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Our faculty has a range of expertise. We support research projects linked to one or more of our main research themes.</p> <hr /> <h3>Teaching and learning</h3> <p>We provide a pleasant PhD study room and dedicated personal tutor support in addition to the supervisory team. A combined staff and student seminar programme provides a collegiate forum for sharing and discussing current topics and ideas.<br /> </p><hr /></div> <div class="tab-pane fade" id="course-tab-2"><h3>General entry requirements</h3> <h4>Minimum requirements</h4> <p>2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject or a good Master's level degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.</p><hr /><h4>English language requirements</h4> <p>You can find out more about our <a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/english/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">English language requirements<i class='new-window-link' aria-hidden='true' title='Link opens in a new window'></i><span class='sr-only'>Link opens in a new window</span></a>. 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Men/masculinity. Childbirth/fatherhood. Health. Social work." href="https://warwick.ac.uk/study/cll/about/cllteam/adolan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr Alan Dolan<i class="new-window-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link opens in a new window"></i><span class="sr-only">Link opens in a new window</span><i class="new-window-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link opens in a new window"></i><span class="sr-only">Link opens in a new window</span><i class='new-window-link' aria-hidden='true' title='Link opens in a new window'></i><span class='sr-only'>Link opens in a new window</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/study/cll/about/cllteam/kevin-stone" target="_blank" title="mental health, social work practice, social work related legal and social policy issues, work and practice relating to the Mental Health Act 1983 (2007), Mental Capacity Act 2005, International and European approaches and perspectives in mental health practice" rel="noopener">Dr Kevin Stone<i class="new-window-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link opens in a new window"></i><i class="new-window-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link opens in a new window"></i><i class='new-window-link' aria-hidden='true' title='Link opens in a new window'></i><span class='sr-only'>Link opens in a new window</span></a></li> </ul> <p>Applicants are encouraged to contact their potential supervisor. The most important aspect is the nature of your project and its potential for supervision in our department</p> <p>You are asked to view your intended supervisor's profile and read their work. Please think about what might make your proposed PhD attractive to your supervisor, and customise the proposal accordingly.</p> <ul> <li>How does your project relate to your intended supervisor's work?</li> <li>How might your project enhance, advance, or develop it?</li> <li>Could you take it in a different direction?</li> <li>What kind of methods and approaches are likely to appeal to your potential supervisor?</li> </ul> <p>We receive a large number of proposals every year and only have capacity for proposals that are carefully tailored to our specific areas of expertise.</p> <p><a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/research/prepare_application/findasupervisor">The University's Find a Supervisor Guidance</a></p> <hr /> <h2>Research proposals</h2> <p>When putting together your research proposal please:</p> <ul> <li>Provide an overview of your research question, explaining why it is of academic and or practical importance</li> <li>Outline the main objectives of your research, providing details of two or three key aspects</li> <li>Indicate the importance of previous related research and how your own research question might make a useful contribution to the area</li> <li>Briefly state the main research techniques (interviews, case studies, modelling, literature review, etc.) you might use</li> <li>Indicate your suggested literature and/or data collection procedures, indicating sources and any possible difficulties</li> <li>Explain the techniques you intend to use</li> <li>Add an outline timeline of activities</li> </ul> </div> <div class="tab-pane fade" id="course-tab-6"><p><h2>Tuition fees</h2> <p>Tuition fees are payable for each year of your course at the start of the academic year, or at the start of your course, if later. 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