Transport and the Environment/Engineering Sciences
PhD/EngD Enquiries and Admissions
Telephone: +44 (0)23 8059 2668
Email: pgfree@soton.ac.uk
Website: www.soton.ac.uk/engineering/postgraduate/research_degrees/courses/engd.page
If you are a well-qualified, ambitious graduate engineer, our EngD will provide you with the technical, business and personal development competences required to become one of the senior technical managers of the future. You will be sponsored by a company, and will have an industrial supervisor and a supervisory team at the University. The programme combines doctoral-level research with taught modules from across the Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics; MBA modules from Southampton Management School’s MBA programme; and transferable skills training.
Key facts
Entry requirements: Good honours degree or equivalent in engineering, mathematics or science
Duration: 4 years (full-time)
Assessment: Coursework, examination, thesis
Start date: October
Intake: 8–10
Applying: University application form with transcripts
Closing date: None, but early application is advised
Funding: EPSRC (UK applicants only) and company studentships are awarded competitively; the value of the stipend varies, but is generally higher than for a PhD, reflecting the prestigious nature of the EngD; all research projects have a limited research training and support grant to cover equipment usage, research consumables, travel, textbooks, etc.
Fees: See programme fees page
Careers: As for PhD research programmes
Find out more: www.southampton.ac.uk/engineering/postgraduate/research_degrees/courses/engd.page