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D22050-20 Welcome to our Contents university Postgraduate study at our university 4 Choosing a postgraduate course is a personal commitment to Greenwich Campus 6 your future. Whether you want to expand on your undergraduate Campus 8 interests or enter a new field, one of our 100-plus postgraduate degrees is sure to be right for you. You will become part of a Campus 10 highly respected community of research-active academics, whose Your career 12 achievements include our fifth Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher (see page 22). And you can count on our dedicated staff Accommodation 14 to support you every step of the way. UK students 16 International students 18 Student support 20 How to finance your studies 21 Our research 22 Your next steps 28 How to apply 54

Our courses 30 Architecture, landscape architecture and the built environment 34 Business 36 Computing and mathematical 38 Education 40 Engineering 42 Health 44 Humanities 46 Law and criminology 48 Media and creative arts 50 52

2 3 Postgraduate study at POSTGRADUATES our university earn, on average, There are many reasons why a chosen career or progress in your MORE postgraduate course could be right for profession. Here’s why it’s never been a + THAN 100 you. Perhaps you want to delve deeper better time to study for a postgraduate % those with TAUGHT into a subject, get a flying start in your degree at the University of Greenwich: 18 1 POSTGRADUATE FIRST DEGREES DEGREES

Where we are - 2 campuses in London, 1 in - Great transport links EASIER THAN EVER TO at all 3 campuses FINANCE YOUR STUDIES - Easy to get to the More students are entering centre of London POSTGRADUATE STUDY , - On-site student UP TO £10 609 accommodation A 16 % INCREASE MASTER’S LOAN in the last 10 years 2 those with UP TO £25,700 POSTGRADUATE DOCTORAL LOAN3

LONDON QUEEN’S 5 ANNIVERSARY 4,512 PRIZES FOR POSTGRADUATE HIGHER & FURTHER 4 EDUCATION STUDENTS

Greenwich Avery Hill Medway 1Source: HEPI Analytical Report 1, May 2020. Campus Campus Campus 2Between years 2008–9 and 2017–18. Source: HEPI Analytical Report 1, May 2020. 3Eligibility criteria apply for both loans. Figures quoted are for 2019–20 entry. 10 minutes by train 30 minutes by train 45 minutes by train Source: HEPI Analytical Report 1, May 2020. to central London to central London to central London 4Student figures for 2018–19.

4 5 Greenwich Campus Just a few miles from Inspiring location State-of-the-art library Located just a few miles from central Our modern Stockwell Street Building central London, our London, our historical campus is is home to the campus library. As equipped with state-of-the-art well as a vast collection of books, historical campus facilities to inspire you to pursue your you will have access to thousands postgraduate studies. As well as being of digital resources which you can is equipped with state- on a UNESCO World Heritage Site, view wherever you are, as long as you’ll find it easy to get to the world- you have an internet connection. of-the-art facilities famous museums, art galleries and As a postgraduate student, you will historical sites across the city. appreciate our extended opening hours and having dedicated librarians who Space to socialise are experts in their subject areas. The The focal point for student life is library is open until midnight during the Dreadnought Building, which sits in week and 24/7 at crucial times such as the centre of the campus and has the examination period. everything you need to make you feel at home between library and study Close to central London sessions. The open-plan ground floor There is plenty to keep you occupied is the go-to place for all our students. during your free time in Greenwich, It’s where you can grab a bite to eat, whether it’s taking a walk in Greenwich catch up with friends and visit the Park, visiting museums or browsing Student Centre and Students’ Union its famous market. It also has an for any help and advice you need. As abundance of coffee shops and small a postgraduate, you will also be able eateries for when you want a change to use our postgraduate room. It’s of scene or somewhere quiet to think. somewhere quiet to study, relax and Greenwich is a friendly neighbourhood have lunch away from the hustle and where you’ll immediately feel at home, bustle of the main atrium. yet it’s literally next door to central London. You’re only 10 minutes away by public transport from the heart of the capital.

6 7 Avery Hill Campus Our campus is surrounded A common goal also a specialist sports centre with two by beautiful parkland, giving professional all-weather pitches and a At Avery Hill, you will be part of a five-court sports hall on-site. community of like-minded students you lots of space to relax training to be teachers, and education A vibrant community and health professionals. Our campus Many of our students call Avery Hill and mull over your research is in a peaceful location in south-east Campus home. With more than 1,200 London and is surrounded by beautiful residents living here during term time, between study sessions parkland, giving you lots of space to this makes for a friendly vibe. It also relax between study sessions and quiet means that you won’t have to venture places to mull over your research. far for your everyday needs; there is a We are continually investing in social canteen, student shop, cashpoint and and teaching facilities, with new launderette on-site. teaching and library spaces and skills laboratories due to open in 2020. Convenient location Specialist facilities For all your other shopping needs, there is High Street just up the Our excellent teaching facilities include road. Here you will find supermarkets sports science labs and clinical skills and a range of other retail stores. You labs that replicate NHS wards where can also catch the latest movies at you can perfect your skills for your the six-screen cinema and grab a bite chosen career. Thinking of doing your to eat at bars and restaurants in the PGCE here? Avery Hill is a specialist cinema complex or on the high street. centre that has been training teachers Central London is just a 30-minute for over 100 years with renowned train journey away and you can take academics, including Jenny Field, our free intercampus bus to our whose research in primary education Greenwich Campus, which is only a few has earned her a Higher Education miles up the road. National Teaching Fellowship. We are

8 9 Medway Campus An innovation hub Great facilities Medway is a specialist engineering and There are thousands of students on science centre in Kent with a friendly, the campus, including people from close-knit community of students and other universities that are co-located academics. You’ll be surrounded by here, making it an inspiring place people who are as fascinated by how to pursue your studies. Student life things work as you are and will have centres on The Deep End, which has a access to industry-standard labs and restaurant, café and plenty of space to cutting-edge technology. The campus relax and socialise. If you plan to drive is home to the Natural Resources to university, you can buy a student Institute, an award-winning specialist permit which allows you to park on research centre whose work is the campus. improving and saving lives around the world (see page 22). Close to everything There’s a large mall by the campus Attractive setting with many homeware and clothing The campus sits on a former naval outlet stores where you can pick up a base down the road from the Medway bargain. It also has plenty of places to towns of Chatham, Gillingham and eat and a multiplex cinema. There’s a Rochester. You’ll benefit from a scenic regular local bus service to Rochester, setting where accommodation and famous for its cathedral and pretty teaching blocks are only a few minutes’ cobbled streets, and the train to walk from each other. This will give you London takes around 45 minutes. You more time to focus on your studies, can also catch the intercampus bus to whether it’s sharing ideas with your Greenwich and Avery Hill Campuses for fellow students and our research- a small fee. active academics or spending time in the Drill Hall, Europe’s longest library.

