Postgraduate prospectus

University of Postgraduate prospectus 2021 At Bristol we do things for a reason ...

For our students For global development Bristol is renowned for its outstanding By operating at the cutting edge of research, ... let us help you academic reputation. You’ll be taught by we tackle global challenges, help solve world-leading researchers working at the real-world problems and enhance our explore and discover forefront of their fields, who apply their expertise understanding of the world around us. We’re to our teaching and research setting. Bristol truly international, pioneering research with graduates are the fourth most targeted* by our partners in more than 40 countries and your reasons. leading employers, and our strong links with directly contributing to benefit societies industry and global alumni networks provide around the globe. We explore issues an exciting range of professional development affecting us now and those that will shape opportunities. Whether you’re studying for a our future. Our research has an impact on taught or research degree, we’ll support you areas such as the search for a COVID-19 in all aspects of university and personal life to vaccine, the development of disease- help you reach your full potential. resistant wheat for global food security and the protection of Nepal’s next generation from earthquakes. For our environment As one of the first UK universities to declare a climate emergency, we’re proud to teach For our community and work in a way that puts sustainability We continually find ways to integrate with at the core of our efforts. We’re joining our our community and we love being a core city and organisations across the world to part of our creative, exciting and multicultural reaffirm our commitment to act on climate city. Our University is an inclusive space change. Discover what we’re doing to for research, education, employment and meet our pledges to become a net carbon collaboration with the people of Bristol and neutral campus by 2030, from embedding beyond. By joining our learning community, sustainable living throughout our teaching you’ll become part of a diverse cohort of and research to decreasing our transport over 7,000 postgraduate students, within footprint and improving biodiversity through a friendly and safe environment in which to living buildings – bristol.ac.uk/green/ learn and study. doing/our-achievements.

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Postgraduate open days Virtual open weeks and virtual events November 2020 Whether on campus or online, For more information and to find we’ll provide you with the out about future events, please opportunity to connect with visit: bristol.ac.uk/pg-visits. our academics, support services and current postgraduate students. Explore your options and discover where your postgraduate journey could lead: bristol.ac.uk/pg-visits.

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Welcome to Bristol Faculties and programmes Our University 6 Faculty of Arts 48 Our city 8 Faculty of Engineering 50 Our location 12 Faculty of Health Sciences 52 Visit us 14 Faculty of Life Sciences 54 Faculty of Science 56 Your postgraduate options Faculty of Social Sciences and Law 58 Taught programmes 16 Programmes A-Z 60-138 Postgraduate research 18 Programme index 139 Funded cohort-based doctoral training 20 World-class facilities 22 Further information Bristol Doctoral College 24 Campus map 142 Cutting-edge research 26 Finding us 144 Global perspectives 28

Student life Bristol SU 30 ‘ For the plethora of Get involved 32 Contacts Accommodation 34 Supporting you at university 36 Tel +44 (0)117 394 1649 opportunities and Careers 38 Email [email protected] Alumni 40 For up-to-date information visit experiences that await bristol.ac.uk/pg-study Making an application when I expand my Funding 42 Applying 44 Fees 47 scope beyond home.’ Michael (MSc Environmental Policy and Management)

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The is We attract students from all over the world, creating a vibrant and exciting international internationally renowned cohort. In a world that is constantly shifting and and is one of the very challenging us all, we equip our students with the knowledge and skills to succeed. You’ll best higher education become part of a lifelong supportive learning institutions in the UK, community, right in the heart of one of the most beautiful and vibrant cities in Europe. thanks to our outstanding Staff at Bristol are experts in their fields staff, superb facilities and and work at the forefront of their academic disciplines – which means that their students talented students. do, too. Our academic excellence is also reflected in the 13 Nobel Laureates who have The University has had a reputation for doing been associated with the University community, things a little differently since we were founded. including our current , Sir . We were the first institute of higher education in the country to admit women on an equal basis As a member of the , Bristol is one with men, and in 2019 we became the first of the UK’s leading research universities. The UK university to declare a climate emergency. University is rated in the top ten in the UK1 and Our cutting-edge research extends to areas is a top five UK university for research2. as diverse as infection and immunity, human rights, climate change, and cryptography and 1 QS World University Rankings 2021. information security. 2 Times Higher Education analysis of the latest Research Excellence Framework (2014).

‘ A postgraduate degree from Bristol will prepare you for the next steps in your career or further study. In addition to equipping you with subject-specific skills, our curriculum will provide opportunities to acquire the knowledge, understanding and transferable skills that help you fulfil your potential and meet the challenges of a diverse and ever-changing world. I very much hope that I shall have the pleasure of welcoming you to the University of Bristol in the near future.’

Professor Vice-Chancellor and President

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Bristol is known for its Café culture Wherever you go in Bristol, you won’t be far distinctive blend of historic from a cosy independent café (or three). Bring charm and creative energy. your books for a working lunch, enjoy the view Bristol is one of the from a scenic roof terrace, or spend a lazy UK’s ten biggest Lively yet laid back and Sunday playing board games. In the city cities by population. accessible, Bristol provides centre, award-winning restaurants rub shoulders with the stalls of St Nicholas Markets, where the perfect backdrop for you’ll find street food dishes food from all your postgraduate over the world. experience. Lights, camera, action As a UNESCO City of Film, Bristol is a hub for Independent spirit film studios, producers and documentarians From the longest chain of independent shops in creating ground-breaking work, such as Planet Europe to our own community currency, Bristol Earth from the BBC’s Natural History Unit. is proud to be an independent city. A place like It’s also a popular filming location, with many no other; even the houses are colourful. memorable scenes from His Dark Materials to Bristol is the kind of place where you can shut Skins shot on our streets. Bristol is also the off a main street to install a public water slide, birthplace of animation characters Wallace and watch a magic show while you eat dinner, Gromit, with Aardman reaching an international and go to year-round festivals that celebrate audience through stop-motion animation, apps everything from street art to sea shanties. and games.

The sound of Bristol Bristol is famous for its diverse music scene and the city boasts a range of venues. From gigs on an old converted boat to orchestral recitals in renowned concert halls, there’s something for all music lovers. Check out the , a former Grade II listed church-turned-music-spot or the 140-capacity, family-run Louisiana, whose small stage hosted the Strokes, Coldplay and 10 Florence and the Machine before they were big. Bristol’s clubbing scene has it all too, playing host to the best DJs in house, techno, drum and bass and jungle, to name a few.

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Brand names and boutiques Build your career Bristol’s central shopping area, , As the capital of the South West, Bristol’s is packed with big-name department stores and modern economy thrives on creative media, famous high-street brands. If you’re looking for financial services, the environmental sector and something a bit different, there are hundreds industries. With a wealth of distinctive independent shops close to the of diverse sectors and a growing reputation University in Clifton Village, Park Street and for entrepreneurship, many of our graduates Gloucester Road, which are home to a variety of choose to stay in Bristol to build their career. independent traders with Bristol’s unique spirit. The University has industry links with many large employers in the city, and we can help Festival fun you to find the experience you need to make Indoors and out, Bristol’s festivals celebrate your mark. everything from comedy to cinema and boats to balloons. In the summer, you’ll have the A city for life pick of festivals on your doorstep, like Love When you experience the quality of life Bristol Saves the Day, and the has to offer – the perfect mix of urban bustle International Balloon Fiesta. Bristol is a capital and rural tranquillity – you’ll be pleased that you of urban art with Upfest, Europe’s largest street chose to come here. Its maritime and industrial art festival, regularly colouring our streets in the heritage combines with a forward-thinking summer. As you walk around town, you never creative and digital economy. Small enough to know what shop shutter or alleyway might have remain independent and friendly, large enough become an open-air art gallery overnight. to be vibrant and diverse, Bristol is a beautiful Bristol’s annual balloon and exciting city to explore. fiesta attracts over half a million visitors each year.

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å Bristol Veterinary School, Langford Our main campus (14 miles south-west of Bristol) overlooks the city centre 1 and harbourside – an ideal 7 location from which to 2 explore the city.

Bristol is made up of distinct neighbourhoods, each representing an aspect of the city’s diverse character. Popular areas include the Georgian 3 streets of Clifton Village, a top spot for café culture and Sunday brunch less than ten minutes’ walk from the main campus. Clifton Triangle, a focal point for nights out, and our iconic sit at the top of Park Street, which boasts some of the city’s finest coffee shops, bakeries and eateries. The harbourside is a short walk down Park Street and is a cultural hub offering bars, restaurants, museums, an independent cinema and weekly 4 street food markets. Cross the water to the shipping containers of Wapping Wharf to experience some of the city’s most exciting new cuisine. Alternatively, head left at the bottom of Park Street to find Cabot Circus shopping centre or the famously independent shops, bars and restaurants of 5 nearby Gloucester Road. Venture further still to Easton, declared one of Time Out’s 50 coolest neighbourhoods in the world in 2019.

Directions and maps You can find campus maps, walking routes, a self-guided tour and detailed Our Bristol 1. T yndall Avenue, 3. Park Street 6. Clifton Village directions to the University at University of Bristol neighbourhood 4. Harbourside 7. Cabot Tower bristol.ac.uk/maps. 2. Wills Memorial 5. Cargo and Building Wapping Wharf Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus à bristol.ac.uk/city WELCOME TO BRISTOL WELCOME TO BRISTOL 14 VISIT US VISIT US 15 Visit us

There are many ways you Self-guided tour We offer campus tours for prospective can get in touch to talk postgraduates which are available on about your interests and request and can be tailored to suit your interests. To request a tour, please email find out more about what [email protected]. Bristol can offer you. If you can’t visit us in person, virtual tours are a great way to get a feel for the city and Visiting the University of Bristol our University from wherever you are. Visit bristol.ac.uk/pg-visits for more information. Postgraduate open events We host University-wide postgraduate open Attending a postgraduate fair near you events and a range of smaller events in our schools and faculties throughout the In the UK year. Visit our website to find out more: We attend a range of postgraduate fairs in the bristol.ac.uk/pg-visits. UK throughout the academic year. If you’re not able to make it to Bristol, check our website to Virtual events and visits find out when we’ll next be in a location near If you’re unable to visit the University in person, you: bristol.ac.uk/pg-visits. you can chat to our academics, current students and experts at our virtual events. They’re a great Overseas way to connect with us from wherever you are If you’re not based in the UK, you can still meet in the world. A live panel will discuss topics that representatives from the University without ‘ For a real feel of are relevant to you and answer any questions travelling to us. Find out when our international you have. recruitment advisers will be visiting your country: what we do, interact bristol.ac.uk/international/visit. Contact your department If you’ve already applied for a programme, with us. An open or you’re keen to meet with a supervisor, you can contact the relevant department using the day, afternoon or details found on our online prospectus. You may even be able to arrange a private visit to virtual event is a discuss your options. Find the contact details for the departments you’re interested in: bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. perfect opportunity to do that.’ Dr Mark Holderied (Associate Professor)

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Maybe you want to cutting-edge research at Bristol, meaning our teaching staff can share knowledge ‘ For helping me specialise in a particular and experience from the forefront of their area to lead on to further subject areas. with my future study at level, Continued professional development or maybe you’re doing Many of our taught programmes are designed development for experienced professionals to support career your taught postgraduate development. These programmes often provide and broadening degree to help improve flexible part-time study options, which means you can gain your qualification while continuing your career prospects. in full-time employment. my views.’ Letitia (MSc Biomedical Sciences Research) Whatever your reason for doing a postgraduate Global opportunities degree, you’ll have the opportunity to expand Some of our postgraduate taught programmes your knowledge and delve deep into your allow you to broaden your horizons by taking chosen subject. part in field trips or research study overseas, while our diverse community will help you What we offer connect with students from across the world. Most taught programmes at Bristol lead to a ’s qualification (eg MA, MSc, MRes, Making your choice MEd, LLM), which combines taught units with You’ll find descriptions of all our taught a research project. These programmes typically postgraduate programmes, grouped by last one year full-time or two years part-time. In subject area, from pp60-138. If you’d like some subject areas, you’ll be able to study for to explore your options further, visit our There are over 140 a shorter postgraduate diploma or certificate. online programme catalogue for a detailed different postgraduate Several of our programmes provide flexible unit summary of all programmes and units taught degrees available choices within the curriculum, opening up a we offer, including topics covered, across our six faculties. range of topics and giving you a broad view assessment methods and reading lists. Go to of your subject. bristol.ac.uk/unit-programme-catalogue.

A stimulating environment With almost 5,000 taught postgraduate students from more than 100 countries, Bristol offers you a vibrant atmosphere in which to learn, build networks and discover your full potential. Our success in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (2014) demonstrates the quality of bristol.ac.uk/pg-study 140 bristol.ac.uk/pg-study YOUR POSTGRADUATE OPTIONS YOUR POSTGRADUATE OPTIONS 18 POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH 19 Postgraduate research

As part of the Russell Master’s degrees by research International research collaborations and Graduate Teaching Assistant (MMus, MPhil or MScR) cotutelle (dual award) PhD scholarship programme Group, Bristol is proud A master’s by research includes a structured Bristol offers a number of dual award PhD Several of our schools offer the opportunity to to be one of the UK’s research project allowing you to explore opportunities for doctoral students. A cotutelle complete your research degree as a Graduate research themes through critical analysis (or dual award) PhD is one which leads to Teaching Assistant. This type of scholarship leading universities, with and in-depth study. These programmes can separate, but linked, awards from two partner includes a well-structured and supported an established record of be a valuable foundation for starting a PhD. institutions within a co-supervised research teaching component, meaning that you’ll degree programme. These opportunities provide be teaching undergraduate students as well producing groundbreaking Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) an enhanced training experience that gives as carrying out your own research. If you’re research that makes an This is the most common qualification gained access to a wide range of academic expertise, interested, please contact the relevant school by a research student, normally representing research facilities and international networks. to explore your options. three to four years of full-time study depending impact on society at Candidates are registered at the two universities on the discipline. A PhD is awarded for the Self-funded research and supervisor search for the full period of their study, write one local, national and outcomes of advanced study, written up as If you’re self-funding your research journey, one thesis that is examined independently by each an 80,000-word thesis, which demonstrates of the first stages is to identify the academic international levels. institution, and spend approximately 50 per cent an original and significant contribution to supervisor you want to work with on your of their programme at each location. We have an excellent international reputation knowledge in your chosen field. research project. Our website gives you the in research and are a member of the Bristol partnerships include universities in opportunity to find a PhD programme by Worldwide Universities Network, a group of Professional (EdD, EngD, Australia, South America, Europe and South searching the research interests of your potential 23 research-led institutions of international DEdPsy, MD, DDS) Africa and students are recruited to specific supervisor. Go to bristol.ac.uk/pg-study to standing. For details, please visit bristol.ac.uk/ These qualifications are typically suited to research projects. For more information, visit explore your options. research/environment/alliances. professional practitioners already qualified to bristol.ac.uk/doctoral-college/partnerships. The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is an advanced level in their area of specialism, Distance learning the system for assessing the quality of research who wish to deepen and challenge their Several of our schools offer the opportunity in UK higher education institutions. In the latest understanding. They include EngD programmes for you to complete your research degree submission (REF 2014), our research was designed to suit industry needs, where research via distance learning. Supervisors can be shown to be of high quality and to have a engineers spend about 75 per cent of their time contacted by video link, telephone or email, major impact on society and the economy. working in a company on collaborative research projects. while scheduled visits to the University provide opportunities for face-to-face contact. Our research degree pathways There are a number of different types of Funded cohort-based doctoral training Most of the library’s electronic resources – postgraduate research on offer at Bristol. As a leading research-intensive university, including journal archives, e-books and library Besides the traditional PhD and research Bristol receives funding for doctoral education catalogues – are available to use both on site master’s degrees, the University offers a from a wide range of sources and has one of and remotely. Please check the Bristol Doctoral growing number of professional and extended the largest concentrations of funded doctoral College website for a list of degree programmes doctoral programmes. For more information, training partnerships and centres in the UK. available by distance learning. please visit bristol.ac.uk/pgr-types. These often offer full scholarships for three to four years. Many are run in collaboration with other universities or global companies, opening up access to a wealth of resources. For further information, see pp20-21. bristol.ac.uk/pg-study bristol.ac.uk/pg-study YOUR POSTGRADUATE OPTIONS YOUR POSTGRADUATE OPTIONS 20 FUNDED COHORT-BASED DOCTORAL TRAINING FUNDED COHORT-BASED DOCTORAL TRAINING 21 Funded cohort-based doctoral training

Bristol has one of the largest organisations, or with regional and global The South, West and Wales Doctoral Training companies, giving doctoral students access Partnership is funded by the Arts and Humanities concentrations of funding, to a wealth of resources and opportunities. Research Council. This DTP represents a opportunities and support collaboration with eight other universities and Centres for Doctoral Training draws on the resources and expertise of non- for doctoral research and In 2019, the University was awarded over academic partners such as Aardman Animations, training in the UK higher £50 million by the Engineering and Physical Arts Council South West, Cornwall Museum Sciences Research Council for nine new Centres Partnerships and Historic England. education sector. for Doctoral Training (CDTs). In addition, Bristol The University is ranked The Natural Environment Research Council is part of two collaborative CDTs, which are led joint ninth in (NERC) funds the NERC Great Western Four+ There are more than 30 cohort-based doctoral by university partners. Higher Education training centres and partnerships, with over 250 Doctoral Training Partnership. This DTP is These new CDTs focus on research in: artificial European Teaching PhD studentships each year across the whole designed to train tomorrow’s research leaders intelligence; aerosol science; computational Ranking 2019. spectrum of Bristol research. in earth and environmental sciences. It brings statistics and data science; composites together the four GW4 universities (Bath, Bristol, This format of doctoral training provides engineering and manufacturing; cyber security; Cardiff and Exeter) and six research organisations a supportive and exciting environment for future autonomous robotic systems; quantum with 24 associate partner organisations doctoral researchers, helping you create new engineering; technology enhanced chemical representing the full range of employers of working cultures and research networks, build synthesis; and future innovations in non- NERC science PhD graduates. relationships between teams in universities, destructive evaluation. and forge lasting links with industry or related The South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Each CDT draws on a community of more than organisations and professions. Partnership is one of 12 DTPs funded by the 30 academic supervisors in Bristol, extensive Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Many of these studentships are nationally links with international universities and a network Council to provide PhD training across the UK in funded, with support from UK Research and of industrial relationships, with opportunities areas of strategic relevance. It provides training Innovation and other major funders, including for sponsorship and enhanced experience for in two priority areas: agriculture and food security the Wellcome Trust and the British Heart doctoral researchers. and world-class underpinning biosciences. Foundation, among others. This investment The South West Doctoral Training Partnership funding, coupled with our top-five position Doctoral Training Partnerships represents a collaboration between the in the most recent UK-wide Research Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs) are funded Universities of Bristol, Exeter, Bath, Plymouth and Excellence Framework*, means we can by the other UK research councils and typically the West of England, bringing together social offer numerous opportunities for funded, span several universities. world-class PhD research. science academic leaders across 17 disciplinary In 2016, the Medical Research Council awarded and interdisciplinary pathways. The studentships will often cover tuition fees £4.6 million to launch the GW4 BioMed Further information about all these options and and living costs for successful candidates. Doctoral Training Partnership, bringing together more can be found at bristol.ac.uk/pgr-funding. Some doctoral programmes are delivered in the Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and collaboration with other universities and research Exeter to develop the next generation of *Times Higher Education analysis of Research Excellence biomedical researchers. Framework 2014. bristol.ac.uk/pg-study 9 bristol.ac.uk/pg-study YOUR POSTGRADUATE OPTIONS YOUR POSTGRADUATE OPTIONS 22 WORLD-CLASS FACILITIES WORLD-CLASS FACILITIES 23 World-class facilities

A postgraduate degree at in new facilities to support hands-on learning, including a 500m2 teaching lab, a propulsion lab, Bristol gives you access a satellite lab and ground station, and our creative to world-class teaching workshop, Hackspace. and learning resources, A programme of major redevelopment at our main Clifton campus began in 2018. Designed providing the platform in consultation with students, the project is for you to achieve your transforming the centre of our campus into a vibrant hub for the University and city community. The (right) academic ambitions. As well as our newly refurbished sports centre, incorporates public art in the development includes a new Arts and Social With a new campus being developed at the innovative ways within the Sciences Library and a multi-purpose student heart of our city, adding to our state-of-the art fabric of the newly refurbished hub. Housing a Student Information Service, facilities and internationally renowned research Grade II listed building. food court and Students’ Union bar, it will offer environment, it’s an exciting time to become a creative learning space, student support and a University of Bristol student. welcoming place to belong. There are eight libraries on the Clifton campus We are also developing a new world-leading and one at the Bristol Veterinary School at campus in the heart of the city of Bristol – the Langford, along with four managed study centres. Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus. Dedicated We have over 1.4 million books and journals in to collaboration and discovery, teaching and our collections of print materials. Our Special research will focus on digital, business and Collections resource comprises archival and social innovation. rare book collections, which serve the academic community. We also provide online access to Our Clifton campus is at the heart of historic hundreds of thousands of academic journals, Bristol, while the Veterinary School lies 14 miles giving you the flexibility to work where and south-west of the city on the edge of the Mendip when you want. hills. Given such picturesque surroundings, along with the University’s striking mix of contemporary As a world-class research institution, Bristol offers and heritage architecture, it’s no wonder we were outstanding facilities, such as the Life Sciences named one of the ten most beautiful universities Building, which features a five-storey laboratory in the UK (Times Higher Education, 2018). wing, a state-of-the-art greenhouse and one of the largest teaching labs in the UK. The Faculty of Engineering has invested more than £19 million

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The Bristol Doctoral College University-wide approach to doctoral training and ‘ The PGR Hub can be researcher development. Our comprehensive develops and supports programme of personal and professional whatever you want it to our diverse community of development activities helps ensure that doctoral researchers excel in their studies. be – a place to do PhD postgraduate researchers across all disciplines at the Supporting your research journey admin chores, a place to University of Bristol. Community building and wellbeing We provide both virtual and physical collaborative write your thesis, a place We work with schools and faculties to ensure spaces to enable a supportive and social that your research environment is the best it environment. From online quizzes to monthly can be; that there are plenty of opportunities for coffee and cake afternoons, there are plenty of to have some down time professional and personal development, and that chances to meet other postgraduate researchers you’re prepared for the next stage in your career. from across the University. The PGR Hub is a space dedicated to your development and with a book, a place to We work with teams across the University to: wellbeing, hosting training workshops, social • Help you connect and collaborate with other events and a lounge where you can study, meet with friends and researchers throughout your research degree. relax or meet friends. • Keep you informed of a wide range of social, development, careers and Events and activities colleagues, or a place funding opportunities. We organise a wide range of training sessions, • Coordinate a number of PhD scholarship collaborative events, interactive workshops and to run a workshop schemes, as well as PhD programmes with engagement opportunities, specifically designed global partner universities. for doctoral researchers. Our annual Research or activity.’ • Deliver face-to-face and online personal and without Borders festival of postgraduate research professional development training focused enables doctoral students to showcase their Tim (PhD School of Earth Sciences) on your needs. research to the public, industry professionals • Work with our extensive network of doctoral and academic peers. We also provide funding training centres to support cohorts of to enable PGR student-led initiatives for high-performing research teams. community events, skills development and • Find and grow opportunities for you to gain promoting wellbeing. employment experience with public, private Stay informed and third-sector organisations, through The monthly BDC Bulletin keeps the internships, collaborations and placements. postgraduate research community up to date with the latest news and opportunities Building a highly skilled community across the University and beyond. For more of researchers information about Bristol Doctoral College, Our team of dedicated staff supports a thriving visit bristol.ac.uk/doctoral-college. and innovative interdisciplinary community of researchers. We provide a coordinated,

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Our researchers share ideas Sounds of the past restoring our coral reefs Soft skin-like robots you can put Young fish can be drawn to degraded coral in your pocket and expertise to tackle reefs by loudspeakers playing the sounds of A University of Bristol team has developed global challenges, help solve healthy reefs, according to new research by an stretchable skin-like robots that can be rolled up international team of scientists from a number and put in your pocket. Taking inspiration from practical problems and of institutions, including the University of Bristol. biological skins and soft organisms like snails mentor future generations. Working on Australia’s recently devastated Great and slugs, researchers from Bristol’s Faculty of Barrier Reef, the scientists placed underwater Engineering have successfully demonstrated a How the zebra got its stripes loudspeakers playing healthy reef recordings new robotic skin that crawls across a surface Many theories have been proposed for the in patches of dead coral and found twice as by alternately contracting embedded artificial origin of the zebra’s two-tone coat, including many fish arrived – and stayed – compared with muscles and gripping the surface using electrical avoiding predators, better heat regulation equivalent patches where no sound was played. charges. This advance could create new thin and a social function. Researchers from the This ‘acoustic enrichment’ could be a valuable and light robots for environmental monitoring University of Bristol have found evidence that tool in helping to restore damaged coral reefs. and deployment in hazardous environments, the primary purpose of zebra stripes is to avoid robot grippers for delicate objects and new bloodsucking parasites. They observed that the Smart insulins to beat diabetes wearable technologies. pattern appeared to confuse horse flies when Approximately 382 million people worldwide the flies came close to land on the zebra. have diabetes, a metabolic disorder that affects Bristol is rated tenth among Research sheds new light on prehistory of blood glucose levels. The condition must be UK universities for the Dravidian languages and their speakers Recycling nuclear waste to run diamond carefully controlled, which in many cases is by proportion of its research rated Linguistic analyses by researchers at the battery power using the hormone insulin. Years of research by ‘world-leading’ in REF 2014. University of Bristol and the Max Planck Institute A team of physicists and chemists from the scientists in the University of Bristol’s School of (BBC analysis of REF 2014) for the Science of Human History have shed new University of Bristol hopes to recycle radioactive Chemistry have brought us closer to the world’s light on the prehistory of the Dravidian languages, material from a nearby former nuclear power first synthetic glucose-responsive insulin, a which are spoken by 220 million people plant to generate -long-lasting power safer and easier treatment that could transform across South Asia. The research, which used sources. Our researchers have grown a diabetes management. advanced statistical methods to make a detailed man-made diamond that, when placed in a investigation of the historical relationships of 20 radioactive field, is able to generate a small Dravidian varieties, shows that these languages, electrical current. By using Carbon-14 from of which there are around 80 varieties, date back the decommissioned power plant, which has to about 4,500 years ago. a half-life of 5,730 years, the batteries could potentially provide power on a near-infinite basis. bristol.ac.uk/pg-study 10 bristol.ac.uk/pg-study YOUR POSTGRADUATE OPTIONS YOUR POSTGRADUATE OPTIONS 28 GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES 29 Global perspectives

We welcome students A personal welcome Working in partnership Our International Recruitment team is here to Bristol benefits from research and teaching from all over the world, help advise you on our range of programmes, partnerships with universities across the and Bristol’s vibrant, entry requirements and scholarships. world. We’re part of the Russell Group of research-intensive UK universities, the Throughout the year, our team travels the world multicultural community Worldwide Universities Network, the Association to meet prospective students and answer your of Commonwealth Universities, and the Coimbra helps to create a friendly queries. Details of where we’re visiting can be group. We’ll continue to improve our strong found at bristol.ac.uk/international/visit. and safe environment for record of international collaboration across everyone to live and study. During arrivals weekend, we provide a meet- our teaching and research, including the and-greet service at Heathrow and Bristol development of dual PhD awards. Airports. On arrival at the University, the Together with our international outlook and the Our research also has far-reaching global International Welcome Lounge is a place worldwide impact of our research, this is what impact. For example, our Cabot Institute for the where you can relax and get to know your makes Bristol a truly global university. Environment runs numerous projects designed fellow students, and where advisers are on to have a positive impact on a huge range of hand to answer your questions. The Student Our international community communities around the world by facing the Visa Services team can support you, from the Our students and staff come from over 150 challenges arising from our interactions with 150+ moment you accept an offer of a place right countries, producing a diverse and exciting the environment. through to graduation, in securing and space for learning that benefits us all. Our 150+ partner universities ensuring you comply with your UK student Meanwhile, our research into health has led Students’ Union societies will help you to meet across the world. visa. For advice and information, please visit to pioneering treatments, discoveries and other students and feel at home. Among them bristol.ac.uk/directory/visas. healthcare programmes which are now in are more than 50 different cultural organisations use around the globe. that build links between students from countries English language requirements across Asia, Europe, Africa and North and If your first language is not English, you’ll need South America. to reach a suitable standard in an approved You’ll find Bristol to be a forward-looking, English language ; visit bristol.ac.uk/ dynamic and innovative city. It has an pg-language-requirements. Our Centre for international and diverse population, English Language and Foundation Studies with at least 91 languages spoken and offers intensive courses to help you improve 187 countries of birth represented. your language skills, both in preparation for and during your studies.

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Bristol SU, our Students’ The Richmond Building The Richmond Building is home to Bristol SU Union, exists to help all and offers extensive facilities, including the students have the best Balloon Bar, two theatres, a pottery studio, music practice rooms, a radio studio, dance possible time while they studios and a 32-metre swimming pool. It also are at Bristol. houses one of the city’s biggest gig venues, the Anson Rooms, which has hosted big-name Led by students, Bristol SU is central to the acts including Radiohead, David Bowie and ‘ For the multicultural university experience and supports all aspects of Ed Sheeran. student life: Bristol SU Postgraduate Network exchange you • Representing students’ views to the All postgraduates (both research and taught) University through elected student officers automatically become members of Bristol SU experience on a daily and course reps; Postgraduate Network, a student-led initiative • Supporting student development through that seeks to develop an active, strong and almost 400 sports clubs and societies, vibrant postgraduate community at Bristol. basis, you share with whether your interests are skydiving or anime, The Postgraduate Network provides a baking or football; real chance for students to build Bristol’s people from all over • Providing a buzzing social hub for students, postgraduate community life together. It’s in the Richmond Building and beyond – cohesive and supportive, which inspires the world and learn everything from club nights to debates postgraduate students from across our faculties and conferences; to meet up at social events and provides a from them.’ • Providing quality services, such as our lettings platform for you to influence the decisions and agency and our Just Ask advice service. priorities of both the SU and the University. Cecilia (MSc Advanced Microelectronic ) Whatever your need, the SU can help. If it isn’t You might also decide to go a step further and currently providing what you need it to, you can stand for one of the elected representative @Bristol_SU get in touch with the SU, and they’ll work hard roles yourself to help shape the postgraduate to make it happen. experience for you and your peers.

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Whether you’re looking • outdoor sports facilities at Coombe Dingle Performance Sport Sports Complex, featuring 3G, artificial and Our Performance Sport programme supports to offer your time to help a grass pitches for a range of sports, indoor and and develops talented student athletes so charity, bring sport to the outdoor tennis courts and a fully equipped that they can combine a sporting career with strength and conditioning suite; academic study at the University. Members of local community or try a • the University boathouse at on the the Performance Squad develop a personal new activity while keeping River Avon; action plan, supported by experienced coaches, and can access strength and conditioning fit with friends, you’ll find • on-site gym at Langford Veterinary School; training, nutrition advice, physiotherapy and something at Bristol that • free and low-cost social sport and exercise sports psychology services. The squad’s alumni classes from the B:Active Campus and includes Olympians, Commonwealth medallists matches your interests, Residences programmes. and world champions. Eight Bristol alumni competed abilities and experience. Healthy: at the 2016 Olympic Games, • the Healthy Minds programme supports Coaching, leadership and volunteering Volunteering is a great way to build confidence, including gold medallists Staying active students experiencing mental health difficulties develop your skills and make the most of your Georgie Twigg and Hannah Mills. We know how important sports and activities to improve the way they feel through physical university experience. It’s easy to get involved are in improving your physical and mental activity and sport; and there’s a huge range of opportunities – wellbeing, and our excellent sports and fitness • the Sports Medicine Clinic’s highly both student-led projects and links to charities facilities will help you keep fit and healthy in experienced clinicians are experts in meeting and community groups across Bristol and a welcoming and inclusive environment. Our students’ needs, providing assessment, beyond. Bristol SU Volunteering has been memberships offer great value for money, giving treatment and rehabilitation. awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary you subsidised, low-cost or even free access Service, the highest award given to local to the University’s extensive sports facilities and Join a team volunteer groups across the UK to recognise activity programmes. These include: Bristol SU has more than 70 sports clubs outstanding work in their communities. Active: and sporting societies, ranging from cycling The Game Changers programme provides • the Indoor Sports Centre on the Clifton to Ultimate Frisbee, and from netball to snow the opportunity to develop leadership skills campus, which recently underwent a sports. This means plenty of opportunities to through sport, accessing training and personal £4.9 million refurbishment and features a play sport at university representative level, in development and engaging in volunteering state-of-the-art gym, TRX rig, studios and the intramural social leagues or just for fun. experiences in the community. You’ll also have sports hall; the chance to gain recognised qualifications to • a 32-metre swimming pool in the coach or officiate at sporting events. Richmond Building; bristol.ac.uk/pg-study 8bristol.ac.uk/pg-study STUDENT LIFE STUDENT LIFE 34 ACCOMMODATION ACCOMMODATION 35 Accommodation

Our Accommodation Accommodation options Support you’ll receive All postgraduate students living in University- University-allocated accommodation Office can advise you allocated accommodation have the support The University has around 2,300 self-catered of pastoral staff, who are available 24 hours a on both University and postgraduate rooms available, located within day, seven days a week. The team is trained to walking distance of the University. If you’re private accommodation provide a wide range of expert help, including accompanied by a partner or family, you advice and practical guidance on wellbeing; throughout your time can apply for one of a small number of community-building and student development University-allocated couple and family flats. at Bristol. activities; and student support and mentoring. The application process starts in May and Building representatives are also on site in case offers will be emailed from July; please check We offer an advice service for students with there’s an issue with damage to your room or flat, our website for further information. specific housing needs, such as students with or if something needs to be repaired. For more disabilities and those with young families. Details Private rented accommodation information on the support available, visit of all our services, including full details of our The Accommodation Office provides information bristol.ac.uk/pg-wellbeing. own postgraduate residences, can be found at and guidance about renting privately and can bristol.ac.uk/accommodation. point you to websites where landlords and students advertise for tenants. We also run a residential house search event in August, giving you the opportunity to meet other postgraduates and to look for private rented accommodation as an individual or with other students as a group. Top ten in the UK for graduate employability. (QS Graduate Accommodation guarantee Employability Rankings 2020) We offer a guaranteed place in University accommodation to postgraduate students who meet certain criteria. For more information and to see if you qualify, please visit bristol.ac.uk/ accommodation/postgraduate/guarantee. However, you may still be able to apply for University-allocated accommodation even if you don’t meet the criteria for a guaranteed offer. From August, we’ll email all non-guaranteed applicants with updates on the availability of University accommodation and information about alternative housing options. bristol.ac.uk/accommodation 10 bristol.ac.uk/accommodation STUDENT LIFE STUDENT LIFE 36 SUPPORTING YOU AT UNIVERSITY SUPPORTING YOU AT UNIVERSITY 37 Supporting you at university

We want you to get the • Student Wellbeing Advisers – Our experienced We have a range of services, online and and well-trained staff work with academic in person, which are available if ever and most out of your time at the schools and faculties to help you address whenever you need them: bristol.ac.uk/ University of Bristol: to feel any personal and emotional difficulties you students/wellbeing. may experience. safe, supported and able to Our Disability Services team provides specialist • Residential Life Advisers – For those who live advice and study support for students with reach your full potential. in University accommodation, each of our long-term health conditions, including mental Residential Villages has a team of full-time health difficulties such as anxiety or depression: We make sure that our students, both taught staff on hand to help. Our Residential Life bristol.ac.uk/disability-services. and research, have access to appropriate and teams encourage community building, provide practical assistance with a range of student pastoral care and are equipped to identify and Support for students with children services that are continually reviewed and support vulnerable students. Our subsidised day nursery is located on the developed, so that we can offer the best Clifton campus. It can accommodate children • Your health – The Students’ Health Service is support possible. from three months to five years old and is open available to those who live within the catchment weekdays throughout the year. area and offers the full range of NHS GP Support for wellbeing services. It’s run by a team of doctors, nurses We can help you manage your own wellbeing as A welcoming place for international students and administrative staff with specific expertise well as putting you in touch with support services During arrivals weekend, we provide a in student issues. If you don’t live within the when you need them. meet-and-greet service at Heathrow and Bristol catchment area, you can register with your Airports. When you arrive at the University, you • Academic support – At the start of your local GP practice. programme, you will be assigned a personal can relax and get to know your fellow students ‘The infrastructure provided by the • Faith and spirituality – The Multifaith tutor. You can chat to your personal tutor in the International Welcome Lounge, where Chaplaincy offers confidential pastoral and University and the support from about anything related to your studies, for advisers are on hand to answer questions. spiritual support, religious information and the entirety of your degree. Personal tutors The Global Lounge is a cultural hub available to staff members are unbelievable. advice, regular events, and a welcoming are supported by Senior Tutors who provide use all year round, encouraging integration of all space for people of all faiths and none. Even though I am an international additional assistance for issues affecting students – home and international – through a academic work. If you’re a postgraduate range of social events and cultural celebrations. student, I feel like I am at home Maintaining positive mental health research student, you’ll have a main supervisor Recognising the challenges faced by an because of the people around me who is responsible for giving academic PGR Hub increasing number of people today, we have guidance. All students have access to a wide The PGR Hub is a space dedicated solely at university.’ developed a Student Mental Health and range of online resources to support your to postgraduate researcher needs, focusing Wellbeing Strategy in partnership with our studies: bristol.ac.uk/students/study. primarily on development and wellbeing. Tapan (MSc Marketing) students. Their insight helps us provide Bristol Students’ Union’s Just Ask service is Located at the heart of the campus, it the most useful student services during another great source of academic advice: hosts regular activities, groups, forums their time at University. bristolsu.org.uk/justask. and workshops.

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A postgraduate degree Industry-endorsed skills award ‘ For helping develop Discovering the range of opportunities open from Bristol is a valuable to you as a postgraduate should be fun and my professional skills, asset for your career. Our inspiring. Whether you’re attending a talk on options after your degree or organising enhancing my ability to postgraduates go on to a conference, the Bristol PLUS Award become inspiring and offers a framework to help you structure your career planning and skills development. solve tasks independently, influential leaders in a Visit bristol.ac.uk/careers/bristol-plus- find non-routine solutions huge variety of fields. award to find out more. Our Careers Service will be available to Take some risks and work in a team, you as a postgraduate, and our specialists Bristol postgraduates are fantastic problem can support you through expert knowledge, solvers and we actively encourage the innovators tailored events and strong links with leading and entrepreneurs of the future. As a city, Bristol which are very valuable employers. Postgraduates at Bristol have has a reputation as a leading centre for creativity many opportunities to meet employers and technical innovation, and the Careers to modern employers.’ from industry, business, local start-ups and Service can support you to become part of this. third-sector organisations. The Careers Service We offer business masterclasses, workshops, Natalia (MSc Education – Leadership and Policy) runs discipline-specific careers fairs, which start-up support, competitions and one-to-one attract large multinational employers as well enterprise consultations. We also provide access as small local firms. As a Bristol postgraduate, to the award-winning SETsquared Partnership, you’re encouraged and helped to build a which has links with a team of consultants and professional network in your chosen career. external business advisers: bristol.ac.uk/ red/. Get ahead We understand that as a postgraduate, your Personal and professional development career aspirations and ambitions may be Our Personal and Professional Development different from those of an undergraduate. programme, co-ordinated by the Bristol Doctoral Specific postgraduate events, vacancies and College, is open to all postgraduate researchers resources will help you realise your ambitions, and has been designed to support you during make well-informed career decisions, and learn the different stages of your research degree. how to articulate the skills you develop during We offer workshops and resources to help you your postgraduate degree. Our expert Careers become an effective researcher and develop the Service staff also run talks for postgraduates on transferable skills that will be valuable for your academic and non-academic CVs, as well as research project and beyond. giving one-to-one CV and application feedback.

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Edythe (MSc Global Wildlife Health and Conservation) Miren (MA Comparatitive Literatures and Cultures)

‘For the depth of my course, given that it is tailored to those who have had little computing experience. The variety of modules covered has allowed me to develop a thorough understanding of computer science.’

Amar (MSc Computer Science)

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It’s a good idea to think Scholarships and bursaries The University offers a number of scholarships about funding for your and awards to postgraduate research students. postgraduate degree as Visit bristol.ac.uk/pgr-funding. Some funding is programme-specific; you could also contact soon as possible. If you’re your prospective department to find out if it not sure where to start, we offers any other awards. can provide advice about Trusts and charities funding as well as details of The Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding (www.postgraduate-funding.com) provides the living expenses you’ll contact information for a wide range of charities and organisations that offer small grants for need to budget for while postgraduate study. As a prospective student, you’re here. You can also you can access the guide for free. Email [email protected] to request use our funding search tool your PIN. online at bristol.ac.uk/ Cohort-based doctoral training fees-funding/search. Bristol’s research-intensive profile and reputation has helped us to secure funding for more University of Bristol alumni than 30 cohort-based doctoral research and If you’re a University of Bristol student or training centres from most of the UK’s research graduate, you could benefit from a ten per cent councils, as well as from other funding bodies. reduction in your tuition fees for postgraduate PhD students within these cohorts gain a broad study at Bristol. For full details and eligibility range of skills and knowledge that can be requirements, visit bristol.ac.uk/fees-funding/ applied across a wide variety of careers within awards/alumni-discount. and outside of academia. See pp20-21 to find out more. Studentships Studentships are vacancies attached to University of Bristol Financial specific research projects or fields and Assistance Fund include opportunities for dual PhDs (with The University’s own financial assistance funds co-funding provided by world-class international provide discretionary additional support for UK universities) and industrial collaborations students who, through no fault of their own, (supported by leading business partners). Our find themselves in financial difficulty. For further available studentships are typically advertised information, visit bristol.ac.uk/fees-funding/ on faculty webpages or www.jobs.ac.uk/ awards/faf. employer/university-of-bristol/phd.

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We welcome applications Further details Entry requirements can be found in the What you need to provide • If you graduated more than two years ago, documents from your university, showing admissions statement for your chosen Whichever programme you’re applying we may accept professional references all the grades for individual units or essays from talented candidates of programme: for, there are standard documents that to support your application. In this case and exams throughout your degree. Diploma Your application bristol.ac.uk/study/ you must provide with your application. it’s advisable to include a CV with your supplements (ie, Bologna degrees) should all backgrounds and we are We offer an online application system for all postgraduate/admissions-statements. Some of these are listed below. Please application to show your employment be included if applicable. our programmes (except the PGCE, for which Application deadlines will be stated in the committed to promoting see the admissions statement for specific history. You may submit additional you’ll need to apply via the UCAS website). online programme finder. We do recommend • You may need to meet our English language programme requirements. references that are directly relevant to your equal opportunities. Begin your application at bristol.ac.uk/ you apply as early as possible because places requirements and provide confirmation chosen programme. You may also submit pg-howtoapply. are limited, and programmes may fill up • We usually require references to support that you have reached the required level. additional professional references from work before the final application deadline. If you’re your application. These should be from You can use any of the accepted methods at If you wish to apply for more than one or placements related to the subject you applying for funding, check with your funding someone who oversaw your degree studies. bristol.ac.uk/pg-language-requirements programme, you must make a separate have applied for. In some cases, we may request clinical or to meet these requirements. application for each. Please contact the body for any additional deadlines. professional references. These must be • You should submit interim official transcripts relevant department if you intend to make written, signed and dated on headed paper of marks, or final official degree certificates more than one application. from the referee’s organisation, and include and final official transcripts of marks. the referee’s full contact details. They University degree transcripts must show should be submitted by the referee using an overall current average or your final our online form. grade. Transcripts must be official certified

Choose your programme Attend an event Begin your application Make a research proposal Submit your application Check your progress 1Browse this prospectus and our online 2Join our annual postgraduate open 3For most programmes, you’ll need to 4Check the admissions statement for your 5You should read the programme 6For taught postgraduate programmes, programme finder to find a degree that day in November or visit our website apply using our online application system. chosen programme to see if you’re required admissions statement thoroughly to we aim to make a decision on complete you’re interested in. to find out about the events we host You’re encouraged to apply early as to identify an area of research you’re ensure you’ve included all required applications within 21 days. For research throughout the year. places may fill before the deadline. interested in. documents. Some programmes may programmes, we aim to get in touch with require an application fee. you within five days. You can check the progress of your application using the online application system.

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Making a research proposal Student visas Tuition fees are reviewed Additional fees Part-time work If you’re proposing your own area of research, If you are not a British or Irish citizen, you’ll Some programmes charge a bench fee in For many students, part-time or vacation you’ll need to submit a research proposal. most likely need to apply for a visa to come to each year and will depend addition to tuition fees. Bench fees cover work is a way of boosting finances, while You should find a suitable supervisor by the UK to study. We have a dedicated Student on your programme of study specific extra costs, usually associated with also helping to develop transferable skills in searching bristol.ac.uk/pg-study and Visa Advice team to assist you both before specialist laboratory or field work. If there preparation for your future career. Our Careers contacting them to discuss your ideas before you arrive and throughout your studies, as well and fee status. We classify is a bench fee for the programme you’re Service can help you find the right job and submitting your proposal. as comprehensive visa information webpages all students as UK, overseas interested in, this will be stated on the advise you on your rights. To find out more, that will help you prepare for the process. relevant page of our online programme finder: visit bristol.ac.uk/careers/jobs. A good research proposal includes information Immigration rules are subject to ongoing bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. about the academic impact of your research, (including EU) or Channel review, and the latest guidance is available Information and advice as well as the material or data you’ll need to Islands and Isle of Man for Some postgraduate research programmes at bristol.ac.uk/visas. Some science and See pp42-43 for an overview of funding access. You should include details of relevant charge a fee related to submission of the engineering programmes require an Academic available to support your studies. Our Student skills and how you’ll manage your time at the fees purposes. final thesis or extension of the usual period of Technology Approval Scheme certificate. Funding Office provides information and advice University. Your proposal can be amended as registration. Certain programmes may charge For further information, visit www.gov.uk/ The amount you pay for tuition fees and the on financial support from the UK government you refine your study with us. an application fee. See bristol.ac.uk/pg-study academic-technology-approval-scheme. financial support on offer will depend on your and the University, managing your money, for full details. classification. You can find further information discretionary support and emergency loans. Studentships professional doctorates Assessing your application and advice on fees classification at and Doctoral Training Centre applications Cost of living Your application will be processed by our bristol.ac.uk/fee-status. Many studentships (funding to cover research Living costs in Bristol are higher than in some admissions teams. You can use the online degree fees and/or living costs) are advertised other parts of the country, although less than application system to keep track of your Tuition fees on www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/studentships. in London. Currently, postgraduate students application, view our application decision and Wherever possible, up-to-date fees are provided Professional doctorates and funded doctoral might need around £850-£950 per month in respond to any offers you’re made. For taught with each programme entry in this prospectus. training programmes are explained on addition to tuition fees. You’ll need to think postgraduate programmes, we aim to make a Fees apply for each year of your programme pp20-21. To apply for a studentship or about accommodation, food, utilities, books, decision within 21 calendar days of receiving and are subject to annual review, so are liable professional doctorate you should speak to entertainment and other costs. For more a completed application. to rise each year. Please budget for up to a the relevant supervisor or programme director information about living costs, please see five per cent increase per year. The tuition fee before making your application online. To For research postgraduate programmes, bristol.ac.uk/living-expenses. itself covers charges for tuition, examination apply for one of the funded doctoral training we aim to get in touch with you within five and registration, and a contribution towards the programmes, please check bristol.ac.uk/ calendar days to confirm receipt of your cost of membership of the Students’ Union. doctoral-college for further information. application and to let you know when to Self-funded international students accepting a expect a decision. place on a taught postgraduate programme will Sometimes it can take longer to make a generally need to pay a fee deposit of £1,500. decision, especially around University closure Tuition fees can be paid in full at registration periods. If we require further information from or in two instalments. Payment may be made you, we’ll let you know. online, by direct debit or by credit/debit For more information on our admissions card. For further details, email student-fees@ policies, please visit bristol.ac.uk/study/ bristol.ac.uk, or call the Student Fees Office postgraduate/after-you-apply/policies. on +44 (0)117 954 6372. For information on online payments, please visit bristol.ac.uk/ fees-funding/tuition-fees/payment. bristol.ac.uk/pg-study bristol.ac.uk/pg-study FACULTIES FACULTIES 48 FACULTY OF ARTS FACULTY OF ARTS 49 Faculty of Arts

The Faculty of Arts provides world-class We pride ourselves on offering unique resources ‘ As a postgraduate Taught programmes Research programmes academic and professional training for for research. Bristol’s Theatre Collection, Anthropology MA p62 Anthropology and Archaeology PhD, MPhil more than 600 postgraduates across a which features 1.5 million items dating from researcher, the University Black Humanities MA p64 Classics and Ancient History PhD, MPhil broad range of academic disciplines. 1572 to the present, is one of the largest of Bristol has supported Chinese-English Translation MA p136 Creative Writing PhD, MPhil archives of British theatre history in the world, Chinese-English Audio-Visual English Literature PhD, MPhil Translation MA (subject to approval) p136 Our researchers deal with subjects at the shedding rich light on many disciplines. The me throughout the year, Film and Television PhD, MPhil Comparative Literatures French PhD, MPhil core of human experience; students write and Brunel Collection is the world’s finest archive patiently helping me and Cultures MA p65 German PhD, MPhil think about the cultural, intellectual and social of Isambard Kingdom Brunel source material. Composition of Music for Film Hispanic, Portuguese and inheritance of the world’s peoples, past and Alongside other University Special Collections, manage the transition and Television MA p114 American Studies PhD, MPhil present. Postgraduates study at one of three the Allen Lane Penguin Archive provides further Creative Writing MA p83 History PhD, MPhil from undergraduate study English Literature MA p83 History of Art PhD, MPhil levels: taught master’s (MA), one-year research exceptional opportunities for original projects. Film and Television MA p84 master’s (MPhil) or Doctor of Philosophy Innovation and Entrepreneurship PhD We are a key member of the Arts and to professional research.’ History MA p93 (PhD). Taught programmes can be full-time Italian PhD, MPhil Humanities Research Council South, West and History of Art MA p94 PhD, MPhil and taken in one year, or part-time, with the Edward (PhD History) Innovation and Entrepreneurship MSc p95 Wales Doctoral Training Partnership (SWW Music PhD, MPhil, MMus workload split over two or three years. Innovation and Entrepreneurship MPhil p95 DTP), a scholarly community linking eight Philosophy PhD, MPhil These centres nurture and promote individual Logic and Philosophy Religion and Theology PhD, MPhil Our research programmes start in either leading universities and prestigious sector of Mathematics MA p117 and collective research excellence from Russian PhD, MPhil September or January. The MPhil is a one- partners. The DTP offers bespoke training Medieval Studies across the Faculty of Arts. They reflect a Theatre and Performance PhD, MPhil year (two years part-time) tailor-made research and resources for groundbreaking academic MA, Postgraduate Diploma, research environment in a faculty where Postgraduate Certificate p112 Translation PhD, MPhil programme at master’s level. The qualification research and a lifetime of intellectual endeavour. interdisciplinary collaboration flourishes. Migration and Mobility Studies MSc p113 is awarded on successful completion of a The centres also encourage ongoing Music MA p114 For full details about our postgraduate 25,000-word dissertation. The PhD research Research in the Faculty of Arts Philosophy MA p117 taught and research programmes, including conversations with the public, engaging entry requirements, fees, programme The faculty is renowned for its research Philosophy Postgraduate Diploma p117 programme can normally be taken after new audiences with our research activities structure, unit content and how to apply, Philosophy and History completion of an MA or MPhil programme. activity and many of our staff are well known and helping us shape emerging ideas. please visit bristol.ac.uk/pg-study and Doctoral programmes are usually three years internationally in their subject area and in of Science MA p117 bristol.ac.uk/doctoral-college/centres. Through these centres, we look beyond what Philosophy of Biological and in length on a full-time basis or six years part- the media. The distinctive combination of Cognitive Sciences MA p117 time. The qualification is awarded on successful individual disciplines and cross-disciplinary has historically characterised the arts, in order Philosophy of Physics MA p117 completion of an 80,000-word dissertation. collaborations creates a vitality and vibrancy, to redefine what we think of as the arts. Religion MA p128 which is reflected in our full schedule of Translation Many of our PhDs are available via distance We are proud of our large cohort of research research events, from regular subject seminars MA, Postgraduate Diploma, learning. As a distance learning research students and encourage them to develop Postgraduate Certificate p136 to major international conferences. student, you can access the University’s their skills and knowledge by playing a full role research environment through remote links The Faculty of Arts hosts six research centres, in our research culture alongside academics and scheduled visits. Most of the library’s which exist as hubs for innovative research at the forefront of their disciplines. electronic resources – including journal that crosses disciplines. These are: the For more information about our programmes, archives, e-books and library catalogues – Centre for Black Humanities, the Centre visit bristol.ac.uk/arts/study/postgraduate. are available to use both on-site and remotely. for Environmental Humanities, the Centre for Health, Humanities and Science, the Centre for Material Texts, the Centre for Medieval Studies and the Centre for Science and Philosophy.

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Studying engineering at Bristol will immerse Bristol was selected to lead the National ‘ Super visors are very Taught programmes Research programmes you in a vibrant postgraduate community Composites Centre, a government-funded Advanced Composites MSc p80 Advanced Composites PhD at the heart of a faculty with strong links project, with investment well in excess helpful in guiding us along Advanced Microelectronic Systems Aerospace Engineering PhD, MScR to world-class engineering industry. of £45 million. The faculty was awarded the PhD path... Having Engineering MSc p77 PhD, MScR a prestigious £12 million interdisciplinary Aerial Robotics MSc (subject to approval) p80 Composites Manufacture EngD Biomedical Engineering MSc p77 Bristol is known internationally for sustained research collaboration fund to establish the done a master’s at Bristol, Computer Science PhD, MScR Biorobotics MSc p80 Cyber Security (TIPS at Scale) PhD engineering achievement, from Brunel’s SPHERE project, developing sensor systems the PhD felt like coming Communication Networks and Digital Health and Care PhD iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge through to to address challenges in healthcare. Signal Processing MSc p77 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Concorde and now as one of the UK’s largest back home.’ Computer Science (conversion) MSc p66 PhD, MScR centres for the microelectronics industry. Research in the Faculty of Engineering Data Science MSc p66 Engineering Mathematics PhD Our teaching and research are conducted Our aim is to address pressing societal Vijay (PhD Civil Engineering) Digital Health MSc p66 Future Innovation in Non-Destructive Earthquake Engineering and Evaluation EngD, PhD in close collaboration with world-leading issues and grand technical challenges in Infrastructure Resilience MSc p80 Interactive Artificial Intelligence PhD industry, much of which is local, including science and engineering. Through dedicated, Engineering Mathematics MSc p80 PhD, MScR Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems, Airbus, Arup, strategic research groups, we tackle diverse Engineering with Management MSc p80 Robotics and Autonomous Systems PhD Toshiba, Hewlett-Packard and EDF Energy. issues in a wide range of areas. Research Financial Technology with students are attracted to Bristol by the Data Science MSc p66 For full details about our postgraduate taught The faculty comprises two academic schools: strength of our major research groups to: Image and Video Communications and research programmes, including entry the School of Computer Science, Electrical and Signal Processing MSc p77 requirements, fees, programme structure, • work within a research group to make a and Electronic Engineering, and Engineering Nuclear Science and Engineering MSc p119 unit content and how to apply, please visit significant contribution to the development bristol.ac.uk/pg-study and bristol.ac.uk/ Maths and the School of Civil, Aerospace Optical Communications and and understanding of a specific field; Signal Processing MSc p77 doctoral-college/centres. and Mechanical Engineering. Our taught • engage in cutting-edge research in an Optoelectronic and Quantum and research postgraduate programmes Technologies MSc p77 internationally recognised university; evolve continually to stay at the cutting edge Robotics MSc p80 • explore novel areas of research, directed of research and industrial advances. Water and Environmental by world-leading researchers. Management MSc p80 In 2019, the University was awarded more than Wireless Communications and Industrial links are a key part of our research £50 million by the Engineering and Physical Signal Processing MSc p77 strategy and we have strong partnerships and Sciences Research Council to establish nine strategic alliances with local and global industry. new Centres for Doctoral Training. These include four-year PhD programmes in advanced The faculty is central to the Cabot Institute composites, robotics, cyber security and digital for the Environment, Jean Golding Institute health and care. The centres will train and equip and Institute for Health talented engineering and science students with Research, the University’s multidisciplinary the skills needed to tackle global challenges. hubs dedicated to environmental uncertainty, data science and health respectively. The The Faculty of Engineering also hosts major faculty is home to a number of internationally research centres, including: Earthquake and renowned research groups in areas such Geotechnical Engineering; the cutting-edge as smart cities, composites, quantum, Communication Systems and Networks robotics, water and digital health. and High Performance Networks research groups; and the Advanced Composites For more information about our programmes, Centre for Innovation and Science. visit bristol.ac.uk/engineering/postgraduate.

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The Faculty of Health Sciences Postgraduates are based in high-quality work with discovery scientists and population Taught programmes Research programmes is committed to providing the research and clinical settings across the city, health. The faculty is also home to two of the Clinical Conscious Sedation Molecular, Genetic and Lifecourse highest standards of teaching in including the Bristol Heart Institute, Southmead University’s Specialist Research Institutes, the and Anxiety Management Epidemiology (Wellcome Trust) PhD Postgraduate Diploma, an excellent research environment. Hospital, the , Bristol Bristol Heart Institute and the Bristol Population Oral and Dental Sciences PhD, MScR Postgraduate Certificate p115 Population Health Sciences Dental School and the advanced laboratory Health Science Institute, and we work closely Clinical Oral Surgery PhD, MD, DSc, MScR We have world-leading researchers, dedicated facilities in the Building. with the Elizabeth Blackwell Institute to nurture Postgraduate Diploma, Translational Health Sciences teachers and clinicians, and talented interdisciplinary research to improve health. Postgraduate Certificate p115 PhD, MD, DSc, MScR Many of our PhDs are available via distance Dental Implantology students. Our facilities include the £5 million Veterinary Sciences PhD, MScR learning. As a distance-learning research For more information about our MSc, Postgraduate Diploma, Translational Biomedical Research Centre at Postgraduate Certificate p115 student, you can access the University’s programmes, visit bristol.ac.uk/health- the Veterinary School campus at Langford. Epidemiology MSc p87 For full details about our postgraduate taught research environment through remote links sciences/courses/postgraduate. and research programmes, including entry Global Wildlife Health requirements, fees, programme structure, The faculty comprises three schools: Bristol and scheduled visits. Most of the library’s and Conservation MSc p138 unit content and how to apply, please Dental School, and electronic resources – including journal archives, Health Sciences Research MRes p87 visit bristol.ac.uk/pg-study and Bristol Veterinary School, along with the Centre e-books and library catalogues – are available ‘ The University’s facilities Molecular Neuroscience MSc p87 bristol.ac.uk/doctoral-college/centres. for Health Sciences Education. The breadth of to use both on-site and at a distance. and resources have really Oral Medicine MSc p115 programmes we offer, together with our success Orthopaedic Surgery MSc, Postgraduate Faculty researchers have been at the forefront Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate p87 in recruiting an international cohort of students, enriched my research of many treatments, discoveries and healthcare Perfusion Science MSc p87 ensures a dynamic experience for all those who programmes that are now in use around experience. Also, the Postgraduate Dental Studies choose to come to the University of Bristol. MSc, Postgraduate Diploma, the globe. interdisciplinary system Postgraduate Certificate p115 We have strong collaborative relationships with Public Health MSc p87 the various National Health Service partners Research in the Faculty of of running research is Reproduction and Development in the area, and these close links underpin Health Sciences MSc, Postgraduate Diploma, amazing, and cooperation Postgraduate Certificate p87 much of our education and research activity. The Research Excellence Framework 2014 Stem Cells and Regeneration ranked Bristol among the UK’s top research between different schools MSc, Postgraduate Diploma, Our postgraduate programmes are designed universities. The University achieved a Postgraduate Certificate p87 to expose our students to a research-intensive boosts the research 100 per cent world-leading 4* rating for Teaching and Learning for environment, with learning, knowledge and skills Health Professionals impact in clinical medicine and public at the cutting edge of their chosen area of study. environment at the MSc, Postgraduate Diploma, health, health services and primary care. Postgraduate Certificate p87 Our taught master’s programmes include University.’ Translational Cardiovascular Our work is funded by grants from many Medicine MSc, Postgraduate Diploma, innovative distance-learning courses and sources, including all the UK’s research councils Sana (PhD Oral and Dental Sciences) Postgraduate Certificate p87 options for part-time study. We publish and major research charities. Most recently we Veterinary Clinical Practice our work in the highest-ranking journals Postgraduate Diploma p138 have launched a Biomedical Research Centre, and strongly support patient and public thanks to a £21 million award from the National involvement in research as well as other public Institute for Health Research, and a Wellcome engagement activities. The faculty has an active Trust Clinical Academic Training programme postgraduate community pursuing a range for doctors, dentists and veterinary clinicians. of taught or research-based programmes, The Medical Research Council Integrative including a Wellcome Trust PhD programme, Epidemiology Unit has been renewed for a guided by leading clinicians and academics. further five years to continue groundbreaking

bristol.ac.uk/health-sciences bristol.ac.uk/health-sciences FACULTIES FACULTIES 54 FACULTY OF LIFE SCIENCES FACULTY OF LIFE SCIENCES 55 Faculty of Life Sciences

We are a new faculty, bringing together the laboratories of collaborators, which can Partnerships and facilities Taught programmes Research programmes five schools with a long-standing be academic, industry-based or clinic-based. Our research is underpinned by world-class Applied Neuropsychology MSc, Biochemistry PhD, MD, MScR tradition of excellence. Our research is well supported by major resources and facilities for imaging, which allow Postgraduate Diploma p124 Biological Sciences PhD, MScR grants and doctoral training programmes from us to visualise single molecules in isolation Bioinformatics MSc p63 Cellular and Molecular Medicine Our unique combination of teaching and funding bodies such as the Medical Research or in living cells and tissues; proteomics and Biomedical Sciences Research MSc p63 PhD, MD, MScR Clinical Neuropsychology MSc, Dynamic Molecular Cell Biology research activity embraces cross-cutting Council and the Wellcome Trust, as well as genomics, which help to generate an integrated Postgraduate Diploma p124 (Wellcome Trust) PhD themes from ecology and human behaviour to from industry and the European Union. understanding of cell physiology in health and Clinical Neuropsychology Practice Integrative Cardiovascular biomedical mechanisms and applications. Our disease; flow cytometry; eye tracking and Postgraduate Certificate p124 Science (BHF) PhD We are responsive to the training needs of work addresses all the major grand challenges motion-capture and whole-body human imaging. Experimental Psychology Physiology, Pharmacology and our students and offer bespoke workshops to (conversion) MSc p124 Neuroscience PhD, MD, MScR facing society: from the impact of human enhance your effectiveness as a researcher. Our commitment to translating the faculty’s Theoretical and Practical Psychology PhD, MScR activity on our oceans to developing methods A transferable skills training programme will expertise in fundamental biomedical research Clinical Neuropsychology South West Biosciences (SWBio) Doctoral for sustainable food production; from chronic Postgraduate Diploma p124 Training Partnership (BBSRC) PhD also help you to develop and improve your from bench to bedside and beyond is built illnesses such as mental health and dementia expertise in key areas, including: employability, on a strong foundation of multidisciplinary to life-threatening diseases including cancer and For full details about our postgraduate taught enterprise and innovation; global citizenship collaboration. Our researchers are centrally and research programmes, including entry infections; and from the threats of antimicrobial and sustainability; presenting and public involved in the Bristol BioDesign Institute, Bristol requirements, fees, programme structure, resistance to drug and alcohol addiction. unit content and how to apply, please visit speaking; writing academic papers; and the Heart Institute and Bristol Neuroscience, and bristol.ac.uk/pg-study and ethical implications of research and outreach. form an integral part of the Elizabeth Blackwell bristol.ac.uk/doctoral-college/centres. Learning Institute for Health Research, Cabot Institute for Our faculty is home to dedicated academic staff Research the Environment and Jean Golding Institute. who deliver inspirational learning and support Research in the faculty is wide-ranging. across a wide range of subjects. Among For more information about our programmes, Researchers work in the laboratory and in us are five Fellows of the Royal Society and visit bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. nature, and study single molecules, individual several Senior Fellows of the Higher Education cells, whole organisms, populations and Academy, who are recognised for their communities. Our biomedical research outstanding teaching skills and experience. Staff focuses on advancing our understanding expertise opens up a wealth of opportunities of the molecular and cellular mechanisms for our students, enabling you to focus on your underlying human health and disease area of interest while gaining access to a wider and finding ways to translate this background of scientific knowledge and cutting- information from bench to clinic. edge fundamental and translational research. Research themes encompass cancer Our taught postgraduate programmes provide biology, cardiovascular science, dynamic bespoke training at the highest level. Graduates cell biology, infection and immunity, molecular often go on to pursue clinical training or PhD biosciences, neuroscience, regenerative study, but will develop transferable skills suited medicine and synthetic biology. In the School to a range of careers in the life sciences and of Biological Sciences, research focuses beyond. Postgraduate research students receive on evolutionary biology, animal behaviour excellent supervision, training, guidance and and sensory biology, plant and agricultural mentoring, and make significant contributions sciences, and ecology and global change. to our groundbreaking research activities. Psychological research in the faculty All students benefit from our state-of-the art encompasses three broad themes: laboratories and excellent learning and library cognitive processes, brain, behaviour and facilities, including our £56 million Life Sciences health (including nutrition and addiction) Building. Our students often spend time in and decision-making and rationality. bristol.ac.uk/pg-study bristol.ac.uk/pg-study FACULTIES FACULTIES 56 FACULTY OF SCIENCE FACULTY OF SCIENCE 57 Faculty of Science

The Faculty of Science consists of five Our taught (MSc) programmes typically combine Partnerships and facilities Taught programmes Research programmes schools whose teaching and research taught courses with an advanced research Many of our programmes are run in association Climate Change Science Aerosol Science PhD span the mathematical, physical and project supervised by world-leading experts. with industrial partners, whose workforces and Policy MSc p85 Chemistry PhD, MScR environmental sciences. We take great They comprise a mix of theory, computation, benefit from Bristol’s exceptional research Environmental Policy and Computational Statistics and Management MSc p85 pride in the quality of our intellectual experiments and field trips, depending on the and training opportunities. Members of the Data Science: COMPASS PhD Human Geography: Society Earth Sciences PhD, MScR environment, which attracts postgraduate subject. Most programmes are interdisciplinary, faculty interact with colleagues from a wide and Space MSc p85 Geographical Sciences (Physical students from all over the world. having direct interactions with the faculties of variety of disciplines, from social sciences to Mathematical Sciences MSc p111 Geography) PhD, MScR Engineering, Life Sciences, Social Sciences medicine. They also collaborate with leading Mathematics of Cybersecurity MSc p111 Global Environmental Challenges MScR Some of the most significant discoveries of and Law and/or industry and enabling the UK research institutes, government agencies Nanoscience and Functional Great Western Four+ Doctoral Training Nanomaterials MSc p119 this and the last century are linked to research majority of our graduates to build their careers and regional and international partners, such Partnership (NERC) PhD Nuclear Science and Engineering MSc p119 Mathematics PhD, MScR as the Met Office, Cisco, GCHQ, Google, carried out in Bristol, reflecting our faculty’s in either research or relevant employment. Palaeobiology MSc p69 Physics PhD, MScR strong international profile and its outstanding Toshiba, Hewlett-Packard, QinetiQ, Unilever, Volcanology MSc p69 Quantum Engineering PhD people and facilities. The most recent Research Research Barclays Bank and National Air Traffic Services. Technology Enhanced Chemical Excellence Framework (2014) ranked the The exceptional quality and diversity of our Synthesis PhD A wide range of state-of-the-art of Bristol among the top five UK academic talent at all levels provides the facilities can be found throughout the faculty. institutions for research intensity, while the foundation for truly world-leading research. For full details about our postgraduate taught These include our Earth Science Collection (with and research programmes, including entry Faculty of Science ranked in the top three. Our staff include 18 Fellows of the Royal over 100,000 samples of scientific and historical requirements, fees, programme structure, Society, who are recognised for their unit content and how to apply, please visit importance), world-class biogeochemistry Learning substantial contributions to the advance of bristol.ac.uk/pg-study and bristol.ac.uk/ facilities in our Schools of Geographical doctoral-college/centres. We are proud to host a wide range of nationally scientific knowledge. Our diverse research Sciences and Chemistry, and our Centre for funded Doctoral Training Partnerships and groups cover the past, present and future Nanoscience and Quantum Information, home Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) with most from the nanoscale to the global scale. For to some of the quietest labs in the world. of the major UK research councils. Our current example, recent studies in our Schools of CDTs include: Aerosol Science; Catalysis; Earth Sciences and Geographical Sciences For more information about our programmes, Chemical Synthesis; Computational Statistics have covered the evolution of cyanobacteria; visit bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. and Data Science; Condensed Matter Physics; the environmental impact of flooding; the Data Intensive Science; Diamond Science formation and differentiation of planets; and Technology; Freshwater Biosciences and the study of future climate change. and Sustainability; Functional Nanomaterials; Quantum Engineering; Theory and Modelling in Chemical Sciences; and Nuclear Energy Futures.

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The Faculty of Social Sciences and Institute for Health Research, the Leverhulme ‘ I really like the Taught programmes Law is internationally recognised for Trust and the Department for International Accounting and Finance MSc p60 Human Geography: Society Socio-Legal Studies MSc p98 delivering high-quality education. More Development, our researchers are working diversity of students Accounting, Finance and and Space MSc p85 Sociology MSc p133 than 3,000 postgraduates join our at the heart of issues that surround social Management MSc p60 Human Resource Management Strategy, Change and Leadership and therefore the and the Future of Work MSc p104 MSc, Postgraduate Diploma, vibrant and international community concerns, advancing social innovation and Advanced Quantitative Methods MRes p129 opportunity to meet Banking and Finance Law LLM p97 Human Rights Law LLM p97 Postgraduate Certificate p104 each year, going on to succeed as delivering evidence for policymakers. Banking, Regulation and International Commercial Law LLM p97 Sustainable Futures MRes p129 leaders and engaged practitioners in Teaching English to Speakers of Our research is published in internationally people from all Financial Stability MSc p60 International Development MSc p96 government and policy development in Business Analytics MSc p104 International Law LLM p97 Other Languages (TESOL) MSc p72 renowned journals and by prestigious academic the charitable and education sectors or around the world. It Commercial Law LLM p97 International Law and International publishers across social sciences and law. with prestigious global companies. Company Law and Corporate Relations LLM p97 The faculty also hosts and edits a number makes studies more Governance LLM p97 International Relations MSc p122 Research programmes of highly regarded social science journals, Contemporary Identities MSc p133 International Security MSc p122 Accounting and Finance PhD For those who want to pursue a career in interesting as I can including Policy and Politics, Ethnicities, Development and Security MSc p96 Labour Law and Corporate Advanced Quantitative Methods PhD research – or develop the skills employers from Governance LLM p97 Disability Studies PhD Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography, learn from other Disability Studies: Inclusive Theory a range of sectors are looking for – our specialist and Research MSc, Law MA p98 Economics PhD Journal of Common Market Studies, British taught programmes provide a strong grounding students.’ Postgraduate Diploma p120 Law and Globalisation LLM p97 Education PhD Accounting Review, Contemporary Political East Asian Development and in research methodologies and critical thinking. Management MSc p104 Education (Hong Kong) EdD Theory and the Common Law World Review. the Global Economy MSc p96 Natalia (MSc Education – Management (CSR and Education: Learning, Leadership Our vocational programmes and related activities Economics MRes, MSc p70 Sustainability) MSc p104 and Policy EdD provide continuing professional development in The Faculty of Social Sciences and Law Leadership and Policy) Economics and Finance MSc p70 Management (Digitalisation Educational Psychology DEdPsy education, management, law and social work. offers excellent support for research and Economics, Finance and and Big Data) MSc p104 Exercise, Nutrition and Health PhD Management MSc p70 research-related activities, and actively Management (Entrepreneurship Geographical Sciences (Human Geography) Our South West Doctoral Training Partnership, cultivates an inter-school, interdisciplinary Education (Hong Kong) MSc p72 and Innovation) MSc p104 PhD, MPhil funded by the Economic and Social Education (Inclusive Education) MSc p72 Management (International Business) Global Political Economy PhD ethos. There are a number of research MSc p104 Research Council, offers high-quality training Education (Leadership and Policy) MSc p72 Health and Wellbeing PhD centres within the schools alongside Mangement (International HRM) MSc p104 and supervision. These MRes and PhD Education (Learning, Technology Law PhD and Society) MSc p72 Management (Marketing) MSc p109 faculty research groups, many of which Management PhD programmes build doctoral students’ intellectual Education (Mathematics Education) Management (Project Management) are cross-faculty and trans-disciplinary. Security, Conflict and Human Rights PhD capacity and research skills and prepare MSc p72 MSc p104 This creates a vibrant, supportive and Social Policy PhD them for careers in the global economy. Education (Neuroscience Marketing MSc p109 interdisciplinary environment in Social Work PhD and Education) MSc p72 Nutrition, Physical Activity and the faculty, helping (Open Pathway) MSc p72 Public Health MSc, Sociology, Politics and Research in the Faculty of International Studies PhD students enhance their learning Education (Policy and International Postgraduate Diploma p120 Social Sciences and Law Development) MSc p72 Policy Research MSc, South West Doctoral Training Partnership and research experience. (ESRC) PhD, MSc, MRes The excellence of Bristol’s social science Education (Teaching and Learning) MSc p72 Postgraduate Diploma p120 Sustainable Futures PhD research was confirmed by the latest Research For more information about our Educational Research MSc p72 Postgraduate Certificate in Education Excellence Framework (REF 2014). Seven of programmes, visit bristol.ac.uk/ Employment, Work and Equality LLM p97 PGCE p135 For full details about our postgraduate taught Environmental Policy and Psychology of Education BPS MSc p72 Bristol’s nine social sciences submissions were fssl/courses/postgraduate. and research programmes, including entry Management MSc p85 Public Law LLM p97 requirements, fees, programme structure, ranked in the top ten and two were ranked first*. *Times Higher Education analysis of REF 2014. Public Policy MSc, Postgraduate Diploma, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism MSc p133 unit content and how to apply, please visit Postgraduate Certificate p120 The faculty attracts a wide range of funding from European and Global Governance MSc p122 bristol.ac.uk/pg-study and bristol.ac.uk/ European Legal Studies LLM p97 Security, Conflict and Human Rights doctoral-college/centres. research councils, charities and government MRes p129 Finance and Investment MSc p60 departments around the world. Supported by Social and Cultural Theory MSc p133 Gender and International funders such as UK Research and Innovation, Relations MSc p122 Social Science Research Methods (Management) MSc p104 the European Research Council, the National General Legal Studies LLM p97 Social Science Research Methods Global Operations and Supply Chain (Politics) MSc p122 Management MSc p104 Social Science Research Methods Global Political Economy MRes p129 (Sociology) MSc p133 Health and Wellbeing MRes p129 Social Work MSc p131 Health, Law and Society LLM p97 Social Work Research MSc, Postgraduate Diploma p131 bristol.ac.uk/fssl bristol.ac.uk/fssl ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 60 FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW 61 Accounting and Finance

Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact MSc Banking, Regulation and We pride ourselves on our highly interactive and MSc Finance and Investment Financial Stability innovative style of teaching, and take a case This programme is designed to provide you Accounting and Finance MSc 1yr FT UK £13,400 FT [email protected] Overseas** £27,000 FT This programme will equip you with the specialist study approach to learning, utilising the sector with a thorough grounding in the theoretical and skills and knowledge to pursue a wide range experience of our teaching team. You will also practical sides of finance. It contains compulsory Accounting, Finance and Management MSc 1yr FT UK £13,400 FT [email protected] elements in asset pricing, corporate finance, Overseas** £27,500 FT of careers in the banking industry. It has been be able to develop your professional skills by developed with the needs of the sector in mind taking part in the extensive programme of careers financial reporting and analysis, quantitative Banking, Regulation and Financial Stability MSc 1yr FT UK £13,400 FT [email protected] and reflects the industry’s growing demand for events and workshops offered by the school and methods and empirical finance, and offers Overseas** £26,500 FT individuals with extensive knowledge of regulation the University’s Careers Service. optional units in areas including derivatives, Economics and Finance MSc 1yr FT UK £10,850 FT [email protected] and compliance. financial modelling, investment management, (for full description, see pp70-71) Overseas** £27,000 FT Recent graduates of the School of Economics, advanced corporate finance, banking, credit risk, Our programme has a distinctive focus on Finance and Management have gone on to Economics, Finance and Management MSc 1yr FT UK £14,800 FT [email protected] and behavioural finance. (for full description, see pp70-71) Overseas** £27,000 FT banking regulation, supervision, compliance and work with a variety of employers across the Finance and Investment MSc 1yr FT UK £16,300 FT [email protected] risk management. It goes beyond traditional sector, including Deloitte, HSBC, Citi Bank, In teaching block one you will complete four Overseas** £31,100 FT banking and finance courses by exploring , JP Morgan and PwC. compulsory units, while in teaching block two For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of the regulatory demands within banking and In 2020, the University was ranked fourth in the you will choose three from a list of optional units Social Sciences and Law pages (pp58-59). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). examining the role of central banks and UK for universities that are most targeted by alongside one further compulsory unit. The final international organisations in achieving and top employers (High Fliers Research 2020). Our part of the MSc is a research-based dissertation. MSc Accounting and Finance This programme provides research and analytical You will study four core units and then choose maintaining financial stability. Careers Service regularly runs recruitment events This involves identifying and analysing a research specifically for the banking sector. question in finance under the guidance of a This taught postgraduate programme is research- skills that will be valuable in your future career. It one optional unit from each of the key subject The MSc in Banking, Regulation and Financial member of staff. The dissertation gives you led and draws heavily on academic literature. is suitable for students who want to pursue an areas of accounting, finance and management Stability is designed for graduates of economics Entry requirements: Applicants are expected to an opportunity to explore an original problem, It will build on your existing knowledge of academic or professional career in accounting and one additional optional unit from the research or finance who aspire to a career in banking. hold a first or upper second class honours degree source and process the relevant financial data, technical aspects of accounting and finance. or finance. Some students may progress to PhD method section. It will also appeal to recent graduates who are in either finance or economics, or an equivalent analyse that data and learn to draw appropriate You will develop your ability to critically analyse study. Others may go straight into employment, already working in financial services and wish overseas qualification from a reputable university. The final part of the MSc is a project-based conclusions. The results are presented in a final the nature and conditions of effectiveness for with the banking and accounting/consulting to specialise in banking and financial regulation, dissertation of between 10,000 and 15,000 Students with a degree in finance are required to report of up to 15,000 words. these techniques to contribute to accounting sectors being particular favourites. as well as those who intend to continue to PhD words. Options for dissertation subject areas are demonstrate a good understanding of economics and finance practice and governance. research in this area. Successful students will be The programme is suitable for students with good Entry requirements: This specialist programme provided and you will be able to choose from a and mathematics. In the first term you will explore contemporary is for students who have at least a good upper set of dissertation topics in these broader areas. in demand and can expect to excel in careers in undergraduate degrees in finance, economics or issues in accounting and finance research second class degree in accounting and/or Many of the dissertations are literature-based and banks and regulatory bodies, or advisory roles in accounting, as well as those with more scientific literature. You will also build key skills in both finance. Students with a first degree that is you are expected to acquire and use literature accounting, auditing and consulting firms. backgrounds (eg an in mathematics, engineering or natural sciences). quantitative and qualitative research methods. focused on only one of accounting or finance are search skills with a range of electronic and You will be part of a dynamic and diverse This will prepare you for the more specialist expected to have undertaken some study traditional sources. body of staff and students at our School of Entry requirements: A first or strong upper elective units taught in the second term. The final of the other. Throughout your studies you will learn and Economics, Finance and Management and second class honours degree (or country- part of the MSc is a research-based dissertation, develop academic skills that will be relevant for will be taught by world-renowned experts. related equivalent qualification level) in finance, which involves identifying and analysing a MSc Accounting, Finance and Management employment, such as analysis, synthesis and Our academics enjoy internationally recognised accounting, economics, business, mathematics research question in accounting and/or finance This highly successful MSc programme critical thinking. Some students have gone on research profiles in banking and beyond, and or another quantitative subject, such as under the guidance of a member of staff. The is designed for students who want to put to more specialised studies, while others have bring experience and insight from working at a engineering, physics or computing. dissertation gives you an opportunity to explore greater emphasis on accounting, finance and progressed to employment, including careers in senior level within the sector. The academic staff an original problem, source and process the management topics in their graduate studies. The professional accounting firms, consultancy or the on this programme enjoy strong links with central relevant financial data, analyse that data and learn programme is academically rigorous and tailored public sector. banks (Bank of England, European Central to draw appropriate conclusions. The results to the needs of the current business environment. Bank, Deutsche Bundesbank) and international are presented in a final report of up to 15,000 Entry requirements: An upper second class In the first term you will develop key skills organisations (International Monetary Fund and words. For those planning on undertaking a PhD, honours degree (or equivalent qualification) that and a grounding in accounting, finance and the World Bank). this dissertation represents an important bridge demonstrates mathematical ability. management. This will prepare you for the more between taught and advanced research studies. advanced units taught in the second term. bristol.ac.uk/pg-study bristol.ac.uk/pg-study ANTHROPOLOGY BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 62 FACULTY OF ARTS FACULTY OF LIFE SCIENCES 63 Anthropology Biological Sciences

Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact Anthropology MA 1yr FT; UK £10,500 FT [email protected] Biomedical Sciences Research MSc 1yr FT UK £11,400 FT [email protected] 2yrs PT UK £5,250 PT Overseas** £22,400 FT Overseas** £20,700 FT Bench fee £2,000 For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of Arts Bioinformatics MSc 1yr FT UK £11,500 FT [email protected] pages (pp48-49). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). Overseas** £21,800 FT For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of Life MA Anthropology Two mandatory units offer advanced Entry requirements: Applicants are required Sciences pages (pp54-55). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). The MA in Anthropology will help you develop anthropological training in theory, method and to hold a minimum of an upper second class a nuanced and cross-cultural perspective practice. In Anthropological Theory and Practice, honours degree (or international equivalent) in MSc Biomedical Sciences Research to study at PhD level. Others have taken a wide The MSc includes programming, machine on the challenges that humans face in our you will explore contemporary social and an arts, humanities or social sciences discipline. This programme brings together expertise from range of career pathways, including research in learning, genomics, protein structure and fast-changing world, with content that reflects political issues and think about what a shared, Non-traditional qualifications/routes may also across many subject areas in the biomedical industry, teaching and medical training. evolutionary biology, as well as professional our research strengths in adversity, adaptation sustainable future might look like. The unit draws be considered. sciences to provide you with training in several and entrepreneurial skills. You will undertake Entry requirements: Preferably a first or upper and globalisation. You will put this understanding on diverse human experiences and strategies key areas of current research interest. The a scientific research project supervised by the second class honours degree in biochemistry, into practice through research training and work from Europe, Latin America, Africa and the programme focuses on experimental science experts of the Faculty of Life Sciences and will biophysics, life sciences, chemistry, physics or experience in Bristol’s thriving media, creative Asia-Pacific. Innovative lecture design and and is research-informed. It will provide you leave with highly transferable skills that will boost an equivalent subject, plus a minimum grade B and cultural industries, as well as social delivery methods help prepare you for the with practical laboratory-based experience your future career and employability. in A-level Chemistry (or equivalent qualification). enterprises. In addition to the core themes of thriving creative economy while developing with access to specialist techniques in Applications from students with a lower second Moreover, you will learn how to capitalise the programme – which explore interrelated your anthropological knowledge and state-of-the-art facilities. class honours degree (or international equivalent) on innovative ideas in a fast-moving themes such as sustainability, technology, ethnographic skills. It is a flexible programme: you will select three and practical experience will also be considered. entrepreneurial environment. community engagement, arts and materiality In Research Methods in Anthropology, you will lecture-based units and a literature project of your – you will receive advanced training in theory Mandatory units: be trained in anthropological research design choice, giving you the opportunity to investigate MSc Bioinformatics and method delivered through world-class • Scientific Programming; and data analysis using qualitative and mixed a range of different topics within the biomedical Life sciences are living in the age of Big Data. research-led teaching. • Statistics and R; methods. Sessions will explore ethnographic, sciences. For your final research project, you Conservation biology, biodiversity, genetics and • Entrepreneurship and The programme will introduce you to reflexive and visual methods, as well as survey, again have the flexibility to choose your research evolutionary biology, to mention a few, involve Professional Development; anthropological research design and data analysis interview and focus-group design. Sessions area from a wide range of suggested projects the study of large amounts of data that keep • Project Planning; using qualitative and mixed methods, including on data and analyses will include qualitative or you can work with academic staff to design increasing in volume and variety at a high speed. • Group Project; ethnographic and visual methods; survey, techniques, statistical analyses and your own research project. You can also choose The use of computational tools is essential to • Research Project. interview and focus-group design; statistical hypothesis testing. a project offered at an off-campus site, such as analyse such large datasets, some of which analyses and hypothesis testing; and ethics. You will also choose three units from Optional units both within and outside the Southmead Hospital, Bristol Dental School or the have shaken the foundations of many scientific You will have the opportunity to undertake an the following: Department of Anthropology and Archaeology Bristol Heart Institute. disciplines. The advent of these technologies off-campus placement with an external partner is also central to many companies and the • Genome Biology and Genomics; will allow you to tailor your programme to your You will learn in small teaching and tutorial such as a media-tech company, museum, public sector and has driven the emergence of • Advanced Programming; particular area of interest, including a work groups. The taught and research elements of this heritage organisation, NGO or local charity. innovative start-ups. The job market for graduates • 3D Protein Structure; placement opportunity. Optional units may vary MSc are carefully balanced; for example, your You can gain first-hand experience of working proficient in bioinformatics is expanding rapidly • Genome Evolution; but will highlight social and cultural diversities research project runs over a 12-week period in a vibrant, innovative and diverse industry and will keep growing. • Omics. in human societies. You will be introduced to free of lectures, allowing you to focus solely on while putting into practice the skills you have innovative visual methods that develop valuable your project. This MSc introduces students from a variety Entry requirements: Applicants must learned throughout the course. The programme transferable skills, and gain applied understanding of academic backgrounds related to the life hold/achieve a minimum of an upper will enhance your skill set and employability The skills you develop during this programme of the heritage and technology sectors and sciences (biology, biochemistry, genetics, second class honours in degrees related by providing valuable work experience and include presentation skills, report-writing skills enterprise management. medicine, and other biosciences) to diverse to life sciences (biological sciences, developing a network of contacts in and and work-planning skills. Several students have aspects of bioinformatics. Students will learn and biochemistry, zoology, ecology, etc). beyond work placement providers. contributed to published papers and many go on work together with world-leading experts.

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Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact Black Humanities MA 1yr FT; UK £9,100 FT [email protected] Comparative Literatures and Cultures MA 1yr FT; UK £9,300 FT [email protected] 2yrs PT UK £4,550 PT 2yrs PT UK £4,650 PT Overseas** £20,000 FT Overseas** £20,900 FT For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of Arts For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of Arts pages (pp48-49). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). pages (pp48-49). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU).

MA Black Humanities We place critical importance on being part of an ‘The Black Humanities MA Comparative Literatures and Cultures While knowledge of a foreign language is not a ‘The staff ear very dedicated This unique interdisciplinary MA offers you international and multilingual community. This is The MA in Comparative Literatures and requirement for this programme, you will have the opportunity to study Black Humanities reflected in our programme of external speakers course is varied and Cultures gives you the opportunity to study the opportunity to learn a language at a variety to ensuring that students through critical engagement with the histories, and opportunities to participate in Bristol’s interesting. It covers a the encounters and exchanges between of levels, from beginner to advanced, and from different backgrounds philosophies, languages, literatures and arts cutting-edge cultural scene. Our students are literatures and cultures across Europe and to engage with material in foreign languages relating to local and global African and African encouraged to engage with local resources and range of issues relating to beyond. We welcome graduates of all arts throughout the MA. The programme culminates get the most out of the diaspora communities. events, from contemporary art galleries, concert and humanities disciplines. in a dissertation – an extended piece of original halls and independent cinemas to its many the African diaspora, for academic research. course. They offer a lot of Based on cutting-edge research and dialogue You will become acquainted with the theory community-based and cultural groups. with arts and community activists, you will study example, Black British and practice of comparative cultural study, and As a postgraduate, you will be considered a full support and are always debates about race, ethics and representation. Your two core units will combine theoretical literature, Black arts, texts consider how concepts of national cultures member of the academic community, with the willing to listen.’ Together we will ask how the arts and readings and situated historical case studies, cross borders and interact with ideas of opportunity to participate in the many research humanities reflect and generate changes in alongside practice-based sessions with external and contexts as well as the global and transnational. You will gain a seminars and conferences taking place within Hanan (MA Comparative Literatures society. Through your reading and seminar speakers, designed to encourage reflection transatlantic slavery and thorough grounding in cultural theory, critical the Faculty of Arts. and Cultures) discussions, you will be encouraged to tackle on lived experience in the present. These reading and research skills, and put this Entry requirements: An upper second class urgent questions concerning racism, anti-racism sessions vary from year to year and are likely to emancipation. I had little theoretical knowledge into practice by studying honours degree (or international equivalent) in and social justice. include writers, journalists, festival producers, topics and themes that span the disciplines, knowledge of these studies an arts or humanities discipline, such as modern community activists, teachers and archivists. national contexts and time periods taught by These will be discussed via historical and languages, English or comparative literature, before I joined the course; experts in the School of Modern Languages. contemporary contexts in Africa, the Caribbean In addition to our core units, you will select linguistics, history, visual art, theatre or film. and the Americas, and Europe. Over the three options from a diverse list, enabling now I am an avid learner.’ Studying comparative literatures and cultures Non-traditional qualifications/routes may also course of the programme, you will also learn you to build your own pathway through allows you to develop a range of analytical be considered. more about Black experiences in Britain, and the programme. These options (subject to Antonette (MA Black Humanities) skills and a multicultural and interdisciplinary specifically in Bristol, a city deeply entangled staff availability) include Bristol and Slavery, awareness that will allow you to excel in with the transatlantic plantation economy Pan-Africanism, Literatures of Enslavement, many different professions. Graduates of this Entry requirements: To be considered for and site of an ongoing, complex, legacy of Postcolonial Environments, Theorizing Violence, programme will be well prepared for doctoral admission to this programme, applicants memory work. Museum and Heritage: Critical Perspectives, studies in the humanities and arts, as well as are expected to hold/achieve a minimum of Decolonizing Literature and Literary Studies. careers in business, publishing, law, the civil The University of Bristol is home to the Centre an upper second class honours degree (or You will also undertake a discipline-specific service, teaching and journalism. for Black Humanities, an international hub for international equivalent) in an arts, humanities Research Methods course and a dissertation (an research that informs our teaching, ensuring or social sciences discipline. Non-traditional There are three core units, and you will take independent research project). the syllabus is always underpinned by the qualifications/routes will also be considered three additional optional units from the wide latest knowledge. Our members are engaged Students are invited to attend the international and you are strongly encouraged to contact range available in the School of Modern in pioneering research on topics including UK seminar and events programme coordinated us to discuss your application. Languages, or more broadly across the faculty. hip-hop, history and memory of enslavement, by the Centre for Black Humanities, which Following successful completion of the taught African literary activism and the Lusophone directly connect to themes covered in the part of the programme, you will be required to Atlantic (follow @BrisBlackHums for more MA programme. complete a dissertation of 15,000 words. information on the Centre’s activities). bristol.ac.uk/pg-study bristol.ac.uk/pg-study COMPUTER SCIENCE COMPUTER SCIENCE 66 FACULTY OF ENGINEERING FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 67 Computer Science

Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact • give its graduates a good understanding All students will complete their studies with a This new MSc draws on the expertise of the of the ethical issues in the application of 60-credit individual research or implementation nationally unique Centre for Doctoral Training in Computer Science (conversion) MSc 1yr FT UK £14,900 FT [email protected] Overseas** 25,600 FT contemporary data science techniques to project of their choosing from a selection Digital Health and Care as well as experience real-world challenges – graduates who will proposed by project supervisors. This unit will gained from working with many companies in Data Science MSc 1yr FT UK £11,700 FT [email protected] Overseas** 24,700 FT be conversant with arguments concerning provide students with first-hand experience in this rapidly growing industrial sector. The MSc the risks and potential benefits and planning, running, documenting and presenting is one of a handful recognised with the award Digital Health MSc 1yr FT UK £11,700 FT [email protected] a substantial piece of original work in the of funding from Health Data Research UK Overseas** £24,700 FT disbenefits arising from the deployment of these technologies; field of data science. The aim of this unit is (HDR-UK), a national flagship organisation for Financial Technology with Data Science MSc 1yr FT UK £11,700 FT [email protected] • enable its graduates to independently to give students a substantial opportunity to health data science. Overseas** £24,700 FT integrate material from all taught units that initiate data science projects at a high level, Selected UK and overseas students could save For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of leading them from scoping onwards to they have studied as part of the programme, Engineering pages (pp50-51). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). 50 per cent of their fees for this programme and to demonstrate the breadth and depth of their completion, while exercising appropriate receive £7,000 towards their living expenses learning on the MSc. project management methods and maintaining thanks to the HDR-UK funding. MSc Computer Science (conversion) By the end of the first teaching block you grade in GCSE Mathematics or preferably stakeholder engagement. Entry requirements: Applicants must hold/ This MSc conversion programme is for students will have a solid foundation in imperative A-level Mathematics or equivalent Students from engineering/computer sciences achieve a minimum of an upper second class from a variety of academic backgrounds who programming and computer architecture. You university-level experience. The programme has the following key features: backgrounds will be introduced to relevant honours degree (or international equivalent) have little or no previous academic computing will also have begun to acquire research skills 1. It has been co-designed with industrial aspects of health and students from a health- in numerate science, computer science, experience. The aims of the programme are: and started to familiarise yourself with topics for MSc Data Science partners, so is highly relevant to rewarding related background will be introduced to or engineering. • to build an understanding of the basis of your project. By the end of the second teaching Make data improve your world – responsibly. employment opportunities. coding, data analysis and e-health. Students computer science and its importance block you will be able to apply industrial-style This programme will provide you with an 2. There is a strong emphasis on responsible will together study important subjects such MSc Digital Health in software development; tools and techniques for software development in-depth understanding of the computational innovation and ethics so as to ensure as evaluating the safety and efficacy of new Digital technologies are increasingly seen as • to build an understanding of the underlying and web applications in a teamworking context. and statistical principles of modern data that graduates can use their skills for products and the ethical principles that guide vital to the understanding, prevention, diagnosis principles of computer systems and You will also have refined your project idea science and with the skills to apply these societal good. the development of new health technologies. All and management of illnesses such as diabetes, their applications; and completed a detailed specification and techniques rigorously and ethically to 3. The programme is closely associated with students will complete a summer project, usually depression and dementia. • to introduce students to industrial-style work plan. real-world challenges. excellent research in the University, ensuring inspired by a real need in the NHS or industry. methods of analysis, design, implementation, leading-edge teaching. Technologies such as smartphone apps, Over the summer you will implement and Students will be drawn from across the The course consists of core units including: testing and documentation in software wearable monitors (eg blood pressure, blood evaluate your project and you will submit a numerate sciences, engineering and computer On entry, students will either take a 20-credit • An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence; development; glucose) and smart home systems can gather dissertation describing your work in September. science – effectively acting as a means of unit, Software Development: Programming and • Responsible Innovation in Digital Health; • to foster an appreciation of the current providing a wide range of skills and a pathway Algorithms, or, if they already have software data on a person’s health condition within This programme aims to provide a sufficiently • An Introduction to Epidemiology and Statistics; state and future directions of technological into an exciting and fast-moving discipline development skills, a 20-credit unit in their community. This data can support comprehensive and practical foundation to • Sensing Technology for Diagnostics advances in computer science. with excellent employment prospects. The Statistical Computing. decision-making by health and care enable you to start a new career in IT, or and Monitoring; The programme is split into two teaching blocks programme will prepare you for either a data professionals, help a patient manage their to stand out from the crowd and enhance The remainder of the programme consists • People and Systems in Healthcare. and a summer project that involves researching, scientist or data engineer role in industry own illness, support independent living and your employment opportunities within your of compulsory units in Large-Scale Data planning and implementing a major piece of as well as for research/development roles. deliver therapies. You’ll have the opportunity to work together existing field. Engineering (20 credits); Technology, Innovation, in groups in a Case Study unit, which is a work with a significant scientific, technical or This MSc aims to: Business, and Society (20 credits); Introduction Suitable applicants to this programme will have It will also provide the required background in problem-based approach to draw together software development component. The main • equip graduates with the ability to work to Artificial Intelligence (10 credits); Text Analytics a first degree in either health science, computer computer science to enable you to undertake learning from the other units. programming languages taught on the course across disciplinary boundaries in the effective (10 credits); Visual Analytics (20 credits); Data science, life science, maths or engineering. further study, leading to the specialisation are C and Java. There is a strong emphasis application and deployment of data-intensive Science Mini-project (20 credits). The last of The programme will nurture future leaders If you are entering with a degree in computer needed for a research career. on individual and group projects for putting solutions in a variety of contexts; these is a group activity which will be aligned, who will combine technological expertise with science or engineering, you will take a bespoke into practice what you learn about software Entry requirements: An upper second class • pr oduce graduates with demonstrable wherever possible, with an external client. understanding of the health landscape and unit in the Foundations of Health and Wellbeing, engineering, web technologies, databases, honours degree with a final average of 60 breadth and depth of knowledge and skills empathy for the patient’s needs with an looking at a ‘cradle to grave’ view of the computer architecture and research skills. per cent or above (or international equivalent) in the computational, machine learning, and eye to new business opportunities. illnesses that affect the population at all stages in any subject other than computer science. statistical principles for insightful large-scale of life. Competence in mathematics must be data analysis – graduates who will be able to demonstrated, with at least a good specify and implement analytical pipelines bristol.ac.uk/pg-study for real-world data at scale; bristol.ac.uk/pg-study COMPUTER SCIENCE EARTH SCIENCES 68 FACULTY OF ENGINEERING FACULTY OF SCIENCE 69 Computer Science Earth Sciences

If you have a degree in health sciences Hosted by a world-leading engineering Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact or life sciences, you will complete an faculty, this is a technology-focused MSc Palaeobiology MSc 1yr FT; UK £10,200 FT [email protected] Introductory Programming unit using the and not a finance or accounting programme 2yrs PT UK £5,100 PT Python programming language and an that is traditionally provided by a business Overseas** 24,300 FT Introduction to Data Modelling unit. school. Therefore, we expect applicants Bench fee £500 to have a strong background in computer Entry requirements: Applicants must hold/ Volcanology MSc 1yr FT; UK £10,200 FT [email protected] science, engineering or a numerate science; 2yrs PT UK £5,100 PT achieve a minimum of an upper second class a background in economics or finance is not Overseas** £24,300 FT honours degree (or international equivalent) Bench fee £500 expected or required. in a relevant discipline. This can be either a For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of STEM-related discipline (eg computer science, This MSc is likely to appeal to applicants looking Science pages (pp56-57). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). engineering) or a health-related discipline to start or advance their careers in data-driven (eg life sciences, medicine, health sciences, finance and technology. The UK is a world MSc Palaeobiology media, science policy, education and industry, computational skills, including the application psychology, neuroscience, nursing or an allied leader in financial technology and the Bristol This interdisciplinary MSc programme is and now hold senior positions in these fields. of basic mathematical descriptions of physical health profession). region has the largest fintech ecosystem for students who are passionate about processes and the use of statistical and data Entry requirements: An upper second class outside of London. The programme has been palaeontology and the evolution of life. The handling software; proficiency in critical analysis honours degree (or international equivalent) MSc Financial Technology with co-designed with industrial partners to ensure degree provides training in diverse subjects of scientific material, including primary research in geology, biological sciences, environmental Data Science that graduates are equipped with highly across the field of palaeobiology, ranging documents and original data; and the ability to sciences, archaeology, anthropology or a related From crowdfunding to cryptocurrencies, and in-demand analytical, statistical and from early life to mass extinctions and from synthesise material for presentation to a variety of discipline. Previous professional experience from automated trading to Alipay, recent programming skills suitable for a range of micropalaeontology to vertebrate evolution. audiences. A familiarity with A-level Mathematics or qualifications can also be put forward for innovations in financial technologies have technology careers in the financial services (or international equivalent) is recommended. revolutionised the way we spend, save, borrow sector, as well as data scientist and data You will join Bristol’s established Palaeobiology consideration as equivalent to the academic and invest. Companies in the financial services engineer roles in other non-finance industries. research group and engage in current debates entry requirements given above. These will be The first part of the programme comprises sector are now able to intelligently harness Graduates will also be prepared for careers in evolution, climate change, systematics considered on a case-by-case basis. both mandatory core units and optional units data to provide tailored products and services; in research and development, while more and palaeobiology. You will learn how to that are taught through lectures, practicals and big technology corporations offer financial entrepreneurial-minded graduates may analyse problems quantitatively and design MSc Volcanology supervised independent research, for which services to customers through their social media go on to launch a fintech start-up. experimental approaches to resolve questions This MSc examines the physical processes training through supported research activity accounts; and disruptive technology start-ups about ancient organisms and the history of life. governing the behaviour of volcanoes. Volcano and skills development is included. Optional Entry requirements: Applicants must hold/ have quickly scaled to challenge the dominance Training in cutting-edge techniques in fields hazard prediction and mitigation is a fast-growing units include a two-week field trip to Guatemala achieve a minimum of an upper second class of traditional banks by developing new forms of such as biomechanics, phylogenetics and research area that crosses traditional disciplinary (associated costs are additional). The final part of honours degree (or international equivalent) finance from the ground up. macroevolution is an important component of boundaries. The programme is taught by leading the programme comprises self-directed original in numerate science, computer science the course. Another key aspect is preparing your scientists working at the cutting edge of research research leading to a written thesis. This new MSc offers an opportunity to join or engineering. research project for publication, and many of our and provides students with a strong background Entry requirements: An upper second the financial technology revolution. Students previous students’ projects have been published for independent research to PhD level or for class honours BSc or MSci (or international will learn the key design features of a number in leading international journals. a career in industry, the public sector or a equivalent) in earth sciences, geographical of financial technology applications and will non-governmental organisation. develop skills to implement, assess and The degree is research-based, and about half sciences, chemistry, physics, computer science, engineer these technologies. Students will also of our graduates go on to academic careers, The programme focuses on the physical engineering, mathematics or another related develop an understanding of the computational, usually starting with a PhD. The MSc is focused processes of volcanoes, including both subject. Previous professional experience statistical and machine learning principles on methods and you will learn the latest sub-surface and surficial behaviour, insights or qualifications will be considered on a necessary for insightful large-scale data analysis palaeontological research techniques, which are into important historical eruptions, understanding case-by-case basis. used in data-driven finance. highly sought after by PhD supervisors across of risk and risk mitigation, and instruction and the world. The training in professional skills is experiential learning on data gathering, handling also highly regarded. Other students have used analysis and presentation to publishable the MSc to go on to careers in museums, the standard. You will develop quantitative and bristol.ac.uk/pg-study bristol.ac.uk/pg-study ECONOMICS ECONOMICS 70 FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW 71 Economics

Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact MSc Economics, Finance and Management Suitable for graduates with any degree who have Economics MSc 1yr FT UK £10,850 FT [email protected] Overseas** £20,600 FT some quantitative training, this interdisciplinary programme provides comprehensive training Economics MRes 1yr FT UK £8,600 FT [email protected] Overseas** £19,200 FT across the business-relevant disciplines with a strong focus on real-world applications. The Economics and Finance MSc 1yr FT UK £10,850 FT [email protected] Overseas** £27,000 FT programme gives you knowledge and skills to address the strategic challenges that face Economics, Finance and Management MSc 1yr FT UK £14,800 FT [email protected] modern businesses and organisations that Overseas** £27,000 FT operate in competitive national and For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of global markets. Social Sciences and Law pages (pp58-59). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). Second-term courses are grouped into MSc Economics MRes Economics MSc Economics and Finance two pathways – business and strategy or Suitable for graduates in economics or a highly If you are interested in a PhD or research career, Suitable for graduates in economics, finance or international economics and finance – or quantitative discipline, this intensive one-year our MRes programme offers advanced technical a highly quantitative discipline, this programme students have the flexibility to choose their own programme offers advanced training in training in microeconomics, macroeconomics, combines advanced training in economics units. Recent graduate destinations include economics, equipping you with the required skills econometrics and mathematical research and econometrics with the chance to build China Merchants Bank, KPMG, Ocado Group for a career as an economist. The programme methods in economics. The course is suitable for expertise in finance. You will apply knowledge and Lloyds. offers specialist pathways in Economics and Data those who have completed an MSc in economics and techniques from both fields to areas such Entry requirements: An upper second class Science, Economic Policy or Macro-economics. or for very strong students with a first degree in as financial markets and corporate finance, honours degree (or equivalent qualification) that Each pathway consists of a combination of core economics or mathematical subjects. preparing you for a career in the banking demonstrates mathematical ability. and specialised units, coordinated to maximise industry or financial sector. Recent graduate Entry requirements: A good MSc degree (or skill and depth of knowledge in your area of destinations include Aviva Asia, JLL and China international equivalent) in economics or in a interest. Recent graduate destinations include Grand Enterprises. highly quantitative discipline (eg mathematics, the Bank of England, the Government Economic physics, chemistry, engineering, computer Entry requirements: A strong upper Service and the Central Bank of Thailand. science). Consideration may also be given second class honours degree with a final Entry requirements: A strong upper second to students with exceptional academic average of 65 per cent (or equivalent class honours degree with a final average of 65 performance at undergraduate level (strong qualification) in economics, finance, per cent or above in economics or mathematics upper second class honours with a final average mathematics or similar discipline. (or international equivalent). of 65 per cent or above) in an economics degree with a strong quantitative component or in a highly quantitative discipline.

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Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact MSc Education (Open Pathway) MSc Education (Leadership and Policy) MSc Education (Learning, Technology The MSc Education (Open Pathway) gives you The Leadership and Policy pathway will help you and Society) Education (Hong Kong) MSc 2yrs PT Fees payable to City University [email protected] Hong Kong the opportunity to design a tailored programme develop the theoretical knowledge and skills to Sociotechnical changes create a wide range of of study that suits your personal, professional, lead quality improvement and promote social challenges and opportunities for educators and Education (Inclusive Education) MSc 1yr FT; UK £8,900 FT [email protected] 2-3yrs PT UK £4,450 2yr PT cultural and learning needs. You are given the justice within organisations. You will critically those who participate in and support learning Overseas** £20,300 FT freedom to choose units from across the different engage with ideas and practices around leading around the world. Digital technologies (such as and managing organisational change and microcomputers, digital games, mobile devices, Education (Leadership and Policy) MSc 1yr FT; UK £8,900 FT [email protected] specialised MSc Education pathways and from 2-3yrs PT UK £4,450 2yr PT our wider bank of optional units. educational effectiveness. massive online open courses, artificial intelligence, Overseas** £20,300 FT robots, social media, big data, and virtual or Entry requirements: A good UK undergraduate This programme is designed for professionals tangible technologies) are increasingly becoming Education (Learning, Technology and Society) MSc 1yr FT; UK £8,900 FT [email protected] honours degree (or international equivalent) and with, ideally, some experience in education as 2-3yrs PT UK £4,450 2yr PT embedded in our societies and being used in some appropriate professional experience, which a teacher, administrator, university lecturer or Overseas** £20,300 FT both educational settings and our everyday may include voluntary work or internships, as well early-years practitioner. learning. The Learning, Technology and Society Education (Mathematics Education) MSc 1yr FT; UK £8,900 FT [email protected] as paid employment. 2-3yrs PT UK £4,450 2yr PT This pathway attracts a diverse cohort pathway is designed for those who wish to take Overseas** £20,300 FT of professionals, who bring their unique a critical perspective on the use of technology in MSc Education (Inclusive Education) Education (Neuroscience and Education) MSc 1yr FT; UK £8,900 FT [email protected] perspectives and experience to our highly diverse educational settings. This programme focuses on inclusive practice. 2-3yrs PT UK £4,450 2yr PT interactive teaching and learning environment. Overseas** £20,300 FT It is intended for teachers and other professionals The pathway will provide you with a firm Graduates have gone on to become education working with students who are experiencing foundation for developing your career in teaching Education (Open Pathway) MSc 1yr FT; UK £8,900 FT [email protected] ministers, advisers, school leaders and barriers to learning and participation or and facilitating learning in formal and informal 2-3yrs PT UK £4,450 2yr PT university-based researchers, and to lead Overseas** £20,300 FT other special educational needs, whether in settings, education leadership, research or training within business organisations. Education (Policy and International Development) MSc 1yr FT; UK £8,900 FT [email protected] mainstream schools, special schools/units, learning technology. You will develop an 2-3yrs PT UK £4,450 2yr PT colleges or early-years settings. Entry requirements: A good UK undergraduate in-depth understanding of sociotechnical Overseas** £20,300 FT honours degree (or international equivalent) change and a critical perspective on if and It is designed to help you develop your Education (Teaching and Learning) MSc 1yr FT; UK £8,900 FT [email protected] and, normally, some appropriate professional how digital technologies can support learning knowledge, understanding and critical skills in 2-3yrs PT UK £4,450 2yr PT experience, which may include voluntary work in a wide variety of settings. analysing and evaluating current research, theory Overseas** £20,300 FT as well as paid employment. Educational Research MSc 1yr FT; UK £8,900 FT [email protected] and practice. The programme will provide you Entry requirements: A good UK undergraduate 2-3yrs PT UK £4,450 2yr PT with opportunities to explore a range of areas, honours degree (or equivalent qualification) and Overseas** £20,300 FT such as international developments in special/ some appropriate professional experience, which Postgraduate Certificate of Education (Secondary) PGCE 1yr FT UK £9,250 FT† [email protected] inclusive education, how to work with and involve may include voluntary work or internships, as well (for full description, see p135) Overseas** £20,100 FT parents and children, and the school’s role in as paid employment. Psychology of Education BPS MSc 1yr FT; UK £8,900 FT [email protected] promoting inclusion. You will also look at a range 2-3yrs PT UK £4,450 2yr PT of topics that arouse controversy and debate in Overseas** £20,300 FT the area of special needs. Teaching English to Speakers MSc 1yr FT; UK £9,700 FT [email protected] The Inclusive Education pathway is designed for of Other Languages (TESOL) 2-3yrs PT UK £4,850 2yr PT Overseas** £20,300 FT professionals with some experience, either in paid employment or as a volunteer. For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law pages (pp58-59). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). †Please note that the total cost of this programme is the same as Entry requirements: A good UK undergraduate the cost of an undergraduate degree programme, which is currently set at £9,250. Should the undergraduate fee increase in future, the PGCE fee will also increase. Check our website for up-to-date fees. honours degree (or international equivalent) and normally some appropriate professional experience, which may include voluntary work as well as paid employment.

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MSc Education (Mathematics Education) MSc Education (Neuroscience MSc Education (Policy and MSc Education (Teaching and Learning) MSc Education (Hong Kong) MSc Educational Research This pathway is designed for UK and international and Education) International Development) This pathway is designed for those with an MSc Education is offered in either Bristol or Hong The aim of the MSc in Educational Research mathematics teachers and other professionals Neuroscience is beginning to influence education The Policy and International Development interest in teaching and learning and working Kong as a partnership between the School of is to provide the methodological, analytical working in mathematics education, from primary across the world. This programme, which can be pathway focuses on the relationship between with learners in educational settings across Education, University of Bristol, and the School of and practical expertise required to become schools to post-16 education. studied on either a full-time or part-time basis, education policy and practice and international the sector. It is particularly suitable if you Continuing and Professional Education (SCOPE), a competent educational researcher. This is will provide you with the skills and understanding development. It probes the influence of global already hold master’s-level credits from a City University of Hong Kong. The programme is an Economic and Social Research Council- You will be supported in integrating the to interrogate and integrate insights from policy agendas on education and the contribution teaching qualification, such as a PGCE, taught by tutors normally based in Bristol, who recognised programme, and one of the research theory and practice of teaching and learning neuroscience and education. that education makes to social justice, economic and want to build on this foundation for travel to Hong Kong to deliver units, usually every training pathways that make up the South West mathematics. This will include actively researching growth and sustainable development. your professional development. two months. Doctoral Training Partnership. your and other people’s practice, and reworking It is suitable for teachers and practitioners your own practice, along with carrying out of all subjects and across all ages, including In line with the sustainable development agenda, In common with other MSc Education students, This long-standing part-time programme is This MSc will appeal to those who are interested small-scale research projects, one of which teachers of children with special needs, development is treated as an international issue you will take the compulsory research methods designed primarily for education practitioners in developing a career in educational research, can act as a pilot project for the major work educational psychologists, education managers, and the pathway considers case studies from unit, Introduction to Educational Inquiry, and and administrators from diverse educational as well as professionals working in education of your dissertation. policymakers and educationalists who are countries around the world as well as from write a dissertation. You will also take the backgrounds and establishments: schools, institutions or organisations that require research keen to contribute to the research agenda of within Bristol. It examines formal and informal compulsory unit, Contemporary Perspectives colleges, higher education, tutoring and knowledge and skills. The programme will help you to engage with future cognitive neuroscience and educational education through diverse institutions and in Learning, which is core to your pathway. You other community-based forms of education. new developments in teaching and learning You will work towards a master’s qualification, neuroscience research. It is for those who want organisations, including schools, universities can choose the rest of your units from across However, anyone interested in education is mathematics and with research literature, through six taught units (120 credit points) to enrich their thinking and practice with insights and community organisations. the programmes offered by the school. Your welcome to apply. especially the current journals and activity of and a dissertation (60 credit points), to cover about typical and atypical learning from the final choice of units will be made after consulting the International Group for the Psychology This MSc takes a critical look at ideas about The normal period of study for this programme the required preparatory training for a PhD sciences of the mind and brain. with tutors so that your choice is as coherent of Mathematics Education. social development, such as human rights, the is two years. Students must complete the application. The programme also provides and useful as possible, as well as suiting your The programme also provides an excellent capability approach and peace building, and their programme within three years of registration. research training for PhD candidates, who are Over the course of the degree you will update individual needs. foundation for further research studies, such implications for education policy and practice. required to take four core units (80 credit points). your mathematics education knowledge Entry requirements: A good UK undergraduate as a PhD, that involve the ideas and methods There will be opportunities to explore how Entry requirements: A good UK and become confident with presentation, honours degree (or international equivalent) and Entry requirements: A minimum of a UK of cognitive neuroscience in areas related to educational theories and practice travel between undergraduate honours degree (or argumentation, research and ICT skills. appropriate professional experience, which may undergraduate honours degree (upper second and are adapted to specific contexts. You will international equivalent) and at least one education and learning. include voluntary work or internships, as well as class honours or international equivalent) and Entry requirements: A good UK undergraduate analyse the role of key organisations involved in year’s appropriate professional experience, You will engage with the latest research literature paid employment. relevant professional experience, supported by honours degree (or international equivalent) the global governance of education, including such as a PGCE or teaching experience. and debates, including the latest findings arising two referees. and normally some appropriate professional civil society, international non-governmental from the sciences of mind and brain in areas experience. This could include professional organisations, development agencies and relevant to education (such as reading, attention, mathematics teaching experience, working as a commercial bodies. mathematics, language and learning disorders, learning support assistant for mathematics, or autism, adolescent development, technology The Policy and International Development visiting mathematics classrooms as a researcher. and creativity, along with many other areas). pathway develops your skills in using international You will become an active researcher who draws and comparative research, both in education on findings from neuroscience, psychology, and in analysing education policy. You will be genetics and educational research in order to supported to develop your own reasoned carry out your own small-scale experiments and position and distinctive critical voice for research studies, leading to the major work of commenting on education policy and education’s your dissertation. role within social development at international, national and local level. Entry requirements: An upper second class undergraduate honours degree (or Entry requirements: A good UK undergraduate equivalent qualification). honours degree (or equivalent qualification) and some appropriate professional experience.

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MSc Psychology of Education BPS Some of our graduates have gone on to careers Entry requirements: A good UK undergraduate Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact This MSc conversion programme, accredited in educational psychology, clinical psychology, honours degree (or international equivalent) in Advanced Microelectronic Systems Engineering MSc 1yr FT; UK £11,700 FT [email protected] by the British Psychological Society (BPS), occupational psychology, counselling psychology, English Language, TESOL or applied linguistics, 2yrs PT UK £5,850 PT provides students with an excellent grounding in neuropsychology, research, community support and demonstrable part-time or full-time Overseas** £24,700 FT the psychology of education. It draws on a wide (including mental health, school and youth work), classroom teaching experience or other Biomedical Engineering MSc 1yr FT UK £11,700 FT [email protected] range of theories and methods from across the or doctoral-level research. TESOL-industry relevant experience. Examples Overseas** £24,700 FT core areas of psychology and encourages you of the types of role we consider relevant are Entry requirements: Applicants must hold a Communication Networks and Signal Processing MSc 1yr FT UK £11,700 FT [email protected] to consider how they apply to education and language curriculum developer; language minimum of a UK upper second class honours Overseas** £24,700 FT educational contexts. tester; ELT materials designer; language degree (or international equivalent) and be Image and Video Communications MSc 1yr FT UK £11,700 FT [email protected] teaching assistant; researcher in a field You will benefit from our long-standing tradition able to demonstrate work experience in an and Signal Processing Overseas** £24,700 FT relevant to TESOL. Applicants who hold of high-quality research and teaching in this area area relevant to psychology (eg work as a Optical Communications and Signal Processing MSc 1yr FT UK £11,700 FT [email protected] a good UK undergraduate honours degree and will acquire unique skills in both psychology teacher, learning support assistant, assistant Overseas** £24,700 FT (or international equivalent) in a non-language- and research methods. You will learn how psychologist or volunteer in schools or settings Optoelectronic and Quantum Technologies MSc 1yr FT UK £11,700 FT [email protected] related subject must demonstrate a minimum research can inform theory, policy and practice, for vulnerable clients). Overseas** £24,700 FT of one year’s full-time classroom teaching or and how to conduct your own piece of empirical Applicants who hold a lower second class other TESOL-industry-relevant experience. Wireless Communications and Signal Processing MSc 1yr FT UK £11,700 FT [email protected] research to answer appropriate research Overseas** £24,700 FT honours degree (or international equivalent) questions. You will also acquire a range of and have at least one year of full-time work For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of transferable skills, such as communication Engineering pages (pp50-51). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). experience relevant to psychology may be ‘ I enjoy studying with the skills, numerical reasoning, computer literacy considered on a case-by-case basis. and teamwork. teaching staff, who are MSc Advanced Microelectronic The programme offers you the opportunity MSc Biomedical Engineering MSc Psychology of Education is a conversion MSc Teaching English to Speakers of academic leaders in their Systems Engineering to learn from experts in microelectronics, Biomedical engineering is an emerging field in the UK that involves applying physical, programme designed specifically for individuals Other Languages (TESOL) fields. Not only are they Bristol and the surrounding area host a thriving nanoelectronics and computer science. You who do not already hold a BPS-accredited This flexible MSc has been developed for and world-renowned semiconductor design could start working straight after your degree chemical, mathematical, computer science degree in psychology and who are seeking teachers and other TESOL professionals, experts in their professions, industry. The different groups involved in or continue your studies via a PhD. Special and engineering principles to the analysis microelectronics research at the University emphasis is put on providing you with a range of biological, medical, behavioural and to achieve Graduate Basis for Chartered such as educational administrators, inspectors, they are also very caring Membership (GBC) with the BPS. Individuals materials or curriculum developers, assessment of Bristol have many collaborative links with of contemporary design skills to supplement health-related problems. Biomedical engineers who are already eligible for GBC, having specialists and policymakers, as well as those and always making sure multinational companies in the microelectronics theoretical knowledge. Lectures are accompanied develop innovative devices and procedures graduated from a BPS-accredited psychology planning to undertake doctoral study in TESOL industry. These organisations have identified by lab exercises in state-of-the-art industrial EDA to help prevent, diagnose and treat diseases. undergraduate programme, will cover similar or applied linguistics. that students have the best a shortfall in graduates with the necessary software to give you valuable experience of a The field relies on an in-depth understanding content to what they have studied previously, qualifications and professional skills to work professional environment. of science and engineering fundamentals, The programme particularly values the academic support to thrive.’ but may be interested in this programme in the sector, so this programme has been combined with a broad knowledge of professional experience that participants bring For full details of the structure and unit content for because of its applied focus and relevance Nhu (MSc Education – Learning Technology designed to meet this need. physiological and anatomical systems. to the course. It provides a learning context our MSc in Advanced Microelectronic Systems for pursuing professional training. and Society) in which you can reflect on your professional A range of taught subjects cover core topics, Engineering, visit bristol.ac.uk/engineering/ This programme will enable you to gain The knowledge and skills you will obtain practice, the policies and diverse contextual such as advanced architectures and system interdisciplinary/amse. expertise in this exciting field and covers design using FPGA and DSP platforms, before both theory and practical applications. are highly desired by employers and relevant factors that frame it, the theoretical frameworks Entry requirements: An upper second class progressing to more specialised areas, such as You will acquire analytical tools and a to a wide range of careers in which an that inform it, and the research that exists or honours degree (or international equivalent) in digital and analogue ASIC design, integrated broad physical knowledge of modern understanding of human behaviour or could be conducted to substantiate or refute electrical and electronic engineering, computer sensors and actuators, radio frequency and engineering and science, combined with a research methods is relevant. intuitive judgments. systems engineering, or a related discipline mixed-signal design. Changes are made fundamental understanding of anatomical in engineering or the physical sciences, with periodically to reflect important emerging and physiological systems, and familiarity foundational knowledge in digital logic, computer disciplines, such as electronics for the Internet with recent technological breakthroughs. architecture, digital and analogue transistor-level of Things, biomedical applications and quantum circuits, programming, and signals and systems. photonics applications. bristol.ac.uk/pg-study bristol.ac.uk/pg-study ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING 78 FACULTY OF ENGINEERING FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 79 Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Employment opportunities in the sector are Entry requirements: An upper second class MSc Optical Communications and MSc Optoelectronic and We are unable to consider applicants with excellent and varied. Biomedical engineers honours degree (or international equivalent) in Signal Processing* Quantum Technologies an engineering background in aerospace, can be employed by companies working in a numerate physical science or engineering Optical fibre communications form the backbone Quantum technologies are set to revolutionise mechanical, civil or automation engineering the design, development and manufacture of discipline. Candidates with a lower class of of all land-based communications and are the society in many ways, from creating new for this programme. medical devices; within the NHS (for example, degree, equivalent qualifications or relevant only viable means to support today’s global types of computers to solve very difficult in hospitals to collaborate with clinicians in work experience may be admitted if they can information systems. Research at Bristol is problems, very quickly, to making uncrackable MSc Wireless Communications and offering non-clinical services); in research demonstrate their potential for higher degree work. contributing to the ever-increasing requirement communications systems and sensors that Signal Processing* institutes or academia; in governmental for bandwidth and flexibility through research operate beyond conventional limits. The This is a challenging one-year taught master’s regulatory agencies; or as technical consultants MSc Image and Video Communications into optical switching technology, wavelength University of Bristol has been a pioneer in this degree, covering all aspects of current and future within marketing departments. and Signal Processing* conversion, high-speed modulation, data worldwide effort for more than 15 years with wireless communication systems and associated This challenging, one-year taught master’s degree regeneration and novel semiconductor lasers. an approach that uses light and optoelectronic signal processing technologies. It will prepare Entry requirements: An upper second class covers a range of advanced topics in multimedia technologies to implement the required devices, you for a diverse range of exciting careers – not honours degree (or equivalent) in engineering This programme provides a challenging signal processing and communications. These circuits and systems. only in the communications field, but also in (preferably electrical or mechanical engineering, range of advanced topics drawn from optical include the properties and limitations of modern areas such as management consultancy, project or computer science) or a science subject communications systems and devices, and On this course you will gain a deep communication channels and networks, management, finance and government agencies. directly influencing biomedical engineering optics-related signal processing, including understanding of the design, fabrication and alongside the coding and compression methods such as maths or physics. associated enabling technologies. It offers use of the next generation of integrated circuits, The programme comprises 11 core units, followed required for efficient and reliable wired and an excellent opportunity to acquire the skills sub-systems and systems that combine optics, by a substantial research project, starting during wireless audio-visual transmission. It provides an MSc Communication Networks needed for a career in the most dynamic fields electronics and quantum engineering for the second semester and completed during excellent opportunity to acquire the skills you will and Signal Processing* in optical communications. applications in communications, computing, the summer. Your project may be based at the need for a career in one of the most dynamic and This programme focuses on advanced topics in sensing, and healthcare. University or with industrial partners. exciting fields in ICT. Our graduates have gone on to have rewarding communication networks (fixed and wireless) and careers in some of the leading multinational You will be based in the Department of Electrical The Communications Systems and Networks related signal processing, including associated The programme builds on the research strengths communications companies: Huawei, China and Electronic Engineering, one of the leading group conducts pioneering research in a enabling technologies. It comprises 11 core units, of the Visual Information Laboratory and the Telecom, Toshiba, China Mobile and Intel, research-intensive departments in the UK number of key fundamental and experimental followed by a substantial research project, which Communication Systems and Networks Group for example. with strong links to the Smart Internet Lab work areas, including spatial channel within the Faculty of Engineering at Bristol. you will start during the second semester and at the University of Bristol, a hub for internet measurements and predictions, information Both groups are highly regarded for combining Entry requirements: An upper second class complete during the summer. Your project may be research addressing grand societal and theory, advanced wireless access (cellular and fundamental research with strong industrial honours degree (or international equivalent) in based at the University or with industrial partners. industrial challenges. WLAN) and RF technologies. The group has collaboration. Their innovative research has a numerate physical science or engineering There are units on Optical Networks and Data well-equipped laboratories with state-of-the-art resulted in groundbreaking technology in image discipline. Candidates with a lower class of Sharing units with the Quantum Engineering Centre Networks. Optical Networks focuses on test and measurement equipment and first-class and video analysis, coding and communications. degree, equivalent qualifications or relevant Centre for Doctoral Training, you will be taught wavelength division multiplexed networks, time computational facilities. Both groups also offer extensive, state-of-the-art work experience may be admitted if they within the world leading Quantum Engineering division multiplexed networks including SDH/ research facilities. can demonstrate their potential for higher Technology Labs and graduate with highly Entry requirements: An upper second class SONET and OTN, optical frequency division degree work. desirable and emerging skills in optoelectronic honours degree (or an international equivalent) Entry requirements: An upper second class multiplexed networks, and optical sub-wavelength and quantum information technologies. in a numerate physical science or engineering switched networks. Data Centre Networks focuses honours degree (or international equivalent) in discipline. Candidates with a lower class of Entry requirements: Applicants must hold/ on networks for cloud computing, cloud-based a numerate physical science or engineering degree, equivalent qualifications or relevant achieve an upper second class degree (or networking, grid-computing and e-science. discipline. Candidates with a lower class of work experience may be admitted if they can international equivalent) in a numerate physical There is a further networking unit, Networked degree, equivalent qualifications or relevant demonstrate their potential for higher degree work. Systems and Applications, which provides a work experience may be admitted if they science or engineering discipline. Candidates top-down study of a networking system support can demonstrate their potential for higher with a lower class of degree, equivalent *These programmes are accredited by the Institution of Engineering for distributed applications, from classical web degree work. qualifications or relevant work experience and Technology. and email to telemetry for the Internet of Things. may be admitted if they can demonstrate their potential for higher degree work.

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Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact cover not only conventional vehicle design and biorobotics units that will walk you through latest travel, daily subsidence and insurance onboard systems, but wider supporting robotics research and applications, with a hands-on expenses – are included within the tuition Advanced Composites MSc 1yr FT UK £11,700 FT [email protected] Overseas** £24,700 FT technologies including AI, ethics and the legal understanding of how to build these systems fee for this programme. framework in which they operate. yourself, and demonstrations of how they can Entry requirements: An upper second class Aerial Robotics MSc 1yr FT To be confirmed. [email protected] be used for good. (subject to approval) Aerial Robotics will also emphasise a systems honours degree (or international equivalent) in Biorobotics MSc 1yr FT To be confirmed. [email protected] approach, considering integration at technology, Entry requirements: To be confirmed. an engineering discipline or closely related field. operational and environmental levels. Graduates Please visit our website to find updates A lower second class honours degree or above Earthquake Engineering and MSc 1yr FT UK £12,700 FT [email protected] Infrastructure Resilience Overseas** £25,600 FT will be able to deliver cutting-edge drone R&D on this programme. (or international equivalent) will also be considered in a variety of contexts. from applicants who can demonstrate three years Engineering Mathematics MSc 1yr FT UK £11,700 FT [email protected] MSc Earthquake Engineering and of work experience in a related field. Overseas** £24,700 FT Entry requirements: An upper second class Infrastructure Resilience Engineering with Management MSc 1yr FT UK £11,700 FT [email protected] honours degree in engineering, physics, Our aim is to produce the next generation of MSc Engineering Mathematics Overseas** £24,700 FT mathematics or a related subject. Other leaders in earthquake engineering and natural Engineering mathematics is the art of applying disciplines will be considered on a case-by-case Nuclear Science and Engineering MSc 1yr FT UK £11,700 FT [email protected] disaster risk management who want to make an mathematical and engineering principles to (for full description, see p119) Overseas** £24,700 FT basis. Programming skills in C/C++, Java or impact on the design of the built environment, complex, real-world problems across areas as Python are highly desirable. Robotics MSc 1yr FT; UK £12,700 FT [email protected] the mitigation of seismic loss and the protection wide-ranging as artificial intelligence, ecology, 2yrs PT UK £6,350 PT of human life. This specialist MSc combines medicine, physics, social media and sustainability. Overseas** £25,600 FT MSc Biorobotics earthquake, structural and geotechnical Water and Environmental Management MSc 1yr FT UK £11,700 FT [email protected] The next frontier in robotics will take inspiration You will be fully embedded within an engineering engineering with infrastructure design, Overseas** £24,700 FT from biology to design robots that are soft, smart, faculty benefitting from unrivalled access to a assessment and management. For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of green and social. From microrobots for cancer broad range of industrial collaborations and Engineering pages (pp50-51). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). treatment, to swarms powering warehouses, This discipline demands world-class facilities pioneering research. Spanning engineering, soft grippers for manufacturing, and new and at Bristol you will benefit from studying in mathematics and computer science, this MSc Advanced Composites carry out a research project, which may be in aerial robotic systems and tackle the latest material interfaces for prosthetics, biorobots will one of the UK’s leading centres for earthquake programme will suit graduates from any related Composite materials are increasingly replacing either academically or industrially led. challenges for Unmanned Air Vehicles or drones, provide solutions to today’s global challenges. engineering. Here, you will have access to the discipline who would like to become versatile at traditional metallic components in several from urban utility operations to remote scientific State-of-the-art robots will in turn power scientific state-of-the-art BLADE/EQUALS laboratory, solving multidisciplinary challenges. The programme is based in the Bristol industrial applications, such as aerospace investigation. Foundational skills such as flight discovery, allowing for the study of living systems including one of the most advanced earthquake Composites Institute (ACCIS), which houses Graduates will be well placed to meet the engineering, wind turbine blade manufacture dynamics, control and avionics are combined in their natural habitats, from robots automating shaking tables in Europe. a number of state-of-the-art composites increasing demand from the industrial, and the automotive industry. This MSc provides with investigation of disruptive technologies such experiments in the lab, to artificial fish studying manufacturing facilities. ACCIS has strong Throughout the programme you will work government and service sectors for maths-savvy you with an in-depth theoretical understanding as autonomous navigation and bio-inspiration. pollution in the deep sea. industrial and research links with major together with expert staff and international graduates who can work across traditional and practical knowledge of advanced international companies and research centres. This programme will expose you to a wide range This programme brings together life scientists partners, exposing you to real-world boundaries and drive high-tech innovation. From composite materials. of advanced engineering and computer science and engineers in an interdisciplinary environment challenges that engineers face. Industry designing Formula One cars, to biomedicine and ACCIS is collaborating with the National Graduates from this programme could enter concepts and offers the opportunity to apply where solutions are co-created. For the life links are integral to the programme and our developing renewable energy technologies, our Composites Centre for high technology a career in one of the rapidly growing these to a practical aerial robotics project. sciences, this will open new horizons powered by graduates are highly sought after by major engineering graduates go on to a wide range of readiness level research. composites-related industries, such as Flight testing may be carried out at one of our robotics and AI, skills in high demand in today’s UK and international employers. exciting careers. Entry requirements: A strong upper world-class facilities, including an indoor flight job market. For engineers, this will go beyond aerospace, marine, automotive or wind turbine One of the many highlights of the year is a field Taught units are organised around three key second class honours degree with a final arena at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory and an typical robotics training, towards reinventing engineering, materials testing/manufacturing trip to an earthquake affected area in south-east strands: engineering, computational science average of 66 per cent or above (or international outdoor flying site at Fenswood, Long Ashton. the way robots are designed and used with or engineering consultancy. Some of our Europe. You will have the opportunity to visit and mathematical and statistical training. MSc graduates continue to PhD study. equivalent) in an engineering discipline or in a bioinspiration at heart. The University of Bristol has a long history structures designed with innovative methods to closely related field. Real-world problem-solving is integral to each resist earthquake forces or inspect the damage You will complete five core taught units and associated with aerospace, with the city This unique combination of biology and unit and spans many different application areas choose your remaining taught units from a list providing a home to Airbus, Rolls Royce, QinetiQ, engineering will develop core professional skills. of a recent aftermath by using modern tools MSc Aerial Robotics (subject to approval) – from robotics and social media to medicine of options. To complete the programme you will Leonardo helicopters and a range of smaller The programme centres around a common for non-destructive material testing and remote The MSc in Aerial Robotics will provide you with and environmental modelling. These problems small to medium-sized enterprises. Drawing on core in fundamental robotics and life sciences, imaging. 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are sourced from our industrial collaborators or from the needs of the aerospace industry disciplines will be considered on a case-by-case Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact address challenges in current research. Having for advanced multidisciplinary modelling and basis. Programming skills in C/C++, Java or Creative Writing MA 1yr FT; UK £9,100 FT [email protected] successfully completed the taught units, you will optimisation techniques, and is applicable to Python are highly desirable. 2-3yrs PT UK £4,550 2yrs PT prepare a thesis during the summer term, to be other industrial sectors. Overseas** £20,000 FT submitted at the end of the academic year. MSc Water and Environmental Management Entry requirements: An upper second class English Literature MA 1yr FT; UK £9,100 FT [email protected] This MSc has been designed to help you Entry requirements: An upper second class honours degree (or international equivalent) in 2yrs PT UK £4,550 PT develop a detailed knowledge of fundamental Overseas** £20,000 FT honours degree (or international equivalent) in engineering. Non-standard applicants will be environmental processes, as well as policy, an engineering discipline, computer science, considered on a case-by-case basis. For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of Arts regulation and other tools. A key focus is pages (pp48-49). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). mathematics or a closely related field. on how you can contribute to sustainable MSc Robotics management of water resources and other MSc Engineering with Management The MSc in Robotics will provide you with the MA Creative Writing – or indeed without a first degree. Times of If you wish to focus on a particular period, you aspects of environmental management. This programme is designed for graduates who ability to understand, design and implement The master’s in Creative Writing (MACW) at classes will be announced well in advance, may follow a single pathway. Alternatively, if you Students may wish to apply to become wish to combine knowledge in management modern robotic systems. Robotics is Bristol is designed for writers who would like to so that students can accommodate study in want to broaden your engagement, you can members of the Chartered Institution of practices and state-of-the-art practical increasingly prominent in a variety of sectors begin publishing their work. In warm, supportive their busy lives. study a range of optional units that match your Water and Environmental Management. workshops, you will be helped to improve your interests. You will study units in your chosen advances to lead in the new era of engineering (eg manufacturing, health and remote Entry requirements: Applicants must hold/ writing and in lectures and seminars you will pathway. After successfully completing these and technology. exploration of hostile environments such as Core units provide a common platform of achieve a minimum of an upper second space and the deep sea) and as autonomous underpinning skills and knowledge to help you increase your understanding of the industrial units, you will complete a dissertation of up to This unique degree combines the foundations class honours or equivalent in any degree. and semi-autonomous systems that interact understand the basic principles of water and and critical contexts of contemporary literature. 15,000 words. of management for engineering and technology, Non-traditional qualifications/routes may with people physically and socially. environmental management and the complexity with the opportunity to pursue one of four The MACW at Bristol is industry-focused and also be considered. Our graduates have been successful in and interdisciplinary skills required to work in you will be taught by experienced published obtaining employment in areas such as the specialist pathways: This programme exposes you to a wide range We welcome applications from those with this field. These units include mathematics writers. A special unit will introduce you to issues media, journalism, publishing, the theatre, • Intelligent Manufacturing of advanced engineering and computer science non-standard qualifications who can and computing skills to support modelling and in contemporary publishing. We organise events arts administration and teaching, as well as • Energy for Sustainability concepts, and offers the opportunity to carry demonstrate knowledge, experience and statistical analysis, along with the fundamental with guest writers and experts from industry, in industry, commerce, law, computing and • Infrastructure Systems out a practical robot project at the Bristol skills developed in the workplace, or elsewhere, processes that govern water movement who bring up-to-date knowledge and expertise social work. Many English MA graduates • Engineering Modelling and Simulation. Robotics Laboratory, one of the UK’s most relevant to the programme of study. Please through the atmosphere, atmosphere-biosphere to the course. We also work closely with continue their studies by moving on to comprehensive robotics innovation facilities use your personal statement to provide Taught in the School of Civil, Aerospace and interactions and surface and groundwater local competitions, writing groups and writing MPhil/PhD programmes. and a leading centre of robotics research. further details. Mechanical Engineering, you will join one of the water flows through catchments. initiatives. You will also work one-to-one with a UK’s top engineering schools and learn from a The programme is jointly awarded and jointly Students are taught the specialist skills required Core units also explore how this knowledge is professional writer as your manuscript develops, distinguished team of experts. With world-leading delivered by the University of Bristol and the MA English Literature for postgraduate-level research and the practical used to develop and implement environmental with ten allocated hours of supervision. companies including Arup, Babcock, DNV-GL, University of the West of England, both based The MA in English Literature aims to deepen skills that academic life demands. Everyone is policies, regulations, plans and to manage water GKN, Airbus, Rolls-Royce and the National in Bristol, and therefore draws on the combined The MACW at Bristol is research-rich. Housed your passion for literature. With the help expected to enter fully into the wider academic and environmental values. Composite Centre on our doorstep, we have expertise, facilities and resources of the two in the University’s prestigious Department of and support of a distinguished English community of the department and the University. English, you will learn from groundbreaking department, we aim to provide a stimulating placed industry at the heart of the vision for universities. The Bristol Robotics Laboratory is You will also choose from a selection of Entry requirements: An upper second class researchers about contemporary critical issues and challenging intellectual experience in a this programme. a collaborative research partnership between optional units, which in recent years have honours degree with a final average of 65 per the two universities with a vision to transform covered integrated catchment management, in literature. You will be encouraged to read friendly, supportive environment. Intelligent Manufacturing will be supported by cent or above (or international equivalent) in robotics by pioneering advances in autonomous environmental systems and ecosystem widely and books will be suggested for you by staff and industry who specialise in the areas The programme offers four pathways, English literature or a related subject, and robot systems that can behave intelligently with services and water and wastewater faculty. At the end of the course, you should be of 3D printing, Industry 4.0 and the Internet of building on the core research strengths 65 or above in any dissertation component. minimal human supervision. management. Finally, you will complete a able to speak confidently and intelligently about Things. Likewise, Energy for Sustainability and of the department: Non-traditional qualifications/routes may also supervised research-based dissertation. your work and your reading. Infrastructure Systems draw on the University’s You will be given a free transport pass to travel • Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature; be considered. well-established and respected research history between the two universities. Entry requirements: An upper second class The MACW at Bristol is accessible. Twilight • Romantic and Victorian Literature; in areas such as smart systems and renewable honours degree (or international equivalent) in Teaching allows people with working or caring • 20th-century and Contemporary Literature; Entry requirements: An upper second class energy as well as its links to key influencers and engineering or science. Other disciplines will responsibilities to study – as do the part-time • Literature and the Environment. honours degree in engineering, physics, decision-makers in government. Engineering be considered on a case-by-case basis. options. A strong writing portfolio will allow mathematics or a related subject. Other Modelling and Simulation has been developed access without a first degree in a related subject bristol.ac.uk/pg-study bristol.ac.uk/pg-study FILM AND TELEVISION GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES 84 FACULTY OF ARTS FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW 85 Film and Television Geographical Sciences

Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact Film and Television MA 1yr FT; UK £11,100 FT [email protected] Climate Change Science and Policy MSc 1yr FT; UK £10,300 FT [email protected] 2yrs PT UK £5,550 PT 2yrs PT UK £5,150 PT Overseas** £22,100 FT Overseas** £23,500 FT Composition of Music for Film and Television MA 1yr FT UK £11,000 [email protected] Environmental Policy and Management MSc 1yr FT; UK £10,300 FT [email protected] (for full description, see p114) Overseas** £21,400 2yrs PT UK £5,150 PT Overseas** £23,500 FT For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of Arts pages (pp48-49). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). Human Geography: Society and Space MSc 1yr FT; UK £9,100 FT [email protected] 2yrs PT UK £4,550 PT Overseas** £20,000 FT MA Film and Television Bristol is an excellent city in which to study and documentary. You will also be able to This distinctive and exciting programme film and television, with its varied cinema, choose from a wider range of units available For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of Science pages (pp56-57) and the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law pages (pp58-59). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). integrates film-making practice with textual television and digital media spaces, such as within the Faculty of Arts. and historical approaches to the study of film the , BBC Bristol, The Cube and At the dissertation stage you will choose from and television. As a student on this innovative Watershed media centre. MSc Climate Change Science and Policy MSc Environmental Policy and Management MSc Human Geography: Society and Space three options: taking up an industrial placement course, you will engage with critical and The MSc in Climate Change Science and This programme is aimed at talented graduates Human geographers focus on the relationships Bristol’s Harbourside is home to an array of film (for which you will also produce a written theoretical perspectives and develop high- Policy trains highly skilled graduates for seeking to develop or enhance their expertise in between space and society, particularly the festivals, including the Encounters Short Film element); writing an extended essay on a film level skills of analysis. You will also have the professional employment in the public and the fields of environmental policy, management, interconnection between environment, place and and Animation Festival, the Slapstick Festival and/or television topic of your choice (perhaps opportunity to learn the skills of film-making, private sectors, academia, consultancies and protection and advocacy. identity; knowledge; globalisation processes; and the Afrika Eye Festival. about a particular film/television programme or working intensively in small groups to explore non-governmental organisations. social justice; and a variety of other vital themes a study of the film/TV industries); or producing The programme is closely affiliated with the narrative and aesthetic possibilities and gain The programme has been designed to develop relevant to the contemporary world. a piece of practice either individually or in a You will study a number of core units and, University’s Cabot Institute for the Environment, insights into the craft and industry of your skills and knowledge cumulatively, while team (usually a short film or a film essay) to be between January and September, complete which promotes multidisciplinary research around This programme provides you with a rigorous media. You will encounter a range of different allowing you the opportunity to tailor your accompanied by individual written reflection. All a research project. During phase one of the global environmental change, and benefits from grounding in social theory and mainstream research methods and be supported as learning to your own areas of interest. dissertation options will be supervised by one or project, you will research background material our location in the city of Bristol, the UK’s first debates and techniques in human geography. you progress to independent learning and In the first semester, you will be taught the skills more academic advisers. and develop basic practical skills, in preparation ever European Green Capital. It also offers a thorough training in qualitative individual practice. for the main phase of the project starting in May. and quantitative methods. Options allow for and techniques of written formal analysis. You The programme consists of six compulsory Entry requirements: An upper second class Feedback is given throughout this phase to the development of specialisms in historical– The University of Bristol has more than 40 years’ will have the option to learn the core skills of taught units and a dissertation project. You honours degree (or international equivalent). develop your research and communication skills. cultural themes, postcolonial and decolonial experience in this field and the programme practical film-making. These units will provide will learn from natural scientists about the Evidence of commitment to the academic study In phase two you will conduct an independent geographies, spatial modelling, and debates draws on the expertise of world-leading the foundation for optional units across the fundamentals of climate science and analysis of of film and television through methods including investigation into a chosen topic, supervised surrounding environmental conflict and science scholars, expert practitioners and industry year, many of which will incorporate elements remotely sensed data. Taught units delivered by criticism, theory, practice and research. by one of the academic team. The project is and technology. professionals. The Department of Film and of intensive practice alongside more traditional social scientists provide training in areas such as submitted as a paper and the main findings are Television hosts a series of research seminars critical and theoretical learning. In the second environmental governance, policy analysis and Graduates from this programme have progressed presented in a research colloquium. and industry talks designed to enrich your semester, you will develop an understanding statistical methods. to a variety of future careers, including journalism studies. Our facilities include two cinemas, of research approaches within film and Entry requirements: An upper second class and writing, urban and town planning, housing You then complete a research dissertation of production studios, animation and edit suites, television studies, which will provide you with honours degree (or international equivalent) justice, food poverty initiatives, creating start-up 15,000 words on an environmental topic of your seminar rooms and sound rooms. the necessary foundation to progress to the in a scientific discipline, such as chemistry, businesses, the third sector and research. Around choice, either independently or in partnership with dissertation stage. physics, engineering, mathematics, biology, 40 per cent of our graduates go on to pursue Graduates of MA Film and Television at an external organisation in the public, private or earth sciences, geography or environmental further research training. Bristol have taken up careers as film-makers, Optional units may vary but will draw on non-profit sector. sciences. Relevant professional experience programme researchers, senior academics departmental expertise and specialisms Entry requirements: An upper second class or qualifications can also be put forward for Entry requirements: An upper second class and broadcasting executives. such as animation, aesthetics, television honours degree (or equivalent qualification) in consideration as equivalent to the academic honours degree with a final average of 65 per drama, particular screen histories, directing, an appropriate subject. cinematography, editing, national cinemas entry requirements given above. These will be cent or above (or international equivalent) in considered on a case-by-case basis. geography, sociology, social policy, environmental science or a related discipline. bristol.ac.uk/pg-study bristol.ac.uk/pg-study PROGRAMMES HEALTH SCIENCES 86 FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES 87 Health Sciences

Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact ‘ For a course where Epidemiology MSc 1yr FT; UK £9,900 FT [email protected] 2-3yrs PT UK £4,950 2yr PT I was able to look at Overseas** £21,800 FT Health Sciences Research MRes 1yr FT; UK £5,250 FT [email protected] 2yrs PT UK £2,625 PT education from multiple Overseas** £20,700 FT Bench fee £4,000† Molecular Neuroscience MSc 1yr FT UK £9,900 FT [email protected] perspectives and pick Overseas** £21,800 FT Bench fee £2,000 a variety of units. My Orthopaedic Surgery MSc, 2yrs PT UK £4,800 PT [email protected] PG Certificate, Overseas** £11,200 PT PG Diploma classmates came from Perfusion Science MSc 2yrs PT UK £4,300 PT [email protected] Overseas** £10,600 PT over 100 countries – Bench fee £450 (year 2 only) Public Health MSc 1yr FT; UK £9,900 FT [email protected] 2-3yrs PT UK £4,950 2yr PT so the learning does Overseas** £21,800 FT Reproduction and Development MSc, 1yr FT; UK £9,000 FT (MSc) [email protected] PG Certificate, 2yrs PT UK £4,500 PT (MSc) not happen just in the PG Diploma Overseas** £21,800 FT (MSc) Stem Cells and Regeneration MSc, 1yr FT; UK £9,000 FT (MSc) [email protected] classroom; you learn PG Certificate, 2yrs PT UK £4,500 PT (MSc) PG Diploma Overseas** £21,800 FT (MSc) Bench fee £2,000 (Only payable informally through for optional lab-based project) Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals MSc, Cert UK FT £11,300 (MSc) [email protected] each other. That’s PG Certificate, or Dip: UK £1,260 per PG Diploma 1-2yrs PT; 20-credit unit MSc: UK £3,780 60-credit what I liked about 1yr FT; dissertation fee 2yrs PT Overseas** £3,480 per 20-credit unit Overseas** £10,440 60-credit it here – it’s like a dissertation fee Translational Cardiovascular Medicine MSc, 1yr FT; UK £9,000 FT (MSc) [email protected] community.’ PG Certificate, 2yrs PT UK £4,500 PT (MSc) PG Diploma Overseas** £21,800 FT (MSc) Siddharth (MSc Education – Teaching and Learning) Bench fee £2,000 (Only payable for optional lab-based project) For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of Health Sciences pages (pp52-53). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). †Please note that the total cost of these programmes (tuition fee plus bench fee) is the same as the cost of an undergraduate degree programme, which is currently set at £9,250 per year for UK students students. Should the undergraduate fee increase in future, the MRes fee will also increase. Check our website for up-to-date fees.

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MSc Epidemiology Additionally, evidence of numeracy skills is MRes Health Sciences Research Entry requirements: Graduates in a biological MSc Orthopaedic Surgery MSc Perfusion Science Epidemiology is the study of disease and health required (eg A-level Mathematics or Statistics (Translational Cardiovascular Medicine) or related science or medical subject will normally This part-time MSc programme gives you the This part-time MSc addresses academic outcomes in populations. It is about finding at grade C or higher, or a module with a Students with a particular interest in be expected to hold an upper second class opportunity to complete a personalised and and professional requirements. It integrates causes – the reasons why some people become good mark (at least 60 per cent) in previous cardiovascular medicine can study the MRes honours degree (or international equivalent). relevant master’s-level degree that requires academic knowledge and understanding with Health Sciences Research (Translational minimal study time away from clinical practice. It both the needs of the working professional ill, and the reasons why some populations are university degree). Applicants intercalating from the professional healthier than others – and what we can do to Cardiovascular Medicine). In addition to the core makes use of motivated and experienced clinical clinical perfusion scientist and the demands Preference will be given to candidates with programmes of medicine, dentistry and remove or control these causes. It is the science units (except Project Proposal), you will be able trainers to deliver a programme that will translate of professional registration with the Society of excellent academic results in their undergraduate veterinary sciences will need to have successfully underpinning public health, clinical research and choose two of the following: to excellent, individualised academic surgical Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britain and degree who have demonstrated their interest completed year three before they can be healthcare evaluation. The MSc in Epidemiology • Coronary Artery Disease I practice. The course will complement your clinical (SCPS). in epidemiology or public health through work considered for this programme. Graduates of will enable you to engage with the complex • Coronary Artery Disease II career, expand your academic skills and offer the experience, volunteering or research. these professional programmes are also eligible This programme is only available to students • Heart and Valve Disease flexibility to focus on areas of practice that are population health challenges facing the global to apply. who have secured a clinical perfusion scientist community in future decades, providing high- • Paediatric Heart Disease relevant to your career plans. MRes Health Sciences Research trainee position with an accredited training centre quality training in epidemiological methods that • Aneurysm, Peripheral Vascular This programme aims to give you a firm MSc Molecular Neuroscience The programme is divided into clinical, research in Great Britain or Ireland. It will develop your are applicable to low-, middle- and high-income Disease and Stroke. foundation in biomedical research by enhancing This programme provides intensive training methods and research project modules, all of interest in and knowledge and understanding of settings. The programme is suitable for students your knowledge, understanding and critical Examples of previous research projects include: in the neurosciences as they relate to the which are completed on a part-time basis. The perfusion science. Successful completion of the from both clinical and non-clinical backgrounds. awareness of the scientific method and practical • Alteration of pericytes in the bone physiologic function and behaviour of the clinical component is designed with practical programme will lead to accreditation as a clinical The MSc will introduce the principles of modern experience in an area related to your interests. marrow stem cell niche of patients organism. It builds on the broad research clinical relevance in mind. You will direct your own perfusion scientist by the SCPS. strengths of recognised scientists, particularly learning towards topics and sub-specialty areas epidemiology and its role in public health and Taught units provide intensive training in research with type 2 diabetes mellitus; The MSc provides high-quality, research-led in basic and clinical neuroscience, molecular that you are interested in and are relevant to your other health-related disciplines. You will learn methodology, experimental design, statistical • Modification of titanium dioxide education that is focused on the needs and and cell biology, neuroendocrinology, behaviour, career. Learning is assessed through extended how to design and analyse experimental analyses and data interpretation. Skills nanofeatures with lysozyme for expectation of students interested in perfusion neurodegeneration and stress. Guest lecturers case presentations, poster displays and reflective and observational studies covering aetiology, training in verbal and written communication antimicrobial biomedical implants; science. It will equip you with enhanced from other universities bring their specialist and writing, which requires minimal time away from interventions, diagnosis and prognosis. is also emphasised. • Kinematic and genetic analyses of knowledge, understanding and critical awareness There will be opportunities to learn about canine degenerative myelopathy. advanced knowledge to the programme. patient care and mirrors the professional activities The core of the programme is an eight-month of the current approaches and emerging cutting-edge methods in causal inference of a clinician scientist in orthopaedic surgery. research project, conducted within one of the Entry requirements: Graduates in a biological Throughout the programme, basic principles research in the field. It provides a firm theoretical and molecular epidemiology. University of Bristol’s internationally recognised or related science or medical subject will normally will be taught and illustrated in the context The research methods component comprises grounding in the basic scientific principles and Your dissertation, on a research topic of your research groups in either the Faculty of Health be expected to hold an upper second class of various brain diseases, including psychiatric seminars in techniques of critical appraisal, clinical applications of perfusion science. In choice, will take the form of a journal article and Sciences or the Faculty of Life Sciences. honours degree (or international equivalent). and neurodegenerative disorders. You will trial design, data manipulation and analysis. A conjunction with work-based practical training, a poster presentation, opening up the possibility Opportunities will be available in laboratory undertake both a practical and a research combination of formative and programme-level this will provide you with the essential skills for of submission for publication. or clinical-based investigations. MRes Health Sciences Research (Renal) project, which will give you valuable experience assessment will be used to demonstrate what employment or a further degree in this field. Students with a particular interest in renal medical in experimental neuroscience, while tutorials you have learned. In addition, you will also be introduced to key Our research ranges from discovery science in The programme is suitable for medical, dental sciences can study the MRes Health Sciences and presentations will help to develop your practical techniques that you will require as a molecular and genetic epidemiology to innovative and veterinary students interested in pursuing a The research project module offers an opportunity Research (Renal). In addition to the core units communication skills. perfusion scientist. clinical trials, policy-influencing activities and research-intensive intercalation option after three to carry out and deliver a high-quality study with (except Project Proposal), you will be required to robust evidence assessments. Our MSc in years of study. It is also suitable for graduates This MSc will appeal to graduates looking academic supervision; the expectation is that this This programme will be delivered in a take the Introduction to Renal Sciences unit: Epidemiology is founded on this expertise. in medicine, dentistry, veterinary science and to progress to PhD study as well as those work will be published in a peer-reviewed journal. blended learning format, utilising both distance bioscience subjects who wish to develop their Research projects will be renal-focused with medical training who want to diversify (online) learning and campus-based teaching. Entry requirements: To be considered for Entry requirements: Applicants should be research skills. and will take the form of a fundamental into research. You could also move on to a You will be required to attend Bristol for admission to this programme, applicants are specialist registrars, core trainees or equivalent bioscience project, translational research, career in industry, the health service, science eight one-week blocks during the two years, required to hold/achieve a minimum of an upper Entry requirements: Graduates in a biological in orthopaedic surgery. For core trainees and or an epidemiological population health communication or clinical trials coordination. for either lectures, tutorials, workshops or second class honours degree or equivalent in or related science or medical subject will normally equivalent, rotations and placements must be study (in partnership with the UK Renal Registry). exams. All units are mandatory. a relevant subject, such as medicine, veterinary be expected to hold an upper second class Entry requirements: An upper second class applicable to orthopaedic surgery and allow There is an additional option to undertake science, dentistry, pharmacy, biological sciences, honours degree (or international equivalent). (or exceptionally, a lower second class) honours coverage of four of the clinical modules. They Entry requirements: An upper second class a clinical placement, shadowing adult or statistics, mathematics or psychology. degree (or international equivalent) in a relevant must hold a primary medical degree (eg MBChB honours degree (or, exceptionally, a lower paediatric nephrologists during inpatient subject (eg a biological, health or related science or equivalent) and be qualified to the level second class honours degree) in a science or and outpatient consultations. subject, medicine or psychology). of MRCS or equivalent. medicine-related subject. Applicants must have bristol.ac.uk/pg-study bristol.ac.uk/pg-study HEALTH SCIENCES HEALTH SCIENCES 90 FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES 91 Health Sciences secured a clinical perfusion scientist trainee Entry requirements: Applicants are required You will study the physiological basis of Entry requirements: An upper second class MSc Translational Cardiovascular Medicine position at an accredited training centre in to hold/achieve a minimum of an upper second gamete formation, fertilisation, implantation and (or, exceptionally, a lower second class) honours This programme aims to develop your interest Great Britain or Ireland. class honours degree in a relevant degree pregnancy, and their endocrine control as well degree in a relevant subject (science or medicine). in translational cardiovascular research and including (but not limited to) medicine, veterinary as the clinical management of infertility, assisted medicine, and equip you with an enhanced MSc Public Health science, dentistry, pharmacy, biological conception technologies and the diagnosis and MSc Teaching and Learning for knowledge, understanding and critical This MSc will prepare you for a public health sciences, statistics, geography, politics, management of common fetal abnormalities. Health Professionals awareness of the current approaches and career in settings such as health services, psychology and social sciences. Preference will This programme will help health professionals emerging research in this area. The programme, Residential workshops will be held in Bristol, government, research and the not-for-profit be given to candidates with excellent academic develop their teaching skills, with a modular unit which is delivered by clinicians and scientists, comprising lectures and seminars, as well as sector. You will gain core skills and knowledge results in their undergraduate degree and structure that works towards a postgraduate provides a firm theoretical grounding in the basic case-based group work, practical sessions that are applicable for public health work demonstrated interest in public health through certificate, postgraduate diploma or MSc. scientific principles and clinical applications of and assessments. Each distance learning unit in the UK and internationally. These include work experience, volunteering or research. The programme emphasises practical translational cardiovascular medicine, and will comprises online tutorials and lectures, which are critically appraising evidence, analysing and Additionally, evidence of numeracy skills is application of educational methods and theory, help you develop essential skills and prepare for assessed by essays and online questions. interpreting data, research methods, and required (eg a minimum of GCSE Mathematics along with the development of reflective, employment or a further higher degree in this applying methods to protect health, prevent at grade B or evidence of good numeracy skills Entry requirements: An upper second class evidence-based practice. field. In addition, you will be introduced to key honours degree (or international equivalent) in practical techniques employed in this area. ill-health and improve health services. The from an undergraduate degree). There is a positive, student-centred approach medicine, a biological or related science, nursing programme is suitable for students from to teaching and learning. Interactive small- The programme is designed to appeal to a or midwifery. clinical and non-clinical backgrounds. MSc Reproduction and Development group teaching and the flexible, friendly support wide range of students, including biomedical This innovative distance-learning programme The MSc covers the principles and practice received by learners are among the many scientists, allied health professionals and provides a comprehensive theoretical foundation MSc Stem Cells and Regeneration of public health, health improvement, health strengths of the programme, as well as the clinicians. You have the option to study by in the areas of human reproduction and This innovative distance-learning programme protection, epidemiology and statistics, research networking and contacts enjoyed by students distance learning or on campus. For distance development. The programme is designed to is taught online and will provide you with in their future careers. learning students, two-week residential methods and evaluation, health economics, knowledge and understanding in the appeal to a wide range of postgraduate students, workshops will be held in Bristol, comprising ethics and healthcare services. You will learn highly topical and exciting field of stem There are three core units for the postgraduate including scientists, nurses and clinicians. lectures, tutorials and seminars as well as from people who practise public health, cell biology and regeneration. certificate plus a choice of further optional Students on the programme come from a variety journal clubs, practical sessions, visits to clinical including colleagues from Public Health England, units for the diploma. To achieve the MSc, of countries and backgrounds; all have an interest You will be guided from the origins of this sessions and assessments. Campus-based local government and the National Health you will also need to submit a 15,000-word in reproduction, infertility and development or field through to its application (and potential students will attend lectures, tutorials, seminars, Service, in addition to research-led teaching dissertation/thesis. from multidisciplinary experts. wish to pursue careers in these areas. The vast applications) in treating human disease, covering journal clubs, visits to clinical sessions, majority of our clinical students on the master’s the latest tools and technologies available The certificate or diploma can be completed in tutorials and practicals in Bristol. Each unit Your dissertation – which can be based on degree follow the programme for training for study in this area. Programme content is one year part-time, or spread over three years. will comprise tutorials and lectures plus essays either the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents purposes – for progression and promotion in their delivered by researchers active in the field, The Essentials route allows you to gain 30 and assessments. and Children (ALSPAC) cohort, a literature chosen discipline, or as a foundation qualification giving you the opportunity to engage with the master’s-level credits, from which point you can Entry requirements: An upper second class review, qualitative data or your own research latest breakthroughs. progress to the certificate if you wish. Teaching allowing them to specialise in IVF and infertility or (or, exceptionally, a lower second class) honours topic – will take the form of a journal article takes place in Bristol and at other convenient obstetrics and gynaecology. Lectures, online discussions and assessments degree in a science or medicine-related subject. and allows for the possibility of publication. venues in the Severn Deanery area. The programme covers many parts of the Most of our scientific graduates go on to work in are delivered over the internet. This offers Faculty of Public Health’s Diplomate Exam. The a clinical or diagnostic setting, training as clinical you more flexibility than traditional campus- Entry requirements: Relevant first degree Department of Population Health Sciences has embryologists or andrologists, through the NHS based courses as you can study in your own (or international equivalent) from a recognised international excellence in research methods, Scientific Training Programme, or working in environment. You will only be required to visit institution or a relevant professional qualification health protection research, and developing medical laboratories. Our science graduates have Bristol for your formal examinations at the end of with at least two years’ full-time (or equivalent and evaluating public health interventions. The also used this master’s degree as a springboard the academic year. This distance-learning model, part-time) professional experience. You should University’s Centre for Public Health is a member to non-clinical or clinical research, going on to together with a part-time study option, makes the be able to access teaching opportunities within of the National Institute of Health Research’s pursue PhD studentships. programme particularly appealing if you want to your current job. School for Public Health and Health Protection combine full-time employment with study. Research Unit. bristol.ac.uk/pg-study bristol.ac.uk/pg-study PROGRAMMES HISTORY 92 FACULTY OF ARTS 93 History

Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact ‘For incredibly History MA 1yr FT; UK £9,100 FT [email protected] 2yrs PT UK £4,550 PT encouraging staff, who Overseas** £20,600 FT Medieval Studies MA, 1yr FT; UK £9,100 FT [email protected] (for full description, see p112) PG Certificate, 2yrs PT UK £4,550 PT provide all the support PG Diploma Overseas** £20,600 FT For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of Arts needed, whether pages (pp48-49). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). MA History Another popular choice among graduates is to academic or personal. The MA in History offers you the opportunity to develop a successful career in fields such as explore a variety of approaches – intellectual, public relations, accountancy, fund management The course brings political, cultural, social and economic – across and the law by building on the transferable skills a broad chronological and geographical range. acquired through master’s study. Studying for your MA in History at Bristol Entry requirements: An upper second class together people from will immerse you in a vibrant postgraduate honours degree (or international equivalent) community, connecting you to a number of in an arts, humanities or social sciences different disciplines. prestigious research groups in the faculty in discipline. Applicants must achieve a minimum which the history department plays a prominent of 60 per cent in the dissertation or extended part, such as Medical Humanities, Black It is a fantastic essay element of their degree. Non-traditional Humanities, Material Texts, Environmental qualifications/routes may also be considered. opportunity to learn Humanities and Medieval Studies. Students who have completed the MA in History have taken up careers in teaching research in more about science a number of different fields, journalism, image and data capture and in the heritage industry. from a different A number of MA graduates have gone on to take an MPhil/PhD in History and develop perspective.’ careers as research academics. Agata (PhD Functional Nanomaterials)

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Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact History of Art MA 1yr FT; UK £9,100 FT [email protected] Innovation and Entrepreneurship MSc 1yr FT UK £14,700 FT [email protected] 2yrs PT UK £4,550 PT Overseas** £26,500 FT Overseas** £20,600 FT Innovation and Entrepreneurship MPhil 1yr FT; UK £4,475 FT [email protected] For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of Arts 2yrs PT UK £2,238 PT pages (pp48-49). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). Overseas** £18,900 FT For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of Arts MA History of Art Our students are drawn from a variety of pages (pp48-49). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). The Department of History of Art offers a backgrounds. Some have undergraduate broad-based master’s programme, which degrees in art history, others do not, and some MSc Innovation and Entrepreneurship Entry requirements: An upper second class enables you to study a range of periods are working artists. Studying for this MA is a Do you want to change your world? Are you honours degree (or international equivalent), and approaches before specialising for your chance to become part of a thriving academic looking for a master’s programme that will help references, a suitable personal statement and an dissertation. The MA draws on the research community, with a sizeable and close-knit you develop your ideas or enable you to design innovation pitch. Non-traditional qualifications/ strengths of all members of the department, student body and a lively programme of your own career path? routes may also be considered. which includes specialists in medieval, research and social events. You will work in multidisciplinary teams to take Renaissance and modern art. MPhil Innovation and Entrepreneurship Students who have graduated from the on a series of innovation and entrepreneurial Have you spotted an opportunity or We aim to help you develop an informed MA programme in History of Art have gone challenges. You will learn about design thinking challenge related to innovation and understanding of the main strands of art history, on to careers as journalists, art consultants, to create innovations that meet real human entrepreneurship that you would like to as practised in Europe and North America. We buying and marketing executives, and needs. This involves understanding your target spend time investigating and researching also offer curatorial units in collaboration with gallery assistants. audience and the issues facing them, and further? The MPhil gives you the chance to external museum partners, through which you developing ideas for possible solutions. You will Entry requirements: An upper second class do this under the supervision of an expert, will learn to research and catalogue museum gain insight into the technological, social and honours degree (or international equivalent). in a dynamic and fast-moving environment. collections and to mount exhibitions. Non-traditional qualifications/routes may also political influences on design and innovation, The Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship You will study two core units and then select be considered. drawing on case studies of success and failure has a group of academic staff with research four optional units. Part-time students study to help you think about future opportunities. interests in two related areas: design thinking the core units in the first year and stagger In the second teaching block you will explore and entrepreneurship, spanning both their optional units across the two years of solutions for a real-world client, iterating to commercial and social sectors. This includes the degree. The research component of the develop an unexpected range of possibilities and research wholly contained within one of these programme is written over the summer and creating prototypes to test with real customers Entry requirements: To be considered for disciplines or bridging both subjects. is submitted in September. or users. You will learn about different kinds of admission to this programme, applicants are enterprise, how to explore your ideas from a The profile of our team, many of whom are required to hold/achieve a minimum of an upper business or social perspective and how to place both practitioners and scholars, helps to second class honours degree (or international them in the appropriate context. You will find out ensure continual cross-fertilisation between equivalent). Non-traditional qualifications/routes how to assess the feasibility, sustainability and academic and non-academic applied settings. may also be considered. desirability of a proposed venture, how to create We therefore welcome and encourage students Please note, acceptance will also depend business plans and how to assess whether your from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. on evidence of your readiness to pursue a ideas will work, whether they are viable, and Students may join directly from university or research degree. whether anyone will want them. be experienced professionals, for example, established entrepreneurs or designers. In your final project over the summer, you will work in teams to pull together all you have learned to create an innovative product or service, or a social innovation. bristol.ac.uk/pg-study bristol.ac.uk/pg-study INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW 96 FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW 97 International Development Law

Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact Development and Security MSc 1yr FT; UK £9,700 FT [email protected] Banking and Finance Law LLM 1yr FT; UK £10,400 FT [email protected] 2yrs PT UK £4,850 PT 2yrs PT UK £5,200 PT Overseas** £20,200 FT Overseas** £19,900 FT East Asian Development and the Global Economy MSc 1yr FT; UK £9,100 FT [email protected] Commercial Law LLM 1yr FT; UK £10,400 FT [email protected] 2yrs PT UK £4,550 PT 2yrs PT UK £5,200 PT Overseas** £20,200 FT Overseas** £19,900 FT International Development MSc 1yr FT; UK £9,700 FT [email protected] Company Law and Corporate Governance LLM 1yr FT; UK £10,400 FT [email protected] 2yrs PT UK £4,850 PT 2yrs PT UK £5,200 PT Overseas** £20,200 FT Overseas** £19,900 FT For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of Employment, Work and Equality LLM 1yr FT; UK £10,400 FT [email protected] Social Sciences and Law pages (pp58-59). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). 2yrs PT UK £5,200 PT Overseas** £19,900 FT MSc Development and Security MSc East Asian Development MSc International Development European Legal Studies LLM 1yr FT; UK £10,400 FT [email protected] This innovative programme explores the link and and the Global Economy This programme is designed for anyone involved 2yrs PT UK £5,200 PT Overseas** £19,900 FT tensions between development and security As a student on this programme, you will explore in conceptualising or administering policies concerns in theory and practice. Specifically, it the development of East Asia within the wider related to global development challenges. It is General Legal Studies LLM 1yr FT; UK £10,400 FT [email protected] 2yrs PT UK £5,200 PT builds on the unique combination of expertise context of global economy and development. especially suitable if you are already involved Overseas** £19,900 FT and experience in the School of Sociology, You will examine the opportunities, challenges in planning development strategies, currently Health, Law and Society LLM 1yr FT; UK £10,400 FT [email protected] Politics and International Studies to examine the and strategic issues created for East Asian working for non-governmental or governmental 2yrs PT UK £5,200 PT nature of violent conflict in the world today and countries in the global and regional political, organisations in the development field or planning Overseas** £19,900 FT the international community’s response to it. economic and social structures. a career in development. Human Rights Law LLM 1yr FT; UK £10,400 FT [email protected] The MSc locates this analysis in a comprehensive You will also investigate the developing patterns The programme combines an intellectual 2yrs PT UK £5,200 PT Overseas** £19,900 FT theoretical understanding of wider development of power relations, and especially international and academic approach with policy-oriented and security studies, debates and controversies, trade and investment, within East Asia and and empirical studies of development. It International Commercial Law LLM 1yr FT; UK £10,400 FT [email protected] 2yrs PT UK £5,200 PT particularly in relation to evolving patterns of between East Asian nations and other regions addresses three separate, but related, facets Overseas** £19,900 FT global governance. You will explore these issues of the world. In addition, you will gain core of the development process: analysing International Law LLM 1yr FT; UK £10,400 FT [email protected] and dilemmas through contemporary, empirical theoretical knowledge and understanding of what development means; studying the 2yrs PT UK £5,200 PT case studies. development and international political economy. processes of planning (external aid, regional Overseas** £19,900 FT disparities, environmental factors, poverty and You will take a combination of mandatory Entry requirements: An upper second class International Law and International Relations LLM 1yr FT; UK £10,400 FT [email protected] industrialisation); examining how development and optional taught units within the School of honours degree (or equivalent qualification). 2yrs PT UK £5,200 PT policies may be delivered and administered, Overseas** £19,900 FT Sociology, Politics and International Studies. analysing the importance of effective political Each unit is delivered over the course of 12 Labour Law and Corporate Governance LLM 1yr FT; UK £10,400 FT [email protected] and bureaucratic structures, and evaluating the weeks and assessed by an essay (or equivalent 2yrs PT UK £5,200 PT contributions of NGOs and other external bodies. Overseas** £19,900 FT form of written submission). The taught section of the programme is followed in the summer Entry requirements: An upper second class Law and Globalisation LLM 1yr FT; UK £10,400 FT [email protected] 2yrs PT UK £5,200 PT term by a dissertation. honours degree (or equivalent qualification). Overseas** £19,900 FT Entry requirements: An upper second class Public Law LLM 1yr FT; UK £10,400 FT [email protected] honours degree (or equivalent qualification). 2yrs PT UK £5,200 PT Degrees from all disciplines are considered. Overseas** £19,900 FT

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Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact LLM Company Law and LLM Employment, Work and Equality trends of further Europeanisation and more Corporate Governance Our programme is designed to enrich active coordination of Member States’ policies, in Law MA 2yrs FT; UK £9,600 FT [email protected] 4yrs PT UK £4,800 PT This programme is designed to develop an in- understanding of employment, work and equality particular their responses to the 2020 pandemic Overseas** £18,600 FT depth knowledge and understanding of company law, investigating the various legal disciplines that and the economic crisis that is likely to hit Europe Socio-Legal Studies MSc 1yr FT; UK £9,400 FT [email protected] law and corporate governance. You will research regulate work relations. This is an opportunity to and the entire world. Understanding EU law in the 2yrs PT UK £4,700 PT and analyse various aspects of law and regulation examine wide-ranging questions concerning the current context is a fascinating and challenging Overseas** £20,100 FT of both corporate activities and the relationships impact of law, regulation, policy and practice. You academic endeavour and this LLM will equip you For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of between business actors and their shareholders will study core theoretical debates and relevant with advanced knowledge in a number of areas, Social Sciences and Law pages (pp58-59). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). and stakeholders. aspects of legal methods, engaging with a as well as in the specific topic of your choice for variety of institutions, practices, behaviours and your dissertation. You will examine a wide range of issues that ideas. The programme is taught by a world- focus on the legal, regulatory, policy and practice In the first part of the programme, you will We offer an exciting and stimulating set of transcript of their examination results (this should transcript of their examination results (this should leading group of labour lawyers with diverse responses to corporations’ actions. Core choose four units from a list of European legal postgraduate law programmes, each of which be an official English translation if the original be an official English translation if the original methodological interests who are associated with theoretical debates will be explored alongside studies options, or three units from the list and a prepares you for a variety of careers. If you is not in English). Recognised Prior Learning is is not in English). Recognised Prior Learning is the Bristol Centre for Law at Work. are interested in studying law beyond your not currently accepted. Previous or professional not currently accepted. Previous or professional relevant international and national laws and the further unit from any of our other specialist LLM undergraduate degree level and want to develop experience is not required. experience is not required. contexts in which they operate. Entry requirements: An upper second programmes, or two units from the list and two class honours degree in law (or international from the LLM in International Law. Assessment your analytical, research and legal writing skills, The programme consists of two parts. In the first equivalent). Exceptionally, we will also consider is by examination and/or essay. you will find Bristol’s LLM to be a challenging LLM Banking and Finance Law LLM Commercial Law part, you will select four units from a wide range applicants who have: and rewarding experience. We have a large and This is a distinctive LLM programme that The Commercial Law (LLM) programme offers of specialist options of relevance to corporations. In the spring term, you will choose a dissertation vibrant international community and our LLM considers the law and regulation of banking you an opportunity to engage in intensive In the second part of the programme you will 1. an upper second class honours degree that topic from the field of European legal studies for students benefit from small class sizes taught and finance. You will have the opportunity to study of specialist commercial and industrial write a dissertation of 12,000 words on a subject includes content relevant to the applicant’s approval by the Law School. After passing part by world-renowned experts. examine wide-ranging questions concerning the topics. You may wish to concentrate on of your choice under the supervision of our staff. proposed field of study; or one of the programme, you start work on your impact of law, regulation, policy and practice European commercial issues, international dissertation for submission by September. You Our LLM programmes give you the opportunity Entry requirements: An upper second 2. an upper second class honours degree on banking and finance. You will be taught by trade or aspects of domestic commerce. The must pass both parts to obtain an LLM and may to specialise in a particular area but you can class honours degree in law (or international in any subject, along with relevant experience leading academics who have internationally programme provides a solid foundation for not proceed to part two until you have passed also opt for a broader and more general set of equivalent). Exceptionally, we will also consider in a discipline closely related to the focus of recognised research profiles on this subject. anyone wishing to enter the legal professions, part one. unit choices. In all cases, you are encouraged applicants who have: this programme. aspiring to a career in business and finance, or to explore your chosen areas of law at a deeper The programme includes various specialist Entry requirements: An upper second class planning to become an in-house lawyer. 1. an upper second class honours degree that Applicants in either of these two exceptional level. You will have the chance to see how units dealing with banking and finance law. It honours degree in law (or international equivalent). includes content relevant to the applicant’s cases must make a case explaining why their these legal fields operate in different contexts, is suitable for students seeking a career in law, The Centre for Law and Enterprise shows Exceptionally, we will also consider applicants proposed field of study; or qualifications or experience fall into category (1) or considering the relevant issues theoretically and finance, business or regulation. Among the the breadth of our critical scholarship, who have: (2) in their personal statement. Recognised Prior practically and from a range of perspectives. benefits of studying for this LLM are the subject teaching and public engagement in business 2. an upper second class honours degree in Learning is currently not accepted. Previous or 1. an upper second class honours degree that coverage it offers and the transferable skills it enterprise, and our dedication to progressive any subject, along with relevant experience professional experience is not required. includes content relevant to the applicant’s LLM General Legal Studies promotes. It is designed to enhance a range of and innovative thinking. in a discipline closely related to the focus of proposed field of study; or This programme offers you a huge choice of units practical settings and careers. this programme. Entry requirements: An upper second class LLM European Legal Studies – you may choose four from any that are offered 2. an upper second class honours degree You will take four units (120 credit points honours degree in law or a degree with an Applicants in either of these two exceptional European Law is under unprecedented levels of within our specialist LLM programmes. The in any subject, along with relevant experience overall, 30 credit points each) and a compulsory adequate law component. International students cases must make a case explaining why their challenge and scrutiny, not least as a result of programme gives you a chance to explore in a discipline closely related to the focus of dissertation (60 credit points). You have the with equivalent qualifications should supply a qualifications or experience fall into category (1) or Brexit and the ongoing rule of law disputes with a broad range of legal areas and opens doors this programme. option of choosing three specialist banking and transcript of their examination results (this should (2) in their personal statement. Recognised Prior some of the Union’s youngest Member States. to a variety of legal and other careers, both within finance units and then one further unit from any be an official English translation if the original Learning is currently not accepted. Previous or It is also in a process of rapid transformation, Applicants in either of these two exceptional the UK and further afield. of our other LLM programmes. is not in English). Recognised Prior Learning is professional experience is not required. including the crucial redefinition of the EU-UK cases must make a case explaining why their Entry requirements: An upper second class not currently accepted. Previous or professional qualifications or experience fall into category (1) or Entry requirements: An upper second class relationship, the implementation of very ambitious honours degree in law or a degree with an experience is not required. (2) in their personal statement. Recognised Prior honours degree in law or a degree with an free trade deals with neighbouring and more adequate law component. International students Learning is currently not accepted. Previous or adequate law component. 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LLM Health, Law and Society You will be taught by academics who combine LLM Human Rights Law Applicants in either of these two exceptional not currently accepted. Previous or professional LLM International Law and This distinctive LLM programme examines how internationally recognised research profiles This programme offers a range of units suitable cases must make a case explaining why experience is not required. International Relations to approach some of the greatest challenges with wide experience within organisations both for those with some previous knowledge their qualifications or experience fall into The LLM in International Law and International and opportunities for law and policy as responsible for policy advice and development, of human rights law and for those seeking an category (1) or (2) in their personal statement. LLM International Law Relations is an exciting programme for students mechanisms to address health and wellbeing. professional regulation, public engagement introduction to specific human rights law issues. Recognised Prior Learning is currently not The variety of units offered by our LLM in looking to pursue a career in international It looks at questions including health (and and understanding, and social advocacy. The Units cover the traditional fields of human rights accepted. Previous or professional experience International Law makes it suitable both for those non-governmental organisations, government wider social) inequalities, regulation of the programme includes core teaching in health law (eg international law and human rights) is not required. with some previous knowledge and for those departments or international firms, or as body, reproductive justice, social and mental law and governance, along with specialist and more specialist areas (eg employment law, seeking an introduction to specific international international consultants. It is a specialist health and wellbeing, and the diverse roles of units. Please visit bristol.ac.uk/law/ international law, and migration law). Current LLM International Commercial Law law issues. Units mainly cover the field of public programme that enables you to combine units social and political institutions and emerging centre-for-health-law-and-society for students are encouraged to be actively involved The LLM in International Commercial Law will international law, although private international provided by both the Law School and the School technologies (healthtech) in shaping health, more information. in the Human Rights Implementation Centre. enable you to engage in intensive study of law issues can be explored through International of Sociology, Politics and International Studies to law and society. Units on the programme specialist international and commercial topics. Commercial Litigation, Arbitration or many of the create an exceptional programme of study. Entry requirements: Applicants are You will take four units (120 credit points approach these through multiple methods The international law units can be chosen from other commercial law units. Current students expected to hold an upper second class overall, 30 credit points each) and a compulsory This LLM encourages an integrated theoretical of critical engagement and contextual topics within the field of private international have the opportunity to be actively involved in the honours degree (or equivalent professional dissertation (60 credit points). You have the and interdisciplinary approach to issues of understanding. As well as more doctrinal law and the content of commercial law units Human Rights Implementation Centre. experience) in disciplines associated with the option of choosing three specialist human rights international regulation and governance, so you understanding of law and governance, includes an international element, such as focus of the programme. A degree in law units and one unit from any of our other You will take four units (120 credit points overall, can build a deep understanding of how one these include analysis from critical, economic, international trade. The programme will appeal law is not a prerequisite. LLM programmes. 30 credit points each) and a compulsory discipline informs the other. The programme both to students from outside the UK and to ethical, gender, historical, philosophical, dissertation (60 credit points). If you opt to covers the general methods, scope and theories Applicants intercalating from professional This programme will provide you with a strong students who wish to combine their areas political, and regulatory perspectives. choose three specialist international law units of international law and international relations medicine, dentistry and veterinary sciences foundation for a broad range of careers that of specialism. The LLM in Health, Law, and Society therefore then you may also take one unit from any of our and allows for further specialisation within these programmes must have successfully completed specialise in human rights law. goes beyond traditional courses on healthcare The Centre for Law and Enterprise shows other LLM programmes. broad fields. year three to be eligible for this programme. law to look at the relationships between law, Graduates go on to act as solicitors, barristers, the breadth of our critical scholarship, teaching Graduates of these professional clinical Alternatively, if two specialist international law You will choose two 30-credit Law School units governance, and health across society and lawyers and researchers in international and and public engagement in business enterprise, programmes are also eligible. units are taken then the other two units can come from a list of options, along with three 20-credit European organisations, such as the United and our dedication to progressive and governmental sectors. Students enjoy the from the LLM in European Legal Studies. units from the School of Sociology, Politics and Nations or the European Commission. A number innovative thinking. opportunity to study wide-ranging questions International Studies (120 credit points in total). work for non-governmental organisations and Entry requirements: An upper second class concerning the impacts of law, regulation, policy This programme provides a solid foundation You will also complete a 10,000-15,000 word, other agencies. Some graduates go on to honours degree in law (or international and practice on health and wellbeing. for a broad range of careers. It will be of value 60-credit dissertation. In consultation with the further study or research at the University of equivalent). Exceptionally, we will also consider The attraction and advantage of studying for to any students wishing to enter the legal programme director and based on your proposed Bristol or other universities. applicants who have: this LLM lies in both its subject coverage and professions, in particular in a commercial area of specialisation, you have the choice to the range of transferable skills it promotes. It Entry requirements: An upper second law firm, including any of the larger law firms 1. an upper second class honours degree that take the dissertation in either school, with a would be of benefit in many different practical class honours degree in law (or international with international clients. The programme will includes content relevant to the applicant’s supervisory decision being made in December. equivalent). Exceptionally, we will also consider also enable international students to gain the proposed field of study; or settings and careers. It is suitable for anyone Entry requirements: An upper second class applicants who have: qualifications necessary to move on to training working or planning a career in policy, healthcare 2. an upper second class honours degree honours degree (or international equivalent) in for their judiciary. Graduates might also choose management, health regulation (including at 1. an upper second class honours degree that in any subject, along with relevant experience law or politics, or another relevant discipline. to work as in-house lawyers or with a variety of local authority level), healthcare and social includes content relevant to the applicant’s in a discipline closely related to the focus of International students with equivalent regulatory organisations or non-governmental care provision, legal practice, public health, proposed field of study; or this programme. qualifications should supply a transcript of their advocacy, non-governmental organisations, organisations. 2. an upper second class honours degree examination results (this should be an official special interest groups or legal/policy research. Applicants in either of these two exceptional in any subject, along with relevant experience Entry requirements: An upper second class English translation if the original is not in English). honours degree in law or a degree with an cases must make a case explaining why their in a discipline closely related to the focus Recognised Prior Learning is not currently adequate law component. International students qualifications or experience fall into category (1) or of this programme. accepted. Previous or professional experience with equivalent qualifications should supply a (2) in their personal statement. Recognised Prior is not required. transcript of their examination results (this should Learning is currently not accepted. Previous or be an official English translation if the original professional experience is not required. is not in English). 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LLM Labour Law and Corporate Governance LLM Law and Globalisation LLM Public Law MA Law MSc Socio-Legal Studies The LLM in Labour Law and Corporate The LLM in Law and Globalisation programme The LLM in Public Law explores issues in This programme is an accelerated, fast-track, This programme will develop your knowledge and Governance offers a range of units for students examines the international legal framework, public policy and the law. senior-status postgraduate degree in law. understanding of interdisciplinary approaches to planning to specialise in employment and trade, employment and human rights, from The curriculum builds on the fact that you the study of law and legal phenomena. It provides It focuses on the relationship between the company law matters. It examines labour law both a practical and a theoretical standpoint. It have already benefitted from a university-level sound research training if you are planning pressures that arise from particular areas of and corporate governance from an economic is suitable for those who want to explore these education so you can graduate in just 21 months, to progress to a PhD or career in socio-legal public policy, and the role of law in setting the and socio-political perspective. The programme issues from a broad perspective, both economic rather than the three years it would normally take research through the study of different research framework for decision-making and as a tool covers the international legal framework, trade, and socio-political. to obtain an LLB. methodologies across the social sciences and for achieving policy goals. employment and human rights, taking both a law. You will pursue independent, in-depth study This programme provides a platform for a number Carefully structured to cover the foundation practical and a theoretical view. This LLM opens Entry requirements: An upper second class of socio-legal topics, and engage in lively debates of different careers in law, finance and global areas of legal knowledge and to develop core doors to a wide variety of future careers in law, honours degree in law (or international in a thriving research culture. governance. Students have gone on to work legal skills, our MA also provides an opportunity finance and global governance. equivalent). Exceptionally, we will also consider in law firms that specialise in human rights or for further specialist study. This means you can The range of units offered makes this master’s applicants who have: Entry requirements: An upper second class business law, for international non-governmental graduate with a deeper understanding of law programme suitable for graduates from any honours degree in law (or international organisations and for governance organisations. 1. an upper second class honours degree that and legal reasoning than can be obtained in a discipline who have an interest in the way law equivalent). Exceptionally, we will also consider Some graduates go on to further study includes content relevant to the applicant’s one-year Graduate Diploma in Law – and access may work in society. You will take optional units applicants who have: or research. proposed field of study; or a wider range of career paths. up to a value of 30 credit points, chosen from across most of the Faculty of Social Sciences and 1. an upper second class honours degree that You will take four units (120 credit points overall, 2. an upper second class honours degree The MA will be recognised as a Qualifying Law Law. Units designed especially for this MSc that includes content relevant to the applicant’s 30 credit points each) and a compulsory in any subject, along with relevant experience Degree for individuals accepting an offer before are offered by the School of Sociology, Politics proposed field of study; or dissertation (60 credit points). You have the in a discipline closely related to the focus autumn 2021 who can take the traditional and International Studies are usually worth 20 option of selecting three specialist law and of this programme. route to qualification – completing the Legal 2. an upper second class honours degree credit points each. Units in the Law School are globalisation units and one further unit from Practice Course following graduation. After this in any subject, along with relevant experience Applicants in either of these two exceptional taken alongside LLM students, and are each any of our other LLM programmes. time, graduates will need to take the Solicitors in a discipline closely related to the focus cases must make a case explaining why their worth 30 credit points. Qualifying Exam. The route to qualification for of this programme. Entry requirements: An upper second qualifications or experience fall into category (1) or barristers has already changed. Methods of assessment will depend on the class honours degree in law (or international (2) in their personal statement. Recognised Prior Applicants in either of these two exceptional optional subjects chosen, but could include equivalent). Exceptionally, we will also consider Learning is currently not accepted. Previous or Visit our web page, bristol.ac.uk/law/domore cases must make a case explaining why their essays, presentations or written examinations. applicants who have: professional experience is not required. to find out more about the different routes to qualifications or experience fall into category qualification and why our research-informed The dissertation accounts for 60 credit points. (1) or (2) in their personal statement. 1. an upper second class honours degree that approach helps empower our students to pursue It should build on the optional units you have Recognised Prior Learning is currently not includes content relevant to the applicant’s top flight careers in and out of law. chosen and develop the approaches taken in accepted. Previous or professional experience proposed field of study; or the core units. is not required. Individuals who have completed our MA have 2. an upper second class honours degree gone on to qualify as solicitors or barristers in the Entry requirements: An upper second class in any subject, along with relevant experience UK, and as lawyers in other jurisdictions. Some honours degree (or international equivalent) in in a discipline closely related to the focus graduates work in private practice, as in-house law, social sciences or another relevant discipline. of this programme. legal counsel for businesses or in the public A background in law is not essential as training Applicants in either of these two exceptional sector. Others act as advisers in international will be given during the programme. Recognised cases must make a case explaining why their organisations such as the European Union Prior Learning is not currently accepted. Previous qualifications or experience fall into category or the United Nations, or for international or professional experience is not required. (1) or (2) in their personal statement. Recognised non-governmental organisations and other Prior Learning is currently not accepted. Previous agencies. A number of graduates go on or professional experience is not required. to further study in the UK or overseas. 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Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact and the development of data-driven business Graduates of this programme are expected to MSc Human Resource Management solutions. We will give you the opportunity to thrive in a range of careers in global operations and the Future of Work Accounting, Finance and Management MSc 1yr FT UK £13,400 FT [email protected] (for full description, see pp60-61) Overseas** £27,500 FT apply knowledge and techniques learned in and supply chain management across a number The MSc in Human Resource Management and the programme to real-life business problems, of sectors, such as manufacturing, retail, the Future of Work is an intensive master’s-level Business Analytics MSc 1yr FT UK £14,100 FT [email protected] Overseas** £27,100 FT building your communication, research and e-commerce, international transportation (road, specialist programme for graduates who have a analytical skills. Where possible, projects rail, air and water) and third-party logistics firms. prior qualification in social sciences and wish to Economics, Finance and Management MSc 1yr FT UK £14,800 FT [email protected] will be run in partnership with business and develop their knowledge and skills in the practice, (for full description, see pp70-71) Overseas** £27,000 FT We enjoy close links with industry, government third-sector organisations. theory and policy of the world of work. Global Operations and Supply Chain Management MSc 1yr FT UK £14,100 FT [email protected] and growing social enterprise and voluntary Overseas** £27,100 FT You will be taught by leading academics sectors, providing opportunities to engage with The future of work has become one of the Human Resource Management and the Future of Work MSc 1yr FT UK £14,100 FT [email protected] whose research tackles the major issues in supply chain professionals. We will be inviting defining debates of our generation. While the Overseas** £27,100 FT business analytics. 78 per cent of the School of sector experts to deliver guest lectures and there greening of our economies will create millions Management MSc 1yr FT UK £14,700 FT [email protected] Management’s research is rated as world leading may be the possibility of taking part in a live of jobs, many traditional forms of work will also Overseas** £26,500 FT or internationally excellent (REF 2014). consulting project with a client organisation. disappear. The digital economy fosters greater connectivity and access to technologies, but Management (CSR and Sustainability) MSc 1yr FT UK £14,700 FT [email protected] Entry requirements: Please visit our on You will engage with the 21st-century challenges also has the potential to disrupt labour markets. Overseas** £26,500 FT online programme finderbristol.ac.uk/study/ of high-tech digitalisation, sustainability and The future of work creates many challenges, Management (Digitalisation and Big Data) MSc 1yr FT UK £14,700 FT [email protected] postgraduate/search for further information. global citizenship. You will apply your knowledge but countless opportunities exist to improve the Overseas** £26,500 FT of global operations to solve business problems, quality of working lives and reverse the damages Management (Entrepreneurship and Innovation) MSc 1yr FT UK £14,700 FT [email protected] MSc Global Operations and Supply subsequently improving your decision-making inflicted by global inequality and the climate crisis. Overseas** £26,500 FT Chain Management skills and practice capabilities. The knowledge Management (International Business) MSc 1yr FT UK £14,700 FT [email protected] This specialist programme will appeal to and skills you gain will give you a competitive This 12-month full-time programme will appeal Overseas** £26,500 FT graduates aiming for a managerial or consulting advantage in your future career. to students who want to engage, respond to career within global operations, logistics or supply and be part of the global challenges related to Management (International HRM) MSc 1yr FT UK £14,700 FT [email protected] The course is accredited by the Chartered Overseas** £26,500 FT chain management in the private, public or third human resource management and the future of Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS). This sector. You will learn how to manage and improve work. We aim to develop analytical and confident Management (Project Management) MSc 1yr FT UK £14,700 FT [email protected] means that on completion of the course students Overseas** £26,500 FT global supply chain operations and develop an critical thinkers through research-led teaching. with the required work experience can apply to appreciation of its role and function in the context You will gain insight into the nature of human Social Science Research Methods (Management) MSc 1yr FT UK £8,600 FT [email protected] become full members of CIPS and will not need Overseas** £19,100 FT of international organisations. resource management and the complexity of to take any further examinations. organisations from a variety of disciplines and Strategy, Change and Leadership MSc, MSc: UK £7,700 PT (MSc) [email protected] This new programme examines the effects of PG Diploma, 2 yrs PT; Overseas** £11,650 PT (MSc) Entry requirements: Applicants must hold or be armed with the relevant knowledge to apply global trade and business and the significance PG Certificate PG Dip: achieve a first or very good upper second class theory to practice. of grand challenges, such as: increasing Mar-Nov; honours degree (or equivalent qualification level) PG Cert; digitalisation and innovation in product/service You will be part of a dynamic and diverse body in an applied social science or science discipline Sept-Nov development; ever more stringent international of staff and students in Bristol and will be taught or a related field (eg business and management, For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty environmental sustainability regulation; and by experienced academics. Staff in the School engineering, economics, information technology). of Social Sciences and Law pages (pp58-59). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). corporate social responsibility and ethics issues of Management are engaged in conducting Applicants must have passed units/modules (eg modern slavery). pioneering research that is shaping policy and in quantitative analysis (eg applied statistics, MSc Business Analytics digital marketing, human resources, logistics, in line with a socially responsible and ethical practice in the UK, Europe and globally. The MSc in Business Analytics is a one-year retail, banking, insurance and healthcare. use of data. You will learn statistical and The programme reflects contemporary themes statistical analysis/analytics). specialist programme for graduates with a machine learning techniques for data mining and developments within operations and supply Entry requirements: Please visit our on The MSc in Business Analytics will equip students bachelor’s degree with a substantial quantitative and forecasting, social media/web analytics, chain management. You will discuss the latest online programme finderbristol.ac.uk/study/ with the skills and ability to develop actionable component, and highly qualified graduates from modelling analytics for data-driven decision understanding of how to manage global supply postgraduate/search for further information. insights on customer behaviour, market trends, other backgrounds with demonstrable advanced making, linked to practice and theory. chains and acquire the skills and confidence to and business opportunities based on data quantitative skills. It will suit graduates or early challenge, innovate and solve problems. and statistical methods. Students will also gain You will gain a critical understanding of career professionals who wish to pursue a career an understanding of the strategic value and organisational, societal and ethical issues in the in business analytics across sectors including managerial implications of business analytics, use of business analytics in decision-making bristol.ac.uk/pg-study bristol.ac.uk/pg-study MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION 106 FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW WELCOME 107 Management

