Welcome
Welcome to postgraduate education in the School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics. Our programmes are designed to give you the knowledge and skills needed to help you fulfil your career ambitions. We offer programmes ranging from conversion courses designed to help you move into a new sector to specialist courses designed to enhance your abilities in your chosen topic. All of our programmes have been developed with employability as a central focus and are taught by research active academics, insuring they are at the forefront of current knowledge and practice.
Which degree is right for me?
We offer a range of taught and research masters programmes as well as the opportunity to undertake research to gain a doctoral degree. See below for details of the different types of degree and pathways for higher level study.
MSc: 1 year duration, 2 semesters of taught content (120 credits), dissertation (60 credits). Many of our MSc programmes include a work placement module.
MRes: 1 year duration, 1 semester of taught content (60 credits), followed by an expanded research dissertation (120 credits).
ResM: 12 – 18 months, 40 credits of taught modules (either semester) alongside an extended research project.
PhD: 3 – 4 years, no requirement to take taught modules in the majority of cases. The focus is on a major research project.
Postgraduate taught programmes
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MSc Artificial Intelligence
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MSc Autonomous Systems
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MSc Civil Engineering
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MSc Coastal Engineering
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MSc Cyber Security
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MSc Data Science and Business Analytics
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MSc Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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MSc Health Data Science and Statistics
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MSc Mechanical Engineering Design
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MSc Medical Engineering
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MSc Offshore Renewable Energy
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MSc Offshore Renewable Energy Engineering
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MSc Robotics
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MRes Maritime Cyber Security
Research opportunities
- PhD Civil Engineering (Full-time, Part-time route available)
- PhD Computing (Full-time, Part-time route available)
- PhD Cyber Security (Full-time, Part-time route available)
- EngD Engineering (Full-time)
- PhD Mathematics and Statistics (Full-time, Part-time route available)
- ResM Mathematics and Statistics (Full-time, Part-time route available)
- PhD Mechanical Engineering (Full-time, Part-time route available)
- PhD on the Basis of Prior Published Works in Cyber Security (Part-time)
Our research groups
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Autonomous Marine Systems Research Group
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Big Data group
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Centre for Mathematical Sciences
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Centre for Robotics and Neural Systems (CRNS)
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Centre for Security, Communications and Network Research
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COAST Engineering Research Group
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Maritime Cyber Threats research group
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MAterials and STructures (MAST) Research Group
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Nanotechnology and Electronics Research Group