Medway is a specialist engineering and science centre with a friendly, close-knit community of students and academics

10 11 Your career Many of our students undertake a postgraduate qualification to widen their career opportunities, get promoted or find their dream job. Here’s how we can help you get the best from your career-boosting studies. Plenty of advice student here. The Powerhouse is our enterprise hub. It’s home to our Our Employability & Careers Service community of entrepreneurs, providing has specialist advisers trained to you with free co-workspace and the provide careers advice specifically opportunity to collaborate with staff for postgraduate students. They can and other students. You can take help you map out your career plans part in enterprise boot camps (no with one-to-one sessions, mock job experience required) and enter our interviews and CV checks, and organise Enterprise Challenge competition for workshops focused on career skills. the chance to receive up to £5,000 to Chances to meet develop your business idea. employers Gain skills on the move We run careers fairs and employer Through our E-Learning Centre, you events to showcase companies looking can access loads of online resources to to employ our graduates. Recent help you build your employment skills. attendees include BAE Systems, Baily Tools include a CV builder, job search Garner, Bloomberg, Cancer Research engine and interview simulator plus UK, Charlton Athletic Football Club, The aptitude tests. Dorchester Hotel, Ford Motor Company, Goldman Sachs, Northern Trust, Flexible study Omnicom Health Group, and Pfizer. Many of our postgraduate degrees are available part-time or by distance Help for entrepreneurs learning. If you’re already in work and Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur want to develop your career, these or already run a business or social handy, flexible options allow you to enterprise, you’ll have access to continue earning while you study. specialist support while you’re a

12 13 Accommodation Here are some reasons to sign up for our accommodation, which includes a hall of residence just for postgrads and older students. Handy locations decided on the hall you want, applying for and booking your accommodation is Our halls of residence are on or near quick and easy. As long as you meet a campus, so travelling to and from few simple conditions, we’ll guarantee lectures, labs and libraries is quick and you university accommodation. convenient. We’re connected to major transport links, so you’ll find it easy to You’re our priority get out and about. Our Greenwich halls The halls offer a safe and secure are on bus routes into central London environment. Each is protected by and near mainline and DLR stations. CCTV and is staffed 24/7. Hall staff A free campus bus between Avery include teams of resident assistants, Hill and Greenwich means that our who are trained to respond in Avery Hill students can also get into emergencies and provide support. the city centre quickly. If you live on Medway Campus, you’ll find plenty of Help with alternatives bus services, many with connections to You may prefer to rent in the private local stations. sector. If so, we’ve partnered with Easy to choose, easy to the online student accommodation service Studentpad to help you find sign up accommodation that’s right for you. If you want to check out our halls, just If you are planning to live at home go to the accommodation pages on and commute in, visit gre.ac.uk/ our website, where you’ll find plenty commuters and check out our of information, videos and photos. You commuter bursary, which gives eligible can also attend an accommodation students help with their travel costs. tour on an Open Day. Once you’ve

Our accommodation Greenwich halls (membership included in your accommodation Devonport House: en-suite study bedrooms fees), café, launderette and student shop. in shared self-catering flats especially for Aragon, Boleyn and Seymour Courts: flats for postgraduate and older students. four or five students with single study bedrooms, Hall: shared self-catering flats with and shared kitchen and bathroom. Maisonettes for single en-suite study bedrooms. six or seven students are also available. Cleves, Howard, Parr and Tudor Courts: flats and Daniel Defoe Hall: en-suite study bedrooms in maisonettes with single en-suite study bedrooms flat shares, studios and two-bedroom flats. and shared kitchens. Each accommodates either McMillan Student Village: studio flats and en- six or nine students. suite study bedrooms with a shared kitchen. Medway halls If you study on Greenwich Campus, you can also These on-campus halls are close to our teaching live in the Avery Hill Student Village. facilities, launderette, cafés and gym. Avery Hill Student Village Adelaide, Forte, Merlin, Sunne and Wolfe The Student Village provides accommodation Houses: flats with en-suite study bedrooms, and for 1,200 students. Facilities include a gym a communal living area with shared kitchen.

14 15 UK students We offer our UK postgraduates a welcoming environment with career- focused courses and a thriving research community. Our flexible approach to study, with plenty of part-time and distance learning courses, is just what you need if you’ve got commitments such as a career or family. Your questions answered How much are tuition fees? You will find all the information you How do I find out about the need on fees at gre.ac.uk/finance/fees. university? We host a variety of events throughout How do I fund my studies? the year, so it’s easy to get a sense of There are lots of different ways that what we’re about. We run Postgraduate you can finance your postgraduate Open Evenings – handy if you’re degree, depending on who you are working during the day – or you can and what you are studying. You’ll join us on a campus tour. You don’t find plenty of guidance on page 21, even have to leave home: our virtual including information on our bursaries tours will take you around some of and scholarships. our campus highlights. Visit gre.ac.uk/ events to find out more. Where can I live? We have student accommodation Who can I speak to about on or within walking distance of our coming to Greenwich? campuses. Meet a few conditions Our friendly staff offer advice and and apply by the deadline and we’ll reassurance throughout the year. You guarantee you a room. If you’d prefer can get general information about the to rent privately, we’ll point you in the university from our recruitment team right direction. See page 14 for more (see back cover for contact details), about our halls of residence. who can also put you in touch with Could I commute? our specialist advisers for help with your application, student finance or Absolutely. You can join over a third of accommodation. If you want to talk to our students who commute, and take one of our students about university advantage of the facilities and services life, go to greenwich.ac.uk and click we provide to make this as easy as on LiveChat. You can also contact our possible. These include lockers and application support team via LiveChat shower rooms, as well as recorded or email [email protected]. lectures, just in case you miss one. We also provide quiet areas and How do I apply? common rooms for when you get a It depends on the type of degree you break in your studies. want to study and the application All our campuses are close to a train process. For the different application station and are on major bus routes, routes, see page 54. Try to apply as and, if you want to drive, you can park soon as possible. Places on some at Avery Hill and Medway Campuses for courses fill up quickly, so make sure a small fee. We also have a commuter you’re at the front of the queue. student bursary to help with travel costs. To see if you’re eligible, visit gre.ac.uk/bursaries.

