Postgraduate prospectus 2014 Introduction Contact numbers This page lists the key admissions contacts. GENERAL ENQUIRIES APPLICATION PROCESS ENQUIRIES Faculty of Social Sciences and Law For general postgraduate enquiries please For enquiries relating to the application process l Graduate School of Education contact the Postgraduate Recruitment and please contact the relevant Faculty Office: Tel: +44 (0)117 331 4491 Admissions Office: +44 (0)117 331 4492 (PGCE) Tel: +44 (0) 117 331 8505 Faculty of Arts Email: [email protected] (taught) Email: [email protected] Graduate School of Arts and Humanities [email protected] (research) Tel: +44 (0)117 928 8897 [email protected] (PGCE) PROGRAMME-SPECIFIC ENQUIRIES Email: [email protected] [email protected] (EdD) For enquiries relating to a specific programme of l School of Policy Studies study or funding support for PhD students, please Faculty of Engineering Tel: +44 (0)117 954 6755 see contact details in the individual programme The Graduate School of Engineering Tel: +44 (0)117 954 5130 Email: [email protected] entries. Email: [email protected] l School of Economics, Finance and Management Faculty of Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tel: +44 (0)117 331 0508 Postgraduate Admissions Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)117 331 1535 Email: [email protected] l School of Geographical Studies Tel: +44 (0)117 954 5977 Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Email: [email protected] Postgraduate Admissions Tel: +44 (0)117 331 6824 l School of Sociology, Politics and International Email: [email protected] Studies Tel: +44 (0)117 331 7583 Faculty of Science Email: [email protected] (taught) Postgraduate Admissions [email protected] (research) Tel: +44 (0)117 928 8126 Email: [email protected] l University of Bristol Law School Tel: +44 (0)117 954 5357 Email: [email protected] If you need all or part of this publication in an accessible format, please contact the Public Relations Office, Communications Division: Tel +44 (0)117 928 8895 INTRODUCTION CONTENTS 1 Contents Welcome 2 Programme entries Discovering Bristol 4 Faculty of Arts 1 Your university 6 Taught 2 Postgraduate study 8 Research 27 Taught programmes 9 Faculty of Engineering 1 Research programmes 10 Taught 2 How to apply 12 Research 19 Contact us 15 Professional Doctorate Programmes 37 Your future 16 Faculty of Medical and Veterinary Sciences 1 Joining a worldwide community 17 Taught 2 Financing your studies 18 Research 8 Funding 19 Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry 1 An international university 20 Taught 2 Accommodation 22 Research 10 Looking after your wellbeing 23 Faculty of Science 1 Student life 24 Taught 2 Keeping you healthy 25 Research 18 Campus map 26 Faculty of Social Sciences and Law 1 Programme index 28 Taught 2 Getting here 32 Research 58 Professional Doctorate Programmes 80 bristol.ac.uk INTRODUCTION 2 WELCOME Welcome The University of Bristol has a long history of attracting the brightest and most gifted individuals from across the world, who come here to maximise their potential through our postgraduate taught and research programmes. They want to study alongside the absolute best in their field, in a supportive environment that challenges and stretches them, and which is recognised globally for its academic excellence. Internationally renowned Beautiful setting Bristol’s teaching has been independently assessed The city of Bristol is also a highly sought-after place as excellent, and in the UK’s last Research to live, in a beautiful area of south-west England. Assessment Exercise, nearly 93 per cent of Bristol’s It is one of only five UK cities designated by the research was deemed to be of an international Government as a European Centre of Culture, and standard, with over 61 per cent of the University’s during the summer months there is hardly a weekend research placed in the top two categories – defined without a festival or celebration. Kites, bicycles, as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’. hot air balloons, classical, jazz and modern music, theatre, street art, food, silent films... Bristolians enjoy Academic excellence their culture and like to have fun. When you study at Bristol, you join an academic community with an international profile. Our I hope you will use this prospectus to find out about researchers question orthodoxies, advise the many opportunities that the University has to governments, develop and patent new technologies, offer, and to learn how Bristol can help you to take and share their expertise and knowledge with their the next important steps in your career. students. Little wonder, then, that so many Bristol alumni are now leaders in their fields. Exploring new horizons Bristol is a highly supportive environment, where we encourage personal as well as academic growth. The University and the Students’ Union offer a wealth of social, cultural and sporting opportunities. With a population of over 5,000 postgraduate students, as well as clubs and societies catering for a tremendous Professor Sir Eric Thomas range of interests, the University of Bristol is a perfect Vice-Chancellor setting for you to explore new horizons. bristol.ac.uk INTRODUCTION WELCOME 3 Bristol is recognised globally for its high-quality, cutting-edge research and for its first-rate teaching. Our staff continually push forward the boundaries of discovery. Professor Sir Eric Thomas Vice-Chancellor bristol.ac.uk INTRODUCTION 4 DISCOVERING BRISTOL Discovering Bristol One of the best Bristol is a cosmopolitan city steeped in history and rich in parts about culture. With its wealth of creative talent, historic buildings, green studying here is credentials, high standard of living and excellent transport links, it’s no wonder Bristol was given the European City of the Year award. the city. Bristol is beautiful and Your city A green capital Bristol is situated in the South West of England, It's a green place to live too, in more ways than one peaceful. surrounded by rolling countryside, but only 90 – there are over 450 parks and green spaces, and Yiwen minutes from London by train. It has everything as the UK's first Cycling City and a Fairtrade City it's MSc Economics and Finance you’d expect from a big city, but it’s human in scale, not surprising that Bristol has been named European with much of it easily travelled by foot, on bike or by Green Capital 2015, and is consistently ranked as bus. Bristol is well connected as a major road and one of the country’s most environmentally sustainable rail network hub, and it also has a busy international cities. airport. The region is known for its engineering, IT and creative industries, and the city is home and City-centre campus workplace to scientists, engineers, academics and The University is at the heart of Bristol in the historic artists of many different kinds. district of Clifton. Among our 370 buildings are many architectural treasures, including the iconic Wills A diverse community Memorial Building, the Victoria Rooms (where Charles The city of Bristol is made up of a series of districts Dickens and Oscar Wilde gave public readings), and areas, each with their own character: from and Royal Fort House, built in the 18th century on the thriving, modern city centre with shops, cafés the site of fortifications from the English Civil War. and restaurants, to distinctive neighbourhoods like Newer buildings include the latest in contemporary Bedminster, Easton, Redland, Stokes Croft and design and engineering, like the Dorothy Hodgkin St Werburghs. Close to the campus are the historic Building (housing the Henry Wellcome Laboratories harbourside, the charm of Park Street, College Green for Integrative Neuroscience and Endocrinology), the and Clifton, and the wide green expanses of The Synthetic Chemistry Building, the Nanoscience and Downs and Ashton Court. Quantum Information Building (with laboratories whose vibration and acoustic noise levels are amongst the Bridges, boats, bikes and balloons lowest in the world), and the brand-new Life Sciences Cultural life in the city ranges from a multitude of Building (due to open in 2014). Close at hand are cinemas, theatres, concert halls, museums and Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, and Brandon Hill, galleries to more community-based projects like art thought to be Bristol's oldest park, where Cabot Tower trails, neighbourhood carnivals, open-mic nights and offers a panorama of the city. farmers’ markets. Bristol is also famous for its wide range of annual festivals: events celebrating everything You can watch a video about Bristol and find out from kites, sailing ships and hot-air balloons to music, more about what it's like to live here at www.bristol. short and animated films, and nature. ac.uk/citybristol. Bristol is a thousand years old but right at the cutting edge; dynamic yet laid back; teeming with culture but down to earth; independent but influential. bristol.ac.uk/citybristol INTRODUCTION DISCOVERING BRISTOL 5 bristol.ac.uk/citybristol INTRODUCTION 6 YOUR UNIVERSITY Your university The University of Bristol is internationally distinguished and one of the very best in the UK thanks to its outstanding staff, superb facilities and talented students. If you like the look of our programmes, if the city appeals to you, and if you believe you have what it takes to do well here, we want to hear from you. Renowned heritage Exceptional academic community The University of Bristol has had a reputation for Staff at Bristol are recruited from all over the world, innovation since its founding in 1909. It was the and in the past have included seven Nobel Laureates.