Employment Research

Entry requirements

2:i undergraduate degree (or equivalent) and a postgraduate qualification in the social sciences. Previous studies should have included training in social science methodology.

Months of entry

October

Course content

Areas for PhD supervision: The IER research team brings together a breadth of research and labour market expertise from a variety of disciplines. We would be interested in supervising research students in:

• employer behaviour; globalisation and labour markets;
• human resources in local and regional development;
• labour market assessment and forecasting;
• careers; apprenticeships, work based learning and training;
• green skills and sustainable jobs;
• the graduate labour market;
• gender and the labour market;
• socio-economic and demographic change and the labour market;
• job quality and innovation;
• welfare and public policy.

Information for international students

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Fees and funding

There are several funding opportunities available for students applying for this course. These include external awards, wider University awards and departmental scholarships. Details can be found here:

www2.warwick.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/funding

Qualification and course duration

PhD

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