16 17 International students When you join us as an international student, you’ll become part of a friendly and supportive community of students from more than 140 countries. So no matter where you’re from, you’ll feel at home in no time. Your questions answered Where can I get help with my visa application? Who can I speak to about Most international students need a Tier coming to Greenwich? 4 (General) student visa to study in Even if you live overseas, there are the UK. Our international recruitment lots of ways you can talk to us about officers can direct you to experts who joining as a postgraduate student. can advise you on your student visa. You can email our International Our website also has lots of useful Office ([email protected]) in the information to help you plan and first instance. They will answer your prepare for your visa application. For questions and put you in touch with more details, see gre.ac.uk/visa. the international recruitment officer who looks after your country or region. How much are tuition fees? You will find the current fees for our How do I know if a course postgraduate degrees on our website takes international students? at gre.ac.uk/finance/fees. The vast majority of our postgraduate courses are open to international When should I pay my fees? students. To find out, just check the You’ll need to pay a pre-registration course listings in this guide or the deposit when you accept your offer. online course page. This will enable us to issue you with your Confirmation of Acceptance for How should I apply? Studies (CAS) reference number, International and EU students can which you will need for your visa apply in the same way as UK students application. For more details, (see page 54 for details) or through an please visit gre.ac.uk/finance/fees/ authorised in-country representative, how-to-pay-your-fees. who can also provide advice on your application and visa requirements. You Do you offer any scholarships will find details for your representative or funding? on our website. Some courses Yes, we do. The International University of Greenwich International College fill up very quickly, so it’s best to Scholarships Award could give you a Perhaps you don’t quite meet our Greenwich Campus. You’ll also have full apply as early as you can to avoid tuition-fee discount of up to £1,500 in academic entry criteria, or you need to university student status, so you will be disappointment. You also need to be your first year of study for 2020-21 entry. improve your English language proficiency able to use all of the university’s facilities mindful of visa processing times as (This may change in 2021-22.) To see the or broaden your academic skills before and services. these vary depending on the country latest information about this scholarship, starting postgraduate studies. UGIC is an exciting entry route into you’re from. including whether you are eligible, visit The University of Greenwich International Master’s level study here in the UK. gre.ac.uk/bursaries/international- College (UGIC) is located on our beautiful Depending on your current attainment, What if I need to improve my scholarships-award. Greenwich Campus and is a great you can study for one or two terms. English? introduction to student life and the rigours And, as long as you successfully We offer pre-sessional English courses Where will I live? of academic study at our university. As a complete your studies at UGIC, you will for international students who need We have student accommodation on UGIC student, you will be very much part automatically progress to your Master’s to develop their language skills before or within walking distance of all our of our friendly community of students course at the University of Greenwich. embarking on postgraduate-level study. campuses. For more details, see page 14. here at the University of Greenwich. Visit gre.ac.uk/ugic. In fact, many UGIC students live on

18 19 Student support How to finance your You may be an overseas student adapting to a new country, or a mature student juggling studies with a job and family life. Perhaps you studies have a long-term medical condition or a disability. Whoever you are, It’s never been easier to fund your postgraduate studies and, once you and whatever your circumstances, we’re here to support you. know who to approach, it is pretty straightforward. Whatever type of Academic support while you’re at university, you can talk course you’re interested in, you should start looking for finance early, through your concerns with one of our especially if you need help to cover your tuition fees and living costs. You will have regular one-to-ones trained counsellors. Please get in touch with your personal tutor, or your Here are some possible funding sources. with our Student Wellbeing Service supervisor if you’re studying a research team about your support needs, Postgraduate loans The UK government offers teaching degree. They’ll help you take your bursaries and scholarships to including requests for reasonable If you’re planning to take a Master’s study skills to postgraduate level and encourage graduates to teach certain adjustments or exam arrangements, by degree, you could qualify for a Master’s steer you towards other forms of subjects. Maths, chemistry and physics, emailing [email protected]. Loan of up to £10,609 from the UK academic guidance we offer. These for example, attract a tax-free bursary Our disability and diversity focused government. The government also include one-to-one appointments with of £26,000 (for 2020 entry). For STAART team can also assist you offers a Postgraduate Doctoral Loan academic skills tutors, workshops and more details, visit getintoteaching. before you join us as a student and of up to £25,700 for PhD study. drop-in sessions on subjects such education.gov.uk. as making the most of our expert throughout your time with us. They The figures quoted are for 2019. Both subject librarians. We also have a can put you in touch with our STAART loans are designed to help pay for your Studentships ambassadors, students who have gone course fees and living costs; they’re range of online academic resources, If you’re thinking of undertaking a through similar challenges to you, who paid directly to you and are not means which you can access at gre.ac.uk/ research degree, it’s worth looking can discuss their own experience of tested. Visit www.gov.uk/masters- academicskills. into the various research studentships studying at the university. Find out loan and www.gov.uk/doctoral-loan. organised by the university. They are more at gre.ac.uk/study/support/ Health, wellbeing and postgraduate positions which include disability/staart. Teacher training funding disability support funding for fees, living expenses or If you’re going to embark on a PGCE Our university chaplains are also on both. To see the latest opportunities at Students living or studying at Avery Hill primary or secondary education Initial hand to help, whether or not you our university, visit gre.ac.uk/research/ Campus can register with a doctor at Teacher Training course, you could practise a faith or religion. study/research-studentships-and- our campus medical centre. If you’re apply for tuition fee and maintenance scholarships. at Greenwich or Medway Campus, our Student finance loans to cover your costs in a similar Student Centres can give you advice on way to undergraduate courses. joining a local practice. If you need advice on financial issues, Research Council drop in at one of our Student Centres. For more details about funding funding Our Student Wellbeing Service provide You can also book an appointment your training, visit getintoteaching. You could look into financing your guidance, support and information if for a more in-depth discussion with a education.gov.uk. research degree with a grant from one you have a disability, specific learning student finance adviser, who will check of the UK’s Research Councils. They difficulty, mental health condition, that you’re receiving all the financial Scholarships and offer a range of awards which could and/or long-term medical condition. If support you’re entitled to. You will find bursaries you have personal issues​ which may cover some or all of your tuition fees, more details about ways to finance your We have a number of postgraduate also impact on your academic work living costs or expenses related to your studies opposite. scholarships and bursaries to help our course. You need to apply for funding current and former students finance through the university. For a list of the their studies. You can find out more different Research Councils and for about our postgraduate scholarships more details, visit gre.ac.uk/research/ and bursaries, and whether you’re study/postgraduate-research- eligible at gre.ac.uk/bursaries. funding.

