Entry requirements
PhD
To study for a PhD, you’d be expected to hold a bachelor degree in a relevant subject (2.1 or above or equivalent) or a good honours degree together with a Masters degree.
A PhD can be taken full-time or part-time:
- Full-time: 3 years + 1 year (maximum) writing up time
- Part-time: 5 years + 2 years (maximum) writing up time
MPhil
To study for an MPhil, you’d be expected to hold a bachelor degree in a relevant subject (2.1 or above or equivalent) or a good honours degree together with a Masters degree.
An MPhil can be taken full-time or part-time:
- Full-time: 2 years + 1 year (maximum) writing up time
- Part-time: 4 years + 2 years (maximum) writing up time
MSc by Research
To study for an MSc by Research, you’d be expected to hold a good bachelor degree in a relevant subject.
An MSc by Research can be taken full-time or part-time:
- Full-time: 1 year
- Part-time: 2 years
English language requirements
If English isn’t your first language, you’ll need to produce evidence of a language qualification before registration as a postgraduate student.
Our School of Food Science and Nutrition will accept a range of qualifications and scores:
- IELTS - an overall band of 6.5 with no individual skill band below 6.0 in all components
- Other English Language qualifications may be acceptable, please contact us to find out more.
Pre-sessional English courses
You can improve your academic English to the level needed to study a postgraduate research degree by taking one of our pre-sessional courses:
If you need to study for longer than 10 weeks, find out more about our postgraduate pre-sessional English courses.