Programmes

Subject area

Arts
Business and Management
Computing
Economics
Electronic Engineering
Engineering
English and Languages
Environment and Sustainability
Health and Medical Sciences
Hospitality and Tourism
Law
Physical and Chemical Sciences
Social Sciences

Research programmes A-Z

B

PhD in Biochemistry and Physiology
PhD in Business and Management

C

PhD in Chemistry
PhD in Computing

D

PhD in Dance, Film and Theatre
Doctorate of Clinical Practice

E

PhD in Economics
PhD in Electronic Engineering
PhD in Engineering
PhD in English
PhD in Environmental Psychology

H

PhD in Health and Social Care
PhD in Health Care Management and Policy
PhD in Hospitality and Tourism Management

I

Integrated PhD in Business and Management
Integrated PhD in Health Care Management and Policy
Integrated PhD in Hospitality and Tourism

L

PhD in Languages and Translation Studies
PhD in Law

M

PhD in Mathematics
PhD in Microbial and Cellular Sciences
EngD in MiNMaT
PhD in Music

N

EngD in Nuclear Engineering
PhD in Nutrition and Metabolism

P

PhD in Physics
PhD in Politics
PhD in Psychology
PhD in Psychology with PGCert in Health Psychology Practice

S

PhD in Sociology
PhD in Sound Recording / Psychoacoustic Engineering
EngD in Sustainability for Engineering and Energy Systems (SEES)
PhD in Sustainable Tourism

Taught programmes A-Z

A

MSc Accounting and Finance
MA Acting
MSc Advanced Gynaecological Endoscopy
MSc Advanced Materials
MSc Applied Toxicology
MA Audiovisual Translation

B

MSc Banking and Finance
MSc Biomedical Engineering
MSc Bridge Engineering
MSc Business Analytics
Msc Business Economics and Finance
MA Business Interpreting in Chinese and English
MA Business Translation with Interpreting

C

MRes Chemistry
MSc Civil Engineering
MSc Clinical Pharmacology
MSc Clinical Practice
MA Communication and International Marketing
MSc Communications Networks and Software
MSc Communication Systems
MSc Computational Intelligence and Computational Biology
MA Contemporary Theatre Making
MSc Corporate Environmental Management
MA Creative Writing
MSc Criminology, Criminal Justice and Social Research

D

MA Dance Cultures
MSc Drug Discovery

E

MSc Economics
MA Education for Professional Practice
Msc Energy Economics and Policy
MA English Literature
MSc Entrepreneurship
MSc Environmental Psychology
MSc European Politics and Policy

F

MSc Food Management
MSc Forensic Psychology

G

MSc Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

H

MSc Health and Clinical Sciences (subject to validation)
MSc Health Care Management
MSc Health Psychology
MSc Human Nutrition (subject to validation)
MSc Human Resource Management

I

MSc Information and Process Systems Engineering
MSc Information Systems
MA Intercultural Communication with International Business
MSc International Business Management
LLM International Commercial Law
Msc International Economics, Finance and Development
MSc International Event Management
MSc International Financial Management
MSc International Hotel Management
LLM International Law
MSc International Marketing Management
MSc International Relations
MSc International Retail Marketing
MSc Internet Computing

L

LLM Law

M

MSc Management
MSc Marketing Management
MBA Master of Business Administration
MMus Master of Music
MSc Medical Imaging
MSc Medical Microbiology (Part-time)
MSc Medical Microbiology (Research)
MSc Medical Physics
MSc Microwave Engineering and Wireless Subsystems Design
MSc Mobile and Satellite Communications
MSc Mobile Communications Systems
MA Monolingual Subtitling and Audio Description
MSc Environmental Psychology
MSc Multimedia Signal Processing and Communications
MSc Multimedia Signal Processing Systems
MSc Multimedia Technology Systems
MA Musical Theatre

N

MSc Nanotechnology and Nanoelectronic Devices
MSc Nutritional Medicine

O

MSc Occupational and Organisational Psychology
MSc Operations and Logistics Management

P

MSc Petroleum Downstream Technology
MSc Petroleum Refining Systems Engineering
MSc Pharmaceutical Medicine
MSc Physics (EuroMasters)
MA Practice of Voice and Singing
PsychD Practitioner Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
PsychD Practitioner Doctorate in Psychotherapeutic and Counselling Psychology
MSc Primary and Community Care
MSc Process and Environmental Systems Engineering
MSc Process Systems Engineering
MSc Professional Practice
MSc Public Health Practice
MA Public Service Interpreting

R

MSc Radiation and Environmental Protection
MSc Radiation Detection and Instrumentation
MSc Renewable Energy Systems Engineering
MSc Research Methods in Psychology

S

MSc Satellite Communications Engineering
MSc Security Technologies and Applications
MSc Signal Processing and Machine Intelligence
MSc Social Psychology
MSc Social Research Methods
MSc Space Technology and Planetary Exploration
MSc Structural Engineering
MSc Supervision and Consultation: Psychotherapeutic and Organisational Approaches
MSc Sustainable Development
MSc Sustainable Development and Environmental Management
MSc Sustainable Tourism
MSc Systems Biology (subject to validation)

T

MSc Tourism Development
MSc Tourism Management
MSc Tourism Marketing
MSc Toxicology
MA Translation
MA Translation Studies
MA Translation Studies with Intercultural Communications

V

MSc Veterinary Microbiology

W

MSc Water and Environmental Engineering

New programmes

MSc Human Nutrition
MSc Health and Clinical Sciences
MA Education for Professional Practice
MSc Clinical Practice
MSc Primary and Community Care
MA Contemporary Theatre Making
MSc Systems Biology
MSc Business Analytics

Postgraduate awards

Masters Degree by Examination and Dissertation (Taught Masters)

Master of Arts – MA
Master of Business Administration – MBA
Master of Music – MMus
Master of Research – MRes
Master of Science – MSc
Master of Law – LLM

Registration for Masters degrees is open to graduates of approved universities in the United Kingdom and abroad, or of the Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA). Applicants who are not university graduates may be admitted, provided they hold appropriate professional or other qualifications and can demonstrate their ability to study at Masters level.

The programme is normally one of supervised study extending over a period of one calendar year for a full-time programme and two academic years (four semesters) for a part-time programme.

Some programmes can be taken on a modular basis at the University or by distance learning over periods running from two to five years. There are intermediate awards for Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma; normally, only those candidates who reach a satisfactory standard in the examinations for Postgraduate Diploma will be permitted to complete the full Masters degree programme, by presenting a dissertation or, where appropriate, undertaking an equivalent major project.

Master of Philosophy (MPhil) by Research and Thesis

The minimum qualification for registration for a Master of Philosophy is usually a first or 2.1 honours degree from a recognised UK or overseas institution. The period of full-time research and advanced study is not less than 21 months. For part-time students, that period is not less than 33 months. Students may be required to attend a programme of lectures or seminars in addition to their research. Students must also submit a report of their work to their principal supervisor at least every six months as evidence of their progress. At the end of their period of study, students will be required to present a thesis on their work to the examiners and attend an oral examination.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) by Research and Thesis

Successful applicants will be registered for a PhD. PhD students are subject to a probationary period and the satisfactory confirmation of registration, normally after 12 months for full-time students and 24 months for part-time students (or as required by your programme of study).

This process involves the submission of a report and a formal meeting. As a result of this process, students who do not demonstrate the ability to continue on the PhD may be transferred to an MPhil. Please note that a programme of research study may also be terminated at any stage due to lack of academic progress. Full details of the confirmation process are included in publications that will be issued upon registration.

The minimum period of research and advanced study is 33 months for full-time study or 45 months for part-time study. However, on approval of the Research Degrees Committee, a student may be permitted to submit a thesis after 24 months’ full-time or 36 months’ part-time study. Students may be required to attend a programme of lectures
or seminars in addition to their research. They must also submit a report of their work to their principal supervisor at least every six months as evidence of their progress. At the end of their period of research and advanced study, students will be required to present a thesis on their work to the examiners and attend an oral examination.

Surrey Integrated PhD in Management

This programme has been designed for students who wish to study for a PhD in Management and wish to develop high-level research skills. It will be offered on a full-time basis over 45 months. The programme commences with a structured programme of taught Masters-level modules in the first year (Stage 1) providing high-level theoretical and practical quantitative and qualitative research skills. These modules must be passed with a mark of 60 per cent or higher to progress to PhD thesis research (Stage 2). Exit awards of Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma in Management Research are available to students who have completed the taught element.

1+3 Taught Masters Leading to MPhil/PhD

This route enables students to study a taught Masters programme with subsequent further study for a research degree. The initial application should include the title of the proposed taught Masters programme, and an idea of the proposed future area of research. Offers for the 1+3 programme include progression criteria. This is applied at the end of the taught element, usually in the form of an overall percentage; in some cases, a minimum level of performance is required for the dissertation. Regulations for each element are detailed individually on the page opposite.

Collabrative Research Degrees

The entry regulations are similar to those for MPhil and PhD degrees, but are subject to an agreement between the University and the other organisation or institution that students will be able to conduct their research for a substantial part of their time and will be released as appropriate for visits to the University. The organisation where the student is working, the facilities available and the topic of research must be approved by the Dean of Faculty, prior to registration. A supervisor in the organisation concerned is also appointed in addition to the University principal supervisor. It is also possible for students to conduct their research outside the UK on a part-time or collaborative basis. Applications for study abroad will be considered on an individual basis.

Doctor of Clinical Practice (DClinPrac)

The Doctor of Clinical Practice programme integrates part-time study with practice. You would normally have a minimum of three years’ post-qualification experience in health, allied health or social care. You should be a practitioner or manager involved in clinical practice and/or practice development with research expertise, as demonstrated through a portfolio of evidence. This would normally be a Masters level qualification or equivalent experience beyond initial qualification.

Doctor of Engineering (EngD)

The normal entrance requirements are at least a first or 2.1 honours degree in an engineering or other relevant discipline, or a comparable qualification granted by a professional or other body. In exceptional circumstances for candidates with advanced standing, the registration period may be reduced to no less than 45 months.

Doctor of Psychology (PsychD)

You must normally hold a first or 2.1 honours honours degree in Psychology (or with Psychology as a major component) and have some relevant experience. Applicants are required to hold, or to attain before entry, the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society. The programme lasts three years, part of each year being spent at the University and part in professional practice.

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

This programme is designed to build on your relevant Masters-level studies by undertaking further empirical research as a means of improving strategic management decision-making. The programme lasts two years for a full-time student or four years on a part-time or distance-learning basis.

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

This programme is specifically designed for medical practitioners who have gained registration under the General Medical Council (GMC UK). The prime objective of the research is the advancement of medical knowledge. The programme lasts two years for collaborative students who will, in practice, pursue their research within the NHS on a full-time basis.