20 21 Our research As a postgraduate student you will be joining a thriving research community that is working tirelessly to tackle the major challenges in our world and to provide innovative solutions for governments, charities, industry and society as a whole. We nurture emerging research talent the Natural Resources Institute’s (NRI) through our Research and Enterprise research into managing serious animal Training Institute (RETI) by providing and insect pests. This latest prize our growing network of postgraduate indicates the quality of world-leading and early career researchers with research at NRI, which has improved tailored training and development lives across the world over many years. opportunities. From health care Animal and insect pests bring and pharmaceuticals to sustainable dangerous diseases, death and hunger development and food security, we to millions of the world’s poorest are making important contributions people in developing countries, here in the UK and overseas. Our destroying crops, infrastructure and researchers have gained recognition for livelihoods. NRI’s teams of specialists their contribution, including our fifth work with local communities to Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher provide sustainable, innovative pest and Further Education, awarded in management solutions as alternatives 2019 for work by the Natural Resources to chemicals and poisons that can Institute. Read on to find out about severely harm users, communities, some of our fantastic work here at the animals and the wider environment. university. The expertise of NRI’s pest Fifth Queen’s management specialists covers pest behaviour, chemical ecology, Anniversary Prize for plant biochemistry, zoology, the university entomology, molecular biology and The university has won its fifth Queen’s social development. They work with Anniversary Prize for Higher and partners from over 50 countries Further Education in recognition of across the globe, attracting funding

22 23 from many leading organisations, 3D medical devices for a number of including UK Research and Innovation, years. The stents are designed to be UK Department for International used in the treatment of coronary Development, the World Health artery diseases. They are inserted into Organization and the United Nations a patient’s body and deliver drugs Development Programme. over a one to three-month period. The microneedles are printed using A revolution in maths a material that doesn’t cause skin teaching irritation or toxicity and can be used The university is playing a key role in to administer various drugs through helping UK primary schools prepare for the skin. Both devices are at pre- the introduction of the government’s clinical stage and the research team is new Year 4 statutory times tables test, planning to apply for funding through the Multiplication Tables Check, in research councils and industrial 2020. In 2017, Jenny Field, a professor collaboration for the development of of mathematics education at the the products for market. university, designed an action research project: ‘Whole school approaches to A life-changing teaching, learning and understanding difference for patients times tables’. Funded by the National Around 300,000 people in the UK have Maths Hub and now in its third year, it inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a is receiving national interest. chronic and incurable illness whose The project includes eight practical symptoms include fatigue, pain and steps that support teachers as they bowel urgency. Pioneering research help children learn their times tables at the University of Greenwich by and, crucially, understand the maths Dr Lesley Dibley, Reader of Nursing behind what they are memorising. Research and Education in the United Learning, the largest teaching School of Health Sciences, is helping alliance in the UK, has requested to improve the lives of people who training in the programme so that suffer from IBD. Dr Dibley’s research they can roll it out in schools. The is changing the way the condition is NCETM, the government-funded body managed. For example, it shows how charged with improving the teaching dialogue between the patient and of mathematics nationally, has also the clinical team is essential to help recommended the programme. patients make an informed decision about stoma surgery, which involves The next generation of making a small opening on the surface 3D medical devices of the abdomen and fitting a collecting bag for bowel waste. A research team at the university is developing 3D stents and microneedles The results of her research have that are revolutionising the treatment been shared with 2,500 surgeons of coronary artery diseases and the across Europe as well as around administration of drugs such as insulin 1,000 specialist nurses. Dr Dibley and anticancer substances. Using 3D has also been named as one of the printing, Professor Dennis Douroumis, Nation’s Lifesavers by Universities UK’s Director of the Centre for Innovation MadeAtUni, a campaign which brings to in Process Engineering & Research, life the positive impact of universities and his team have been developing on everyday lives.

24 25 Giving whistleblowers subjected to different forms of pain stimulation, such as extreme cold, a voice heat, pressure and exercise. Data was Research by a Business School collected from 85 studies across 14 academic has become part of countries. Based on the findings, most EU legislation for protecting people would experience a 30% drop whistleblowers. Dr Wim in pain levels or more under hypnosis. Vandekerckhove, a reader in business This rises to 42% for the 15% of the ethics, found that whistleblowers, population who are highly receptive. people who expose wrongdoing in The misuse of prescription painkillers the workplace, rarely go directly such as codeine and fentanyl has to the press or relevant regulatory increased greatly in recent years and body. Instead, they first try to raise is a national crisis in some countries. their concerns within their own Hypnosis can be administered as a safe organisations, usually more than once. alternative quickly and easily at home According to Dr Vandekerckhove, with a 20-minute audio recording. employers do not have the structures and processes in place to deal Saving energy appropriately with people who speak in hospitals out. In response, he has developed a An innovation that combines three-tier model covering not only the engineering and computer technology whistleblower’s own organisation, but has helped reduce energy consumption also regulatory bodies and the press. in part of a Kent hospital by 10%, This stresses the need for processes saving £1,700 over a five-month period. across all three sectors to protect the Ahmad Taha, a PhD engineering student whistleblower and deal with concerns at our Medway Campus, created a when they arise. The model is now system for Medway NHS Foundation part of an EU directive and will shape Trust that collects electricity readings whistleblower legislation across all from meters and processes it into member states. Other parts of the user-friendly information which is then world have also expressed an interest, displayed on a dashboard. and Dr Vandekerckhove’s research may help shape whistleblowing laws By conveying crucial information in a in other countries, such as Kosovo, simple way, it helped raise awareness Jordan and Serbia. of energy usage among staff in four clinical wards and one department. Hypnosis: an alternative It encouraged them to adopt energy- saving behaviour, such as switching to painkillers off lights and being mindful of all Research by a psychologist at the electricity usage. The project was university shows that hypnosis could funded through a university scholarship offer an alternative to painkillers. Dr and the estates and facilities Trevor Thompson, Associate Professor department at Medway Maritime of Clinical Research in the School of Hospital. Ahmad is constantly looking Human Sciences, led a project which for new ways that people can interact found that hypnosis could reduce pain with computers and plans to take his by up to 42%. Researchers examined research further. the effects of hypnosis on 3,632 people

26 27 Your next steps Embarking on a postgraduate degree is a big commitment, so you’ll want to have all the information to hand before deciding which course is right for you. There are a number of ways we can help you find out more about the course you’re interested in and what student life is like for postgraduates at our university. Come and meet us help and advice. See page 18 for more details or visit gre.ac.uk/international. You could attend one of our Open Days or Postgraduate Open Evenings. This Our academics are the best people to will give you a chance to look around help you with questions about a course the university, take a campus tour and you’re thinking of applying for. Initially, discuss your options with academics talk to a member of our recruitment and admissions tutors. You will also be team and they will pass on the contact able to find out about accommodation, details of the academic you need to finance and student support at the speak to. For research degree queries, university. Members of our international you can email a potential supervisor team will be on hand to answer your or postgraduateresearch_admissions@ questions and offer advice should you gre.ac.uk. You can also visit gre.ac.uk/ need it. Visit gre.ac.uk/events. research/study. Reach out online See us on social media If you can’t visit us in person, there To get a feel for what it’s like to be are other ways to learn about the a student here, it’s worth visiting university and get answers to your our Facebook page (University of questions about studying here. You can Greenwich), as well as following us on explore our website and have a web Instagram (uniofgreenwich) and Twitter chat with our friendly advisers. You (uniofgreenwich). Visit our YouTube can also email or call our recruitment channel (University of Greenwich) for team, whose contact details are on videos showcasing our three campuses the back of this guide. If you are an and accommodation, Open Days, international student, get in touch with and students sharing their university our International Office for specialist experience.

