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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Colchester Campus
Full Time
APR-24, OCT-24, JAN-25, APR-25
4 years
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Colchester Campus
Full time
APR-24, O..
4 years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Colchester Campus
Part time
APR-24, O..
7 years
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Within our multidisciplinary School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, we offer research supervision in all areas of staff expertise in sports therapy and related areas.
As a research student at Essex, you’ll work at the heart of our internationally acknowledged and well-connected research community. Our School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences offers an environment with an excellent reputation for research and teaching. A unique feature of our School is that many of our staff work with local National Health Service (NHS) Trusts and other local health agencies, which enhances our grasp of the contemporary links between academic research, the major issues of the day and practice.
We also offer an MSc by Dissertation (MSD) and an MPhil in this subject. Both full- and part-time study can be supported.
Assessment
The aim of undertaking your PhD is to train as an independent researcher who can critically assess other research work and have a comprehensive knowledge of at least one area.
Our PhD programme is usually three to four years duration, and all our students are initially registered as MPhil/PhD students, then transferred to the PhD in the first half of their second year of study if they have made satisfactory progress. In your second and third years, you work towards your PhD.
Your future
Our graduates go on to a range of careers. Some work in biomedical laboratories and in the biotechnology industry, both in research and development, and in sales. Other careers include work with governmental and non-governmental environmental agencies and organisations or teaching in schools and colleges.
You will need a good honours degree or masters degree, or equivalent, in a related subject. A well-developed research proposal is also essential.
Students living in
Domestic
£9,375 per year
Students from Domestic
Jan 2024 & Apr 2024 - £9,375 per year; Oct 2024, Jan & Apr 2025 - £8,950 per year
£18,750 per year
Students from EU
Jan 2024 & Apr 2024 - £17,900 per year; Oct 2024, Jan & Apr 2025 - £18,750 per year
£18,750 per year
Students from International
Jan 2024 & Apr 2024 - £17,900 per year; Oct 2024, Jan & Apr 2025 - £18,750 per year
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