamics of organisational change in the context of race awareness programmes and emotion in organisations.