Integrated PhD in Health Care Management and Policy - Apply

Before applying, please also read the additional information below.

Additional application information

Before applying for the Integrated PhD programme, please read the following advice.

1 Entry requirements

Firstly ensure that you meet our entry requirements. These are, in summary:

• A master’s degree at a minimum of merit level in business or management or relevant discipline, which includes a substantive dissertation element and is from an approved university. (If you do not have such a degree, you may be admitted providing you hold an Upper Second (2:1) from an approved university or a professional or other qualification deemed by the University to be appropriate, where it includes a substantive dissertation element).

If you have any queries regarding your suitability or other aspects of the application process please contact pgteam@surrey.ac.uk

2 Research areas

To ensure we are best able to supervise your proposed research, please take some time to review our current research activity, as well as the expertise and interests of each academic staff member.

You should ensure that there is at least one academic who could be a suitable supervisor for your research within the areas of specified research strengths. There is no expectation that you should contact them as a potential supervisor at this stage.

3 Supporting documents

As part of a formal application, we will require the following supporting documents. (Scanned copies of official documents are normally sufficient.)

• Your current CV
• Copies of your previous degree certificates and transcripts
• Evidence of English language ability - required of students whose first language is not English. (Our requirement is normally an IELTS score of not less than 7.0 with a score of at least 6.5 in each component, or equivalent. Previous study in English may be sufficient to waive the requirement.

Your supporting documents should, where possible, be uploaded during the online application process or sent by email to somadmissions@surrey.ac.uk

4 Online application

Applications must be submitted online through the University website. You will be asked to provide the following information, so please ensure you have everything prepared before you formally apply:

• Contact information (home address, email address, telephone number)
• Details of any course of study currently being undertaken
• Details of completed higher and further education qualifications
• Details of any professional qualifications held
• Employment history details
• Proposed source of fees
• Contact details for 2 referees (address, email address, telephone number). At least one of these should be an academic referee connected to your most recent course of study.
• An outline of your intended research topic (maximum 500 words). Within this you should identify at least one potential supervisor.
• A brief (maximum 250 words) personal statement commenting on your motivation for PhD study.
• Upload additional materials as separate files.

If you have not applied before, you will need to create a new username and password.

If you experience any difficulties with the online application system, please contact pgteam@surrey.ac.uk

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