PhD Electronic Engineering

If your passion lies in research, our degrees provide the opportunity to combine academia with creativity and innovation. Pioneer innovative research in key areas of expertise, from wireless communications to biomedical engineering. As a postgraduate researcher, the focus of your work will be an independent research project. You will work with leading researchers, while gaining valuable skills through an integrated training programme in research methods.Your research will culminate in a thesis and oral examination.You are encouraged to take advanced taught courses to help fill any gaps in the background knowledge required for the research project. The choice of courses taken will be made together with your supervisor, at the beginning of the programme.

You should have, or be about to complete, the equivalent of a 2:1 honours degree or above in: Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Music Technology or a closely related subject. For applicants whose native language is not English, the minimum University English language requirements of IELTS 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each of the four language components) or the equivalent are expected, TOEFL 79, with a minimum of 17 in Listening, 18 in Reading, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing.