MPhil in Environmental Science
The Department will not be running this MPhil in academic year 2012-13 and will therefore not be offering admission for October 2012. We expect to run the course again for admission for October 2013 for the academic year 2013-14.
The Thesis
The thesis is viewed as a major aspect of the course, occupying about 60% of the student's time (and counting as 50% of assessment). It is also a primary aspect of evaluation for those students who intend subsequently to progress to a PhD. It is expected to demonstrate a substantial level of knowledge and understanding of the intellectual and methodological issues relevant to the specific topic undertaken, demonstrate an effective research design, demonstrate the choice and ability to use appropriate research methods, and demonstrate the student's acquisition of skills of presentation and argument. Assessment is based on a 16,000-word thesis, which may include an oral examination. The thesis may contain laboratory, modelling or fieldwork.