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Full time | Colchester Campus | 4 years | 03-OCT-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

4 years

Start date

03-OCT-24

Key information
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Qualification type

PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

Subject areas

Mathematics (General)

Course type

Research

Course Summary

An Integrated PhD provides a route into research study if you do not have a Masters degree, or have very little research training. It enables you to spend your first year completing a Masters-level qualification, followed by a full-time PhD studied over 3-4 years. We also offer a

  • ‘standard’ PhD
  • in this subject which can be studied either full-time (3-4 years) or part-time (6-7 years).

    Game theory, with roots in mathematics, statistics and economics, is routinely applied to understanding and predicting human behaviour. Problems of protection of digital information against piracy are closely related to aspects of set systems. And the RSA cryptosystem, used on computers all over the world, depends on classical results of number theory.

    In your first year of our Integrated PhD Mathematics, you’ll study many aspects of discrete mathematics and their potential use in practice, and provides you with options in optimisation, machine learning, data mining, and statistics.

    Our interdisciplinary research recognises that mathematics, including what can be very abstract mathematics, is an essential part of research in many other disciplines.

    Modules

    This module is for PhD students who are completing the research portions of their theses.

    Tuition fees

    UK fees
    Course fees for UK students

    To be confirmed

    International fees
    Course fees for EU and international students

    For this course (per year)

    £18,750

    Entry requirements

    A good honours degree in one of the following subjects: Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Statistics, Operational Research, Computer Science, Finance, Economics, Business Engineering. Our four year integrated PhD, allows you to spend your first year studying at Masters level in order to develop the necessary knowledge and skills and to start your independent research in year two.

    University information

    The University of Essex prides itself on being at the forefront of change. It is an institution with a culture of boldness where creativity and curiosity in learning are both encouraged and expected. It’s a UK university, placing 36th and 32nd according to the Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023 and the 2024 Complete University Guide rankings, respectively. At the University of Essex, students are taught by world-leading academics in a...more

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