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28 29 Our courses Before you apply for a postgraduate degree, you will want to find out all you can about your chosen course. To get started, just read on. Course information still be able to apply to a course that isn’t open to international students. On the following pages, you’ll find listings for our postgraduate courses. If you don’t meet the standard These will give you essential information academic entry criteria for our about each course, including when it postgraduate degrees, you can take a starts and where you’ll study. Once pre-Master’s course at the University of you’ve found a degree that interests Greenwich International College (UGIC). you, visit the online page to explore the If you don’t meet our English language course in more depth. requirements, we also offer pre- sessional English courses to improve Entry requirements your English before studying with us. You’ll find entry requirements on our For more information on international online course pages. As well as specific students and UGIC, see pages 18 and 19. exam results, some courses have additional requirements, such as a Language requirements Disclosure and Barring Service check, If you were educated in a language interview or health check. other than English and/or in a country If you’re an international student where English speakers are in a who has studied qualifications from minority, you’ll need to meet English outside the UK, you can see the entry language requirements. You can do requirements from your country at this by taking an English language gre.ac.uk/international/greenwich-in- proficiency test, such as IELTS. Please my-country. check the online course pages, where you’ll find the specific language Don’t be concerned if you don’t have requirements for each course. We the exact qualifications we’ve asked can also accept other tests of English for. We’ll often accept alternatives language, such as GCSE English or an or take into account experience that equivalent from your country. Please demonstrates that you are right for the contact the International Office for course. For instance, you may not need details of other language qualifications a degree if you are already working in we can accept. the relevant industry. For guidance, just contact our recruitment team If you need a Tier 4 student visa to (UK students) or International Office study in the UK, you’ll also be required (international/EU students). You can find to submit evidence of an acceptable their contact details on the back cover. English language qualification to UK Visas and Immigration. International students All of our courses are open to Start dates international students unless otherwise Most of our courses start in stated in the course listings. If you are September. If we provide a choice of fee assessed as an international student start dates, usually September and but do not require a Tier 4 visa, you may January, you’ll find this noted in the

30 31 course listing. We are continuing to add courses. For some degrees, successful January starts to many of our courses, completion also leads to exemption so please check out our website at from professional exams. Details of gre.ac.uk/jan for the latest information. accreditation, and any exemptions, are In most cases, you can begin an MPhil/ given on the online course pages. PhD at any time during the year, but we recommend September or January, Research degrees as this will give you the best chance You’ll find studying a research degree to meet fellow students who are also with us a rewarding experience, as starting their studies. Business School you’ll get to work with academics research students can only start in whose research has brought real September or January. benefits to people’s lives. You can find examples of this on pages 22 to 27. Subject to final For a few subjects, we offer a Master’s approval by Research, but most of our research Like all universities, we develop students undertake an MPhil/PhD. new courses to reflect the needs of Usually, you’ll begin your studies employers, professional bodies and with the MPhil before transferring to students. These courses must go the PhD if you’ve made satisfactory through an approval process before progress. You’ll be guided throughout they can run. Any courses that have your studies by a supervisory team not completed this at time of print who will help you shape your ideas and are listed as ‘subject to final approval’ support your progress. in the course lists on pages 34 to If you have a research proposal, 53. Almost all these courses will be you should contact a potential approved by the start date, but this supervisor and research group at the isn’t guaranteed. If a course isn’t university who may be able to support approved in time, it won’t run and you your research. Some of our MPhil/ won’t be able to take your place. If PhD students apply for a funded this happens, we can help you find an studentship and join one of our alternative course at the university. established projects. For more on financing your research Accreditation and studies, see page 21. You can find professional recognition out about contacting a supervisor Our postgraduate degrees are designed or research group, and get other to meet the needs of employers. This information about applying for a is recognised by leading professional research degree, on page 54. bodies, who accredit many of our

32 33 Architecture, landscape architecture and the built environment Our students study on our Partners, and Gustafson Porter + Greenwich Campus in the award- Bowman, which are all based in winning Stockwell Street Building. London. The facilities include large design Our graduates join leading studios, digital workshops and architecture and landscape Open to 14 landscape roofs, reflecting architecture studios, develop their Course title Campus Course structure international some of the environments that careers in planning and urban students you’ll encounter in professional design, or work in government Architecture and landscape architecture practice. Greenwich Campus is departments. Many graduates surrounded by the wonders of Architecture, Landscape and Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes also take up management Urbanism, MSc the World Heritage Site, such as and leadership roles within 2 years FT, 3 years PT the Queen’s House, Royal Park construction, property and Architecture Part 2, MArch Greenwich Yes Greenwich and the surveying practices. Landscape Architecture, MA Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes waterfront. As well as our taught degrees Landscape Architecture, MLA Greenwich 2 years FT, 3 years PT Yes Many of our degrees are (listed opposite), we offer two accredited by leading professional Postgraduate Diploma in Greenwich 1 year minimum PT; Yes MPhil/PhDs: Architecture and Architectural Practice (ARB/RIBA Sept and Jan starts bodies, such as the RIBA and the Landscape, and Built Environment. Part 3 Exemption), PGDip Landscape Institute. We have To find out about applying for one Built environment close relationships with major of our research degrees, please international firms, such as Arup, email postgraduateresearch_ Construction Management and Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes AHMM Architects, Foster and [email protected]. Economics, MSc Construction Project Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes Management, MSc Facilities Management (Distance NA 2 years DL; Sept and Yes Learning), MSc Jan starts Project Management – NA 2 years DL; Sept and Yes International (Distance Learning), Jan starts MSc Real Estate Development and Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes Investment, MSc Real Estate (Distance Learning), NA 2 years DL; Sept and Yes MSc Jan starts Sustainable Building Design and Greenwich 1 year FT Yes Engineering, MSc Occupational health and safety

Occupational Hygiene, PGDip/ NA 2 years DL; Sept and Yes MSc Jan starts Safety, Health and Environment, NA 2 years DL; Sept and Yes PGDip/MSc Jan starts

Courses are scheduled to start in September 2021 unless otherwise stated. FT full-time PT part-time DL distance learning NA Not applicable

34 35 35 Open to Course title Campus Course structure international Business students Events management and tourism Based on Greenwich Campus, Recent positions secured by our the Business School has strong graduates include assurance International Events Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes links with firms in London’s major associate, economic analyst, Management, MA financial centres, the City and events manager, financial modeller, International Tourism and Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes Canary Wharf. This means we HR business partner, head of Hospitality Management, MA can offer networking, mentoring HR, marketing consultant and PR International business and internship opportunities officer. Their employers range with national and international from small firms and public sector International Business, MA Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT; Yes Sept and Jan starts businesses, many of which are organisations to major companies on our doorstep. Among the such as Accenture, CNN, Grant International Business, MBA Greenwich 2 years FT, 3 years PT; Yes Sept and Jan starts household names we’ve worked Thornton, KPMG and PwC. with are Apple, Barclays, Ford, International Business Greenwich 15 months (1.25 years) Yes As well as our taught courses (Dual Award), MA and Massey FT Goldman Sachs, IBM, Northern (listed in this table), we offer University Trust and Sony PlayStation. a research degree, MPhil/PhD Logistics and supply chain management Our courses prepare graduates Business – Research. To find to start or build on successful out more, please visit gre.ac.uk/ Logistics and Supply Chain Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes business careers. postgraduate-courses/bus/busphd. Management, MA Marketing, public relations and advertising Open to Marketing Management, MBA Greenwich 2 years FT Yes Course title Campus Course structure international Strategic Advertising and Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes students Marketing Communications, MA Accounting and finance Strategic Marketing, MA Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT; Yes Sept and Jan starts Accounting and Finance, MSc Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes Strategic Marketing Greenwich 1 year FT Yes Finance and Investment, MSc Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes Communications (Dual Award), and ESCEM Finance and Investment Greenwich 1 year FT Yes MA School of (Dual Award), MSc and IPAG Business Business and School Management 15 months (1.25 years) Finance and Investment Greenwich Yes Courses are scheduled to start in September 2021 unless otherwise stated. (Dual Award), MSc and Massey FT FT full-time PT part-time DL distance learning University Financial Management and Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes Risk, MSc International Banking and Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes Finance, MSc Business and management

Executive Master of Business Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT, Yes (FT mode Administration, MBA (FT/PT 2–3 years DL only) only) Human Resource Management, Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT No MA Economics

Economics, MSc Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT; Yes Sept and Jan starts

36 37 Computing and mathematical sciences As a student in our School of Our courses prepare graduates Computing & Mathematical for roles in industry, commerce Sciences, you will draw on or research which require a our internationally recognised proficiency in the relevant research, such as our work on theoretical and practical areas, the internet of things and cyber including digital forensics, security, as well as data science cyber security, data science, and artificial intelligence. big systems development and Our school participates in several the management of modern EU projects and several of our information systems. staff publish research papers As well as our taught courses at the best AI conferences. (listed below), we offer two You will also be able to work MPhil/PhDs: Computing and towards valuable professional Information Systems, and qualifications, including Enterprise Mathematical Sciences. For more Architectures, Computer information on our research Forensics and Linux/RedHat degrees, please visit gre.ac.uk/ and others. research/study/apply.

Open to Course title Campus Course structure international students Computing and computer science

Big Data and Business Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT; Yes Intelligence, MSc Sept and Jan starts Computer Science, MSc Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT; Yes Sept and Jan starts Data Science, MSc Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT; Yes Sept and Jan starts Information systems

Computing and Information Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT; Yes Systems, MSc Sept and Jan starts Management of Business Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT; Yes Information Technology, MSc Sept and Jan starts Networking and cyber security

Computer Forensics and Cyber Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT; Yes Security, MSc Sept and Jan starts Computer Science (Network Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT; Yes Engineering), MSc Sept and Jan starts Operational Cyber Security, MSc Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT No

Courses are scheduled to start in September 2021 unless otherwise stated. FT full-time PT part-time

38 39 Open to Course title Campus Course structure international Education students Secondary education For over a century, our School training in primary education of Education has built strong is ‘outstanding’. If you’re an Assessment Only Route to School- 12 weeks FT No relationships with schools and experienced teacher, you can find Qualified Teacher Status based other educational establishments, degrees that will develop your (Secondary School Level) helping ensure that our teacher career. We also offer courses School Direct Training Avery Hill 1 year FT Yes training courses are the right mix that explore education as an Programme (Secondary), PGCE (plus school of practical in-school training academic discipline. These can placements) and academic study on campus. help prepare you for management Secondary Education Avery Hill 1 year FT Yes This gives our graduates the roles in education or community Mathematics, PGCE (plus school placements) skills, enthusiasm and confidence organisations. to motivate and inspire their Secondary Education Physical Avery Hill 1 year FT Yes As well as our taught courses Education, PGCE (plus school students. (listed in this table), we offer placements) We cover the whole age range, three research degrees: MPhil/ Secondary Education Science Avery Hill 1 year FT Yes from early years to further PhD Education and MPhil/PhD with Biology, PGCE (plus school education. If you have to attend Education and Training, and EdD placements) campus, you’ll be based at either Doctorate in Education. For more Secondary Education Science Avery Hill 1 year FT Yes our Avery Hill or Greenwich information, please visit our with Chemistry, PGCE (plus school Campus, depending on what you online course pages or go to placements) study. Our Ofsted rating for our gre.ac.uk/research/study. Secondary Education Science Avery Hill 1 year FT Yes with Physics, PGCE (plus school placements) Open to Secondary Professional Avery Hill 1 year FT No Course title Campus Course structure international Development, PGCE (Prof & PG) students Other education courses Early years Award of Institutional Credit in Greenwich 1 year DL No Early Years Teacher Status, PGCE Greenwich 1 year PT No Learning and Teaching in Higher — but (plus Education course placements) primarily Early Years Teacher Status Greenwich 1 year FT No online (Professional), PGCE (plus Education, MA Greenwich 1 year FT, 2–3 years PT Yes placements) Higher Education, PGCert Greenwich 1 year DL Yes Further education and skills — but course Further Education and Skills, Avery 1 year FT (Sept start), 2 Yes primarily years DL (Sept and Jan PGCE (ESOL, Literacy and Hill (plus online Numeracy specialisms available) placement starts) college) International PGCE* Greenwich 1 year DL Yes — but Primary education course primarily Primary Education, PGCE Avery Hill 1 year FT Yes online (plus school placements) Leading Effective, Inclusive Greenwich 1 year PT No Practice in Special Educational Primary Mathematics (Subject Avery Hill 1 year FT Yes Needs, PGCert* Specialist), PGCE (plus school placements) Leading Effective, Inclusive Greenwich 1 year PT No Practice in Special Educational Primary Professional Avery Hill 1 year FT No Needs (QTS route), PGCert* Development, PGCE (Prof & PG) School Direct Training Avery Hill 1 year FT No Courses are scheduled to start in September 2021 unless otherwise stated. Programmes (Primary), PGCE (plus school FT full-time PT part-time DL distance learning placements) *Subject to final approval

