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DPhil in Engineering Science

Course Code | 002420

MSc by Research in Engineering Science

Course Code | 002430

There are opportunities for research over a wide range of engineering disciplines, including:

Biomedical Engineering
Fluidics and Biocomplexity
Biomedical Ultrasonics and Biotherapy
Biomedical Image Analysis
Biomedical Measurements
Drug Delivery
Tissue Engineering
Ophthalmic Engineering
Orthopaedic Engineering
Biomedical Signal Processing
Physiological Modelling, Monitoring and Analysis
Chemical and Process Engineering
Bioprocessing
Environmental Biotechnology
Sustainable Development
Cryogenic Engineering
Energy Engineering
Sustainable Water Engineering
Combustion in Internal Combustion Engines
Civil and Offshore Engineering
Dynamics of Civil Engineering Structures
Deployable Structures
Numerical Modelling of Soils and Structures
Offshore Geotechnical Engineering
Constitutive Modelling of Soils
Tunnelling Soil Conditioning
Marine Renewable Energy
Ocean Engineering
Coastal Engineering
Water Resources Engineering
Vibrations and Condition Monitoring
Electrical and Opto-electronic Engineering
Advanced Communications Systems
Sustainable Electrical Energy
Pulsed Power Technology and Plasmas
Liquid Crystal and Ordered Molecular Systems Microelectronic Circuits and Analogue Devices
Optical Communications Scanning
Scanning Optical Microscopy
Information, Control and Vision Engineering
Pattern Analysis & Machine Learning
Mobile Robotics
Advanced Instrumentation
Control and System Dynamics
Active Vision
Visual Geometry
Materials Engineering
Impact Engineering
Fatigue and Fracture
Plasticity and Visco-Plasticity
Polymer Engineering
Residual Stress
Structural Design and Assessment
Functional Materials
Micromechanical Modelling and Experimentation
Thermo-Fluids including Turbomachinery
Turbomachinery
Hypersonics and Low Density Flows
Microfluidics
Computational Aerothermal Engineering
Aerodynamics, Heat Transfer and Measurement

How to Apply

The deadlines for the DPhil and MSc (R) courses are 18 November 2011, 20 January 2012 and 9 March 2012.

Overseas applicants are strongly advised to apply by the January deadline in order to meet scholarship deadlines, and Home/EU applicants are advised to consult the Engineering Science website for information on EPSRC studentships.

Other scholarships with specific closing dates may also be advertised at the same location.

The standard set of materials you should send with any application to a research course comprises:

A research proposal,
CV/résumé,
Three (3) academic references, and
Official transcripts detailing your university-level qualifications and marks to date.

The research proposal for applicants to the DPhil and MSc (R) in Engineering should be at least one A4 page in length. You should give a brief indication of your research interests, covering how your background and experience relate to the areas of your intended research and how this will affect your aims for the future, covering areas such as the background to the research, methodology, expected results & the contribution to the field of learning.

Please also give the names of at least 3 supervisors, in order of preference, in the proposal.

Please follow the detailed instructions in the *Application Guide***, and consult the Engineering Science website for any additional guidance.**

Taught Programmes

MSc in Biomedical Engineering

Course Code | 003470

This 12-month, full-time course is aimed at graduates with a good first degree in engineering or the physical sciences to prepare them for careers in biomedical engineering in industry, healthcare (including the UK National Health Service) and research. Successful applicants will ordinarily hold a first class undergraduate degree.

The MSc consists of lecture courses on core general biomedical engineering and advanced topics. Lectures and classes are complemented by laboratory sessions and a team project. Students will also learn about the healthcare industry via lectures and assignments.

A major part of the MSc is a dissertation on an individual research project undertaken in one of the research areas of the Oxford Institute for Biomedical Engineering. Students will also be trained in computational methods and research skills.

How to Apply

The deadlines for the MSc are 18 November 2011, 20 January 2012 and 9 March 2012. Overseas applicants are strongly advised to apply by the January deadline in order to meet scholarship deadlines.

Other scholarships with specific closing dates may also be advertised at the same location.

The standard set of materials you should send with any application to a taught course comprises:

A statement of purpose,
CV/résumé,
Three (3) academic references, and
Official transcripts detailing your university-level qualifications and marks to date.

The statement of purpose for applicants to the MSc in Biomedical Engineering should include an explanation of how your academic/research background relates to your proposed study and career plans.

Please note that, unless given as a condition by a supervisor making an offer, you should not submit written work with your application to this course.

Please follow the detailed instructions in the Application Guide, and consult the Engineering Science website for any additional guidance.

Resources Available

The Engineering Computing Support Group, departmental mechanical and electronic workshops, the Radcliffe Science Library and other University libraries. Extensive experimental facilities are also available as appropriate to the research topic.