Guide to Postgraduate Study 2016
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Guide to Postgraduate Study 2016 Britain’s global university www.nottingham.ac.uk Contents Contents Contents Why Nottingham? Arts 46 Medicine and Health Sciences 64 Social Sciences 80 Welcome to Britain’s global university 4 American and Canadian Studies 48 Health Sciences 66 Business School 82 Research excellence 6 Archaeology 48 Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy 66 Contemporary Chinese Studies 84 Quality teaching 8 Classics 48 Life Sciences 67 Economics 85 Study and research facilities 10 Culture, Film and Media 49 Biomedical Sciences 67 Education 86 Our Graduate School 12 Cultures, Languages and Area Studies 49 Genetics 68 Geography 89 Careers and Employability Service 14 English 50 Molecular Medical Sciences 68 Law 90 Encouraging innovation and enterprise 16 French and Francophone Studies 51 Medicine 68 Learning Sciences Research Institute 91 Our alumni 17 German Studies 52 Applied Psychology 68 Methods and Data 92 History 52 Graduate Entry Medicine 69 Politics and International Relations 92 Fees, funding and applying History of Art 53 Institute of Hearing Research 70 Sociology and Social Policy 93 Modes of study: an explanation 18 Music 53 Medical Sciences 60 Fees and funding for taught courses 20 Philosophy 53 Veterinary Medicine and Science 71 Study abroad: Britain’s global university 94 How to apply for taught courses 22 Russian and Slavonic Studies 54 China Campus 96 Fees and funding for research programmes 24 Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies 54 Science 72 Malaysia Campus 98 How to apply for research programmes 26 Theology and Religious Studies 55 Biology 74 Biosciences 74 Further information Life at Nottingham Engineering 56 Chemistry 76 Sources of funding 100 On campus 28 Taught courses 58 Computer Science 76 See for yourself 104 Accommodation 30 Cross-faculty courses 58 Mathematical Sciences 77 How to find us 105 Student life 32 Architecture and Built Environment 58 Pharmacy 78 Campus maps 106 City life 34 Chemical and Environmental Engineering 59 Physics and Astronomy 78 Contact details 110 Your support network 36 Civil Engineering 59 Psychology 79 Get social: connect with Nottingham 111 International student support 38 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 60 Academic English preparation and support 40 Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering 61 Postgraduate opportunities 42 Research courses 62 Our Doctoral Training Programmes 44 The Millennium Garden on University Park Campus is a unique and tranquil area to gather with friends. 2 3 The University of Nottingham is “At Nottingham our postgraduate consistently named as one of the students are central to our mission Welcome to Britain’s to further academic excellence most targeted and bold innovation. We know that universities by Britain’s leading for you, postgraduate study is an global university graduate employers investment – in your subject and The Graduate Market in 2013, 2014 and 2015, your future. Internationally recognised for groundbreaking research High Fliers Research. and teaching excellence, The University of Nottingham is Our vision is to offer an outstanding, a pioneering institution that will inspire and enable you broad-based, international Welcome to Britain’s global university Welcome to Britain’s global university to achieve your ambitions. education. The support we offer our postgraduates reflects our In the top 1% commitment to excellence, of universities worldwide enterprise and discovery. QS World University Rankings 2014/15. You will find a stimulating atmosphere and a truly international culture at Nottingham and I am international campuses delighted that you are considering in China and Malaysia studying here. We hope to and strong links with welcome you into our postgraduate universities around community soon.” 2the world Professor Sir David Greenaway Vice-Chancellor Ranked 8th in the UK for research power Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014. “Nottingham promises an outstanding More than student experience 43,000 and a distinct approach to students from internationalisation.” The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2016. Jubilee Campus is home to the impressive Aspire 150 countries statue and the University’s International Office. 4 5 Research Technician Dr Brian Atkinson works More than alongside Newbold, a laser-guided robot at the Research excellence Hounsfield Facility on Sutton Bonington Campus. Research at Nottingham generates discoveries, many of which 97% Research excellence Research excellence have profound social, economic and cultural benefits and of our research address major global challenges. Among other world-changing is recognised innovations, MRI was invented at Nottingham and continues to internationally have a huge impact on modern healthcare. Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014. Global Research Themes Research funding The University has a dynamic portfolio of Research Priority • We attracted a record £186m for pioneering research Areas which are grouped around five Global Research funding in the financial year 2014/15 to fund projects Themes: in key disciplines. • Cultures and Communication • Our funding from research councils for doctoral • Digital Futures research was over £28m. • Health and Wellbeing • Our total volume of active research projects is more than £500m. • Sustainable Societies • We collaborate with more than 2,500 institutions • Transformative Technologies worldwide, offering significant opportunities for These themes aim to address global issues and support developing networks and connections. the delivery of research excellence – our postgraduate • Impact: The Nottingham Campaign will raise over £200m students make significant contributions to this pioneering over five years to support high-impact projects. work. The University aims to support the growth and development of postgraduate researchers through its Engaging with business sponsors excellent supervision, specialist training provision and We have over 200 industrial sponsors of research. Our dedicated postgraduate infrastructure. corporate partners include: AstraZeneca · Boeing · E.ON · GlaxoSmithKline · Jaguar Land Rover · Pfizer · Rolls-Royce · World-leading experts Rio Tinto · Unilever. Our academics are passionate about their area of research and many are internationally recognised in their Doctoral Training Programmes field. Find out more about some of our researchers in Nottingham runs, or is a partner in, 28 Doctoral Training your area of interest on our Research Exchange blog: Programmes, which between them offer over 150 fully blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/researchexchange funded EngD and PhD opportunities per year. For more information, see page 44. Realising your real-world impact Our specialist Intellectual Property and Commercialisation team works with researchers to take their inventions to market. Find out more at www.nottingham.ac.uk/go/ipcommercialisation Find out more: @UoNResearch www.nottingham.ac.uk/research blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/researchexchange 6 7 Quality teaching Quality teaching Quality teaching • Research students have access to a number of short • Podcasts, official videos on YouTube, iTunes U, In the latest independent review of teaching quality carried out courses delivered by our Graduate School that focus on web-based interactive teaching resources and by the Quality Assurance Agency, Nottingham was awarded the the academic and practical skills needed for a research formative online assessments are used to complement career. The Graduate School also supports placement classroom discussions. highest possible judgement. schemes that will help you apply your research skills in a real company. For more information, see page 12. • Our open courseware initiative (U-Now) is an online resource that offers a fascinating insight Taught courses Personal development Innovative teaching into the teaching that takes place here. Download • We offer more than 300 taught postgraduate courses and employability • Problem-based learning is integrated into many courses podcasts, videos and other learning resources at www.nottingham.ac.uk/unow across a number of disciplines. • Many of our courses are accredited by professional – an approach which fosters skills in group working and • Our research-intensive environment informs our bodies, giving you a head start in your chosen career. collaboration, self-direction, reasoning, critical reflection quality teaching. Our accredited courses are identified on our course and knowledge acquisition and application. For a taste of teaching at Nottingham, visit our iTunes U page where we have free video and audio podcasts: • Lecturers are experts in their fields and our listings, starting on page 46. • Visual technologies, including interactive whiteboards, www.nottingham.ac.uk/itunesu courses constantly develop to incorporate the • We regularly consult with employers to ensure our simulations and video conferencing are widely used to latest findings. programmes are designed to develop key transferable support and enhance student learning. • Our research philosophy underpins our interactions skills and improve your employability. • We use visual technology to set up direct links with our with students, producing graduates who are capable China and Malaysia Campuses, and video conferencing of independent thinking and have a critical approach to enable joint projects involving students from around to their work and the world around them. the world. All our campuses have state-of-the-art teaching facilities including lecture theatres, laboratories