40 41 Open to Course title Campus Course structure international Engineering students Civil and environmental engineering As one of our School of The UK engineering sector has Engineering students, you’ll be a major skills shortage, and Civil Engineering, MSc Medway 1 year FT, 2 years PT; Yes based on Medway Campus in professional engineers are in Sept and Jan starts Kent, the university’s specialist high demand. Our postgraduate Civil Engineering with Industrial Medway 2 years FT; Sept and Yes centre for engineering and students gain the skills needed Practice, MSc Jan starts science. Studying here gives you for senior roles as engineers, Water, Waste and Environmental Medway 1 year FT, 2 years PT; Yes access to industry-standard designers and technical managers Engineering, MSc Sept and Jan starts 2 equipment, 3,000m of specialist in both the public and private Water, Waste and Environmental Medway 2 years FT; Sept and Yes laboratory space, and a thriving sectors. If you’re already in the Engineering with Industrial Jan starts culture of engineering innovation. industry, studying with us can Practice, MSc Our academic staff are active in help you take your career to the Electrical and electronic engineering research and work closely with next level. employers to provide courses Electrical and Electronic Medway 1 year FT, 2 years PT; Yes As well as our taught courses Engineering, MSc Sept and Jan starts that are focused on the needs (listed opposite), we offer of industry. Many of our degrees Electrical and Electronic Medway 2 years FT; Sept and Yes a research degree, MPhil/ Engineering with Industrial Jan starts are accredited by the leading PhD Engineering. For more Practice, MSc professional bodies or combine information, please visit study on campus with an Electrical Power Engineering, Medway 1 year FT, 2 years PT; Yes gre.ac.uk/postgraduate-courses/ MSc Sept and Jan starts industrial placement. engsci/engineering-research- Electrical Power Engineering Medway 2 years FT; Sept and Yes mphilphd. with Industrial Practice, MSc Jan starts Engineering management

Engineering Management, MSc Medway 1 year FT, 2 years PT; Yes Sept and Jan starts Engineering Management with Medway 2 years FT; Sept and Yes Industrial Practice, MSc Jan starts Mechanical engineering

Mechanical and Manufacturing Medway 1 year FT, 2 years PT; Yes Engineering, MSc Sept and Jan starts Mechanical and Manufacturing Medway 2 years FT; Sept and Yes Engineering with Industrial Jan starts Practice, MSc Oil, gas and shipping

Global Shipping Management, Medway 1 year FT, 2 years PT; Yes MSc Sept and Jan starts Other engineering courses

Machine Intelligence, MSc Medway 1 year FT, 2 years PT; Yes Sept and Jan starts

Courses are scheduled to start in September 2021 and January 2022. FT full-time PT part-time

42 43 Open to Course title Campus Course structure international Health students Social work When you join our School of Our postgraduate nursing courses Health Sciences as a postgraduate prepare you for senior and leading Social Work, MA Greenwich 2 years FT, 3 years PT Yes student, you’ll benefit from roles in healthcare sectors, Other health courses over 25 years of health teaching including advanced practitioners experience. We are at the and nurse consultants. Depending Advanced Clinical Practice, MSc Avery Hill 3 years PT No forefront of NHS workforce on the subject you choose, our Enhanced Professional Practice, Avery Hill 2 years PT, DL Yes (DL only) development and have a proven other health courses can lead PGDip* track record for high-quality to a variety of careers, from Global Public Health, MSc Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes education. You will learn from a psychologist, counsellor and Healthcare Practice, MA Avery Hill 1 year PT No team of highly experienced staff. social worker to managerial roles They include research-active in healthcare management. Interprofessional Healthcare Avery Hill 1 year FT, 3 years PT; Yes Simulation, MSc* Jan start academics, such as Dr Lesley As well as our taught courses Dibley, who has been recognised (listed in this table), we offer Courses are scheduled to start in September 2021 unless otherwise stated. as one of the Nation’s Lifesavers two research degrees: MPhil/ FT full-time PT part-time DL distance learning for her work with patients and PhD Health and Social Care and *Subject to final approval clinicians (see page 25), as well as MPhil/PhD Psychology. To find out lecturer practitioners who work about applying for these, please with local NHS partners. email postgraduateresearch_ [email protected].

Open to Course title Campus Course structure international students Nursing

Nursing (Adult Nursing), MSc Avery Hill 2 years FT Yes Nursing (Children’s Nursing), MSc Avery Hill 2 years FT Yes Nursing (Learning Disabilities), Avery Hill 2 years FT Yes MSc* Nursing (Mental Health Nursing), Avery Hill 2 years FT Yes MSc Specialist Community Public Avery Hill 1 year FT, 2 years PT; Yes Health Nursing (Health Visiting Jan start and School Nursing), PGDip Specialist Practitioner Avery Hill 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes (District Nursing), PGDip Psychology and counselling

Child and Adolescent Psychology, Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes MSc Psychology (Conversion Degree), Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology, Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes MSc Therapeutic Counselling, MSc Greenwich 3 years PT No

44 45 Humanities Join us on our Greenwich working in the city’s creative Campus, often described as one industries. Our graduates have of the most beautiful university gone on to careers in journalism, sites in the UK. Here you’ll language teaching, marketing find both an invigorating mix and PR, arts administration, of contemporary and historic and the charity sector. Many buildings, and the latest academic of our students are already in and social facilities. You’ll work professional roles and use study with our expert tutors, who will with us to boost their career support you throughout your prospects. studies. Central London is on the As well as our taught courses doorstep, so you can deepen your (listed below), we offer MPhil/ learning with visits to some of PhDs in applied linguistics; the world’s greatest museums, creative and critical writing; galleries and theatres. English literature; and history, As a great cultural capital, politics and social sciences. To London attracts employers from find out how to apply for one across the world. Over a quarter of our research degrees, please of a million people are currently email [email protected].

Open to Course title Campus Course structure international students English

Applied Linguistics, MA Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes Creative Writing, MA Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes English: Literary London, MA Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes TESOL, MA Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes

Courses are scheduled to start in September 2021. FT full-time PT part-time We also offer a contemporary performance MA. Please see page 51 for details.

46 47 Law and criminology Our School of Law & Criminology further research opportunities is based on Greenwich Campus, at the university. If you take a historic setting only a few a course with an international miles from the legal, justice and focus, you may choose to embark business hubs of central London. on a career with international It is an inspiring place to deepen corporations, the Ministry of your knowledge of your chosen Justice, or an intergovernmental specialist area. You will benefit organisation such as the United from study that is shaped by a Nations. strong research environment and As well as our taught courses have access to a range of events (listed below), we offer MPhil/ with employers, as well as talks PhDs in both law and criminology, and networking opportunities. and a combination of the two. We Our postgraduate criminology and also offer an LLM (by Research) law courses can lead to careers for those who wish to research in local, national and international a specific subject in law. To find government, policy-making out more, please contact us at bodies, or industry, as well as [email protected].

