Atmospheric Sciences and Air Pollution PhD with Integrated Study

Summary

The PhD with Integrated Study has been developed to provide a new route to the internationally respected British PhD degree by incorporating subject knowledge, research training and the development of transferable skills.

The programme normally lasts for four years and combines a broad foundation in atmospheric science and air pollution through taught and assessed coursework, with the full research training and experience of a traditional PhD within which a student pursues their own research in a tightly focussed area.

The course combines taught modules (taken during years 1 and 2), in the areas of meteorology and airpollution, selected to match the candidate’s background, interests and research topic, with independent research work (performed predominantly in years 3 and 4), leading to the award of a PhD degree.

Key facts

Type of Course: Combined research and taught

Duration: 4 years full-time

Start date: September 2012

Entry requirements

As the PhD with Integrated Study combines taught and research components, entry requirements are flexible and we prefer to consider candidates on a case-by-case basis. Typically successful applicants have at least a second-class honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject, and/or post-education professional experience.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact the Course Tutor, Dr William Bloss to discuss their background and eligibility.

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International students
We accept a range of qualifications from different countries – learn more about international entry requirements

Standard English language requirements apply

Contact details

Dr Dominique Moran
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 8013
Email: d.moran@bham.ac.uk

Gretchel Coldicott
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6935
Email: g.coldicott@bham.ac.uk

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Fees and funding

Home students - Standard tuition fees apply

International students - Standard international tuition fees apply (research)

Scholarships and studentships

International students can often gain funding through overseas research scholarships, Commonwealth scholarships or their home government.

Programme overview

The PhD with Integrated Study in Atmospheric Sciences and Air Pollution has been developed to provide a new route to the internationally respected British PhD degree by incorporating subject knowledge, research training and the development of transferable skills.

While the traditional PhD programme requires students to engage entirely in research, with appropriate research training, culminating in the production of a thesis, the PhD with Integrated Study enables students to gain added value from taught, subject-based modules. The taught modules allow students to broaden as well as deepen their subject knowledge at the same time as undertaking their own research and developing a set of transferable professional skills in preparation for careers as professional educators, researchers and for senior positions in public and private sector organisations.

Students taking the PhD with Integrated Study in Atmospheric Sciences & Air Pollution take 120 credits of modules, selected from a wide range including:

  • Research Methods  (10 credits; core module)
  • Causes & Effects of Air Pollution  (20 credits)
  • Climate Change  (10 credits)
  • Air Pollution Meteorology  (10 credits)
  • Air Pollution Chemistry  (20 credits)
  • Air Quality Management  (10 credits)
  • Atmospheric Observations  (10 credits)
  • Atmospheric Composition & Physics   (20 credits)
  • Theoretical Meteorology – Atmospheric Dynamics (20 credits)
  • Weather Forecasting and Climate Modelling  (20 credits)
  • Carbon Management (10 credits)

Students will also complete a major independent research project, leading to a 50,000 word PhD Thesis (dissertation), which is assessed by an oral viva examination.

The research topic is agreed in discussion between the student and their PhD supervisor(s), and may be in any of the Environmental Health Sciences research areas.

The Atmospheric Sciences and Air Pollution programme takes advantage of the research experience of the School of Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences. Within the Environmental Health Sciences research group, Climate and Atmosphere research specilises in applied meteorology and climatology, and links closely with the Air Pollution research group in the Division of Environmental Health & Risk Management, which is the lagest air pollution research group in any UK University, The research team of over 20 postdoctoral researchers and graduate students is highly international in character and derives its research funding not only from Research Councils and the Euorpean union but also through large contracts with Governemtn Departments. The School has excellent Laboratory and IT facilities for research.

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