Marine Sciences MPhil

This programme provides research training, supervision and collaboration to international standards. You can choose a wide range of topics within our marine science research groups. Your research project will be in one of the areas covered by the marine science research groups: Marine Resources and Renewable Energy (MRRE) covers antifouling and ballast water treatment; bacterial bioactive products and bioenergy; Marine Biology, Ecosystems and Governance covers structural and functional integrity of ecosystems, biological and socio-economic drivers of ecosystem change and governance and management of resource use; Oceans and Climate focuses on the production, consumption and air-sea exchange of greenhouse gases. Depending on your previous academic training and the requirements of the project, you receive formal instruction through taught modules in important areas such as laboratory safety and sea survival.

This research degree operates through the Postgraduate Researcher Development Programme (PGRDP). This is part of the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering (SAgE) Graduate School. Your original research project is managed in the marine science research groups. There is flexibility in how your research outputs are achieved. Supervisory inputs and collaborations with other schools and faculties are common. Input from outside the University, eg Research Council (RCUK) CASE studentships, is also encouraged. The programme of work is tailored to your project requirements. You will achieve a certain number of credits through the PGRDP and School in your first two years. You will also: write a thesis for viva voce examination; attend regional and international conferences in your chosen subject area and prepare papers for publication in academic journals.

Students should have a 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent.