POSTGRADUATE COURSE DIRECTORY 2018 ADMISSIONS Find Your Perfect Postgraduate Programme in Three Steps
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POSTGRADUATE COURSE DIRECTORY 2018 ADMISSIONS Find your perfect postgraduate programme in three steps USE THIS DIRECTORY TO FIND 1 THE RIGHT COURSE FOR YOU GO ONLINE TO BUILD YOUR PERSONALISED PROSPECTUS: 2 WWW.BIRMINGHAM.AC.UK/PGPROSPECTUS GET YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED AT AN OPEN DAY: 3 WWW.BIRMINGHAM.AC.UK/PGVISIT Helping you make an informed choice 3 Contents HELPING YOU MAKE AN PROGRAMME LISTINGS INFORMED CHOICE Welcome 5 Arts and Law 46 Life and Environmental The value of postgraduate study 6 Sciences 118 Birmingham Law School 48 Why choose Birmingham? 8 School of Biosciences 120 A global university 10 School of English, Drama and Our postgraduate community 12 American & Canadian Studies 51 School of Geography, Earth Help and support 16 and Environmental Sciences 124 School of History and Cultures 61 Visit the University 19 School of Psychology 127 Our campus 20 School of Languages, Cultures, The city of Birmingham 24 Art History and Music 74 School of Sport, Exercise Which programme is right for you? 28 and Rehabilitation Sciences 131 School of Philosophy, Theology Taught programmes 30 and Religion 82 Flexible learning 32 Research programmes 34 Medical and Dental Sciences 134 Doctoral Training Partnerships Engineering and and Centres 36 Taught programmes 137 Physical Sciences 88 Funding 38 Masters-level research programmes 140 Costs 40 School of Chemical Engineering 90 Entry requirements 41 Doctoral research programmes 142 Making your application 42 School of Chemistry 94 Accommodation 44 Department of Civil Engineering 96 Social Sciences 144 School of Computer Science 100 Birmingham Business School 146 Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering 103 School of Education 158 School of Mathematics 106 School of Government and Society 164 Department of Mechanical School of Social Policy 174 Engineering 109 School of Metallurgy and Materials 112 Programmes index 182 School of Physics and Astronomy 115 General index 187 The small print 188 Virtual Tour 194 4 THE GLOBAL UNIVERSITY AT THE HEART OF AN AMBITIOUS CITY Helping you make an informed choice 5 Welcome BIRMINGHAM POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AT THE HEART OF OUR UNIVERSITY LIFE. WHETHER YOU JOIN US ON ONE OF OUR TAUGHT PROGRAMMES OR ARE EMBARKING ON DOCTORAL RESEARCH, YOU WILL BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR COMMUNITY, BRINGING GLOBAL EXPERIENCE, AND NEW PERSPECTIVES, ALL OF WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL RICHNESS OF OUR GLOBAL UNIVERSITY. The value of postgraduate study is and research support is first class, exciting and transformational both inherent and transferable, helping enabling you to fulfil your potential. redevelopments since its original you to develop personally, boost your buildings were completed in 1900. professional prospects or even change The reputation of a great university You will benefit from a new library direction in your career. Beyond the depends not only upon the quality incorporating the latest IT learning transferable skills that you will take with of education, but also on the quality technology, a new sports centre with you into the workplace, a postgraduate of research. The results of the last 50-metre pool, and exceptional new qualification from Birmingham will give Research Excellence Framework (REF) student accommodation. you the chance to engage in critical in 2014 confirmed our position amongst enquiry, to grow as a scholar, and a handful of institutions that can By choosing to study at Birmingham, you become internationally recognised demonstrate world-leading or choose to join a forward-thinking, leading as an expert in your field. internationally renowned research global university in a lively, multicultural across such a broad range of subjects. city, set on a beautiful, leafy estate; widely At Birmingham we encourage bold, acknowledged as one of the world’s independent thinking, and provide Our ambition means that we strive greatest university campuses. exceptional academic programmes that to do more: appointing and developing will stretch and challenge you. One of our outstanding academic talent across We are committed to even greater strengths lies in understanding that every the breadth of our disciplines, investing success, and to enhancing the impact student is an individual with a unique in substantial new research programmes that our graduates and research will learning style. Our Graduate School and scholarships, and building new make around the world. We look forward provides the best possible research and national and international research to welcoming you to campus, and to education environment – from dedicated collaborations. playing our part in your future success. postgraduate space in which you can work, to events and training programmes The University of Birmingham has Professor Sir David Eastwood to support your development. a history of firsts, and in 2018 the Vice-Chancellor University will open a campus in We also recognise that in an increasingly Dubai, demonstrating our ambition fast-paced world, flexibility in terms of as an outward looking, world-class how and where you undertake your institution. Birmingham is already studies is important. From PhDs recognised in the top one per cent and Business Masters programmes of the world’s universities and this undertaken by distance learning to landmark development builds on our programmes taught in short, intensive extensive international research and blocks to meet the needs of those teaching collaborations. working while they study, our portfolio of programmes offers a modern solution We are committed to investing in our for today’s postgraduate students. success and the University’s historic We ensure that our teaching, learning campus is undergoing one of the most 6 Helping you make an informed choice The value of postgraduate study THE VALUE OF POSTGRADUATE STUDY IS BOTH INHERENT AND TRANSFERABLE, HELPING YOU TO DEVELOP AS A PERSON, BOOST YOUR PROFESSIONAL PROSPECTS OR EVEN CHANGE DIRECTION IN YOUR CAREER. Given the diversity of the postgraduate Cutting-edge research conducted by population and the variety of postgraduate Birmingham postgraduates in our world- qualifications available, it is not surprising leading research centres has a major that the motivations people have for impact on the city, the region and the undertaking postgraduate study are many world. Our postgraduates shape policy, and varied. The prospect of improved change lives and influence society. employment opportunities and entry to As a Birmingham postgraduate you specific careers is important to a large can expect to engage with challenging proportion of postgraduates, but the debates, theories and concepts and, opportunity to explore your chosen in doing so, grow as an original thinker. area of interest in depth, giving you the chance to develop your understanding in a subject area about which you are truly passionate, is also a major factor. THE POSTGRADUATE PREMIUM The advanced knowledge acquired through postgraduate study is highly The knowledge and expertise that you develop during your postgraduate studies valued by employers. Postgraduates are will go on to work for you long after graduation. A recent Sutton Trust report has highly employable: they are more likely revealed that somebody with a Masters degree can on average expect to earn to enter professional and managerial £5,500 more a year – or over £200,000 more across a 40-year working life – occupations and to earn more over than someone holding only a Bachelors degree. their lifetime. WHY CHOOSE POSTGRADUATE STUDY? www.birmingham.ac.uk/pgcareers Helping you make an informed choice 7 Why we chose postgraduate study ‘I felt that since my job led me to encounter various challenges, I needed to further my knowledge and keep updated with the latest research.’ CORINNE BORG, Inclusion and Special Educational Needs MEd alumna and Special Education Coordinator at Verdala International School. ‘I knew that a Masters would ‘I wanted to go on to do give me a competitive a PhD so I picked an MRes advantage in my career programme because it’s like by enabling me to acquire a mini PhD and gives students practical skills that were a taste of what it feels like in high demand.’ to be a full-time researcher.’ BRIAN DOWNER, MSc Computer APPY BHATTACHARYA, Science alumnus and Director at MRes Molecular and Cellular DWNR & Co. Biology alumna and a Doctoral ‘I wanted to boost my Researcher at the State University academic credentials and of New York. gain experience in a field more closely related to my work. I saw an opportunity to develop new skills in areas ‘I am a keen linguist and of increasing importance in my wanted to use all of my sector. It was a while since I’d languages more in my job. I completed my undergraduate ‘I wanted to add an extra really enjoyed teaching English degree and the prospect of dimension to my career as a foreign language abroad, studying again was appealing.’ development that would not so I decided to retrain as a have been available to me HELEN CRUMP, Health Economics secondary school teacher.’ through experience alone.’ and Health Policy MSc alumna ALEX YOUNG, PGDipEd (QTS) and Fellow in Health Policy VICTORIA CONNELLY, MBA in German alumnus and Teacher at the Nuffield Trust. alumna and Global Category of German and Russian at Leader at AstraZeneca plc. Wellington College. ASK US A QUESTION www.pg.bham.ac.uk/ask 8 Helping you make an informed choice Why choose Birmingham? WITH OVER 14,000 POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS, WE ARE ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR UNIVERSITIES IN THE UK FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDY. FOUNDED IN 1900, BIRMINGHAM WAS ENGLAND’S FIRST CIVIC UNIVERSITY, ACCEPTING STUDENTS FROM ALL RELIGIONS AND BACKGROUNDS ON AN EQUAL BASIS. When you are choosing a university for postgraduate study, one of the most important things to consider is THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM its academic reputation. You want to study somewhere with a strong research WAS THE TIMES AND THE SUNDAY TIMES culture, an institution that is at the forefront of discovery and innovation.