Notice from Makerere Institute of Social Research
May 12, 2019
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO 2020 CLASS
The Makerere Institute of Social Research launched its Interdisciplinary PhD in Social Studies in January, 2012. The five-year programme entails two years of coursework and three years of dissertation research and writing. Four broad themes define the program's intellectual focus: Political Studies, Political Economy, Historical Studies, and Literary and Cultural Studies.
Students specialize in one field, but take classes across all four. This allows students to be grounded theoretically, while also giving them a broad foundation in historically informed debates in the humanities and social sciences. In addition, there is a set of core courses with a focus on theory and historiography, required of all students. The courses are taught by MISR faculty, by faculty from other Makerere departments, and by prominent visiting scholars through the MISR Global Scholars Programme. With our eighth cohort of students well on their way, we are now accepting applications for our ninth cohort, which will begin in January, 2020.