Students can choose our general interest and can be adapted to reflect your MSc Management (CSR and Sustainability) MSc Management (Entrepreneurship) MSc Management (International HRM) Throughout, we help you to develop the skills MSc Management degree or specialise career goals. Students can choose from the Our intensive one-year MSc Management with a Our intensive, one-year, MSc Management Our intensive, one-year, MSc Management necessary to meet the complex and dynamic in one of the associated pathways. following routes: specialism in corporate social responsibility (CSR) with a specialism in entrepreneurship and with a specialism in international human organisational challenges of the 21st century. The MSc Management and pathways provide • academic dissertation: a methodical exploration and sustainability is for students who aspire to innovation is for students who aspire to start resource management (HRM) is for graduates an introduction to management followed by of a chosen area of study; management-level and CSR- and sustainability- their own business or join start-ups within their from a wide range of subject backgrounds. It MSc Management (Project Management) a detailed exploration of a specific area of • applied extended project: management research related roles within their chosen industry. chosen industry. is not necessary to have any prior academic or Our intensive, one-year, MSc Management project with an external partner organisation; practical experience in business or management. with a specialism in project management is management theory and practice. Our MSc Students will develop an in-depth understanding Students will develop an in-depth understanding • group project: group-based research project This programme is for students who aspire to for graduates pursuing management and Management and pathways attract students from of the theories and practices that underpin of the theory and practice of setting up that explores management knowledge with management-level and international HRM roles project management careers in any sector. around the globe and you will be part of a cohort CSR and sustainability in today’s organisations. enterprises. You will critically evaluate areas a focus on the United Nations Sustainable within their chosen industry. It is particularly relevant for the fields of with a variety of backgrounds and interests. You will critically evaluate areas including including entrepreneurial strategies, business Development Goals. manufacturing and production, consultancy, global and social challenges to business, innovation, sustainable enterprise, and the Within this MSc pathway, students develop MSc Management construction, product development and ICT. Each route bears 60 credit points. sustainable production and consumption, selection of technology. an in-depth understanding of HRM theory and This is an intensive, one-year, master’s-level stakeholder management and engagement, practice across borders. You will critically evaluate The MSc will develop an in-depth understanding programme for graduates from a wide range of We aim to guide, teach and develop analytical and business ethics. MSc Management (International Business) areas including cross-cultural management, of project management within a broad range and confident critical thinkers. You will gain subject backgrounds. It is not necessary to have Our intensive, one-year, MSc Management comparative employment relations and HRM, of organisations. You will critically evaluate any prior academic or practical experience in insight into the nature of management and will be MSc Management (Digitalisation with a specialism in international business is and the human resources practices of assumptions, methods and procedures of business or management. This programme is armed with the knowledge to apply management and Big Data) for graduates looking to work in management international organisations. project management, giving you a grounding theory to practice. Group work and presentations, for students who aspire to management-level Our intensive, one-year, MSc Management with and leadership roles within an international in relevant frameworks that will develop your often based on industry case studies, allow We aim to guide, teach and develop analytical and leadership roles within their chosen industry. a specialism in digitalisation and big data is for organisation. Due to the increasing globalisation managerial thinking within project contexts. practical application of theory and develop the and confident critical thinkers. You will gain insight Students will develop an in-depth understanding students who aspire to management-level digital of organisations, work, our economy and teamwork and communication skills expected in into the nature of management and international Previous graduates of the MSc Management of leading change in today’s organisations. roles within their chosen industry. society, this specialism in international business today’s workplace. HRM and be armed with the knowledge to apply (Project Management) have gone on to work will be relevant to any future career. You will critically evaluate areas including Within this MSc pathway, you will develop management theory to practice. Group work at a variety of companies all over the world, Bristol is an entrepreneurial city and home leadership challenges, ethical leadership, an in-depth understanding of the digital The MSc will provide insight into international and presentations, often based on industry case including KPMG, PWC and consultancy firms. to SETSquared, the world’s top university corporate social responsibility, and leading environments of today’s organisations. You business within a broad range of organisations. studies, allow practical application of theory and business incubator (UBI Global). You will be large-scale change. will critically evaluate areas including digital You will explore the features, organisational develop the teamwork and communication skills taught by leading academics whose research For the MSc Management (and pathways) you will business models, big data, data analysis, processes and challenges of international expected in today’s workplace. tackles the global societal issues facing modern study five core units worth a total of 90 credit online services, the implementation of digital businesses, critically evaluating how they management. 78 per cent of the School of You will study five core units worth a total points and your specialist unit, in this case, applications, and ethics. are affected by social, institutional and Management’s research is rated as world leading of 90 credit points and your specialist unit, Leading Change in Organisations, worth 30 political influences. or internationally excellent (REF 2014), reflecting International HRM, worth 30 credit points. credit points. The core units include Management its impact in shaping policy and practice. The core units include Management and and Organisation; Accounting, Finance and Organisation; Accounting, Finance and Strategy; Previous graduates of the MSc Management (and Strategy; Operations and Marketing Management; Operations and Marketing Management; pathways) have gone on to work at a variety of Research Methods; and Academic, Professional Research Methods; and Academic, Professional companies all over the world, including L’Oreal, and Personal Development. and Personal Development. World Wildlife Foundation, Deutsche Bank, Throughout, we help you to develop the skills LG Electronics, Huawei, Abercrombie & Fitch, You will start by studying subjects that are central necessary to meet the complex and dynamic and the NHS. Others have gone on to join to a career in management today, including organisational challenges of the 21st century. start-ups or to set up their own businesses. finance and accounting, organisational behaviour The final part of the MSc Management (and and strategic management. In term two you will Entry requirements (for MSc Management pathways) brings an opportunity for in-depth deepen your understanding of management by and pathways): A first or good upper research and investigation into your area of studying operations and marketing management second class honours degree (or equivalent as well as management research methods. qualification).

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MSc Social Science Research MSc Strategy, Change and Leadership Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact Methods (Management) This practical master’s degree will give you a Management (Marketing) MSc 1yr FT UK £14,700 [email protected] The MSc Social Science Research Methods thorough grounding in leading high-performing Overseas** £26,500 (Management) provides comprehensive training in teams, managing change and developing robust Marketing MSc 1yr FT UK £14,700 [email protected] the process of research conceptualisation, design strategic direction. Overseas** £26,500 and operationalisation. It has been carefully You will gain a broader perspective on the formulated to reflect the training recommended For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of complexities within organisations and the issues Social Sciences and Law pages (pp58-59). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). by the Economic and Social Research Council. affecting success and failure. The programme will It is particularly suited for those seeking a career help you to understand how to enhance your own MSc Management (Marketing) Bristol is an entrepreneurial city and home The final part of the MSc Management as a social science researcher or planning to go impact as a leader, develop a deep understanding Our MSc in Management with a specialism in to SETSquared, the world’s top university (Marketing) brings an opportunity for in-depth on to a PhD in management. of how to deal with change and uncertainty, and marketing is an intensive, one-year, master’s-level business incubator (UBI Global). You will be research and investigation into your area of increase your ability to think about organisational The programme delivers a thorough theoretical programme for graduates from a wide range of taught by leading academics whose research interest and can be adapted to reflect your issues and opportunities in different ways. and practical grounding in the variety of qualitative subject backgrounds. The programme offers tackles the global societal issues facing modern career goals. a unique opportunity to explore your interest in management. 78 per cent of the School of and quantitative data collection methods available It is a part-time programme, delivered through Students can choose from the following routes: marketing while gaining a thorough grounding in Management’s research is rated as world leading to the social scientist and in the principal methods intensive three-day teaching blocks, which have • academic dissertation: a methodical exploration the core theories and concepts that are central or internationally excellent (REF 2014), reflecting of analysing data. The programme also covers been designed to make a difference to your of a chosen area of study; to a career in management. This programme its impact in shaping policy and practice. the philosophies underpinning the research professional practice month by month. There are • applied extended project: management is for students who wish to pursue a career in process, ethical considerations and social theory. no examinations and students are supported You will study five core units worth a total research project with an external marketing within their chosen industry. You will be encouraged to apply your methods with one-to-one supervision. The master’s award of 90 credit points and your specialist unit, partner organisations; training to your substantive research interests. can be gained in two years, and this is the most You will be given an introduction to management contemporary and emerging issues in marketing • group project: group-based research project common route. It is also possible to work towards You will be taught by leading academics whose followed by a detailed exploration of a specific management, worth 30 credit points. The core that explores management knowledge with the MSc in stages, across three or four years. research tackles the global societal issues across area of management theory and practice, in units include Management and Organisation; a focus on the United Nations Sustainable management related disciplines. Our research You will be able to build a strong network of this case marketing. The programme attracts Accounting, Finance and Strategy; Operations Development Goals. students from around the globe and you will and Marketing Management; Research themes are: like-minded professionals across a wide range of Each route bears 60 credit points. • Inclusive Economy sectors and this degree can provide a foundation be part of a cohort with a wide a variety of Methods; and Academic, Professional Entry requirements: A first or good • Sustainable Consumption and Production for faster career progression. backgrounds and interests. and Personal Development. upper second class honours degree • Innovation and Digitalisation Within this MSc pathway, you will develop an You will start by studying subjects that are central Entry requirements: An upper second class (or equivalent qualification). • Public Services Governance and Management honours degree or equivalent qualification, in-depth understanding of marketing in today’s to a career in management today, including • Global Political Economy and at least five years’ relevant work experience, organisations. You will learn about consumer finance and accounting, organisational behaviour • Work Futures. which should include significant managerial behaviour and consumption, digital marketing, and strategic management. In term two you will Entry requirements: An upper second class responsibility. In exceptional circumstances, ethical and sustainable marketing, and branding deepen your understanding of management by honours degree (or equivalent qualification). candidates with a lower class of degree, and brand cultures studying consumer behaviour and marketing management as well as management research Degrees from any social science discipline are equivalent qualifications or relevant work We aim to guide, teach and develop analytical methods. Throughout, we help you to develop considered. Work experience is not required. experience may be admitted if they and confident critical thinkers. Group work and the skills necessary to meet the complex and can demonstrate their potential for presentations, often based on industry case dynamic organisational challenges of the master’s-level work. studies, allow practical application of theory and 21st century. develop the teamwork and communication skills expected in today’s workplace.

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MSc Marketing This is a specialist programme so some academic Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact This programme, accredited by both the experience in marketing is required through a prior Engineering Mathematics MSc 1yr FT UK £11,700 FT [email protected] Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and the degree that contains some exposure to business, (for full description, see pp80-82) Overseas** £24,700 FT Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing (IDM), marketing or management. has been designed for graduates who aspire Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics MA 1yr FT; UK £10,200 FT [email protected] Successful completion of four core units, two (for full description, see pp117-118) 2yrs PT UK £5,100 PT to a career or advanced study in marketing. It optional units and a final project lead to an Overseas** £20,100 FT will prepare you to respond to the marketing MSc Marketing award. The core units provide Mathematical Sciences MSc 1yr FT UK £11,400 FT [email protected] challenges posed by today’s global business the essential knowledge and key skills needed Overseas** £24,000 FT environment. Our pathways allow you to to succeed in your marketing career. As a Mathematics of Cybersecurity MSc 1yr FT UK £11,700 FT [email protected] specialise in marketing strategy or digital final piece of work, you may choose between Overseas** £24,000 FT marketing, or to pursue a broader marketing tackling an issue that is theoretical in nature or For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of degree programme. respond to a real organisational challenge via Science pages (pp56-57).*See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). Our MSc Marketing programme helps students an applied industry project. to achieve CIM and IDM qualifications, highly in the modelling and analysis of problems. Our cybersecurity solutions, gaining a qualification These units will equip you with the skills to MSc Mathematical Sciences sought after by employers, preparing our graduates are highly sought after by employers and experience in a field that has a recognised critically analyse the challenges facing the Our MSc in Mathematical Sciences is a flexible graduates for a successful career in marketing. for their strong analytical, communication and skills shortage. current global marketing industry. You will also and challenging programme, taught by leading experts in the field. It will help you to develop organisational skills. Through the CIM Graduate Gateway learn how to formulate an appropriate and The School of Mathematics has more than a wide range of mathematical techniques and programme, our MSc Marketing graduates innovative strategic response considering the Entry requirements: Applicants should doubled in size over the last decade; in the gives you a solid foundation for further research will receive exemptions for two of the three latest digital developments in the field. possess a first class honours degree (or most recent Research Excellence Framework or employment at the highest levels. modules required for the Level 4 Certificate in international equivalent) in mathematics or a (REF 2014), 87 per cent of our mathematical There are three available degree awards, Professional Marketing, and one exemption for very closely related subject (for example, sciences research was recognised as which aim to match your skills and personal Under the guidance of an academic mentor, you the Level 6 Diploma in Professional Marketing. statistics or mathematical physics). Professional world-leading or internationally excellent. interests with contemporary career trends will be offered a choice of units spanning the breadth of mathematics. There is a wide variety experience or other qualifications are very IDM also offers a professional qualification, and market demand: Learn alongside expert academics, challenging of combinations of units and themes, allowing unlikely to be relevant. leading to the Certificate in Direct and Digital • MSc Marketing (Digital) you to consider some of the big security you to add units from other schools to create Marketing that recognises digital marketing • MSc Marketing (Strategy questions facing us today. an MSc that closely matches your interests. MSc Mathematics of Cybersecurity skills alongside the MSc Marketing. Once and Business Development) The taught element is followed by your chosen Preserving the security of computers, connected Join us in the historic Grade II listed Fry Building, registered for the relevant exam, benefits • MSc Marketing. research project, which is supervised by an devices and their data becomes more important fully refurbished to provide world-class facilities include an IDM membership that provides The degree you are awarded will be determined experienced research academic. You are also every year. Mathematics plays a key role in both at the heart of campus. The building has been access to IDM content, communications, by the combination of optional units* you encouraged to participate in the wider academic preventing and modelling security breaches, designed to foster creative mathematics, with networking and events. choose to study. life of the school, including research seminars, with many cybersecurity tools and algorithms spaces to study, learn and socialise. You will be part of a dynamic and diverse body Entry requirements: Applicants are reading clubs and social events. being based on mathematical ideas. Entry requirements: An upper second class of staff and students and will be taught by required to hold/achieve a first or upper Typical research themes include: algebra; This postgraduate programme gives you a honours degree (or international equivalent) in experienced academics. Many staff within our second class degree in a business, analysis; complex systems; ergodic theory and rigorous introduction to the underpinning mathematics or statistics. Applicants need to be School of Management are actively engaged management or marketing-related discipline, dynamical systems; fluid dynamics; material theories in mathematics and will equip you able to demonstrate strong skills in probability in conducting pioneering marketing research or an equivalent international qualification science; mathematical physics; Monte Carlo with modern data science, analytical and and statistics, equivalent to the University of at international level, and our school was from a reputable university. computation; number theory and combinatorics; computational tools to implement them. Bristol School of Mathematics Probability 2 and ranked sixth in the UK for its research impact probability; quantum information; scientific Statistics 2 units. Applicants would also benefit (Times Higher Education analysis of REF 2014), Developed in collaboration with industry computing; set theory and logic; statistical from having a basic understanding of one or reflecting its role in shaping policy and practice and government, our curriculum includes a bioinformatics; statistics; time series. more programming languages (eg R, Python or in the UK, Europe and globally. broad variety of units, from strands of pure C). Professional experience may be taken into The programme gives you the opportunity to mathematics and data science to computer consideration alongside qualifications. increase your understanding of mathematical science and statistics. You will work at scale theory and equips you with fundamental skills on large datasets to implement real-world bristol.ac.uk/pg-studybristol.ac.uk/pg-study bristol.ac.uk/pg-study MEDIEVAL STUDIES MIGRATION AND MOBILITY STUDIES 112 FACULTY OF ARTS FACULTY OF ARTS 113 Medieval Studies Migration and Mobility Studies

Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact Medieval Studies MA, 1yr FT; UK £9,100 FT [email protected] Migration and Mobility Studies MSc 1yr FT; UK £10,400 FT [email protected] PG Certificate, 2yrs PT UK £4,550 PT 2yrs PT UK £5,200 PT PG Diploma Overseas** £20,600 FT Overseas** £19,900 FT For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of Arts For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of Arts pages (pp48-49). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). pages (pp48-49). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU).

MA Medieval Studies interdisciplinary medievalists, including language MSc Migration and Mobility Studies industries. Those with a background in law This genuinely interdisciplinary programme offers and manuscript skills. Together, these will Migration needs new thinking. The MSc in are equipped to pursue further specialisms in an innovative way of studying medieval culture equip graduates for research degrees or Migration and Mobility Studies offers a rigorous migration and mobility law. and society. As a student, you will benefit from employment in culturally oriented industries and exciting approach to the study of migration In the first teaching block, you will study two research-led teaching and skills-based training outside academia. and its connections to other types of human core units. Approaches to Migration and Mobility across a wide variety of disciplines, including movement. You will learn about migrant workers In teaching block one, you are required to take Studies identifies how and why migration and history, literature, languages, manuscript studies, and global firms, migratory soundscapes and the two 20-credit core units, normally Introduction mobility studies developed the way they did, the music, religion and classics. relation between migration and racialisation. to Medieval Latin and Research Skills for nature of current debates, and perspectives on At Bristol, you will have access to one of the Medievalists, and one 20-credit optional unit that Through its innovative combination of arts, social the future of the discipline. Taught by experts most active centres for medieval studies reflects your particular disciplinary or subject- sciences, law and humanities, the MSc will from departments across the Faculties of Arts in the UK, comprising more than 30 staff specific interests. Optional units are chosen enable you to understand and engage with some and Social Sciences and Law, each module members and approximately 20 postgraduate from a list of special subject-type units available of the most pressing political and policy issues of will familiarise you with the respective research students (MPhil/PhD) each year, during that year across the Faculty of Arts. our time. discipline’s unique approaches to migration who together form a lively and dynamic and mobility studies. In teaching block two, you are required The programme will encourage you to think interdisciplinary community. to take one 20-credit core unit, normally critically about migration and migration policies, Research Skills for MSc in Migration and Every year, the Bristol Centre for Medieval History of the Book, and two 20-credit optional develop career opportunities and learn new Mobility Studies focuses on skills that are Studies hosts a large number of research units. For one of the optional units, you may methodologies. You will be taught by leading particularly relevant to the discipline, offering seminars, lectures and public talks. Staff who undertake a work placement. This will give researchers conducting groundbreaking work guidelines to research in arts, social sciences teach on the programme are members of you the opportunity to work on a project with on themes such as human movement and and law subjects. You will gain insight into the centre, and many have an international a partner organisation from the cultural and freedom, mobility and justice, and histories of handling library sources, collections and archives; reputation in their respective fields. heritage industries. citizenship globally. compiling a bibliography effectively; and giving effective oral presentations. Beyond the University, you can draw on the Finally, you will complete either a 60-credit You will develop a range of transferable skills, important archival, architectural and heritage dissertation or a practice-led project. The such as archival and library research skills, You will also choose one optional unit from a list resources of the city of Bristol – the medieval practice-led project will be in the form of, high standards of literacy and comprehension, of relevant units. gateway to Europe – and the south-west region or accompanied by, a critical reflective articulate verbal presentation skills, research skills In the second teaching block, you will continue more widely. This means you have the unique commentary, which could stem from and and project management skills. to study approaches to migration and mobility opportunity to gain practical work experience further develop your work placement. Students have benefitted from the programme’s studies and select two from a list of relevant with one of the University’s partners in the Entry requirements: Applicants are required established links with partner institutions, such optional units. cultural and heritage industries. to hold/achieve a minimum of an upper as Bristol City Council, Bristol-based migrant Entry requirements: To be considered for Students who complete this programme are well second class honours degree (or international and refugee organisations, and the Office of admission to this programme, applicants are placed to go into a career in either the academic equivalent) in an arts, humanities or the United Nations High Commissioner for required to hold/achieve a minimum of an upper sector or the cultural and heritage industries. social sciences discipline. Non-traditional Human Rights. second class honours degree (or international The programme will train you in the necessary qualifications/routes may also be considered. Graduates are well placed to go on to a career equivalent) in an arts, humanities, law or social practical and transferable skills for in government, international organisations, sciences discipline. Non-traditional qualifications/ think tanks, academia, non-governmental routes may also be considered. organisations, or the cultural or heritage bristol.ac.uk/pg-studybristol.ac.uk/pg-study bristol.ac.uk/pg-study MUSIC ORAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES 114 FACULTY OF ARTS FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES 115 Music Oral and Dental Sciences

Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact Composition of Music for Film and Television MA 1yr FT UK £11,000 FT [email protected] Clinical Conscious Sedation and Anxiety Management PG Certificate, 1yr PT UK £7,000 PT [email protected] Overseas** £21,400 FT PG Diploma Overseas** £10,800 PT Music MA 1yr FT; UK £10,200 FT [email protected] Clinical Oral Surgery PG Certificate, 1yr PT UK £9,700 PT [email protected] 2yrs PT UK £5,100 PT PG Diploma Overseas** £13,300 PT Overseas** £20,500 FT Dental Implantology MSc, 3yrs PT UK £5,500 PT (MSc) [email protected] For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of Arts PG Certificate, Overseas** £8,100 PT (MSc) pages (pp48-49). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). PG Diploma Bench fee £7,125 (in year one); £7,125 (in year two); £1,700 (in year three) MA Composition of Music for The vibrant musical life of the Department those on the Russian Music and Medieval Music Film and Television of Music provides opportunities for student pathways), a recital for performers, or a portfolio Oral Medicine MSc 1yr FT UK £37,900 FT [email protected] Overseas** £37,900 FT This programme provides professional training and professional performance, and we are of compositions for composers. in composition for screen media. Taught by staff located at the heart of one of the UK’s leading Postgraduate Dental Studies MSc, Up to UK £1,510 per [email protected] Our graduates have gone on to careers as PG Certificate, 5yrs PT† 20-credit unit and guest composers from the professional cities for broadcast, commercial and creative musicians, senior music assistants, organ PG Diploma UK £4,530 60-credit world, you will develop a strong technological screen media. scholars and self-employed composers. A dissertation fee foundation in the subject, along with specialist Overseas** £4,300 per Entry requirements: An upper second class number of MA graduates have also become understanding of television and screen scoring. 20-credit unit honours degree (or international equivalent) music teachers. Overseas** £12,900 60-credit The MA is taught within our high-specification in music, plus experience as a composer, dissertation fee Entry requirements: An upper second class composition and recording studios, which demonstrated by a portfolio of your music. For For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of honours degree (or international equivalent) in have full-time technical support. Students are further information on the required portfolio please Health Sciences pages (pp52-53). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). †PG Certificate: one to two years part-time; PG Diploma: up to two years music, as well as suitable skills and experience actively encouraged to build opportunities visit bristol.ac.uk/music/study/postgraduate/ part-time after completion of the certificate; MSc: up to two years part-time after completion of the diploma; occasional route: maximum one academic year. in music. All applicants will be asked a series and networks, both within and beyond the ma-cftv-portfolio. Non-traditional qualifications/ of subject-specific questions as part of the University, for projects in film, animation, routes may also be considered. PG Certificate Clinical Conscious Sedation Entry requirements: BDS, or equivalent There are three core units. Assessment will be application. Applicants for the Composition or documentary, computer games and more. and Anxiety Management United Kingdom General Dental Council- by written assignment, online e-assessment, Performance pathways are required to submit MA Music This programme is intended for dental registrable dental qualification. At least one year’s written exam, clinical competency work-based In the first semester, you will study units a portfolio of work. For further information on There are five pathways in this flexible practitioners who want to develop competence demonstrable postgraduate clinical experience. assessments and portfolio. introducing you to working and recording in the required portfolio please visit bristol.ac.uk/ in providing conscious sedation. The programme MA programme: Students who complete both this programme studios, composing for film, and the media- music/study/postgraduate/ma-music- has been designed to allow you to gain PG Certificate Clinical Oral Surgery • Composition and the Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical music business. In the second semester, the portfolio. Non-traditional qualifications may experience of using midazolam and also some This programme has been specifically designed • Medieval Music Conscious Sedation and Anxiety Management programme moves on to critical analysis of also be considered. use of inhalation sedation with nitrous oxide. for dental practitioners who want to develop their • Musicology will be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in media music and composing for TV and other You will build your knowledge through distance- skills in providing clinical oral surgery for their • Performance Clinical Oral Surgery, Clinical Conscious Sedation media forms, with an emphasis on longer-term learning modules and study days, while clinical patients in practice. In addition to study days and • Russian Music. and Anxiety Management. projects for film and TV. In each semester, you skills will be developed during supervised clinical clinical skills teaching, you will undertake a clinical will take an elective unit, according to interests The content of this MA programme relates closely practice in Bristol. We aim to produce caring, attachment at the University of Bristol Dental Entry requirements: BDS (or equivalent United and to strengthen your skills. This work feeds into to the research interests of the academic staff. knowledgeable and skilful practitioners who are School where you will treat oral surgery patients Kingdom General Dental Council-registerable original collaborations that you may choose to The units you take will vary according to your competent in the provision of basic conscious under the supervision of hospital specialists. dental qualification). At least one year’s include in your final portfolio. You will complete chosen pathway, but all include music training sedation within the limits of the individual clinician. demonstrable postgraduate clinical experience. a media composition portfolio/dissertation: a There is a mixed-delivery approach, including units, such as Research Skills for Musicians, substantial portfolio of original music for new Students who complete both this programme direct clinical supervision, didactic teaching, specialised units specific to the pathway, and collaborative films or extracts (a total of and the Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Oral clinical skills sessions (eg suture simulation), a large menu of optional units, tailored to your 18-20 minutes of music for around 50 minutes Surgery will be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma and self-directed learning using virtual learning interests. These are followed by a major project: a of footage). in Clinical Oral Surgery, Clinical Conscious environment material. dissertation or edition for musicologists (including Sedation and Anxiety Management.

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MSc Dental Implantology Contemporary educational methods will be used All students applying for Postgraduate Dental Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact This part-time programme is for dental to determine and monitor knowledge base, and Studies will initially be enrolled on to the Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics MA 1yr FT; UK £10,200 FT [email protected] practitioners who would like to develop their workplace-based assessments will be used certificate, and on satisfactory completion of the 2yrs PT UK £5,100 PT theoretical knowledge and practical clinical to evaluate clinical competency. You will be programme will be transferred to the diploma. Overseas** £20,100 FT experience of treatment planning, surgical supervised by clinical and academic staff within The occasional route of study is an option for Philosophy MA 1yr FT; UK £10,200 FT [email protected] placement, restoration and maintenance of an established and integrated specialist clinical students who do not want a formal postgraduate 2yrs PT UK £5,100 PT dental implants. training and educational environment. There will Overseas** £20,100 FT qualification but still want to register for individual be continuous verbal feedback and support to The programme’s design allows you to gain units. After successfully completing a unit, you Philosophy and History of Science MA 1yr FT; UK £10,200 FT [email protected] help develop skills for individual reflection and 2yrs PT UK £5,100 PT experience of using dental implants and will be awarded a transcript confirming that you self-assessment. Overseas** £20,100 FT prosthodontics elements related to dental have attained 20 credits; this may subsequently Philosophy of Biological and Cognitive Sciences MA 1yr FT; UK £10,200 FT [email protected] implants within a supervised environment, while You will undertake either a clinical service review be used in an application for Recognition of Prior 2yrs PT UK £5,100 PT treating patients through a series of hands-on or a literature review, leading to the submission Learning. Continuing professional development Overseas** £20,100 FT exercises. You will build your knowledge through of a dissertation. hours are also awarded. Students who have Philosophy of Physics MA 1yr FT; UK £10,200 FT [email protected] distance-learning modules and study days. completed a unit via the occasional route may Entry requirements: Bachelor of Dental Surgery 2yrs PT UK £5,100 PT transfer to the certificate programme, subject to Overseas** £20,100 FT You will also have the opportunity to carry out a or international equivalent. Applicants should availability of places. research project or literature review and prepare provide evidence of recent clinical activity and Postgraduate Diploma in Philosophy PG Diploma 1yr FT; UK £8,160 FT [email protected] Applicants must hold a 2yrs PT UK £4,080 PT a dissertation. good standing as a registered dental surgeon. Entry requirements: Overseas** £16,080 FT registerable dental qualification and have been We aim to produce caring, knowledgeable and Postgraduate Dental Studies qualified for at least one year. For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of Arts skilful practitioners who are competent in the pages (pp48-49). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). Bristol University Open Learning for Dentists is a provision of the surgical and restorative dental Students must be eligible for, or registered with, popular modular distance-learning programme aspects of dental implant treatment, within the the General Dental Council or other recognised for students aiming to achieve the Postgraduate MA Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics You will be encouraged to attend and participate The 2017/18 Philosophical Gourmet Report limits of the individual clinician. registration. Registered dental hygienists and Certificate or Diploma in Postgraduate Dental The Department of Philosophy has exceptional in both the weekly departmental research ranks Bristol as one of the top ten philosophy therapists will be accepted on to units that cover Entry requirements: BDS or equivalent United Studies. It provides a unique form of dental research strength in the fields of logic and the seminar and in the Philosophy and History of departments in the UK. The MA is designed areas within their scope of practice. Kingdom General Dental Council-registrable postgraduate education, designed for busy philosophy of mathematics, and very strong Science seminar, which often features well-known to give you the most benefit from the research dental qualification. Two years’ experience after dental practitioners. For the Postgraduate Diploma: Applicants links with the School of Mathematics, including scholars from Bristol and beyond. There is also expertise of individual members of staff. For more completion of an undergraduate degree. must hold the Postgraduate Certificate in a joint position in both departments. It is ranked a weekly postgraduate seminar, where you may than half of the course, you will have one-to-one You will complete three units (60 credits) from Postgraduate Dental Studies and be eligible for, by the latest Philosophical Gourmet Report present your own work before your peers and tutorials with a member of the department. Preference will be given to applicants whose a choice of units to achieve the certificate, or or registered with, the General Dental Council (2017/18) as the strongest department in the UK learn to develop your argumentation strategies postgraduate activity demonstrates a clear six units (120 credits) to achieve the diploma. You will be guided throughout by a personal tutor or other recognised registration. Recognition for mathematical logic, joint second strongest in a supportive environment. interest in dental implantology. Each unit provides a structured programme that who will help you structure your course of study of Prior Learning (certified/experiential) may also for philosophy of mathematics and joint third involves reading, study days and assessments. Entry requirements: An upper second class and choose the topics you wish to research. be considered. strongest for philosophical logic. MSc Oral Medicine honours degree (or international equivalent) This method of study is not led by teachers in You will be an active member of our flourishing This is a one-year, full-time degree programme For the MSc: Applicants must hold the Our MA draws on this and is open to students with a minimum average of 65 per cent in a classroom but is supported by tutors and research culture and will be encouraged to aimed at qualified dental clinicians looking to Postgraduate Diploma in Postgraduate with first degrees in philosophy (subject to a philosophy (with a significant logic component) or administration at a distance, offering the flexibility participate in the three weekly research seminars develop competency in clinical oral medicine. Dental Studies and be eligible for, or registered suitable background in logic) or mathematics. mathematics. Non-traditional qualifications/routes to suit your personal needs. Units are written on a wide range of philosophical issues. There is It focuses on the recognition, investigation, with, the General Dental Council or other The MA consists of six taught units, which are may also be considered. specifically for this programme and are designed also a weekly postgraduate seminar, where you diagnosis and management of patients presenting recognised registration. examined by essay, and a dissertation. After to be interactive, giving you the opportunity to may present your own work before your peers, with common oral and maxillofacial diseases and satisfactory completion of terms one and two MA Philosophy think and learn for yourself. Following successful Recognition of Prior (certified/experiential) helping you to develop argumentative strategies will provide a sound grounding in the fundamental you will progress to writing a 15,000-word The MA in Philosophy will give you a thorough completion of the diploma, you may carry out a Learning may also be considered. in a supportive environment. principles of UK specialist practice. It also dissertation on an approved topic of your choice. grounding in the core knowledge and skills research project and prepare a dissertation to considers and incorporates the basic principles The dissertation is your chance to produce an required for philosophical research, while allowing Entry requirements: An upper second class achieve an MSc. of evidence-based medicine that are relevant extended piece of philosophical research that can you to pursue your own philosophical interests honours degree (or international equivalent) with a to clinical and modern translational practice. act as preparation for a graduate research degree. in depth. minimum average of 65 per cent in philosophy or in a combination of subjects that include philosophy. bristol.ac.uk/pg-study bristol.ac.uk/pg-study PHILOSOPHY PHYSICS 118 FACULTY OF ARTS FACULTY OF SCIENCE 119 Philosophy Physics

MA Philosophy and History of Science of biology and the joint strongest for general You will be encouraged to attend and participate Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact The emphasis of this programme is on philosophy of science. in both the weekly departmental research Nanoscience and Functional Nanomaterials MSc 1yr FT UK £11,700 FT [email protected] philosophical issues arising from specific seminar and in the Philosophy and History of This MA is intended for graduates of philosophy, Overseas** £23,200 FT scientific disciplines, with a particular focus Science seminar, which often features well-known psychology or biology who wish to study Bench fee £2,000 on physics, biology and mathematics. The scholars in the field, from Bristol and beyond. philosophy of science with an emphasis on Nuclear Science and Engineering MSc 1yr FT UK £11,700 FT [email protected] history of science is studied in terms of the the biological and cognitive sciences. The Entry requirements: An upper second class Overseas** £24,700 FT philosophical debate about the nature of programme focuses on philosophical issues honours degree (or international equivalent) with Philosophy of Physics MA 1yr FT; UK £10,200 FT [email protected] scientific method and knowledge. arising from these scientific disciplines. a minimum average of 65 per cent in physics, (for full description, see pp117-118) 2yrs PT UK £5,100 PT Overseas** £20,100 FT You will take six taught units (three compulsory mathematics or a programme with a major The MA consists of taught components, and three optional). Satisfactory completion of component in physics or mathematics (eg natural For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of examined by essay, and a dissertation. You will terms one and two will allow you to progress sciences or joint honours physics/mathematics Science pages (pp56-57). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). take six taught units, normally three in each term. to writing a dissertation of up to 15,000 words and philosophy). Satisfactory completion of terms one and two will on an approved topic of your choice. The MSc Nanoscience and Entry requirements: An upper second class and the Solid Mechanics Research Group at the allow you to progress to writing a dissertation of dissertation is your chance to produce an Postgraduate Diploma in Philosophy Functional Nanomaterials honours degree (or equivalent) in a science or University of Bristol. at most 15,000 words on an approved topic of This interdisciplinary programme will provide you engineering discipline (eg chemistry, physics, extended piece of philosophical research that This diploma is for graduates in any subject who The programme is delivered full-time over one your choice. with the skills, knowledge and expertise to become biology, biochemistry, materials science or can act as preparation for a graduate research would like to obtain a qualification in philosophy year. The taught section consists of core units, a practitioner in functional materials research, chemical engineering). degree. You will have supervisory meetings with You will also have the option of taking a or to acquire an informed understanding of the which provide a solid foundation in the scientific whether in industry or academia. Our graduates a member of staff who will provide feedback on supervised individual study unit on cognitive subject. The diploma aims to bring students to and engineering subjects, and optional units, have a strong track record of progressing to MSc Nuclear Science and Engineering a draft of your work. anthropology and cultural evolution in association postgraduate level in philosophy in one year. which offer an opportunity to explore topics of with the Department of Anthropology and full-time employment or further study, with around The MSc in Nuclear Science and Engineering will Our expertise is in a broad range of areas You will be taught and supervised by members particular interest. Archaeology. The department also has strong half obtaining PhD places at Bristol or other prepare you for a career in industry or academia related to the philosophy and history of the of a friendly and informal department with one- links with the School of Psychological Science leading universities throughout the world. by providing a thorough grounding in the science The practical programme consists of the group specific sciences, including physics, biology, to-one tutorials, seminars and lectures. You and engineering that underpins today’s nuclear project and the individual research project. and the School of Biological Sciences. The programme is run by the Bristol Centre for mathematics, logic, medicine and psychology. will also be assigned a personal tutor who will energy systems. It combines the strengths of The group project brings students together Functional Nanomaterials, which engages with Our MA draws on these strengths. It is intended Entry requirements: An upper second class help you to structure your course of study and our science and engineering faculties with an into interdisciplinary teams to tackle current a network of more than 100 academics from both for students who have a first degree in honours degree (or international equivalent) choose the topics you wish to research. established programme of nationally recognised problems facing the nuclear industry. These help 15 departments in the Faculties of Science, philosophy who wish to specialise in philosophy with a minimum average of 65 per cent in a industrial research through the Bristol-Oxford develop key skills sought by employers such You will join our flourishing research culture, Engineering and Life Sciences. This rich and and history of science at a higher level, and for science subject (typically biological science or Nuclear Research Centre. as innovation, communication and leadership. and have the opportunity to attend three diverse community provides interdisciplinary individuals with a background in pure science psychology) or philosophy, or a degree with a The individual research project is supervised by weekly research seminars on a wide range of training and challenging projects at the cutting It has been developed and delivered in partnership who wish to make a transition to philosophy major philosophical component. leading academics at the University and is often philosophical issues. There is also a weekly edge of functional materials research. with industry, including a focus on nuclear and history of science or to explore foundational aligned with key industrial partners, offering an postgraduate seminar, where you may present professionalism. After completing the programme, issues within the sciences. MA Philosophy of Physics The structure of the programme – featuring both opportunity to experience the industry’s technical your own work before your peers, helping you you will be familiar with the nuclear industry and The Department of Philosophy has exceptional short training projects and an extended research challenges and professional culture first hand. Entry requirements: An upper second class to develop your argumentative strategies in a its unique safety culture, which will prepare you research strength in philosophy of physics, and project – provides multiple opportunities for direct honours degree (or international equivalent) with supportive environment. to enter the industry or continue in academia. Entry requirements: An upper second class very strong links with the University’s School of interaction with leading academics and industry a minimum average of 65 per cent in a science honours degree (or equivalent) in engineering, Physics. This MA is intended both for students Conversion to an MA within the period of partners across a wide range of research areas. The MSc offers numerous opportunities to subject or philosophy (or a subject with a major physics or a related subject. Relevant professional who wish to specialise in philosophy of physics registration for the diploma may be considered Recent project titles have included ‘Tunable collaborate with partner institutions, such philosophical component). experience or qualifications can also be put at a higher level, and for individuals with a if you consistently achieve high marks in Fluorescent Carbon Dots for Digital Display as Institute Polytechnique de Grenoble, background in physics or mathematics who the programme. forward for consideration as equivalent to the MA Philosophy of Biological and Technologies’, ‘Nanoscale Bi/Sb Chalcohalides École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers, wish to make a transition to philosophy and academic entry requirements. These will be Cognitive Sciences Entry requirements: An upper second class for Solar Energy Conversion’ and ‘Silk-Bone: a the Materials Ageing Institute and Hitachi-GE foundations of physics. The programme considered on a case-by-case basis. The Department of Philosophy is ranked by the honours degree (or international equivalent) in New Spin on Bone-tissue Engineering’. Internships. consists of five taught units in philosophy, latest Philosophical Gourmet Report (2017/18) any subject. Non-traditional qualifications/routes two taught master’s units in physics, and a Throughout the programme you will have Recent graduates have gone to work in the as the strongest in the UK for the philosophy may also be considered. 15,000-word dissertation. opportunities to further your technical and nuclear industry for employers such as Dounreay, professional development in research and EDF Energy, Nuclear Grads, Frazer Nash and presentation skills, scientific writing, teamwork, Atkins. Others have continued to PhD study, bristol.ac.uk/pg-study creativity and entrepreneurship. including within the Interface Analysis Centre bristol.ac.uk/pg-study POLICY STUDIES POLICY STUDIES 120 FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW 121 Policy Studies

Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact The programme will also help you develop We believe this is vital if researchers are to MSc Public Policy important skills in designing and evaluating maximise the impact of their work in addressing What is public policy? Who shapes it? Which Disability Studies: Inclusive Theory and Research MSc, 1yr FT; UK £9,100 FT [email protected] PG Diploma 2-5yrs PT UK £4,550 2yr PT research and community interventions in these issues of real concern to policymakers. institutions are involved? What impact does connected fields. it have on an economic, social and cultural Overseas** £19,800 FT The programme provides core research environment that is increasingly globalised? Nutrition, Physical Activity and Public Health MSc, 1yr FT; UK £9,100 FT [email protected] All units are compulsory and there are no formal training in philosophy and research design in PG Diploma 2yrs PT UK £4,550 PT examinations. Work is assessed through written the social sciences, along with introductions This programme investigates the international Overseas** £21,000 FT assignments, presentations, written reports or to and further approaches in quantitative and public policy environment in terms of the global Policy Research MSc, 1yr FT; UK £9,100 FT [email protected] research proposals. During the final term, you will qualitative methods in the social sciences. It political economy and the impact of business, PG Diploma 2-5yrs PT UK £4,550 2yr PT Overseas** £19,800 FT complete an original research investigation and also offers optional units in our particular areas voluntary sector and public policy agents in the dissertation (8,000-10,000 words) in the form of research expertise, such as child and family field of multi-level governance. Public Policy MSc 1yr FT; UK £9,600 FT [email protected] of an academic paper for a scientific journal on welfare, gender and violence, health and 2yrs PT UK £4,800 PT Graduates from our MSc in Public Policy social care, poverty and social exclusion, Overseas** £24,000 FT an approved public health-based topic, which frequently work in roles that focus on strategy, will incorporate nutrition or physical activity or a and policy-oriented evaluation. For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of policy development and implementation, or combination of the two. Social Sciences and Law pages (pp58-59). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). We recognise that students will be joining with policy research. Potential employers include Part-time students will receive guidance about relevant – albeit varied – experience. Therefore, local or central government departments; MSc Disability Studies: PhD or take up research posts. A co-learning psychology, nursing, prevention/rehabilitation. which units to complete in each year of study. there will be opportunities for you to draw on national or international non-governmental Inclusive Theory and Research environment with social work research and Other qualifications (including those awarded by your own experiences as researchers, managers organisations; and international institutions, This MSc is designed for dieticians, physical This programme, delivered within the Norah Fry policy research students also provides an professional bodies) and relevant professional and policy advisers and to share these with other such as the International Monetary Fund and activity, food and fitness specialists and Centre for Disability Studies, will equip you opportunity to interact and share insights with experience will also be considered. participants on the programme. Those who the United Nations. other health professionals (such as nurses, with the skills, knowledge and ability to plan other interest groups. have recently embarked on a career in policy physiotherapists, kinesiologists, physical trainers There are three core units and a choice of and carry out academic research relevant to MSc Nutrition, Physical Activity research, or who hope to do so, will find the The programme is delivered through a and occupational therapists) who wish to gain optional units. You must also complete a disability studies. and Public Health programme offers a combination of academic combination of intensive block teaching and a deeper understanding about the evidence dissertation of between 10,000 and 15,000 Health promoters, city and service planners, and rigour, up-to-date policy content and relevant You will gain the research skills to help make a weekly delivery to ensure it is as accessible as around the role of nutrition and physical activity in words, which normally begins in late April and public health leaders all have a growing need for skills development. positive difference to the lives of disabled people, possible to postgraduate students, busy policy public health, the factors that influence people’s is submitted by the end of the summer term. high-quality research that is timely and relevant. with a special optional interest in people with professionals and practitioners. The way units physical activity and eating behaviours, and how The MSc consists of four core units and two In this degree we focus on developing your skills As well as considering generic policy concerns, learning (intellectual) disabilities and their families. are delivered means you can accumulate credits to develop and evaluate nutrition and physical optional units, along with a dissertation of in research, policy and practice in the combined the programme gives you an opportunity to flexibly and organise your patterns of attendance activity interventions. 10,000-15,000 words. The Norah Fry Centre for Disability Studies is a fields of diet- and physical activity-related public choose from a range of substantive policy to suit your needs and circumstances. leading national centre of excellence for applied health and wellbeing. Entry requirements: An upper second class Core units are taught in collaboration with issues, such as the economics of public policy, social research and teaching, and the programme The optional units will give you a chance to honours degree in a relevant field (eg nutrition, other postgraduate programmes, providing poverty and social exclusion, penal policy, This work is vital in addressing real issues of is led by staff who are all active researchers. consider research around inclusion for disabled sports science, biology, psychology, food a co-learning environment and giving you the migration, asylum and sustainability. Every concern to policymakers and practitioners. people in relation to international rights, as well science, kinesiology, dietetics, medicine, nursing, opportunity to interact and share insights with unit considers policy in an international and Elements of the programme are delivered by and We are different from other MSc courses in as UK structures in society. You will also have policy) or equivalent international qualification. other students working towards research degrees comparative context. co-taught with people with disabilities, including public health because ours is one of the first to the opportunity to gain a particular awareness Other academic backgrounds and relevant in disability studies, social work research, and those with intellectual disabilities. recognise the need for specialisation in the three Entry requirements: An upper second class and skill set associated with emancipatory professional experience will also be considered. health and wellbeing. intertwined disciplines of nutrition, physical activity honours degree (or international equivalent). The programme is one of only a few in the UK and participatory models of research, where and public health. Entry requirements: An upper second class Other qualifications (including those awarded by to offer disability studies students full research people with disabilities take active roles in the MSc Policy Research honours degree (or international equivalent) in professional bodies) and relevant professional methods training. You will take core units in research process. Our programme provides a unique insight into This programme builds on the links between a relevant social sciences discipline, such as experience will also be considered. research design, quantitative methods and the fascinating interactions between activity, diet research and policy in developing the particular Entry requirements: An upper second class sociology, social work, psychology, economics, qualitative methods, plus an additional core and health by helping you to critically examine skills and capacities needed by policy-oriented honours degrees (or international equivalent) political science, management, history, unit about inclusive research with disabled key interactions at the interface of epidemiology, researchers, professionals and postgraduate in a relevant social sciences or health sciences philosophy or law. Other qualifications (including people. The core units therefore provide a good psychology and policy-relevant research. students who are interested in carrying out public discipline, such as sociology, social work, those awarded by professional bodies) and grounding for those who wish to carry on to a policy, social policy and social welfare research. relevant professional experience will also be considered. bristol.ac.uk/pg-study bristol.ac.uk/pg-study POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 122 FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW 123 Politics and International Relations

Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact MSc International Relations MSc Social Science Research This programme gives a broad assessment Methods (Politics) European and Global Governance MSc 1yr FT; UK £9,100 FT [email protected] 2yrs PT UK £4,550 PT of contemporary international relations. It This MSc provides Economic and Social Overseas** £20,200 FT integrates theoretical approaches with the study Research Council (ESRC)-approved research Gender and International Relations MSc 1yr FT; UK £9,700 FT [email protected] of many cases and issues. It also explores the training in politics and international relations. 2yrs PT UK £4,850 PT ways in which the line between the domestic We aim to provide a thorough grounding in Overseas** £20,200 FT and international is blurred by trade, financial, practical methodological skills through hands-on International Law and International Relations MSc 1yr FT; UK £10,400 FT [email protected] environmental, strategic, ideological, cultural experience and the critical exploration of relevant (for full description, see pp97-103) 2yrs PT UK £5,200 PT and ethical issues. examples and case studies. The programme is Overseas** £19,900 FT particularly suited to those seeking a career as a Entry requirements: An upper second class International Relations MSc 1yr FT; UK £9,700 FT [email protected] social science researcher or continuing to PhD honours degree (or equivalent qualification). 2yrs PT UK £4,850 PT level, including ESRC-funded doctoral study. Overseas** £20,200 FT MSc International Security The School of Sociology, Politics and International International Security MSc 1yr FT; UK £9,700 FT [email protected] 2yrs PT UK £4,850 PT There are a growing number of new threats Studies promotes a close-knit student community Overseas** £20,200 FT in international security, ranging from civil with easy access to members of staff who all give Social Science Research MSc 1yr FT; UK £9,100 FT [email protected] war, terrorism and transnational crime to the a high priority to teaching and supervision while Methods (Politics) 2yrs PT UK £4,550 PT proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. maintaining high-quality research. Overseas** £20,200 FT This programme provides you with a theoretical The programme provides thorough theoretical For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of and empirical understanding of the international and practical knowledge of the variety of Social Sciences and Law pages (pp58-59). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). security environment of the post-Cold War qualitative and quantitative data collection era, including the origins of conflict and methods available to the social scientist, and the MSc European and Global Governance Bristol graduates are in high demand and have MSc Gender and International Relations peace, the emergence of new security threats main methods of data analysis. The programme Europe is confronted by a growing number of an excellent record of employment following This programme examines and deploys and the many different agencies involved also covers the research process, ethical challenges on the world stage, ranging from graduation. Graduates of our MSc programmes perspectives from feminism, gender studies, in conflict prevention, peacekeeping and considerations and social theory. You will be the rise of emerging economies and new go on to pursue varied and interesting careers. cultural studies and sexuality studies, along peacemaking today. encouraged to apply your methods training to security concerns to the implications of Brexit. with interdisciplinary research in international substantive research interests. Many sectors – such as the civil service, The MSc aims to be empirically relevant by Drawing on theories of international relations, political economy, civil–military relations, non-governmental organisations and charity teaching you how to apply theoretical concepts Students of our social sciences research comparative politics and European integration, international development and the study work – require an MSc and some volunteer/ to contemporary conflicts and current affairs. master’s programmes typically go on to further this programme allows you to engage with the of men and masculinities. internship experience. study at PhD level or pursue research jobs in study of European and global governance from Entry requirements: An upper second class You will take a combination of mandatory government or private sector, for example in the a variety of perspectives – the domestic, the Graduates from our programmes have gone honours degree (or equivalent qualification). and optional taught units within the School of House of Commons, the World Bank and the regional/supranational, and the global. on to work for Refugee UK, Shelter, Barnardos, Sociology, Politics and International Studies. think tank Demos. Amnesty International, government departments The MSc aims to be empirically relevant by Each unit is delivered over a number of weeks and the European Parliament, among others. Entry requirements: An upper second class teaching you how to apply theoretical concepts and assessed by an essay (or equivalent form honours degree (or equivalent qualification). to some of the biggest political challenges Entry requirements: An upper second class of written submission). The taught section of facing Europe today. It will also prepare you honours degree (or equivalent qualification). the programme is followed in the summer term for a wide range of careers in European and by a dissertation. international affairs. Entry requirements: An upper second class honours degree (or equivalent qualification).

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Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Postgraduate Diploma in Applied MSc Clinical Neuropsychology Neuropsychology (Bristol-based) Neuropsychology (distance learning) This MSc is provided in partnership with Applied Neuropsychology MSc 1yr FT; UK £11,500 FT [email protected] 2yrs PT UK £5,750 PT This postgraduate diploma is provided in This distance learning diploma is available to North Bristol NHS Trust. It is accredited by the Overseas** £22,300 FT partnership with North Bristol NHS Trust. The students who live outside the UK and have a British Psychological Society (BPS) Division of Applied Neuropsychology (Bristol-based) PG Diploma 1yr FT; UK £9,200 FT [email protected] taught content of the diploma is identical to the degree in psychology or a related discipline. Neuropsychology and delivers teaching and 2yrs PT UK £4,600 PT taught content we provide when training clinical This degree is provided in partnership with support that provides both the adult knowledge Overseas** £17,900 FT psychologists to specialise in neuropsychology. North Bristol NHS Trust. The taught content of and practice competencies required for Applied Neuropsychology (distance learning) PG Diploma 1yr FT; UK £9,200 FT [email protected] The course therefore covers core content this diploma is identical to the taught content we entry on to the Specialist Register of Clinical 2yrs PT UK £4,600 PT specified by the British Psychological Society provide when training clinical psychologists in Neuropsychologists (SRCN). Overseas** £11,500 FT the UK to specialise in clinical neuropsychology. and delivers an authentic reflection of clinical Knowledge competencies are delivered Clinical Neuropsychology MSc 1yr FT; UK £12,200 FT [email protected] The course therefore delivers an authentic practices and issues. You will learn about a through teaching and around 80 per cent of 2yrs PT UK £6,100 PT reflection of clinical practice and issues. You range of neuropsychological disorders and this taught content is delivered by practising Overseas** £20,800 FT will learn about a range of neuropsychological pathologies, as well as focusing on principles clinicians. You will learn about a range of Clinical Neuropsychology PG Diploma 1yr FT; UK £9,200 FT [email protected] disorders and pathologies as well as of assessment, treatment and rehabilitation. neuropsychological disorders and pathologies 2yrs PT UK £4,600 PT focusing on principles of assessment, Overseas** £17,900 FT Around 80 per cent of our taught content is as well as focusing on principles of assessment, treatment and rehabilitation. Clinical Neuropsychology Practice PG Certificate 1yr FT; UK £3,300 FT [email protected] delivered by practising clinicians, and you will treatment and rehabilitation. Around 80 per cent of our taught content is 2yrs PT UK £1,650 PT also receive tutorials that allow you to discuss Alongside taught content relating to the adult Overseas** £4,500 FT delivered by practising clinicians, and alongside different aspects of course content. The knowledge competencies, this MSc provides lectures you can also engage in online tutorials Experimental Psychology (conversion) MSc 1yr FT UK £11,500 FT [email protected] programme will deepen your knowledge and support for you to develop your practical Overseas** £22,300 FT with clinicians and academics. The course will experience of clinical neuropsychology and help experience and competencies in clinical deepen your knowledge and experience of Theoretical and Practical Clinical Neuropsychology PG Diploma 2yrs PT UK £5,600 PT [email protected] prepare you for research, professional positions neuropsychology. In order to acquire relevant Overseas** £8,950 PT clinical neuropsychology and help prepare you (eg assistant psychologist) or further clinical clinical experience, it is your responsibility for work or further training in a wide range of For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of Life training (eg doctorate in clinical psychology). to secure paid employment within a Sciences pages (pp54-55). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). neuropsychology and clinical positions. Entry requirements: An upper second class neuropsychology service during your enrolment honours degree (or international equivalent) in This flexible distance-learning programme allows on the MSc. It is also your responsibility to secure MSc Applied Neuropsychology Around 80 per cent of our taught content is Entry requirements: An upper second class psychology or a closely related discipline (eg you to avoid the costs of studying abroad, while supervision for your work when enrolled on the This degree is provided in partnership with North delivered by practising clinicians, and you will also honours degree (or international equivalent) neuroscience). Previous professional experience the part-time option allows you to continue course. However, we provide additional oversight Bristol NHS Trust. The taught content of the receive regular, structured tutorials with clinicians in psychology or a closely related discipline or qualifications can also be put forward for working and maintaining other commitments. All and support towards developing your case MSc is identical to the taught content we provide that allow you to discuss different aspects of (eg neuroscience). Previous professional consideration as equivalent to the academic aspects of delivery are identical to the UK-based portfolio and ensuring your clinical experience when training clinical psychologists to specialise clinical practice and gain insight into patient experience or qualifications can be put forward entry requirements given above. programme but with additional online sessions demonstrates the required competencies in neuropsychology. The course therefore pathways and evidence-based formulation. for consideration as equivalent to the academic providing academic and pastoral support. All for entry to the SRCN. This support includes These will be considered on a case-by-case covers core content specified by the British The course will deepen your knowledge and entry requirements given above. These will be lectures are streamed live on the internet and feedback on two written case reports and basis and we welcome enquiries about the Psychological Society and delivers an authentic experience of clinical neuropsychology and help considered on a case-by-case basis and we recorded for you to replay at any point. a practice viva experience. It is provided suitability of any particular degree prior to reflection of clinical practices and issues. You prepare you for research, professional positions welcome enquiries about the suitability of any by clinicians with experience of conducting full application. Entry requirements: An upper second class will learn about a range of neuropsychological (eg assistant psychologist) or further clinical particular degree prior to full application. portfolio vivas for the Qualification in Clinical honours degree (or international equivalent) in disorders and pathologies, as well as training (eg Doctorate in Clinical Psychology). Neuropsychology. focusing on principles of assessment, psychology or a closely related discipline (eg You will have the opportunity to undertake treatment and rehabilitation. neuroscience). Previous professional experience Entry requirements: You must have a UK independent research through your dissertation. or qualifications can also be put forward for doctorate in clinical psychology (or international There are some opportunities to conduct consideration as equivalent to the academic equivalent recognised by the BPS) and your research project with clinicians working entry requirements given above. registration as a clinical psychologist with in the NHS. the Health and Care Professions Council. These will be considered on a case-by-case basis and we welcome enquiries about the suitability of any particular degree prior to bristol.ac.uk/pg-study full application. bristol.ac.uk/pg-study PSYCHOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY 126 FACULTY OF LIFE SCIENCES FACULTY OF LIFE SCIENCES 127 Psychology

Postgraduate Diploma in Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical MSc Experimental Psychology (conversion) Entry requirements: An upper second class developing your case portfolio, including Clinical Neuropsychology Neuropsychology Practice Students enrolled on conversion programmes honours degree, or international equivalent. feedback on two written cases and a practice This diploma is accredited by the British This certificate is provided in partnership with are commonly seeking to move into psychology Applicants are also expected to demonstrate viva. This support is provided by clinicians with Psychological Society (BPS) Division of North Bristol NHS Trust. It is accredited by the from other disciplines. They are often interested some evidence of scientific and statistical experience of conducting portfolio vivas for the Neuropsychology and delivers the adult British Psychological Society (BPS) Division in careers as chartered psychologists, literacy (eg an A in at least one A-level science Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology. knowledge component of the competency of Neuropsychology and will support you in specialising in areas such as clinical, subject, an undergraduate degree in a scientific Entry requirements: You must possess a requirements for advanced training in clinical developing the practice competencies required educational, health, sport, counselling, forensic, discipline, quantitative research experience, doctorate in clinical psychology (DClinPsy) and neuropsychology. This represents the first step in for entry on to the Specialist Register of Clinical occupational, neuro or research psychology. relevant work, extra-curricular experience). be registered as a Clinical Psychologist with gaining eligibility to join the UK Specialist Register Neuropsychologists (SRCN). The programme is Successful completion of an accredited the Health and Care Professions Council. This of Clinical Neuropsychologists. aimed at applicants pursuing a qualification in Postgraduate Diploma in Theoretical and conversion programme provides eligibility degree is normally run in conjunction with prior adult or paediatric neuropsychology. Practical Clinical Neuropsychology Since 2010, an academic partnership between for the Graduate Basis for Chartered agreements between University of Bristol and This diploma is provided in partnership the University of Bristol and North Bristol NHS In order to accrue relevant clinical experience, it Membership of the British Psychological selected UK DClinPsy programmes. with North Bristol NHS Trust, and is Trust has delivered professionally accredited is your responsibility to secure paid employment Society, which is the first step along any designed to support both the knowledge In order to meet British Psychological Society training in clinical neuropsychology. By partnering within a neuropsychology service during your of these professional pathways. and practice competencies required for accreditation requirements, applicants must with a large and well-established clinical enrolment on the certificate. It is also your You will learn the theories of social, cognitive, advanced professional training in adult clinical pass an entrance examination set by the neuropsychology department within North Bristol responsibility to secure supervision for your developmental, biological and individual neuropsychology. The programme is similar to University of Bristol and must also submit a NHS Trust, this course provides both clinical work when enrolled on the course. However, differences psychology, and develop the skills our MSc in Clinical Neuropsychology. However, 2,000-word essay (on a prescribed topic). The expertise and academic excellence. Around 80 we provide additional oversight and support to understand and apply the research on which it allows you to bring forward learning and pass mark for the examination and essay is per cent of the taught content is delivered by towards developing your case portfolio and these theories are based. You will also learn case experience from your doctorate in clinical 50 per cent. The combined mark determines practising clinicians, and you will learn about ensuring your clinical experience demonstrates how to design research studies and analyse psychology (for collaborating institutions, whether a candidate has passed the entrance a range of neuropsychological disorders and the required competencies for entry to the data to provide valid answers to meaningful see bristol.ac.uk/psychology) in order to requirements, with the essay weighted at 34 per pathologies as well as focusing on principles SRCN. This support includes feedback on psychological research questions. streamline the postdoctoral training required cent and exam at 66 per cent of the final mark. of assessment, treatment and rehabilitation. two written case reports and a practice to develop both knowledge and practice viva experience. This support is provided In your dissertation, you will combine these Applicants must be able to provide evidence The course is largely distance-based (excluding competencies. by clinicians with experience of conducting skills and knowledge to develop, carry out of a minimum of six months’ practice experience exams and teaching weeks), and can be taken portfolio vivas for the Qualification in Clinical and report on a substantial piece of original, By partnering with a large and well-established primarily supervised by a recognised clinical from home or work. Lectures are recorded and Neuropsychology (QiCN). empirical research. clinical neuropsychology department within neuropsychologist, and documentary evidence can be watched live or whenever is convenient. North Bristol NHS Trust, this course provides from this period (eg specific submitted Entry requirements: The certificate requires Teaching and dissertation supervision is Entry requirements: You must have a clinical both clinical expertise and academic excellence. case report). you to have a UK doctorate in clinical undertaken by internationally renowned doctorate in psychology, or an international Around 80 per cent of the taught content psychology or educational psychology (or academics, who employ a variety of teaching equivalent recognised by the BPS, and be is delivered by practising clinicians, and you international equivalent recognised by the BPS) and assessment methods (eg lectures, registered as a psychologist with the Health and will learn about a range of neuropsychological and registration as a clinical or educational seminars, tutorials, laboratories, essays, Care Professions Council. disorders and pathologies, as well as psychologist with the Health and Care reports and examinations. These methods focusing on principles of assessment, Professions Council. You must also demonstrate help you to develop transferable skills, such treatment and rehabilitation. that you have completed, or are undertaking, the as critical thinking, psychological and scientific knowledge component of training competencies literacy, research skills, teamwork, and oral and Alongside the adult knowledge competencies, (either via QiCN or BPS-accredited courses) written communication skills, which are valued this diploma supports your development of relevant to the practice component you wish to by employers across a wide range of industries. practical experience and competencies in clinical undertake (adult or paediatric). The adult version They also help to prepare you for further neuropsychology. Your clinical practice must of this certificate is only open to those who hold postgraduate study in psychology. be undertaken within your paid employment the adult knowledge dimension (and likewise and you must secure appropriate supervision the paediatric knowledge dimension in the for your work when enrolled on the course. paediatric case). However, we offer additional support towards bristol.ac.uk/pg-study bristol.ac.uk/pg-study RELIGION SOCIAL SCIENCES INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMMES 128 FACULTY OF ARTS FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW 129 Religion Social Sciences interdisciplinary programmes

Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact Religion MA 1yr FT; UK £9,200 FT [email protected] Advanced Quantitative Methods MRes 1yr FT; UK £4,475 FT [email protected] 2yrs PT UK £4,600 PT 2yrs PT UK £2,238 PT Overseas** £20,800 FT Overseas** £18,900 FT For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of Arts Global Political Economy MRes 1yr FT; UK £4,475 FT [email protected] pages (pp48-49). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). 2yrs PT UK £2,238 PT Overseas** £18,900 FT MA Religion The taught element of the programme requires Health and Wellbeing MRes 1yr FT; UK £4,475 FT [email protected] The MA in Religion provides advanced study you to do some study of both Asian and 2yrs PT UK £2,238 PT Overseas** £18,900 FT of the religious traditions of both the West and Western religious traditions (irrespective of the Asia. The programme offers two pathways: pathway you choose) but also allows you to Security, Conflict and Human Rights MRes 1yr FT; UK £4,475 FT [email protected] 2yrs PT UK £2,238 PT • Buddhist Studies focus more rigorously on the study of either Overseas** £18,900 FT • Theology and Religious Studies. Buddhism or religion and theology more broadly. Sustainable Futures MRes 1yr FT; UK £4,475 FT [email protected] In either pathway, the aim is to help you engage These reflect the expertise in the Department 2yrs PT UK £2,238 PT in in-depth study, led by staff who teach careful, of Religion and Theology and allow you to study Overseas** £18,900 FT rigorous, scholarly research methods at a various religious traditions with scholars who are For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of high level. world-renowned experts in those fields. Social Sciences and Law pages (pp58-59). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). This degree will build your ability to comprehend The Buddhist Studies pathway is suitable large amounts of material, think critically for those who either want to deepen their MRes Advanced Quantitative Methods The MRes forms part of a suite of interdisciplinary The MRes encourages you to analyse the about it, and express your thoughts clearly knowledge of Buddhism through academic This MRes programme aims to develop pathways that are delivered as part of the South diverse experiences and impact of economic and persuasively in writing and in speech. Our study or are interested in undertaking research a systematic understanding and critical West Doctoral Training Partnership. This pathway globalisation, and examine relationships graduates are highly employable because they in Buddhist studies but have little or no formal appreciation of alternative approaches, is a collaborative programme delivered across the between global governance and inequality. It have the ability to learn quickly and to think and academic training in this area at undergraduate methodologies and paradigms of social Universities of Bath, Bristol and Exeter. Core units will also help you understand that analysing and communicate intelligently. level. There are two core units, one of which is science research. It will develop fully trained are taught intensively, with time spent at each resolving many of the key problems confronting a language unit, and a choice of optional units, Students who complete this MA programme and competent social science researchers, location. Much of the programme is delivered humanity in the 21st century will require new and possibly including those available from across have taken up many different careers in areas who are able to understand and use research by members of the Quantitative Spatial Science interdisciplinary academic approaches, innovative the Faculty of Arts. For the dissertation unit, you such as academic research, social work, techniques appropriate to their subject area Research group, offering particular expertise methods and policy agendas, creative thinking will engage in supervised research on a topic banking and industry, counselling and teaching, and are conversant with approaches used in geographic data science and methods of and transnationally comparative data sets. by other social scientists. geographical analysis. of your choice and submit a dissertation of research, design, journalism, advertising, film You will take a combination of mandatory and between 10,000 and 15,000 words. and the arts. The programme has a substantial theoretical and Entry requirements: An upper second optional taught units within the Faculty of Social The Theology and Religious Studies pathway Entry requirements: An upper second class quantitative core but also delivers complementary class degree (or equivalent) with substantive Sciences and Law (including the School of comprises two core units and four optional honours degree (or international equivalent). qualitative training. This will provide an essential quantitative elements (which is is normally Sociology, Politics and International Studies, units. As with the Buddhist Studies pathway, Non-traditional qualifications/routes may also foundation for any working researcher, whether considered to be at least 60 credits plus a School for Policy Studies and School you will also engage in supervised research on be considered. they are going on to do a PhD or otherwise quantitative dissertation). of Geographical Sciences). Each unit is a topic of your choice and submit a dissertation engaged in research. The training will enable delivered over the course of 12 weeks and of between 10,000 and 15,000 words. you to think through how you can use your MRes Global Political Economy assessed by an essay or equivalent form of knowledge and skills in advanced quantitative This programme is one of five interdisciplinary written submission. This is followed in the methods in different contexts, apply them to a pathways that are delivered as part of the summer term by a dissertation. variety of problems, and then identify your own South West Doctoral Training Partnership. Please note that some units will be taught needs for training. This pathway explores the dynamics of global collaboratively with partner institutions and transformation and policy implications, as well will require travel. as their interrelations with national and regional institutional and social responses to the changing global political and economic order. bristol.ac.uk/pg-study bristol.ac.uk/pg-study SOCIAL SCIENCES INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMMES SOCIAL WORK 130 FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW 131 Social Sciences interdisciplinary programmes Social Work

The MRes emphasises ESRC-accredited Many of our students already have established by an essay or equivalent form of written Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact research methods training, the ability to plan, careers as health providers, and this programme submission. This is followed in the summer term Social Work MSc 2yrs FT UK £9,100 FT [email protected] research and write a sophisticated dissertation, has allowed them to progress in these roles by a dissertation. Overseas** £19,800 FT and the ability to think in broad theoretical or shift their focus to research and Entry requirements: An upper second class Social Work Research MSc, 1yr FT; UK £9,100 FT [email protected] and interdisciplinary terms about challenging communications careers. honours degree (or equivalent qualification) in a PG Diploma 2-5yrs PT UK £4,550 2yr PT issues. These provide an ideal introduction Entry requirements: Minimum of an upper related field. Overseas** £19,800 FT to academic research and to working for second class honours degree (or international For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of non-governmental organisations. equivalent) in a health-related field (eg nutrition, MRes Sustainable Futures Social Sciences and Law pages (pp58-59). Entry requirements: An upper second class sports science, psychology, dietetics, nursing, Sustainability research asks how human honours degree (or equivalent qualification) in medicine, complementary therapies and social wellbeing can be maintained and enhanced in the MSc Social Work The MSc in Social Work combines university- MSc Social Work Research a related field. science degrees where health is a significant long term, given rising populations, limited natural This two-year professional programme is based learning with two extended periods of This programme creates links between social interest). Other qualifications (including those resources and a fragile environment. designed for people who want to qualify and supervised practice as a student social worker in work research and practice in a range of MRes Health and Wellbeing awarded by professional bodies) and relevant This type of research and understanding is practise as a professional social worker. a social work agency. On completing this degree, settings. You will be taught the necessary skills Health and wellbeing research asks how we professional experience will also be considered. you will be eligible to register with the social to undertake research into social work and timely and important. This field, with its clear Social work is a demanding but highly rewarding can improve human health and wellbeing work regulatory body (Social Work England) social care as a practice-based professional applied focus and strong strategic future-directed profession, which is often in the public spotlight. by reducing health inequalities, tackling the MRes Security, Conflict and Human Rights and practise as a qualified professional social or a postgraduate research student. policy implications, has social sciences at its As a qualified social worker, you will be able to social determinants of poor health, increasing This programme is one of five interdisciplinary worker in a range of settings, including statutory, heart. It also requires a broad interdisciplinary work with both children and adults, helping them This degree will help you acquire vital tools to healthy behaviours and improving public health. pathways that are delivered as part of the South voluntary, private and independent sectors. approach and an understanding of the maximise your work in addressing real issues Understanding how the conditions in which West Doctoral Training Partnership. to be safe, cope with difficulties and take control economics, law, politics and psychology of of concern with policymakers, managers, people are ‘born, grow, live, work and age’ (World of their lives. You will support people to identify You will develop an understanding of the The MRes in Security, Conflict and Human sustainability, as well as the geography and practitioners and service users in social work Health Organization, Social Determinants of their strengths and build their self-confidence, structural and personal factors that lead to Rights recognises social scientific research on demographics of those affected. and care. Health) act to protect or harm their health requires help them to overcome times of crisis, and link disadvantage, oppression and discrimination, security, conflict and human rights from different an interdisciplinary approach at the interface of The MRes emphasises ESRC-accredited with other services. and learn how to apply this understanding to disciplines, and how different approaches treat The programme offers a combination of social and biomedical sciences. research methods training, the ability to plan, your practice. You will develop values and skills these issues. The programme moves beyond This requires an ability to appraise complex and academic rigour, up-to-date practice content research and write a sophisticated dissertation, as a reflective practitioner, appraising relevant traditional approaches to security studies to difficult situations, drawing on social science and relevant and transferable research skills This programme is one of five South West and the ability to think in broad theoretical evidence – including research – to evaluate your complement these with wider perspectives, research, social work theories and methods development. Core units will draw on theories Doctoral Training Partnership interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary terms about challenging own and other people’s work and to contribute such as human (in)security, including domestic of intervention. You will need a thorough and research methods from across the social pathways that are delivered in partnership with environmental issues. These provide an to the development of policy and practice. insecurity and violence, to develop better understanding of social policies and a firm sciences – including economics, law and the , University of the West of ideal introduction to academic research strategies for resolving conflicts and securing grasp of the legal powers and duties that Entry requirements: An upper second class philosophy – providing you with a strong England and . and to working for environmental ministries, social justice. underpin your practice. honours degree (or equivalent qualification) in foundation to carry out your own research. Core training in research methods supports agencies, consultancies or non-governmental any discipline. Relevant social work/social Optional units build on our particular research optional units drawn from a diverse field including We equip researchers with the interdisciplinary organisations, or other organisations working for care-related experience. GCSEs in English expertise and focus on the skills you will require public health interventions, public health law, skills to influence research, policy and practice environmental change. The skills of research and and Mathematics at grade A-C (or equivalent) as a social work researcher engaged with a range psychology of health behaviours, disability in order to avoid and mitigate security risks. The writing, which are central to the programme, are are required. of multidisciplinary colleagues. For example, you studies, poverty and inequality, global health and programme will be of interest to anyone pursuing invaluable for work of this kind. a career in international security, development may choose to study community development gendered violence. Another possibility is working within government and conflict issues, international development programmes in the context of poverty, The skills of research and writing, which are agencies, again through the development of departments of government, policy research, interventions to tackle , or central to the programme, are invaluable for work rigorous research training skills and the ability consultancy, the civil service or the military. programmes for young offenders. Other optional in policy and planning. Our students are well to engage in broader social and environmental units focus on the wellbeing of particular groups: placed for research and information careers You will take a combination of mandatory and understanding. children with disabilities, people with severe with local government, Public Health England, optional taught units across the Faculty of Entry requirements: An upper second class and long-term mental illness, or asylum seekers Social Sciences and Law (including the School national or international charities or other honours degree in a relevant social sciences or and migrants. of Sociology, Politics and International Studies health organisations. law discipline (or international equivalent), and/or and School for Policy Studies). Each is delivered a master’s qualification. Previous or professional within a 12-week teaching block and assessed bristol.ac.uk/pg-study experience is not required. bristol.ac.uk/pg-study SOCIAL WORK SOCIOLOGY 132 FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW 133 Social Work Sociology

We recognise that students will be joining with Entry requirements: An upper second class Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact relevant, albeit varied, experience and there will honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant Contemporary Identities MSc 1yr FT; UK £9,100 FT [email protected] be opportunities for you to draw on your own social science discipline, such as sociology, 2yrs PT UK £4,550 PT experiences as researchers, managers and social work, psychology, economics, political Overseas** £20,200 FT policy advisers and to share these with other science, management, history, philosophy and Ethnicity and Multiculturalism MSc 1yr FT; UK £9,100 FT [email protected] participants on the programme. A co-learning law. Degrees from other fields may also be 2yrs PT UK £4,550 PT environment also gives you the opportunity to considered; or an upper second class honours Overseas** £20,200 FT interact and share insights with other students degree (or equivalent) in any subject and a Social and Cultural Theory MSc 1yr FT; UK £9,100 FT [email protected] studying research degrees in disability studies, master’s degree in social work; or a professional 2yrs PT UK £4,550 PT policy research, and health and wellbeing. qualification in social work and relevant Overseas** £20,200 FT professional or voluntary experience. Social Science Research Methods (Sociology) MSc 1yr FT; UK £9,100 FT [email protected] This programme does not include practical 2yrs PT UK £4,550 PT training or lead to a professional qualification in A professional social work qualification is not a Overseas** £20,200 FT social work. If you wish to study for a qualification requirement for admission to the programme. Sociology MSc 1yr FT; UK £9,100 FT [email protected] in social work practice, please see the MSc in 2yrs PT UK £4,550 PT Social Work. Overseas** £20,200 FT The programme is delivered through a For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of combination of intensive block teaching and Social Sciences and Law pages (pp58-59). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). weekly delivery so that it is as accessible as possible to postgraduate students, busy policy MSc Contemporary Identities You will take a combination of mandatory It also examines the discrimination, exclusion, professionals and practitioners. The way units are The study of identity is a burgeoning area of and optional taught units within the School of marginality and unfair treatment of minority designed allows students to accumulate credits sociological and cultural studies. Over a range of Sociology, Politics and International Studies. groups, and the violation of their civil rights flexibly and organise their patterns of attendance units, this programme provides an introduction to Each unit is delivered over the course of in different societies. key themes in this field, with identity explored in 12 weeks and assessed by an essay (or to suit their needs and circumstances. Bristol graduates are in high demand and have both theoretical and substantive ways. equivalent form of written submission). The an excellent record of employment following The MSc consists of four core and two optional taught section of the programme is followed On the one hand, there has been an exciting graduation. Students of our MSc programmes units, with a dissertation of 10,000-15,000 words. in the summer term by a dissertation. and innovative strand of work to explore and go on to pursue varied and interesting careers. Visit our programme catalogue for full details re-theorise the ideas of subjectivity and selfhood Entry requirements: An upper second class Many sectors – such as the civil service, of the structure and unit content for our MSc in the context of changes brought about by late honours degree (or equivalent qualification). non-governmental organisationsand charity in Social Work Research. modern and postmodern society. On the other work – require an MSc and some volunteer/ hand, the question of identity has come under MSc Ethnicity and Multiculturalism internship experience. scrutiny within substantive areas of sociology, This programme is principally concerned with such as the sociology of race and ethnicity, explaining the importance of ethnicity and Graduates from our programmes have gone the sociology of religion and the sociology of multiculturalism, race, racism, diaspora and on to work for Refugee UK, Shelter, Barnardos, gender relations. communalism in contemporary societies. It has Amnesty International, government departments a particular focus on the nature of multicultural and the European Parliament, among others. There are also important discussions concerning and multi-ethnic societies, the issues surrounding the ways in which identities are recorded and Entry requirements: An upper second class culture in a modern and postmodern world, observed, including debates over new narrative honours degree (or equivalent qualification). and the growing public policy implications of and other qualitative methodologies. addressing ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious diversity within modern nation states.

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MSc Social and Cultural Theory The programme delivers a thorough theoretical Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact This programme provides an introduction to a and practical grounding in the variety of Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Secondary) PGCE 1yr FT UK £9,250 FT† [email protected] range of debates within the so-called ‘cultural qualitative and quantitative data collection Overseas** £20,100 FT turn’ in sociological studies. methods available to the social scientist and in the principal methods of analysing data. It For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty Increasingly, sociologists are looking to the of Social Sciences and Law pages (pp58-59). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). †Please note that the total cost of this programme is the same also covers the philosophies underpinning the concept of culture as a source of explanation as the cost of an undergraduate degree programme, which is currently set at £9,250 per year for UK students. Should the undergraduate fee increase in future, the PGCE fee will also research process, ethical considerations and increase. Check our website for up-to-date fees. – and questioning – in their studies of social theory. You will be encouraged to apply contemporary social formations. your methods training to your substantive Postgraduate Certificate in The main subjects offered are: Entry requirements: Prior to admission to The MSc in Social and Cultural Theory addresses research interests. Education (Secondary) • English the programme, all students are required by both theoretical and substantive elements of this Entry requirements: An upper second class We have a long history of training teachers and • Geography the Department for Educatio to have: at least cultural turn. The works of key thinkers within honours degree (or equivalent qualification). are currently rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted. • History GCSE or ‘O’ level at grade C or 4 (if taken social and cultural theory are explored, and the Our one-year programme is available in a • Mathematics after summer 2017) or an equivalent overseas role of cultural explanations within theories of race MSc Sociology range of secondary subjects and will lead to • Modern Foreign Languages qualification in English and Mathematics; and ethnicity, gender relations and the sociology This programme gives you the opportunity both a postgraduate qualification (PGCE) and (French, German, Italian, Spanish) minimum lower second class honours degree) or of religion (among others) is also given both to extend your core sociological knowledge qualified teacher status, enabling you to teach • Music an equivalent qualification, in a subject relevant theoretical and empirical consideration. and understanding. It will also bolster your across the 11-19 age range. In addition, you • Religious Education to the proposed main teaching subject. will gain up to 60 master’s-level credits that • Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics). These issues are situated within the framework understanding of the subject if your background Please note that equivalence tests you can put towards an MSc in Education. of analyses and critiques of wider debates is in a related area, but you do not have You will spend two-thirds of your time on for GCSEs will only be considered and discourses in social and cultural theory on specialist knowledge of sociology. We work in partnership with more than 60 local placement in at least two contrasting schools. in exceptional circumstances. Such questions such as postmodernism, postfeminism You will take a combination of mandatory schools offering two routes into teaching – Notably, our programme includes a short applications will be assessed and reviewed and postcolonialism. and optional taught units within the School of University-led and School Direct – allowing you to placement in a primary school as well as offering by the subject tutor, programme director Entry requirements: An upper second class Sociology, Politics and International Studies. choose the route that suits you. Our programmes the opportunity to gain experience in a special and PGCE administration manager. honours degree (or equivalent qualification). Each unit is delivered over the course of 12 are current, challenging and innovative, and are school. The remaining time is spent at University weeks and assessed by an essay (or equivalent informed by both our own extensive research in where you will join our diverse student community. the field of education as well as current practice. MSc Social Science Research form of written submission). The taught section In 2016, 91 per cent of our student teachers Methods (Sociology) of the programme is followed in the summer There are three major components of the were employed in education after completing This programme reflects the School of term by a dissertation. programme, which are strongly interrelated the PGCE programme, with many finding Sociology, Politics and International Studies’ The key learning goals are to develop your and are designed to equip you with the employment in the south west. As a teacher with expertise in research methods training. It critical use and comprehension of social knowledge, understanding and practical skills a University of Bristol PGCE, you will be highly provides comprehensive training in the whole theory, gain a grounding in methodologies and you will need to pursue a successful teaching valued by schools both locally and nationally; process of research conceptualisation, design techniques of enquiry, and focus on distinctive, career and become a reflective practitioner: they will appreciate your thorough preparation in and operationalisation. substantive sociological topics, such as • Curriculum Studies – looks at all aspects teaching and high level of subject knowledge. of how to teach your subject, including It is particularly suitable for those seeking ethnicity, multiculturalism, gender, sexuality, At Bristol you will be allocated a personal tutor planning, teaching, assessment and a career as a social science researcher or religion and culture. in your specialist subject, ensuring you receive classroom management. going on to a PhD, including doctoral study the very highest levels of both pastoral and The dissertation gives you the opportunity to • Educational and Professional Studies – focuses funded by the Economic and Social Research professional support. Our strong community pursue a sociological project of your choice on working in classrooms and schools and Council (ESRC). It has been carefully formulated and student support sets us apart from other in greater depth, while still providing close on the broader context of teaching today. to reflect the training recommended by the providers and is frequently acknowledged by academic supervision. • School Experience – placements ESRC and has been accredited as a research both students and external inspectors. training programme. Entry requirements: An upper second class provide opportunities for observation, honours degree (or equivalent qualification). practice and research in a wide variety of partnership schools. bristol.ac.uk/pg-study bristol.ac.uk/pg-study TRANSLATION TRANSLATION 136 FACULTY OF ARTS FACULTY OF ARTS 137 Translation

Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact The School of Modern Languages has an MA Translation established record in translator training and This is a distance-learning master’s programme Chinese-English Audiovisual Translation MA 1yr FT; UK £9,100 FT [email protected] 2yrs PT UK £4,550 PT excellent industry links. Its translation staff include for aspiring or practising translators. It is suitable Overseas** £20,000 FT practising professional translators and translation for graduates in any discipline offering one or Chinese-English Translation MA 1yr FT; UK £9,100 FT [email protected] researchers. We are a corporate member of the more of the following languages in addition 2yrs PT UK £4,550 PT Institute of Translation and Interpreting and an to English: Czech, French, German, Italian, Overseas** £20,000 FT institutional member of the American Translators’ Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Russian or Translation MA, 1yrs FT; UK £9,100 FT [email protected] Association (ATA). We are on the ATA’s list Spanish. Translation on the programme is into PG Certificate, 2-3yrs PT UK £4,550 2yrs PT of approved providers of translator training. English. The MA combines language-specific PG Diploma Overseas** £20,000 FT Students have an opportunity to obtain SDL practice with training in translation theory and For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of Arts Trados translation software certification. translation technologies. pages (pp48-49). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). Entry requirements: For non-native Chinese You will study interactively, as part of an online speakers, an upper second class honours degree group led by a tutor. The programme is taught MA Chinese-English Audiovisual Translation Tutors include specialists in translation MA Chinese-English Translation (or international equivalent) in Chinese Studies, entirely online and you are not required to come The MA Chinese-English Audiovisual Translation technologies, video game localisation and Our Chinese-English Translation MA programme or equivalent. Applicants will be required to do a to campus. Our library has an excellent stock of is designed to prepare students to work in the subtitling. Bristol is a UNESCO City of Film and will increase your understanding of the field of translation test and Skype interview as part of the e-books and e-journals on translation. However, fast-growing audiovisual sector of the language film and media culture is very lively here. Bristol is translation and interpreting. You will explore application process. For native Chinese speakers, you are just as much a member of the University industries. The driver for industry growth is also a hub for game developers and publishers. how practical translation is informed by theory, an upper second class honours degree in any as any other student and we would be delighted the ubiquitous availability of video content. The training offered by the programme is practical develop your verbal and written communication subject is required. Non-traditional qualifications/ to welcome you to Bristol if you wanted to visit. Audiovisual translation accounts for up to a and industry-oriented in nature. The programme skills, and build your IT literacy to help you routes may also be considered. We organise a programme of talks and seminars third of language services activity both in China is designed for Chinese and English speakers produce translation of the highest quality. each year. and internationally. working in the English-Chinese and/or Chinese- Students graduate from the programme Online group discussion means that we have a English language pairs. equipped with specialist skills in interpreting and The programme focuses on technological very lively and supportive learning community. If localisation, as well as transferable skills such as competence and practical skills building in a Entry requirements: For non-native Chinese you need help on a one-to-one basis, tutors can analytical thinking, research and collaboration, range of audiovisual translation modes. The speakers an upper second class honours degree support you in a number of ways, for example which are essential to today’s increasingly programme also offers a broader grounding in Chinese Studies is required. Applicants will using Skype or email. global jobs market. in key concepts and audiovisual industry be required to do a translation test and Skype The University has close links with professional dynamics. Students build their core skills through interview as part of the application process. Students coming to the UK from overseas not associations and helps students to take compulsory units in applied translation, CAT tools, For native Chinese speakers an upper second only learn advanced translation skills from and advantage of internships in the EU and the translation theory and concepts in audiovisual class honours degree in any subject is required. into Chinese, but also develop their English UK where possible. translation. They can then take options in Non-traditional qualifications/routes may also language competency and their knowledge of UK subtitling, video game localisation, introduction be considered. and international culture. The programme is also Entry requirements: Upper second class to specialised translation or translation and open to students for native English speakers with honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant international film distribution. Students can do a a high level of Chinese, typically undergraduate language (Czech, French, German, Italian, research-based or a practice-based dissertation; level or higher. Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Russian or the dissertation must be on a topic related to Spanish), or any other subject, provided Postgraduates are full members of the academic audiovisual translation. the language(s) qualifications of study are community, with the opportunity to participate equivalent to a minimum score of C1 in the in the many research seminars and conferences Common European Framework of Reference. taking place within the Faculty of Arts. Non-traditional qualifications/routes may also be considered.

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Programme Programme Pg Veterinary Sciences Programme index award no Composition of Music for Film and Television MA 114 Computational Statistics and Data Science: COMPASS PhD 57 Taught programme Computer Science PhD/MScR 51 Research programme Programme Awards Duration Fees (per year)* Contact Computer Science (conversion) MSc 66 Contemporary Identities MSc 133 Global Wildlife Health and Conservation MSc 1yr FT UK £12,500 FT [email protected] Programme Programme Pg Overseas** £23,500 FT Creative Writing MA 83 award no Creative Writing PhD/MPhil 49 A Veterinary Clinical Practice PG Diploma 1yr FT UK £9,100 FT [email protected] Cyber Security (TIPS at Scale) PhD 51 Accounting and Finance MSc 60 Overseas** £25,800 FT D Accounting and Finance PhD 59 For further details, including entry requirements, programme structure, unit content and how to apply, see bristol.ac.uk/pg-study. Research programmes are listed on the Faculty of Data Science MSc 66 Accounting, Finance and Management MSc 60 Health Sciences pages (pp52-53). *See p47 for more information about tuition fees. **Overseas (including EU). Dental Implantology MSc/PGCert/ 115 Advanced Composites MSc 80 PGDip Advanced Composites PhD 51 Development and Security MSc 96 MSc Global Wildlife Health and Conservation wildlife conservation from positions of influence of directed clinical training, face-to-face Advanced Microelectronic Systems Engineering MSc 77 Digital Health MSc 66 This innovative programme aims to give you in Europe, North America, South America, presentations and seminars, online resources and Advanced Quantitative Methods MRes 129 Digital Health and Care PhD 51 the knowledge, skills and practical training Asia and Africa. self-directed learning. You will also receive training Advanced Quantitative Methods PhD 59 Disability Studies PhD 59 needed to work with wildlife, and places particular in evidence-based veterinary medicine. Aerial Robotics MSc 80 Disability Studies: Inclusive Theory and Research MSc/PGDip 120 Entry requirements: An upper second class Aerosol Science PhD 57 emphasis on wildlife health and conservation on Dynamic Molecular Cell Biology (Wellcome Trust) PhD 55 honours degree (or international equivalent) Entry requirements: Applicants will need to be Aerospace Engineering PhD/MScR 51 a global scale. E in a biological, veterinary or environmental members of the RCVS, or have a relevant degree Anthropology MA 62 Earth Sciences PhD/MScR 57 Cutting-edge topics include animal capture science subject. that allows them membership to the RCVS ahead Anthropology and Archaeology PhD/MPhil 49 Earthquake Engineering and Infrastructure Resilience MSc 80 and handling techniques; the assessment, of the start of the programme, plus a minimum of Applied Neuropsychology MSc 124 East Asian Development and the Global Economy MSc 96 Applied Neuropsychology (Bristol-based) PGDip 124 stabilisation and transportation of injured animals; Postgraduate Diploma Veterinary one year’s primary clinical experience in an Economics MRes 70 Applied Neuropsychology (distance learning) PGDip 124 methods for improving the welfare of captive Clinical Practice English-speaking practice. Economics MSc 70 B Economics PhD 59 This programme will appeal to vets with one animals; concepts in behavioural ecology; Banking and Finance Law LLM 97 Economics and Finance MSc 70 endangered species breeding programmes; or two years’ clinical experience who want to Banking, Regulation and Financial Stability MSc 60 Economics, Finance and Management MSc 70 the reintroduction of captive populations to the develop their clinical skills. As well as preparing Biochemistry PhD/MD/MScR 55 Education PhD 59 wild; practical conservation strategies; and the you for further clinical training, the diploma will Bioinformatics MSc 63 Education (Hong Kong) MSc 72 management of protected areas. The curriculum also develop your skills for a primary care setting. Biological Sciences PhD/MScR 55 Education (Hong Kong) EdD 59 also delivers a comprehensive introduction to Biomedical Engineering MSc 77 Education (Inclusive Education) MSc 72 The diploma lasts 12 months and encompasses wildlife disease ecology, surveillance and control. Biomedical Sciences Research MSc 63 Education (Leadership and Policy) MSc 72 several pathways, including Small Animal Biorobotics MSc 80 Education (Learning, Technology and Society) MSc 72 A distinctive feature of this MSc is the large Practice, Equine Practice and Clinical Pathology; Black Humanities MA 64 Education (Mathematics Education) MSc 72 number of specialist lectures, workshops you will pick one pathway for study. Each Business Analytics MSc 104 Education (Neuroscience and Education) MSc 72 and seminars that are delivered by leading pathway comprises two compulsory 70-credit C Education (Open Pathway) MSc 72 researchers, conservationists and wildlife units. Each unit consists of clinical activity, Cellular and Molecular Medicine PhD/MD/MScR 55 Education (Policy and International Development) MSc 72 Chemistry PhD/MScR 57 veterinarians from outside the University. These seminars and an evidence-based review. Clinical Education (Teaching and Learning) MSc 72 Chinese-English Translation MA 136 provide valuable networking opportunities that activity takes place through rotations in a variety Education: Learning, Leadership and Policy EdD 59 Chinese-English Audiovisual Translation MA 136 Educational Psychology DEdPsy 59 will benefit you in your future career. of areas within Langford Veterinary Services, Civil Engineering PhD/MScR 51 Educational Research MSc 72 including out-of-hours immersion. Previous students have gone on to work for a Classics and Ancient History PhD/MPhil 49 Electrical and Electronic Engineering PhD/MScR 51 Climate Change Science and Policy MSc 85 range of employers, including the Environment The goal is for students to consolidate and build Employment, Work and Equality LLM 97 Clinical Conscious Sedation and Anxiety Management PGCert/PGDip 115 Agency, Cheetah Conservation Namibia, on the clinical knowledge and skills gained from Engineering Mathematics MSc 80 Clinical Neuropsychology MSc/PGDip 124 Engineering Mathematics PhD 51 their undergraduate study and prior professional Chester Zoo, the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Clinical Neuropsychology Practice PGCert 124 Engineering with Management MSc 80 Trust, the Sloth Institute of Costa Rica, WWF, practice – eg, the Royal College of Veterinary Clinical Oral Surgery PGCert/PGDip 115 English Literature MA 83 Frontier, Wildlife Rescue Centre Java, RSPB and Surgeons (RCVS) Professional Development Commercial Law LLM 97 English Literature PhD/MPhil 49 Ecofieldtrips Singapore. Our graduates are now Phase – in an area of veterinary medicine. Communication Networks and Signal Processing MSc 77 Environmental Policy and Management MSc 85 spread across the world, working to achieve Teaching will be delivered through a combination Company Law and Corporate Governance LLM 97 Epidemiology MSc 87 Comparative Literatures and Cultures MA 65 Ethnicity and Multiculturalism MSc 133 Composites Manufacture EngD 51 European and Global Governance MSc 122 bristol.ac.uk/pg-study bristol.ac.uk/pg-study FURTHER INFORMATION FURTHER INFORMATION 140 PROGRAMME INDEX PROGRAMME INDEX 141

Programme Programme Pg Programme Programme Pg Programme Programme Pg Programme Programme Pg award no award no award no award no European Legal Studies LLM 97 L Physics PhD/MScR 57 T Exercise, Nutrition and Health PhD 59 Labour Law and Corporate Governance LLM 97 Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience PhD/MD/MScR 55 Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals MSc/PGCert/ 87 Experimental Psychology (conversion) MSc 124 Law MA 98 Policy Research MSc/PGDip 120 PGDip F Law PhD 59 Population Health Sciences PhD/MD/DSc/ 53 Teaching English to Speakers of Other MSc 72 Film and Television MA 84 Law and Globalisation LLM 97 MScR Languages (TESOL) Film and Television PhD/MPhil 49 Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics MA 117 Postgraduate Certificate in Education PGCE 135 Technology Enhanced Chemical Synthesis PhD 57 Finance and Investment MSc 60 M Postgraduate Dental Studies MSc/PGCert/ 115 Theatre and Performance PhD/MPhil 49 Financial Technology with Data Science MSc 66 Management MSc 104 PGDip Theoretical and Practical Clinical Neuropsychology PGDip 124 French PhD/MPhil 49 Management PhD 59 Psychology PhD/MScR 55 Translation MA/PGCert/ 136 PGDip Future Innovation in Non-Destructive Evaluation EngD/PhD 51 Management (CSR and Sustainability) MSc 104 Psychology of Education BPS MSc 72 Translation PhD/MPhil 49 G Management (Digitalisation and Big Data) MSc 104 Public Health MSc 87 Public Law LLM 97 Translational Cardiovascular Medicine MSc/PGCert/ 87 Gender and International Relations MSc 122 Management (Entrepreneurship and Innovation) MSc 104 PGDip General Legal Studies LLM 97 Management (International Business) MSc 104 Public Policy MSc 120 Q Translational Health Sciences PhD/MD/DSc/ 53 Geographical Sciences (Human Geography) PhD/MPhil 59 Management (International HRM) MSc 104 MScR Quantum Engineering PhD 57 Geographical Sciences (Physical Geography) PhD/MScR 57 Management (Marketing) MSc 109 V R German PhD/MPhil 49 Management (Project Management) MSc 104 Veterinary Clinical Practice PGDip 138 Religion MA 128 Global Environmental Challenges MScR 57 Marketing MSc 109 Veterinary Sciences PhD/MScR 53 Religion and Theology PhD/MPhil 49 Global Operations and Supply Chain Management MSc 104 Mathematical Sciences MSc 111 Volcanology MSc 69 Reproduction and Development MSc/PGCert/ 87 Global Political Economy MRes 129 Mathematics PhD/MScR 57 W PGDip Global Political Economy PhD 59 Mathematics of Cybersecurity MSc 111 Robotics MSc 80 Water and Environmental Management MSc 80 Global Wildlife Health and Conservation MSc 138 Mechanical Engineering PhD/MScR 51 Robotics and Autonomous Systems PhD 51 Wireless Communications and Signal Processing MSc 77 Great Western Four+ Doctoral Training Partnership (NERC) PhD 57 Medieval Studies MA/PGCert/ 112 Russian PhD/MPhil 49 H PGDip S Health and Wellbeing MRes 129 Medieval Studies PhD/MPhil 49 Security, Conflict and Human Rights MRes 129 Health and Wellbeing PhD 59 Migration and Mobility Studies MSc 113 Security, Conflict and Human Rights PhD 59 Health, Law and Society LLM 97 Molecular Neuroscience MSc 87 Social and Cultural Theory MSc 133 Health Sciences Research MRes 87 Molecular, Genetic and Lifecourse Epidemiology PhD 53 Social Policy PhD 59 Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies PhD/MPhil 49 (Wellcome Trust) Social Science Research Methods (Management) MSc 104 History MA 93 Music MA 114 Social Science Research Methods (Politics) MSc 122 History PhD/MPhil 49 Music PhD/MPhil/ 49 MMus Social Science Research Methods (Sociology) MSc 133 History of Art MA 94 N Social Work MSc 131 History of Art PhD/MPhil 49 Nanoscience and Functional Nanomaterials MSc 119 Social Work PhD 59 Human Geography: Society and Space MSc 85 Nuclear Science and Engineering MSc 119 Social Work Research MSc/PGDip 131 Human Resource Management and the Future of Work MSc 104 Nutrition, Physical Activity and Public Health MSc/PGDip 120 Socio-Legal Studies MSc 98 Human Rights Law LLM 97 O Sociology MSc 133 I Optical 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Finding us Notes Student agreement The University values its students and works to provide the support structures and opportunities that will enable you to excel in Bristol is located in the south west of the United every aspect of your life and make your time Kingdom, about 100 miles (160 kilometres) west of at Bristol a genuinely transformative experience. To help create a positive London, and has excellent road, rail and air links. The environment for learning and academic main University campus is at the heart of the city and achievement, the University has established various rules and regulations that all students is easily accessible by public and private transport. must follow if they accept an offer of a place to study with us. These rules and regulations include a Student Agreement, which sets By road How to find us out the relationship between the University of Bristol has excellent road links, enabling easy University of Bristol Bristol and its students. Copies of the current access to the city from all over the UK. The M4 Beacon House versions of the agreement and other policies and M5 motorways put London and Birmingham Queens Road are available at bristol.ac.uk/university/ within a two-hour drive, while regular bus Bristol BS8 1SE governance/policies services link the Clifton campus with the city Tel +44 (0)117 394 1649 centre and halls of residence. Email [email protected] You can find more detailed directions to the If you need all or part of this campus at bristol.ac.uk/maps/directions. publication in an alternative By train format, please contact us: Bristol has two main railway stations – Bristol +44 (0)117 394 1649 Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway; we advise you to arrive at Temple Meads as it is [email protected] much closer to the Clifton campus. Buses run from Temple Meads to the campus every This guide contains information for students planning to start university in autumn 2021. We have made every effort 10-15 minutes at peak times, or you can to ensure all details are correct at the time of going to press walk in 30-40 minutes. The nearest local train (August 2020). However, since this information is subject to station to the campus is Clifton Down. change, you are advised to check the University’s website, bristol.ac.uk/pg-study, for the latest updates. By plane Design: pelotondesign.co.uk Bristol Airport is 13 kilometres south of the city Print: Belmont Press Photography: Dan Rowley, Nick Smith, Bhagesh Sachania, and operates scheduled flights between many Tracy Townsend, Jim Johnston, Dave Pratt UK and European cities. If you are arriving © University of Bristol 2020 into London, there are direct coach services between Heathrow, Gatwick and Bristol. Alternatively, there are good rail connections from Heathrow and Gatwick Airports to London National Rail terminals. The train journey from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads takes just under two hours.

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