Open to Course title Campus Course structure international students Criminology

Criminology and Criminal Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes Psychology, MSc Criminology, Gender and Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes Sexualities, MSc International Criminology, MA Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes Law

International and Commercial Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes Law, LLM (Business, Human Rights and the Environment endorsement also available)

Courses are scheduled to start in September 2021. FT full-time PT part-time

48 49 Media and creative arts The University of Greenwich is a career, just as they’ve helped great place to study media and past graduates to go on to creative arts. Our award-winning successful roles as developers, Stockwell Street Building has digital marketing executives and all the high-spec facilities you’ll project managers. We’ve also need, from TV studio sound launched careers in editing/post- stages and post-production edit production, social media and suites to plenty of gallery space festival management, as well as and a surround-sound cinema- in a host of other roles in the style lecture theatre. Just a cultural and creative industries. few miles down the road is the In addition to our taught courses university’s performance space, (listed opposite), we offer Bathway Theatre in . two research degrees: MPhil/ Our research-active academics PhD Creative Media and MPhil/ and expert studio technicians are PhD Drama. To find out about there to share their knowledge applying for these, please and experience. They’ll help you email postgraduateresearch_ gain the advanced skills required [email protected]. to start or further enhance your

Open to Course title Campus Course structure international students Drama

Contemporary Performance, MA Greenwich, 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes Bathway Theatre and partner venues Film and television

Film Production, MA Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes Film Production, MSc Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes Media arts

Digital Arts, MA Greenwich 1 year FT Yes Media and Creative Cultures, MA Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes Web Design and Content Greenwich 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes Planning, MA

Courses are scheduled to start in September 2021. FT full-time PT part-time

50 51 Open to Course title Campus Course structure international Science students Biotechnology For a high-level science career, join Studying with us will prepare us on Medway Campus in Kent, our you for science-related careers Biotechnology, MSc Medway 1 year FT; Sept and Jan Yes hub for science and engineering. in many growth sectors with starts The site is home to our School employers such as international Environmental science of Science, Medway School firms Pfizer and GSK, research 1 year FT of Pharmacy, and the Natural institutes, NGOs, and government Global Environmental Change, MSc Medway Yes Resources Institute, a research and ministries. Food sciences education organisation that works As well as our taught courses Applied Food Safety and Quality Medway 1 year FT, 2–3 years PT; Yes to tackle global issues such as (listed in this table), we provide Management, PGDip/MSc Sept and Jan starts climate change. Our courses cover a range of research degrees. These Applied Food Safety and Quality Medway 2 years FT; Sept and Jan Yes diverse fields, including agricultural include an MSc (by Research) Management with Industrial starts and environmental sciences, and MPhil/PhD in science. You Practice, MSc biological and biomedical science, can also study for an MPhil/PhD Food Innovation, MSc Medway 1 year FT, 2–3 years PT; Yes biotechnology, food science, in agriculture, chemistry, health Sept and Jan starts pharmacy and pharmaceutical and environment; development Food Innovation with Industrial Medway 2 years FT; Sept and Jan Yes sciences. You could also study studies; food science and Practice, MSc starts a postgraduate sports science marketing economics; natural Food Safety and Quality NA 3–6 years DL Yes degree, offered by our School of resources; or pharmacy. Management E-Learning, PGCert/ Human Sciences at our Avery Hill For more information, please PGDip/MSc Campus, in preparation for a career visit gre.ac.uk/postgraduate- Pharmaceutical sciences in sports performance or coaching. courses/engsci/scires. Formulation Science, MSc Medway 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes Pharmaceutical Sciences, MSc Medway 1 year FT, 2 years PT; Sept Yes Open to and Jan starts Course title Campus Course structure international Pharmaceutical Sciences with Medway 2 years FT; Sept and Jan Yes students Industrial Practice, PGDip/MSc starts Agricultural sciences Pharmacy

Agriculture for Sustainable Medway 1 year FT Yes Advanced Pharmacy Practice, NA 1–3 years DL; Oct and Yes Development, MSc PGCert/PGDip/MSc March starts (PGCert), Sept and April starts Biological and biomedical science (PGDip), Sept, Jan and April starts (MSc) Biomedical Science (Online), NA DL; 24 wks over a maximum Yes PGCert/PGDip/MSc of 2 years (PGCert), 48 Clinically Enhanced Pharmacist NA 8 months DL; Sept and Yes wks over a maximum of 4 Independent Prescribing, PGCert April starts years (PGDip), 72 wks over a maximum of 6 years (MSc); General Pharmacy Practice, NA 1–3 years DL; March start Yes April and Oct starts PGCert/PGDip/MSc (PGCert), Oct and March starts (PGDip), Sept, Jan Haematology, MSc* NA DL; 48 wks over a Yes and April starts (MSc) maximum of 6 years (MSc); Oct and April starts Independent/Supplementary NA 8–12 months DL; Oct, Jan Yes Prescribing, PGCert and June starts Healthcare Management, NA DL; 24 wks over a maximum Yes PGCert/PGDip/MSc* of 2 years (PGCert), 48 wks Medicines Optimisation, PGCert/ NA 1–6 years DL; Sept, Jan Yes over a maximum of 4 years PGDip/MSc and April starts (PGDip), 48 wks over a maximum of 6 years (MSc); Sports science April and Oct starts Strength and Conditioning, MSc Avery Hill 1 year FT, 2 years PT Yes Healthcare Quality Management, NA DL; 24 wks over a maximum Yes PGCert/PGDip/MSc* of 2 years (PGCert), 48 wks Courses are scheduled to start in September 2021 unless otherwise stated. over a maximum of 4 years FT full-time PT part-time DL distance learning NA Not applicable (PGDip), 48 wks over a maximum of 6 years (MSc); *Subject to final approval April and Oct starts

52 53 How to apply Disclaimer Applying for a postgraduate degree from the EU, you can apply in the This edition of the postgraduate study guide steps we will take to protect the quality describes the services and courses that the and continuity of study for students. If you is easy. The way you apply depends same way as UK students (see below) university intends to offer in the 2021/22 have any particular concerns regarding any on the course and subject area you or through an authorised in-country academic year. We make every effort to proposed changes, you should make the are interested in studying. For most representative (see page 18). For more ensure this information is as accurate as university aware as soon as possible by possible at the time of printing. However, contacting us via the email addresses provided postgraduate courses, you apply details, visit gre.ac.uk/international/ this information is subject to change over above. You should also be aware that some online to the university, but there are greenwich-in-my-country. You time and it is important that you check the of the courses listed in the study guide may exceptions. See below for our guide to can find out if a course is open to university’s website for the most up-to-date be subject to final approval. In the unlikely information. Where changes have been made event that a course is not approved by its making your application or visit international students by checking to the information set out in this study guide, start date, the course will not run and you gre.ac.uk/study/apply/pg. If you are the course listings in this guide or the any significant changes to a course will be will not be able to take up your place. 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