Environmental science MPhil and PhD degrees
PhD
In London
Description
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Type
PhD
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Location
London
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Duration
Flexible
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Start date
October
Ready to take your learning to the next level? With an MPhil or PhD degree from Middlesex University, you'll make a positive impact on society, the environment and the economy through rigorous investigation and research.
We offer:
MPhil and PhD research with our Urban Pollution Research Centre (UPRC) in these areas:
Water or air pollution
Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS)
Water treatment technologies
Greywater reuse and recycling
Soil, water or sediment ecotoxicology assessment using microbial biosensors (eg Microtox)
Contaminated soils and remediation
MPhil and PhD research with our Flood Hazard Research Centre (FHRC)
MPhil and PhD research with our Centre for Decision Analysis and Risk Management (DARM) in the area of values based decision making, especially in the fields of:
Economics
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About this course
MPhil (with or without possible transfer to PhD)
At least a second class Honours degree.
PhD
If you'd like to enrol for our PhD course, you'll first need to enrol for the MPhil and then transfer to a PhD once you've made enough progress with your research – typically after 18 24 months.
Are you an international applicant?
If you're an international student and English if not your first language, you'll need a minimum IELTS score of 6.5.
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Subjects
- Psychology
- IT
- University
- Environmental Science
- Health
- Environment
- Science
- Water
- Diseases
- Law
- Stressors
- Air pollution
- Drainage Systems
Course programme
You may undertake a programme of research in which your own work – such as a report – forms, as a point of origin or reference, a significant part of the intellectual enquiry and is presented for examination. The length of the thesis is reduced accordingly:
For the mixed mode version, you'll need an appropriate presentation of visual research and a text of up to 20,000 words (MPhil) or 40,000 (PhD).
For text only, the figures are 40,000 and 80,000 maximum.
The work is always undertaken as part of the registered research programme – and the standards are the same as those applied where the work is totally by thesis.
Please note that all of our PhD students initially enrol on an MPhil and then transfer to a PhD degree.
Are there any taught elements?
Yes – and they are integral to the degree. Your progression will be dependent on satisfactory progress.
Full time or part time?
Both.
Expert supervision
A Director of Studies and at least one (second) supervisor from the University will conduct your research supervision. Often, an external supervisor is also involved.
Your supervisors will act as personal tutors, helping you to clarify your initial objectives, structure your research and develop supplementary skills. They also advise on subject reading, relevant taught courses, research seminars and workshops.
Support whenever you need it
Academic support and guidance is constantly available, whether you work individually or as part of a team. There are regular research tutorials, plus seminars and meetings with research students, staff and guest speakers.
Collaborations with external partners
If you're working in partnership with an external organisation, you may be jointly supervised by academics from Middlesex University and the collaborating partner.
Where collaboration is involved, you should make sure that from the outset the responsibilities for provision of fees, equipment and any other resources are fully understood and accepted by the partners.
Additional information
£10,500 per year
Environmental science MPhil and PhD degrees