The School offers postgraduate research opportunities leading to PhD degrees across the whole range of its research activities, with funding coming from a variety of sources, including national research councils, School scholarships and industry.

Postgraduate students benefit from a thriving research community, expert supervision, dedicated training programmes and the opportunity to participate in research seminars and discussions with academic staff.

Entry Requirements

International students
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Academic requirements can be viewed in http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/International/students/country/index.aspx

English language requirements
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Students can satisfy our English language requirements in two ways:

by holding an English language qualification to the right level

by taking and successfully completing one of our English courses for international students

Other Fees

Domestic tuition fee for part-time - £1,998

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This international online Masters programme is designed for primary dental care providers who want to advance their clinical skills and knowledge, with the primary objective of enhancing the quality of their patient care.

The objectives of the programme are:

To provide you with the opportunity to enhance your clinical knowledge, insight and expertise in areas directly relating to your practice
To enhance the quality of care provided to your patients
To provide a base for enjoyable personal professional development
To improve your employability in a highly competitive job market
To provide support for achieving other qualifications - ORE, MFDS, FFGDP, MJDF etc

Entry Requirements

Students must have a primary degree in dental surgery or equivalent qualification.

Two references from professional colleagues.

Students will need to be currently delivering clinical care for patients that will provide a range of procedures for case reports on which some assessments are based.

International students:
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English language requirements

Students can satisfy our English language requirements in two ways:

by holding an English language qualification to the right level
by taking and successfully completing one of our English courses for international students

English to IELTS 7.0 (with a minimum of 6.5 in each component) or TOEFL Internet based 95 overall with no less than 22 in any band.

Other Fees

Notes

The programme will contain two residential weeks based in Birmingham (one week per year), and will allow students to receive direct hands-on tuition from some of the world's most experienced dental educators. .

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This distance learning programme is open to teachers with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent, to work more effectively with learners who are deafblind (multi-sensory impaired). It is the only nationally recruiting programme leading to the GTC recognised Mandatory Qualification (MQ) in Deafblindness / Multi-sensory Impairment. An alternative non mandatory (Non MQ) programme is also open to teachers as well as other professionals with appropriate qualifications working with children and young people who are deafblind, who are not seeking the MQ.

Entry Requirements

An early application is advised as places are allocated on a first come first served basis. All applications plus supplementary material (letters of recommendations/references, official transcripts etc) must be submitted no later than 4 weeks prior to the start date of the chosen programme in order for the application to be considered for the academic year. If the supplementary material is received after the deadline,application may be considered for the following academic year.

Upon receipt of the application student may, if live in the UK, be invited for an interview or to visit the University.

International students
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Academic qualification can be viewed in
http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/International/students/country/index.aspx

English language requirements
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Students can satisfy our English language requirements in two ways:

by holding an English language qualification to the right level

by taking and successfully completing one of our English courses for international students

Other Fees

Tuition fee varies for each year

Domestic fee

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£2,655 first year; £2,655 second year; £1,980 third year

International fee

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£4,555 first year; £4,400 second year; £4,250 third year

Notes

Duration of part-time - 72 months

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The Department of African Studies and Anthropology (DASA) offers promising candidates the opportunity to carry out research in a centre of excellence in the study of Africa. 60% of our outputs were rated as internationally excellent in the most recent nationwide Research Assessment Exercise and we are currently recognised both by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the Economic and Social Research Council funding bodies. We give all possible support to our researchers, developing the resources available at the University and encouraging an active postgraduate environment for the exchange of information and concepts.

The MA by Research programme requires you to prepare a dissertation of up to 40,000 words on a topic of your choice, for which an academic staff member will provide expert supervision.

Entry Requirements

International students
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Academic requirements

We accept a range of qualifications; our country pages show you what qualifications we accept from your country.

English language requirements
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You can satisfy our English language requirements in two ways:

by holding an English language qualification to the right level
by taking and successfully completing one of our English courses for international students

Other Fees

Fee for part-time (domestic) - £1,998

Notes

This course is not available in part-time for international students.

Available in full-time and part-time for domesticstudents.

Duration for part-time - 24 months
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The Department of African Studies and Anthropology (DASA) offers promising candidates the opportunity to carry out research in a centre of excellence in the study of Africa. 60% of our outputs were rated as internationally excellent in the most recent nationwide Research Assessment Exercise and we are currently recognised both by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the Economic and Social Research Council funding bodies. We give all possible support to our researchers, developing the resources available at the University and encouraging an active postgraduate environment for the exchange of information and concepts.

The PhD - the most advanced research degree – leads to a dissertation of up to 80,000 words on a subject of your choice and under the expert supervision of an academic member of staff. You can study for a PhD on campus or by Distance Learning

Entry Requirements

International students
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Academic requirements

We accept a range of qualifications; our country pages show what qualifications we accept from different country.

English language requirements

Students can satisfy our English language requirements in two ways:

by holding an English language qualification to the right level
by taking and successfully completing one of our English courses for international students

Other Fees

Domestic fee in part-time - £1,998

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