PhD in Social Wellbeing

University of Malta's PhD in Social Wellbeing is delivered through the Faculty for Social Wellbeing — a distinctive faculty integrating psychology, social work, criminology, family studies, gerontology, gender studies, and community studies under one umbrella. The 3-4 year doctorate is supervisor-led and structured around an original research thesis (typically 80,000-100,000 words). Research clusters include mental health policy, child and family wellbeing, ageing and dementia care, gender-based violence, migrant integration in the Mediterranean, disability inclusion, and applied criminology.

Sri Lankan applicants with Master's degrees in Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Criminology, Public Policy, or Gender Studies (Colombo, Peradeniya, Sri Jayewardenepura, Kelaniya, Jaffna, plus UK / EU / Australian Master's holders) treat this PhD as a route into European social policy research at one of the lowest tuition tiers among accredited EU doctorates (€5,000/yr). Returnees route into Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor / Researcher tracks at Colombo, Peradeniya, Sri Jayewardenepura, Kelaniya, Jaffna social sciences faculties, plus senior research posts at the Centre for Policy Alternatives, Verité Research, International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES), Family Planning Association, Shanthi Maargam, UNICEF Sri Lanka, and UNDP Sri Lanka.