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Full time
3 years
MAY-25
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Diabetes Nursing Health Economics Sociology Of Health And Sickness Health Studies
Research
The Department of Population Health Sciences offers supervision for the degrees of:
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - full-time and part-time
Master of Philosophy (MPhil) - full-time and part-time
We also offer supervision for the degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD).
Supervision and research areas
We offer PhD, MD and MPhil supervision in Population Health Sciences in areas compatible with the research interests of our academic staff including:
Allied Health Professions
Biostatistics
Diabetes Research Centre
Genetic Epidemiology
Social Science Applied to Health Improvement Research (SAPPHIRE)
The Infant Mortality and Morbidity Studies (TIMMS)
Interested in a different research area?
It is important that the area you want to work in is broadly compatible with our research interests - otherwise we may not be able to accept your application.
PhD description
PhD students complete an independent research project under the guidance of a supervisory team. The research is normally completed over a maximum period of 3.0-3.5 years (full-time) or 6.0-6.5 years (part-time).
A fourth year (full-time) or seventh year (part-time) or the remaining part of this can be used to prepare the thesis for examination. The thesis should not normally exceed 50,000 words and must make an original contribution to knowledge and contain work of publishable quality. The thesis must then be defended in a viva voce (oral) examination before a degree can be awarded.
For this course (per year)
£4,786
For this course (per year)
£23,650
You must hold a UK undergraduate (Bachelors) degree with at least first class or upper second class honours or an equivalent qualification from a recognised overseas institution.
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