Information for Prospective Students

General Postgraduate

For further information on Engineering at Aberdeen, consult the Postgraduate Prospectus.

For general information, the University of Aberdeen Propsectus can be viewed online.

Taught Postgradaute Courses

Specific information on taught courses can be obtained from the respective links:

EngD Professional Doctorate in Engineering

The Doctor of Engineering programme has been designed specifically for those interested in undertaking a challenging research investigation on an industrially relevant project. The programme aims to achieve education at Doctoral level with the development of additional skills to enable graduates to integrate research practice and procedures with their industrial and professional responsibilities. The EngD Degree is a wider learning experience and qualification than the traditional PhD because of the additional skills gained and the industry-centred portfolio of the research work. The feedback from industry has indicated that PhD is not the ideal mechanism to facilitate development of skills required for a professional practising research in industry.

Research Degrees

Postgraduate students may study towards the degrees of MSc, MPhil and PhD by research. For a full-time student the time required is typically 1, 2 or 3 years respectively.

The Department has a strong tradition of success in research with an international reputation in a number of areas ranging from sediment transport in rivers to communications protocols. Much of the research is funded by government agencies but a large proportion too is carried out in collaboration with, and financed by, industry. We also have research links with a number of European, American and Russian Universities and research centres, including the UK national centres for hydraulics research (Wallingford) and for synchrotron radiation (Daresbury).

All areas of research in the Department are supported by well-founded laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment and computing facilities, the latter including major commercial engineering software.

PhD students use a personal development plan (PDP) and are required to present their work at research group seminars at least once per year, and at the annual one-day symposium organized by the School’s postgraduate research students.

Graduate studies are supported by a comprehensive monitoring system which has contributed to our excellent completion rates. For information on the areas of research available, and studentships currently available see vacancies page, under people.

Currently Available Studentships

For currently available studentships, check our list of vacancies.