
About this program
Engineering (Research)
We are internationally renowned for our research and are a friendly supportive School with a diverse range of students from across the world. We pride ourselves on our multidisciplinary approach to research and organise our research into three main themes:
- Energy and Environment
- Health, Technology and the Digital World
- Mechanics, Materials and Advanced Manufacturing.
We offer a 3 year PhD programme, a 4 year integrated PhD programme, an EngD programme, and a 1 year MPhil degree programme.
Programme Aims
- Develop research skills through a programme of in-depth study.
- Develop expertise in appropriate methods of research and enquiry.
- Produce high quality research outputs which demonstrate critical judgement.
- Produce a thesis (PhD thesis approx. 80,000 words).
Admission requirements
English language requirements
IELTS with an overall score of 6.5 with 5.5 in all subskills, or equivalent.
For more information about admission requirements, please visit the university website.
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Program content
The general structure of the standard three year PhD programme is as follows:
- Year One: Research methods training and literature review.
- Year Two: Experimental work/Data collection/fieldwork.
- Year Three: Data analysis and writing-up.
Scholarships & funding
For more information about scholarships, please visit the university website.
Tuition
For more information about tuition fee, please visit the university website.
Career paths
Suitable for graduates in engineering and related subject areas such as physics, mathematics, earth sciences and computer science.
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