Engineering PhD with Integrated Study

This PhD with Integrated Study programme is designed to formalise initial research training, with a structure that is flexible enough to accommodate a set of training and learning needs bespoke to each student.

This programme creates a pathway into PhD research for students of excellent potential who:

• may not have benefited from research training and experience of research in their undergraduate degree
• have a non-Engineering first degree
• are returning to study after time spent working in industry

On this programme, you will:

• acquire state-of-the-art knowledge of the research field through taught courses and independent study
• demonstrate the ability to undertake original research, leading to a doctoral thesis, utilising excellent analytical skills and contribute to the state of the art
• become a motivated lifelong learner, an excellent problem solver, and an instinctive critical thinker with a reasoned perspective
• communicate and disseminate research findings to peers and a wider audience using a variety of media, through international peer-reviewed publications, conferences or otherwise
• be effective and proactive, skilled in influencing positively and adapting to new situations with sensitivity and integrity
• acquire and apply appropriate research methods and gain theoretical, numerical and laboratory competence

Thesis

You will carry out independent research resulting in an original contribution to knowledge in your chosen area, guided by your supervisor. You will submit a thesis and defend it in an assessed oral exam.