MSc by Research

MSc by Research students are registered for 1 year full time or 2 years part time. The degree is awarded on the basis of a maximum 40,000 word thesis and oral examination.

Ideal for those seeking research training for progressing to a PhD.

For professionals working in a clinical setting, this degree can provide the support you need to:

  • Undertake research that will improve your health care practice.
  • Understand your patients' needs better, improve their health outcomes and your decision-making, change care pathways and improve service organisation.
  • Enable others to learn from you.

If you enjoy the research and make excellent progress, it is possible to convert to doing a PhD.

MPhil

MPhil students are registered for 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time. The degree is awarded on the basis of a maximum 65,000 word thesis and oral examination.

PhD

PhD students are registered for 3 years full-time or 6 years part-time. Assessment is based on the production of a thesis of a maximum 100,000 words and oral examination.

All students in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences wishing to study for a PhD are first registered onto the MPhil programme. You will then go through a formal transfer process after about one year (18 months for part-time students). Successful candidates will then be registered for a PhD.

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce there are currently a number of PhD Studentships available.

We also welcome applications to study for a PhD from others with their own project proposals. Applications can be made on line via www.uea.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply.