University Of Strathclyde Postgraduate Prospectus by University of Strathclyde

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Scotland on your

doorstep

Scotland is out there. If Glasgow whets your appetite for seeing more of Scotland, you couldn’t be better placed than here at Strathclyde. For fans of the outdoors, the stunning Trossachs and Highlands are just a short drive or bus journey away. You’ll be truly spoilt for choice, with pursuits such as hillwalking, sailing and skiing. Or you could hop on a boat to one of Scotland’s islands and explore a slower pace of life in the rugged landscape of the Western Isles. But there is far more to Scotland than the scenery. Lying just 40 miles east of Glasgow, Edinburgh makes for a great weekend break. From the sophisticated shops and bars of the New Town to the quirky cobbled streets of the medieval Old Town, the capital begs to be explored. Equally, history, culture and entertainment characterise Scotland’s other towns and cities, including Inverness, Aberdeen and Dundee. Scotland is famed across the world for its proud and dramatic history, but modern Scotland also has a lighter side. With vibrant festivals spilling out into the streets, legendary hospitality and a thriving music scene, boredom is not an option. Wherever your sense of adventure takes you, you will find Scotland a fascinating place to be.

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Home from home. Glasgow is a place that you will quickly call home. The friendliness of the people is renowned internationally, so you are sure to enjoy a warm welcome. But Scotland’s largest city is also well known for its sense of style. You see it everywhere, from the elegant buildings to the outstanding art collections, and from the flourishing music scene to fashionable bars, restaurants and shopping. The city bears the mark of the wealthy Victorian merchants who transformed Glasgow’s fortunes, and this architectural heritage has brought many of Scotland’s arts organisations to Glasgow – the National Theatre of Scotland, Scottish Ballet, Scottish Opera and Royal Scottish National Orchestra, to name but a few. Glasgow is also home to the Mitchell Library, the largest public library in Europe, and Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Scotland’s most popular visitor attraction. The city has been selected to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Being chosen to host the games is testament to Glasgow’s excellent sporting facilities and the key role that sport plays in city life. Glasgow’s passion for football is well known (the world’s first international football match was held here in 1872), but Glasgow is also home to a vast range of sports, from athletics and rowing to rugby and shinty. Glasgow may buzz with life and activity, but it also provides plenty of opportunity to unwind. Did you know that ‘Glasgow’ means ‘dear green place’? With more than 70 parks and green spaces, you can easily discover a haven away from the rush of modern urban life.

Welcome to

Glasgow

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Solid foundations, modern thinking. More than two centuries ago, Professor John Anderson shared his vision for a ‘place of useful learning’ and in doing so laid the groundwork for the University of Strathclyde. We remain committed to Anderson’s vision to this day, and it is reflected in our innovative teaching methods, groundbreaking research and close links with industry at home and abroad.

Our

vision

As a forward-thinking university, we believe that some of the most important discoveries take place at the interface between disciplines. We have created a culture of collaboration and academic freedom, where researchers and postgraduate students flourish. This approach has been fruitful. Strathclyde has generated more than 40 spin-out companies and has one of the largest industriallysponsored research portfolios for a university of its size in the UK. Our commitment to building on this record is clear – an ambitious multimillion pound estates vision is being developed to ensure that our campus and facilities fully support an institution that is vibrant and dynamic, internationally focused and successful. The first phase includes new leadingedge facilities for pharmacy and biomedical science, due to open in 2011.

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The University of Strathclyde is committed to using its research as the springboard for its education and knowledge exchange to make a significant impact on today’s world. The University’s research power and its continuing growth in its areas of strategic importance – engineering, science, business and social sciences – were confirmed by the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. The Strathclyde Business School was rated top in Scotland by a wide margin and in the UK top 10; we achieved the highest ‘research power’ rating for engineering in Scotland; and our performance was impressive in areas from across the sciences and social sciences. Most recently, the University has emerged as a leader in alternative energy research with involvement in key multimillion pound projects and the establishment of one of the UK’s doctoral training centres in wind energy. The University was also awarded a £2 million Doctoral Training Grant from the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council to fund PhD studentships in disciplines ranging from space science to renewable energy. Collaboration and cross-disciplinarity are integral to our success. The University is engaged in major partnerships with other high-quality universities across the globe, while here in Scotland, our research pooling involvement is significant and continues to enhance the growth of our research expertise and funding.

Find out more on our website at www.strath.ac.uk/research

Our

research

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The University of Strathclyde is Scotland’s third largest university, established in the heart of Glasgow for over 210 years.

Your

experience at Strathclyde

In choosing Strathclyde, you join a vibrant community of over 15,000 students who come from over 100 countries, attracted by our academic reputation and stimulating environment. The ethos of and commitment to ‘useful learning’ has contributed to Strathclyde’s excellent ratings for research and teaching and its top 10 place in the league of universities earning royalties from inventions. In 2009, UK businesses rated Strathclyde in their top 10 preferred universities to work with – the only Scottish university to appear in the rankings. Our students’ Strathclyde experience is at the heart of what we do. During your time here, you will benefit from a range of support services, whatever your field of study and whatever type of degree you choose. We offer mentoring and support for early career researchers, training events and careers assistance for all students and targeted support and English language instruction for overseas students. You will enjoy life on campus and in Glasgow, thanks to the many sports clubs and cultural activities available at the University and to the restaurants, shopping and nightlife available on your doorstep in the city centre.

Welcome to Glasgow…

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Information for Prospective Students Choosing a university is an important decision. Before making that decision you will want to gather as much information as possible. The following should be among your first choices for advice and assistance:

Welcome to Strathclyde

The university website – www.strath.ac.uk Here you will find a comprehensive range of information. Whatever your interest or field of expertise, whether you want to enrol in a taught course or undertake research, full-time, part-time, distance or open learning, our website provides the answer to many of your questions. And if you don’t find what you are looking for right away, you will at least be guided to someone who can help.

International & Graduate Office – www.strath.ac.uk/igo If you are interested in studying at Strathclyde as a postgraduate student, staff from the University’s International & Graduate Office can give you all the help and advice you need to make your decision – from information about applying and courses to information specifically relevant to you, whatever your circumstances, wherever you’re from. If you live outside the UK, the University also has representatives in many countries around the world. You can find a list on the International & Graduate Office website (see below). We know that you may have queries about the course you are applying to and about life in Glasgow. Throughout the year, University staff attend education exhibitions at home and abroad at which you can find out more about the University and about studying at Strathclyde. The International & Graduate Office website lists the dates of these events and we can send you details of opportunities to meet staff or, if you wish, to visit the University. If you would like to visit the University, please contact us.

before you apply Entry Requirements Applications English Language Requirements The Strathclyde Experience Our Courses Careers & Work Experience Money Matters Academic & Study Support Accommodation Student Support Services MAps

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International & Graduate Office University of Strathclyde 50 George Street Glasgow UK G1 1QE t: +44 (0)141 548 2913 e: pgenquiries@strath.ac.uk (within UK/EU) e: international@strath.ac.uk (non UK/EU) If you have any queries regarding your proposed course of study, please see the departmental contact information listed in each course description in this prospectus.

British Council – www.britishcouncil.org The British Council represents British higher education around the world. Contact a British Council office in your home country.

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Before you apply Entry Requirements The University admits students with a range of both academic and professional qualifications. In addition to an appropriate academic qualification (generally an Honours degree, or equivalent qualification), some courses require relevant professional or work experience. The University welcomes applications from candidates with degrees or other qualifications from overseas institutions. If you are unsure whether your qualification is acceptable to the University, please contact the International & Graduate Office for further advice. You can also check the International & Graduate Office website for details specific to your country at: www.strath.ac.uk/igo/prospective

Applications Applications can be made online or in hard copy. The applications process is detailed at: www.strath.ac.uk/prospectus/postgraduateapplications There is no formal closing date for most postgraduate applications but we advise you to apply as soon as possible, preferably by the end of March for entry in September. Applications are considered and decisions given on a rolling basis by most Departments; exceptions to this will be specified in the course entry. If you wish to be nominated by the University for any scholarship or funding, we recommend that you apply as early as possible.

Uk’s new points-based system of immigration (pbs) Tier 4 (students) of this new immigration system came into effect on 31 March 2009. This means that students from non-European Economic Area (EEA) countries and Switzerland who normally require a visa to study in the UK need to obtain 40 points in order to be given an Adult (General) Student Visa. Points are gained as follows:

• A Visa letter (worth 30 points) will be issued by the

University of Strathclyde when you accept our Offer of Study, meet any conditions mentioned in our Offer of Study and pay the University’s standard deposit of £2,000. This is an advance payment and will be offset against the amount of your tuition fees. If you have an official financial sponsor you will not have to pay this deposit. You should send a copy of your sponsorship letter to the University’s Finance Office and your Visa Letter will be issued. • You will be given the remaining 10 points when you provide evidence to the Entry Clearance Officer who is considering your visa application that you have: • the full amount of your tuition fee for your first year of study and maintenance of £600 per month for the first nine months of your study • an additional £400 per month for the same period for every dependent who may accompany you You can keep up-to-date by checking these websites:

International and Graduate Office www.strath.ac.uk/igo

UK Council for International Student Affairs www.ukcisa.org.uk

English Language Requirements If English is not your first language, you must provide evidence of your proficiency in English before starting your course. We accept a number of English language qualifications, but the IELTS (International English Language Testing Service) or the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) exams are the most widely accepted:

• IELTS: Overall score required for postgraduate study is

generally IELTS 6.5 or equivalent. For information about taking the IELTS exam, contact the local British Council Office in your own country or look at the IELTS website at: www.ielts.org • TOEFL: Overall score required is 90-95 on the IBT (internetbased test) or 600 in the PBT (paper-based test). We recommend you also take the Test of Written English (TWE). For information on the TOEFL, contact the US Embassy in your own country or look at the TOEFL website at: www.ets.org • Other tests and grades may be acceptable to the University and you should contact the English Language Teaching Division for advice on alternative English language tests.

Pre-study English tuition If your proficiency in English is not at the required level, the English Language Teaching Division (ELTD) runs programmes to help, including the Postgraduate Diploma in English course, the Pre-Entry Language Preparation course and the summer English for Academic Purposes Pre-sessional programme. The final fourweek Pre-sessional module is offered free of charge to students who register for a degree programme at the University and who pay full international student fees for at least one academic year.

Ongoing English tuition The ELTD runs classes throughout the year to help you continue to improve your English. Students on full-time programmes paying international student fees can benefit from free tuition of up to four hours per week for as long as they are at Strathclyde. For details of these courses and other English language support services, visit our website.

Contact

t: +44 (0)141 548 3065/4478 e: eltd@strath.ac.uk w: www.strath.ac.uk/eltd

DID YOU KNOW YY If you are an overseas student paying full-time international student fees, you are entitled to four weeks free pre-sessional English language tuition and four hours per week free in-session tuition.

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The Strathclyde Experience Our Courses

Careers & Work Experience

Our Degrees

Research Degrees

Strathclyde is one of the largest providers of postgraduate education in the UK. Master’s degrees (MSc, LLM, MLitt, MArch, MEd) and Postgraduate Diplomas and Certificates (PgDip/PgCert) are offered in most departments, as are research degrees of PhD, MPhil, MRes, DBA, DEdPsy, EdD and EngD.

Registration for research degrees normally takes place in September, although it is possible to register at other times. The aim of a research degree is to provide a thorough training in a particular subject area through original exploration and experiment, culminating in the preparation of a thesis setting out the conclusions of the research you have undertaken. You will be working on your own under the guidance of an academic supervisor and your progress will be monitored through regular meetings and submission of your research findings.

Whatever your reasons for embarking on postgraduate study, your career development is an integral part of your postgraduate education. Undertaking a postgraduate course at Strathclyde means that you will be able to benefit from one of the UK’s best university careers services. Our Careers Service has been awarded the Government’s Charter Mark for the quality of its service five times and in 2009 came joint 2nd in the UK in an employer-commissioned student satisfaction survey. Its resources and advisers can help you to make the most of your qualification, whether you are in a taught or research degree.

DID YOU KNOW

The Careers Service can help you to plan for the future by: • thinking through your career options • finding out about vacancies in our careers resource centre or via our website – we have information on hundreds of graduate occupations and national and international employers • improving your presentation to employers in applications, interviews and assessment centres through seminars or with individual assistance from experienced, professional careers advisers

Course Structure Many of our programmes can be undertaken full-time, part-time, or on a modular basis. Distance or open-learning options are also available on some courses. Please note that non-EEA (European Economic Area) international students are not eligible for part-time study programmes based in the UK due to visa requirements.

Taught Courses The duration of most taught courses is one year normally starting in late September, at the beginning of the academic year. Taught courses involve a combination of formal lecture and/or seminar programmes and a great deal of emphasis is placed on individual study. As well as attending classes, you will be expected to spend time studying on your own, either working on group or individual assignments or developing your knowledge through reading. You will be assessed at various points throughout the academic year through examinations, assessed coursework, group work and seminars. Many courses conclude with a project on a relevant topic of your choice. These courses are intended to impart advanced knowledge or techniques in specialised aspects of subjects you studied more generally at undergraduate level. Some taught courses also serve as conversion courses for those who wish to change disciplines, upgrade their knowledge within a discipline or prepare for entry to a Master’s degree course.

YY S trathclyde was the first UK Business School to offer a one-year full-time MBA (in 1966). It was also the first to offer a distance-learning MBA.

The Careers Service maintains close links with a wide range of employers who advertise vacancies on our website and meet students at presentations in the autumn and spring.

YY Strathclyde Law School was the first in Scotland to offer the LLB by part-time study.

Contact

Some courses provide a work placement experience; these are noted in the relevant course entries in this prospectus.

Careers Service t: +44 (0)141 548 4320 e: yourcareer@strath.ac.uk w: www.strath.ac.uk/careers

Post-study Work Non-EEA students who study in Scotland and graduate from a Scottish university or further education college and gain a Higher National Diploma (HND), first degree, Master’s degree or PhD can apply under the Tier 1 (Post-study work) scheme for a two-year extension of their leave to remain (visa) in order to look for work in the UK. A post-study work visa offers you a bridge to either the highly skilled or skilled work categories and you are expected to switch into one of these categories as soon as possible. The Relocation Advisory Service is a one-stop-shop information centre offering a seamless service that simplifies the process for people to relocate to Scotland to live and work. For further information please visit: www.scotlandistheplace.com

DID YOU KNOW YY In 2008 Strathclyde launched Europe’s first postgraduate course in Environmental Entrepreneurship and the UK’s first postgraduate course in Environmental Forensics.

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The Strathclyde Experience Money Matters Cost of living Glasgow is one of the most affordable places to live in the UK. Your living costs will depend on your lifestyle and the type of accommodation you choose, but on average the weekly costs as a student in University accommodation are approximately £140-170. These figures are based on the costs of self-catering accommodation and other weekly expenses of around £75. You should also budget for up to £500 for items such as books, bedding, stationery, clothing. In the private sector you might pay £65-85 per week for a room in shared accommodation, usually excluding heating. If you are looking for a place to house your partner and/or family, you would pay between £110-£150 per week, depending on the size and location of the apartment. A total estimate for a postgraduate academic year based on 12 months/50 weeks is between £7,000 and £9,000.

Tuition Fees Please note that your tuition fees will depend on what course you are studying and where you are from. The fees shown in the box above are an average and intended as a guide only. Fees for 2010/2011 may be up to 3% higher and will be confirmed in March 2010. The cost of your course will be available from the Department contact included in each course listing. Several courses, particularly within the Strathclyde Business School, have non-standard fees and you should contact the relevant Department or the IGO to clarify the tuition fees for your course.

Scholarships & Financial Help The University and the UK government both offer a range of scholarships for UK, EU and overseas students. The University manages a searchable database of scholarships and bursaries: www.strath.ac.uk/search/scholarships/index.jsp

TUITION FEES 2009/2010 FULL-TIME POSTGRADUATE TAUGHT COURSES Overseas students (non-UK, non-EU) • Faculty of Law, Arts & Social Sciences • Strathclyde Business School • Faculty of Education • Faculty of Engineering • Faculty of Science Home Students (UK & EU) • All Faculties

£9,500 £9,500 £9,500 £12,200 £12,200

£3,400

The University’s Careers Service has various information resources to help with postgraduate study and funding enquiries. Funding information includes the Grants Register, scholarship and sponsorship information: www.strath.ac.uk/careers/postgradstudy There are also many funding opportunities available through individual Departments or tied to specific courses and made available from industry sponsors or partners, research councils etc. Check with the Department responsible for your course. If you are a research student, you may be able to supplement your income by undertaking paid work within your Department.

Applying for Scholarships In order to apply for a scholarship, you must first have applied for a course of study. Information on how to apply for each scholarship is listed on the scholarship database under each scheme. For questions or assistance on scholarships, the database and applications for scholarships.

Contact

e: scholarship.enquiries@strath.ac.uk

Other sources of funding – EU and European Economic Area (EEA) Students If you are an EU national, you are eligible to apply for the same awards as UK students to cover your tuition fees. You may be eligible to receive maintenance support if you have been living in the UK for three years excluding for study purposes, immediately prior to the study period. You should consult the Course Director or Head of Department to find out if funding is available for the course or research area you are interested in, as such awards are limited. There is general information for EU students available at: http://ec.europa.eu/ploteus

• www.prospects.ac.uk/links/fundstudy • www.ukcisa.org.uk • www.iefa.org • www.studentmoney.org • www.acu.ac.uk/cudos • www.InternationalScholarships.com • www.unesco.org • www.hero.ac.uk • www.postgraduatestudentships.co.uk Funding Enquiries UK students The University’s Student Finance Office offers information and advice to UK students considering postgraduate study or who encounter financial difficulties during their studies. The office monitors the financial support available from Government and other sources. Assistance is available through the Discretionary and Childcare funds for students experiencing financial hardship.

Contact

Other sources of funding – international students If you are an international student from a non-EU/EEA country, you should explore funding opportunities in your home country at the same time as applying for funding in the UK. Contact your Ministry or Department of Education, local British Council Office, British Embassy or High Commission. Some international agencies such as UNESCO, the World Bank, the World Health Organisation and the European Commission operate funding schemes, usually for students from developing countries. Voluntary organisations such as religious bodies and charities sometimes award modest scholarships. The following websites have details on scholarships and funding sources:

Student Finance Officer t: +44 (0)141 548 2753 e: s.finance@strath.ac.uk w: www.strath.ac.uk/studentaffairs/ studentfinanceoffice

Non-UK students

Contact

International & Graduate Office Information and Advice Service t: +44 (0)141 548 3675 e: international.adviser@strath.ac.uk

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The Strathclyde Experience Academic and Study Support To enhance the learning experience at Strathclyde students can expect support from their Department, but also from services provided across the University.

Information Technology – www.strath.ac.uk/its The University enjoys world-class IT facilities, with over 30 computer labs, most operating on a 24-hour basis and supplied with a vast range of industry-standard and academic software relevant to your studies. Computers include PCs, Apple Macs and SunRay and are available on both campuses:

• A Virtual Learning Environment in which learners and tutors

KESHIA CLUKEY

participate in online interactions of various kinds, including online learning and assessment • 400 wi-fi zones keeping you contacted, when and where you need it – in teaching rooms, cafés, libraries, and even in the gardens! • Serviced laptop user areas for both individual and group study • A secure web-based portal (PEGASUS) giving access to personal, individual curriculum and academic information • University-run retail facilities on both campuses providing a vast range of computer consumables at preferential prices

International student from New York

I am studying Investigative Journalism and I chose to come to Strathclyde as the programme is the one of the first of its kind and truly innovative.

• John Anderson Campus – over 810 PCs with Microsoft Office

software in 22 central PC labs and two Sunray labs of 20 terminals each, all with Internet and email access. There are also over 350 PCs available in the Library, in addition to generous laptop areas, for drop-in use. All labs except those in the library are available 24-hours a day • Jordanhill Campus – two central teaching labs with 66 PCs and Apple Macs, all with Internet and email access. There are also 50 PCs available as drop-in facilities in the Library On your arrival at Strathclyde, you will be provided with a University User Account which includes free email, web access, access to various online learning environments, and 50MB of backed-up disk space for the duration of your studies. You will also enjoy access to: • IT support facilities on both campuses • Network connection points in all student residences and a Virtual Private Network allowing access to off-campus users

FACT FILE The Centre for Academic Practice & Learning Enhancement provides services tailored for postgraduate students, including seminars and workshops in areas such as oral presentation and academic writing, personal effectiveness and critical information handling. For details visit www.strath.ac.uk/caple

Library Facilities – www.lib.strath.ac.uk The University has two libraries, one on each campus, providing a total of 2,000 reader places. The Andersonian on the John Anderson campus (city centre) caters for the majority of subjects studied at Strathclyde and is particularly strong in science, engineering, technology, language and literature, business studies and management. The Jordanhill Library mainly serves courses in education, community and social work, speech and language therapy, music, sport and journalism studies. The Library as a whole holds 1,012,500 volumes, including increasing numbers of electronic books and receives more than 7,000 periodicals in print and electronic form. Electronic items can be accessed at any time from any suitably-enabled computer. There is an open-access print Short Loan Collection, as well as e-books and digitised collections of exam papers and other learning materials. Other digital services include online access to British Standards and Codes of Practice, as well as databases in a range of subject areas with links to full-text electronic sources. The Library holds an important collection of Government publications and documents published by other international agencies. It is responsible for the historical archives of the University and also contains the special collections of rare books and other materials.

DID YOU KNOW YY Our Postgrad Community website offers you online communication, information and resources. For everything you need to know about postgrad life at Strathclyde, from events to training and career opportunities, visit: www.strath.ac.uk/postgrad

Aside from the course itself, I also chose the University because of its location in the heart of Glasgow. I couldn’t imagine a better place for students to live. There’s always something going on. I live on campus, so I’ve been able to make friends from around the world. In my flat alone, I have friends from India, St Helena, Texas, Canada, South Korea, Japan and China. With all of our different cultural backgrounds, and all the events going on in the city, we’ve had no trouble finding activities that help us learn about each other. I’ve been hiking in the highlands, and have seen the Scottish Symphony. I’ve tried food from around the world, and have even come to like haggis!

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The Strathclyde Experience Accommodation

Student Support Services

Glasgow is one of Europe’s most exciting and beautiful destinations, combining the energy and sophistication of a great international city with some of Scotland’s most renowned spectacular scenery on its doorstep. Served by two international airports and with easy connections from London, Edinburgh or other major cities, Glasgow is very accessible. The University sits in the heart of Glasgow, only a short walk from the city’s main railway stations, 20 minutes drive from Glasgow International Airport and 45 minutes by train from Glasgow Prestwick International Airport.

• How to apply for accommodation

University Accommodation

There has been a dramatic increase in the availability of rented accommodation in the private sector in Glasgow, particularly in areas close to the University. There are three main types of accommodation generally available – shared furnished flats (apartments), selfcontained flats or rooms within family homes. The University’s Accommodation Office operates PAD (Private Accommodation Database), a web-based service putting students and landlords in contact. Although private flats are not inspected by the University, generally the quality is reasonable and the price affordable. If you plan to bring your family to Glasgow, we advise you to do so only after you have found suitable accommodation at a price you can afford. As a guide, the cost of a reasonable flat in the private rented sector is £450 to £600 per month, depending on the size of the property. Our Accommodation Office can provide help and advice about contracts, tenancy agreements, and the relevant gas safety and multiple occupancy requirements.

The University has accommodation for around 2,000 single students in self-catering flats in the heart of Glasgow. Most students live on campus in a student village, with a further 400 in University accommodation within five minutes walking distance of the campus.

• Accommodation eligibility

Full-time students who are new to Glasgow and live at least 25 miles outside the city are given priority for a place in University accommodation. University accommodation is guaranteed for all single students paying fees at the overseas rate provided they apply before the application deadline. If we cannot offer University accommodation, we will help you to find accommodation in the private rented sector.

• Couples/families

The University leases two flats suitable for couples in the city centre and owns and manages 23 flats for families in Cumbernauld, about 12 miles east of Glasgow.

Applications will be accepted from January. Places will be confirmed after firm offers of academic admission have been made.

Contact

Barbara Manson, Accommodation Services Manager t: +44 (0)141 548 3454/3561 e: student.accommodation@strath.ac.uk

The Private Rental Sector

Information and assistance can be obtained from the Accommodation Office website: www.strath.ac.uk/accommodation

The University provides a range of support services to help ensure that all of our students enjoy their time here. We can offer practical advice and support in every aspect of student life, from finance to faith, throughout your time at Strathclyde.

The International & Graduate Office The Information and Advice Service is available to give you professional advice throughout your time at Strathclyde on a wide range of academic, personal or immigration matters. International students have an opportunity to meet representatives of all support services at special orientation sessions at the start of each semester.

Contact

e: international.adviser@strath.ac.uk

Student Advisory and Counselling Service Confidential support, advice and counselling is available to all students through the Student Advisory and Counselling Service (SACS). You can contact them if you have personal or academic concerns or if you need information on University procedures, including voluntary suspension, examination appeals and negotiation with departments.

Contact

SACS t: +44 (0)141 548 3510 e: r.sacs@strath.ac.uk w: www.strath.ac.uk/sacs

Student Finance Office The Student Finance Office offers information and advice to UK students* considering postgraduate study or who encounter financial difficulties during their studies. The office monitors the financial support available from Government and other sources. See pages 18-19 for current information on sources of funding. Assistance is available through the Discretionary and Childcare funds for students experiencing financial hardship.

Contact

Student Finance Officer t: +44 (0)141 548 2753 e: s.finance@strath.ac.uk w: www.strath.ac.uk/studentaffairs/ studentfinanceoffice

*International students should contact the International & Graduate Office (see above).

Health The National Health Service (NHS) provides free and subsidised treatment for people who live in the UK. If you are an international student, you may be entitled to NHS treatment if you are: • enrolled on a course lasting for six months or more • enrolled on a full-time course in Scotland, no matter how long it lasts If your course is less than six months long, you may still be eligible for treatment under the NHS if you are from a country that has a reciprocal health agreement with the UK. Check www.dh.gov.uk for details. To receive any treatment through the NHS you have to be registered with a doctor (GP). The Student Health Service can give you information about local GPs. Students from some countries are required to have a TB screening test at registration and the SHS will arrange this. If you are not entitled to NHS treatment you will have to pay the full cost of any treatment you receive in the UK. This can be expensive, therefore we would advise you to have medical insurance that covers you while you’re living abroad.

Student Health Service The Student Health Service (SHS) helps students with any physical or emotional problems. Hospital-based doctors run a clinic on the John Anderson Campus twice daily during term and a family planning/healthcare clinic weekly return.

Contact

t: +44 (0)141 548 3916 e: i.jamieson@strath.ac.uk w: www.strath.ac.uk/studentaffairs/ studenthealthservice

Disability Service The Disability Service offers advice, support and practical assistance to students and University staff so that students with physical, mental or psychological difficulties can derive equal benefit and enjoyment from studying at Strathclyde. We work with students on a one-to-one basis where resources and arrangements open to all students sometimes prove to be insufficient to meet the needs of our disabled students. We also work to improve provision for all students so that what disabled students are likely to need is already provided as a matter of course. For example, all students can use software programmes in the University’s computing labs that are particularly helpful to some disabled students. If disabled students need their own personal equipment or assistance, we can carry out an assessment of needs, and provide help with an application for necessary funding. The assessment sometimes leads to requests for academic departments to adjust how they teach or how they assess your course. The Disability Service also provides courses, such as the Effective Learning Programme and training in the use of assistive software, such as Mind Genius and Read and Write. These help you to make the most of university facilities and teaching, as well as providing an opportunity for you to meet other students.

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The Strathclyde Experience Student Support Services continued… Students with mobility difficulties or problems relating to stamina may find the steep hills and busy roads of the John Anderson campus a challenge, but most classes can be timetabled in rooms that are accessible, and the Disability Service will identify the most accessible routes or provide help in the event that a class is not in accessible premises. You can read about support on the Service’s website, where you can also access the University’s Disability Policy. Please ask if you would like any of this information in another format.

Contact

Disability Service t: +44 (0)141 548 3402 Minicom: +44 (0)141 548 4739 e: disabilityservice@strath.ac.uk w: www.strath.ac.uk/disabilityservice

Childcare For children under five there are childcare facilities, playgroups, nurseries and after-school care throughout the city. These can be very expensive and the Hardship Fund receives money from the UK government which can be used by UK students with children who find it difficult to meet the cost of childcare. The funding does not extend to international students; however, the International and Graduate Office would be happy to discuss your situation with you. All children between the ages of 5 and 16 must attend school while they are in Glasgow. The children of all students (UK and non-UK) will be given places, at no cost, in a primary or secondary school in the area in which you are living. Contact the Head Teacher to check if there is a place available. In the case of non-UK students, the Head Teacher will assess your child’s English language and make arrangements for them to be given assistance if required.

Contact

t: +44 (0)141 548 2754 e: s.finance@strath.ac.uk

Chaplaincy centre The Chaplaincy centre offers a welcome to all, regardless of faith. The atmosphere is relaxed and comfortable; the lounge is a great meeting point or a place to make new friends and the Ark Café offers great value for lunch. You can study in the library, have quiet contemplation or worship in the chapel, or just relax in the television room. The Chaplaincy is a place where people of different faith traditions can exchange ideas and learn from each other. The Chaplaincy base on the Jordanhill Campus is located with Student Services on the ground floor, Sir Henry Wood Building, and provides a similar drop-in space where all are welcome.

Contact

Marjory Macaskill (University Chaplain) e: marjory.macaskill@strath.ac.uk Brendan Slevin (Catholic Chaplain) e: brendan@strath.ac.uk Maureen Burke (International Chaplain) e: international.chaplain@strath.ac.uk t: +44 (0)141 548 4144 e: chaplaincy@strath.ac.uk (General queries) w: www.strath.ac.uk/chaplaincy

SPORTS Sports Union Joining the Sports Union is a great way to meet people. The Sports Union provides competitive and recreational sport for the whole University community. It organises and coordinates the running of around 40 affiliated clubs and provides financial support, travel, coaching, equipment, catering and encouragement. All clubs cater for both the serious competitor and those who play just for fun, and all can offer tuition.

Contact

e: sportspresident@sportsunion.strath.ac.uk w: www.sportsunion.strath.ac.uk

Centre for Sport & Recreation The Centre for Sport & Recreation provides excellent facilities for a wide range of sports, as well as fitness classes, martial arts and weight training. There is a cardiovascular suite with more than 50 machines and a swimming pool, as well as facilities for outdoor sports such as football and hockey. Also available are fitness testing, health and lifestyle consultation, sports coaching classes and swimming and lifesaving classes. The Centre also provides facilities for many of the sports clubs run by the Students’ Sports Union.

Contact

t: +44 (0)141 548 2784 w: www.strath.ac.uk/sport

Muslim students’ facilities There is a Muslim Students’ Association (SUMSA) representing the interests of the Islamic community at Strathclyde. Prayer rooms for men and women and space for other activities are provided in the basement of St Paul’s Building on John Street, opposite the Students’ Union.

STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION – www.strathstudents.com

University Sports Bursaries The University, in conjunction with Glasgow City Council, offers a number of Sports Bursaries each year to gifted athletes who wish to develop their sporting careers in conjunction with their academic studies. Bursaries, worth up to £1,000 each, are intended to help with costs such as coaching, competition travel and equipment. Bursars also enjoy additional sports science and lifestyle management support.

Contact

Anne-Marie Hughes t: +44 (0)141 548 2449 e: a.m.hughes@strath.ac.uk

Golf Bursaries Royal and Ancient Golf Club Bursaries are available to full-time students on the basis of golfing merit. Each bursary is worth £1,500 annually and will be awarded for a maximum of four years, subject to satisfactory academic and golfing progress. A programme of coaching sessions to current Scottish Golf Union standards is an integral part of the Bursary Scheme.

Contact

Niall Sturrock t: +44 (0)141 548 2782 e: n.sturrock@strath.ac.uk

Strathclyde Students’ Association represents students both within the University and to the wider community. The range of activities includes social activities such as bars, films, ceilidhs, comedy and band nights, access to over 40 sports clubs, 50 other clubs and societies, shop, bank, printing facilities, and more. There are lots of ways for you to become involved in the Union’s activities, and this is a great way to meet like-minded people and make new friends. In addition to the social events on offer, the Union offers a wide range of services and opportunities for students. Our Students’ Association has spearheaded initiatives such as the Alternative Careers Fair, Green Week and the Booktrader Service, and has won numerous awards for offering a safe and socially responsible environment.

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The Faculty is a leading provider of professional development within the public and voluntary sector professions. It puts the student experience at its heart, striving for excellence in education in a research-rich environment.

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contents department of Childhood & Primary Studies Autism Early Childhood Studies Maths Recovery Primary Education Supporting Bilingual Learners department of Curricular Studies Educational Computing Secondary Education Additional Teaching Qualification (Secondary) department of Educational & Professional Studies Adult Guidance Advanced Professional Studies Applied Educational Research Chartered Teacher Studies Counselling Psychology Counselling Counselling Skills Education MEd/EdD Educational Support Equality & Discrimination Management & Leadership in Education Glasgow School of Social Work Advanced Residential Childcare Community Care Social Work Social Work Management departmentS of Creative & Aesthetic Studies and Sport, Culture & the Arts OTHER COURSES Advanced Academic Studies Genealogical Studies Safety & Risk Management

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The Faculty of Education’s research expertise lies in the practice-linked disciplines of Education, Social Work, and the increasingly important field of Physical Activity & Health. Education includes Teacher-Education (more students train at the Faculty to be teachers than anywhere else in Scotland), Speech & Language Therapy (one of only two centres in Scotland for the training of therapists); Community Arts (offering a grounding in arts forms and arts management, with a bias towards those discriminated against by society); Community Education (enabling practitioners to work with people in identifying and tackling problems and realizing ambitions); Early Years’ Professional Practice and Person-Centred Counselling. With expertise in the support of vulnerable children and families, the improvement of learning experiences and the promotion of excellence and innovation in higher education, we offer a range of instructional and research programmes. Social Work in Scotland is undergoing an exciting period of development. The needs of social work service users, carers and their communities are central to the delivery of services; and social work practitioners must work in an integrated way with professionals across many sectors to support individual, family and community capacity to meet those needs. We are committed to meeting that agenda through innovative approaches to learning and teaching and high-quality research. Physical Activity & Health is an increasingly important area of research as government at all levels seeks to promote creative and physical activity and healthy habits. Our largely applied, inter-professional research bridges the policy-practice divide and follows the three themes consistent with our commitment to the advancement of society: wellbeing (physical, cultural and psychological); equity and social justice; and the development of professional practice.

Faculty Research Themes

Wellbeing includes Counselling & Psychotherapy, Communication, Physical Activity & Health, and Community Care and Development. Work in this theme includes: • person-centred therapy, models of personality, and professional training of counselors • post-stroke rehabilitation, assessment and treatment of dysarthria, and phenomena of communication in the context of relationships • the promotion of physical activity for health and wellbeing • evaluation and measurement tools for physical activity and for counselling and psychotherapy research • social work community care and development Equity & Social Justice includes Accessing Society; Social Justice and Social Inclusion. Work in this theme includes: • the lived experience of people at risk of being marginalised • the constitution of community • child welfare, children’s rights, child protection, young people and crime • constructs of disability • gender differences

Studying in the Faculty of Education The Faculty’s Departmental web pages describe a variety of instructional courses across the full range of our interests. The opportunity to study for degree by research (MPhil, EdD or PhD) is also available. Candidates for research degrees can discuss their proposed area of research and the support that the Faculty provides with a potential supervisor in the Faculty.

Development of Professional Practice includes Curriculum Design, Delivery and Effectiveness, Professional Learning, and Professional Education for Social Work. Work in this theme includes: • the pedagogy of reading, music, history, science and numeracy • processes of learning and assessment by which students in higher education become autonomous • models of learning in which enquiry and research are the mechanisms through which professionals construct their own more sophisticated knowledge • pedagogical practices of social work In 2009, the Faculty welcomed the Scottish Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research (Scottish CILT), a national languages centre established in 1991 to provide information about languages for students and teachers, opinion formers and policy makers; to promote the learning and use of all languages of relevance to Scotland; and to conduct research in support of the work of language teachers and other language professionals.

Contact

Education Faculty Research Office t: +44 (0)141 950 3989/3706 e: faculty.research@strath.ac.uk

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Department of Childhood & Primary Studies www.strath.ac.uk/cps Taught Courses MSc/PgDip/PgCert Autism Early Childhood Studies

PgCert

Maths Recovery Supporting Bilingual Learners

PDGE in Primary Education Research Degrees MPhil; PhD

Professional Doctorate EdD Research The work of the Department in research and scholarship provides a unique multidisciplinary profile encompassing professional, curricular and social concerns. The focus of this research is on developing understanding of the dynamic relationship between children, families, schools and society. Researchers study the learning process in children and the roles, relationships and contexts in which learning takes place. The findings of this research are channelled into developing the knowledge, skills and attitudes of those working with children and young people; curriculum development; the promotion of collaborations among professionals in the learning and development field; the influence of policy and practice and contributing to academic debate. Research strengths in the Department are within the Faculty Research themes in: Development of Professional Practice, Equity & Social Justice and Well-being, and relate particularly to: • Literacy and numeracy • Early Childhood Studies • Autism • Bilingual learners • Collaborative learning • Positive behaviour • Race and gender issues • Professional roles, professional learning and development • Policy and practice across a range of curricular areas • Inter-agency and inter-professional working

Research Environment The Department has three professors and four readers. The research profile of the Department has been growing steadily; with 12 CPS staff included in the government’s Research Assessment Exercise of 2008. Staff across the Department supervise our 25 research students studying for MPhil, EdD or PhD. Staff are involved in work of national, and increasingly, international importance. Sources of external funding include the European Community, the Economic and Social Research Council, Scottish Executive Education Department, Scottish Enterprise, Health Trusts, Learning and Teaching Scotland and the National Autistic Society. In addition, a range of smaller-scale research funding has been secured from agencies and Local Authorities. Many staff have been actively involved in the Applied Educational Research Scheme (AERS), an ambitious multi-institutional initiative established to enhance education-related research capacity across Scotland. The work of the two AERS Networks based in the Faculty from 2004 to 2009 has benefited the research environment by providing, among other things, a Virtual Research Environment to promote the development of collaborative research.

Many departmental staff publish widely in both academic journals and resource books/text books for teachers and other professional groups. Work has been commissioned by commercial publishers, Local Authorities, individual schools and establishments, the Scottish Government, national charities and public bodies, all of which enhances the Department’s profile and credibility in the field. The Faculty’s library is the largest education resource in Scotland. In addition, there is specialist resource provision such as the Childhood and Primary Studies Curriculum Centre, which houses a major reference collection of materials related to all areas of Early Years and Primary Education curricula, and the residential childcarerelated library in the Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care. An intensive programme of research seminars, featuring established and new researchers, provides ongoing opportunities for the presentation and discussion of current research methodologies, proposals and outcomes, the exchange of conceptual and empirical insights, and the establishment of networks for collaboration.

Entry to Research Degree The opportunity to study for an MPhil or PhD is available to anyone in a relevant professional field. Candidates for either degree can discuss their proposed area of research with a potential supervisor in the Department.

Contact

Dr Geri Smyth t: +44 (0)141 950 3744 e: g.smyth@strath.ac.uk

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Autism

Early Childhood Studies

(full-time, part-time, distance learning)

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MSc/PgDip/PgCert

This multi-professional programme in Autism is a first in Scotland. It is open to a range of professionals, including teachers, medical and healthcare staff, educational psychologists, speech and language therapists, residential care, community care or social work staff, and voluntary sector personnel. Additionally, applications from parents, family members and individuals on the spectrum are welcomed.

A wide range of professionals are involved in education, health and social care services for young children and their families and the regulatory bodies which govern these. With government moves towards the integration of early years services, it is expected that this part-time programme will offer a course of study of interest to all professionals in this field.

COURSE STRUCTURE

CURRICULUM Certificate

Teachers can enter by directly applying or by transferring from the Educational Support programme after completing its three core modules. The Autism programme is not part of the National Training Framework (NTF) for training for Special Educational Needs as the course is offered to a range of professionals. However, the module Understanding the Impact of Autism is offered within the NTF. The course is offered one evening each week during termtime, with the exception of the Understanding the Impact of Autism module, which is a five-day course offered twice each year. Online learning is also available. This involves attendance at an induction weekend. Thereafter, learning is web-based and involves weekly online tutorials.

CURRICULUM Core Modules Certificate • Theory and Practice in Autism 1 & 2 • Communication in Autism Diploma • Multidisciplinary Work and Family Support Options • Autism and Schooling • Autism in Adulthood • Autism and the Young Child • Autism and Learning Disabilities • Asperger’s Syndrome • Emotional Well-being in Autism • Counselling Skills in Autism • Imagination and Play in Autism • Social Interaction and Understanding in Autism 1 & 2 Electives • Understanding the Impact of Autism • Independent Study Module OR • Other electives from the University postgraduate list COURSE LENGTH Varies depending on exit point

START DATE Late September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • First degree or equivalent qualification/experience. • Several years’ relevant experience. Some applicants may be eligible for Accreditation for Prior Learning.

CAREERS There is an ever-widening range of career opportunities associated with autism and our awards can enhance career prospects for professionals already working in the field.

Contact

Charlene Tait t: +44 (0)141 950 3522 e: charlene.tait@strath.ac.uk

Core Module (Compulsory) • Professional Reflection and Development Electives (choose one of the following) • Psychology and Early Childhood • Early Childhood and Society • Pedagogy and the Young Child Two further modules are chosen from those available on the pathway, one of which can be an independent study module. There will be a rolling programme of modules on offer.

Diploma The Diploma is awarded on successful completion of eight modules, which must include Professional Reflection and Development and all three from the Certificate list above. You also undertake four modules of your own choice from those available on the pathway, two of which may be independent study modules or modules from another postgraduate pathway. Some specialist routes are available through the course, with participants normally nominated by their local authority or organisation. A self-selecting route may emerge if there is sufficient demand. A specialist certificate route for teachers is available through negotiation with local authorities and a leadership route is available for students who have successfully completed the BA Childhood Studies, provided there is a reasonable-sized cohort.

MSc You may continue to Master’s study on successful completion of the Diploma, undertaking research on your proposed topic and submitting a dissertation of 12-15,000 words.

COURSE LENGTH A minimum of 18 months

START DATE October

Entry Requirements • First degree or equivalent qualification/experience. • At least two years’ experience in early childhood (0-8 years). • You should also hold a post with an appropriate age group, or

have sufficient guaranteed access to such a position in order to fulfil the assessment requirements of the modules. • Applicants without a first degree or equivalent but with extensive experience and who have contributed to developments in practice, may also be considered.

Contact

Shelagh Clapperton, Course Secretary t: +44 (0)141 950 3600 e: shel.clapperton@strath.ac.uk

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Maths Recovery

Primary Education

(part-time distance learning)

(full-time & part-time)

PgCert

PGDE (with optional Masters credits)

This course will equip both experienced and new teachers with an understanding of typical mathematical development in children from four to eight years of age. This understanding can be applied to older children or children with special needs in mathematics. Maths Recovery is a system of teaching based on a clear understanding of the conceptual stages by which young children acquire knowledge and understanding of numbers. The rigour of the knowledge underpinning Maths Recovery allows teachers to make classroom learning and teaching more effective at all ages, particularly for those children failing to grasp numbers.

The Professional Graduate Diploma in Education has a pathway for graduates who wish to become qualified to teach in the primary sector. It offers a variety of pathways (full-time and part-time) and is recognised as a qualification throughout the world. The programme is designed to help student teachers meet the benchmarks for the Standard for Initial Teacher Education. It aims to ensure that newly qualified teachers enter the profession with the professional skills, attitudes and competences required to allow them to focus their subject expertise effectively to promote good teaching and learning in the primary classroom and in pre-five settings. The programme uses active and participatory approaches to learning in order to meet students’ professional needs and to promote a commitment by them to continuing professional development. From academic session 2010-2011, the programme offers students the opportunity to gain up to 60 credits at Masters level in addition to the PGDE award.

CURRICULUM The course consists of four compulsory modules, a maximum of two modules per year. Modules are taken in sequence and each is a prerequisite for the next. (Diagnostic Framework 1 may be taken as an option by students on other postgraduate courses.)

Core Modules • Diagnostic Framework 1: Basic Assessments • Diagnostic Framework 2: Advanced Assessments • Teaching Framework 1: Teaching children from the basic

assessments • Teaching Framework 2: Context and implementation of Maths Recovery programmes Twenty per cent of the learning in each module is workplacebased. You will need approximately 30 hours per module for videotaped diagnostic assessment and teaching and you will also need access to a video camera, tripod, monitor and tapes for the duration of the course, together with computing facilities to transfer and store your videotape. If you do not work in a school, you will need to make arrangements to videotape and work with children.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • First degree or equivalent. • Access to appropriate situations to complete the assessment

requirements. Those working in management or higher education will need a primary school willing to act as their base school. Teachers working in schools should have the support and active involvement of their school’s management. • Accreditation of prior learning can be given for similar non-award-bearing courses previously attended and for Maths Recovery work completed before registration.

COURSE LENGTH Two years

START DATE October

Contact

Dr Penny Munn t: +44 (0)141 950 3746 e: maths.recovery@strath.ac.uk

CURRICULUM The programme is modular and credit-rated. Each student must accumulate a total of 120 credits to qualify for the award of the Professional Graduate Diploma in Education. Core provision comprises: • Curriculum Studies • School Experience • Educational Studies Curriculum Studies modules provide students with background in the curriculum and appropriate insight into the classroom skills and practices required by today’s teachers. Faculty classes prepare students to teach pupils of all abilities and to assess their learning. School Experience is crucial to the programme. During periods of placement in schools students observe lessons, reflect on professional practice and work cooperatively with experienced colleagues in the classroom. Students take on increasing responsibility for teaching independently as their experience increases. Educational Studies modules provide additional knowledge and skills and the professional insights required to permit students to work confidently and effectively in schools. Discussion and reflection are encouraged on the principles underpinning the work of all teachers, and students consider the contexts within which the education of young people takes place and of the inter-professional aspects of the education of young people.

Professional Portfolio Each student completes a Professional Portfolio which supports and personalises student learning throughout the PGDE programme and which prepares the student for the continuation of professional development during the probationary period in teaching and beyond.

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Primary Education

Supporting Bilingual Learners

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(part-time)

PgCert Assessment Assessment is continuous and each module has assignments which are linked to practical experience during placement periods in school. Assessment of classroom teaching is undertaken by Faculty staff in cooperation with staff in the placement schools. Students’ teaching is measured against the benchmarks for the Standard for Initial Teacher Education and students are provided with full information about this and about all criteria used to grade their performance both in the classroom and in programme assignments.

COURSE LENGTH 36 weeks full-time, including 18-week placement experience; 21 months part-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • Degree at pass/ordinary or Honours level, plus Higher English

and Standard Grade Mathematics at 2 or better, or equivalent.

• Evidence of having worked with young people or the general

public, an understanding of modern primary education and an ability to relate to people will be taken into account.

APPLICATION DETAILS Applications should be received by 1 December. Applicants are invited for interview. Application should be made via the Graduate Teacher Training Registry: GTTR Rosehill New Barn Lane Cheltenham Gloucester GL52 3LZ t: +44 (0)1242 544788 www.gttr.ac.uk

Contact

e: pgdep@strath.ac.uk

This course is designed to equip both mainstream and specialist teachers to support pupils in a population which is changing linguistically and culturally. The content is suitable for teachers in all sectors. The modules seek to advance experienced teachers’ knowledge and practice of innovative approaches to curriculum design and delivery for bilingual learners. This is an accredited, specialist course for all teachers working with bilingual learners. While it is envisaged that most applicants will be qualified teachers, the programme, and individual modules within it, are also open to allied professional workers such as Speech and Language therapists and educational psychologists. The curriculum leads students from a grounding in the theories of language acquisition and bilingualism to an engagement with effective planning and practices for bilingual learners, followed by an investigation of existing policy and legislation and culminating in action research which is informed by theory, practice and policy. By utilising a range of teaching and learning practices and building on students’ professional interests and enquiries, the whole course aims to be student-centred in approach and in delivery.

CURRICULUM The course consists of four compulsory modules, a maximum of two modules per year. Modules are taken in sequence and each is a prerequisite for the next.

Core Modules • Theories of Bilingualism and Second Language Acquisition • Practice in Supporting Bilingual Learners 3-18 • Policy and Legislation in Support for Bilingual Learners • Action Research to Effect Change for Bilingual Learners ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • A relevant degree, or equivalent, and normally a teaching

qualification. Applicants may also be asked to demonstrate their ability to work at postgraduate level. • All applicants will require to be currently working in an educational setting with learners who have English as an Additional Language.

COURSE LENGTH Two years

Contact

Dr Geri Smyth t: +44 (0)141 950 3744 e: g.smyth@strath.ac.uk

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Department of Curricular Studies www.strath.ac.uk/curricularstudies Research Degrees MPhil; PhD Taught Courses Additional Teaching Qualification (Secondary) PgCert/PgDip/MSc Educational Computing

PGDE

Secondary Education The Department of Curricular Studies aims to build on the strengths of its constituent parts and continue to be a centre of excellence in terms of teaching and learning, research and curriculum development and continuing professional development. The Department has an excellent reputation with the Scottish teaching profession for leadership, consultancy, research and curriculum development. The Department’s sections cover most subjects taught in secondary schools in Scotland: • Business and Computer Education (comprising Business Education and Computing); • Languages Education (comprising English, Modern Languages and Gaelic); • Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (comprising Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Home Economics, Design and Technology); • Social Studies Education (comprising geography, history, modern studies, health education and religious and moral education). The Department has a major role in training postgraduate students to become secondary school teachers and the PGDE(S) and ATQ courses are located within it. Department members also have a major input into the PGDE Secondary, Primary and BEd courses. Staff are engaged in a wide range of research projects related to the primary and secondary curriculum. Major research themes include information technology and the production of teaching and learning materials for primary and secondary schools; in almost every secondary subject area staff are at the forefront in terms of textbooks, research and ICT material.

Specific research interests Business and Computer Education • Pedagogical issues concerned with the use of ICT in teaching and learning • Effectiveness of ICT in educational contexts • Potential of multimedia applications in teaching and learning (particularly in environmental/social studies and the aesthetic arts) • Educational deployment of the Internet • Identification and evaluation of the contribution of ICT to conceptual development in language • Interface between schools and further education Languages Education • Development of linguistic skills • Literary studies • Language learning and national curriculum programmes • Comparative studies in language education • Interdisciplinary projects • Modern Languages in the primary school • Modern Languages and motivation Mathematics, Science and Technology Education • Teaching Investigative Science: how teachers make sense of their practice, conditions which enable beginning teachers to learn how to teach investigatively

• Scottish Executive Education Department funded projects

to design and implement national surveys of Science and Mathematics as part of the Assessment of Achievement Programme (Scotland) • Project with Romania into effectiveness of technological education and video conferencing • A longitudinal study into BEd students’ understanding of science concepts continues • Assessment in science and mathematics • Science and technology literacy in teacher education • Education for citizenship and science • Issues of professional standards and quality in technology engineering and design • The impact of recent biotechnology initiatives in the school curriculum Social Studies Education

• Development of quality indicators for school evaluation of sex education and drug education

• New sex education guidelines for schools • Links between physical activity & drug misuse • Application of ICT to history education • Role of external assessment in history education • 19th and 20th-century Scottish church history • The life of a Church of Scotland congregation, the first in a proposed series on Scottish faith communities

• The impact of Modern Studies teaching in secondary schools on the development of political literacy

• The impact of teaching the Holocaust on pupils’ values • Education for citizenship • Enterprise education Departmental and cross-departmental areas include: • Teacher Development: the student teaching experience, mentoring, beginning teachers, management of induction and its relationship to continuing professional development • Building Grounded Theory: as in the above fields generally from teachers’ thoughts about their practice • Enterprise education • Peer mentoring • Part-time routes into teaching • Teaching and learning about citizenship

Research Students The Department welcomes students (part-time and full-time) who are interested in MSc, MEd, MPhil, PhD, and EdD study in areas of Departmental expertise.

Contact

Professor Jim McNally t: +44 (0) 141 950 3328 e: j.g.mcnally@strath.ac.uk

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Educational Computing

Secondary Education

(part-time)

PgCert

PGDE (with optional Masters credits)

This course is primarily aimed at educators in any sector who want to develop their use of ICT to promote learning in their own context. The focus of the course is to enhance teachers’ capacity to use computers within their teaching rather than to enable participants to qualify as teachers of computing. You will probably need access to a cohort of learners in order to complete many of the assessments. The modules are aimed at progressively developing your confidence, competence and leadership in the use of computers in an educational context.

The Professional Graduate Diploma in Education has a pathway for graduates who wish to become qualified to teach in the secondary sector. It recruits graduates from a range of secondary teaching disciplines and is recognised as a qualification throughout the world. The programme is designed to help student teachers meet the benchmarks for the Standard for Initial Teacher Education. It aims to ensure that newly qualified teachers enter the profession with the professional skills, attitudes and competences required to allow them to focus their subject expertise effectively to promote good teaching and learning in the secondary classroom. The programme uses active and participatory approaches to learning in order to meet students’ professional needs and to promote a commitment by them to continuing professional development. The programme will, from academic session 2010 – 2011, offer students the opportunity to gain up to 60 credits at Masters level in addition to the PGDE award. On completion of the one-year course, graduates who are home-funded are normally eligible for the one-year Teacher Induction Scheme which guarantees an academic session of supported, salaried induction to the profession within a Scottish secondary school. If you are not eligible for this scheme you will still be eligible for provisional registration with the General Teaching Council for Scotland. Students can normally qualify in one teaching subject although qualification in two subjects is possible in specific cognate subject combinations. The programme is modular and credit-rated. Each student must accumulate a total of 120 credits to qualify for the award of the Professional Graduate Diploma in Education. Students will also have the opportunity to gain up to 60 credits at Masters level should they wish to do so.

CURRICULUM The Certificate involves the successful completion of four modules. The module Learning and Teaching with ICT has been accredited as an option module for the Chartered Teacher programme. The remaining three modules can be selected from the available programme and may include one module from outwith Educational Computing. Each module is equivalent to 150 hours of work, including time for the taught elements, personal study, directed reading and assessment. Taught elements can involve up to a maximum of 24 hours of contact, although some modules are available in distance-learning format.

COURSE LENGTH Minimum 4 months, maximum 24 months.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS First degree or equivalent qualification.

Contact

Joy Baker t: +44 (0)141 950 3233 e: j.m.baker@strath.ac.uk

Curriculum Core provision comprises: • Curriculum Studies • School Experience • Educational Studies Curriculum Studies modules provide students with background in the curriculum and appropriate insight into the classroom skills and practices required by today’s teachers. Faculty classes prepare students to teach pupils of all abilities and to assess their learning. School Experience is crucial to the programme. During periods of placement in schools students observe lessons, reflect on professional practice and work cooperatively with experienced colleagues in the classroom. Students take on increasing responsibility for teaching independently as their experience increases. Educational Studies modules provide additional knowledge and skills and the professional insights required to permit students to work confidently and effectively in schools. Discussion and reflection are encouraged on the principles underpinning the work of all teachers and students are involved in the consideration of the contexts within which the education of young people takes place and of the interprofessional aspects of the education of young people.

Professional Portfolio Each student will complete a Professional Portfolio which supports and personalises student learning throughout the PGDE programme and which prepares the student for the continuation of professional development during the probationary period in teaching and beyond.

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Additional Teaching Qualification (Secondary) (part-time)

Successful completion of the course will provide participants with an Additional Teaching Qualification (ATQ) to teach a number of specific subjects in secondary school. The course is designed for: • experienced teachers who are registered, or eligible for registration, with the General Teaching Council for Scotland and wish to qualify in a further subject for which they have appropriate academic qualifications. • registered teachers who hold a teaching qualification in Primary or Further Education plus the necessary qualifications to convert to teaching a specific subject in secondary schools. • teachers returning to teaching after a career gap. In most subjects the course is scheduled across two terms and it is often possible to make flexible arrangements for teachers who are currently in post or on the supply register. Teachers converting from another sector usually undertake full-time placements, normally in two different schools.

COURSE STRUCTURE

Assessment Assessment is continuous and each module has assignments which are linked to practical experience during placement periods in school. Assessment of classroom teaching is undertaken by Faculty staff in cooperation with staff in the placement schools. Students’ teaching is measured against the benchmarks for the Standard for Initial Teacher Education and students are provided with full information about this and about all criteria used to grade their performance both in the classroom and in programme assignments.

COURSE LENGTH 36 weeks full-time from late August to mid-June, comprising four block placements in at least two schools (18 weeks in total) and 18 weeks on campus.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS First degree or equivalent, normally containing passes in a minimum of two years’ progressive study in the subject(s) the student wants to teach. Applicants must also have Higher English at C or above, or equivalent qualification.

APPLICATION DETAILS Applications should be received by 1 December to guarantee consideration for the following session. However, late applications are accepted in most subject areas. Applicants who are academically eligible for the course are invited for interview. Application should be made via the Graduate Teacher Training Registry: GTTR, Rosehill, New Barn Lane. Cheltenham, Gloucester GL52 3LZ t: +44 (0)1242 544788 www.gttr.ac.uk

Contact

e: pgdes@strath.ac.uk

The course involves: • Attendance at Faculty seminars: Curriculum and Pedagogy modules operate for four hours on a Tuesday or Thursday, depending on the subject. On-campus class time is approximately 12 days over two terms. • Placement(s) in schools: If you are already teaching in a secondary school, you will undertake a six-week placement. The University negotiates placements for other course participants. If you are converting a qualification from another sector, a placement period amounting to the equivalent of 12 weeks is required. • Course assignment: You submit one assignment from a choice of two. The main focus is on effective teaching and learning, supported by observations and practice in placement schools. • Reflective portfolio: This helps you to identify strengths and areas for development while on placement and encourages target-setting and evaluation of progress. • Independent guided self-study: Coursework tasks allow you to explore current issues in your ATQ subject.

Start date Registration takes place in mid-August.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS A degree plus the appropriate number of credit points as specified in the current Memorandum on Entry Requirements for the subject concerned (see www.scotland.gov.uk/ Publications/2005/11/2595850/58512). If the qualifications on your application do not meet Memorandum requirements, we will give advice on upgrading these. Teachers with less than five years’ experience or who have not taught during the past eight years are not usually eligible.

Contact

Alison Darroch t: +44 (0)141 950 3560 e: alison.darroch@strath.ac.uk

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Department of Educational & Professional Studies www.strath.ac.uk/eps Taught Courses MSc/PgDip/PgCert dult Guidance A Advanced Professional Studies Chartered Teacher Studies Educational Support Management & Leadership in Education

MSc/PgDip Applied Educational Research Counselling Equality and Discrimination

PgCert in Counselling Skills MEd/EdD in Education MSc/DPsy in Counselling Psychology Research Degrees MPhil; PhD The Department of Educational & Professional Studies is a large and dynamic department with over 70 staff, visiting professors and lecturers who contribute their expertise to most courses provided across the Faculty of Education. Many of our staff are internationally recognised for their research and attract funding from bodies such as the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Learning and Skills Development Agency, the government’s Home Office and the Scottish Government as well as charities. Members of staff also act as consultants on national educational and professional bodies to inform policy, improve practice and contribute to the improvement of standards. Research output has application in academic, educational and professional practice in the statutory as well as voluntary sectors.

MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH Research activities reflect the three overarching research themes of the Faculty of Education. Supervision can be offered in the following areas: Development of Professional Practice • Professional practice issues for speech and language therapists • Role of universities in professional education • The issue of engagement in learning, and the associated perspectives of teachers and young people • Workplace learning • Informal Learning • Teacher education and teacher professionalism • Continuing professional development • Links between assessment practices and lifelong learning in Higher Education • Teacher research and inquiry, and communities of teachers as learners • Promoting effective learning and assessment • Numerical competence in children • Interventions for children with language impairment • Teachers as lifelong learners • Approaches to learning and teaching in higher education • Chartered Teacher Programme

Equity and Social Justice • Processes by which groups are marginalised in contemporary industrial societies • Education of looked-after children • Changing nature of ethnic and gender inequalities • Educational experiences of young people on the margins of education • Conflict and conciliation, particularly in the form of racism and ‘sectarianism’ in Scotland and Ireland • Pragmatics of communication, related, in particular, to inappropriate behaviour in classrooms • Citizenship agenda and pupils in marginalised groups • Future of youth, young people and public space, and community development with young people • Migration and its impact on children and family relationships • Child poverty and children as service users Physical, Cultural, Psychological and Emotional Wellbeing • Nonverbal communication in children with complex learning difficulties • Motor speech disorders • Communication disorders subsequent to stroke, and other neurological disorders • Influences of age and education on adult communication skills • Counselling in schools, existential therapy, person-centred/ experiential therapy, pluralistic approaches, relational depth • Implications of brain architecture research on our understanding of young people • Mental health of children and young people

Contact

Dr Ian Finlay, Director of Research t: +44 (0)141 950 3120 e: i.j.finlay@strath.ac.uk

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Adult Guidance

Advanced Professional Studies

(part-time)

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

This programme is aimed at practitioners offering guidance to adults making choices about education, training, employment and personal development. It is designed to support the continuing professional development (CPD) needs of adult guidance professionals. The course is modular in format, giving you maximum flexibility in planning an individual programme. Study guides help to minimise attendance but tutorial support is available through face-to-face workshops and a range of technologies. The course integrates with other Faculty of Education postgraduate provision, allowing progression to higher degree studies. Facilities exist for the Accreditation of Prior Formal Learning (APFL) and the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL). Tailored arrangements for groups of employees can be negotiated.

The central aim of this course is to provide opportunities for professionals to undertake a programme of continuing professional development, tailored to their specific needs. Specifically, the course develops: • understanding of individual learning needs through personal and professional reflection • understanding of professional and ethical issues relevant to your workplace • critical understanding of a range of specialised theories • skills in critical analysis • research and evaluation skills

COURSE STRUCTURE The Certificate comprises completion of three core modules, plus an elective module (60 Scottish Master’s credits). The Diploma involves completion of the Certificate programme, plus three further modules – one core, one elective and one option (120 SM credits). The MSc involves, in addition, the preparation of a 15,000-word thesis on an adult guidance topic (180 SM credits).

Core Modules • Organisation and Practice of Adult Guidance • Using Information Resources in Adult Guidance • Counselling Skills in Adult Guidance • Work-based Learning Agreement (PgDip) • Option Modules (PgDip only) • Professional and Ethical Issues in Guidance • Additional Support Needs and Adult Guidance Elective Modules

COURSE STRUCTURE You choose your own route through the programme and the mode of study depends on the chosen route. The Certificate is awarded after completion of four modules; the Diploma is awarded after eight and can serve as the basis for progress towards the MSc degree. You will normally take Preparation and Planning for Postgraduate Study as your first module, which is a requirement for the Postgraduate Diploma. You obtain credit towards the award in a variety of ways, most significantly from professional development activities undertaken within five years prior to entry. At Diploma level, four of the eight modules can be substituted with prior learning; at Certificate level, two of the four modules can be substituted in this way. The balance of the course requires the completion of modules chosen from the current Faculty portfolio, validated modules taught by an external agency (eg education authority), independent study modules, or work-based learning agreements. The MSc is studied independently, with tutor support. The Professional Enquiry and Development module is equivalent to four modules and the outcome is a dissertation or report of 12,000-16,000 words.

Individual student choice in line with current University and Faculty Modular Master’s Scheme (MMS) policy.

START DATE

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • First degree or relevant professional qualification, or

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • PgCert/PgDip: Degree or appropriate professional qualification,

a combination of qualifications and experience demonstrating capacity for postgraduate study. • Applicants should be employed in a professional post allowing study of the practice of adult guidance or have access to comparable opportunities. • All applicants will have the opportunity of a pre-entry interview.

START DATE Depending on the number of applications, there may be two intakes per year in September/October and in January/February.

Contact

Frances Stuart, Course Secretary t: +44 (0)141 950 3411 e: frances.stuart@strath.ac.uk

Various points throughout the year

such as a Diploma in Social Work or Community Education or a Teaching Certificate awarded by a Higher Education Institution. Applicants should be employed in an appropriate area of professional work and have a minimum two years of experience. • MSc: In addition to the above, applicants should have either a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Professional Studies, or an appropriate Postgraduate Diploma or 120 Scottish Master’s credit points for appropriately assessed prior learning.

Contact

Linda Nicolson, Course Secretary t: +44 (0)141 950 3611 e: linda.nicolson@strath.ac.uk

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Applied Educational Research

Chartered Teacher Studies

(full-time & part-time)

(part-time, flexible study, distance learning)

MSc/PgDip

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

This programme is designed to provide educational researchers with comprehensive coverage of contemporary issues and a range of intellectual and practical resources to structure and explore these issues. The course is web-based and run on an open learning basis. Modules are flexible and can be customised to the interests of diverse constituencies. Researchers develop the capacity for critical self-reflection, leading to research design and analysis that best explores issues in their own areas of interest. The programme will enable you to design and conduct educational research with the critical insight born of understanding the different types of research and the possibility of combining them, in terms of: • underlying conceptions of the person, social relations, education and research practice • first-order principles defining valid research problems and knowledge • political and social assumptions about the purpose of research and its relationship to constituencies of practice and policy • research strategies implied by different philosophical assumptions • techniques for engaging in knowledge-gathering from educational settings and sources • techniques for analysing data • methods of disseminating research outcomes and emergent issues • use of research for educational and social ends.

This modular Master’s programme, with optional exit points at Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma, is for experienced teachers who wish to gain full Chartered Teacher status or complete selected modules. Chartered Teacher status is conferred only on completion of a programme of professional development at Master’s level and demonstration of competence at the Standard for Chartered Teacher. The programme is offered via a range of flexible study modes including vacation, Saturday/evening attendance or Local Authority-based provision, and delivery in the Highlands and Islands through a partnership with the UHI (University of the Highlands & Islands) Millennium Institute. You will receive personal support and mentoring throughout the programme and access to high-quality electronic and library resources. Cooperation with other providers gives you access to a broad choice of option modules. The professional enquiry stage is designed to help you to carry out small-scale research in your work setting.

CURRICULUM Core Modules • Educational Research and Enquiry • Design Strategies in Educational Research • Data Collection in Educational Research • Data Analysis in Educational Research Option Modules • Further Quantitative Research Design and Data Analysis • Further Qualitative Research Design and Data Analysis • Educational Research and the Social Science Disciplines • Reviewing and Analysing Research Literature • Writing for Funding and Publication Successful completion of the core modules and one optional module leads to the award of a Postgraduate Diploma. Subsequent completion of the dissertation leads to the award of MSc. Modules may also be taken independently or as components within academic or professional development courses.

COURSE LENGTH One year full-time; two years part-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS An undergraduate degree or equivalent

Contact

Alastair Wilson, Course Director t: +44 (0)141 950 3140 e: al.wilson@strath.ac.uk

COURSE STRUCTURE There are four core modules, a choice of four ‘option’ modules and a professional enquiry stage worth four modules.

Core Modules • Professional Development • Learning and Teaching • Education for All • Working Together • Professional Development must be completed first and the

professional enquiry stage must be completed last, but you may take the remaining three core and four option modules in any order. Following completion of Professional Development you may be able to claim APL (Accreditation for Prior Learning). APL claims for up to 50% of the programme can be assessed by the University.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • Recognised teaching qualification • Full registration with the GTCS • At top of the main grade salary scale • Up-to-date CPD portfolio Information on Chartered Teacher status is available on the CPD section of the General Teaching Council Scotland website (below) and applicants must obtain a certificate of eligibility from the GTCS: Clerwood House 96 Clermiston Road Edinburgh EH12 6UT t: +44 (0)131 314 6000 www.gtcs.org.uk

Contact

Pippa Correia, Course Secretary t: +44 (0)141 950 3053 e: pippa.correia@strath.ac.uk

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Counselling

Counselling Psychology

(full-time & part-time)

MSc/PgDip

MSc/DPsych

This course is designed for people specialising in counselling in a range of positions in the voluntary, statutory or private sectors. The Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and successful completion of the course fulfils the training requirement for BACP accreditation.

This course is the only programme of its kind in Scotland. The programme is unique in providing core training in the PersonCentred/Experiential approach. This is supplemented by a further focus on Cognitive-Behavioural Theory and Practice as well as a range of other modalities. It has been designed to meet the requirements for Chartership as a Counselling Psychologist, The programme is delivered in collaboration with the Department of Psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University. This programme is accredited by the British Psychological Society.

The course has a person-centred orientation — an approach to counselling and psychotherapy for which the Counselling Unit has an international reputation. Course members will progress in five key areas related to counselling: • clear understanding of the counselling and personality theories of the person-centred approach and the issues around professional practice • skills involved in creating therapeutic conditions and advancing the therapeutic process • creating a supervision relationship that protects the client and also enhances the counsellor’s professional development • discovering and confronting attitudes which inhibit functioning as a counsellor • confidence in counselling practice to work in intensive as well as short-term contracts.

COURSE STRUCTURE The part-time route comprises an intensive week in September and one day per week (1pm-8pm) for two academic years. It concludes with an intensive week in June. The full-time course comprises four full weeks in October and continues on a Wednesday to Friday basis for one academic year (with Mondays and Tuesdays being time for counselling practice in an agreed setting). Both routes include one or more residential weekends. The training requires an ongoing counselling practice and additional individual counselling supervision purchased outside the course. You may progress from the PgDip stage to an MSc. Students who progress to the Master’s phase of the programme will have focused instruction on counselling research methods in the form of four day-long intensive training workshops. They will also have ongoing research supervision, an opportunity to participate in monthly meetings, and a bulletin board discussion group to support the completion of a 15,000-20,000 word research-based dissertation.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • PgDip: Certificate-level training in the person-centred model desirable. Prior counselling experience also aids selection, as does prior personal development work. • MSc: Completion of the PgDip in Counselling or an equivalent course

Contact

Counselling Unit t: +44 (0)141 950 3359 e: counselling.unit@strath.ac.uk

COURSE STRUCTURE The programme comprises a range of modules worth between 10 to 60 credits. Candidates will require 540 credits for the DPsych in Counselling Psychology, 180 credits for the MSc in Counselling Psychology; 120 credits for the PgDip and 60 credits for the PgCert.

Year 1

Semester 1 • Counselling Psychology: Philosophy, Theory & Practice • Person-Centred/Experiential Counselling & Psychotherapy • Research Enquiry into Counselling Psychology • Psychotherapeutic Competencies: Reflection & Development 1A • Personal and Professional Development Semester 2 • Critical Enquiry into Counselling Psychology Theory and Practice • Therapeutic Approaches in Mental Health Psychotherapeutic Competencies: Reflection & Development 1B • Personal and Professional Development • Research Dissertation

Year 2 • Psychotherapeutic Competencies: • Reflection & Development 2 • Advanced Research Enquiry in Counselling Psychology 2 • Critical Enquiry into Counselling Psychology Theory & Practice 2

• Personal and Professional Development Year 3 • Advanced Research Enquiry in Counselling Psychology 3 • Critical Enquiry into Counselling Psychology Theory & Practice 3 • Psychotherapeutic Competencies: Reflection & Development 3 • Personal and Professional Development COURSE LENGTH DPsych: 3 years full-time; 4-5 years part-time MSc: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 21 months part-time PgCert: 9 months part-time

START DATE Late September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • Good first degree in Psychology granting Graduate Basis for Registration (GBR) with the British Psychological Society.

• Experience in a caring role and personal maturity. • Candidates may be eligible for specific module exemption based on previous qualifications or experience.

Contact

Dr Ewan Gillon, Programme Organiser t: +44 (0)141 331 8970 e: e.gillon@gcal.ac.uk

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Counselling Skills

Education

(part-time)

(full-time & part-time)

PgCert

MEd/EdD

This course provides an opportunity for those who have already discovered an interest in counselling or the application of counselling skills to other settings, to take that interest further and enhance their professional interactions. It does not lead to a qualification in counselling but can be a reasonable stepping stone to such an objective. The Certificate is validated as a whole course by the Confederation of Scottish Counselling Agencies (COSCA), the professional body for counselling and psychotherapy in Scotland. The course brings together people from a wide variety of backgrounds. It is particularly relevant to other professionals, eg social workers, speech therapists, teachers, health workers, etc.

MASTER OF EDUCATION (part-time)

COURSE STRUCTURE This campus-based course spans 120 contact hours and currently runs from September-May, with the following elements: • introductory week in September, during which the course meets daily from 10am-5pm • 13 single Mondays distributed between October and April • one two-day block in May The shape of the course may vary slightly from year to year but the three main themes are: • the personal development of the helper • person-centred theory • skills development The course is not lecture-based. Although there will be some presentations of content, the predominant process will be experiential.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS The course does not require previous training in counselling or counselling skills, though a professional interest and the ability to work at postgraduate level are essential.

Contact

Counselling Unit t: +44 (0)141 950 3359 e: counselling.unit@strath.ac.uk

The MEd programme is designed for staff from all sectors of teacher education and related agencies (eg Nurse Educators). It enables the development of study in specific areas of interest in education in its widest sense. The course is offered on a part-time basis on approximately two Saturdays per month, with additional Learn Online support, but it should be noted that some classes may take place in twilight sessions. The minimum time for completion of the MEd without advanced standing is three years part-time and the maximum, five years. The course is not offered on a solely distance-learning basis. The MEd award is based on satisfactory completion of the following blocks of study, each worth 60 SCQF points at Level 11: Block A: Equates to one year of part-time study and comprises: • Policy and Management (30 credit points) • Frameworks for Understanding Learning (30 credit points) Block B: Equates to one year of part-time study and comprises: • Research Methods in Professional Education (30 credit points) • Research Proposal (30 credit points) Block C: This block of advanced study culminates in submission of a dissertation for assessment, equivalent to 12–14,000 words.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • First degree or equivalent. • Teaching qualification or equivalent. • One year minimum of professional experience in education. • In addition, evidence of academic work and a statement of interest may also be requested.

MASTER OF EDUCATION (full-time) Full-time Route The MEd is also offered to students on a full-time basis delivered over the course of a year, following a similar course of study to that of the part-time route. The minimum period of study without advanced standing is one year and the maximum three years.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS As for the part-time route but it should be noted by International students that, while 6.5 ELTS is the minimum required for English proficiency within the University, it is recommended that students undertaking the MEd should have a score of at least 7 with a minimum of 6.5 in writing and reading. It is also strongly recommended that international students should give consideration to attending the pre- or in-sessional English classes offered by the University.

Contact

(Part-time students) Lisa Laoud, Course Secretary t: +44(0)141 950 3183 e: lisa.laoud@strath.ac.uk OR Dr Joan Mowat, Course Director

t: +44(0)141 950 3065 e: joan.mowat@strath.ac.uk (Full-time students)

Dr Lio Moscardini, Course Director t: +44(0)141 950 3461 e: l.moscardini@strath.ac.uk

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Educational Support (part-time)

MSc/PgDip/PgCert This part-time modular programme is designed for those supporting the learning of children and young people with learning difficulties or with additional support needs. It is delivered through day release and Saturday/evenings. The programme can also be accomplished, by arrangement, on an outreach study basis.

COURSE STRUCTURE Certificate

General (compulsory) Modules • Understanding Educational Support • The Need for Support • Working Together to Support a Positive Learning Environment Specialist Modules (one from the following) • Learning Support • Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties • Supporting Dyslexia • Understanding and Supporting Learners with Moderate Learning Difficulties • Communication: Development and Differences in Human Communication • Supporting Learners with Sensory Impairments and Additional Difficulties

DOCTOR OF EDUCATION The EdD programme is open to all who have a role as educators. The course is offered on a part-time and full-time basis with class meetings for both groups on approximately two Saturdays per month, with additional Learn Online support. The minimum time for completion of the EdD without advanced standing is three years of full-time study and four years of part-time study. The course is not offered on a solely distance-learning basis. The EdD award is based on satisfactory completion of four modules of directed study at post-Master’s level, followed by a taught Doctoral programme of study, with additional individual tutor support. Block A (120 SCQF points at Level 12): Equates to one year of study and comprises: • Literature and Scholarship (60 credit points) • The Professional Dimension (60 credit points) Block B (120 SCQF points at Level 12): Equates to one year of study and comprises: • Methods of Enquiry in Professional Education (60 credit points) • Synoptic Paper (60 credit points) Block C (360 SCQF points at Level 12): This block of advanced study culminates in submission of a thesis for assessment, equivalent to 50,000–60,000 words.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • Honours degree or equivalent. • One year minimum of professional experience in education. • Master’s degree. • International students require a minimum IELTS score of 7.5 in writing and reading

Contact

Dr June Mitchell t: +44 (0)141 950 3467 e: june.mitchell@strath.ac.uk

Diploma An additional four modules, including the second specialist module, a choice of option modules (below) and a project module. Option Modules • Additional Support Needs and ICT • Promoting Positive Behaviour • The Education of Young People in Public Care • More Able Pupils • Understanding the Impact of Autism • Managing Effective Learning for All • Profound Intellectual Impairment and Issues of Communication MSc For the MSc, you must complete the Diploma and a significant piece of research in the area of Additional Support Needs/Support for Learning/Inclusion equivalent to four modules.

COURSE LENGTH Four years part-time

START DATE September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Teachers • First degree or equivalent plus a recognised teaching

qualification in primary, secondary or further education

• Two years’ post-qualification experience • Full General Teaching Council registration Non-Teachers • First degree or equivalent • Applicants must normally be employed in a context where

they are working to support the learning of children and/or young people

Contact

Moira McAvoy, Course Secretary t: +44 (0)141 950 3330 e: moira.mcavoy@strath.ac.uk

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Equality & Discrimination

Management & Leadership in Education

MSc/PgDip

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

Focusing on the dynamics of inequality and transformative social justice action, this interdisciplinary course is designed to engage and challenge students in critical debates regarding the concepts and practices of equality, anti-discrimination and social justice. This course will be of particular interest if you are working in social policy, research, health, regeneration and community education or are interested in these areas.

This programme has been developed to meet the needs of teachers and related professionals who aspire to, or hold, management posts in educational establishments. The programme provides structured support through study, workbased projects and development tasks. It extends knowledge and competence in the following key aspects of effective management: • Professional abilities – personal characteristics and skills of effective managers and leaders • Professional competencies associated with the effective management of learning, people, policy and resources in schools • Professional values and the policy context for educational leadership and management in Scotland

COURSE STRUCTURE The Diploma is awarded upon successful completion of six taught modules and the Practical Project, while the MSc is awarded through the successful completion of the taught modules, the Practical Project and a supervised dissertation on a topic related to equality and social justice. The course uses a variety of assessment methods from traditional essays to case studies to action research in order to support critical approaches and understandings of equality and social justice. The MSc degree is awarded through the successful completion of the taught modules and a supervised dissertation on a topic related to equality and social justice

COURSE LENGTH Two years part-time; one year full-time

START DATE September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Applicants must have a good first degree and/or substantial experience in a field related to equality, anti-discrimination or social justice.

CAREERS This course is aimed at graduates working in a range of fields including social policy, research, health, regeneration and community education or at those students who wish to embark on a challenging career in grassroots activism or policy analysis.

Contact

Lisa Laoud, Course Secretary t: +44 (0)141 950 3183 e: lisa.laoud@strath.ac.uk

CURRICULUM Compulsory Classes • Management and Leadership in Education 1, 2 and 3 • The Effective Leader and Manager Optional Classes Participants must take courses from each menu: Managing Self • Time Management and Delegation • Assertiveness • Coping with Stress • Women into Management • Managing Situations Managing Learning • Managing Learning and Teaching • Management and Leadership in Guidance and Pastoral Care • Managing Effective Learning for All Managing People • Leading and Managing People • Issues in Personnel Management • Management and Leadership Managing Policy • Managing Policy and Learning • School Development Planning • Introduction to Quality and Performance Management • Education and the Law Managing Resources • Managing Resources and Planning • Managing Resources in Education • Management of Change • Financial Management and Planning The Certificate is awarded on successful completion of an appropriate combination of courses amounting to 60 SCQF credits, while the Diploma requires 120 SCQF credits from all the compulsory courses and at least one option from each menu. The MSc requires further successful completion of a dissertation in the field of leadership and management in education. MSc students are supported by an individual tutor. Elements of the programme may be achieved through the completion of appropriate Independent Study Modules.

Contact

Margaret Penketh, Course Director t: +44 (0)141 950 3174/3211 e: margaret.penketh@strath.ac.uk

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Glasgow School of Social Work www.strath.ac.uk/gssw Taught Courses MSc/PgDip/PgCert Advanced Residential Child Care Community Care Criminology & Criminal Justice (delivered by the Law School, see p 117) Social Work Management

PgDip/Master in Social Work Research Degrees MPhil; PhD The Glasgow School of Social Work (GSSW) is the social work education and research provider of the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde. GSSW staff have extensive experience in the varied areas of social work practice. Students benefit from the wide range of teaching, learning, computing, social, recreational and sporting facilities available at both universities and degrees are awarded jointly with both universities. The Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care, a multimillionpound development funded by the Scottish Government to support research and training in residential child care, is an integral part of the School. There are also close relationships with a variety of research centres at both Universities, particularly the Glasgow Centre for the Child & Society, the Learning Exchange, the Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research (which hosts the MSc in Criminology & Criminal Justice to which the GSSW contributes) and the Scottish Community Development Centre. Academic staff are actively engaged in developing social work practice and policy, and their expertise is regularly sought by the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and statutory and voluntary social work agencies throughout Scotland and beyond. The School has a particular commitment to widening educational access, equal opportunities and lifelong learning. It welcomes applications from adult returners, people from minority ethnic groups and people with disabilities.

Research GSSW contributes to the promotion of social justice and social inclusion by pursuing high-quality, systematic research which informs and enhances social work policy, practice and education in post-devolution Scotland and in the UK, Europe and beyond. The combined expertise of the staff and the School’s links to several centres of research excellence enable it to meet this aim through research activities which are grouped into four major themes: • Professional Education • Criminal Justice and Youth Justice • Children, Young People and Families • Community Care and Community Development Underpinning these themes is the development of innovative theoretical scholarship and empirical research which critically examines social work policy and practice within its wider organisational, social and political contexts. Thus, for example, as well as researching the issues, problems and processes that social work exists to address and the nature of social work itself, the School’s research activities across the four themes extend into a wide range of international and national inter-disciplinary collaborations with scholars, policy-makers, managers and practitioners in fields of study and practice including architecture, community education, criminology, disability studies, education,

DID YOU KNOW The Glasgow School of Social Work was ranked top in the UK in the Guardian University Guide 2009.

health and health promotion, law, mental health, penology, politics, psychology, social geography and youth studies.

Research Opportunities GSSW is particularly committed to the development of new research capacity (as demonstrated in the work of postgraduate research students and early careers researchers) as well as to the intellectual leadership that is provided in each area. If you are interested in postgraduate research opportunities in the school, please contact us. There is also considerable interest in the School in research methodology, infrastructure for supporting research (including practitioner research) and ethical issues in research. Staff members have published articles on methodological issues including the use of ethnographic methods in criminal justice research; feminist dilemmas in data analysis; feminism, social work and critical practice; the ethics of researching children and young people; ethical issues relating to accessing children in hospitals for social research interviews; and the particular ethical issues relating to research involving children in residential childcare.

Contact

Catherine Deeney, Postgraduate Secretary t: +44 (0)141 950 3380 e: catherine.deeney@strath.ac.uk

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Advanced Residential Child Care

Community Care

(part-time)

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

This course is unique in the UK in offering a Master’s-level award specifically in residential child care. Students can expect to contribute to professional leadership, practice development, and research and evaluation in their own agencies and beyond. The Postgraduate Diploma (gained with 120 credits) meets the management part of the requirement for registration with the Scottish Social Services Council(the SSSC) for managers in residential child care. Assessment is through a practice-based portfolio. You will need sufficient access to residential child care for the practice requirements. However, these requirements are broad enough to allow fulfilment by those in external management, training or other closely relevant positions.

This multidisciplinary, flexible learning programme is designed to meet the needs of those working in any aspect of community care in the statutory, voluntary or private sector; whether in direct contact with service users, or as managers or policy makers, and with all major user groups. Students are expected to be currently working in a suitable post, or to have had recent experience of such a post. This would include: Social Workers, Housing Officers, Occupational Therapists, Medical Practitioners, Project Leaders, Managers from Social Services, Nursing and Health Care. This is a multidisciplinary programme and draws on a variety of fields and specialties, not least social work, social policy, medicine, nursing, housing and the social and behavioural sciences. This approach encourages cross-disciplinary skills in informationgathering and analysis, the understanding of arguments and the communication of ideas and information. Breadth of coverage across different disciplines, depth of knowledge in particular aspects of community care, application of a range of skills and the synthesis of information are all central to an original approach to problem-solving.

COURSE STRUCTURE The course is modular and requires attendance at the University for five days per single module. You are expected to complete eight taught modules over a 16-month period. A further eight months is allotted for completion of a practice-based dissertation, which means you can complete the Master’s award in two years, although most students take longer.

Core Modules • Perspectives on Residential Child Care • Critical Enquiry in Residential Child Care • Understanding and Assessing Children and Young People in Residential Child Care (double module)

• Leading and Learning in Residential Child Care (double module) • Effectively Intervening in Residential Child Care • Methods of Professional Enquiry: Ethical and Effective Research in Residential Child Care

• Professional Development and Enquiry in Residential Child Care (incorporating a dissertation)

START DATE Mid-September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • First degree (minimum 360 SCOTCAT credit points) or qualifications and experience deemed equivalent.

• Students with professional or academic qualifications other than social work will be considered.

No charges apply to students employed in residential child care settings in Scotland. Fees for this programme are paid through a Scottish Government grant to the Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care, based in the Faculty of Education.

Contact

Laura Steckley, Course Director t: +44 (0)141 950 3122 e: laura.l.steckley@strath.ac.uk

COURSE STRUCTURE PgCert: Four modules, comprising three core modules and one option module (see below), amounting to 60 credits, completed within a minimum six- or a maximum 12-month period.

PgDip: Eight modules, comprising four core modules and four option modules, amounting to 120 credits, completed within a minimum 12- and a maximum 24-month period. The course is taught in weekly one-day sessions (Wednesdays) in semester time. A module consists of 20 hours of class time made up of lectures, seminars or other similar activity.

CURRICULUM Year 1 Core Modules • Principles of Community Care • Research Methods in Community Care • Practice of Community Care (double module) Option Modules • Interprofessional Working in Community Care • Values and Ethics in Community Care • Community Care and Older People • Community Care and People with Mental Health Problems • Community Care and People with Learning Disabilities

Note that modules may be subject to change in any given session to take account of student numbers and demand. Subject to availability, modules may be taken individually on the basis of Continuing Professional Development. Assessment is by coursework.

Year 2 Students who satisfactorily complete the Diploma may, subject to the advice of the Course Director, progress to MSc. Students undertake an approved research study on an aspect of community care, under the direction of a designated academic supervisor, and complete a 15,000-word dissertation. Students are expected be released from their jobs one day per week for 12 months in order to complete their research and be available to attend supervision meetings.

Contact

Lynn Stewart, Course Administrator Andrew Eccles, Course Director t: +44 (0)141 950 3088 e: lynn.stewart.ccw@strath.ac.uk e: andrew.eccles@strath.ac.uk

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Social Work

Social Work Management (part-time)

PgDip/Master

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

This full-time course is both an initial qualifying programme in social work validated by the Scottish Social Services Council and a postgraduate course with a Master’s degree achievable by dissertation. It is also recognised outwith the UK. Our approach is student-centred and aims to promote reflective and problem-based learning. Lectures, seminar groups and individual skills rehearsal are underpinned by interactive e-learning where relevant.

This day-release programme offers busy social work managers a flexible, challenging and professionally-relevant course of study. It is a popular and highly-regarded management programme, supported by a number of statutory and voluntary agencies. The course equips students with the skills, knowledge and values necessary to play a leading role in managing modern social work organisations. It is also recognised by the Scottish Social Services Council as an appropriate management qualification for managers requiring to register with the Council.

COURSE STRUCTURE Year 1 Modules • Policy, Law and Social Work • People and Society • Theory and Practice 1 • Practice 1

Note: Unless otherwise exempt, students are required to pass a Certificate in ICT Competence to progress into Year 2.

Year 2 Modules • Organising Social Work Services • Harm, Risk and Protection • Theory and Practice 2 • Practice 2 Placements

Placements of 85 days in each spring/summer term are provided across the statutory and voluntary sectors, eg in childcare, community care and criminal justice services, hospitals, health centres and day centres, residential care, prisons and special projects for offenders.

COURSE LENGTH Two years

START DATE Mid-September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • An Honours degree, preferably in a social science discipline

but graduates in other disciplines are welcome provided they have an understanding of social sciences. All applicants must be numerate, and be fluent and persuasive communicators. Exceptionally, a DipHE equivalent qualification is acceptable from very experienced candidates. • About six months of directly relevant experience in social work, social care, community work or a closely related activity is essential.

This is a part-time modular course with participants usually released from their agencies to attend five days on campus per module. You would normally undertake two/three modules each year.

Certificate

Compulsory Module • Effective Learning for Social Work Management Elective Modules (two to be chosen) • People Management in Social Work Services • Managing Service Delivery • Managing Performance (Finance, Information and Knowledge) • Leading and Managing Change and Organisational Learning • Working with Others

Diploma Certificate modules, plus the following compulsory module: Methods of Professional Enquiry – Ethical and Effective Social Research. Students also choose a further two elective modules from the list above.

MSc The MSc requires successful completion of the Diploma and a 15,000-word dissertation on an area of social work management. Assessment for each module is by means of portfolio work, encouraging reflection on practice (with the exception of the Methods of Professional Enquiry which requires a 4,000-word research proposal).

COURSE LENGTH MSc: minimum 24 months; maximum 60 months PgDip: minimum 14 months; maximum 50 months PgCert: minimum 8 months; maximum 44 months

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • First degree (minimum 360 SCOTCAT credit points) or qualifications and/or experience deemed equivalent.

CAREERS Recently qualified social workers have found employment in residential schools, special needs housing support and advocacy projects. Graduates are also working abroad, in places as varied as the USA, Malta and Taiwan. Opportunities to progress into policy development, research and higher degrees are also available. In the west of Scotland, local authorities’ starting salaries range from £24,000-£30,000 approximately.

APPLICATION DETAILS

Application for this course must be made through UCAS (www.ucas.ac.uk). Selection Support available from: Contact

COURSE STRUCTURE

t: +44 (0)141 950 3337 e: enquiries@gssw.ac.uk

• Since assessment is via a practice-based portfolio, students must be working in a social work agency on tasks that are capable of evidencing an advanced level of practice.

Contact

Graham McPheat, Pamela McDaid t: +44 (0)141 950 3380 e: graham.mcpheat@strath.ac.uk e: p.mcdaid@strath.ac.uk

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Departments of Creative & Aesthetic Studies www.strath.ac.uk/caas

Sport, Culture & the Arts www.strath.ac.uk/sca RESEARCH DEGREES MPhil; PhD

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR HEALTH

Research expertise and activity falls largely within two streams, both relevant to the wider Faculty themes of Physical, Cultural & Psychological Well-being and the Development of Professional Practice. Another area of research interest is the analysis of elite performance and coaching behaviour.

Promoting Physical Activity for Health

Expertise covers a broad spectrum of the activities that form part of our national culture: sport, physical education, physical activity, outdoor education and the creative arts in education, including music, drama, dance, media and visual arts. These areas are increasingly the focus of professional education, postgraduate teaching and research as government at all levels seeks to improve and develop lifelong interests in creativity, culture, physical activity and healthy lifestyles.

APPLIED ARTS Research opportunities are offered in arts-infused education, drama, arts funding, public and community art, and the interface between education and the creative industries. The Arts group hosts the Art and Design Directory, the national ‘State of the Arts’ conference, and DEGAS (Digital Education Group at Strathclyde). There is also high-quality research in the areas of music, communication and leadership within the creative industries, and staff are recognised for their expertise in music education and psychology of music as well as for their composition skills and performance experience. Research students in this area have significant performance opportunities. Staff have a strong background in partnership working with professional arts organisations and there are collaborations in the UK and elsewhere through the International Society for Education through Art, National Society for Education in Art & Design, the Interarts Foundation, the International Drama, Theatre & Education Association, the European Association of Architects & Educators, Celtic Connections Festival and Celtic Music Radio. Research into the role of the arts in formal education and social and community contexts encompasses project work such as: • Externally-funded evaluations of the national Arts across the Curriculum Project, the Articulate drama project, praxis in Secondary drama and a review of the Expressive Arts curriculum. Postgraduate (MPhil and PhD) research areas include drama education and the role of the arts within secondary education, the cultural context and practice of traditional music; music, learning difficulties and disability; and social psychological aspects of musical engagement. • Further lines of enquiry include public art, architecture and education: analysis and dissemination, evaluation and analysis of the impact of national and local funding on arts provision in Scotland.

There are a number of linked research themes in this area:

The Faculty plays a lead role in the Scottish Physical Activity Research Collaboration (SPARColl), a major multi-institutional project commissioned by NHS Health Scotland. SPARColl (www.sparcoll.org.uk) aims to promote excellence in research relating to physical activity for health. A further component is exploring the use of pedometers in promoting physical activity and the psychological constructs associated with changes in physical activity. Researchers are evaluating the impact of government investment in the Active Schools initiative as well as the influence of community settings on children’s involvement in physical activity.

Physical Activity in Rehabilitation Research focuses on the role of physical activity on functional and psychological responses. A major study has examined physical activity as a rehabilitation strategy for breast cancer patients. Collaborative work, funded in part by Diabetes UK, is underway on walking programmes with Type 2 diabetics. Other research is exploring novel approaches to exercise training for older people.

Measurement Issues in Physical Activity This strand addresses the definition of ‘healthy walking’, with recent collaborations involving colleagues from the US and Wales. Research questions include: • whether total physical activity is related to minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) • association of stride length and stride rate with moderate intensity energy expenditure during treadmill and overground walking • reliability and validity of the Actiband, a new accelerometer, in children during treadmill and overground walking and running Other projects examined body composition measurement issues such as: • sensitivity, specificity, and racial bias of using body mass index for detecting obesity in children and post-menopausal women • bias in bioelectrical impedance analysis as a substitute for skinfolds in children.

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Glasgow is to host the Commonwealth Games in 2014, and this will only enhance the opportunities to research and deliver in the sporting and creative arenas, as a vision for the Games is developed to encompass both sporting endeavour and cultural activity. Researchers are also taking a lead role in the pre-Olympic Congress on sport science, which will be taking place prior to the 2012 Olympic Games.

Contact

Dr Allan Hewitt t: +44 (0)141 950 3103 e: allan.hewitt@strath.ac.uk

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Other Courses Advanced Academic Studies (part-time; distance learning available)

PgDip/PgCert

PgDip • Genealogy and Heraldry • Family and Social History • Records and Archives, Law and Language • Methodologies and Practice – submission and presentation of a 5,000 word dissertation

This accredited programme provides a framework for self-directed professional development for academics, relating particularly to teaching and learning in higher education. The link between research and scholarship and teaching and learning lies at the heart of the culture of higher education. The course recognises that culture and offers an appropriate programme in teaching and learning informed by research and scholarship.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Normally, a degree or similar, but non-standard educational or professional qualifications may also be considered. There may be a requirement to demonstrate prior expertise or learning.

Contact

CURRICULUM The Certificate requires successful completion of the core module and two standard optional modules. Achievement of the Postgraduate Certificate leads to automatic eligibility for Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). The Diploma additionally requires successful completion of an Integration and Reflection module, together with two further standard modules or their equivalent.

Core Modules • Teaching, Learning and Assessment within the Discipline Optional Modules • Supervising Postgraduate Research • Academic Writing • Developing a Curriculum Accessible by Disabled Students • Course (Re)Design • Management and Leadership in Higher Education • Independent Enquiry Additionally, participants may select appropriate modules from any of the postgraduate programmes approved or recommended by the Faculty of Education.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Participants must have a first degree or equivalent qualification and be involved in teaching in higher education.

Contact

Alison Carmichael, Course Administrator t: +44 (0)141 548 4058 e: alison.carmichael@strath.ac.uk w: www.strath.ac.uk/caple

Genealogical Studies PgDip/PgCert This programme addresses the need for intensive, practitionerled university awards in Genealogical Studies. It is intended for those with an existing interest and some experience in Genealogy and related subjects who wish to study the field in more detail and possibly use it in their careers, and is of particular interest to archivists; lawyers and paralegals; geographers; land agents; historians; librarians; museum staff and records agents.

CURRICULUM PgCert • Genealogy and Heraldry • Family and Social History • Records and Archives, Law and Language • Methodologies and Practice

Elaine Richman, Course Secretary t: +44 (0)141 548 4147 e: elaine.richman@strath.ac.uk w: www.strath.ac.uk/genealogy

Safety and Risk Management (distance learning)

MSc/PgDip/PgCert This course has been designed particularly for health and safety practitioners already working in the field.

CURRICULUM The PgCert requires the successful completion of three modules: • Benchmarking Safety & Risk Management • Assessing Hazards, Risks and Dangers • Optimising Safety and Risk Management The PgDip requires the completion of the following additional modules: • Psychology of Workplace Activities • Ergonomic Factors in Work Activities • Corporate Risk Management • Methods of Professional Enquiry The MSc also requires the completion of a research project.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • PgCert: Foundation-level certificate in occupational health and safety and a university degree (or equivalent preparation for postgraduate study). Relevant work experience will also be taken into account. • PgDip: Successful completion of the University of Strathclyde Certificate in Safety and Risk Management. Applicants who have gained equivalent academic qualifications at PgCert level will be accepted on to the Diploma, subject to certain conditions. • MSc: Direct entry to the MSc is not available.

Contact

Elaine Richman, Course Secretary t: +44 (0)141 548 4147 e: elaine.richman@strath.ac.uk w: www.strath.ac.uk/srm

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engineering faculty of

Industrially linked programmes, internationallyleading research, world-class facilities and a multimillion pound research portfolio.

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contents Advanced Engineering Postgraduate Training Programme in Sustainable Engineering Chemical Processing Computer Aided Engineering Design Renewable Energy Systems & the Environment Engineering Design Integrated Product Development Management of Competitive Manufacturing Marine Technology Offshore Renewable Energy Technology Management Department of Architecture Building Design & Management for Sustainability Advanced Architectural Design Advanced Architectural Studies Lean Design Practice & Management Urban Design DEPARTMENT OF BIOENGINEERING Bioengineering Biomedical Engineering Medical Devices Medical Technology Department of Chemical & Process Engineering Chemical Technology & Management Process Engineering & Management Process Technology & Management Department of Civil engineering David Livingstone Centre for Sustainability Environmental Engineering Environmental Entrepreneurship Environmental Forensics Environmental Health Environmental Science Environmental Studies Geo-environmental Engineering

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Geotechnics Global Water Sustainability Hydrogeology Integrated Pollution Prevention Control Science, Technology & Sustainability Sustainable Construction & Infrastructure department of design, manufacture & engineering management Digital Creativity Global Innovation Management Operations Management in Engineering Supply Chain & Operations Management Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering EPSRC Doctoral Training Centre in Wind Energy Systems Communications, Control & Digital Signal Processing Digital Multimedia & Communication Systems Electrical Power Engineering with with Business Electronic & Electrical Engineering System Level Integration Department of Mechanical Engineering Power Plant Technologies Department of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Marine Engineering Offshore Floating Systems Ship & Offshore Structures Subsea Engineering Technical Management of Ship Operations National Centre for Prosthetics & Orthotics Rehabilitation Studies

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Welcome to the largest engineering Faculty in Scotland. Internationally renowned for the quality of our engineering teaching and research, you can be sure that Strathclyde is the ideal place to support and develop you and your career.

The Graduate School of Engineering The Graduate School of Engineering is one of the largest postgraduate schools in the UK, providing high quality advanced engineering training with an unrivalled portfolio of innovative, industrially focused postgraduate taught courses and leading research programmes. As a student in the Graduate School of Engineering, you will be part of a supportive international community working with academic experts in some of the very best facilities. Our programmes are designed to also give you softer employability skills such as teamworking, communication and presentation skills sought after by employers. Similarly, through industrial lectures and careers seminars, you will have opportunities to network with our extensive industrial contacts, giving you invaluable access to potential employers. You will enjoy access to the Master Class series of personal development and management workshops, enabling you to meet and work with other students across the range of engineering disciplines.

Engineering Research Excellence

• Institute for Information & Communications Engineering • Institute for Infrastructure & Transport Engineering

Strathclyde is an important international centre for engineering research. Multimillion pound investments by Research Councils, government and companies such as Rolls-Royce and British Energy mean that our students have access to the very best specialist research facilities. The Faculty’s submission to the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) was the largest in Scotland, resulting in the highest ‘research power’ rating for engineering subjects at a Scottish University. All Departments submitted were judged to be nationally or internationally excellent, meaning students can be confident of studying alongside world-leading researchers in their chosen field, with access to the most up-to-date knowledge and technological developments. We are committed to helping the personal development of our research students. Induction days and writing and presentation skills training allow you to meet researchers from across the Faculty. Our annual Research Presentation Day, with its poster and oral sessions, is an established event which allows you to showcase your work to colleagues and industrialists. You will also benefit from the continuous support of two supervisors to help you publish your first paper and provide opportunities to attend and present at international conferences.

• Institute for Energy & Environment, Power & Energy Systems • Institute for Health Engineering

The Faculty has four major interdisciplinary Institutes bringing together academic expertise from across all Engineering departments:

Contact

(incorporating Aerospace)

In 2009, a new Doctoral Training Centre was established in Wind Energy Research to tackle climate change and support Britain’s energy future and offering 10 EPSRC-funded research studentships each year (see pg 86). Cross-disciplinary research at Institute level is also supported by expert Knowledge Centres in underpinning key technology areas: • Safety Engineering & Conditions Monitoring • Environmental Impact Assessment • Business & Manufacturing Processes • Digital Electronics • Design Concepts & Processes • Computational Methods in Engineering • Engineering Fundamentals • Applied Nanoscience • Biomolecular Engineering Funded studentships may be available for MSc or PgDip candidates. Please contact the Faculty for details.

Faculty Office (Engineering) t: +44 (0)141 548 2749 e: andrea.laroche@strath.ac.uk

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Advanced Engineering MSc/PgDip/PgCert This course has been developed following requests from graduate engineers and industry for opportunities to access a broader training across postgraduate engineering skills. It provides a unique opportunity for engineers to shape their learning by selecting from different subject disciplines across the Faculty of Engineering. The programme is ideally suited for graduate engineers who are already in employment and wish to improve their qualifications. Benefits for students include: • multidisciplinary tailored learning to suit individual needs and interests • flexible modes of delivery permitting part-time study • business and management modules providing transferable skills – a key requirement to attain Chartered Engineer (CEng) status • opportunities to network across industries and with engineers of different disciplines. This course is particularly suitable for Graduate Engineers working in the following sectors: • Chemical, Petrochemical & Process • Design Engineering • Energy & Power Generation • Manufacturing • Oil & Gas • Power Plant • Renewable Energies

CURRICULUM Students may select from a range of technical instructional modules from across the Faculty, to be agreed by the Programme Director. Students will also select from a range of business and management classes available. Applicants should include a personal statement detailing the engineering sector they are most interested in, plus indicate the areas of technical classes they are interested in by referring to the modules in the Engineering section of this prospectus. Instructional classes include lectures, practical exercises and site visits. The course is credit-based and modular in design. The MSc requires 180 credits, the PgDip 120 and Certificate 60. The MSc industrial-based project or research thesis carries 60 credits. MSc students will also complete an individual project that may be work-based or allied to one of the many areas of research strengths within the Faculty.

EXAMPLES OF TECHNICAL CLASSES (select seven) • Computer Aided Engineering Design Systems • Product Design Techniques • Energy Resources and Policy • Energy Modelling and Monitoring • Process Design • Modelling and Simulations • Air and Water Pollution Control • People, Organisations and Technology

BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT CLASSES (select three) • Design Management • Project Work and Project Management • Environmental Impact and Sustainability • Information Management • Financial Engineering • Risk Analysis

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 21 months part-time

START DATE Late September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • MSc: First- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent in engineering.

• PgDip: Normally a first degree, but other applicants will be considered.

FUNDING Funded studentships may be available for MSc or PgDip candidates. Please contact Faculty Office for information (details left).

CAREERS This course offers graduate engineers the opportunity to upgrade their technical skills across a range of engineering disciplines, supplemented by business and management training. The programme is designed to make students more employable and also satisfy the Further Learning requirements necessary to obtain CEng status.

Contact

Brian Dickson t: +44 (0)141 553 4131 e: brian.dickson@strath.ac.uk

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Postgraduate Training Programme in Sustainable Engineering www.strath.ac.uk/engineering/sustainableengineering MSc/PgDip/PgCert The Graduate School of Engineering offers a flexible, multidisciplinary postgraduate training package in Sustainable Engineering. This ground-breaking programme combines study in specialist, advanced engineering technologies underpinned with training in sustainability. Sustainable engineering involves the responsible use of energy and resources at a rate and in a manner which does not compromise the environment, or the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Examples include better and more effective renewable energy sources, reduced energy losses in buildings, new energy-efficient production processes, improved product life-cycle assessment procedures, and more effective transportation systems and urban planning instruments. The course examines such concepts through specialist and generic taught modules and industry-relevant projects. With input from industry and a range of Engineering departments, the course is a cross-discipline collaboration relevant to students seeking careers in industry and to industry staff seeking to further their professional development.

SPECIALIST THEMES The programme has been developed with industrial input to provide you with a solid understanding of modern, sustainable engineering. You can achieve an MSc, PgDip or PgCert in one of the specialist themes listed here and described on the following pages: • Chemical Processing • Computer Aided Engineering Design • Renewable Energy Systems & the Environment • Engineering Design • Integrated Product Development • Management of Competitive Manufacturing • Marine Technology • Offshore Renewable Energy • Technology Management

CURRICULUM

Group Project Work The second semester allows you to apply your learning by working within a group of students from different specialist themes to produce sustainable solutions for real-life industry problems. Site visits, field trips and regular progress reports to industrial partners are an integral part of the process and you will develop valued skills in team-working, problem-solving, report-writing and presentation. Successful completion of seven instructional modules and a group project leads to the award of a Postgraduate Diploma.

Individual Project Assignment MSc students undertake an individual project which allows you to study a selected topic in depth and submit a thesis. There is also substantial industry input at this stage in the form of project ideas that bring engineering graduates and business representatives together. Successful completion of seven instructional modules, a group project and an individual project leads to the award of an MSc.

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time (minimum) PgCert/PgDip: 9 months full-time; 18 months part-time

START DATE Late September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • First degree or other qualification equivalent to an Honours

degree in a relevant engineering, technology or science discipline.

• Entry may be possible with other qualifications provided there is evidence of relevant experience, and of the capacity for postgraduate study. • A limited number of competitive Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council studentships are available to UK and EU students.

The course consists of three related components: instructional modules; group project; and individual project.

Generic Modules You will take three generic modules which meet employers’ requirements for comprehensive engineering skills and satisfy key requirements to attain Chartered Engineer status: • Design Management • Project Management • Environmental Impact and Sustainability • Information Management • Financial Engineering • Quantitative Risk Analysis

Specialist Modules You also take a number of modules (two for the Postgraduate Certificate award, four for the Postgraduate Diploma/MSc) relevant to your selected specialist theme. Successful completion of five instructional modules leads to the award of a Postgraduate Certificate.

DID YOU KNOW YY Since 2000, there have been over 500 graduates from the Sustainable Engineering programme. YY Sustainable Engineering students can take advantage of ‘Succeeding for the Workplace – Careers Workshops’ and the Sustainable Engineering Annual Conference to develop their industrial networks.

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CAREERS Sustainability is increasingly important as business and industry acknowledge the need to account for the social and environmental impact of their activities. Employers place a high value on those candidates whose expertise in their chosen field is underpinned by a comprehensive understanding of sustainable approaches and practices. This programme facilitates access to and networking with industry representatives from across the spectrum of small- and medium-sized businesses to large corporations and graduates have gone on to work for ScottishPower, Shell, ExxonMobil, BAE Systems and Accenture, among many others.

Contact

Engineering Faculty Office t: +44 (0)141 548 2749 e: sustainable-engineering@strath.ac.uk

Dr Stephen Thomson Resource Strategist, Laing O’Rourke

There are four good reasons for getting involved with student projects: kudos, new innovations, new angles and gems of ideas which come from the different perspectives of international and home students working together with fresh minds to challenge industrial assumptions. Students gain a sense of realism from working with industry and are encouraged to both ‘think like an academic and an accountant’.

Chemical Processing MSc/PgDip/PgCert This course is open to full- and part-time students wishing to take up careers in industry and to industrial staff seeking continuing professional development. Our chemical engineering specialists are at the forefront of emerging technologies such as alternative fuels, nano-materials for use in advanced chemical reactors and separation processes. This course will be particularly relevant to those interested in studying chemical engineering within a framework of sustainable practice. Chemical engineering at Strathclyde receives consistently high student satisfaction ratings for teaching quality and the Department is among the best in the UK, with staff experienced in key areas such as environmental protection, process design, safety and advanced chemical processes.

CURRICULUM You undertake an integrated programme of both generic and specialist taught modules along with industry-relevant projects. The generic modules are detailed on the preceding page; the specialist modules for Chemical Processing are: • Colloid Engineering • Safety and Environment • Process Design • Modelling and Simulation • Advanced Separations • Advanced Process Control • Air Pollution Control • Water Pollution Control

Contact

Brian Dickson t: +44 (0)141 553 4131 e: brian.dickson@strath.ac.uk

Computer Aided Engineering Design MSc/PgDip/PgCert This course aims to produce a new generation of product design engineers who combine sustainable engineering expertise with the confidence to work with, develop and manage knowledgebased computer-aided engineering systems (CAED) to support engineering design. This course will enhance your understanding and practical experience of information technology, particularly in engineering design, in the successful development and application of CAED systems in industry. You gain a thorough understanding of the methods, techniques and tools used in computer-supported product design and development, enabling you to make significant contributions to wealth generation by developing better products in a shorter time at a lower cost. These skills can be applied to and practised in industry-based design projects offered on the course. You will be based in the Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management (DMEM), which provides a dynamic and stimulating environment for study, with flexible teaching space and modern laboratories. The course will appeal to graduates with career interests in the application, development, research and management of CAED systems. This includes graduates and engineers from small- and medium-sized enterprises, consultancies, large manufacturing companies, college lecturers, and designers educated in an engineering or computer science discipline who

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wish to enhance their professional ability, enter computer-aided support for engineering design in engineering industries, or improve general IT skills.

CURRICULUM You undertake an integrated programme of both generic and specialist taught modules along with industry-relevant projects. The generic modules are detailed on the preceding page; the specialist modules for Computer Aided Engineering Design are: • CAED Systems • Product Modelling and Visualisation • Systems Integration plus one optional module from the following: • CAED Software Systems Design • Product Design Techniques • Knowledge Engineering and Management for Engineers • Modelling of Manufacturing and Business Systems

Contact

Postgraduate Secretary t: +44 (0)141 548 2091 e: pgadmissions@dmem.strath.ac.uk

Renewable Energy Systems & the Environment MSc/PgDip/PgCert Formerly Energy Systems & the Environment, the new title better reflects the content and ethos of this course. Aimed at graduates with an engineering, technology or science background, the course focuses on the design and operation of the energy systems that provide the environments in which people live and work. It responds to the growing awareness that quality of life must be balanced by the need for conservation of world resources, especially energy, and the protection of the environment. The course produces professionals who understand this balance and who seek to harness energy resources in a sustainable and environmentally-friendly manner. You will be introduced to the different energy resources (conventional, nuclear and renewable) and the systems which can

lucas lira MSc in Renewable Energy Systems and the Environment

Contact with the industrialist is the main benefit. Industrial advice is really valuable and the lecturers are very willing to help with our assignments and presentations. Working with students from different backgrounds also reflects what happens in real life.

be employed to harness these resources. This enables you to have a good technical understanding of the different energy technologies and to learn about the impact of energy on the environment and how that impact can be reduced. Working with students from other sustainable engineering courses, you will develop the multidisciplinary industriallyrelevant skills necessary in the energy sector.

CURRICULUM You undertake an integrated programme of both generic and specialist taught modules along with industry-relevant projects. The generic modules are detailed on pg 54; the specialist modules for Renewable Energy Systems & the Environment are: • Energy Resources and Policy • Energy Systems Analysis • Electrical Power Systems • Energy Modelling and Monitoring Your group project will focus on the evolution of an energy system from inception to completion, including an assessment of cost effectiveness and environmental impact.

Contact

Rachel Kelly t: +44 (0)141 548 2846 e: rachel.kelly@strath.ac.uk

Engineering Design MSc/PgDip/PgCert Engineering design focuses on the process of designing a product and is of central importance to all types of product development organisations, including small- and medium-sized enterprises, design consultancies and large manufacturing organisations. This course gives graduates a thorough grounding in the use of product design methods and techniques which can help companies produce products with improved functionality, performance, quality and ease of manufacture at lower cost. The course enhances the professional and creative abilities of graduates from a variety of ‘design-centred’ disciplines, from mechanical, mechatronic and electrical functions to IT. You will be based in the Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management (DMEM), which provides a dynamic and stimulating environment for study, with flexible teaching space and modern laboratories.

CURRICULUM You undertake an integrated programme of both generic and specialist taught modules along with industry-relevant projects. The generic modules are detailed on pg 54; the specialist modules for Engineering Design are: • Design Methods • Product Design Techniques plus one optional module from the following: • CAED Systems • Knowledge Engineering and Management for Engineers • Manufacturing Systems • Product Modelling and Visualisation • Risk Management of Projects

Contact

Postgraduate Secretary t: +44 (0)141 548 2091 e: pgadmissions@dmem.strath.ac.uk

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Management of Competitive Manufacturing MSc/PgDip/PgCert

Integrated Product Development MSc/PgDip/PgCert Integrated Product Development (IPD) focuses on the effective integration of all ‘process-centred’ aspects of product development, from the identification of a need to the conception, realisation, operation and disposal of the product. This course emphasises IPD within a business environment and provides an insight into the effective use of supporting software technologies. Graduates gain a thorough grounding in the use and integration of design methods, processes and technology for careers in developing, managing, leading and researching design projects in engineering. Graduates with an understanding of IPD can help reduce time to market, improve the quality of a product, save costs, and provide process improvement. IPD is relevant to all types of product development organisations, including small- and medium-sized enterprises, consultancies, large manufacturing companies and design offices. It enhances the professional ability of graduates and engineers from mechanical, electrical, civil, mechatronic, architectural and chemical disciplines. You will be based in the Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management (DMEM), which provides a dynamic and stimulating environment for study, with flexible teaching space and modern laboratories.

CURRICULUM You undertake an integrated programme of both generic and specialist taught modules along with industry-relevant projects. The generic modules are detailed on pg 54; the specialist modules in Integrated Product Development listed below further a ‘total’ approach to the product development process: • Design Methods • Systems Integration • Manufacturing and Business Strategy plus one optional module from the following: • CAED Systems • Logistics • People, Organisations and Technology • Risk Management of Projects

Contact

Postgraduate Secretary t: +44 (0)141 548 2091 e: pgadmissions@dmem.strath.ac.uk

This course is aimed at graduates wishing to broaden their expertise, for example those with a technological first degree, or who wish to work within the manufacturing industry. You will gain an in-depth understanding of the strategic, tactical and operational issues related to manufacturing industries worldwide. On completion, you will be equipped with state-of-the-art concepts, methods, techniques and tools to allow you to contribute to the competitiveness of manufacturing organisations. The course structure and content are based on the competitive needs of 21st-century manufacturing organisations, much of which is also relevant to certain types of service organisations. You will be based in the Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management (DMEM), which provides a dynamic and stimulating environment for study, with flexible teaching space and modern laboratories. The course starts off with a focus on the wider strategic and global issues facing manufacturing organisations and then moves on to examine the use and application of enabling technologies that facilitate competitiveness and sustainability, followed by a focus on operational areas. Throughout, there is an emphasis on integration, enhanced by group assignments, team projects, industrial visits and case studies.

CURRICULUM You undertake an integrated programme of both generic and specialist taught modules along with industry-relevant projects. The generic modules are detailed on pg 54; the specialist modules in Management of Competitive Manufacturing are: • Logistics • Manufacturing and Business Strategy plus two optional modules from the following: • E-business and Supply Chain Management • Management of Total Quality and Continuous Improvement • Manufacturing Systems • Modelling of Manufacturing and Business Systems • People, Organisations and Technology

Contact

Postgraduate Secretary t: +44 (0)141 548 2091 e: pgadmissions@dmem.strath.ac.uk

Marine Technology MSc/PgDip/PgCert The structure of this course allows you to specialise in any one of the wide range of subject areas within the diverse discipline of Marine Technology. The course is designed for experienced or newly-qualified engineers in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering or other related disciplines. This course will prepare you for a wide range of challenging and rewarding positions in the marine and related industries, including design and construction of all types of marine vehicles;

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project management, systems design; safety management; support services; classification societies and consultancy services. Facilities available through the Department of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering include a small hydrodynamics laboratory in the Department, custom-built research areas and a major hydrodynamics laboratory facility offsite. Students also have access to the Department’s racing yacht. Departmental staff are unrivalled in Europe for their teaching and research expertise in naval architecture and its related disciplines.

CURRICULUM You undertake an integrated programme of both generic and specialist taught modules along with industry-relevant projects. The generic modules are detailed on pg 54; the specialist modules in Marine Technology are: • Shipbuilding Technology • Advanced Offshore Technology • Specialist Topics in Marine Structures • Waterborne Transportation Systems • Aero-hydrodynamics of High-speed Craft • Theory and Practice of Marine CFD • Computational Free-surface Hydrodynamics • Safety and Risk Assessment • Structural Design and Analysis of Marine Platforms During the first two semesters, you will work in a team to tackle projects on a relevant subject and present findings to an industrial panel.

Contact

Dr B S Lee t: +44 (0)141 548 3070 e: b.s.lee@na-me.ac.uk

Offshore Renewable Energy MSc/PgDip/PgCert Global warming and environmental protection are the biggest challenges facing the human race. Sustainable engineering solutions are increasingly important, particularly the search for offshore renewable energy sources. Graduates of this course will be expected to play a significant role in exploiting this crucial resource. This course is designed for experienced or newly-qualified engineers in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering or other related disciplines. The course is delivered jointly by the Department of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering and the Energy Systems Research Unit (Department of Mechanical Engineering).

CURRICULUM You undertake an integrated programme of both generic and specialist taught modules along with industry-relevant projects. The generic modules are detailed on pg 54; the specialist modules in Offshore Renewable Energy are: • Energy Resources and Policy • Electrical Power Systems • Marine Renewable Energy Systems • Finite Element Analysis of Marine Structures

Contact

Dr B.S. Lee t: +44 (0)141 548 3070 e: b.s.lee@na-me.ac.uk

Technology Management MSc/PgDip/PgCert The course is aimed at early-/mid-career managers in industry and/or technologists seeking to explore the role of technology in company competitiveness.The course gives technologists a view of the role of technology in company strategy and the contribution of technology management to competitiveness. It emphasises the relevance and usefulness of its content and uses examples from local and global companies. A special feature is a comparison of strategic technology management in various centres. You will be based in the Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management (DMEM), which provides a dynamic and stimulating environment for study, with flexible teaching space and modern laboratories.

CURRICULUM You undertake an integrated programme of both generic and specialist taught modules along with industry-relevant projects. The generic modules are detailed on pg 54; the specialist modules in Technology Management are: • People, Organisations and Technology • Strategic Technology Management plus two optional modules from the following: • Risk Management of Projects • Logistics • Knowledge Engineering and Management for Engineers • Modelling of Manufacturing and Business Systems • Management of Total Quality and Continued Improvement • Management and Finance

Contact

Postgraduate Secretary t: +44 (0)141 548 2091 e: pgadmissions@dmem.strath.ac.uk

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Department of Architecture www.strath.ac.uk/architecture Taught Courses MArch/PgDip in Advanced Architectural Design (ARB and RIBA Part 2 Course)

MSc/PgDip Advanced Architectural Studies

MSc/PgDip/PgCert Digital Creativity (with the Department of Design, Manufacture & Engineering Management, for course description see pg 81)

Urban Design MRes

Building Design & Management for Sustainability

PgCert Lean Design & Practice Management

Research Degrees MRes; MPhil; PhD The Department of Architecture — one of the first Schools of Architecture in the UK — also has one of the largest postgraduate populations in UK architecture schools, numbering over 100 postgraduate students. Its undergraduate population is over 300. There are 50 staff from a variety of disciplines who have a wide range of academic and professional expertise. Described by the Royal Institution of British Architects (RIBA) as having a research portfolio of outstanding range and quality, the Department has achieved high gradings in successive Research Assessment Exercises (RAEs), putting Strathclyde in the top three or four architecture schools in the UK. There is a clear identity for the Department’s research activities within four broad research groupings (abacUS, CS, KRAFT, and UDSU) aligned with the structure of the taught programme. These groups define the core area of the research student activity allowing the diversity of interests to be focused on a Departmental research strategy, which sets out its aims and objectives in parallel with the Faculty and University-wide agenda for excellence.The research programme aims to enhance architectural knowledge, while having a transformative impact on the built environment and on contemporary architectural culture. In addition to its research profile and undergraduate and postgraduate taught course offerings, the Department, together with the Department of Civil Engineering, jointly administers the David Livingstone Centre for Sustainability, which facilitates research, training and practice in sustainable architecture and urban design (see pg 71). A new Master of Research (MRes) in Building Design & Management for Sustainability will be available from October 2009. The degree involves advanced knowledge of social, environmental, and economic sustainability relating to the built environment and is aimed at recent graduates interested in pursuing research in this area.

Research We receive research funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), government, the EU, industry and the construction professions. Research in the Department offers a laboratory for informing education, research and knowledge exchange in the fields of Architecture & Urban Design through collaborations within the

Faculty of Engineering, across the University, and by engagement with practice and links with specialists both inside and outside the University. Research in the Department falls within four broad areas: Architectural Design, Urban Design, Sustainability and Technology, and Cultural Studies. Within these identified areas of expertise, the Department of Architecture is home to the following specialist research groups: ABACUS — (advancing buildings and concepts Underpinning Sustainability) The group focuses on the application of technology to help deliver a more sustainable built environment in response to government, industry and society needs. Research is closely linked with international and national targets for reducing social and environmental impacts (including carbon reduction, waste minimisation and reducing pollution), and promoting energy and resource efficiencies in an attempt to improve quality of life for all. abacUS contributes to the University-wide David Livingstone Centre for Sustainability. The group operates clusters within which staff and postgraduate research students focus on design, technology and sustainability aligned with the University’s research strategy. Cultural Studies Research Group — Within the context of an architecture department and through both teaching and research, Cultural Studies aims to embrace differing definitions of culture, at the core of which lies the history and theory of buildings and cites. The group explores how and why buildings and cities are produced and used, how they are represented and the meanings we attach to them and explores the relationships between architecture and fields as diverse as music, painting, literature, politics, economics, critical theory, media and visual culture. Design Thinking and Practice (KRAFT) — KRAFT is the Department of Architecture’s design research group which works on live projects and offers advice and consultation as well as design guidance. KRAFT encourages critical debate and the testing of new ideas, taking them from the studio to architectural practice and industry. The group is committed to sharing the lessons learnt from research and development in order to inform positive change in the architectural design process. Urban Design Studies Unit (UDSU) — The Urban Design Studies Unit focuses on issues of the city, its history and morphology and approaches and strategies to its rehabilitation, renewal and restructuring. Its mission is to advance the discussion on the city and city region and evolve theories, programmes and design frameworks for sustainable urban development, living and form. The Unit is actively involved in research on the city and its origin, its development, form and structure and its impact on people and the environment. Members of this group come from different nationalities, adding to an in-depth knowledge of local circumstances, an invaluable network of experiences that make research, teaching and consultancy vibrant and international.

Contact

Research Support t: +44 (0)141 548 3021 e: nina.baker@strath.ac.uk

Contact

Postgraduate Research Secretary t: +44 (0)141 548 3021 e: j.dick@strath.ac.uk

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Building Design & Management for Sustainability

Strathclyde Tops the European Sustainability ‘Ivy League’

MRes This research degree is aimed at recent graduates who may be interested in pursuing research in this area (perhaps moving on to doctoral studies), as well as early to mid-career building and urban design-related professionals who are seeking a competitive edge in the workplace and the opportunity to bring strategic sustainable design and management thinking into their own modes of practice. Buildings designed and managed for sustainability should meet our current architectural needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In so doing they require to employ energy and resource efficiencies to lessen their impact while striving for an improved economic, social and environmental performance. Our aim is to produce ‘sustainable design champions’. The course involves advanced knowledge of social, environmental and economic sustainability relating to the built environment, principles of lean design, construction and project management, and discusses current design, management and practice methods.

CURRICULUM All students undertake an approved curriculum comprising no fewer than 180 credits, of which the dissertation amounts to 90 credits.

Compulsory Classes • Ecology, Sustainability and the Built Environment • Environmental Impact and Sustainability • Inception and Briefing • Lean Design and Construction 1 • Lean Design and Construction 2 • MRes Group Project • MRes Dissertation Much of the course material will be delivered using a blend of face-to-face presentations, group seminars, project and dissertation supervision meetings, and web-based learning techniques within the University’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

COURSE LENGTH 12 months full-time; 36 months part-time

START DATE October

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • Honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant architecture, engineering, technology, or science discipline.

• Entry may be possible with other qualifications provided there is evidence of relevant experience and of the capacity of postgraduate study.

CAREERS The course will enhance postgraduates’ preparations for their future careers, whether this is in research, industry or practice and help them work towards more effective and efficient career development.

Contact

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Dr David Grierson (Course Director) t: +44 (0)141 548 3069 e: d.grierson@strath.ac.uk

The University has been rated first of 56 technological Universities in European sustainability rankings by the Engineering Education for Sustainable Development (EESD) Observatory. Strathclyde has several world-leading educational and research initiatives specifically addressing the sustainability agenda that were highlighted in the submission: YY M aster’s Training Programme in Sustainable Engineering YY D avid Livingstone Centre for Sustainability (DLCS) YY A framework for a pan-University Strathclyde Master’s programme in Sustainability (SMS) YY EPSRC Doctoral Training Centre in Wind Energy Systems to train the next generation of engineers in this important renewable energy sector Strathclyde is the only university to have achieved a score above nine placing the university in the ‘inspiration’ category. The EESD Observatory is a partnership between leading European technological universities and is part of the Alliance for Global Sustainability (AGS), an international partnership of four leading universities; the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, MIT, Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Tokyo. Look out for ‘Green Degrees’ in this prospectus.

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Advanced Architectural Design

Advanced Architectural Studies

MArch/PgDip

MSc/PgDip

The PgDip in Advanced Architectural Design represents the final stage of academic architectural education en route to Part 2 professional qualification. Subject to approval by the Course Director, satisfactory completion of all diploma work, and presentation of a clear and ambitious programme of work, students may extend their study for an additional three months in order to convert their diploma into an MArch. We provide an open, creative learning environment where you are able to explore architecture in a broad-based manner. At the same time, the Department’s range of research expertise offers the resources to specialise in specific areas such as Urban Design, Architectural Computing, History and Theory, and Sustainability.

This one-year course offers students a unique opportunity to broaden and deepen their architectural education unencumbered by professional examinations. It provides an open and creative learning environment that embraces historical, theoretical and practical work. This course is not prescribed by the ARB nor validated by RIBA.

CURRICULUM The course covers current theoretical approaches to urban issues and architectural design. You will: • develop formal and technical architectural ability • undertake a comprehensive urban and/or building design project • demonstrate awareness of management procedures relevant to design practice • carry out a detailed examination of an issue or issues of particular architectural and/or urban significance The course comprises studio design work, lectures, special projects and workshops. The focus of study is the analysis, synthesis and appraisal of design ideas which are then exemplified through drawings, physical and digital models, and written and graphic work. Classes include urban history and theory, mapping architecture, digital media, sustainability and environmental assessment and landscape design. Studies are predominantly project-based and demand a high level of design ability. The course carries ARB/RIBA Part 2 Exemption for students who have already completed at least four years of full-time architectural study.

DURATION OF COURSE MArch: 12 months full-time; PgDip: 9 months full-time

START DATE

The course comprises a core curriculum, optional classes and a student-led thesis, project or dissertation where you have the opportunity to specialise in one of the Department’s renowned research areas such as architectural computing, urbanism, history and theory, and sustainability. Modules are supported by a lecture series at which notable architects and commentators set out the boundaries of the social, political, economic and architectural environment. Each part of the course is designed to provide an opportunity to develop projects related to your own interests at the frontier of architectural debate. Studies are seminar, lecture and project-based and demand a high level of academic and design ability.

CURRICULUM The core curriculum comprises: • design studio modules from the studio options available in the fifth year of the MArch course • two lectures series, Mapping Architecture 1 and 2, that introduce a wide range of contemporary ideas about the built environment • field trip (in recent years these have gone to Berlin, London, Amsterdam, Florence and Marseille) • special projects that introduce contextual ideas in fields such as Computing, Urbanism, Art, Engineering and Anthropology • taught course in Design Management and Practice

DURATION OF COURSE MSc: 12 months full-time; PgDip: 9 months full-time

START DATE September

September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • First degree or other qualification equivalent to a four-year Honours degree in Architectural Studies.

• Students with a three-year Honours degree must register

for the two-year PgDip in order to qualify for the RIBA Part 2 qualification.

Contact

COURSE STRUCTURE

Chris Platt (Course Director) t: +44 (0)141 548 4219 e: e.thomson@strath.ac.uk

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS First- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent.

Contact

Chris Platt (Course Director) t: +44 (0)141 548 4219 e: e.thomson@strath.ac.uk

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Lean Design Practice & Management

Urban Design

PgCert

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

This course has been designed to meet the needs of architecture professionals, to help prepare students for successful careers in design and practice management and it reflects one of the research strengths of the Department of Architecture. The course explores the processes and techniques developed in lean thinking and how to apply these to the process of design and practice management. Student learning is framed around the ARB/RIBA professional practice and management curriculum for the Part 3 Professional Exam and the RIBA Plan of Work, which remains the defining way an Architect carries out the sequential service to clients.

This course is designed for both practitioners and students to enhance the understanding of the city as a complex and dynamic system and to advance the skills of practical urban design. The course teaches urban design in a comprehensive and cross-disciplinary manner. While the focus is on physical planning and the design of urban spaces and buildings, the various influencing factors are also carefully considered. The major topic is the European metropolis, or city region, within the context of globalisation. The major task is to develop appropriate strategies for the city’s sustainability, including social, economic, ecological, typological and aesthetic aspects.

CURRICULUM The programme is credit-based and modular in design. The certificate requires the successful completion of the following five modules: • Inception and Briefing • Feasibility • Lean Design and Construction Management 1 • Lean Procurement • Lean Design and Construction Management 2 The course maximises the use of flexible learning methods and combines campus-based teaching with the latest e-technologies using the Internet to deliver material. The material is organised to support the learning packages and consists of information, reading and problem-solving, and analysing experience.

COURSE LENGTH Six months full-time; 21 months part-time

START DATE October

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • A good degree in Architecture or a related discipline or

equivalent professional qualifications. • Applicants may be accepted with significant and relevant work experience and if they can satisfy the course director that they have the ability to undertake postgraduate training.

Contact

Dr Andrew Agapiou t: +44 (0)141 548 3067 e: andrew.agapiou@strath.ac.uk

COURSE STRUCTURE The course is delivered through studio work, lectures and seminars. The studio involves work on the urban design of a complex urban area, including the levels of the entire city, the neighbourhood and the individual public space defined by urban architecture. The Department and the course have an established partnership with Glasgow City Council which enriches its programme with challenges and realism. Lectures and seminars, delivered as compulsory and optional taught classes, normally run over two and a half days to allow for flexible booking by CPD and part-time students, and cover the following topics, relevant to the studio’s design project: • typology and architecture • economics and real estate • politics and policy • building laws and design codes • transportation and infrastructure • landscape and recreation • history and theory • implementation methods and management • representation and visual communication

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 18 months part-time PgCert: 5 months full-time, 9 months part-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • An Honours degree, or equivalent, in a discipline related to

the built environment and the city (eg architecture, planning, engineering, landscape architecture, sociology, history). • Candidates with alternative professional experience may also be considered.

FUNDING Scholarships are offered on a competitive basis to well qualified UK/EU graduates. See www.strath.ac.uk/cta for details.

Contact

Director of Postgraduate Studies t: +44 (0)141 548 4219 e: e.thomson@strath.ac.uk

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Department of Bioengineering www.strath.ac.uk/bioeng Taught Courses MSc/PgDip/PgCert Bioengineering Medical Devices

MRes Biomedical Engineering Medical Technology

EngD Medical Devices

Research Degrees MRes; MPhil; PhD; EngD Bioengineering takes a multidisciplinary approach to solving problems in medicine and biology, based on the application of advances in science, engineering and technology. A major focus is to improve the quality of life of people with medical conditions that restrict independent living and integration within the community. Bioengineering operates at the interface between engineering, medicine, and the life and physical sciences. This Department is a key centre for the development of multidisciplinary research projects in biomedical engineering. The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) reconfirmed the Department’s reputation for worldclass research, encompassing early career researchers through to established staff. Sixty percent of research-active staff are rated at 4* and 3* (world- and internationally-leading). The Department has developed a rich translational research environment which enables new talent to thrive and offers opportunities to develop innovative research programmes that will be supported through our established clinical and industrial multidisciplinary networks. This approach provides Bioengineering with the capability to continue to prosper in a rapidly evolving and competitive research landscape where world-class research in health care can flourish. The work of our research groups is underpinned by facilities and expertise in the enabling technologies of sensors and transducers, signal and image acquisition and analysis, materials testing and development, and design. The Department hosts the following; • Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) in Medical Devices • The Strathclyde Institute of Medical Devices (SIMD) The Department is also a major partner in the following collaborative ventures: • HealthQWest • Health Technologies Knowledge Transfer Network • Research Academy of Bioactive Molecules and Materials • The Glasgow Health Technology Cooperative

Research Profile The Department is an international centre of excellence for postgraduate research which is directed at applying the methods and ideas of engineering and the physical and biological sciences in medicine and surgery. There is particular emphasis on clinicallyrelated research, ranging from basic investigations to direct clinical applications. There are 15 academic and academic-related staff, including six Professors, supported by visiting and honorary staff from industry

and health care. The multidisciplinary expertise of staff underpins teaching and research; their original disciplines and expertise range from cell biology to mechanical engineering. The synergy produced by such staff diversity is crucial to the teaching and research success of the Unit. There is a fluctuating number of research assistants and research fellows supported on external grants. Postgraduate education includes instructional MSc and research degrees of one year (MPhil, MRes), three years (PhD), and four years (EngD) duration. There are around 50 full-time research students and additional part-time students. External research is supported by funding from the Research Councils, the Scottish Government, charities and commerce and industry within the UK, EU and internationally in countries such as the US and Japan.

Research Groups There are three major research groups:

Rehabilitation Engineering

Rehabilitation Engineering is the application of scientific and engineering principles to research which is related to the musculoskeletal system. Within Rehabilitation Engineering there are three main areas of research: • Biomechanics • Prosthetics and Orthotics • Motor Control and Neuroprosthetics

Medical Diagnostic Devices & Instrumentation Within Medical Diagnostic Devices & Instrumentation there are three main areas of research: • Minimally-invasive Diagnostics • Sensors for Cell & Tissue Engineering/Implanted Devices • Point of Care (POC) Patient Monitors We are concentrating on a portfolio of projects that allow minimally invasive patient monitoring or rapid POC diagnosis. In many projects these are being coupled to new approaches in interventions or therapy.

Cell, Tissue & Organ Engineering Within Cell, Tissue & Organ Engineering there are four main areas of research: • Cellular Interactions with Material/Chemicals • Cell/Tissue Engineering • Hybrid Artificial Organs • Modelling of Artifical Organs

Research Degrees Candidates with qualifications in engineering, science, medicine and paramedical subjects are considered for courses of study which lead to the MPhil and PhD postgraduate research degrees.

Course Length MPhil: one year full-time; 21 months part-time PhD: three years full-time; 55 months part-time

Entry Requirements Normally, an Honours degree but those with other qualifications, eg unclassified medical and paramedical degrees, may also be admitted.

Contact

Professor Bernard Conway t: +44 (0)141 548 3108 e: contact-bioeng@strath.ac.uk

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Bioengineering

Biomedical Engineering

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

MRes

This credit-based modular conversion course is designed to provide students with a broad training in bioengineering, a field of expertise bringing together engineering, medicine and the life and physical sciences.

This conversion course is offered to graduates with an interest in developing a research career in an academic, industrial or clinical setting. It introduces biomedical engineering and provides extensive training in research methodology and practice.

CURRICULUM

All students take instructional classes in the first two semesters; MSc students then complete a research or development project reported by a thesis. You also have the opportunity to visit local clinical centres and attend research seminars presented by visiting experts from the UK and overseas. The course is credit-based and modular in design. The MSc requires 180 credits, the PgDip 120 and the Certificate 60.

The MRes is a credit-based modular degree comprising both assessed instructional modules and project work. You must obtain a minimum of 180 credits, 72 by satisfactory completion of instructional classes and 108 by research project requirements.

Compulsory Classes • Engineering Science OR Medical Science • Bioengineering and Health Care • Research Methodology Advance Class Options

Instructional Modules • Conversion Classes • Engineering Science OR Medical Science • Compulsory Classes • Project Work and Project Management • Bioengineering and Health Care • Research Methodology

(minimum of six) • Biomedical Electronics • Materials and their Biomedical Application • Medical Device Technology for Organ Replacement • Biomechanics • Biomedical Instrumentation • Biosignal Processing and Analysis • Assessment of Biomedical Materials • Prosthetics and Orthotics • Orthopaedic and Cardiovascular Devices • Biomedical Engineering Case Studies

• Advanced Class Options (minimum of one) • Biomedical Electronics • Materials & their Biomedical Application • Medical Device Technology for Organ Replacement • Biomechanics

The MSc project and thesis carries 60 credits.

12 months full-time

COURSE LENGTH

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 21 months part-time

First- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in engineering, physical science, life science, medicine, or a profession allied to medicine.

START DATE

Project Students also undertake a research/development project, chosen from a pool of relevant industrial or clinical projects, and submit a thesis.

COURSE LENGTH

FUNDING

September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • MSc: First- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent,

Some funding may be available. Please contact the Department for latest details.

Professor Helen Grant t: +44 (0)141 548 3438 e: m.h.grant@strath.ac.uk

in engineering, physical science, life science, medicine, or a profession allied to medicine. Candidates with other qualifications, or who may benefit from a longer period of study, may take the MSc over 21 months. • PgDip: Normally a first degree, but other applicants will be considered.

Contact

FUNDING

Scholarship Programme

Some funded studentships may be available for MSc or PgDip candidates. Please contact the Department for details.

Contact

Professor Helen Grant t: +44 (0)141 548 3438 e: m.h.grant@strath.ac.uk

Bioengineering is pleased to offer 10 scholarships of up to £2,000 for international applicants to all our postgraduate taught programmes. The scheme is open to all wellqualified overseas students. Home applicants may apply for PSAS awards, contact Professor Helen Grant (details above).

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Medical Devices EngD

Richard Boyle EngD in Medical Devices (2004-2008)

I chose to study at Strathclyde because of its excellent reputation for Engineering. I enjoyed working on a multidisciplinary project and also the variety of interesting subjects that are available, such as Biomedical Science, Neural Networks and Electronics. There are also classes in areas including Accounting, Business Management and Technology Commercialisation. I had great opportunities to learn from technical experts and medics, and also to gain invaluable commercial experience.

The Doctor of Engineering (EngD) in Medical Devices is a higher degree providing engineers and physical scientists with full research training at the life sciences interface (LSI) that is relevant to medical devices and related technologies. The course is delivered by staff of the EPSRC-funded Medical Devices Doctoral Training Centre (DTC). With colleagues from Engineering, the Life Sciences and Physical Sciences, and with input from clinical advisers from the NHS and elsewhere, the DTC offers a world class research and training programme for some of the best graduate students in the UK.

CURRICULUM In addition to compulsory classes students choose from a series of elective modules in Year 1, and undertake a short individual research project working in the laboratory and research group of their choice. On completion of these modules students progress to project work on a full-time basis. The programme includes a Strathclyde Postgraduate Enterprise course which enables students to explore issues in technology transfer, spin-out companies and fundraising. Participation in industry days and events in Medical Devices in the UK is also a feature of the course.

Compulsory Classes • Medical Science • Research Methodology • Bioengineering and Healthcare • Bioinformatics • Advanced Molecular Technology • Introductory Pharmacology Elective Classes • Biomechanics OR Medical Device Technology for Organ Replacement

• Materials and their Biomedical Application OR Biomedical Electronics

• Assessment of Biomedical Materials OR

I am currently carrying out an Enterprise Fellowship through The Royal Society of Edinburgh and Scottish Enterprise, which is based in the university. Through this, I intend to start up a small business based on the Electronic Stethoscope technology I am developing.

Prosthetics & Orthotics

• Biomedical Instrumentation OR

Orthopaedic and Cardiovascular Devices

• Clinical Biochemistry OR Case Studies in Medical Devices Individual Doctoral Research Project (Years 2–4) A key feature of DTC research projects is their interdisciplinary nature: each project is co-supervised by academic staff from different scientific disciplines with expertise on a wide range of topics including drug delivery and bioimaging, cell and tissue engineering and microdevices, and many involve interaction with clinical groups or companies in the medical industries sector.

COURSE LENGTH

I would thoroughly recommend Strathclyde as it has provided me with a wealth of technical knowledge and also given me the opportunity to make lifelong contacts that have been useful not only for work, but also as friends.

Four years full-time

START DATE September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS First- or upper second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in engineering or physical sciences.

FUNDING A number of studentships are available via an EPSRC training package.

CAREERS Graduates find employment in academic, medical devices research or in industry.

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Medical Devices

Medical Technology

(continued)

(online learning)

MSc

MRes

Delivered by staff of the Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) in Medical Devices this new course provides engineers and physical scientists with knowledge and understanding of the medical devices used in diagnosis and treatment of patients, to enable them to pursue a career in the Medical Device industry.

Participants take compulsory and advanced class options offered by DTC staff, followed by a short research project carried out under the supervision of academic staff, often in collaboration with clinical groups or with industry.

The course provides full training in research for those involved in the medical technology sector. It equips students with the basic knowledge and training in medical technology research and will enable them to apply this knowledge in their own research project. The research project is undertaken in the workplace with full supervision from University staff, supported by local supervisors. This course is ideal for clinicians, scientists and engineers involved in the application, design and manufacture of medical technology, these include: medical doctors, surgeons, nurses, other professionals allied to medicine, life scientists, design and product engineers.

COURSE LENGTH

CURRICULUM

One year full-time or part-time

The MRes is a credit-based modular degree comprising both assessed instructional modules and project work. The course is by distance learning with web-based delivery of the instructional modules. Students must obtain a minimum of 180 credits, 60 of which must be obtained through satisfactory completion of instructional classes and 120 associated with satisfactory completion of research project requirements. Instructional classes are selected from compulsory classes and advanced study class options according to the following:

CURRICULUM

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS First- or upper second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in engineering or physical science.

FUNDING Funding for scholarships may be available. Please contact the Department for details.

CAREERS Graduates are expected to find employment in medical devices research or in the medical industry.

Contact

Carol McInnes t: +44 (0)141 548 3781 e: carol.b.mcinnes@strath.ac.uk

Classes (choose one) • Case Studies in Medical Technology (18) • Elements of Medical Science (18) Compulsory Classes • Research Methodology in Healthcare (18) • Project (120) Optional Classes (choose minimum of two) • Orthopaedic and Cardiovascular Device Technology (12) • Biomaterials and their Applications (12) • Artificial Organ Technologies (12) • Diagnostic Instrumentation (12) COURSE LENGTH 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time

START DATE Open

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • First- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in

engineering, science, medicine or a profession allied to medicine.

• Where possible, prospective students will be invited for interview. SCHOLARSHIPS Please contact the Department for more information.

Contact

DID YOU KNOW YY Sixty per cent of Bioengineering researchers were rated as ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ in the latest comprehensive rating of research, the Research Assessment Exercise 2008.

Professor Terry Gourlay t: +44 (0)141 548 2005 e: terry.gourlay@strath.ac.uk

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Department of Chemical & Process Engineering www.strath.ac.uk/chemeng Taught Courses MSc/PgDip/PgCert in Chemical Processing (see below) MSc/PgDip/PgCert in Chemical Technology & Management MSc/PgDip/PgCert in Process Engineering & Management MSc/PgDip/PgCert in Process Technology & Management Research Degrees MPhil; PhD The Department has 15 academic staff, around 350 undergraduate students (300 full-time, 50 part-time based in industry), and approximately 75 postgraduate students, of whom 60 are part-time based in industry. The Department is recognised for its close links with industry and for its innovative approach to developing undergraduate and postgraduate courses for industrybased students. There are excellent computing facilities based on our Local Area Network with access to the high-performance computing cluster shared within the Faculty of Engineering. Purpose-built, state-ofthe-art research laboratories are fully equipped to provide a firstrate working environment and excellent research facilities. The Department is justifiably proud of its close liaison with industry, through company sponsors of our award-winning distance learning programmes and a number of KTP projects (Knowledge Transfer Partnership), which ensures that our research is industrially relevant. With extensive facilities for testing and analysis, the Department has the knowledge and capability to produce a variety of new materials for a wide range of applications.

Research Areas The Department of Chemical & Process Engineering is a centre of research excellence in nanoscale science and engineering, specialising in Nanostructured Materials and Biomolecular Engineering. Both themes are interdisciplinary and based across several Engineering and Science departments. They are recognised as being of key strategic importance at both national and international level in the quest to meet the challenges of energy provision, healthcare and nutrition. Research is concerned with major issues of chemical, energy and life science industries. Nanostructured Systems (including energy applications and advanced materials). Key areas of research include the development, characterisation, measurement and modelling of novel nanostructured materials. Research groups working in this theme include: • Carbon Materials and Energy • Adsorption Measurement • Photophysics of Nanostructures • Interfacial Nanostructures • Colloidal Engineering • Polymer Membranes • Molecular Modelling Biomolecular Engineering (including pharmaceutical applications and protein processing). Key areas of research include bioanalytical technologies, biotherapeutics engineering, protein aggregation and assembly. Research groups working in this theme include: • Protein Aggregation • Bioprocess Technology • Interfacial Nanostructures • High Pressure Processing • Colloidal Engineering • Nanometrology

Research Environment Chemical engineering research is inherently interdisciplinary, focused at most recent developments at the interface of science and engineering. The aim is to improve knowledge transfer between science, engineering and industrial R&D to enable developments in fundamental sciences, such as physics, chemistry and biosciences, to be translated into rapid developments in engineering of new processes and products. The Department has a comprehensive suite of experimental facilities which includes: • Thermogravimetric analysis • Differential scanning calorimetry • High-pressure DSC • Temperature programmed desorption and mass spec • X-ray diffraction and small angle X-ray diffraction • Gas adsorption and gas separation • Positron annihilation • Gas chromatography • Optical microscopy and image analysis • Facilities for the large-scale production of hollow polymer fibres • Very high isostatic presses • High-temperature furnaces • High-pressure rheometer In addition, in 2008, a £2 million chemical engineering lab was opened in the Department to assist our groundbreaking research into nanostructured materials and biomolecular engineering. Our research students come from all over the world to participate in our active research programme in a vibrant culture of creativity, scholarship and innovation. During their research study, students have the opportunity to select credits in specialised scientific and engineering subjects and to develop their managerial skills through interaction with the Department’s highly successful IGDS (Integrated Graduate Development) programme. A number of studentships are available for well-qualified applicants, including Faculty studentships and training packages funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

Contact

Dr Jan Sefcik t: +44 (0)141 548 2410 e: jan.sefcik@strath.ac.uk

FACT FILE The Department offers an MSc in Chemical Processing which is part of the Postgraduate Training Programme in Sustainable Engineering (see pg 54). This course is of particular interest to students seeking careers in industry and to industrial staff seeking continuing professional development. The course is particularly relevant if you are interested in studying Chemical Engineering within a framework of sustainable practice. Our Chemical Engineering specialists are at the forefront of emerging technologies such as alternative fuels, nano-materials for use in advanced chemical reactors and separations processes.

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Chemical Technology & Management

Process Engineering & Management

(part-time distance learning)

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

This part-time distance learning programme is based on a partnership between the Department of Chemical & Process Engineering and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). It is directed at people working as chemists in R&D, and to those in manufacturing and business management roles in the UK and overseas. The programme meets the management development needs of members of the RSC and those working in the chemical, pharmaceutical and process industries.

This modular programme is primarily aimed at engineering students from the UK and overseas who wish to develop careers in the oil, gas, process and chemical industries. It focuses on Process Engineering with opportunities to develop core multidisciplinary and soft skills expertise from the Faculty’s successful generic skills programme. This programme can also meet the development needs of graduates from a range of engineering, technology and science disciplines (eg mechanical engineers, control engineers, chemists). It uses a strong project-based approach and is relevant to the recruitment needs of a broad range of employers throughout the chemical and process sectors.

CURRICULUM The MSc requires 12 taught modules (eight core and four elective) and a work-based project (equivalent to three modules). The Diploma requires 10 modules and the Certificate five modules. Each module requires a study time of around 120 hours, inclusive of workshop attendance, over a six-month period. You will study the basics of finance, marketing and people management alongside the technical disciplines. A typical study programme would include modules in: • Management of Technological Innovation • Regulatory Affairs • Laboratory Management • Intellectual Property Rights • Process Design • Project and Operations Management • Safety and Loss Prevention • Accountancy and Finance • General and Strategic Management • Manufacturing Technology • IT Strategies There are also a small number of intensive workshops which provide direct contact between tutors and participants and enable you to use University laboratory and computing facilities.

COURSE LENGTH MSc: three years; PgDip: two years; PgCert: one year

START DATE

The MSc requires 10 taught modules and a project (equivalent to five modules). The Diploma requires 10 modules and the Certificate five modules. The key areas of the programme content are weighted as follows: • Process Technology 70% (Process Design, Safety Management, Multi-phase processing) • Management & Business 20% • Information Technology 10% For graduates in disciplines other than chemical engineering, foundation or bridging modules in chemical engineering are available as pre-course reading. Candidates wishing to cover the same scope of subjects but be involved in a multidisciplinary Sustainable Engineering programme should apply for the MSc Chemical Processing (see pg 55).

COURSE LENGTH MSc: one year full-time PgDip: nine months full-time PgCert: six months full-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • An Honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant engineering, technology or science discipline.

September

• Entry may be possible with other qualifications provided there

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • Honours degree from a relevant engineering, technology or science discipline.

• Entry may be possible with other qualifications provided there

is evidence of relevant experience and capability of advanced study.

CAREERS This course will enable you to enhance your career progression by extending your knowledge and understanding in key aspects of technology, management and business, and information technology and to apply this expertise to the early benefit of your employer.

Contact

CURRICULUM

Brian Dickson t: +44 (0)141 553 4131 e: brian.dickson@strath.ac.uk

is evidence of relevant experience and ability to study at an advanced level.

Contact

Brian Dickson t: +44 (0)141 553 4131 e: brian.dickson@strath.ac.uk

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Process Technology & Management (part-time)

MSc/PgDip/PgCert This part-time modular programme is primarily for industrybased students from the UK and overseas focusing on Process Technology/Management and Business/IT. It uses a strong project and work-based approach and operates mainly by distance learning to provide a wide coverage and to enable delegates to spend the minimum time off-the-job. This programme meets the development needs of graduates from a range of engineering, technology and science disciplines (eg chemical engineers, mechanical engineers, control engineers, chemists) and is relevant to a broad range of type and size of company throughout the chemical and process sectors.

CURRICULUM The MSc requires 12 taught modules (eight core and four elective) and a work-based project (equivalent to three modules). The Diploma requires 10 modules and the Certificate five modules. The key areas of the programme content are weighted as follows: • Process Technology 50% • Management and Business 30% • Information Technology 20% For graduates in disciplines other than chemical engineering, foundation or bridging modules in chemical engineering are available. This programme is only available on a part-time basis. Candidates wishing to cover the same scope of subjects on a full-time basis should apply for the MSc Process Engineering & Management or MSc Chemical Processing (see pg 55).

Vanessa Sackeyfio MSc in Process Technology & Management (distance learning)

I was working in Nestlé Ghana as an Industrial Performance Engineer when I decided to pursue this course. I chose Strathclyde because I wanted to know more about the chemical engineering industry in the UK. After getting a fulltime job in England as an Environmental Manager I was still able to undertake the course as it is a distance-learning workbased programme.

COURSE LENGTH MSc: three years part-time PgDip: two years part-time PgCert: one year part-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • Honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant engineering, technology or science discipline.

• Entry may be possible with other qualifications provided there is evidence of relevant experience and ability to study at an advanced level.

CAREERS The continued success of the chemical and process industries means there is growing demand for high-calibre graduates who can develop and apply advanced process technologies in a highly competitive business environment. This programme is particularly relevant to younger graduates in the early stages of their careers, but it is also an excellent option for more experienced graduates wishing to update their technical expertise or who find the mix of technology and management a more relevant alternative to MBAtype qualifications. This programme meets accreditation requirements for the Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Contact

Brian Dickson t: +44 (0)141 553 4131 e: brian.dickson@strath.ac.uk

I particularly enjoyed meeting people from other industries, networking and technology transfer between participants on the course and my knowledge base in terms of management and technology has been broadened tremendously. I was supported in terms of funding by The Panasonic Trust and Richmond Ice Cream Ltd.

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Department of Civil Engineering www.strath.ac.uk/civeng Taught Courses MRes Geo-environmental Engineering Integrated Pollution Prevention & Control Sustainable Construction & Infrastructure

MSc/PgDip/PgCert Environmental Engineering Environmental Entrepreneurship Environmental Forensics Environmental Health Environmental Science Environmental Studies Geotechnics Global Water Sustainability Hydrogeology Science, Technology & Sustainability The above courses are offered under the framework of the David Livingstone Centre for Sustainability (see following pages for details). Accreditation has been sought from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) for all the MSc courses as ‘matching sections’. These innovative courses (some are unique in the UK and Europe) already involve extensive industrial collaboration and further partnerships with companies, government agencies and NGOs are being developed. Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) quota funding and other studentships are normally available for some courses. All the MSc degrees are flexible – they can be taken full-time, part-time or open access. Via Open Access students can take a couple of classes per year, adding up eventually to a Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma or MSc (up to the maximum time of 60 months) – see profile on pg 75.

Research Degrees MPhil; PhD The Department provides the highest quality professional training linking the built environment with the natural environment, combining the strengths of Civil Engineering, Environmental Health and Environmental Studies. Our multidisciplinary Department has a large international student population and global research profile. The success rate of graduates from our Department has always been excellent. Many of our courses relate to areas where there are skills shortages and therefore, despite the recent economic downturn, the career prospects are very good. The Department leads the Joint Research Institute (JRI) in Environmental, Infrastructure and Transportation Engineering formed under the Glasgow Research Partnership in Engineering (GRPE). The GRPE was funded to promote multidisciplinary collaboration between the leading research groups in the West of Scotland and provide world-class joint research facilities. Member universities of the GRPE include Strathclyde, Glasgow, Glasgow Caledonian and the University of the West of Scotland. The Department is also an active member of the JRI in Mechanics of Materials, Structures and Bioengineering. Civil Engineering is the main sponsor of the pan-university David Livingstone Centre for Sustainability (DLCS), which aims to promote cross-disciplinary programmes in teaching and research in the areas of environment and sustainability.

Undertaking a Research Degree The Department’s research and knowledge exchange activities come under two multidisciplinary research groups: • Infrastructure Research Group • Environment Research Group MPhil and PhD are research degrees involving independent research within these two multidisciplinary research groups. The work in these groups lies not only within the traditional fields of civil engineering, but also in environmental health, contaminant transport, environmental remediation, environmental forensics, sustainable development, environmental policy, Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), environmental microbiology and international studies. Both research groups are involved in a number of international and national research training initiatives. Current examples are the EC-funded Marie Curie Research Training Network, AMGISS coordinated by the Department, ALERT Geomaterials and the Malawi Millennium project. Consequently, the Department offers research training in a truly international setting and most research students benefit directly from these links.

Research Environment In addition to research training, MPhil and PhD candidates benefit from training in complementary skills, such as presentation, writing and computing. Furthermore, research students can attend specialist classes, lectures and training courses across the University, as well as the Departmental Research Seminars. Each student is assigned two supervisors for the duration of their degree (a PhD takes three years on average and MPhil one year). The Department has a diverse and dynamic community of research students and assistants, representing over a dozen nationalities. It regularly attracts research studentships from industry, the Research Councils, the EC, charitable institutions and government departments. The Department is active in basic and applied research – the latter supported by strong links with industry and public bodies. Facilities include modern laboratories with highly-trained personnel and sophisticated equipment. The recently updated microbiological laboratory is provided with items to perform molecular analysis of microbial communities from engineered and natural systems. The facility has equipment to perform nucleic acid purifications, denaturant gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE), gel visualisation, quantitative PCR and DNA cloning. We are also supported by other services within the University, such as DNA sequencing.

Entry Requirements Candidates with first- or upper-second class Honours degree (or equivalent) in any discipline, who are able to formulate an innovative research proposal in consultation with their potential supervisors, are invited to apply to the MPhil or PhD programmes. Previous research/ industrial experience is an advantage but is not essential.

Contact

Lisa Lyons t: +44 (0)141 548 3277 e: lisa.lyons@strath.ac.uk

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David Livingstone Centre for Sustainability Taught Courses

Research

See list on previous page

The Centre is active in theroretical and applied research, the latter supported by strong links with industry and public bodies. Much of the research is supported by the Research Councils and the EC. It has a strong profile in industrial and publicly-funded research and has undertaken several Knowledge Transfer Partnership Programmes.

Research Degrees MPhil; PhD The David Livingstone Centre for Sustainability (DLCS) operates at postgraduate level across all the Faculties. It has created a multidisciplinary framework for the research, training and practice of sustainability – MSc programmes such as Environmental Studies, Environmental Entrepreneurship, Environmental Forensics, and Science, Technology & Sustainability allow classes to be taken from other Faculties. The Centre’s teaching and research programmes aim to enhance the longstanding international reputation of the University as ‘the place of useful learning’. Its diverse expertise profile, comprising staff from social sciences, science and engineering, provides a robust basis for it to evolve as a centre of excellence in sustainability studies. The Centre builds on a long-established record since 1992 of producing top-quality graduates to meet the demands of the environmental agencies, businesses, education and the construction industry both in the UK and internationally. In addition the Centre provides Open Access to its classes on an individual basis for those wishing to undertake professional development. There is a large and vibrant cohort of PhD and other postgraduate students. DLCS is a unique gateway to postgraduate programmes which access a wealth of expertise and research on the various aspects of sustainability that are available in all five Faculties of the University: Business; Education; Engineering; Law, Arts & Social Sciences; and Science. We offer a friendly, supportive study environment with conference, lecture and fully networked personal computing facilities. Access to laboratories, resource libraries and administrative support services is provided. Students coming to DLCS join an enthusiastic and dynamic team in a postgraduate centre of international reputation. The DLCS newsletter – Sustainability Matters – is published three times a year, covering feature articles, news and events and other relevant information relating to sustainability. It aims to promote discussion on the cross-disciplinary aspects of sustainability, inform the wider scientific, research and policy communities about the activities of the DLCS and promote the DLCS inter-disciplinary network within and outwith the University.

Examples of research include environmental resource management and quality, infrastructure, environmental microbiology, geotechnics, contaminant remediation, hydrogeology, structures, health, environmental forensics, Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), environmental justice economics and sustainable development

MPhil/PhD Programme MPhil and PhD are research degrees involving independent research. Each student is assigned two supervisors and the typical duration of a PhD is three years.The Department offers research training in a truly international setting and many research students benefit directly from links with a number of international and national research training initiatives, such as the EC-funded Marie Curie Research Training Network. In addition, the programmes involve training in complementary skills, such as presentation, writing and computing. Research students can attend specialist classes and training courses across the University, as well as Departmental Research Seminars.

Entry Requirements First or upper second-class Honours degree (or equivalent) in any discipline, and an innovative research proposal formulated in collaboration with potential supervisors.

Contact

Peter Booth t: +44 (0)141 548 4049 e: dlcs@strath.ac.uk

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Environmental Engineering

Environmental Entrepreneurship

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

The course meets the needs of Scotland and Europe’s urban regeneration, environmental protection, contaminant remediation and infrastructure investment portfolios. It is suitable for graduates from engineering, earth sciences, environmental management or other relevant disciplines. The course has been designed to enable candidates from industry to continue in employment and complete the MSc in part-time mode.

This course aims to create a whole new generation of ‘ecopreneurs’ with the skills to launch new ventures, strategies, products, and technologies that address society’s environmental and natural resource problems. The course is not just about green industries. It is also about developing ‘win-win’ business opportunities, which simultaneously protect the environment and save money, in any kind of organisation. This innovative MSc – the first of its kind in Europe – is the result of a cross-faculty collaboration. The course is offered to students from all disciplinary backgrounds and some of the modules are taught between 18:30 and 20:30 to facilitate attendance by part-time students.

CURRICULUM The Diploma and MSc courses run concurrently, involving a curriculum of six core modules and a wide range of optional modules. MSc students undertake a dissertation. Progress to the MSc is dependent on performance in the instructional modules.

Compulsory Modules • Recycling Urban Land • Waste Management and Landfill Design • Site Investigation and Risk Assessment • Hydrogeology • Environmental Impact Assessment • Research Methodology with Environmental Monitoring and Analysis

Optional Modules (Not all classes may be offered each year) • Ground Improvement and Reinforcement • Ecology, Biodiversity and Sustainability • Principles of Sustainable Development • Applied Strategic Environmental Assessment • Air Pollution Control • Atmospheric Pollution Impact Assessment • Fundamentals of Environmental Forensics • Pollution and Rehabilitation of Degraded Ecosystems • Spatial Query and Analysis using GIS • UK and EU Environmental Law

CURRICULUM The Diploma and MSc courses run concurrently, involving a curriculum of five core modules and a wide range of optional modules. MSc students undertake a dissertation.

Compulsory Modules Department of Civil Engineering: • Business Strategy and the Environment • Research Methods and Participatory Approaches • Client-Based Environmental Entrepreneurship in Practice Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship: • Opportunity Recognition • Accessing Resources

Optional Modules (Not all classes may be offered each year) Department of Civil Engineering:

• Science, Technology and Innovation Policy • Environmental Management Systems

MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 18 months part-time PgCert: 6 months full-time; 12 months part-time

Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship: • Technology Venture Management • Entrepreneurial Finance • Entrepreneurship: Personal Effectiveness Department of Mechanical Engineering: • Energy Resources & Policy Department of Economics: • Environmental Economics The Law School: • UK and EU Environmental Law

START DATE

COURSE LENGTH

Late September

MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 18 months part-time PgCert: 6 months full-time; 12 months part-time

COURSE LENGTH

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • MSc: A second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in

engineering, earth sciences, environmental management or other relevant disciplines. • PgDip/PgCert: A wider range of qualifications may be considered.

CAREERS The career prospects of graduates are excellent because, despite the recent economic downturn, there are significant skills shortage in the environmental engineering field both in the UK and overseas.

Contact

Dr Christine Switzer t: +44 (0)141 548 4671 e: dlcs@strath.ac.uk

START DATE Late September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • MSc: A first degree or other qualification equivalent to a second-class Honours degree in any discipline.

• PgDip/PgCert: A wider range of qualifications may be considered. CAREERS Graduates may follow a broad range of careers, for example in manufacturing, the food industry, tourism, engineering, retailing, business, energy and technology sectors, in local or central government, or in NGOs. They may follow a consultancy path or choose to start their own business. Graduates can take advantage of practical help from the Strathclyde Entrepreneurial Network.

Contact

Dr Elsa Joâo t: +44 (0)141 548 4056 e: dlcs@strath.ac.uk

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Environmental Forensics MSc/PgDip/PgCert This MSc harnesses Strathclyde’s world-leading expertise in the emerging discipline of Environmental Forensics which aims to prove, to the satisfaction of a court of law, who is responsible for instances of pollution. By determining scientifically and incontrovertibly who caused an incidence of pollution, environmental forensics will make legal proceedings arising quicker, more straightforward, and therefore less expensive. This will also remove some obstacles to brownfield development. The course is a cross-faculty collaboration which will develop students’ ability to make sound judgment, within a legal context, in relation to the impact of human activity on the environment. It is suitable for students from all disciplinary backgrounds and/or employment situations and has been designed so that people from industry can complete the MSc in part-time mode.

CURRICULUM The Diploma and MSc courses run concurrently, involving a curriculum of six core modules and a wide range of optional modules. MSc students undertake a dissertation.

Compulsory Modules Department of Civil Engineering: • Site Investigation and Risk Assessment • Fundamentals of Environmental Forensics • Recycling Urban Land • Research Methodology with Environmental Monitoring and Analysis Centre for Forensic Science (Dept of Pure & Applied Chemistry): • Essentials of Forensic Science The Law School: • UK and EU Environmental Law

Optional Modules (All taught by Civil Engineering – not all classes may be offered each year) • Atmospheric Pollution Impact Assessment • Waste Management and Landfill Design • Hydrogeology • Pollution and Rehabilitation of Degraded Ecosystems • Spatial Query and Analysis using GIS

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 18 months part-time PgCert: 6 months full-time; 12 months part-time

START DATE Late September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • MSc: A second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in any discipline.

• PgDip/PgCert: A wider range of qualifications may be considered. CAREERS Engineering consultants, people from the legal profession and environmental consultants that have a thorough comprehension of this interdisciplinary approach are increasingly in demand – especially considering the implementation of the Environmental Liability Directive 2004/35/EC in 2009. As this is the first MSc in Environmental Forensics in the UK, the career prospects of graduates are excellent.

Contact

Caroline Gauchotte t: +44 (0)141 548 3161 e: dlcs@strath.ac.uk

FACT FILE YY Professor Robert Kalin, the course manager for the MSc in Environmental Forensics, is a leading international figure in this subject area. The five-year Environmental Forensics initiative taken at Queen’s University Belfast in 2005 by Professor Kalin, which has received EPSRC funding of nearly £450,000, is due to run until 2010 at the University of Strathclyde. YY Professor Kalin’s research interests are focused on Environment Science and Engineering to underpin the global sustainability agendas. His work ranges from site specific biogeochemistry of contaminated land and groundwater (including engineering design of sustainable remediation methods), development of new enhanced in-situ remediation methods that manage sustainable risk, to hydrogeology and palaeohydrology of local to regional scale groundwater systems, and study of global biogeochemical cycles and climate change. YY An investment of over £1 million was recently made by the University of Strathclyde to upgrade research laboratory facilities for Environmental Forensics to the highest international standard. Most recent advances of analytical chemistry, biogeochemistry, hydrogeology, atmospheric pollution and microbiology are now being applied to Environmental Forensics by researchers and scientists at Strathclyde.

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Environmental Health

Environmental Science

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

Environmental Health is the assessment and management of environmental influences on human health, and includes study of environmental protection, food safety and hygiene, occupational health and safety, and the built environment. This course is, accredited by the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS), and was developed in response to a shortage of Environmental Health Officers. Graduates gain a broad scientific and professional knowledge and a sound understanding of Environmental Health issues.

This MSc is offered jointly by the Universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow (awards are made in the name of both universities), in collaboration with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. The course is the only cross-disciplinary, sciencebased postgraduate course of its kind in Scotland, covering the fundamental scientific concepts of environmental science which will enable graduates to think and act holistically with regard to environmental and sustainability issues. The MSc has a particularly strong scientific underpinning to environmental analysis, with nearly 100 hours of practical and laboratory work.

CURRICULUM The course includes nine compulsory modules, three optional modules, and a dissertation.

Compulsory Modules • Introduction to Health and Safety • Occupational Health and Toxicology • Infection and Vector Control • Food Inspection and Control • Atmospheric Pollution Impact Assessment • Waste Management and Landfill Design • Food Safety and Hygiene • Recycling Urban Land • Public Health Studies Optional Modules • Air Pollution Control • Housing Policy and Law • Research Methodology and Techniques • Water Quality and Health • Meat Hygiene and Inspection • Environmental Impact Assessment • Acoustics COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip/PgCert: 10 months full-time; up to 24 months part-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • A first- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant science or engineering discipline.

• Applicants with alternative qualifications are welcome to apply: each application is judged on its own merits.

The Diploma and MSc courses run concurrently, involving a curriculum of six core modules and a wide range of optional modules. MSc students undertake a dissertation.

Compulsory Modules Strathclyde – Civil Engineering: • Air Pollution Control • Atmospheric Pollution Impact Assessment • Research Methodology with Environmental Monitoring and Analysis Glasgow – Chemistry: • Science of the Natural Environment: Fundamental Principles • Science of the Natural Environment: Applications • Water Pollution

Optional Modules (All taught by Strathclyde – list may vary from year to year) • Fundamentals of Environmental Forensics • Ecology, Biodiversity and Sustainability • Pollution and Rehabilitation of Degraded Ecosystems • Principles of Sustainable Development • Environmental Management Systems • Environmental Impact Assessment • Spatial Query & Analysis using GIS

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 18 months part-time PgCert: 6 months full-time; 12 months part-time

START DATE Late September

CAREERS Many graduates go on to develop careers as Environmental Health Officers, where salaries, working conditions and fringe benefits compare very favourably with other disciplines (eg in 2008 starting salaries in Scotland were in the range £24k - 34k). Other career paths include Environmental Protection Officers (EPOs) working for the Environment Protection Agencies, employment with the Health & Safety Executive, the food manufacturing industry, public water utilities, waste management sector, housing associations and environmental consultancies.

Contact

CURRICULUM

Dr Tara Beattie t: +44 (0)141 548 3437 e: envhealth-enquiries@strath.ac.uk

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • MSc: A second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in earth,

biological and physical sciences, engineering, mathematics, environmental management, and other relevant disciplines. • PgDip/PgCert: A wider range of qualifications may be considered.

CAREERS There is a global demand for scientists trained in environmental science, and this course has been designed to produce such individuals. Graduates jobs include environmental scientists, sustainable development officers, environmental consultants and environmental regulation officers.

Contact

Dr Charles Knapp t: +44 (0)141 548 3351 e: dlcs@strath.ac.uk

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Environmental Studies MSc/PgDip/PgCert This popular MSc, established in 1992, offers an innovative crossdisciplinary approach to the study of sustainability, environmental management, policy and development. It aims to develop an understanding of the theoretical perspectives associated with the decision tools used to apply sustainable development policy and management.

CURRICULUM The MSc and Diploma programmes comprise a common taught component. Progress to the MSc depends on successful performance in classes and submission of a dissertation.

Compulsory Modules • Principles of Sustainable Development • Applied Strategic Environmental Assessment • Research Methods and Participatory Approaches • International Environmental Policy Optional Modules • Environmental Impact Assessment • Ecology, Biodiversity and Sustainability • Pollution and Rehabilitation of Degraded Ecosystems • UK and EU Environmental Law • Environmental Economics • Environmental Management Systems • Energy Resources and Policy • Environmental Modelling • Water and Environmental Management • Solid Waste Issues • Business Strategy and the Environment • Air Pollution Control • Spatial Query and Analysis using GIS • Science, Technology and Innovation Policy • Transport, Development and Sustainability • Fundamentals of Environmental Forensics • Sustainable Development Education OPEN ACCESS/CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT This study option offers the opportunity to undertake classes on an individual basis. Each level of award can be achieved via this study option if the required credits are gained within the maximum part-time study period.

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 21 months part-time PgCert: 6 months full-time; 12 months part-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • MSc: At least a second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in any discipline.

• PgDip/PgCert: A wider range of qualifications may be considered including successful completion of Open Access classes.

CAREERS There has been a strong demand for graduates with environmental management and policy-making skills. These programmes provide the opportunity to develop applied professional skills and knowledge and graduates are employed in a range of positions in private consultancies, government agencies, local authorities, businesses and industries.

Contact

Peter Booth t: +44 (0)141 548 4049 e: dlcs@strath.ac.uk

Niall Urquhart MSc Environmental Studies

When my employer, Clackmannanshire Council, sent me on a short course on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) I had no idea that it would lead to four years of study that would change my outlook on life and re-orientate my career! Strathclyde was the only Scottish university that offered the opportunity to study for an MSc in Environmental Studies through Open Access, enabling me to remain in full-time employment while undertaking two or three modules a year. The course has driven my professional development over the past four years and has helped me progress from Principal Officer to Team Leader within my organisation, enabling me to fulfill a long-standing ambition to move into a role more strongly related to environmental sustainability.

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Geo-environmental Engineering

Geotechnics

MRes

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

This course is designed to respond to the engineering community’s demand for the multidisciplinary skills required for the successful completion of geoenvironmental engineering projects. The course will appeal to UK graduates from a diverse range of undergraduate programmes which may include, but are not restricted to, civil engineering, environmental engineering, environmental science, geography, environmental protection and biological sciences. The course will also appeal to graduates already employed in overseas government ministries and other public bodies – particularly those related to engineering, earth sciences and life sciences, environmental protection, industrial development, contaminated land remediation, sustainable development, environmental impact assessment, ecology, geotechnical engineering, engineering impacts of climate change, pollution impacts, solid waste management and recycling.

This course is a joint postgraduate course between the Universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow run in partnership with industry. The industrial partners include major consultancies such as Atkins, Jacobs, Donaldson Associates, Halcrow and Scott Wilson; geotechnical contractors such as BAM Ritchies and Keller Ground Engineering; and the international site investigation specialist Fugro Engineering Services. The course is sponsored by PLAXIS BV and by Wilde FEA Ltd who provide the internationally known PLAXIS BV finite element code for geotechnical analyses, which is used for numerical analyses as part of the course. The course acts as a geotechnical specialisation degree for civil engineering graduates as well as a conversion degree for earth sciences, physics and mathematics graduates wishing to develop skills for an exciting career in geotechnical engineering.

CURRICULUM

The course consists of taught modules, totalling 120 credits, and a dissertation project. In addition to the projects proposed by course leaders and the industrial partners, students may propose topics themselves. Formal classes are scheduled for two days per week (provisionally Tuesday and Fridays) to facilitate part-time study.

All students take four compulsory modules, plus a choice of two modules from any of the Department’s postgraduate courses. In addition, MRes students undertake a thesis project on a topic selected in consultation with the course leaders. Thesis supervisors will be selected by the course leaders.

Compulsory Modules • Recycling Urban Land • Waste Management and Landfill Design • Research Protocols for Science & Engineering • Site Investigation and Risk Assessment Optional Modules (Examples) • Geographical Information Systems (GIS) • Water and Waste Water Treatment Design • Environmental Impact Assessment • Air Pollution Impact Assessment • Hydrogeology • Any postgraduate-level module offered by the Department COURSE LENGTH

CURRICULUM

Main topics covered: • Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics • Design of Slopes and Walls • Design of Shallow and Deep Foundations • Ground Improvement and Reinforcement • Site Investigation & Risk Assessment • Rock Mechanics and Tunnelling • Groundwater • Soil Modelling and Numerical Analysis • Geo-environmental Engineering The case studies and design projects are based on real projects, developed in collaboration with the industrial partners, who also propose topics for industrially-relevant MSc projects and provide co-supervision.

12 months full-time; 36 months part-time

COURSE LENGTH

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 18 months part-time PgCert: 6 months full-time; 12 months part-time

A first- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in an engineering, life science or earth science discipline.

CAREERS

Late September

Graduates are found in industry – there is a global shortage of such graduates particularly in the construction sector and government organisations. The MRes is also showcased as a springboard to PhD and a career in academia.

Contact

START DATE

Dr Helen Keenan t: +44 (0)141 548 3133 e: dlcs@strath.ac.uk

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • MSc: A first- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in engineering, earth sciences, physics or mathematics.

• PgDip/PgCert: Alternative qualifications may be considered. CAREERS There is a huge skills shortage in the geotechnical industry Europe-wide and, and despite the recent economic downturn, this need is likely to continue, given that about 50% of the Chartered Engineers in the field are expected to retire within 10 years. There is an increasing need to respond to the demands created by aging infrastructure, sustainable transport infrastructure and the challenges created by climate change. Therefore, graduates will have excellent career prospects in industry, working with consultancies and contractors.

Contact

Dr Minna Karstunen t: +44 (0)141 548 3252 e: dlcs@strath.ac.uk

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Global Water Sustainability

Hydrogeology

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

This new course is offered jointly by the University of Strathclyde and the University of Glasgow. The aim of the course is to understand the nature of the freshwater crisis facing the planet and how this impacts on our lives in terms of pollution, water supply, water for energy, sanitation, wastewater, climate change and ground water availability. The course will explore the idea, of ‘water footprinting’, in a similar manner to ‘carbon footprinting’, and is geared towards a combination of engineering problem-solving and environmental sustainability understanding, empowering engineers and scientists in a range of methods to analyse and design water schemes.

Hydrogeology is a key component of the water resources management required to meet the UN Millennium Development Goals and the ‘Water for Life Decade, as well as meeting the targets required from the European Water Framework Directive (and daughter directive). This new MSc will prepare students as functional hydrogeologists to meet the needs of industry, regulators, government, and consultants throughout the UK, Europe and, through linked research and projects, the needs of arid zone countries, such as Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and the Middle East.

CURRICULUM

The Diploma and MSc courses run concurrently, involving a curriculum of seven core modules and a wide range of optional modules. MSc students undertake a dissertation.

The Diploma and MSc courses run concurrently, involving core modules and a wide range of optional modules. MSc students undertake a dissertation.

Compulsory Modules • Global Water Policy • Sustainable River Engineering Management • Ecology, Biodiversity & Sustainability • Water and Wastewater Treatment • Water Pollution • Hydrogeology • Environmental Impact Assessment Optional Modules • Water Resources in Africa – Case Study • Research Protocols in Science and Engineering • Environmental Management Systems • Applied Strategic Environmental Assessment • Science, Technology and Innovation Policy • Coastal and Estuary Processes • Spatial Query and Analysis using GIS • Financial Engineering COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 18 months part-time PgCert: 6 months full-time; 12 months part-time

START DATE Late September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • A first- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in civil

engineering, geography/earth sciences, environmental science or similar discipline. • Applications are through the University of Glasgow and students are registered for the MSc at both Universities.

CAREERS There is a global demand for scientists and engineers trained in the water environmental area. With the background of the Millennium Development Goals and the International ‘Water for Life’ Decade (2005 to 2015), this MSc is of great interest to developing countries and the developed world alike.

Contact

Dr Tiku Tanyimboh t: +44 (0)141 548 4366 e: dlcs@strath.ac.uk

CURRICULUM

Compulsory Modules • Research Methodology with Environmental Monitoring & Analysis • Installation Techniques and Risk Assessment • Treatment Technologies • Hydrogeology • Global Water Resources Policy • Aquifer Mechanics • Groundwater Flow Modelling Optional Modules (Not all classes may be offered each year) • Principles of Sustainable Development • Applied Strategic Environmental Assessment • International Environmental Policy • Environmental Impact Assessment • Ecology, Biodiversity and Sustainability • Pollution and Rehabilitation of Degraded Ecosystems • UK and EU Environmental Law • Environmental Modelling • Water and Environmental Management • Solid Waste Management • Spatial Query and Analysis using GIS • Fundamentals of Environmental Forensics

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 18 months part-time PgCert: 6 months full-time; 12 months part-time

START DATE Late September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • MSc: A second-class Honours degree or equivalent, in earth

sciences, civil engineering, environmental engineering or related disciplines. • PgDip/PgCert: A wider range of qualifications may be considered.

CAREERS Graduates are in very high demand and it is anticipated that the shortage of hydrogeologists in the UK will last for the next decade. In addition, issues of water scarcity, water security, water economics and health and sanitation throughout the world all rely on high quality hydrogeology knowledge.

Contact

Professor Robert Kalin t: +44 (0)141 548 4078 e: dlcs@strath.ac.uk

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Integrated Pollution Prevention & Control MRes With bigger companies routinely employing environmental managers to deal with issues such as the ISO 9001/ISO 14001 and new pollution prevention and control (PCC) legislation, this MRes is extremely relevant. It supplies the multidisciplinary skills required to conduct IPPC projects which are not provided by typical undergraduate courses in Environmental Health, Public Health, Chemistry, Earth Sciences and the Life Sciences. This course will appeal to graduating students from a range of undergraduate programmes which may include, but are not restricted to, civil engineering, environmental engineering, environmental science, chemistry, environmental health, environmental protection and biological sciences.

CURRICULUM Students take four compulsory modules, plus a choice of two modules from any of the Department’s postgraduate courses. In addition, MRes students undertake a thesis project on a topic selected in consultation with the course leaders. Thesis supervisors will be selected by the course leaders.

Arthit Sakultantimetha MRes Integrated Pollution Prevention & Control

I chose to study IPPC on the advice of my supervisor in Bangkok who has had links with Strathclyde for many year. Also I feel that this is an area of environmental concern that is continuing to grow. The reputation of the David Livingstone Centre for Sustainability at Strathclyde is extremely good and more people from my country are choosing to come here. Indeed the University has a Thai Society which hosts events throughout the year. My year of Master’s in Pollution Control has given me an excellent background to the problem, through class work and also my project which involved fieldwork with sampling and analysis. I came onto the course as a Chemist but left as a Microbiologist! I was lucky enough to be awarded a Faculty Scholarship so I am staying for another three years to complete a PhD. I am really happy about this as it means I get to continue studying at Strathclyde where I am guaranteed the excellent support of the academic staff and maybe another chance to sight the Loch Ness Monster! From my experience, I would recommend this course and this Department, but why not apply and see for yourself!

Compulsory Modules • Atmospheric Pollution Impact Assessment • Research Protocols for Science & Engineering • Waste Management and Landfill Design • Site Investigation and Risk Assessment Optional Modules (examples) • Recycling Urban Land • Water and Wastewater Treatment Design • Atmospheric Pollution Impact Assessment • Ecology and Pollution Control • Pollution and Rehabitation of Degraded Ecosystems • Fundamentals of Environmental Forensics • Any postgraduate-level module offered by the Department

COURSE LENGTH 12 months full-time; 36 months part-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS A first- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in an engineering, life science or earth science discipline.

CAREERS Graduates are found working for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and other government agencies, environmental management consultancies and industries. The MRes is also showcased as a springboard to PhD and a career in academia.

Contact

Dr Helen Keenan t: +44 (0)141 548 3133 e: dlcs@strath.ac.uk

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Science, Technology & Sustainability

Sustainable Construction & Infrastructure

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

MRes

This innovative MSc bridges the gap between environmental policy, development studies, and science and technology policy. It has been designed to respond to the urgent need to find better ways to harness science and technology in support of sustainability in both developed and developing countries. The course is suitable for graduates in any discipline, in particular, students and practitioners of policy analysis, planning and decision-making in developed and developing countries.

This course provides advanced study in sustainable development from the perspective of the engineering profession through a multidisciplinary and integrated approach to the design and development of engineering projects. It is largely research- and project-based but there is also a taught element to it. Students have access to laboratory facilities providing the hands-on experience essential for understanding and designing projects for sustainable development. This course is designed to cater mainly for graduates with an engineering education, and employees of public and private sector companies who wish to upgrade their skills to be able to tackle the complex issues relating to sustainable development, and to design engineering options for sustainable development.

CURRICULUM The Diploma and MSc courses run concurrently, involving a curriculum of four core modules and a selection of six optional modules. MSc students undertake a dissertation.

Core Modules • Science, Technology and Innovation Policy • Principles of Sustainable Development • International Environmental Policy • Research Methods and Participatory Approaches Optional Modules

CURRICULUM All students take four compulsory modules, plus a choice of two modules from any of the Department’s postgraduate courses. In addition, MRes students undertake a thesis project on a topic selected in consultation with the course leaders. Thesis supervisors will be selected by the course leaders.

(Not all classes may be offered each year) • Recent Trends in Technological Progress • Globalisation and International Technology Markets • Development Strategy and Policy • Energy Resources and Policy • Pollution Control Policy • Recycling Urban Land • Transport, Development and Sustainability • Ecology, Biodiversity and Sustainability • Environmental Economics • Business Strategy and the Environment • Environmental Management Systems • Applied Strategic Environmental Assessment • Environmental Impact Assessment • Spatial Query and Analysis using GIS • UK and EU Environmental Law • Entrepreneurial Finance • Technology Venture Management

Compulsory Modules • Recycling Urban Land • Waste Management and Landfill Design • Research Protocols for Science & Engineering • Transport Development and Sustainability

COURSE LENGTH

A first- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in an engineering discipline.

MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 18 months part-time PgCert: 6 months full-time; 12 months part-time

START DATE Late September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • MSc: A second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in any discipline.

• PgDip/PgCert: A wider range of qualifications may be considered. CAREERS Graduates will be employed as policy analysts in government and other public bodies; international agencies engaged in development activities; and Research & Development management in the public and private sectors.

Contact

Dr Girma Zawdie t: +44 (0)141 548 4443 e: dlcs@strath.ac.uk

Optional Modules (Examples) • Geographical Information Systems (GIS) • Technology Transfer to Developing Countries • Environmental Impact Assessment • Site Investigation and Risk Assessment • Science, Technology and Innovation Policy • Any postgraduate-level module offered by the Department

COURSE LENGTH 12 months full-time; 36 months part-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

CAREERS Graduates find careers in the construction and related industries and government organisations. Many successful part-time students seek promotion to managerial posts with their current employer. The MRes is also showcased as a springboard to PhD and a career in academia.

Contact

Dr Helen Keenan t: +44 (0)141 548 3133 e: dlcs@strath.ac.uk

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Department of Design, Manufacture & Engineering Management www.strath.ac.uk/dmem Taught Courses MSc/PgDip/PgCert Computer Aided Engineering Design* Digital Creativity Engineering Design* Integrated Product Development* Management of Competitive Manufacturing* Operations Management in Engineering Supply Chain & Operations Management Technology Management*

MSc in Global Innovation Management * Courses which are part of the Faculty Sustainable Engineering Programme (see pg 54 for details).

Research Degrees MPhil; PhD The Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management (DMEM) conducts broad-based education and research of relevance to the needs broad spectrum of industry and commerce as well as public sector policy. Underpinning all the postgraduate teaching offered by the Department are active research projects funded by various UK research councils, EU programmes and UK government’s Technology Strategy Board (DMEM has the highest number of Knowledge Transfer Partnership programmes in Scotland).

Research The Department’s research is integrated under the auspices of the Leonardo Centre for Creating, Making and Managing under three main research themes as described below. However, interdisciplinary research is valued and proposals from individuals who wish to take research that cuts across these themes would be particularly welcome.

Manufacturing Engineering This theme is focused on the research and development of experimental and numerical modeling techniques to improve the economic and technical performance of material forming technologies. The group is well known for the production of computer simulations verified through rigorous experimentation on the Department’s unique metal-deformation equipment. The Department’s capabilities in this area are dramatically enhanced by the purpose-built Advance Forming Research Centre incorporating state-of-the-art laboratories and forming presses. This group is currently active in the following areas: Nett-shape Bulk Metal Forming; New Bulk-forming Processes and Techniques; Micro forming technologies; Design and Analysis of Forming Machinery; Manufacture of Cellular Bio-Materials via Sonication: Remanufacturing.

Operations Management Projects under this theme are usually funded through the UK projects under this theme are usually funded through the UK government, EU and industry with a view to creating and testing new technologies, management practices and concepts to improve the performance of organizations from a broad range of industry and commercial sectors.: Specific interests include: Strategy and Performance Management; Process Excellence; Collaboration and Supply Chain Management; High Value Manufacturing: Design, Manufacture and Supply Chain Management for Renewable Energy; Service Operations Management and Service Innovation.

DMEM also hosts two interdisciplinary research institutes that integrated a number of disciplines across the University and beyond to deliver user led research and development programmes. These institutes are: The Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) – a partnership between the University of Strathclyde and global industrial manufacturing companies. The AFRC conducts applied and fundamental research into forming and forging technologies. The current AFRC members range from major multi-nationals such as Boeing, Mettis Aerospace and Rolls-Royce, through to specialist suppliers such as Bodycote, Mititoyo and Renishaw. The AFRC is housed within a purpose-built facility with dedicated staff and equipment close to Glasgow Airport. Strathclyde Institute for Operations Management (SIOM) – with a mission to provide thought leadership and facilitate the advancement of the theory and practice of operations management, SIOM brings together the leading experts in Operations Management from Strathclyde’s Business School and Engineering Faculty to establish Operations Management as a strategic resource in the University. For further information visit www.strath.ac.uk/siom

Contact

Professor Umit Bititci, Director of Research t: +44 (0)141 548 2015 e: research@dmem.strath.ac.uk

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Digital Creativity

Global Innovation Management

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

MSc (Jointly Awarded)

Digital Creativity has become paramount in our society, influencing all aspects of our life, all industrial sectors and all types of design including industrial, interior, product and graphical. This course is aimed at developing high-calibre Master’s graduates with the skills and knowledge to utilise new digital technologies in the creative process. The course would appeal to a wide range of disciplines including architecture, arts, computer science, design, media and engineering.

Innovation management is the process of managing the transfer of research output into innovative organisations, processes, products or services. It involves overlaps between research and technology, organisation and business strategy, marketing, product and service development, through to manufacturing strategy and supply chain management. Proficiency in this process is key to being competitive in global enterprise. The University of Strathclyde, Aalborg University (Denmark) and Hamburg University of Technology (Germany) developed this programme to help meet the current demands of industry and EU strategy and to provide students with a broad, truly global perspective of Innovation Management. The programme is delivered in English at all institutions and is intended for graduates in engineering, science or technology.

COURSE STRUCTURE The course structure and content are based on the digital society needs of the 21st century creative organisations. Core elements focus on the digital medium for supporting creativity. Optional classes allow you to customise the course to suit your particular career aspirations. Throughout the course, there is an emphasis on integration, enhanced by group assignments, team projects, and industrial visits.

Curriculum Compulsory Modules • Digital Media • Information Management • Product Modelling and Visualisation • Virtual Reality and Rapid Prototyping Optional Modules (up to three can be chosen) • Building Information Modelling • CAED Software Systems Design • CAED Systems • Design Methodology • Generative Design • Knowledge Management • People, Organisation and Technology • Virtual World for Design • Project Work and Project Management

COURSE LENGTH MSc:12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 21 months part-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • MSc: First- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in

relevant discipline. Candidates with lesser qualifications who have appropriate professional or industrial experience may also be eligible. • PgDip: Degree or good HND, or equivalent. Relevant industrial experience is valued. Depending on satisfactory progress, students may transfer from the Diploma to the Master’s course.

All students undertake a common first year at Strathclyde, with practical experience of working within globally distributed teams and with an industrial client on product/service development briefs.

Compulsory Classes • Innovation Management • Strategic Technology Management • Design Management • Design Methods • Supply Chain Management • Manufacturing and Business Strategy • Product Development Project • Global Design Optional Modules (two can be chosen) • People Organisation and Technology • Design for Manufacture and Assembly • Total Quality and Continuous Improvement • Production Branding and Promotion The first semester of the second year is spent either studying in Germany or on an industrial internship in Denmark. The course concentrates on market research, cross-functional cooperation within the front end of the innovation process, managing innovation projects and preparing the market introduction of new products and services. The internship provides global innovation management work experience during which students deliver a project to the host Danish company. In the final semester all students undertake a thesis project, supervised jointly between the second-year host institution and another partner institution.

COURSE LENGTH 24 months full-time

CAREERS Graduates may expect careers in a wide variety of sectors and disciplines including advertising, animation, architectural design, computer graphics, design, film, industrial design, marketing, media, multimedia development, virtual reality, and web development.

Contact

Curriculum

Postgraduate Secretary t: +44 (0)141 548 2424 e: pgadmissions@dmem.strath.ac.uk

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in an engineering, science or technology subject.

CAREERS Graduates may expect to pursue careers as innovation managers, strategic planners, product/programme/design managers, project leaders, and management consultancy. Strong links to the research activities in the participating institutions also enable graduates to obtain positions in high-profile universities and research institutes.

Contact

Postgraduate Secretary t: +44 (0)141 548 2330 e: pgadmissions@dmem.strath.ac.uk

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Operations Management in Engineering

Supply Chain & Operations Management

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

Operations management is critical to the fundamental success of delivering customer satisfaction. Business performance depends on efficient and effective operations throughout the company through work at operational, tactical to strategic levels and from market need through to customer delivery and service. This course is aimed at graduates wishing to broaden their expertise, eg from a technological first degree, or who wish to work within the engineering industry. On completion, you will be equipped with state-of-the-art concepts, methods, techniques and tools which will enable you to analyse and implement solutions to operations management issues in an engineering environment.

The demand for qualified Supply Chain Management practitioners is increasing in all branches of industry and commerce including the manufacturing and service sectors. Supply Chain Management encompasses everything from initial design to procurement of material and services, processing and delivery to the customer. Customer satisfaction and sustainable business performance are dependent on having the right product or service at the right place at the right time, and this cannot be done without an understanding of Supply Chain Management. The course provides high-calibre graduates with an in-depth understanding of strategic, tactical and operational issues relating to management of supply chains. On completion of the course, you will be equipped with state-of-the-art concepts, methods, techniques and tools to allow you to contribute towards the competitiveness of industrial and commercial organisations worldwide.

Curriculum Compulsory Modules • Ecological and Environmental Impact • Management of Total Quality and Continuous Improvement • Manufacturing and Business Strategy • People, Organisation and Technology • Project Work and Project Management • Risk Management Optional Module (one from the following) • Facilities Management • Logistics

Group Project Teams of students tackle problems of practical relevance in cooperation with external personnel, participating in field trips and producing regular progress reports. Successful completion of seven instructional modules and a group project leads to the award of a Postgraduate Diploma.

Individual Project Each student undertakes an individual project assignment in which a selected topic is studied in depth, involving a comprehensive literature review, defining realistic objectives, devising a method of approach, systematically carrying out the work and preparing a thesis.

The course is particularly suitable for people working or planning to work in a supply-chain environment who wish to improve their career prospects or those with a background in support functions such as sales, maintenance, finance, marketing, or quality who wish to gain a better understanding of Supply Chain Management. It is delivered in collaboration with the Chartered Institute for Procurement and Supply.

Curriculum The programme for the course comprises the following modules: • Business, Operations and Supply Chain Strategy • Strategic Supply Chain Management • Leading and Influencing • Supply Chain Operations • Management of Total Quality and Continuous Improvement • Enterprise Resource Planning • Advanced Project Management • Product Costing and Financial Management • Case Studies in Supply Chain Management • Master’s Project

COURSE LENGTH MSc:12 months full-time; PgDip: 9 months full-time

Successful completion of seven modules, a group project and individual project leads to the award of an MSc.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • MSc: First- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in

COURSE LENGTH

• PgDip: Degree, good HND or equivalent. • Other qualifications with industrial experience will be

MSc:12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 21 months part-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • MSc: First- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent,

in engineering, technology, business or a similar discipline. Industrial experience is valued and exemptions based on work experience or other similar courses may be possible. • PgDip: Degree or good HND, or equivalent. Relevant industrial experience is valued. Depending on satisfactory progress, students may transfer from the Diploma to the Master’s course.

Contact

Postgraduate Secretary t: +44 (0)141 548 2330 e: pgadmissions@dmem.strath.ac.uk

any discipline.

considered on an individual basis.

CAREERS The knowledge and skills you will gain through the course will make you a valuable resource in any supply chain-based enterprise – where you can contribute immediately – and make a difference!

Contact

Postgraduate Secretary t: +44 (0)141 548 2330 e: pgadmissions@dmem.strath.ac.uk

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Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering www.strath.ac.uk/eee Taught Courses MSc/PgDip/PgCert Communications, Control & Digital Signal Processing Digital Multimedia & Communication Systems Electrical Power Engineering with Business Electronic & Electrical Engineering System Level Integration

Research Degrees MPhil; PhD; EngD The Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering has an international reputation for teaching, research and innovation. Ranked by University League Tables as one of the best departments in the UK, its main fields of expertise are electrical power engineering, renewable energy, communications, ultrasonics, microsystems and photonics, industrial control systems and, digital signal and image processing. The Department is home to the UK’s only, Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council’s (EPSRC) Doctoral Training Centre in Wind Energy Systems, which will combine pioneering research and advanced skills training to help the UK meet its ambitious renewable energy targets, and address the skills shortage in this sector, by developing the future leaders in the UK wind industry (see pg 86). Research-led with a £40 million research portfolio, the Department is supported by industry, UK research councils, the EU, UK & US governments and research institutions. We excel at knowledge exchange and technology transfer to the local and global marketplace, and our success in establishing strong partnerships with industry has resulted in a prestigious student scholarship programme and an enviable record of research commercialisation. The Department’s teaching and learning facilities are state-ofthe-art, and offer a high quality, friendly and supportive study environment. Custom-made large scale experiment facilities and instruments, include: high voltage, ultrasonics and communications laboratories; the UK’s only power station simulator suite; laser micromachining systems; electronic microscopes; and clean rooms. Access to commercial software tools, an extensive computing network and student study areas are also provided. The Department offers a broad range of flexible, industrially focused and professionally accredited taught and research degrees, designed to allow students to specialise in subject matter relevant to their own academic interests and career aspirations. Our large and vibrant student population is a truly international community, with more than 25 countries worldwide represented. The Department’s research activities are conducted within six specialist interdependent research centres and institutes:

CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN SIGNAL & IMAGE PROCESSING The Centre is internationally recognised for its research activities in Signal & Image Processing algorithms, architectures and applications. Comprising over 40 academic members, research staff and students, the Centre conducts world-class research in areas of critical importance to the growth and success of the Information and Communications Age. The scope of work ranges from concept development to strategic issues and applications in key industrial sectors. Areas of expertise include:

• Novel Algorithms for Signal & Image Processing • Multimedia Systems & Image Processing • Signal Processing Applications in Communications and Defence • Biomedical & Genomic Signal Processing • MIMO Radar & Communications Systems • RF Signal & Systems • Digital Signal Processing Exciting PhD opportunities are available within each of these areas. Opportunities includes: Signal Processing Applications in Communications; Information Forensics and Security; Compressed Sensing; Novel FPGA and DSP Architectures and Technologies; Filter Bank Based Transceiver Systems; Defence, MIMO Communications and Radar Systems; Radar and Sonar Imaging; Digital and RF Communication Systems; Biologically Inspired Signal/Image Processing; Secure Audio and Video Services; Digital Water-marking; Integrity of Data Transmission and Storage; Distributed Video Coding, 3D TV and Digital Holographic Methods; Human Genome-Boolean Models. The Centre is home to the prestigious Texas Instruments Chair of Signal Processing, the first awarded to a University outside America; and to the world’s first Xilinx Chair in Digital Signal Processing Systems. The Centre is host to the China-Scotland Signal Image Processing Research Academy, and along with CIDCOM, has a major role in the operations of the Institution for System Level Integration (iSLI) at Livingston, Scotland.

CENTRE FOR INTELLIGENT DYNAMIC COMMUNICATIONS The Centre for Intelligent Dynamic Communications (CIDCOM) is a centre of excellence focusing on communications technologies. It is active in determining applications of optical/wireless techniques in future network evolutions. Comprising 11 academic staff and over 30 researchers, the Centre has received substantial external support grants from a variety of funding bodies including the EPSRC, EU, SFC, Scottish Enterprise and several industrial groups including Xilinx. These are in addition to investments through SRIFII and the Glasgow Research Partnership, which have allowed CIDCOM to develop its international reputation and state-of-the-art research facilities and programmes. The Centre’s research profile comprises the three structured areas, and exciting PhD opportunities exist within each of these. • Mobile Communications • Broadband and Optical Networks • DSP Enabled Communications

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INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Adam Brown PhD in Electronic & Electrical Engineering

I am a research assistant on a Scottish Enterprise, “Proof of Concept” project and am completing my PhD in Europe’s largest electrical power and energy research group - the Institute for Energy and Environment (InstEE) within the Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering. Originally from Lisburn in Northern Ireland, I chose Strathclyde because of its world-class reputation for research and teaching. I work in a dynamic and challenging sector. My PhD relates to condition monitoring and support systems for the Power Industry. Using artificial intelligence, I am introducing learning into these systems so that they can adapt and tune themselves over time. As a result, they will alert engineers to health and performance issues in real time. Through working in this field, I have the opportunity to travel worldwide, meet, and discuss my work, with leading figures in power and energy research and see first-hand the practical application and impact of my research.

The EPSRC International Review of Engineering in the UK placed the Institute for Energy & Environment in the top five UK engineering groups for scientific excellence and industrial relevance. The largest electrical power engineering and energy technology university group in Europe, with over 150 research staff, the Institute’s extensive research portfolio is underpinned by six core areas: • Advanced Electrical Systems • Pulsed Power and Electrical Materials • Electrical Plant and Diagnostics • Renewable Energy Technologies • Power Electronics and Energy Conversion • Power Systems Analysis Strategically-focused research in each of these is concentrated within internationally recognised centres of excellence closely matched to industry and government requirements: • Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre in Electrical Power Systems • British Energy Advanced Diagnostics Centre • ScottishPower Advanced Research Centre • GSE Power Station Simulator Suite • Robertson Laboratory for Electronic Sterilisation Technologies • Scottish and Southern Energy Research Centre • EPSRC Doctoral Training Centre in Wind Energy Systems In addition, the DECC Centre for Sustainable Electricity and Distributed Generation and Sustainable Electrical Energy at the Universities of Strathclyde, Cardiff and Imperial College leads work in the UK bridging the gap between engineering research and the needs of industry to meet government targets for renewable energy in the UK. The Institute offers a broad range of PhD opportunities with excellent employment prospects in high-growth sectors: Renewable Energy; Distributed Generation Systems and Technologies; Fuel Cells; Electronic Pasteurisation and Sterilisation Technologies; Condition Monitoring of High Voltage Equipment; Energy Management and Distribution System Automation; Power Systems Protection, Control, and Analysis; Pulsed Power; Power Electronic Devices and Systems; Insulation and Dielectric Materials; Electromagnetic Applications; Energy Scavenging; Novel Sensors; Intelligent Systems and Artificial Intelligence Techniques; Embedded Generation Evaluation. The Institute also offers an EPSRC four-year EngD programme in Nuclear Engineering, combining technical and management training, with industry-based research.

CENTRE FOR ULTRASONIC ENGINEERING The Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering (CUE), a founding partner in the UK Research Centre for Non-Destruction Evaluation (RCNDE), is internationally recognised in the field of ultrasonic transducers and transducer systems. With core research activities concentrated into the eight technical areas listed below, the Centre’s extensive expertise addresses markets in underwater sonar, biomedical imaging and therapy, non-destructive testing and industrial process ultrasound: • Ultrasonic Sensors and Devices • Non-Destructive Evaluation • Biologically-Inspired Acoustic Systems (BIAS) • Industrial Process Control • Advanced Software • Sonar • Biomedicine • Materials Science

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CUE collaborates extensively with other universities and industrial institutions, activities that are facilitated by a number of nationally funded collaborative research projects such as BIAS (www.biasweb.co.uk) and RCNDE (www.rcnde.ac.uk). In addition, CUE has recently been awarded a prestigious EPSRC Platform Grant to establish a Centre of Excellence in Coded Ultrasound in partnership with the Universities of Virginia and Southern California. PhD opportunities exist in: Polymer Engineering; Low-frequency Multilayer Ultrasonic Transducers; Novel Ultrasonic Transducer Array Design; Advanced Modelling of Ultrasonic Transducer Systems; Ultrasonic Imaging and 3D Visualisation; Biologicallyinspired Acoustic Systems; Harmonic Transducer Design for Nonlinear Applications; Wireless Autonomous Sensors; Robotic Vehicles for Non-destructive Testing Applications; Characterisation and Design of High-power Ultrasound Systems; Application of Ultrasound in Smart Structures; Air-coupled Non-destructive Testing; Data Interpretation and Image Fusion for Biomedical Applications.

CENTRE FOR MICROSYSTEMS & PHOTONICS The Centre for Microsystems & Photonics specialises in optoelectronic and photonic sensors and systems, active and passive photonic devices, MEMS, microsystems and free-space microphotonics. With over 20 years of research and expertise in these fields, the Centre offers exciting and challenging opportunities for PhD study within its three distinct research groups: • Fibre Lasers and Photonics Components • MEMS and Microsystems • Photonic Sensors and Systems PhD opportunities include: Modelling of Fibre Lasers and Amplifiers; Experimental Studies of Low and High Power Fibre Lasers and Amplifiers; Modelling and Fabrication of Optical MEMS; Modelling and Fabrication of Optical Microsystems; RF MEMS for Filters and Switches; Excimer Laser-based Microfabrication; Photonic Sensors and Systems; Optical Gas Sensing; Distributed Optical Fibre Sensors; Optical Generation and Detection of Ultrasound; Detection and Location of Damage using Fibre Optic Sensors; Advanced Multiplexing Schemes.

INDUSTRIAL CONTROL CENTRE The Industrial Control Centre (ICC) was established over 20 years ago and is well known internationally for its theoretical and applied control engineering research. ICC spans a range of industrial sectors including Metals and Manufacturing, Automotive and Marine, Water, Environment and Power, Renewable Energy, Chemical and Petrochemical, Aerospace and Defence. The Centre has extensive links with national and international companies and universities in these sectors, and this collaboration, supported by strong theoretical work, has resulted in successful control system designs and industrial implementations in marine control, rolling processes, water systems and wind turbine control. The primary focus of the research is on the development of system engineering methods and practical algorithms for the control and optimisation of complex and nonlinear systems. State-of-the-art hardware and software tools and technology are employed to validate research results and demonstrate the benefit of advanced control technology. The technology is then transferred to industrial sectors through industrial training schemes and embedded in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. The Centre’s cosmopolitan environment is a sign of success in attracting research engineers and students from around the world.

PhD opportunities exist in a broad range of technical areas: Performance Assessment and Benchmarking of Control Systems; Non-linear Systems Advanced Control; Linear and Non-linear Predictive Control and Modelling; Stochastic Systems: Power Plant Modelling; Embedded Systems and Real-time Systems; Adaptive Control Tuning; Neural Networks; System Biology; Renewable Energy Systems; Aerospace, Automotive, Process and Marine Control Applications; Power Generation Systems.

Contact

Elaine Black Postgraduate Admissions Secretary t: +44 (0)141 548 2170 e: e.black@eee.strath.ac.uk

Scholarship Programme The Department boasts the largest and most diverse Student Scholarship Programme in the UK. A number of competitive scholarships are available to UK/EU and overseas students: Royal College Prestigious Awards Open to all well-qualified overseas students joining any of the Department’s one-year full-time MSc programmes. Each award is between £1,000 – £2,000. Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) Open to all well-qualified UK and EU students joining any of the following instructional programmes on a full-time basis • Communications, Control & Digital Signal

Processing • Digital Multimedia & Communication Systems • Electrical Power Engineering with Business • Electronic & Electrical Engineering Contact

Elaine Black Postgraduate Admissions Secretary t: +44 (0)141 548 2170 e: e.black@eee.strath.ac.uk

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EPSRC Doctoral Training Centre in Wind Energy Systems The EPSRC Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) in Wind Energy Systems was established to help develop the UK’s global position in the wind energy field and develop the leaders of tomorrow. It brings together pioneering research and advanced skills training to help the UK meet its ambitious renewable energy targets, and address the widely accepted skills shortage in this dynamic and rapidly expanding sector. The Centre will draw on expertise from across the University, involving world-class academics from a wide variety of disciplines. It is housed within custom built research facilities within the Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering’s internationally recognised Institute for Energy & Environment. The Institute is the largest academic centre of electrical power engineering and energy expertise in Europe. Widely supported by business and industry, the Centre is committed to developing the new wave of highly skilled professionals needed to meet the energy challenge. Ten prestigious EPSRC four-year PhD studentships are on offer to talented engineering and physical sciences graduates for each of the next five years. Students will receive a formal programme of training and research to develop and enhance their technical interdisciplinary knowledge, and broaden their understanding of the social, political and economic contexts of wind power. They benefit from a world-class study environment.

CURRICULUM Year 1 Students receive formal classes in all aspects of wind technology, together with training in professional, business and entrepreneurial skills and research techniques and methodologies. Potential PhD topics are explored with academic supervisors during this year, with the final topic to be agreed for the start of Year 2.

Semester 1 Modules • Socio-Economics of Energy Systems • Mechanical Systems and Turbine Design • Wind Turbine Technology 1 • Power Systems & Wind Integration 1 Semester 2 Modules • Wind Turbine Control • Wind Turbine Power Conversion • Wind Turbine Technology 2 • Power Systems & Wind Integration 2 Years 2 – 4 Students undertake a PhD project on a topic of their choice within the wind energy discipline. Project areas available can include: Medium/Large Machine Design: aerodynamics and blade design, generators and variable speed drives, power electronics, control and load reduction Reliability: failure rate analysis, condition monitoring, proactive operation and maintenance systems Wind Farms: wake interaction, farm layout, lightning protection, radar interference & condition monitoring Off-Shore Location: sub-sea structures design, logistics of deployment, operational research of maintenance Wind Farm Design: offshore grids, high voltage AC and DC networks. Wind Power Integration; grid connection codes, impact on voltage and frequency stability, future power supply scenario planning, load management Socio-Economics: impact on the environment, planning, public attitudes and acceptance, impact on the economy, cost, market regulation and impact on rate of deployment, sustainable development in developed and developing economies

Small Machine & Stand Alone Systems: design of mixed sources systems, stability, control, impact on the rural economy Demand Side Management: wind power integration into power systems

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • Studentships are available to UK and eligible EU citizens who

have, or are about to obtain, a first-class or upper second-class Honours degree, or MSc qualification in a physical science or engineering discipline. • Studentships begin on 1 October each year, cover University fees and offer a highly competitive stipend (maintenance grant) for four years. • Successful applicants will be invited for interview.

Contact

Professor Bill Leithead, Director, DTC in Wind Energy Systems t: +44(0)141 548 2408 e: w.leithead@eee.strath.ac.uk

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Communications, Control & Digital Signal Processing MSc/PgDip/PgCert This full-time course covers the theoretical and practical aspects of communications theory and networks, fundamental control technology and digital signal processing (DSP). Graduates will gain an advanced knowledge and understanding of the communications, control and DSP domains, enabling them to capitalise on employment opportunities within a diverse range of industries: telecommunications, industrial control, seismic signal processing, aerospace, off- and onshore oil industry, mining, manufacturing and computer industries, software, hardware, electronic and IT user companies. Several major multinational organisations target the Department for recruitment purposes including British Energy, Siemens and Texas Instruments. The MSc degree is an accredited programme of the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET), designed to enable students to achieve professional Chartered Engineer status.

CURRICULUM Semester 1

Dr Olimpo Anaya-Lara Lecturer in Electronic & Electrical Engineering

Compulsory Classes • Communications Theory • Fundamental Control Technology • Digital Signal Processing Theory • Probability and Stochastic Processes • Communications Networks

Semester 2

Dr Olimpo Anaya-Lara is a lecturer in the Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, and a core contributor to the UK’s first ever EPSRC Doctoral Training Centre in Wind Energy Systems. His research expertise is in the design of advanced control strategies for wind turbines, and their effective integration and operation within power systems. He has published three technical books for teaching purposes in this field, and his visionary research in tackling technical barriers to the large scale integration of wind energy in the UK, has received significant funding and support from the UK Government, Research Councils and Industry. Working closely with the Principal’s Office and several University Departments, Olimpo has led the development of collaborative links in Latin America. These have resulted in the University developing a strong partnership with the InterAmerican Development Bank, leading to the establishment of Centres of Excellence in Renewable Energy in Mexico and Colombia. These aim to facilitate interaction between Academia, Industry and Government, and address the complex environmental, social and technical challenges associated with the use of renewable energy technologies, and their role within energy and climate change policy.

Compulsory Classes • Case Study Assignment • Control of Industrial Processes • Simulation and Design Software for DSP and Control Elective Classes • Network Design, Performance & Management • Computer Control System Methods • Adaptive Digital Signal Processing • Mobile Communications Systems • DSP Implementation

Semester 3 (June –September) MSc candidates conduct a project to highlight the practical/ research aspect of their chosen specialisation. Arrangements can be made for the practical work to be carried out at another EU university or with one of the Department’s industrial partners.

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months; PgDip: 9 months: PgCert: 6 months

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS A good Honours degree in engineering, or in the numerate areas of science; or an equivalent qualification; or appropriate professional experience.

Contact

Elaine Black Postgraduate Admissions Secretary t: +44 (0)141 548 2170 e: e.black@eee.strath.ac.uk

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Digital Multimedia & Communication Systems

Electrical Power Engineering with Business

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

This full-time course recognises the need for graduates skilled in the new multimedia technologies which are revolutionising the way we live and work. Graduates will be able to analyse, design, deploy and maintain digital multimedia information systems and networks, playing a key role in the evolving digital multimedia communications industry. The course brings together multimedia concepts and standards, wireless and fixed broadband communication systems and protocols, multimedia programming concepts, Internet and web applications, and programming paradigms. These foundations are unified through system design issues within taught classes, self-directed case study assignments and project work. The potential applications of, and career opportunities within multimedia and communications is widespread, spanning business, commerce, education, health and entertainment. Several major organisations target the Department for recruitment purposes and our graduates have had considerable success in the job market, gaining positions such as Operations Director of Motorola and being a founding Director of Nallatech Ltd.

This full-time course recognises the need for graduates skilled to address the world’s major issues in electrical energy and power systems. It offers an integrated programme targeted at graduates concerned with the design, operation and analysis of power supply systems, power plant, renewables and industrial electrical equipment and liberalisation of the power supply industry. Career opportunities are excellent with recent graduates working in power engineering consulting, research, power utilities, manufacturing and the renewable energy sector. The MSc degree is an accredited programme of the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET), designed to enable students to achieve professional Chartered Engineer status.

CURRICULUM Semester 1 Compulsory Classes • Communications Theory • Communication Networks • Computer Technology and Modern Programming Concepts • DSP Theory • Multimedia Signal and Image Processing. Elective Classes • Probability and Stochastic Processes • Fundamental Control Technology

Semester 2 This comprises a mixture of compulsory and elective classes to enable students to specialise in areas of multimedia technologies. • Case Study Assignment • Mobile Communications Systems • Network Design, Performance & Management • Digital Signal Processing Implementation • Adaptive Digital Signal Processing • Control of Industrial Processes • Computer Control System Methods • Image Processing • Information Transmission and Security

Semester 3

CURRICULUM Semester 1 Compulsory Classes • Power Electronics and Control of Electrical Machines • Electricity Markets and System Economics • Instrumentation and Condition Monitoring Elective Classes (two of the following) • Regulation in Network Industries • Computer Technology and Modern Programming Concepts • Power Systems Analysis and Operation • Protection Systems

Semester 2 Compulsory Classes • Case Study Assignment • Advanced Power Systems Analysis and Design • Advanced Power System Protection • High Voltage Technology Elective Classes • Power Systems Electromagnetic Compatibility • Computer Control System Methods • Wind Power Technology

Semester 3 (June – September) MSc candidates conduct a project to highlight the practical/ research aspect of their chosen specialisation. Arrangements can be made for the practical work to be carried out at another EU university or with one of the Department’s industrial partners.

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months; PgDip: 9 months: PgCert: 6 months

(June – September) MSc candidates undertake a technical project in their chosen specialisation. Arrangements exist to conduct these within a number of EU universities or with one of the Department’s industrial partners.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • A good second-class Honours degree in electronic and

COURSE LENGTH

Contact

MSc: 12 months; PgDip: 9 months: PgCert: 6 months

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS A good Honours degree in electronic engineering, computer science or an equivalent subject. Relevant industrial experience may be accepted in lieu.

Contact

Elaine Black Postgraduate Admissions Secretary t: +44 (0)141 548 2170 e: e.black@eee.strath.ac.uk

electrical engineering or a related subject.

• Candidates with other qualifications may also be considered.

Elaine Black Postgraduate Admissions Secretary t: +44 (0)141 548 2170 e: e.black@eee.strath.ac.uk

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Electronic & Electrical Engineering

System Level Integration

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

This full-time course is specially designed for students who wish to pursue advanced studies across the broad range of subjects relevant to electronic and electrical engineering. Its unique flexible structure allows you to select classes from the range of postgraduate courses taught within the Department, to meet your academic interests and career aspirations. The MSc degree is an accredited programme of the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET), designed to equip you with engineering expertise in your chosen specialist area and gain professional Chartered Engineer status. Classes available include power systems development, communications networks, control theory and renewable energy technologies, offering a wide range of career opportunities, both in the UK and overseas, for graduates of this course. Prospects exist within the electrical supply industries, telecommunications and defence, consulting, design and manufacturing companies, healthcare, IT and aerospace.

The Institute for System Level Integration (iSLI) is the world’s first centre of excellence providing postgraduate education, professional training and research in the methodology and applications of system-on-chip design, system level integration and related soft and hardware technologies. iSLi is a collaborative venture of four of the UK’s leading universities: Strathclyde, Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow. Its prestigious MSc is awarded jointly in the name of the four partner universities. Each has a diverse, internationally acclaimed track record for research activities in computer science, electronic and electrical engineering and informatics, and it is from this background that iSLI derives its academic strength. The course has been designed specifically for graduates in electronic engineering, computer science, physics and other relevant disciplines. During 2009, iSLI is relocating to the Research Park of HeriotWatt University’s Edinburgh Campus, providing students with a superb learning environment. Students also have the benefit of access to the student facilities at the other partner universities.

CURRICULUM Semester 1 & 2 Technical classes in Semester 1 and 2 cover theoretical and practical aspects of the main disciplines. A Case Study Assignment in Semester 2 involves the completion of a technical project and introduces you to research and/or experimental techniques. Classes may be chosen from an extensive list which includes: • Advanced Power System Analysis and Design • Communications Theory • Computer Technology and Modern Programming Concepts • Instrumentation and Condition Monitoring • Multimedia Signal and Image Processing • Adaptive Digital Signal Processing • Control of Industrial Processes • DSP Implementation • Communications Networks • Power Electronics and Control of Electrical Machines • Fundamental Control Theory • Regulation in Network Industries • Computer Control System Methods • Wind Power Technology • Protection Systems • Technology & Market Interaction

Semester 3 (June – September) MSc candidates undertake a technical project in their chosen specialisation. Arrangements exist to conduct these within a number of EU universities or with one of the Department’s industrial partners.

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months; PgDip: 9 months: PgCert: 6 months

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • A good second-class Honours degree in electronic and electrical engineering or a related subject.

• Candidates with other qualifications may also be considered. Contact

Elaine Black Postgraduate Admissions Secretary t: +44 (0)141 548 2170 e: e.black@eee.strath.ac.uk

(full-time, part-time, distance learning)

Taught Components Introductory Modules • Introduction to Embedded Software Engineering • Introduction to Hardware Design Automation • Introduction to Object Orientated Programming Compulsory Modules • System Specification and Partitioning • Digital Signal Processing • Hardware Implementation • System Level Integration • Verification and Test 1 • Embedded Operating Systems FPGA and Digital Signal Processing Theme • FPGA for DSP and Communication • DSP for Communications • Communication Networks and Multimedia Principles Embedded Software Design Theme • Sensor and Embedded Networks • Microcontrollers and Microprocessors • Communication Networks and Multimedia Principles Hardware Design Theme • Analogue and Mixed Signal Design • Microcontrollers and Microprocessors • Verification and Test 2 MSc students undertake a full-time summer project and submit a dissertation.

COURSE LENGTH Minimum: 12 months full-time; Maximum: 72 months part-time

SCHOLARSHIPS A number of competitive scholarships may be available for fulltime UK and overseas students. UK students may also be eligible for awards totalling £12,600. Visit the iSLI website (see below) for further details.

Contact

Alain Rabaeijs, MSc / DL Manager Institute for System Level Integration t: +44 (0)1506 469 319 e: alain.rabaeijs@sli-institute.ac.uk w: www.sli-institute.ac.uk

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Department of Mechanical Engineering www.strath.ac.uk/mecheng Taught Course MSc/PgDip/PgCert Power Plant Technologies Renewable Energy Systems & the Environment (part of the Faculty Sustainable Engineering Programme, see pg 54 for details)

Research Degrees MPhil; PhD The Department’s leading-edge research spans a variety of length scales from understanding the behaviour of nano-fluids for future medical devices to designing large ocean power systems for renewable energy supply and our industrial collaborations encompass a wide range of key engineering sectors including energy, health, aerospace and transportation.The Department hosts the Energy Systems Research Unit (ESRU), the Systems Group and the Centre for Advanced Structural Materials. ESRU has also been nominated a Centre of Excellence in Energy Utilisation by the BRE Trust. Close links with industry through contract research and industrial consultancy are enhanced by an Industrial Advisory Group on which local and national companies are represented. Courses for industry are also offered, principally in the areas of Energy Systems and Pressure Systems Design. The Department has approximately 40 academic staff, 500 undergraduate students and 80 postgraduate students and research assistants and is one of the biggest and best such departments in the UK. Successive RAE ratings place the Department in the top 10 in the UK and number one in Scotland. Our academic staff and researchers hold qualifications from major universities around the world, publish research in the leading international journals and give invited lectures at international conferences.

RESEARCH CLUSTERS Engineering Science Engineering Science deals with complicated engineering situations in which a number of competing causes lead to manifold effects. Both scale effects and the conditions of practice are important, and in that it often differs from the natural sciences. In Engineering Science at Strathclyde we ask ourselves what we can create that is useful, given the laws of physics and other practical constraints.

Engineering Mechanics Research emcompasses computational mechanics, CAE, mechanics & dynamics of structures, impact and crash worthiness, pressurised systems, bioengineering, experimental analysis, elasticity, inelastic behaviour of solids and structures, probabilistic methods, properties of materials, advanced composites technology, fracture mechanics, stability of structural elements and systems. In Engineering Mechanics at Strathclyde, the key aim is to channel the results of the fundamentals of materials and structures into practical and useful engineering industry solutions.

Engineering Systems This encompasses the development and application of new approaches to structural mechanics and dynamics, power generation, heat, mass and fluid transfer. New techniques are applied to the development and optimisation of sustainable engineering systems in the targeted areas of: • Energy and Environment: Research goals include improving the accuracy of the mathematical models and numerical methods used to represent building heat, mass and power

flow; and applying simulation to optimise energy component performance and energy efficiency. Staff are also actively researching energy utilisation and demand side management and control, and low carbon and renewable energy systems. • Health Engineering: Research encompasses numerical analysis, computational fluid dynamics, materials, mechanics and latterly auto-associative neural networks. Its scope includes fundamental studies into the loading conditions that exist in arthritic wrists, applied studies to improve the function and design of vascular stents and the development of practical assistive technology devices that can be used to open packages. The work is supported by grants awarded by DTI/EPSRC, Faraday Partnership, Arthritis Research Campaign, Furlong Foundation, Terumo Vascutek, and the European Commission. • Aerospace and Transportation: Work spans a range of length scales from experimental low speed aerodynamics to hypersonics and space. Our aerodynamics activities focus on the development of flow visualisation methods and computational modelling of hypersonic flows for re-entry. Our space activities focus on the orbital dynamics of solar sail spacecraft and the distributed control of swarms of microspacecraft. The programme of Aerospace research is funded by EPSRC, the EU and collaborative projects with DSTL, EADS Astrium Ltd and the European Space Agency.

FACILITIES The Department’s large-scale laboratory facilities for teaching and research include: • 1.5m low-speed wind tunnel • 0.9m environmental wind tunnel • solar simulator • materials testing machines • facilities for carrying out vibration and shock tests to British and ISO standards • the latest techniques for diagnosing machinery condition from vibration signals • anechoic chamber • polymer processing laboratory with state-of-the-art equipment • specialised optical strain measurement facility with data logging and instrumentation The Department also houses an advanced analytical transmission electron microscope and a scanning electron microscope, together with vacuum and air melting furnaces, a rolling mill, 200-ton press, continuous casting equipment, a range of mechanical testing machines, X-ray diffraction facilities, soft X-ray spectrometers, scanning calorimeters, and a wide range of chemical analysis and metallurgy facilities. More recent acquisitions are a high-speed digital imaging system, a DANTEC 2D transient PIV system, a fully-instrumented machinery condition monitoring testbed for IC engines, a computer-controlled testing machine specially configured for polymers, testbeds for spark ignition and diesel engines, and an autoclave facility with pressure capacity of 10 bar and temperatures up to 650°C for composite specimen manufacture.

Contact

Rachel Kelly t: +44 (0)141 548 2846 e: rachel.kelly@strath.ac.uk

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Power Plant Technologies MSc/PgDip/PgCert This course has been developed with industrialists to address skills shortages in the power generation sector. With input from across the engineering disciplines, it provides students with in-depth training in the operation of conventional, renewable and nuclear power plants. It is particularly relevant for graduates wishing to work in the power generation industry and the businesses that support it, or for employees already working in this field.

CURRICULUM The course consists of technical and generic skills instructional modules. Technical classes provide an overview of power plant operations and in-depth knowledge of power plant functions, maintenance and optimisation. Teaching combines academic and industrial lectures, with onsite visits to industry and seminars presented by visiting experts from the UK and overseas.

Technical Modules • Power Plant Systems • Electrical Power Systems • Energy Resources and Policy • Advanced Boiler Technologies 1 • Advanced Boiler Technologies 2 • Environmental Performance and Related Technologies • Materials for Power Plant • Plant Safety and Environment Generic Modules In addition, students take three generic modules, from the following, which meet employers’ requirements for comprehensive engineering skills, and satisfy key requirements to reach Chartered Engineer status: • Design Management • Project Management • Environmental Impact and Sustainability • Information Management • Finance • Risk Management

DID YOU KNOW YY This is the first course of its type in Scotland. The MSc in Power Plant Engineering offers part-time study, ideally suited for those already working in the industry. For more information visit www.strath.ac.uk/gse/ppe

Successful completion of five instructional modules leads to the award of a Postgraduate Certificate. Successful completion of ten instructional modules leads to the award of a Postgraduate Diploma.

Individual project assignment MSc students also take an individual project which allows the study of a selected topic in depth and demonstrates the application of learning from the course. This may be an industry-based project or one aligned to engineering research at Strathclyde.

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; PgDip: 9 months full-time

START DATE Late September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • MSc: First- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in engineering or physical science.

• PgDip/PgCert: Normally a first degree, but other applicants will be considered. Some funded studentships may be available for MSc or PgDip candidates. Please contact the Faculty for details.

CAREERS There are recognised skills shortages in the Power Generation sector which this course aims to redress. The course has been developed with companies and organisations including Doosan Babcock, Mott MacDonald, ScottishPower, Jacobs UK, Sinclair Knight Merz, Scottish Enterprise and the Industrial and Power Association.

Contact

Dr Paul Strachan t: +44 (0)141 548 2041 e: paul@esru.strath.ac.uk

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Department of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering www.strath.ac.uk/na-me Taught Courses MSc/PgDip Marine Engineering Marine Technology* Offshore Floating Systems Offshore Renewable Energy* Ship & Offshore Structures Subsea Engineering Technical Management of Ship Operations * Courses which are part of the Faculty Sustainable Engineering Programme, see pg 54 for details.)

Research Degrees MPhil; PhD The Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NA-ME) has a long history of offering high-quality courses in Naval Architecture and its related subjects. NA-ME has staff expertise covering all areas of Naval Architecture, Ship Design, Marine Engineering, Ocean Engineering, High-Speed and Small Craft Design. The Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teaching and research infrastructure is well-developed: students have access to laboratory and computing facilities unparalleled in university terms, as well as a racing yacht.

NA-ME attracts researchers and visiting academics from a wide range of prestigious institutions worldwide. Strong collaborative research links with UK and overseas universities provide the basis for continuous interchange between research staff and students. Recent visitors include more than 20 academics from renowned universities all around the world. Staff are internationally recognised for their expertise in the safety of ships and marine installations, reliability of marine structures, advanced structural analysis, offshore engineering, marine environment sustainability, ship hydrodynamics and computer applications. NA-ME research activities are focused through three research centres:

Centre for Marine Hydrodynamics Building on its existing strength in hydrodynamics of ships and offshore structures, the Centre focuses on EFD (experimental fluid dynamics) and CFD (computational fluid dynamics) research. The Centre operates the Acre Road Hydrodynamics laboratory and is developing a variety of innovative experimental techniques, including techniques for investigation of unsteady resistance, determination of fluid forces on damaged vessels, generation of freak waves, and hydrodynamic performance of marine renewable energy devices. Research is supported by a range of bodies including EU and EPSRC.

NA-ME is located in its own building, the Henry Dyer Building, which contains lecture theatres, computing and study areas, and a large design office. Experiment facilities include the Hydrodynamics Laboratory (located at the West of Scotland Science Park), equipped with the largest university ship model experiment tank in the UK (76m x 4.6m x 2.4m), as well as a small towing/wave-making tank (25m x 1.5m x 1.0m), and a diesel engine test facility located in the Henry Dyer Building.

Marine Structures and Reliability Centre

Powerful state-of-the-art software developed in-house and excellent commercial software tools are supported by extensive computing laboratory facilities. The University can also offer a large selection of other facilities, including materials testing and fluid mechanics laboratories, a wind tunnel, an advanced machine-tool laboratory and a CAD Centre.

SSRC is already acknowledged internationally as the leading centre on ship stability and safety. Efforts to promote a safety culture in the design and operation of ships have elevated safetyrelated research to top priority, thus providing new opportunities for growth. The Centre is developing research in Design for Safety to effectively combine national and European research efforts to target safety as a life-cycle issue for all safety-critical ship types.

Research Environment

Structures and reliability research is focused on efficient and improved strength and response modelling of offshore and ship structural components and systems, and methods for rational selection of partial safety factors, often in conjunction with inspection quality and timing, for structures degrading through fatigue and corrosion.

Ship Safety Research Centre

NA-ME is a highly active research department, with world-leading expertise in a number of areas. Our main research interests lie in ship stability and safety, marine hydrodynamics, marine structures, ocean engineering, marine engineering and emerging technologies. Our staff participate in a wide range of research projects and networks funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), EU, and the UK government. The Department makes a significant contribution to national, European and international policy-making in Marine Technology research and its application through the participation of members of staff in research bodies including the Foresight Transport Panel, the EPSRC College, the EU Research & Development Coordination Group, and WEGEMT (an association of 43 EU universities involved in Marine Technology and Related Sciences). Department staff are also involved in major international bodies including the International Standards Organisation, the International Maritime Organisation, the Offshore Structures Code, the International Towing Tank Conference and the International Ship Structures Committee.

Contact

Professor Atilla Incecik t: +44 (0)141 548 4093 e: atilla.incecik@na-me.ac.uk

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Marine Engineering

Offshore Floating Systems

MSc/PgDip

This one-year instructional programme allows graduate engineers to specialise in, or convert to, Marine Engineering. Marine Engineering is concerned with the design, construction, installation, operation and support of the systems and equipment aboard marine vehicles, with particular emphasis on propulsion and control systems. The efficiency of marine engines is one of the key factors in assuring fuel efficiency in maritime transportation, which has important implications for both economic success and environmental impact.

With the world-wide search for offshore oil and gas moving into increasingly hostile areas of ocean, floating systems will be more widely used. This course is designed for experienced or newly qualified engineers in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering or other related disciplines. Its main objectives are to: • produce high-calibre graduates with in-depth knowledge in offshore floating systems capable of making significant contributions to the offshore oil and gas industry • provide an opportunity for graduate engineers of related disciplines to acquire advanced knowledge in offshore floating systems • provide students with practical knowledge of offshore floating systems, their conceptions, design and installation, with a sound basis of mathematical and engineering fundamentals

CURRICULUM Instructional classes are offered during the first two semesters. These include generic and specialist modules, such as: • Advanced Marine Engineering • Marine Engineering Simulation and Modelling • Advanced Shipbuilding Technology • Waterborne Transportation Systems • Design Management • Project Work and Project Management • Environmental Impact and Sustainability • Maritime Safety and Risk • Information Management • Risk Management • Finance • Energy Management Systems • Group Project • Individual Project (MSc only)

CURRICULUM Compulsory Classes • Inspection and Survey • Maritime Safety and Risk • Design and Construction of FPSOs • Risers and Mooring Lines • Dynamics of Floating Offshore Installations • Offshore Engineering Practice • Finite Element Analysis of Floating Structures • Group Project • Individual Project (MSc only)

Students with a lesser knowledge of marine engineering may be required to take the following modules instead of some of those listed above: • Ship Power Systems and Design • Marine Environment Protection and Safety • Marine Transmission and Propulsion Systems

Elective Classes • Modelling and Optimisation in Design • Advanced Marine Structures

COURSE LENGTH

START DATE

MSc: 12 months full-time; PgDip: 9 months full-time

September

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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

September

First- or second-class BEng Honours degree or equivalent qualification.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS First- or second-class BEng Honours degree or equivalent qualification.

FUNDING Postgraduate Diploma students from EU countries may be able to get fees-only support from Student Awards Agency for Scotland (www.saas.gov.uk). Applications should be made to the Department in the first instance.

CAREERS Graduates are prepared for challenging and rewarding careers in the marine and related industries. These include design and operation of all types of marine vehicles; project management; systems design; safety management; support services; classification societies and consultancy services.

Contact

Dr B S Lee t: +44 (0)141 548 3070 e: b.s.lee@na-me.ac.uk

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; PgDip: 9 months full-time

CAREERS Graduates will be well-prepared for a challenging career in all sectors of offshore engineering dealing not only with floating systems but also fixed installations.

Contact

Dr B S Lee t: +44 (0)141 548 3070 e: b.s.lee@na-me.ac.uk

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Ship & Offshore Structures

Subsea Engineering

MSc/PgDip

The shipping industry is thriving both in terms of an increase in trade as well as an increase in new orders. This has led to a rise in the demand for design engineers, who can design and assess new ships and offshore structures. This course is designed for experienced or newly qualified engineers in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering or other related disciplines. Its main objectives are to: • produce high-calibre graduates with in-depth knowledge of ship and offshore structures capable of making significant contributions to the shipbuilding and offshore industry • provide graduate engineers of related disciplines with an opportunity to acquire advanced knowledge in ship and offshore structures • provide students with practical knowledge of the overall ship structure, its conception and design, as well as a sound basis of mathematical and engineering fundamentals

The structure of this course allows you to specialise in any one of the wide range of subject areas within the diverse discipline of Marine Technology. The course is designed for experienced or newly-qualified engineers in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or other related disciplines. This course produces high-calibre graduates with the in-depth subsea engineering expertise required to make a significant contribution to the offshore oil and gas industry. If you are a graduate engineer in a related discipline, you will have the opportunity to acquire advanced knowledge in subsea engineering, including overall subsea systems, their conceptions, design and installation.

CURRICULUM • Risers and Mooring Lines • Dynamics of Ships & Floating Offshore Structures • Reliability-based Structural Design and Plated Structures • Ultimate Strength of Ship and Shell Structures • Computational Modelling and Approximation in Structural Mechanics

• Computational Modelling of Non-linear Problems in Structural

CURRICULUM Compulsory Modules • Inspection and Survey • Maritime Safety and Risk • Risers and Mooring Lines • Marine Pipelines • Subsea Systems and Installation • Offshore Engineering Practice • Subsurface Technology • Group Project • Individual Project (MSc only)

• Materials Engineering • Group Project • Individual Project (MSc only)

Elective Modules • Design and Construction of FPSOs • Theory and Practice of Marine CFD • Computational Free Surface Hydrodynamics

START DATE

September

COURSE LENGTH

MSC: 12 months full-time; PgDip: 9 months full-time

MSc: 12 months full-time; PgDip: 9 months full-time

ENTRY REQUIREMNETS

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

BEng with first-or second-class honours or equivalent qualification.

First- or second-class BEng Honours degree or equivalent qualification.

Mechanics

Contact

Dr B S Lee t: +44 (0)141 548 3070 e: b.s.lee@na-me.ac.uk

Contact

Dr B S Lee t: +44 (0)141 548 3070 e: b.s.lee@na-me.ac.uk

DID YOU KNOW YY In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise NA-ME was the top-rated department in its Unit of Assessment in Scotland.

YY The Department has a Sigma 33, 33-foot yacht, available for use by students and staff for cruising and racing.

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Technical Management of Ship Operations MSc/PgDip This course is designed to give graduate engineers and wellqualified sea-going personnel with sufficient experience an opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills required for technical ship management. The course develops an in-depth understanding of those subjects essential for effective and efficient management of ships and fleets. The course allows students to come into contact with those in other branches of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering and thus develop multidisciplinary interests and skills. The main objectives of this course are to: • produce high-calibre graduates with in-depth knowledge in ship operations capable of making significant contributions to the industry as technical superintendents • provide graduate naval architects with a deeper understanding of the shipping industry and ship operations • provide an opportunity for graduate engineers of related disciplines to acquire advanced knowledge in ship operations

CURRICULUM Compulsory Modules • Waterborne Transportation Systems • Maritime Contracts and Insurance • Maritime Regulatory Framework • Inspection and Survey • Management Skills • Maritime Safety and Risk • Finance • Environmental Impact and Sustainability • Group Project • Individual Project (MSc only)

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; PgDip: 9 months full-time

START DATE September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • MSc: BEng with second-class Honours or equivalent qualification. • PgDip: Applicants with marginally lower qualifications will be considered for the PgDip. Applicants with other qualifications will be considered on an individual basis.

FUNDING PgDip students from EU countries may be able to get fees-only support from the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (www.saas.gov.uk). Applications should be made to the Department in the first instance.

CAREERS There is a great demand for well-qualified ship superintendents. Graduates will also be able to make a valuable contribution to the currently booming shipping industry.

Contact

Dr B S Lee t: +44 (0)141 548 3070 e: b.s.lee@na-me.ac.uk

PgDip candidates who perform well in the taught classes may be considered for transfer to MSc degree course.

Raul Meza, Mexico MSc in Subsea Engineering

The course is specific to the topic, and is very relevant for job prospects when I return to Mexico. I like the location in the city centre and there is a lot of transport available. I also like the facilities in the sport centre and the library. The city centre is beautiful and there are always many places to go after class. I have my family here and we are happy living near the University.

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National Centre for Prosthetics & Orthotics www.strath.ac.uk/prosthetics Taught Course MSc/PgDip/PgCert in Rehabilitation Studies (Open Learning only)

Research Degrees MPhil; PhD The National Centre for Prosthetics and Orthotics (NCPO) has a wide network of collaborative links with other departments in the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences, and the Faculty of Education, and also with clinical and research facilities across the UK and overseas. The Department’s purpose-built facilities allow flexibility to address the needs of different research projects. We have a range of equipment, including fully equipped workshops, an environmental-controlled laboratory, pressure measurement and scanning systems, rapid prototyping facilities and a respiratory gas monitoring system.

RESEARCH The NCPO has an active and expanding research portfolio of fundamental and applied research projects. Staff members have collaborative national and international links and attract research income from a variety of sources such as governments, charities and research councils.

Core research areas include: • Clinical evaluation of contemporary practice • Design and evaluation of prosthetic and orthotic components • Investigation of alternative materials for the field of P&O • Exploration of prosthetic components on human perception and performance

Research STUDENTS We welcome suitably-qualified individuals from a variety of disciplines to pursue research leading to the degrees of MSc, MPhil or PhD. Degrees can be completed on either a full-time or part-time basis on and off site. Students with an interest in a research theme not identified above are also encouraged to apply. Foreign students are requested to contact the International & Postgraduate Office of the University in order to familiarise themselves with the specific UK requirements on English proficiency and visa regulations (www.strath.ac.uk/igo/)

Contact

Dr Margrit Meier, Director of Research t: +44 (0)141 548 3691 e: margrit.meier@strath.ac.uk

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Rehabilitation Studies (open learning only)

MSc/PgDip/PgCert COURSE STRUCTURE

Reza Safari PhD student

I am studying for a PhD in Prosthetics and Orthotics at the National Centre for Prosthetics and Orthotics (NCPO). My work involves socket shape and volume quantification of two different transtibial prosthetic socket concepts using Magnetic Resonance Imaging. My interest in lower limb prosthetics research began while I was working as a lecturer at the University of Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran. I was awarded a full scholarship to pursue my PhD abroad by the same university. I chose the NCPO because it is one of the leading centres for research and education in Prosthetics and Orthotics in the world. Since the start of my PhD in 2006 I have had superb support both by university staff and my supervisors. I have also met other research students at the university to share experience and knowledge about my PhD. Here at the Strathclyde as an international student you never feel alone both in your studies and also your social life.

The course structure offers a variety of exit routes leading to different qualifications: The Masters of Science (MSc) degree requires a minimum of 180 credits: 120 from taught modules (at a standard of 50% and above) and 60 from the research project, which needs to be presented in form of a dissertation. The Diploma is awarded on completion of 120 credits at a standard of 50% or above. No dissertation is required. The Certificate is awarded on completion of 60 credits at a standard of 50% or above. Like with the Diploma, no dissertation is required. Students select instructional modules from the range available. Modules include coursework, tutorials and self-directed learning with appropriate academic support. Some modules are assessed by a written examination at the end of a compulsory residential week. The following modules are usually available, however, not all modules may run in every year.

MSc Compulsory Modules • Research Methodology • Data Analysis • Project Optional Modules • Clinical Governance • Performance Measurement • Orthotic Studies* • Prosthetic Studies* • Accountancy Studies • Management Studies • Introductory Biomechanics • Lower Limb Prosthetic Biomechanics • Lower Limb Orthotic Biomechanics • Clinical Gait Analysis * Orthotic/Prosthetic Studies are not available to Prosthetists or Orthotists

Restricted Modules (for professional prosthetists/orthotists only) • Advanced Prosthetic Science • Advanced Orthotic Science

COURSE LENGTH MSc: minimum 36 months; maximum 60 months PgDip: minimum 24 months; maximum 48 months PgCert: minimum 12 months; maximum 24 months

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • Degree from an approved university or a professional qualification. • The content of some courses may require a basic knowledge of

trigonometry and the ability to handle simple algebraic equations.

Foreign students are requested to contact the International & Graduate Office to familiarise themselves with the specific UK requirements on English proficiency and visa regulations (www.strath.ac.uk/igo).

Contact

Angela Irvine, Course Administrator t: +44 (0)141 548 3931 e: a.j.irvine@strath.ac.uk

Nationally and internationally-recognised research profiles, inter-university collaboration, highquality supervised study all make the Faculty an academically enriching environment for postgraduate students

Law, Arts & Social Sciences faculty of

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contents DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH STUDIES English Studies International Journalism Investigative Journalism Journalism Literature, Culture & Place Literary Journalism Renaissance Studies DEPARTMENT of GEOGRAPHY & SOCIOLOGY Media & Communication Research Refugee & Migration Studies Social Research department of Government Public Policy European Public Policy International Public Policy Political Research department of History Health History Historical Studies The North Atlantic World, c900-1800 Social History Law School LLB (Graduate Entry) Construction Law Criminology & Criminal Justice Human Rights Law International Economic Law International Law & Sustainable Development Information Technology & Telecommunications Law Diploma in Legal Practice Professional Competence Course department of Psychology Educational Psychology (DEdPsy) Educational Psychology (MSc) Research Methods in Psychology CENTRE FOR TRANSLATION & INTER-CULTURAL STUDIES

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The Faculty of Law, Arts & Social Sciences brings together a number of departments with strengths in teaching and research in law, humanities and social sciences. Staff in the Faculty encourage critical and imaginative thinking on intellectual, social, political, historical, literary and cultural issues within a broad humanistic perspective. Teaching is underpinned by relevant research and is delivered by staff noted for teaching excellence.

About 100 academic staff are engaged in research, and over 500 full-time and part-time postgraduates, as well as about 2,500 undergraduates, study in the Faculty, helping to create an environment for study and research which remains relevant in today’s world. Recent developments include the formulation of cutting-edge postgraduate courses such as a new LLM in International Law and Sustainable Development, and a new Centre in Election and Representation Studies.

Study Opportunities Taught and/or research postgraduate study opportunities are available across the spectrum of study areas in the Faculty and are valuable preparation for students seeking further qualifications. There are a number of scholarship opportunities available to students applying for postgraduate study in the Faculty (see the scholarships database at www.strath.ac.uk/igo/scholarships). Postgraduate students and staff across the Faculty can call on the services of the Social Statistics Laboratory for training in key IT skills, in addition to supporting computer use for statistical packages and qualitative analysis.

Interdisciplinary Research The Faculty promotes interdisciplinarity in research and education and has developed courses and clusters of research expertise which combine the techniques and interests of different subjects and transcend traditional boundaries. Increasingly, this interdisciplinary research is grouped in research centres of excellence, some drawing on formal and informal links with partner institutions in Glasgow. Joint programmes with the Universities of Glasgow and Stirling are well-established, and a joint centre in the history of health and health care with Glasgow Caledonian University has gone from strength to strength. Collaboration between the Universities of Strathclyde, Aberdeen and Trinity College Dublin offers a range of joint research and postgraduate opportunities in the field of Irish-Scottish-Celtic

Studies, complemented by a Scottish-Irish Research Network within Strathclyde. Specialist centres based in the faculty include: • Centre for Applied Social Psychology • Centre for Election and Representation Studies • Centre for Human Rights Law • Centre for Policy Change • Centre for Professional Legal Studies • Centre for Scottish Cultural Studies • Centre for Sentencing Research • Centre for Social History of Health and Health Care • Public Interest Research Network • Strathclyde Conflict and Resolution • Scottish Institute for Northern Renaissance Studies • Scottish Oral History Centre • Strathclyde School of Journalism and Communication Strong ties with several universities in Europe and North America enable regular exchange of staff and students, ideas and knowledge beyond our national boundaries. Collaboration between the English Studies Department and Carnegie Mellon in the US, for example, has resulted in the development of software for Shakespearean analysis and visiting expertise to the Strathclyde department. Areas of expertise across the Faculty include the following: • Issues of sustainability, globalisation and social justice, with research and course offerings crossing the disciplinary boundaries of law, sociology, journalism and government • Research groups in Psychology focusing on Brain and Cognition, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Road User Behaviour and Applied Social Psychology • A Centre for Elections and Representation Studies focused on the empirical study of how elections and democracy actually work • A collaborative Centre examining the social history of health and health care in modern societies • Human rights law and sentencing issues, with close collaboration and internship opportunities with Reprieve, a leading anti-death penalty organisation To discuss postgraduate research possibilities, see the contact details listed in the Departmental profiles.

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Department of English Studies www.strath.ac.uk/english TAUGHT COURSES Graduate Diploma in English Studies

MLitt/PgDip Journalism International Journalism Literary Journalism

MLitt/PgDip/PgCert Literature, Culture & Place Renaissance Studies

MSc/PgDip in Investigative Journalism (with the Department of Geography & Sociology) RESEARCH DEGREES MRes; MPhil; PhD Research and instructional degrees offer a wide variety of pathways within the four major research areas of the Department of English Studies: • Journalism and Creative Writing • Renaissance Studies • Literary Linguistics (applying linguistics to literary and media practice) • Literature, Culture & Place Our published output embraces both traditional and non-traditional areas of study, spanning fields as diverse as: • technology and literature • literature and architecture • media and culture • journalism ethics and the reporting of traumatic events • news analysis and investigative journalism • Renaissance literature and rhetoric • the Enlightenment and Romanticism • Edwardian, World War I and interwar literature • nostalgia and middlebrow culture • Scottish and Canadian writing • creative writing and performance • sexuality and identity • life writing In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, over half the publications by members of the Department were judged to be of ‘world-leading quality’ or ‘internationally excellent’. The Department is a founding member of the Scottish Institute for Northern Renaissance Studies, a major inter-institutional research centre, and hosts its courses in Renaissance Studies. It also hosts the AHRC-funded Middlebrow Network, the Research Group in Advanced Literary Linguistics and the Centre for Scottish Cultural Studies. Exchanges and research collaborations have been established with several overseas universities, including Carnegie Mellon University in the US and three institutions in Tunisia. A Creative Writing Fellow is appointed each year, and members of the Department have launched a new poetry society, Vital Synz, which has hosted readings by Simon Armitage, Carol Ann Duffy (now Poet Laureate) and Liz Lochhead. English Studies has a close relationship with the highly respected Strathclyde Theatre Group. The Strathclyde School of Journalism and Communication, a major centre for journalism educatin and research, is hosted in the Department.

The Journal of Linguistics, the Journal of Northern Renaissance Studies, and the International Journal of Scottish Literature are edited or co-edited from the Department. English Studies also supports the online refereed journal Ecloga, edited by postgraduates, which provides valuable editorial and reviewing experience, as well as a forum for publication.

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS Training for all postgraduates has been certified by the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and involves an assessed research skills class culminating in student presentations. This is supplemented by a Faculty-wide postgraduate training programme, and by student-led events such as Research Days. Additional seminars are led by visiting experts from the fields of publishing, journalism and creative writing, and we offer subjectspecific research training (eg palaeography, bibliography and print culture) as needed. The Department also has a research and training collaboration with the National Library of Scotland. Students are encouraged to gain conference, teaching and publication experience, with strong mentorial support. Weekly research seminars (convened jointly by staff and postgraduates) create a forum for the exchange of ideas and skills across a spectrum of intellectual interests and give students the opportunity to present papers and listen to visiting speakers from other institutions.

APPLYING TO A RESEARCH DEGREE PhD applicants usually have or are studying for a Master’s degree.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Most funding applications go to the AHRC, Carnegie Trust, or Strathclyde’s Research Scholarships scheme. For details, contact the Postgraduate Director (details below). The University also has a searchable database of funding opportunities (www.strath.ac.uk/igo/scholarships).

Contact

Faye Hammill, Postgraduate Director t: +44 (0)141 548 3751 e: faye.hammill@strath.ac.uk

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English Studies

International Journalism

Graduate Diploma

MLitt/PgDip

The Graduate Diploma in English Studies is primarily aimed at students who plan to undertake a career in secondary English teaching. It is particularly suitable if you already possess an Ordinary degree in English, or an Honours degree in another subject, and need to obtain the necessary credits for teacher training. Please note this course is not open to graduates of UK universities with an Honours degree in English literature.

The course combines the best of the highly respected Journalism programme with content created specifically for international applicants. The emphasis is on developing the practical and academic abilities required of a journalist working in a rapidly changing and increasingly interconnected global industry. Working in simulated newsrooms in purpose-built accommodation, students acquire key journalistic skills including: news values, news-gathering, news writing, interviewing techniques and feature writing.

CORE CLASSES You will take three one-semester classes from the Honours degree programme. These vary from year to year, but may include: • The Glasgow Novel • Shakespeare • Bodies and Culture • Children’s Literature • Victorian Literature and the Gothic Tradition • How and Why Does Language Change?

DISSERTATION All students submit a dissertation of 7,500-10,000 words on a topic of their choice.

COURSE LENGTH 9 months full-time; 18 months part-time

START DATE September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • First degree or other equivalent qualification. • Applicants whose qualification is in another subject must

satisfy the Department of their capacity to take an advanced course in English Studies.

CAREERS This course enables you to obtain the credits necessary for teacher training. Past students have also found it useful as a preparation for further personal and career development in the field of English studies, and some have gone on to study at MLitt and PhD level.

Contact

Dr Sarah Edwards t: +44 (0)141 548 3711 e: contact-english@strath.ac.uk

CURRICULUM Core Classes • Journalism in English – Writing and Professional Practice –

the class aims to create fluent practitioners, bridging the gap between the source languages of students and English as a medium of international journalism • Print and Internet Production • Journalism and Society • Specialist Journalism Project

Optional Classes Students select two classes from: • EU and UK Government and Public Administration • Scots Law • Options from the Investigative Journalism and Literary Journalism programmes The options offer students a chance to look at journalism from both practical and theoretical perspectives, deepening their understanding of the industry. Students are encouraged to engage with professional and ethical debates which impact on journalism. As well as being encouraged to undertake work placements, students use industry-standard software to produce their own newspaper and magazine. A series of guest speakers will offer students insights from the industry.

COURSE LENGTH MLitt: 12 months; PgDip: nine months

START DATE September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • A good Honours degree, or equivalent. • If English is not your first language you should have an IELTS score of 7.0 or equivalent.

• In addition to your completed application form and two

passport-size photographs, please supply: 250 words on why you want to be a journalist; and up to three examples of written or broadcast work.

Contact

Paul Rowinski, Programme Director t: +44 (0)141 950 3541 e: paul.rowinski@strath.ac.uk

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Investigative Journalism MSc/PgDip Investigative Journalism is one of the most challenging and rewarding branches of the media business. Whether it’s making the news with ground-breaking research and investigation, discovering documents and sources which lift the lid on wrongdoing, corruption or incompetence in government and business, or understanding what steps you have to take in order to overturn a wrongful conviction, this unique Master’s course will set you on the right path to realising your career goals in the journalism field. The course is designed to suit both mid-career journalists wanting to specialise in Investigative Journalism, and recent graduates wishing to establish careers in the media. Taught by award-winning journalists and academics in the Departments of English Studies and Geography & Sociology, participants will learn the latest investigative and research techniques, as well as studying ongoing cases from around the world. Strathclyde’s newsroom is used to teach the basics of writing investigative stories – whether in a news context, or in the form of longer in-depth features. In the classroom, the history of investigative journalism will be charted, providing students with a clear understanding of where this category of journalism emerged from and where it is going in our digital world. Courses in law and human rights will provide students with the legal and ethical contexts in which investigative journalism is pursued around the world.

CURRICULUM Core Classes • Investigative Journalism: History and Theory • Investigative Journalism: Project • Investigative Journalism and the Law • Investigative Research • Manufacture of Consent • Dissertation

Option Classes • Media Ethics • Covering Globalisation Students will also be able to take options from the MLitt courses in Journalism and International Journalism. Students have the opportunity to participate on a voluntary basis in the University’s Innocence Project. This is part of the UK’s campusbased charitable Innocence Network (www.innocencenetwork. org.uk) which examines active ‘real-life’ cases of alleged wrongful convictions of the innocent. The Strathclyde Innocence Project was the first of its kind in Scotland and is led by MSc Course Director and award-winning investigative journalist, Eamonn O’Neill. This presents students with the chance to use their investigative skills in a real-life scenario and as well as to use this experience as the basis for research as part of their Project Class and/or MSc Dissertation topic.

COURSE LENGTH 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time

START DATE September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • A good Honours degree, or equivalent, or professional

experience demonstrating capacity to study at Master’s level, and supportive academic and professional references. • Applicants may be asked to complete a pre-entry assignment. • Applicants citing professional experience in journalism may be asked to provide a portfolio of their writing. • You will also be expected to submit a statement explaining why you feel this course suits your needs.

Contact

Eamonn O’Neill t: +44 (0)141 548 3638 e: eamonn.o-neill@strath.ac.uk

Keshia Clukey MSc Investigative Journalism

I chose the Investigative Journalism program at Strathclyde because it’s one of the first of its kind, and truly innovative. This year I’ve unlocked miscarriages of justice, uncovered government corruption, and exposed serious health hazards. The unique part about this program is that the professors have all worked in the field and bring their different experiences into the classroom. The program uses the professors’ life experiences as well as the history of investigative journalism to teach us how to work in today’s world. I got the opportunity to meet a producer from the BBC, journalists working in the field, and police detectives, who were guest speakers in the class. Through the program, students are asked to join the Innocence Project, looking at real court cases. This allows students to take on the journalistic role of watchdog, seeing that justice is carried out properly, and in cases where it is not, seeing that it is corrected.

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Journalism

Literature, Culture & Place

MLitt/PgDip

MLitt/PgDip/PgCert

This course is aimed at graduates in any discipline seeking a career in journalism and is designed to prepare students for a first job in journalism in the UK, specifically those seeking National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) qualifications. The course is also appropriate to media professionals with relevant experience who seek a formal qualification. The course has full accreditation from the NCTJ. This course teaches the craft of journalism underpinned by vital professional studies such as law, ethics, public affairs and shorthand. Working in simulated newsrooms, students undertake reporting, writing and editing across a range of platforms including newspapers, magazines and online in order to prepare for a career that will focus increasingly on media convergence. Students learn key skills including news values, news-gathering, decision-making, interviewing, writing and production skills such as design and layout. In Semester 2, students devise, launch and produce their own publications. On successful completion of the Diploma, students may progress to the MLitt in which they prepare a dissertation on an approved topic in journalism studies.

The MLitt is a self-contained course that will allow graduates with first degrees in literature, cultural studies, or related areas to take their studies to a more specialised level or in an entirely new direction. This course is unique in the UK in its focus on the way literary and cultural texts from different periods and different countries represent and constitute notions of ‘place’ in a variety of ways. The course examines the notion of place from a number of different perspectives and across a variety of historical and geographical contexts.

CURRICULUM Core Classes • Practical Journalism – Content • Practical Journalism – Production Skills • Producing Media • Scots Law for Journalists

Those students who wish to follow the NCTJ curriculum also take a core class in Scottish Public Affairs.

Optional Classes Students also choose from a range of optional classes including: • Journalism and Society • Media Ethics • Investigative Journalism: Theory and History • Covering Globalisation • Journalism in Film and Literature

Placement Students also work in journalism placements of up to four weeks.

COURSE LENGTH MLitt: 12 months full-time; PgDip: 9 months full-time

1850-2000

• British Places: Literature 1880-1950 • Post-colonial Canadian Literature • Contemporary Scottish Cultural Studies The relationships between these different classes will be conceptualised differently by different students, but one thread that runs though several of them (including Post-colonial Canadian Literature) is an investigation of the way Scotland has been imaged and imagined in the last 300 years in different media and from different perspectives. The course takes advantage of the rich resources available locally. The Discovery of Scotland, for example, draws on the special collections of 18th-century Scottish travel writing in the University library and includes visits to the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh and to Loch Katrine in the Trossachs. Post-colonial Canadian Literature will take advantage of the extensive Canadian collections at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh.

COURSE LENGTH MLitt: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 21 months part-time PgCert: 4 months full-time; 9 months part-time

START DATE September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS First- or upper second-class Honours degree, or equivalent.

START DATE

CAREERS

September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • A good Honours degree, or equivalent, plus experience. • 250-word essay on why you want to be a journalist. • A 250-word article based on an interview with someone who is not famous but would be of interest to readers of a local weekly newspaper • Up to three examples of your own written or broadcast journalism.

CAREERS Students emerge with the skills necessary for a career in print, online or multimedia journalism. Graduates are currently working at the Press Association, Daily Mail, The Times, Sunday Herald, Big Issue, Herald, Scotsman and GMTV, as well as a range of weekly newspapers in the UK.

Contact

CURRICULUM Core Classes • The Discovery of Scotland • Uncanny Places: The Victorian Occult • Visions of Suburbia: Interdisciplinary Representations,

Dr Sallyanne Duncan t: +44 (0)141 950 3553 e: sallyanne.duncan@strath.ac.uk

The course functions as a stepping-stone for those who wish to go on to postgraduate research at PhD level. It is also suitable for those who wish to follow careers in teaching, the media, the arts, heritage industries and tourism.

Contact

Dr Tom Furniss t: +44 (0)141 548 3519 e: t.furniss@strath.ac.uk

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Literary Journalism

Renaissance Studies

MLitt/PgDip

MLitt/PgDip/PgCert

This instructional Master’s course will enable students with first degrees in literature, media and cultural studies, or related areas to develop their interests at a more advanced and specialised level, or to redirect their study in a new direction. The first in the UK to offer the study of journalism as a literary form, the course explores journalism through its Hollywood portrayal, and allows us to view the upheavals of the 20th century by means of the landmark texts of literary journalism produced by Ernest Hemingway and others. This is a course that focuses on the literary development of journalism and its interrelation with other media and cultural forms.

The course is designed for students who are interested in the literary and broader cultural aspects of the Renaissance period and wish to acquire a more specialised knowledge of the field. In particular, it explores the distinctiveness of northern Renaissance culture, including Scotland, and considers how existing historical and theoretical paradigms of the period might be adapted to reflect this difference. The programme is an inter-institutional degree taught by a team of tutors drawn from the Universities of Strathclyde, Stirling and Glasgow, and jointly awarded by the Universities of Strathclyde and Stirling under the aegis of the Scottish Institute for Northern Renaissance Studie (SINRS). The MLitt is also involved in a postgraduate exchange programme with Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

CURRICULUM Students take two core classes from the following list: • Journalism & Cultural Politics • Journalists in Film & Literature • The Literature of Journalism Two classes are chosen also from the following list: • Investigative Journalism: History & Theory • Investigative Journalism: Project • Manufacture of Consent • Investigative Research • Discovery of Scotland • Visions of Suburbia • The Victorian Occult • Scottish Cultural Studies • Literature and Landscape • Canadian Literature Students also take a class in Research Skills in Literature, Culture and Communication and students wishing to complete the MLitt write a dissertation of 15–20,000 words on a subject of their choice, related to the theme of the course.

COURSE LENGTH MLitt: 12 months full-time: 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 Months full-time; 21 months part-time

START DATE September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS First- or upper second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in Journalism, Literature, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, or a related subject. We welcome applications from overseas students with equivalent qualifications.

CAREERS The course is useful for those wishing to develop their careers in the cultural industries, the arts, PR, journalism and media. The course also offers ideal preparation for postgraduate research at the doctoral level, and the Department has a wide range of expert staff able to offer PhD supervision.

Contact

Dr Michael Higgins t: +44 (0)141 548 4678 e: michael.higgins@strath.ac.uk

CURRICULUM Core Classes The core classes introduce key areas of critical debate within Renaissance Studies, as well as the variety of genres, media and signifying practices used by writers and visual artists of the period.

Optional Classes Students may also choose from a broad menu of optional classes, covering topics such as Shakespeare studies; drama, rhetoric and gender; the Renaissance body; the Scottish Renaissance; and the history of the English language. The MLitt course culminates in a 15,000-word dissertation.

COURSE LENGTH MLitt: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 21 months part-time PgCert: 4 months full-time; 9 months part-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS First- or upper second-class Honours degree in English Literature or a cognate discipline (eg Linguistics, History, Art History, Intellectual History, History of Science), or an equivalent qualification.

CAREERS The course is an ideal preparation for doctoral research in any area of Renaissance Studies. The MLitt also provides advanced research, writing and communication skills which will benefit students hoping to enter careers in fields related to the arts, media, higher education or publishing. Students may also go on to apply for a place a joint doctoral programme, run under the aegis of SINRS, that offers PhD supervision in a variety of specialist areas.

Contact

Dr Alison Thorne t: +44 (0)141 548 3391 e: a.thorne@strath.ac.uk

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Department of Geography & Sociology www.strath.ac.uk/gs Taught Courses MSc/PgDip/PgCert Media & Communication Research Investigative Journalism (with Department of English Studies, see pg 103) Refugee and Migration Studies

Research Degrees MPhil, PhD MRes Geography MRes Social Research MRes Sociology The Department of Geography & Sociology provides an exciting environment within which to undertake a research or taught Master’s degree. The Department has an active research culture and a mission to foster interdisciplinary as well as discipline-based research training and research projects. Research falls into three main areas: Cities & Sustainability; Migration, Ethnicity & Society and Globalisation, Communication & Democracy. Postgraduate study may be undertaken by research or through a combination of research and instruction, on a full-time or parttime basis. A defining feature of the Department is the emphasis on conducting public interest research. This is reflected in the number of staff with international reputations in the fields of public sociology as well as applied and critical human geography. Our postgraduate courses equip students with the competencies required to carry out research which contributes to the key public policy debates of the moment. The Department is recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) as a centre for CASE studentships and the MRes in Social Research is also ESRC recognised for its research methods training. We have an outstanding track record of joint research with other public and private sector organisations, including the Scottish Government, National Lottery Charities Fund, Communities Scotland, Glasgow City Council, Greater Glasgow Health Board, Central Scotland Countryside Trust and NHS Scotland. Research funding has come from sources including the ESRC, Scottish Government, the British Council, British Academy, Leverhulme Trust, ScotEcon and the National Institute of Regional and Spatial Analyses. The Department has a well-equipped computer laboratory with substantial micro-computer, GIS, and word-processing facilities and ready access to databases and online library search facilities. The city-centre location of the University provides easy access to local and national government offices and a host of first-class libraries (such as The Mitchell Library). The Faculty’s Social Statistics Laboratory provides expert help in statistics and database analysis. A collection of digital maps on CD-ROM is being assembled.

RESEARCH The Department has a collaborative research strategy which emphasises the public role of research and its profile in public and policy debate via active dissemination strategies. It brings together complementary interests in ‘society, space and culture’ and actively seeks to maximise the benefits of the interdisciplinary

opportunities this offers. Our work spans the increasingly permeable boundaries of social/cultural geography and sociology. Areas include:

Cities & Sustainability The Department has a long-standing track record in research on the urban environment and experience, and a developing interest in questions of sustainability. A new focus on the global ethic and Scotland’s global sense of place is key to our development.

Migration, Ethnicity & Society The Department has a very strong collective interest in issues associated with migration, ‘race’ and ethnicity. This includes work that examines, among other interests, the legal and planning constructions of ethnicity, the protection and abuses of human rights, diasporic and national identities, ‘race’ and ethnicity, migration and refugee studies, multiculturalism and citizenship, racism and social exclusion and sectarianism in Scotland and Ireland. This research cluster has contacts and networks with the British Council, the Scottish Refugee Council, the Institute for Public Policy Research and the European Roma Rights Centre as well as other public and voluntary sector bodies.

Globalisation, Communication & Democracy The Department has a strong orientation towards research on globalisation and neoliberalism which encompasses work in a number of areas including global governance, (neo)liberal democracy and corporate power. Work on communication, media and journalism is an emerging focus of research and includes work on communicative power in relation to propaganda, public relations and promotional and consumer culture and on science communication. It also includes work on representation and the political economy of the media and journalism. The Department has a strong association with Spinwatch, which publishes public interest research on propaganda and corporate spin.

Public Interest Research Public Interest Research relates both to debates about Public Sociology and about public, participatory and critical Geography. We take the University motto of ‘useful learning’ seriously and are encouraging a strong ethos of public engagement with policy, political, public and media issues. The Public Interest Research Network is convened from the Department and staff are involved in a wide range of organisations which seek to bridge the gap between the University and the rest of society.

Research Students All research students undertake research training courses organised by the Department and other training elements appropriate to their research. Progress is monitored by means of regular reports written by the supervisor and discussed with the student, and presentation of findings at the Departmental research seminar series. In line with the public interest ethos of the Department, students are encouraged to present their findings to audiences beyond the University.

Contact

Dr Colin Clark t: +44 (0)141 548 3606 e: c.r.clark@strath.ac.uk

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Media & Communication Research

Refugee & Migration Studies (Social Research)

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

This course is designed to provide graduates from any social science or humanities discipline with an awareness of the principles and practice of media & communication research. It is intended to act as a ‘research route’ enabling students to continue on to postgraduate research degrees in the area of media, communication and journalism studies.

The MSc in Refugee and Migration Studies (Social Research) offers a multidisciplinary perspective on issues relating to the refugee experience and international migration trends, as well as a solid grounding in the key skills of social research. This course is particularly relevant to recent graduates in Sociology or Geography (or a related social science subject), who wish to pursue full-time training in social research, or those already employed in the public, voluntary or private sectors who either work in social, economic or refugee/migration-specific research or in policy advice and who wish to develop their knowledge and skills to enable them to work more effectively and gain a postgraduate qualification through part-time study.

COURSE STRUCTURE The programme consists of taught modules which together make up 120 credits. The dissertation is worth 60 credits. The course includes a combination of essays and exam assessment. Smallgroup work, report-writing and practical research tasks are also part of the assessed work.

Core Classes • Qualitative Methods • Social Research Today • Investigative Research • Research Design and Practice OR Research Skills in Literature, Culture and Communication

CURRICULUM All students undertake the following taught courses.

Core Classes • Human Rights and Immigration Legislation • Governing Cities of Difference • Designing Research

Options • Manufacture of Consent • Journalism and Society • Philosophy of Social Science • Quantitative Methods 1 • Principles and Practice of Communication Policy • Exploring the Internet: Organisational and Policy Issues • Journalism and Cultural Politics • Journalists in Film and Literature • The Literature of Journalism • Investigative Journalism: Theory and History

Options (three to be chosen) • Social Research Today • Qualitative Methods • Quantitative Methods • Philosophy of Social Science • Action Research • Investigative Research • Manufacture of Consent

Dissertation

COURSE LENGTH

MSc students undertake a 15,000-word dissertation.

MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 18 months part-time PgCert: 6 months full-time; 12 months part-time

COURSE LENGTH

Dissertation MSc students undertake a 15,000 word dissertation.

MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 18 months part-time PgCert: 9 months full-time; 9 months part-time

START DATE

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

September

First- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in geography, sociology or a cognate social science discipline.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS First- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in Social Science.

CAREERS Students emerging from this course will have developed independence in learning and be high-quality employable postgraduates. They will have achieved an understanding of the principles, concepts and practicalities within the field of media and communication studies as related to social research. They will have enhanced existing or developed new skills that will further their employability or, should they choose, prepare them for a postgraduate research degree.

Contact

Professor David Miller t: +44 (0)141 548 3794 e: davidmiller@strath.ac.uk

September

CAREERS You will emerge from this course with the knowledge and skills required to proceed to a PhD, obtain an academic research job, obtain or enhance current employment in a wide range of public, voluntary and private sector organisations where the ability to commission, conduct and communicate social research (especially in the broad area of refugee and migration studies) is a valuable asset.

Contact

Dr Wun Fung Chan t: +44 (0)141 548 3795 e: wun.chan@strath.ac.uk

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Social Research MRes The MRes in Social Research is the principal research training course in the Department of Geography & Sociology. The course offers you a combination of skills training and research experience which will enable you to operate effectively as a social researcher. The course is recognised by the ESRC as a foundation course for +3 PhD study. This course is particularly relevant to recent graduates in Sociology or Geography (or a related social science subject), who wish to pursue full-time training in social research, or those already employed in the public, voluntary or private sectors who either work in social or economic research or in policy advice who wish to develop their knowledge and skills to enable them to work more effectively and gain a postgraduate qualification through part-time study.

CURRICULUM Core Classes • Social Research Today – the social and political contexts which shape much contemporary policy research

• Philosophy of Social Science – introduces questions of the intellectual status of social science

• Qualitative Methods – the philosophy and practice of qualitative

Department of Government www.strath.ac.uk/government Taught Courses MSc/PgDip Public Policy European Public Policy International Public Policy Political Research

Research Degrees MPhil; PhD Strathclyde’s Department of Government has a long history of international research excellence and has an excellent record of attracting external research funding. In four successive Research Assessment Exercises (RAE) it obtained a top ‘5’ rating and was one of only six politics departments in the UK to have attained this distinction. In the 2008 RAE, 75 per cent of the research conducted within the Department was judged to be internationally recognised or excellent in terms of its originality, significance and rigour.

inquiry in the social sciences

• Quantitative Methods – principles and practice of using survey

methodology and some of the statistical tools which are available for the analysis of survey data • Investigative Research – advanced training in the skills, tactics and techniques of investigative research Workshops prepare students for their dissertation – a key part of the Department’s mentoring programme for students undertaking original empirical research

The Department offers a congenial setting for postgraduate study and has a lively graduate body of both research and taught MSc students. The Department is committed to developing the career skills as well as the academic knowledge of its postgraduates, with the result that its graduates are highly competitive in the employment market.

COURSE LENGTH

The Department is made up of internationally recognised scholars and offers first-class supervision across four main areas of political science:

MRes: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 21 months part-time PgCert: 4 months full-time; 9 months part-time

RESEARCH AREAS Elections and Representation

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS First- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in geography, sociology or a cognate social science discipline.

Contact

Dr Patricia McCafferty t: +44 (0)141 548 5787 e: patricia.mccafferty@strath.ac.uk

The Department has a particular strength in the study of voting behaviour, political attitudes, political parties and parliaments, and is one of the leading centres of quantitative political science in the UK. Members of the Department conducted the 2007 Scottish Election Survey as well as the definitive study of the membership of the Scottish National Party. The Centre for Elections and Representation Studies was established in 2009 as a showcase for the Department’s expertise and attracts scholars from Europe and North America to its conferences. In 2009 the Department hosted the annual conference of the Political Studies Association’s Elections and Public Opinion group.

Public Policy The Department has a long-standing reputation for research in public policy. Its expertise includes all the main areas of public policy, with a particular focus on the politics of crisis management, the conditions that contribute to policy success, policy learning and transfer, European Union policy, public policy in post-devolution Scotland, and environment and energy policy.

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FACT FILE YY Dr Christopher Carman, joined the University in 2007 as a John Anderson Senior Research Lecturer in Policy Change and Civil Governance. He has been instrumental in the establishment of the Centre for Elections & Representations Study (CERS), which brings together the many scholars in the Department of Government with an interest and expertise in studying empirically how elections and democracy actually work.

Governance and Institutions Members of the Department have international reputations in the study of parliaments in Scotland, the UK, and Europe. There is also a concentration of expertise in multi-level governance, with a particular focus on relations between Scotland and Europe. We have a distinctive profile in this area of the discipline, with a strong emphasis on institutionalist approaches to governance.

International Politics In recent years the Department has developed strengths in international politics. We have particular expertise in international public policy, the role of NGOs in international relations, the politics of the anti-globalisation movement, constructivist theories of security and ‘securitisation’, and feminist perspectives on international relations.

RESEARCH DEGREES The Department is able to provide PhD supervision in any of the fields of research outlined above. The Department has ESRC recognition for 1+3 and +3 awards. The MSc degrees in Public Policy and Political Research are recognised by the ESRC as Research Training programmes. The Department has an excellent record of success in securing studentships for applicants as well as ensuring high completion rates for PhDs. Particular importance is attached to developing the career skills and experience of our postgraduates.

Contact

Professor Stephen Padgett, Postgraduate Director: Research Programmes t: +44 (0)141 548 2917 e: stephen.padgett@strath.ac.uk e: contact-government@strath.ac.uk

YY With expertise in voting behaviour, electoral systems, social and political attitudes, political parties and parliaments, the Centre is primarily interested in the ‘mature’ democracies of Europe, North America and Australasia, with particular expertise in the United States and Germany as well as the United Kingdom. It has a particular interest in the impact of devolution on Scottish politics. Many of its members also have considerable experience and expertise in undertaking social surveys.

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Public Policy

European Public Policy

MSc/PgDip

The MSc in Public Policy is designed for full-time and parttime students who wish to proceed to a PhD or develop their professional skills. It is fully recognised as an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) research training course and is approved for the receipt of 1+3 ESRC studentships. The course provides a thorough grounding in public policy research as well as training in analytical and methodological skills which can be applied in future study or employment. Classes are taught by internationally recognised experts in politics and public policy and there is a vibrant and welcoming postgraduate community.

This course is designed for full-time and part-time students who wish to proceed to a PhD or develop their professional skills. This MSc programme provides a thorough grounding in public policy, with a particular emphasis on further detailed exploration of the application of theories and methods appropriate to European public policy research. You will develop your skills and knowledge in the analysis of European Public Policy in an internationallyrenowned public policy research environment. Classes are taught by internationally recognised experts in European politics and public policy and there is a vibrant and welcoming postgraduate community with MSc students from, for example, Turkey, Greece, Vietnam, India and Romania.

CURRICULUM You take four core classes and two optional classes and MSc students complete a dissertation. Core classes and optional classes are taught in parallel over both semesters.

Core Classes

CURRICULUM Students take four core classes and two optional classes and MSc students complete a dissertation.

List of classes will normally include; • Policy Analysis • Comparative Public Policy and two of the following: • Philosophy of Social Science • Quantitative Methods: Survey Methods • Quantitative Methods: Statistics and Analysis • Qualitative Methods

Core Classes

Optional Classes

Optional units are taught in both semesters in parallel with the core units. You choose two from a range of classes which normally includes: • European Governance • European Political Economy • Green Politics • The European Policy Process • Political Parties • Territorial Politics in Comparative Perspective • International Security: Concepts and Issues • International Relations Theory in a Global Age • Welfare State and Comparative Public Policy • Perspectives on British Governance • Feminism and Politics • Political Behaviour • Difference and Democracy • Contesting Global Governance • Crises, Disasters and Public Policy • Human Rights in International Relations

You choose two from a range of classes which normally includes: • International Institutions and Regimes • Contesting Global Governance • Philosophy of Social Science • Qualitative Methods • Quantitative Methods: Survey Methods • Quantitative Methods: Statistics and Analysis • Green Politics • The European Policy Process • Political Parties • Territorial Politics • International Security: Concepts and Issues • International Relations Theory in a Global Age • Welfare State and Comparative Public Policy • Crises, Disasters and Public Policy • Human Rights in International Relations

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 21 months part-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS First- or upper second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in social science.

CAREERS Graduates have gone on to careers in the Scottish Government and NHS and in the voluntary and charitable sector, in the private sector as policy consultants; and in academia, following completion of a PhD.

Contact

Postgraduate Administrator e: contact-government@strath.ac.uk

The core classes provide an introduction to the theory and practice of public policy, as well as the wider European context within which public policy is made and implemented: • Public Policy • European Public Policy • International Public Policy • Political Research

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 21 months part-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS First- or upper second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in social science.

CAREERS Students graduating with an MSc in European Public Policy are currently employed in diverse policy-oriented posts. For example, one recent graduate is a Public Manager in the Romanian Child Protection Agency.

Contact

Postgraduate Administrator e: contact-government@strath.ac.uk

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International Public Policy

Political Research

MSc/PgDip

This course is designed for full-time and part-time students who wish to proceed to a PhD or develop their professional skills. The MSc in International Public Policy provides students with a thorough grounding in public policy analysis in an international context. You will develop your skills and knowledge in the analysis of International Public Policy in an internationally-renowned public policy research environment. Classes are taught by internationally recognised experts in international politics and public policy and there is a vibrant and welcoming postgraduate community with MSc students from, for example, Turkey, Greece, Vietnam, India and Romania.

This course is relevant for full-time and part-time students who wish to proceed to a PhD or to develop their professional skills and extend their understanding of political research. The MSc in Political Research is fully recognised and meets the research training requirements for the award of Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 1+3 research studentships. An important feature of the course is the exploration of different theoretical and methodological approaches and their connections to the real world of politics. Classes are taught by internationally recognised experts in politics and public policy and there is a vibrant and welcoming postgraduate community.

CURRICULUM

You take four core classes and two optional classes and MSc students complete a dissertation.

You take four core classes and two optional classes and MSc students complete a dissertation. Core classes and optional classes are taught in parallel over both semesters.

Core Classes These classes provide an introduction to public policy, as well as the international context within which public policy is made and implemented: • International Institutions and Regimes • Contesting Global Governance • Policy Analysis • Comparative Public Policy

Optional Classes You choose two from a range of classes which normally includes: • European Governance • European Political Economy • Philosophy of Social Science • Qualitative Methods • Quantitative Methods: Survey Methods • Quantitative Methods: Statistics and Analysis • Green Politics • The European Policy Process • Political Parties • Territorial Politics • International Security: Concepts and Issues • International Relations Theory in a Global Age • Welfare State and Comparative Public Policy • Crises, Disasters and Public Policy • Human Rights in International Relations

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 21 months part-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS First- or upper second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in social science.

CAREERS Many graduates continue to PhD-level study or return to work in their national administrations.

Contact

Postgraduate Administrator e: contact-government@strath.ac.uk

Core Classes • Philosophy of Social Science • Qualitative Methods • Quantitative Methods: Survey Methods • Quantitative Methods: Statistics and Analysis Optional Classes List of classes will normally include: • European Governance • European Political Economy • Green Politics • The European Policy Process • Political Parties • Territorial Politics in Comparative Perspective • International Security: Concepts and Issues • International Relations Theory in a Global Age • Welfare State and Comparative Public Policy • Policy Analysis • Perspectives on British Governance • Feminism and Politics • Political Behaviour • Comparative Public Policy • Difference and Democracy • Contesting Global Governance • Crises, Disasters and Public Policy • Human Rights in International Relations

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 21 months part-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS First- or upper second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in social science.

CAREERS Some graduates work as researchers for MPs and members of the European Parliament; others are furthering their academic research to PhD level.

Contact

Postgraduate Administrator e: contact-government@strath.ac.uk

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Department of History www.strath.ac.uk/history Taught Courses MSc/PgDip HIstorical Studies The North Atlantic World, c900-c1800 Social History

MSc/PgDip/PgCert in Health History Research Degrees MRes; MPhil; PhD The Department of History is strongly committed to postgraduate research and training and has a graduate school of 25 full-time and part-time students. The Department’s research is focused in the early-modern and modern eras, with particular emphasis on Scotland, the wider British Isles, continental Europe, and Empire. It also has significant research interests in North America. New appointments have been made in subjects such as late medieval and early modern (c. 1450-1800) Scottish and British history, modern European history, Asian and African history and the history of medicine. Major grants have been awarded to staff by the ESRC, AHRC, British Academy, Wellcome Trust and Carnegie Trust to carry out research, and publications from the Department have been shortlisted for prizes such as the Longman/History Today Book of the Year Prize and the Whitfield Prize. Regular meetings organised by the Department include the ‘Cradle to the Grave’ History of Medicine Seminar, the Scottish German and European Seminar. History seminars and conferences in 2008/09 include the annual conference of the Modern British History Network, the annual convention of the Society for the Social History of Medicine and the UK Oral History Society conference. The Department is also home to a number of specialised, collaborative research centres:

Centre for the Social History of Health & Healthcare This cooperative venture between Strathclyde and Glasgow Caledonian University supports research in the social history of health and health care in modern societies. Members of the group have a number of ongoing research projects funded by Wellcome Trust and ESRC and there are several Master’s and PhD students working in the Centre. Staff teach the MSc Health History and provide supervision on projects on most aspects of the social history of health and health care, with particular expertise in the history of occupational health, colonialism and medical markets and the medicalisation of life and death.

Scottish Oral History Centre The Scottish Oral History Centre was set up in 1995 to support the use of oral history within the academic community and in cognate areas such as archives and museums. The Centre seeks to tackle the issues concerning the use of oral history in research, runs regular training seminars and its staff supervise oral history-based Master’s and PhD theses. It promotes the development of ‘best practice’ in relation to the conduct and utilisation of all types of oral history research.

Research Centre in Scottish History The Research Centre in Scottish History provides an additional regional focus for the Department’s research activity by supporting fellowships and hosting conferences and seminar programmes in Scottish history from the early modern period to the present day, as well as furthering collaborative research with other institutions in the United Kingdom, Ireland and beyond. Far from examining

Scotland within a vacuum, the aim of the Centre is to place Scotland within a wider context, whether archipelagic, European, Atlantic or Imperial. The first major seminar series addressed the theme of Scotland in the 20th Century; and subsequent series have been concerned with 17th, 18th and 19th-century Scotland. Other specialised conferences on Scottish-Irish relations have been held in the past and another is planned for 2010.

Scottish Centre for Gender History The Scottish Centre for Gender History, established in 2007, brings together historians based at the Universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow who have gender as their principal or secondary research and teaching interest. Scholarship ranges from the early medieval to the late modern period. It aims to be an international research centre for the study of gender history; to promote collaborative research across chronological boundaries and geographical areas in gender history; to encourage collaboration in the area of gender studies with other relevant organisations and scholars; to provide a focus for the continued development of research and teaching in gender history and to facilitate capacity-building and the intellectual development of the next generation of scholars in gender history.

Postgraduate Study Postgraduate studentships are available from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Wellcome Trust and there are a limited number of scholarships offered by the University. Nearby repositories of historical source materials include the Mitchell Library, Glasgow City Archives, Glasgow University Library, Glasgow Business Records Centre, the National Library of Scotland and the National Archives (Scotland). The University Library provides up-to-date bibliographical resources. The Department runs a comprehensive training programme in historical theory, research methods and techniques in conjunction with the University of Glasgow (see MSc in Social History, pg 114). Students also have access to postgraduate training courses at the University of Edinburgh. Specialised research training courses are available on demand in other relevant areas, including oral history, quantitative methods, languages and gender studies. Research conferences encourage postgraduates from Scottish universities to present and discuss their work. The University is committed to interdisciplinary approaches in both postgraduate and undergraduate education and there are a number of courses and areas of expertise which combine the techniques and interests of different subjects and transcend traditional boundaries. The main research-based degrees are the MPhil (one year) and the PhD (usually one year of training followed by three years of research). The MRes is a one-year course which provides extensive training in research methods in history and includes instructional classes and a thesis.

Study Abroad Opportunities The Department has a long-standing postgraduate student exchange programme with Central Michigan University with funded places for students to study for a Master’s in History. Students on the PgDip in North Atlantic World c900-c1800 (see pg 114) can take one optional class offered by the University of Oslo or the University of Ulster.

Contact

Professor Arthur McIvor t: +44 (0)141 548 2212 e: a.mcivor@strath.ac.uk

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Health History

Historical Studies

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

MSc/PgDip

This research-led degree is intended for historians from the health and allied professions and those with a broad interest in social history. It is designed to introduce students to issues and controversies in the history of health and healthcare through local and global case studies. The programme covers topics as diverse as the origins of modern drug abuse, the physical impacts of industrial work, the development of the NHS and modern medicine in Africa and Asia. It is delivered by the Centre for Social History of Health and Healthcare Glasgow (CSHHH), a research collaboration between the University of Strathclyde and Glasgow Caledonian University funded by the Wellcome Trust.

This taught postgraduate programme introduces students to an advanced level study of history, providing the opportunity to deepen their historical awareness and understanding. The programme offers rigorous training in historical research methods and sources, a wide choice of classes and a great deal of flexibility in the curriculum. Students can choose to study thematic, historiographical or theoretical topics across a broad chronological and geographical range, while there is also the possibility of specialising in a particular ‘stream’ or period – such as international relations history in the 19th and 20th centuries. It will equip students with the key generic research skills and resources required for successful completion of this programme and for pursuing further research. Students take an assessed curriculum of prescribed and optional classes, outlined below.

CURRICULUM Compulsory Core Module • Sources and Methods in the History of Medicine/Health and Healthcare (two-part module)

Option Modules (four to be chosen, two per semester) • Origins and Development of the NHS, 1919 to the Present • Debates & Controversies in the History of Medicine, Health &

Healthcare • Historical Methods & Interpretation • Health and Healthcare in the Long 19th Century • Governing Highs and Health: History and the Control of Drugs, c1800-c1945 • Death and Modernity • Work and Occupational Health in the 20th Century: Comparative Perspectives • Nursing and Caring: A Profession for Women, 1840-1948 • Themes in the History of Health and Colonial Medicine in South Asia • Module by Negotiated Study

CURRICULUM Core Classes • Sources, Skills and Methods for Historians 1 • Sources, Skills and Methods for Historians 2 Optional Classes • Social Theory and Social History • Palaeography, c1500-c1800 • Diplomacy and Political Economy in Interwar Europe • Britain, France & the United States, 1945-1958: Diplomacy, Strategy & Alliance

MSc students also write a dissertation of 10,000 words.

• Britain and the World in the 19th Century • Transatlantic Influences: The United States and Europe after 1958 • Employers, Elites and the State 1830-1940 • War and Society, 1914-1945: A Comparative Approach • Arab Societies in the Age of Nationalism: 1900-1945 • The Patriarchal Family in Early Modern Society • Cooperation and Conflict • Governing Highs and Health: History and the Control of Drugs • Work and Occupational Health in the 20th Century • Themes in the History of Health and Colonial Medicine in

COURSE LENGTH

• Maximum of 20 credits from choice of other Level 5 classes

Dissertation

MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 18 months part-time PgCert: 4 months full-time; 9 months part-time

South Asia

offered by the Faculty

Dissertation MSc students also write a dissertation.

START DATE September

COURSE LENGTH

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 18 months part-time

Second-class Honours degree or equivalent, in History or related discipline.

START DATE September

CAREERS Graduates have in-depth training and intellectual skills in a major field of historical enquiry and research training for the pursuit of doctoral or other research studies.

Contact

Professor Arthur McIvor t: +44 (0)141 548 2212 e: a.mcivor@strath.ac.uk w: www.gcal.ac.uk/historyofhealth

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Second-class Honors degree, or equivalent, in History or a related subject.

Contact

Professor Arthur McIvor t: +44 (0)141 548 2212 e: a.mcivor@strath.ac.uk

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The North Atlantic World, c900-c1800

Social History

MSc/PgDip

This is an innovative taught postgraduate programme run jointly by the Departments of History at the University of Ulster, Oslo and Strathclyde. The aim is to provide students with an introduction to advanced level study of the history of the North Atlantic region (Scotland, Ireland and Scandinavia) in the early modern period. It will also equip students with the key generic research skills and resources (including Palaeography) required for successful completion of this programme and for pursuing further research. Students take an assessed curriculum of prescribed and optional classes, with the opportunity to take classes offered from Ulster and Oslo Universities.

This taught postgraduate programme is run jointly by the Department of History at Strathclyde and the School of History & Archaeology at the University of Glasgow. Registered students are members of both universities, and have access to all facilities on both campuses. The aim is to provide students with a foundation in the use of social theory in history, to introduce them to a wide range of topics in the social, cultural and imperial history of Scotland, Britain, Western Europe and the USA, and to equip them with generic research skills. Students take an assessed curriculum of prescribed and optional classes, and attend day-conferences on research methods and workshops on research design in History. All the classes are taught on an informal, seminar basis and are assessed by essays and other written work. The course is ESRC-accredited and supported by quota awards from the ESRC.

CURRICULUM Core Classes • Sources, Skills and Methods for Historians 1 • Sources, Skills and Methods for Historians 2 • Palaeography c1500-c1800 Optional Classes • The Lordship of the Isles • Plantation by Land and Sea, 1540-1700 • Scotland and Ulster in the Early Modern North Atlantic World • Conflict Resolution and Arbitration, c1500-1700 • Quantitative Methods 1: Survey Methods OR • Quantitative Methods 2: Statistics and Analysis • One Level 5 class worth at least 20 credits offered by the Universities of Oslo and Ulster

CURRICULUM Core Classes • Social Theory & Social History • Research Resources & Skills for Historians • Quantitative Methods • Qualitative Methods Optional Classes • Philosophy of Social Sciences • Employers, Elites and the State: Capitalism in Britain, c1830-1940

Dissertation

September

• Women & the Family in Early Modern Britain & Europe • Britain’s Empire: Historiography and Sources • Texts and Beliefs • History of Medicine before 1850 • History of Medicine, 1850-2000 • Gender & History • Social Investigation in Britain: from Mayhew to Mass-Observation • War and Society, 1914-1945: A Comparative Approach • Arab Societies in the Age of Nationalism: 1900-1945

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Dissertation

Second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in History or a related subject.

Candidates for the MSc also write a dissertation of around 12,000 words.

MSc students also write a dissertation.

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 18 months part-time

START DATE

Contact

Professor Arthur McIvor t: +44 (0)141 548 2212 e: a.mcivor@strath.ac.ukk

COURSE LENGTH 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in History or a related subject.

Contact

Professor Arthur McIvor t: +44 (0)141 548 2212 e: a.mcivor@strath.ac.ukk

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Law School www.strath.ac.uk/law TAUGHT COURSES LLB Graduate Entry LLM/PgDip in Construction Law LLM/PgDip/PgCert Human Right Law International Economic Law International Law & Sustainable Development Information Technology & Telecommunications Law

MSc/PgDip/PgCert in Criminology & Criminal Justice Pre-qualification Courses PgDip in Legal Practice Professional Competence Course RESEARCH DEGREES LLM; MPhil; PhD Strathclyde’s Law School stands strongly within the top flight of UK Law Schools, and is one of the leading research establishments in Scotland. As well as holding the highest grade possible (exemplary) after the official independent review conducted by the Quality Assurance Agency, in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise our overall ranking placed us 13th in the UK out of 67 Law Schools, and with 60 per cent of the Law School’s activities receiving the highest gradings of world-class (4*) or internationally excellent (3*), this score ranks us seventh in the UK and top in Scotland. The Law School is aligning itself with the University’s emerging institutional agenda of greater interdisciplinarity and internationalisation. This is being achieved by the development of research clusters which engage with other departments, and by providing postgraduate programmes with an international perspective. The research clusters currently being developed by the Law School are Punishment (Centre for Sentencing, Punishment & Justice); Regulation (Centre for Social and Economic Regulation); and Education, Law and Technology (Centre for Education, Law and Technology). The Law School houses several centres of excellence, including the Centre for Sentencing Research and the Centre for Professional Legal Studies. The Centre for Human Rights Law was relaunched in autumn 2008. Teaching methods use the latest technology and student-centred learning. Students may be assessed by presentations, group work, course essays and pre-seen exam questions, as well as by the traditional exam, reflecting the variety of skills relevant in the workplace environment. The Law School is home to Scotland’s first and only university Law Clinic, providing real-life experience of the law for our students and an invaluable service for those who do not qualify for legal aid and cannot otherwise afford legal advice. Since its establishment in 2003, around 300 students have been involved in representing over 500 clients in Employment Tribunals, Small Claims Courts and other Sheriff Court proceedings. Originally, all assistance was provided by the students on a voluntary basis but recently students have been able to use their cases as a basis for academic study on the undergraduate programme.

Strathclyde Law students have the opportunity to participate in ‘mooting’ – mock trials involving public speaking and the use of legal debating skills. Participants take part as teams of two (a ‘senior’ and ‘junior’ counsel), and argue for opposing legal outcomes. The fictitious legal case tests participants’ abilities to research legal problems, discover the strongest legal arguments, present their arguments confidently and coherently in front of some of the most distinguished judges in the land, and anticipate the arguments of the opposing team. As such, Strathclyde students become familiar with the rules of courtroom etiquette, gain confidence in speaking in front of learned judges, and develop sophisticated legal reasoning skills, getting to know particular areas of law in great detail. In addition to a vibrant internal competition, Strathclyde mooters enjoy considerable success in national and international competitions, with one of the most active Mooting Societies in Scotland. The Law School has a thriving postgraduate community and a diverse portfolio of taught courses, recently extended to include Master’s programmes in International Economic Law, and International Law and Sustainable Development (see course entries on pg 118). At the Law School, the Centre for Professional Legal Studies (CPLS) offers training programmes at the forefront of professional legal education in Scotland, including the Professional Competence Course and the Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice.

RESEARCH Staff expertise covers a wide range of specialist areas of the law: • Competition Law • Computers and the Law • Criminal Law • Criminal Justice and Criminology • Employment Law • Environmental and Planning Law • European Law • Family Law • Financial Services Regulation • Human Rights Law • International Business Law • Legal Education • Medical Law • Law of Obligations • Social Welfare Law • Socio-Legal Studies

Contact

Ayla Cevic t: +44 (0)141 548 3119 e: research@law.strath.ac.uk

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LLB Graduate Entry

Construction Law

(full-time)

LLM/PgDip

This undergraduate course is available to graduates of another discipline who wish to complete a law degree in two years. Application should be made online via UCAS (www.ucas.com). At present, all successful graduate entrants receive a bursary of £1,000 in the first year. Bursaries may be awarded by open competition in the second year. The LLB is both a professional qualification and a rigorous intellectual training in its own right. Those wishing to enter the legal profession in Scotland require to complete a further one-year university Diploma in Legal Practice (see pg 120), as well as a two-year traineeship with an appropriate legal firm.

CURRICULUM The following curriculum is a typical course of study incorporating compulsory classes which give full exemption from the Law Society of Scotland’s professional examinations. You normally enter the programme with 80 credits to reflect your previous degree.

Year 1 • Domestic Relations • Criminal Law • Public Law 1 • Legal Methods • Law and Society • Legal Process • Voluntary Obligations: Contract and promise Year 2 • Evidence • Property • Involuntary Obligations: Delict and Unjust Enrichment • Commercial Law • EU Law • Public Law 2 • Elective COURSE LENGTH Two years

COURSE STRUCTURE The programme requires the completion of four modules. Taking one module per semester will allow you to complete the programme over two years; two modules per semester will allow completion in one year. To facilitate attendance by those in employment, classes are presented during the week in the early evening, with occasional Saturday sessions. Assessment is based on performance in coursework and/or the written exam papers, and for those seeking award of the LLM, the completion of a dissertation. In the near future certain elements of the programme may be available by online distance learning.

CURRICULUM Participants from the construction industry (without a formal legal qualification) study the module Legal Process and the Law of Contract and Other Obligations. Those with a legal qualification study The Context of Construction. Both groups also study The Law of the Construction Industry, and The Law and Practice of Construction Management – Construction Procurement. Students also select one module from the following: • Dispute Resolution • Private Finance Initiative (availability subject to demand), or one module from another LLM course By taking the Dispute Resolution module as part of the LLM course, students gain exemption from the associate and member examinations of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

COURSE LENGTH LLM: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 21 months part-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

START DATE

First- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, or relevant professional qualifications.

September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • Honours or Pass/Ordinary degree which demonstrates strong

academic achievement. • Applicants who do not meet these requirements may also be considered and may be called for interview. • Applicants whose first language is not English must possess a recent English qualification, ie IELTS 7.0 or equivalent.

CAREERS Our graduates’ career successes indicate that the LLB provides the skills required by society generally and the legal profession in particular.

Contact

Construction Law is a vibrant area of law involving a wide range of professionals. This programme enables lawyers and construction industry professionals to develop specialised knowledge and an understanding of the essential aspects of Construction Law.

Dr Mary Ford t: +44 (0)141 548 4735 e: mary.ford@strath.ac.uk For queries about fees/bursaries contact: Janet Riddell t: +44 (0)141 548 3738 e: courses@law.strath.ac.uk

CAREERS A diverse range of students – working in the UK and overseas – benefit from the expert knowledge they gain by completing the Construction Law qualification. The course is renowned for offering enhanced career prospects and excellent networking opportunities.

Contact

Linda Ion t: +44 (0)141 548 3738 e: courses@law.strath.ac.uk

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Criminology & Criminal Justice

Human Rights Law

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

LLM/PgDip/PgCert

This interdisciplinary degree draws on the resources, skills and research interests of the academics and criminologists at both the Centre for Sentencing Research at the University of Strathclyde and the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research at the University of Glasgow. It is taught by a range of staff from sociology, law and urban studies departments. Applications are via Glasgow University. The course has a strong topical relevance, whether looking at recent cases involving offenders under supervision who have committed serious crimes, or the ongoing issues around developing better systems to tackle youth justice and anti-social behaviour or the problems of corporate crime, state crime and terrorism.

This course meets the growing demand for expertise in national and international human rights law with modules ranging across the domestic, European and international levels. The programme offers law graduates, graduates in related disciplines and those with relevant professional qualifications the opportunity to study human rights law and culture in depth.

CURRICULUM

CURRICULUM Core Modules

The course comprises a comprehensive mix of core modules and optional subjects and a dissertation.

Compulsory Core Modules • Understanding and Explaining Crime and Social Control • Research and Enquiry in Crime and Criminal Justice • Criminal Justice and Process Optional Modules (three to be chosen) • Penology and Punishment • Rehabilitation and Desistance from Crime • Crime, Media and Popular Culture • Crimes of the Powerful • Crime and Community Safety (two 10-credit modules) In addition, MSc students undertake a dissertation.

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time, 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time, 21 months part-time PgCert: 4 months full-time; 8 months part-time

START DATE

COURSE STRUCTURE The Master of Laws (LLM) is awarded on completion of four modules and a dissertation of 20,000 words on an approved topic. The Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) requires completion of four modules and the Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) two modules.

LLM students study at least two of the following core modules offered in the evenings only (6-8pm): • European Human Rights Law • Human Rights in Comparative Perspective • Human Rights Protection in the UK • International Human Rights Law

Optional Modules The following optional modules are normally offered in the daytime only: • UK & EU Environmental Law • Human Rights and Immigration Legislation Law Students are also able to study modules from other postgraduate courses within the Law School or the Faculty of Law, Arts & Social Sciences.

COURSE LENGTH LLM: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 21 months part-time PgCert: 4 months full-time; 8 months part-time

START DATE

September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • Upper second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, eg GPA

3.0 or above, in a relevant subject. • Relevant work experience may be considered for entry to some programmes.

September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • First- or second-class Honours degree or equivalent. • Professional qualifications in a field relevant to the subject may also be considered.

CAREERS

Career pathways are many and diverse: from criminal justice social work to writing and reporting on crime in the media. Graduates have also gone on to pursue academic careers in criminology and criminal justice.

Career plans vary from future human rights litigation, public and private sector employment, through academic posts, to international human rights activism. Graduates use their new human rights expertise in their current occupations, or to engage in human rights activism and campaign for better protection of the rights of vulnerable groups. The course attracts a diverse range of UK and international students including prison administrators, police officers, NHS personnel, NGO activists, Scottish Government and local authority personnel, and solicitors working in a variety of legal practices.

Contact

Dr Laura Piacentini (Joint Course Director, Strathclyde) t: + 44 (0) 141 548 4580 e: laura.piacentini@strath.ac.uk

Contact

Professor Michele Burman (Joint Course Director, Glasgow) t: +44 (0)141 330 6983 e: m.burman@lbss.gla.ac.uk

Contact

Eileen Ritchie t: +44 (0)141 548 3738 e: courses@law.strath.ac.uk

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International Economic Law

International Law & Sustainable Development

LLM/PgDip/PgCert

This programme offers the opportunity to study International Economic Law from a multidisciplinary perspective.

This programme is designed specifically for graduates without a law degree who intend to work in the international development sector in management, planning or policy related areas. The course will benefit those who need an understanding of the international legal framework and the way in which that framework can operate to limit/facilitate/constrain or shape international development work.

Field Dissertation A unique aspect of this programme is the opportunity for LLM students to undertake a 12-week field dissertation within a governmental or non-governmental organisation with an international focus, either in the UK or, more likely, overseas. The field dissertation is offered on a competitive basis only.

COURSE STRUCTURE LLM and PgDip students complete three modules per semester from the following. A flexible three-module PgCert award is also available. LLM students are additionally required to submit a dissertation or a field dissertation of around 20,000 words.

Core Class (LLM only) • Research Methods Optional Classes • The World Trading System: Law and Policy • Comparative Obligations • International Environmental law • Human Rights and Business • Comparative Company Law and Regulation • Competition Law • Intellectual Property Other Elective Classes Students may also choose up to two classes from other Law Master’s programmes and/or relevant classes from non-law Master’s programmes. Electives might include: • Human Rights and Immigration Legislation • International Institutions and Regimes • Policy Analysis • Fundamentals of Environmental Forensics • Competition Policy • Economics of Regulation • Pollution Control Policy • International Environmental Policy • Public Sector Finance and Development • Microeconomic Management and Policy • Financial Markets, Financial Institutions and Banking • Public Sector Financing in Developing Countries

COURSE LENGTH LLM: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 21 months part-time PgCert: 4 months full time; 8 months part-time

Entry Requirements • An Honours degree in Law or a degree with a substantial legal content.

• Other qualifications and relevant work experience also considered.

CAREERS Graduates will be equipped with the knowledge, understanding and analytical skills relevant to careers with an international focus, including in international businesses, and governmental or non-governmental organisations.

Contact

Linda Ion t: +44 (0)141 548 3738 e: courses@law.strath.ac.uk

Core Classes • Research Methods (LLM only) • The World Trading System: Law & Policy • International Environmental Law Law Elective Classes • Comparative Obligations • Human Rights and Business • Comparative Company Law & Regulation • Competition Law • Intellectual Property Students with little or no background in law are strongly encouraged to take the class in Legal Process and the Law of Contract and Other Obligations (available via webcast).

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Information Technology & Telecommunications Law LLM/PgDip/PgCert Other Elective Classes Students may also choose up to two classes from other Law Master’s programmes and/or relevant classes from non-law programmes. Electives might include: • Human Rights and Immigration Legislation • International Institutions and Regimes • Policy Analysis • Fundamentals of Environmental Forensics • Competition Policy (business) • Economics of Regulation (business) • Pollution Control Policy (environment) • International Environmental Policy (environment) • Public Sector Finance & Development (economic development) • Microeconomic Management and Policy • Financial Markets, Financial Institutions and Banking • Public Sector Financing in Developing Countries • Disaster Management • Energy Resources & Policy

COURSE LENGTH LLM: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 21 months part-time PgCert: 4 months full time; 8 months part-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • An Honours degree in any discipline (law content preferred). • Other qualifications and relevant work experience also considered.

Contact

Linda Ion t: +44 (0)141 548 3738 e: courses@law.strath.ac.uk

By embarking on the world’s longest established Master’s-level course in Information Technology & Telecommunications Law, students from around the globe can gain the skills and knowledge necessary to contribute significantly in the formulation and application of law in the communications age. The course has been offered since 1991 on a full-time or part-time study basis. In 1994 the innovative Internet-based Distance Learning version was launched and now attracts over 100 students from 20 countries. Both learning options lead to a Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert), Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) or Master of Laws (LLM) degree. Although the course focuses on initiatives at a European level, account is taken of major developments in other areas of the world and the assessment structure encourages students to consider the implications of legal developments for their own jurisdictions. It provides students with detailed information and instruction, enabling them to provide practical advice and guidance as solicitors or legal advisers.

CURRICULUM Core Modules Students complete four modules from the following list: • Legal Aspects of Information Security • Intellectual Property Law • Telecommunications Law • E-Commerce • Internet Governance (by attendance only) • Liability in the Information Society (by distance learning only) • Access to Public Information (by distance learning only) Performance is assessed on the basis of a 5,000-word essay for each module. Distance Learning students are required to submit short 500-word reports on completion of each theme. These are graded but do not count towards the final assessment. Satisfactory completion of the essays and/or other required coursework qualifies students for the PgCert or PgDip. Those proceeding to LLM submit a dissertation of 20,000 words on an approved topic.

COURSE LENGTH LLM: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time LLM (distance learning): 24 consecutive months PgDip: 9 months full-time; 21 months part-time or distance learning PgCert: 4 months full-time; 8 months part-time or distance learning

START DATE September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • A good Honours degree in Law or a degree with a substantial legal content.

• We also recognise other qualifications, especially where the

applicant’s work experience is in a field relevant to the subject of the course.

Contact

Law School t: +44 (0)141 548 3738 e: courses@law.strath.ac.uk

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Pre-Qualification Courses Diploma in Legal Practice This full-time seven-month course is obligatory for law graduates and others who wish to enter the legal profession in Scotland. Competence to enter traineeship is assessed by a combination of open-book assessment and coursework. In accordance with Law Society guidelines, it comprises of a compulsory Foundation Course in Professional Legal Skills and eight compulsory subjects: • Conveyancing • Accounting • Civil Court Practice • Practice Management • Criminal Court Practice • Professional Ethics and • Private Client Conduct • Financial Services An option is also chosen from Company & Commercial or Public Administration.

COURSE LENGTH Seven months full-time

START DATE September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Law degree from a Scottish university or equivalent, plus a pass in or exemption from the professional examinations of the Law Society of Scotland in those subjects required by it in terms of The Admissions as Solicitor (Scotland) Regulations.

Professional Competence Course This 54-hour course is obligatory for law trainees who wish to enter the legal profession in Scotland. There is no requirement for assessment on this course. In accordance with Law Society guidelines, the course comprises a 36-hour core curriculum of nine modules, as follows: • Practical Ethics • Financial and Commercial • Client Care Awareness • Legal Writing • Interviewing • Personal Organisation and • Legal Negotiation Time Management • Legal Drafting • IT and the Legal Office In addition, trainees choose 18 hours of elective modules from the following: • Civil Litigation • Family Law • Commercial Drafting • Human Rights Law • Commercial Conveyancing • Intellectual Property Law • Law Firm Management • Information Technology • Criminal Procedure • Mediation • Criminal Advocacy • Private Client • Commercial Employment • Company Administration

Department of Psychology www.strath.ac.uk/psychology TAUGHT COURSES MSc in Educational Psychology MRes in Research Methods in Psychology RESEARCH DEGREES MPhil; MRes; PhD DEdPsy Educational Psychology The Department provides a friendly, invigorating and supportive environment for postgraduate studies in psychology. There is a lively postgraduate community, undertaking a range of research degrees (PhD, DEdPsy,) as well as taught Masters (MSc in Educational Psychology, MRes Research Methods). The Department is recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) as a centre for CASE studentships, and the MRes in Research Methods in Psychology is also recognised by the ESRC for its training in research methods in psychology. Research facilities include observation rooms with one-way vision screens, cubicles linked by audio-visual communication systems, an audio-visual editing and analysis suite, a lightproof laboratory with motion-capture camera, an electrophysiology laboratory, eye-tracking equipment and a range of computing equipment. Postgraduate students have dedicated office space with PCs networked for statistical packages and other software.

RESEARCH The Department has an excellent record in attracting research funds from a wide range of sources and research councils. Research activities are grouped under the four broad headings below, one of which is constituted as a main research centre. Many members of staff participate in more than one research area allowing for healthy exchange of ideas.

Brain and Cognition

Various dates in April/May/June

Research in neuropsychology includes the neuropsychology of frontal lobe function, particularly in depression, closed head injury and ageing; the neuropsychology of personality; the nature of memory loss in amnesia; the nature of working memory function in affective disorders; the visual control of action in skilled activities, including sports; the optical basis of visual timing; spatial cognition and orientation; and the effect of exercise on cognition and mood. Psychopharmacological research focuses on the cholinergic and noradrenergic systems, particularly the psychopharmacology of depression. The group’s interests also include visual dysfunction in the spatial neglect syndrome; neuropsychological aspects of eye movement control; perceptual biases and hemispheric laterality.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Child and Adolescent Health and Wellbeing

A pass in or exemption from the professional examinations of the Law Society of Scotland in those subjects required by it in terms of The Admissions as Solicitor (Scotland) Regulations, together with a current traineeship with a firm in Scotland.

Current research focuses on ten main themes. Child and family wellbeing; developmental and educational psychology; language and social competency, language impairment; developmental impairment; developmental disability and disorders (autism spectrum, ADHD, specific language impairment); children’s safety; antiand pro-social behaviour; IT and learning; infancy and pre-school education; developmental aspects of

COURSE LENGTH 54 hours

START DATE

Contact

Professor Leo Martin t: +44 (0)141 548 3046 e: leo.martin@strath.ac.uk

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Josie Booth PhD student thinking, memory and reasoning. The research group also has interests in ethnic identity development; early intervention and parenting; teachers’ beliefs.

Road User Behaviour The Department is recognised by the government as a Centre of Excellence for child pedestrian accident research. The main thrust of the work is the nature and development of the perceptual and cognitive skills that are needed to cope with traffic. The group has devised Kerbcraft – a programme of roadside training activities which forms the basis of the government’s National Network of Child Pedestrian Training Schemes and Crossroads, a more recent package of virtual reality activities aimed at developing more advanced skills in older children. The group’s research has a stong socio-cognitive focus and includes a wide range of vulnerable road users and the study of drivers.

Centre for Applied Social Psychology The Centre carries out strategic and policy-oriented research in a number of related areas, mostly funded from central sources such as the Scottish Office, Scottish Prison Service, Home Office, Health Boards and Regional Councils. Topics of interest include the use and misuse of illicit drugs, alcohol and tobacco; suicidal behaviour; human factors in the train industry; drugs, AIDS, general health education, aggression, violence and racism. The Centre’s research integrates two broad themes: the application of recognised psychological methodologies in response to applied research questions; and the development of psychological theory and innovative models of investigation within each of the research programmes.

RESEARCH DEGREES Staff research interests are diverse, and range across social, developmental, cognitive, educational, occupational and neuropsychology. We welcome enquiries from prospective postgraduates who would like to work with us on these research topics. Applicants for Research and Taught degrees should hold a first- or upper second-class Honours degree in psychology, or equivalent degree in a cognate area. In addition, candidates for the DEdPsy and MSc in Educational Psychology must also have Graduate Basis for Registration status conferred by the British Psychological Society. Prospective PhD students must have a first- or upper secondclass Honours degree or equivalent and normally a Master’s degree in a cognate area. Applicants with no previous postgraduate experience will normally be expected to complete the MRes in Research Methods or an MPhil before registering for a doctoral degree.

Contact

Dr Alison Sanford Director of Postgraduate Research t: +44 (0)141 548 2696 e: alison.sanford@strath.ac.uk

I first came to Strathclyde to study for a Master’s degree, and following this was awarded a studentship in order to complete a PhD. My choice to come to Strathclyde was influenced mostly by the nature of the research being done within the Department. My research interests are in child development so the expertise of the staff in this area was a big draw for me. The Psychology Department is a thriving research environment, and the research interests of staff cover a wide range of areas. The seminars hosted by the Department have given me the opportunity to hear about research from other institutions and have allowed me to meet many visiting academics. I have found the Department to be extremely supportive and it has helped me develop the skills necessary to complete my PhD which will also be beneficial for future roles. In addition, it has fostered my enthusiasm to continue with a career in research following completion of my postgraduate studies.

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Educational Psychology

Educational Psychology DEdPsy

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This two-year full-time programme prepares students to work as educational psychologists and leads to fulfilment of the requirements for chartered membership of the Scottish Division of Educational Psychology of the British Psychological Society (BPS). The Strathclyde programme is one of the largest in the UK and one of only two programmes in Scotland following the twoyear curriculum approved by the BPS. Teaching and practical work are carefully integrated. Teaching takes place in the University on Mondays and Tuesdays during term-time and trainees spend Thursdays and Fridays in their long-term placements with a psychological service. Wednesdays are study days.

The Doctorate in Educational Psychology (DEdPsy) provides Continuing Professional Development for practising educational psychologists. It encourages the development of research skills, critical understanding of current advances in theory and practice and evidence-based ecological-systemic practice. There are no compulsory taught classes, although candidates may attend any postgraduate classes in the Department of Psychology that meet their individual learning needs.

CURRICULUM

Research

Seminars/workshops and tutorials are presented on topics relating to: • Frameworks for Professional Practice • Development in Context • Facilitating Change: Assessment and Intervention • Research and Evaluation • Effective Communication and Interpersonal Skills

By the end of Year 1, candidates are required to produce a literature review which comprises Part 1 of the thesis, and also a research proposal for the major research study to be carried out in Year 2. Data for the major research study will be collected, analysed and written up as Part 2 of the thesis and may be submitted after 24 months. Parts 1 and 2 together will not be more than 50,000 words. The thesis will be assessed by a viva examination.

In the first year, trainees carry out shadowing and observation, practice-based assignments and a collaborative group project. In the second year, trainees engage in the work of an educational psychologist under the supervision of their practice tutor. There is a separate individual project in the second year. Block placements allow trainees to further broaden their experience. Assessment is ongoing and is based on two projects, termly essays, a practical workfile and the practice tutor’s assessment. There are two oral examinations at the end of the second year. The Scottish Government Education Department provides grants for trainees offered a place on the programme. Applications are encouraged from groups currently under-represented as educational psychologists.

COURSE LENGTH 24 months

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • First- or good second-class Honours degree in Psychology

(or an equivalent accredited conversion qualification in Psychology) which is recognised by the BPS as providing the Graduate Basis for Registration. • One to two years’ experience working with children, young people, parents and professional colleagues (not necessarily in teaching). • Evidence of commitment to a career in educational psychology. Entry to the programme is offered every two years, with an intake in September 2011, 2013, 2015, etc. Applications must be submitted between 1 September and 30 November in the year prior to entry. Interviews take place in March.

Contact

Jim Boyle t: +44 (0)141 548 2584 e: j.boyle@strath.ac.uk

COURSE STRUCTURE The programme comprises two elements:

Professional Practice Candidates produce a reflective self-evaluation report that provides evidence of personal growth in professional practice throughout the period of Doctoral study and a report from their Principal Psychologist. A portfolio of three pieces of small-scale project work carried out in practice at the level of the individual and family, the class/ school and school/authority policy work must be submitted before progressing to the research proposal and Part 1 of the thesis.

COURSE LENGTH The programme is of 24 months’ duration for those Doctoral candidates who hold a two-year MSc in Educational Psychology approved by the University of Strathclyde. For those with a Scottish one-year MSc in Educational Psychology, or an earlier Diploma in Educational Psychology, the programme will be of 33 months’ duration.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • You must be a practising educational psychologist during the

period in which you plan to undertake the DEdPsy programme.

• Your application must be supported by the Principal

Educational Psychologist of the service in which you work.

• Published papers in professional journals, conference

presentations, participation in recent research work within a psychology service and an outline research proposal identifying a provisional topic for the thesis will be an advantage.

Contact

Dr Lisa Woolfson t: +44 (0)141 548 2580 e: lisa.woolfson@strath.ac.uk

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Research Methods in Psychology MRes This one-year course provides students with the skills to conduct research in psychology. It is aimed at those who are planning careers in research. Some students wish to develop research skills to support their preparation for work in professional areas of psychology (eg in educational, clinical, forensic psychology). The course acquaints students with all aspects of the research process and introduces them, mainly through active participation, to a variety of techniques. The course is approved by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) as offering the training in research necessary to progress to PhD work, and is recognised for financial support (quota awards) by the ESRC (under its 1+3 scholarship scheme).

CURRICULUM The course comprises six areas of training arranged in four-week blocks over two semesters: • Quantitative Research Methods, Computing and Research Ethics • Survey Research Methods • Analysing Discourse and Interaction • Methods in Experimental Psychology • Experimenting with Children • Practical Research Skills: Writing, Evaluating and Selling Research Instruction is by lectures, seminars, tutorials and practical work, with an emphasis on data collection and analysis from laboratory and field settings. Together, these modules account for 40% of the degree. Students also undertake an individual research project under the supervision of a member of staff. Supervision by active researchers with international track records is available across a wide range of topics. (Applicants are encouraged to view staff web pages to gain an overview of Departmental interests.) The dissertation accounts for the remaining 60% of the degree.

COURSE LENGTH 12 months full-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS First- or upper second-class degree in Psychology, or equivalent.

CAREERS Many previous graduates have proceeded to PhD training and subsequently to careers in full-time research/lecturing positions in universities. Others have obtained positions in government departments or private industry.

Contact

Professor Kevin Durkin t: +44 (0)141 548 2574/2581 e: kevin.durkin@strath.ac.uk

Centre for Translation & Inter-cultural Studies www.strath.ac.uk/modlang Research Degrees MRes; MPhil; PhD The Centre for Translation & Inter-cultural Studies builds on research excellence in French, Italian and Spanish and offers additional opportunities for research in the areas of translation studies and inter-cultural studies. Strathclyde has a strong record of high-quality teaching and research in Modern Languages. Most recently, the University’s French provision was ranked top overall in Scotland and 7th in the UK in the 2008 Times Good University Guide. The Centre is a locus for strengths in language provision and linguistic inter-cultural studies, and staff are involved in collaborative projects with researchers in other disciplines within the Faculty, throughout the wider University community and externally. The Centre is complemented and supported by a well-resourced language learning hub and works in close collaboration with the Language Learning Centre.

STUDY AND RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT The Centre offers excellent facilities in which to engage in postgraduate study and research, with multimedia resources including audio and video/DVD, computer laboratories and technical classrooms. Learning resources include a wide range of multimedia material in French, Italian and Spanish, including over 2,000 foreign film titles, and live UK and satellite television broadcasts in French, Italian and Spanish. Research has attracted funding from the British Academy, the British Council, Carnegie Trust and the French Government, among others. Strathclyde Modern Language Studies is published by the University and staff hold or have held appointments as editors of Paragraph, French Cultural Studies, Verse, Society for Italian Studies Bulletin, ATI Journal and Anales Galdosianos. The Centre regularly appoints Graduate Teaching Assistants; such appointments are intended for those wishing to make a career in the University while working for a PhD.

Contact

Dr Phil Cooke t: +44 (0)141 548 3415 e: p.e.cooke@strath.ac.uk

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Alongside world-class pure research, we emphasise the application of science and career-oriented degrees

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contents DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, PURE & APPLIED Forensic Science DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES Automated Planning for Autonomous Systems Forensic Informatics Information & Library Studies Information Management DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS High-power Radio Frequency Science & Engineering STRATHCLYDE INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES Analysis of Medicines Biomedical Sciences Clinical Pharmacy Food Biotechnology Food Science & Microbiology Food Sciences Pharmaceutical Analysis Pharmaceutical Quality & Good Manufacturing Practice

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Science has the largest population of research students in the University and attracts over £20 million per year in research grant income. The Faculty has made research a major priority, viewing a high research profile as essential to maintain and enhance its national and international reputation. Research in Science is usually based within a specific department, but there are numerous opportunities for multidisciplinary study across traditional departmental and disciplinary boundaries. This may involve different Departments within the Faculty (for example those that participate in the Strathclyde Innovations in Drug Research), or interactions with Departments in other Faculties and other institutions. Multidisciplinary study is also a feature of some Postgraduate Diplomas and Master’s degrees. Alongside these multidisciplinary activities, the Faculty of Science is a partner in major research ‘pooling’ initiatives across Scotland, including WestCHEM (for chemistry), the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance, the Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance, the Scottish Informatics & Computer Science Alliance, and the Scottish Institute for Policing Research (which involves our Centre for Forensic Science, part of Pure & Applied Chemistry).

Departments and Centres • Computer & Information Sciences • Mathematics & Statistics • Physics • Pure & Applied Chemistry

(including the Centre for Forensic Science)

• Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences In addition to these academic Departments, all of which offer research degrees and most of which also offer postgraduate taught courses, the Faculty has dedicated interdisciplinary research centres, including: • Institute of Photonics • Centre for Biophotonics • Strathclyde Innovations in Drug Research

All Departments and research units have widespread contacts with industry, the National Health Service and international partners, which help keep our research at the cutting edge. In the UK 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences was rated 2nd and WestCHEM 8th in the UK in terms of research power. Other areas achieved similar results. The following pages give details of postgraduate study in the Faculty of Science, both for research degrees and taught courses, along with the names of staff to contact for further information. All of these staff will be happy to deal with enquiries or to arrange visits for anyone wishing to learn more about the range of exciting possibilities open to all those who study Science at Strathclyde. If you are in doubt about whom to contact, please contact:

Contact

Faculty of Science Office t: +44 (0)141 548 2014 e: j.mcgrath@strath.ac.uk

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Department of Chemistry, Pure & Applied (including the Centre for Forensic Science) www.strath.ac.uk/chemistry Taught Courses MSc/PgDip/PgCert in Forensic Science MSc/PgDip in Forensic Informatics (with the Departments of Computer & Information Sciences and Electronic & Electrical Engineering, see pg 134 for course description)

Research Degrees MPhil; PhD The Department has one of the largest chemistry research schools in the UK, with expertise ranging from analytical chemistry to materials science, and from biological chemistry to organic and inorganic synthesis. The Department also has a strong forensic science research base and extensive national and international collaborations are in place in all research areas. Chemistry at the University of Strathclyde is partnered with the University of Glasgow’s Department of Chemistry in WestCHEM, a joint research school in chemistry established with £12M in funding. WestCHEM is a dynamic and developing research partnership which returned excellent results in the latest Research Assessment Exercise. Research in the Department is well-supported by industry, government, research councils, the EU and charitable foundations. Recent successes include £12.5M funding for the Research Centre of Excellence in Nanometrology and the Research Centre of Excellence in Physical Organic Chemistry and a major anti-cancer programme funded by CRUK. Chemistry students at Strathclyde benefit from the ongoing investment in world-class laboratory and instrumentation facilities. Postgraduate chemistry students come from all over the world to study with our award-winning and internationally recognised professional research chemists and forensic experts. Recent postgraduate students have come from as near as the UK and Europe and as far afield as Botswana, India, China, Malaysia, North America and South Africa. Both the Independent and The Times 2009 Good University Guides ranked the Department of Pure & Applied Chemistry as number one in Scotland, and in the UK top 10. A postgraduate degree in chemistry opens doors to a wide range of career opportunities. An advanced knowledge of chemistry is required in so many scientific and technological areas that there is a continuous demand for good chemistry graduates; however it is not so well known that there are also major opportunities for chemists in other areas. Our chemistry graduates have an excellent record of finding rewarding careers and recent Strathclyde postgraduates have taken up positions such as forensic investigator, forensic scientist, DNA analyst, chemical engineer and chemist in sectors such as the police, higher education and industry.

Research Profile Across the Department, research is concentrated as follows:

Analytical Chemistry Research is wide-ranging and includes atomic spectrometry, molecular spectrometry, chromatography, radioanalytical techniques and chemometrics.

Process analytical chemistry is a major interest through the Centre for Process Analytics and Control Technology (CPACT) – a multidisciplinary collaboration involving three universities and 19 companies. Research includes developments in non-invasive on-line and in-reactor analysis techniques, process control and optimisation; the analysis of soils, sediments, sea and river waters and air for organic and inorganic pollutants; and the development of new methods to determine metals in clinical samples. Techniques are being developed to investigate the degradation processes which affect plastics, glass, limestone and metallic artifacts in museum collections. Low-cost, unobtrusive monitors for pollutants in indoor air are being devised, and sorbents developed to reduce their concentration.

Inorganic Chemistry Research is based on the synthesis, characterisation and understanding of the properties of new compounds which are important in the chemistry of elements other than carbon. One programme is focused on the design of novel synergic bimetallic molecules and has led to the development of the new concepts of alkali-metal-mediated metallation and inverse crown complexes, which apply to both main group and transition metal chemistry. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering has been developed to give information on the bonding and orientation between organic molecules and transition metal surfaces. Very sensitive and selective assays for drugs of abuse, some clinical drugs, explosives and DNA have been developed. A state-of-the-art Raman microscopy facility supports projects in the creation of sensing devices using microsystems technology and nanoparticles. New chemistry for analysis is a growing area. Breakthroughs have been made in the sensitive and selective use of DNA.

Organic Chemistry Research includes total synthesis for medicinal and agrochemical applications. International collaborative studies of new pteridines as potent inhibitors of important enzymes also have fundamental applications to cancer and infectious disease therapies. The synthesis of sequence-selective DNA minor-groove binders addresses the cancer theme from another angle together with anti-bacterial activity. In the field of organometallic chemistry, complexes based on several transition metals are being applied to develop stereocontrolled syntheses of important organic molecules, including antibiotics and anti-malarial agents. Forefront stereoselective reactions with organomagnesium amides also feature prominently in our work.

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Physical organic chemistry is represented by studies of reactive molecules, intermediates and transition states in important organic and medicinal chemistry reactions using forefront computational methods, high-field NMR and by low-temperature matrix isolation. Polymer chemistry emphasises the synthesis of tailored polymers with specific chemical or physical properties. More fundamental studies focus on novel methods of controlling backbone architecture and chirality.

Physical Chemistry Research on polymer degradation has led to significant advances in fire retardancy in flexible foam polymer systems. A fundamental understanding of the factors that control ageing in adhesive-bonded structures continues to be developed. Nano-composites research focuses on the factors influencing the dispersion of nanoparticles, and their influence on the physical properties of thermoplastics and thermosets. A growing activity relates to materials for optoelectronic applications; new materials have been developed designed to operate into the UV with functionality that allows use for sensor and OLED device applications. Photochemistry research focuses on semiconductor photochemistry, particularly the development of novel nanocrystalline photocatalyst films for water and air purification, and self-cleaning surfaces. Another major thrust is in the area of optical sensors for gases and vapours of medical and industrial significance, such as in medicine, explosives and the food industry. Research into organic semiconductors encompasses the synthesis and characterisation of complex electroactive molecules and macromolecules for organic semiconductor devices. Specific applications include solar cells, field effect transistors, electrochromic devices, light emitting diodes and capacitors/ supercapacitors. In computational and theoretical chemistry, research centres on the application of quantum chemical methods to understand underlying physical phenomena. The research is primarily done in close collaboration with experimental partners, and applications include organic chemistry, biochemistry, drug design, catalysis and analytical chemistry. Biophysical research aims to understand the mechanisms of natural processes such as enzyme catalysis, self-assembly and molecular recognition. Studies are in progress of the activity and stability of enzymes in systems relevant to their application as practical catalysts. Deposition of proteins, peptides, nucleic acids and nanoparticles in ordered structures on inorganic and organic crystals is used to understand self-assembly and molecular recognition processes with applications in bionanotechnology, drug delivery and molecular electronics.

The Centre for Forensic Science Strathclyde is internationally recognised as a centre of excellence in forensic science education, research and practice. The Centre for Forensic Science (CFS) is unique in the range, experience and expertise of its staff, most of whom combine teaching, research, casework and professional activities. The Centre provides training in forensic science to police, scientists and lawyers world-wide, and staff carry out forensic casework and consultancy in many specialist areas including DNA and fire investigation.

Centre staff play key roles in the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes and the Forensic Science Society. The Centre is a recognised leader in forensics research and has the largest research group of its type in the UK. Working in close collaboration with partners in operational forensic science laboratories, CFS members have published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and books in areas such as DNA, fire investigation, explosives, drugs and investigative use of forensic science. Research within the Centre encompasses a wide range of applications with an emphasis on the development of techniques for solving current and future forensic problems. The biologybased research includes DNA profiling for both human and wildlife identification. Wildlife crime investigation is an expanding area and the Centre is at the forefront of molecular analysis used to discriminate a wide variety of species. Ultra low DNA typing is a theme with research on the factors affecting cell and DNA transfer being a focus of research studies. The transfer and persistence of fibres is also studied, with a specialised database of fibre types being developed to determine the frequency of any given fibre. Comprehensive research involving drug profiling of the main Amphetamine type stimulants has been undertaken. Using a combination of preparative organic chemistry, analytical chemistry (GCMS, ICPMS and IRMS) and chemometric analysis sample to sample linkages are being explored at a fundamental level. Similar work is in progress on opiate drugs. Fire investigation research involves recovery of human contact traces, evaluation of ignition sources, arc mapping, analysis of thermal decomposition of polymers and using Artificial Neural Networks in the evaluation of data resulting from fire debris analysis. Statistical analysis is also a focus of research, with Bayesian and multivariate mathematical systems being developed for data management systems for the diverse data sets produced in forensic analysis. Research is not confined to the laboratory examination of samples, but extends to studies of the application of science in law enforcement and the legal process.

Contact

Professor Duncan Graham t: +44 (0)141 548 2259/4701 e: pg-application.chemistry@strath.ac.uk

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Forensic Science MSc/PgDip/PgCert

Michael Corr Third-year PhD student

Having completed my undergraduate degree Pure and Applied Chemistry at Strathclyde, I had no doubt that I wanted to continue my postgraduate education in the same Department. After completing an MSci in Forensic and Analytical Chemistry, I moved on to a PhD in organic chemistry, investigating the synthesis and unusual reactions of highly reactive organic molecules known as superelectrophiles. Major benefits of studying at Strathclyde were the high quality research analytical instruments and state-of-the-art laboratories available for my work, as well as the friendliness and expertise of the academic staff. At Strathclyde, I have also had the benefits of additional training to improve my knowledge, including supervising in the undergraduate laboratories. I welcomed the opportunity to travel to international conferences to present my work and learn about different fields of research that are currently attracting the most interest. However, not everything can be about work, and fortunately Strathclyde has an equally important social aspect. As secretary of the Andersonian Chemical Society in my second year of PhD studies, I had the opportunity to organise and attend the wide variety of social events occurring throughout the year. These included cheese and wine events, pub quizzes and even a dodgeball tournament, all of which were great fun and a fantastic way to get to know my peers. With my studies coming to an end, I will be sorry to leave Strathclyde, which has been a huge part of my life and given me many lifelong friendships, but I also know that my time here has prepared me for the challenges that the future holds.

The University has been teaching forensic science for over 40 years and has the longest established programme in the UK. The course is accredited by the Forensic Science Society. Alumni from Strathclyde are internationally recognised and have been employed in all laboratories throughout the British Isles and around 60 countries worldwide. The Centre for Forensic Science offers a unique learning experience, combining ‘casebased learning’ with material at the forefront of current research and development. The courses maintain their current relevance by being taught by academic staff who have a wealth of professional knowledge and experience. These intensive courses are designed to equip graduates with relevant practical skills combined with analytical and investigative thinking.

CURRICULUM The first semester covers core material that all forensic science students should know, including: • the law and legal aspects of forensic science • evidence recovery including the examination of trace evidence (glass, paint, hairs and fibres) • writing legal reports and statements • crime scene management. The second semester is split between biological aspects (body, fluids, DNA, biological trace) and chemical aspects (drugs of abuse, toxicology, fires, explosives, chemical trace). A project, typically three months in duration and usually based at a forensic science laboratory, is the culmination of the MSc course. Those undertaking the PgDip and PgCert complete the first two sections of the course only.

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; PgDip/PgCert: 8 months full-time

START DATE Last week in September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • MSc: A first- or upper second-class Honours degree, or

equivalent, in a relevant science subject such as: chemistry, biology, biochemistry, pharmacy, zoology or botany. Candidates with operational experience are also welcome to apply. • PgDip/PgCert: This is ideal for those who are marginally under-qualified for entry to the MSc course but also have relevant experience. • English language: IELTS 7.0 is required for all non-English speakers. Entry is competitive and selection is based on academic ability with previous experience being taken into consideration. Final selection decisions are made by the academic selector and notified to successful applicants is normally in March.

Contact

Dr Adrian Linacre t: +44 (0)141 548 2100 e: a.m.t.linacre@strath.ac.uk

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Department of Computer & Information Sciences www.strath.ac.uk/cis Taught Courses MSc/PgDip Forensic Informatics Information & Library Studies Information Management Business Information Technology Systems (with Department of Management, see pg 169 for course description)

Research Degrees MPhil; PhD MRes in Automated Planning for Autonomous Systems The Department of Computer & Information Sciences is an interdisciplinary school providing a unique and innovative curriculum and research environment. The Department has 40 academic staff including postdoctoral research fellows, and a lively and diverse international community of approximately 100 postgraduate students. Research interests span the whole spectrum of computer and information sciences theory and application from fundamental algorithms to information retrieval and management. Research is funded by the Research Councils (EPSRC, PPARC and AHRC), EU, and various government agencies and industry bodies.

Research Research activities are structured around five main groups:

iLab Research is centered on information use and access, and incorporates a broad portfolio of activity including statistical data modeling; information retrieval; information and service management; mobile information access; and digital libraries. The group is involved in national and international projects and contributes to the international Information Retrieval and Human Computer Interaction (applied to Information Access) communities. Members are leading researchers in information retrieval and have chaired or co-chaired several international conferences, most recently the 30th European Conference on Information Retrieval (ECIR 2008). Members serve in an editorial capacity on journals including Advances in Human Computer Interaction, Information Processing and Management, Library Review, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Journal of Information Retrieval, Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, and the International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction.

Software Systems Research activity falls into two broad themes. The first is focused on the construction and analysis of complex software-based systems – an extremely challenging activity requiring the development of sophisticated tools, techniques and evaluation mechanisms. The second focuses on the challenges of engineering mobile and distributed systems that rely on large amounts of globally distributed data but run on small portable computing devices. This includes effective and efficient query systems for semi-structured, globally distributed information. EPSRC-funded research on the reuse of object-oriented frameworks and automated detection of software design flaws led to the group being ranked, by independent research study (IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering 2005 3 (9), pp733-752) as the top international research group conducting controlled experiments in software engineering. Group members play editorial roles on journals including Software Testing, Verification and Reliability and Empirical Software Engineering, provide representation on the MobileHCI international steering committee, and have chaired or co-chaired national

and international conferences including CHI 2008 and the 2004 International Conference on Mobile HCI.

Planning The Strathclyde Planning Group works in Artificial Intelligence Planning, with particular emphasis on temporal and resource-limited planning. The group has a strong track record and international reputation in both the theoretical foundations and practice of planning, having developed the temporal planning domain description languages, PDDL2.1 and PDDL+, and several wellknown planning systems including STAN, LPGP, Marvin, LP-RPG and Crikey. The group has worked in a variety of applications, including planning for space missions. Recently the group has applied machine learning techniques to plan execution monitoring and is exploring the role of these techniques in condition-monitoring of complex systems. The group also works in evolutionary approaches to control rule learning for planning. Members of the group serve as associate editors and editorial board members of the Journal of Artificial intelligence Research, Artificial Intelligence, and AI Communications, and have co-chaired international conferences including both the 2006 and the 2007 International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS). The group also chairs the UK Planning and Scheduling Special Interest Group and the ICAPS competition committee and has membership on the ICAPS Executive Council. The group works with SciSys Ltd, on applications of planning in space exploration; the electricity supply industry, on voltage target planning and power supply condition-monitoring; and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute on intelligent autonomy in underwater vehicles.

Mathematically Structured Programming The Mathematically Structured Programming group aims to enhance understanding of the process of computation, and to drive the development of high-level programming languages. This depends on ideas from the following disciplines: • Functional Programming: Functional programming is currently at the apex of high-level programming languages and so forms the target model of computation. • Logic: Why is functional programming sucessful as a model of high-level computation? The answer lies in its genesis as a clean implementation of the logical structure of computation. • Type Theory: Type theory supports this by providing a language at an intermediate level of abstraction between a programming language and its logical foundations. Type theory could be said to be the ideas factory for programming languages. • Category Theory: Ideas such as monads, initial algebra semantics indicate the deep contribution that category theory has made to computation.

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Adeola Salako MSc in Information Management

I chose Strathclyde because of the breadth and variety of the course content and its relevance to my career goals. The lecturers encouraged me to adapt to more independent learning and I have really benefited from that approach. I arrived a month late on the course and I appreciated the helpfulness of the staff in making sure I caught up in all the course material and integrated into the department.

The research of the Mathematically Structured Programming group aims to migrate logical, type-theoretic and categorical ideas into functional programming and, reciprocally, to feed challenges back from functional programming into these more mathematical domains. The group has a strong funding portfolio, including support from MicroSoft and EPSRC. The group is one of the strongest and most coherently focussed research groups in this area in the UK.

I am originally from Nigeria and found the Scottish people extremely friendly and approachable – if you ever look aimless or confused on the street they will introduce themselves and try to help you! The cost of living is quite low and I have managed to travel to other Scottish cities to experience more of the culture.

Global and Mobile Dataflow Systems Research Group The Global and Mobile Dataflow Systems Research Group works with dataflow applications, applications which typically have many clients, clients operate within a large or complex geographical domain and have large volumes of data flowing among clients. The group’s research includes research on Programming languages, semistructured data, network architectures and autonomous control systems. The group is a growing research nucleus supported by both EU and EPSRC funding.

Contact

Professor Maria Fox t: +44(0)141 548 4527 e: maria.fox@cis.strath.ac.uk

The models we studied on the Master’s can be applied to many situations. I feel Strathclyde has prepared me wonderfully for the future and I am excited to be entering this next phase in my professional life with the confidence that I have the best foundation available.

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Automated Planning for Autonomous Systems

Forensic Informatics

MRes

MSc/PgDip

This course is designed to develop specialist automated planning skills for the implementation and deployment of next generation intelligent robotics and autonomous systems. Autonomy is an area of strategic development in knowledge economies, driving towards the increasing automation of sophisticated systems using intelligent decision-making to achieve computer-control. Planning is a key component of such systems and the skills required to build and deploy planning systems, integrated into autonomous systems, is becoming critical as the ambitions for autonomous control grow. There is currently a global surge of interest in next-generation intelligent robotics and autonomous systems, in which automated planning will play a key role.

This course is delivered in partnership with the Centre for Forensic Science. It provides participants with the knowledge and skills to perform forensic investigation of all aspects of crime and terrorism involving computers, networks and mobile communication systems. Graduates will have the specialist technical insights into computing systems necessary to retrieve hidden data or to investigate computers being used in criminal activity. Building on a firm grounding in investigative techniques, evidentiary procedure, legal framework and laboratory practise, the course leads on to topics such as: forensic imaging, discovery and analysis of digital artefacts, reconstruction from digital evidence, network forensics, cryptography, presentation of evidence, the role of the forensic expert in court, and anti-forensics. The course includes practical crime scene and court scene experience, provides a placement, and benefits from regular input from practising digital forensic investigators, prosecutors and criminal psychiatrists providing insight into the ‘real world’ of computer crime.

CURRICULUM Diploma and MRes students follow the same instructional course for the first nine months consisting of five compulsory classes across two semesters; thereafter, those who attain the standard required to proceed to MRes undertake an interdisciplinary research project in the remaining three months.

Classes • Foundations of Automated Planning • Applications of Automated Planning • Resource-based Reasoning in Planning • Advances in Automated Planning • Planning Systems Project Research Project The project is carried out in collaboration with a partner organisation and will focus on building a real application of automated planning, providing scope for original thought, research and presentation.

COURSE LENGTH MRes: 12 months full-time; PgDip: 9 months full-time

START DATE Late September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS First or upper-second class Honours degree, or equivalent, in computer science or a related mathematical/engineering discipline.

CAREERS The Automated Planning group at Strathclyde is recognised internationally as a centre of excellence in this area. This course builds on the group’s reputation, training the next generation of planning researchers and creating researchers and practitioners who can build real applications using state-of-the-art modern planning technology. Graduates will be prepared for a researchoriented career, either directly pursuing further research or managing or leading advanced applications within industry.

Contact

t: +44 (0)141 548 3700 e: ap-enquiry@cis.strath.ac.uk

CURRICULUM Diploma and MSc students follow the same instructional course for the first two semesters; thereafter, MSc students undertake a dissertation.

Classes • Computer Security • Computer Crime Fundamentals • Fundamentals of Forensic Science (theory) • Fundamentals of Forensic Science (practical) • Forensic Examination of Digital Artefacts • Crime Scene and Court Exercise • Enterprise Networking • Information Policy and Law • Research Methods Dissertation The dissertation is an individual research project on an approved topic, which allows students to pursue an area of specific interest, providing scope for original thought, research and presentation.

Placement A three-month work placement takes place at the end of the second semester in an operational digital forensic science facility or a related institute within the UK.

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; PgDip: 9 months full-time

START DATE Late September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS First or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in computer science or a related topic.

CAREERS Graduates of this course have gone on to rewarding careers in the financial sector, the security services and law enforcement agencies, as well as the software and IT sector.

Contact

t: +44 (0)141 548 3255 e: fi-enquiry@cis.strath.ac.uk

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Information & Library Studies

Information Management

MSc/PgDip

This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) and prepares graduates to perform at the initial professional level in libraries, information services and agencies of all types in both the public and private sector. The course focuses on the essential core skills of library and information work, while providing an opportunity to specialise later in particular aspects of the profession, and to develop skills and knowledge in digital archiving and organisation of knowledge. The course also includes an optional work placement putting theory into practice.

This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) and is designed to develop versatile managers who can operate at the interface between business and information technology, and manage information resources. The course provides participants with core business, management and technology skills, with a particular focus on information systems and services. Graduates will be entitled to become associate members of CILIP and will be eligible for chartership leading to the award of MCILIP, providing direct entry to a professional body and meeting the requirements of many specialist employers. The course is open to graduates from all disciplines who are seeking a professional career in information management and services.

CURRICULUM Diploma and MSc students follow the same instructional course for the first two semesters; thereafter, MSc students undertake a dissertation.

Classes • Management and Marketing of Information and Library Services

• Organisation of Knowledge • Library and Information Sectors • Information Retrieval • Digital Libraries • Information Sources and Services • Information Policy and Law • Service Management • Research Methods Dissertation The dissertation is an individual research project on an approved topic, which allows students to pursue an area of specific interest, providing scope for original thought, research and presentation.

Placement An optional work placement, organised by the Department, is offered at the end of semester two. Previous participating organisations include NHS Scotland, Scottish Television, IDOX, various national and local public libraries, and government agencies.

CURRICULUM Diploma and MSc students follow the same instructional course for the first two semesters; thereafter, MSc students undertake a dissertation.

Classes • Enterprise Architecture • Business Analysis • Business Intelligence • Database Systems Development • Web Systems Development • Information Retrieval • Information Policy and Law • Service Management • Research Methods Dissertation The dissertation is an individual research project on an approved topic, which allows students to pursue an area of specific interest, providing scope for original thought, research and presentation.

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; PgDip: 9 months full-time

COURSE LENGTH

START DATE

MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 18 months part-time

Late September

START DATE

First- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent.

Late September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS First- or second-class Honours degree, although consideration will be given to those holding other qualifications in relevant disciplines.

CAREERS Graduates are employed as information consultants or in private research roles, as well as in the more traditional areas such as public, academic, health, and school libraries.

Contact

t: +44 (0)141 548 3096 e: ils-enquiry@cis.strath.ac.uk

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS CAREERS Graduates are employed in both the private and public sector, and in both management and consultancy roles. Previous employers include: Arthur Anderson (Accenture), Cap Gemini, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Sun Microsystems, IBM, Compaq, SMS MT, Royal Bank of Scotland, Scottish Government, Analysys, Glaxo, Standard Life, British Council, and the Ministry of Defence.

Contact

t: +44 (0)141 548 3700 e: im-enquiry@cis.strath.ac.uk

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Department of Mathematics & Statistics www.strath.ac.uk/mathstat Research Degrees MPhil; PhD The Department of Mathematics & Statistics is one of the largest of its kind in Scotland, with has around 55 academic and research staff and about 45 postgraduate research students.

interaction between theoretical and experimental groups across the whole of Scotland.

Mathematics

As well as strength in theoretical aspects of stochastic modelling and diffusion-type processes, the research profile is strongly oriented towards applied work in both statistical and modelling areas. Much of the most fruitful activity is highly multidisciplinary, combining elements traditionally found in both statistics and applied mathematics with problems arising in biology, physics, medicine, veterinary medicine, meteorology, engineering, geology and computer science. A variety of promising new areas is being pursued.

Research is focused on applied mathematics in the broadest sense, with an emphasis on mathematical modelling and analysis of realworld problems. We have internationally renowned research groups and collaborative links with researchers in educational, industrial and research institutions throughout the world. Our postgraduate students benefit from being part of the Scottish Mathematical Sciences Training Centre, which links together mathematics and statistics departments in Scotland to enhance postgraduate training and allow students across Scotland to meet and develop a strong, dynamic postgraduate community. Students also attend research seminars within the Department and national and international conferences. Other generic skills courses are open to students, including writing, presentation and careers workshops. Guidance and support for postgraduate students is provided throughout the study period and the Department benefits from state-of-the-art computer facilities available to all students.

STATISTICS

Research falls into several distinct activities:

Stochastic Analysis Research is ongoing across a broad range of stochastic mathematics including discrete-state space Markov processes, stochastic differential equations, stochastic geometry, point processes and time series. Application areas include modelling in population biology, agricultural epidemiology, biochemistry, quantum optics, telecommunications systems, finance and financial econometrics.

Epidemiology & Statistical Informatics

Funding comes from a range of sources including the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Carnegie Trust, University Scholarship Awards, the Overseas Research Student Awards Scheme, UK industry and the EU.

The Epidemiology and Statistical Informatics Group has strong research links with the Health Protection Scotland and the Veterinary Laboratory Agency and collaborates both on a national and international level with experts in epidemiology and related fields.

Research activities are focused in four interdependent groups:

This research group has enjoyed a long, successful relationship with the Fisheries Research Services, and have developed novel and computationally highly efficient population models combining both spatial and biological structure for Calanus finmarchicus, an important zooplankton. This approach allows physiologically structured models to be fitted to very large-scale, spatio-temporal data sets for the first time, a most important practical advance.

The Applied Analysis Teaching and Research This group contains researchers involved in the development of rigorous analytic and constructive methods for solving differential and integral equations arising in the applied sciences.

The Continuum Mechanics This group is a leader in liquid crystal theory in Europe and includes researchers looking at a variety of continuum modelling, material science and fluid dynamics problems: â&#x20AC;˘ Liquid Crystals â&#x20AC;˘ Physical foundations â&#x20AC;˘ Nonlinear waves

The Industrial Mathematics This group is the national coordinating centre for the European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry (ECMI), together with Glasgow University runs the Centre for Mathematics Applied to the Life Sciences (CMALS), and is a partner in the Centre for Applied Intelligent Systems.

The Numerical Analysis Teaching and Research This group concentrates its research mainly on the construction and analysis of methods for numerical solution of nonlinear differential equations, and on computational solution of problems of practical interest. There is also related research activity in several aspects of numerical linear algebra. The Department also participates in the Centre for Mathematics Applied to the Life Sciences, which has run a number of meetings and seminars in Mathematical Biology. It also participates in the Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance, ensuring a strong

Marine Population Modelling

Stochastic Analysis This includes a broad range of stochastic mathematics including discrete-state space Markov processes, stochastic differential equations, stochastic geometry, point processes and time series. Application areas include modelling in population biology, agricultural epidemiology, biochemistry, quantum optics, telecommunications systems, finance and financial econometrics. As well as strength in theoretical aspects of stochastic modelling and diffusion-type processes, the research profile is strongly oriented towards applied work in both statistical and modelling areas. Much of the most fruitful activity is highly multidisciplinary, combining elements traditionally found in both statistics and applied mathematics with problems arising in biology, physics, medicine, veterinary medicine, meteorology, engineering, geology and computer science. A variety of promising new areas is being pursued.

Contact

Dr Oleg Davydov (Maths) t: +44 (0)141 548 3817 e: od@maths.strath.ac.uk Dr David Greenhalgh (Statistics) t: +44 (0)141 548 3653 e: david@stams.strath.ac.uk

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Department of Physics www.strath.ac.uk/physics Taught Course MSc/PgDip in High-power Radio Frequency Science & Engineering

Research Degrees MPhil; PhD Research Environment The Department of Physics has a vibrant and dynamic research environment in which about 60 PhD students work closely with around 30 postdoctoral researchers and a similar number of academic staff. Activities range from fundamental aspects of physics to application-oriented programmes. Researchers are active in many national and international collaborations. The Physics EPSRC research grant portfolio is £17 million, the largest of any physics department in Scotland. Highlights include £3.3 million to study radiation sources that exploit laser-driven plasma waves, and a £4.3 million EPSRC Science and Innovation Award jointly with King’s College London, which places the Department at the forefront of the emerging field of nanometrology. Links with industry and government research laboratories bring the research to the public benefit either through development of equipment and measurement techniques or through commercialisation of results. Structured postgraduate lectures and seminars provide highlevel background support. Research students become members of the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance Graduate School (SUPA GS) (www.supa.ac.uk), a pan-Scotland body dedicated to enhancing research training. The SUPA GS provides graduate lecture courses, enables visits by distinguished scientists, and provides studentships. Several research groups of the Department of Physics are involved in cross-disciplinary projects. One initiative is the Institute of Complex Systems at Strathclyde (ICSS), which supports cross-disciplinary projects, workshops and international speakers in the area of Complexity and coordinates research activities in complex systems across the Faculties of Science and Engineering. The success of the ICSS has resulted in the funding of a new Chair in Complexity Science shared between Physics and Mathematics. Another initiative is the Centre for Biophotonics, based in the SIPBS Department at Strathclyde, which develops novel biomedical imaging technologies. Funded studentships are available in all areas of research for appropriate candidates.

Research Profile There is scope for both theoretical and experimental research in each of the Department’s three divisions:

Nanoscience Research covers two main areas: Semiconductor Spectroscopy and Devices undertakes microspectroscopic study of light-matter interaction in semiconductors. We complement visible-light emission and excitation spectroscopy with structural characterisation/ imaging techniques. A combination of optical spectroscopy and electron microscopy and analysis provides a novel experimental channel for the refinement of new-functionality optoelectronic devices, as well as the fundamental investigation of optical processes in low dimensional semiconductors, quantum wires and dots. Specific materials studied are wide-band-gap semiconductors such as II-VI, III-nitride compounds and alloys for UV-green laser displays and single-photon sources.

Biomolecular and Chemical Physics contains three main research groups. Fluorescence is the most sensitive technique available for investigating fundamental interactions within matter. Molecular fluorescence in condensed media – Photophysics – is used for structural studies on amorphous solids, macromolecules and colloids. It is also the basis for fluorescence lifetime sensors and the development of new time-resolved techniques and instrumentation. Projects include the physics of the sol-to-gel transition in silica hydrogels, the origin of protein uptake on silica gel, metal ion and medical sensing, and multiphoton techniques using femtosecond laser excitation. The Femtosecond Research Centre (FRC) has a commercial amplified femtosecond laser system and conducts both fundamental and applied research, in collaboration with industry. Collaborative research involves the study of coherent phonon relaxation in laserhost crystals and multi-photon induced fluorescence. The group’s own research focuses on generating and applying terahertz pulses, near-field imaging, femtosecond chemical dynamics and the interaction of liquids with very strong femtosecond electric fields. These topics are complemented by the Environmental Optics Group, whose work covers optical measurements in oceanography. Topics include hyperspectral sea-surface reflectance measurements, image transmission in sea water, and the optical properties of phytoplankton cells. Activities in nanoscience also include the growth, characterisation and applications of novel optical materials, such as doped and un-doped crystalline fibres and transition-metal or lanthanide ion doped disordered crystals.

Optics The Optics Division is world renowned as a major centre for theoretical and experimental optics. Its research covers two main areas: Computational Nonlinear and Quantum Optics investigates quantum theory, the nature of light and its interaction with matter, as well as nonlinear optics and the special capabilities of nonlinear optical devices, using both analytical and computational approaches. The group has its own advanced computer network, part of which is dedicated to fast simulation of optical systems, both classical and quantum. Research topics include pattern formation and spatial structures in nonlinear optics, Bose-Einstein condensation, quantum measurements, quantum optics, angular momentum of light, the hot topic of quantum information and computation, cavity solitons, online design of optoelectronic systems, quantum images, short pulses, control of spatial and temporal disorder and complexity in optical systems. Photonics investigates a broad range of experimental optics linked by the common element of the photon. The activity in laser cooling has developed a range of techniques for the cooling and trapping of atoms, with particular interest in high-resolution laser spectroscopy. This work has led to the production of Scotland’s only Bose-Einstein Condensate – a giant diffuse matter wave, which is investigated using a state-of-the-art storage ring to perform interference experiments. Other activities centre on nonlinear photonics, solitons, VECSELS and quantum cascade laser applications.

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Plasmas Research covers the following areas: Strathclyde Intense Laser Interaction Studies (SILIS) which has experimental and theoretical research programmes in high harmonic generation, nonlinear optics of plasmas, advanced accelerators, terahertz generation from magnetised plasmas, femtosecond laser micromachining, photofragmentation studies of molecules,plasma studies: interaction of ultra-intense pulses with atomic clusters, gas jets, foils and solids; and collective scattering processes. This research programme is supported by a collection of stateof-the-art high power femtosecond lasers, which form part of the Strathclyde Terahertz to Optical Pulse Source (TOPS) facility. Another core research topic is ultra-intense laser-induced nuclear and plasma physics, which has many potential applications, ranging from medical physics to making nuclear waste safe. Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics focuses on the spectroscopy, reaction kinetics and collision dynamics of a range of systems of wide current interest – gas phase molecules, atoms, ions and molecules in plasmas. These include comets and cool stars, the moderate-temperature solar atmosphere and high-temperature fusion plasmas. A strong theoretical computational group focuses on electron collisions and spectral emission from plasmas. This work is closely linked to major laboratories in Europe with work on earth observation, astrophysical, fusion and heavy ion ring. Relativistic Electrons, Lasers and Discharge Physics covers experimental and theoretical relativistic electron beams, electron cyclotron masers, cyclotron autoresonance masers (CARMs), free-electron lasers, super-radiant sources, novel electron sources, optical sensing of electromagnetic fields and the generation of high-power single-cycle pulses. Non-neutral relativistic plasma physics is a growth area, with applications in heating fusion plasmas, plasma diagnostics, communications, radars and millimetre-wave heating.

INSTITUTE OF PHOTONICS If commercially-relevant research in photonics is what you want to do, then the Institute of Photonics is the place to undertake your research. The Institute of Photonics is a commercially-oriented research unit established in 1996 and is now one of the top five research income earners in the University. Our key objective is to bridge the gap between academic research and industrial application and development in the area of photonics through excellence in commercially-relevant research and its exploitation.

The Institute’s activities are driven by research excellence, research leadership, promoting knowledge transfer and establishing an international profile. Our research agenda is influenced both by the latest developments in academic research and by industry requirements. We seek to establish ongoing relationships with companies, providing research capabilities which both complement and supplement their internal research activities, and hence enhance business performance. Our research interests span a broad range of photonics. Current themes are: • Advanced Solid-State Lasers, specialising in the science, technology and engineering of all-solid-state light sources and systems for practical applications • III-V Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices, ranging from compound semiconductor material research, device design and device processing, to the development of semiconductor laser, novel LED sources, polymer devices and integrated optical micro-systems • Gallium Nitride Materials and Devices, specialising in the growth of optoelectronic quality wide bandgap GaN and related alloys and the development of a range of emitters across the ultra-violet – green spectral region • Applications, concentrating on the suitability of ultra-fast lasers and other light sources for biomedical sensing and imaging The Institute is located in self-contained premises in the Wolfson Centre at the University, where we have dedicated laser laboratories, electronics and mechanical workshops and a range of specialist equipment. Due to the multidisciplinary nature of photonics, many of our students are jointly supervised with academic colleagues from other departments in Strathclyde, such as Chemistry or Bioengineering. In this way we can provide PhD students with training which is truly cross-disciplinary, and from which their future careers, either in academia or industry, will benefit. The Institute provides a friendly and supportive environment for a large number of postgraduate students. We do not teach undergraduates, so our efforts are entirely focused on generating high-quality research and researchers. Postgraduate student training and development is recognised as a core part of this activity. For more details see www.photonics.ac.uk

Contact

Jean Lindores t: +44 (0)141 548 3364 e: j.lindores@strath.ac.uk

DID YOU KNOW YY The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise found that 90% of research submitted by the Department of Physics was of international standing. YY Studentship prizes are awarded to physics students from around the world, irrespective of nationality, to encourage them to study for a PhD in Scotland. These studentships are awarded by the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance, of which Strathclyde is a member. More information is available at: www.supa.ac.uk/studentship

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High-power Radio Frequency Science & Engineering MSc/PgDip High-power signals at radio and microwave frequencies are used in a wide range of applications including particle acceleration for scientific and medical purposes, scientific and industrial plasma heating, material processing, telecommunications and RaDAR systems. This course is aimed at candidates with a background in physical science and engineering. It has been developed in conjunction with the Faraday Partnership in High-power Radio Frequency (HPRF) (of which the University is a founding partner) to satisfy the need for skilled graduates in the field of high-power radio frequency science and engineering. The course is structured for either full-time or part-time learning to allow candidates already in employment to attend.

CURRICULUM Classes are delivered in two-week blocks of lectures with laboratory and coursework interspersed with periods of independent learning and reading. You will learn about a wide range of applications and discuss issues related to project management and contractual issues: • Advanced Electromagnetics • HPRF Physical Processes • HPRF Passive Components • HPRF Active Components • Power Supplies and High-power RF Issues • High-power RF Systems An independent research project is required for the MSc and is optional for the Diploma. This may take place in conjunction with research programmes at the University or in an industry setting. Transfer between the MSc and PgDip is possible, depending on performance.

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; 24/36 months part-time PgDip: Diploma course may be shorter depending on the options selected

START DATE October

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • MSc: A first- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in physical science or electrical/electronic engineering. • PgDip: Honours degree in physical science or electrical/ electronic engineering.

Other qualifications may be considered for both the MSc and PgDip, including industrial experience. Candidates may be invited for interview.

FUNDING A limited number of EPSRC studentships and industrial bursaries are available.

Contact

Professor Alan Phelps t: +44 (0)141 548 3166 e: a.d.r.phelps@strath.ac.uk Dr Kevin Ronald t: +44 (0)141 548 3484 e: k.ronald@strath.ac.uk

FACT FILE The Faculty is involved in key collaborations across Scotland: YY The Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance (SICSA) is a collaboration of universities seeking to consolidate Scotland’s position as an international research leader in informatics and computer science (ICS). About 16% of the best ICS research output comes from Scotland, and SICSA members hold about 20% of national ICS research funds. YY The Scottish Mathematical Sciences Training Centre (SMSTC) is an EPSRCfunded collaborative venture involving seven universities to provide video-based training in Mathematics and Statistics for first-year students beginning PhDs in any aspect of mathematical sciences. The aim is to complement more specialised courses and introduce students into the mathematical sciences community. YY The Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance (SULSA) involves six universities and aims to advance Scotland’s position in the life sciences by recruiting international research leaders, funding world-class facilities and connecting researchers through events and collaborative studentships. SULSA’s investments are focused in three research themes: cell biology, systems biology and translational biology. YY Scottish universities have formed SUPA (Scottish Universities Physics Alliance), the largest physics grouping in the UK. Major research themes being pursued are astronomy, condensed matter and materials physics, nuclear and plasma physics, elementary particles, photonics and physics and life sciences. YY WestCHEM, the joint Research School of Chemistry for the West of Scotland, delivers forefront chemistry research across four general themes: Synthetic and Biological Chemistry; Materials Chemistry; Theory, Structure and Spectroscopy; and Analytical Chemistry.

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Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences www.strath.ac.uk/sipbs Taught Courses MSc/PgDip Analysis of Medicines Clinical Pharmacy Food Biotechnology Food Science & Microbiology Pharmaceutical Analysis Pharmaceutical Quality & Good Manufacturing Practice

Research Degrees PhD; MPhil MRes Biomedical Sciences Food Sciences EngD in Medical Devices (in collaboration with the Department of Bioengineering, see pg 65 for course description) The Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS) is an integrated research facility for Drug Discovery, Development and Delivery underpinned by a pharmaceutical focus in Pharmacology, Integrative Biology, Immunology and Microbiology. The Institute was judged to be among the UK’s top Schools of Pharmacy in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. Fifty-five per cent of research conducted by staff in the Institute was judged as either world leading or internationally excellent and, in terms of both quality and volume, Strathclyde is the top institution in Scotland and the second top in the UK for Pharmacy research. The research activity in the Institute is clustered in five main groups: • Cell Biology • Infection, Immunity and Microbiology • Integrative Mammalian Biology • Biomedicinal Chemistry and Drug Delivery • Pharmaceutical Care and Public Health Major specific objectives of these research groups are to: • develop novel drug design and delivery strategies • interrogate cellular organisation at the molecular protein and gene level in health and disease and to identify new drug target strategies • understand the pathology of cardiovascular and CNS disease • explore the pathology of infective and autoimmune disease and develop pharmaceuticals for treatment of these conditions • deliver and evaluate patient centred services that benefit from advances in scientific and clinical understanding SIPBS comprises over 80 academic staff, more than 80 support staff, around 60 postdoctoral research fellows and more than 130 research students (including PhD, MPhil and MRes). Our annual research income is around £6M and we publish numerous papers each year in international, peer-reviewed journals. Extensive collaborations exist with other Strathclyde Departments and with external organisations such as the University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Western Infirmary, the Southern General Hospital, as well as collaborating Health Boards delivering pharmaceutical services in Scotland. There are strong industrial links with several major UK and international companies. Funding is from the MRC, Wellcome Trust, BBSRC, EPSRC, CRUK, Action Research, EU, Leverhulme Trust, Tenovus-Scotland, Scottish Enterprise, the Scottish Office, the Synergy fund and industry.

Major Facilities • The Institute houses PsyRING (Psychiatric Research

Institute of Neuroscience in Glasgow), a multimillion pound collaboration between the Universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde for schizophrenia research funded by Mitsubishi Pharma Co, the Translational Medicines Research Institute and major pharmaceutical companies.

• The Cancer Research UK Formulation unit collaborates with a

large number of research groups, responsible for the development of putative anti-cancer drugs for Phase I and II clinical trials.

• The Centre for Biophotonics provides state-of-the-art confocal, multiphoton laser scanning and epifluorescence microscopes along with the latest image analysis software. Multiphoton instruments in the Centre are being applied to a wide range of biological projects, many aimed at addressing fundamental questions of cell function that are important in the search for understanding disease processes and developing new drug treatments. Current applications of these techniques range from functional studies of immune cells in isolation and in situ, application of these studies to diseases such as asthma, atherosclerosis and arthritis.

All our research laboratories have high-quality state-of-the-art equipment. Our teaching and research links with the pharmacy profession derive from a network including 50 honorary lecturers including some of the most prominent clinical pharmacists in Scotland, and this network extends through formal international partners within the European ERASMUS scheme.

DID YOU KNOW YY The Guardian University Guide 2010, ranked Strathclyde first for Pharmacy and second for Pharmacy & Pharmacology in the UK.

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Training Detailed research interests of staff and potential PhD projects for the current year are available on the SIPBS website. Students may request a specific project from those available or request a project within a specific area of interest. On arrival, an induction session provides students with information, guidance and regulations required for the successful completion of a PhD. There is a strong emphasis on generic skills training within the PhD programme and this is administered through the SIPBS Graduate School. Formal training for first-year PhD students includes courses in biostatistics, health and safety, paper critique, computing and communication skills, and additional topics from a list of advanced topics in the Life Sciences. Throughout the programme, students are encouraged in personal development and reflective practice. Training, progress and communication are also supported by a web-based, virtual learning environment (VLE). Students are typically assigned to their primary supervisor’s research group for specific training appropriate to their individual research project. Each student meets with their supervisor on a regular basis and presents results to their Research Group in each year of study. Regular seminar programmes featuring external and internal speakers widen the learning experience of each student.

RESEARCH Research is undertaken in the following five major research groups:

Cell Biology – Understanding Cell function in Disease This group incorporates research encompassing many disciplines including cancer research, cardiovascular physiology and pharmacology, genetics, molecular signaling and neuroscience. Our studies investigate the molecular events regulating cell function which are key to understanding the pathology of diseases such as cancer, arthritis, heart and CNS disease. The Cell Biology group is divided into six main themes or subgroups, reflecting the diverse subject areas encompassing cell biology: • G-protein coupled receptors • intracellular signalling (eg lipid signalling and intracellular enzymes) • ion channels/calcium signaling and imaging • oxidative stress and inflammatory proteins • cell death/transformation and survival • enzymes-gene expression, structure and function Collaborations between themes and with researchers from other groups and externally are a strong feature of this group. Considerable research funding has been obtained by each of the sub-groups through individual or collaborative projects and well-funded laboratory facilities provide excellent opportunities for PhD students, postdoctoral assistants and research fellowships. A number of modern state-of-the-art approaches are utilised including: cloning, gene array, knockout/transgenic mice, adenoand lentiviral infection, proteomics, confocal and multiphoton imaging, electrophysiology, RNAi and anti-sense.

Infection, Immunity and Microbiology The Infection, Immunity and Microbiology Research Group currently has 21 principal investigators active in the research themes listed below. Within these themes, expertise exists in eukaryotic, prokaryotic and viral infections, including their molecular biology, biochemistry, pathogenesis and treatment. The Research Group is also highly active in fundamental research pertaining to the immune

system and microbial physiology. A vibrant research environment with both external research collaborations and links within SIPBS provides an opportunity for postgraduate and postdoctoral training. The three main themes are: • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Research is aimed at the identification of drug targets and the development of new therapeutic agents. The characterisation of the biological function of proteins in a range of microbial pathogens provides an initial step to their exploitation as drug targets, vaccines, and diagnostics.

• Infection and immunity research

Current research is focused on understanding fundamental immunological phenomena and how the immunological responses to infection contribute to the control of pathogens, but in some cases it is responsible for immunopathology. Researchers work with a diverse array of viral, prokaryotic and eukaryotic pathogens in a number of in vitro and in vivo models.

• Immune Modulation and Regulation

An understanding of the mechanisms whereby immune cell responses can be modulated is essential in the development of therapeutic strategies both directly to control immune responses and also to ascertain if treatments can potentially adversely affect immunity. There are two broad strategic approaches to this: • characterising the actions of therapeutic drugs and physiological hormone control of immune cell activity where the immunopharmacology of specific cell types is being studied – includes the effects of steroids (sex and pregnancy associated steroids and anti-inflammatory steroids), neurohormones including ACTH, non-steroidal aspirin-like compounds, phytochemicals and also cytokines including alpha-interferon sub-types for disease prophylaxis • studying how the immune response is modulated (suppressed or enhanced) by different pathogens

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Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences Continuedâ&#x20AC;Ś Integrative Mammalian Biology Research is directed at understanding the integrated function of mammalian tissue at the level of the whole organism in health and disease. The focus is on understanding cardiovascular and CNS disease pathology and translating this into new therapies. The research programmes adopt a holistic approach encompassing elucidation of basic pathophysiological and pharmacological mechanisms, identification of novel therapeutic targets and preclinical testing of drugs in disease models. These interdisciplinary approaches are strengthened through collaborations with cell biologists, immunologists, medicinal chemists, bioengineers and clinicians. There is expertise in the development of computer systems and software for the acquisition and analysis of physiological signals and images as well as the development of advanced in vivo imaging approaches to study cellular activity through links with the Centre for Biophotonics. We have major links with industry through PsyRING (www.psyring.co.uk) and are partners in the multimillion pound Integrative Mammalian Biology Capacity Building Award, which aims to equip scientists with state-of-the-art in vivo techniques. Members of the group have international collaborations spanning Europe, the USA and Japan. There are two main themes: â&#x20AC;˘ Cardiovascular Health, Disease and Therapeutics Cardiovascular scientists within the group are focused on understanding the processes that underlie the function and dysfunction of the cardiovascular system and the mechanisms of action of drugs used in the treatment of disease. Projects employ multidisciplinary approaches and we have wide expertise in in vivo (large and small animal) and in vitro models of cardiovascular diseases. The in vivo models focus on atherosclerosis, cardiac failure, myocardial ischaemia/ reperfusion, pulmonary hypertension, restenosis and stroke. A range of techniques complement these, eg isolated blood vessels, perfused heart preparations, immuno-histochemistry and intracellular studies of cardiac myocytes, platelet and leukocyte function. Transgenic/ knockout models are also employed.

â&#x20AC;˘ Neuroscience and Mental Health

Neuroscientists within the group and within Cell Biology are focused on understanding the processes that underlie the function and dysfunction of the brain and neurones in health and CNS disease. Projects employ multidisciplinary approaches enabling enhanced understanding of the mechanisms that integrate the properties of neurones into whole brain function. Expertise spans from molecular biology (microarrays, RTqPCR, cloning, siRNA, lentivirus mediated overexpression) and neurochemistry (ligand binding, autoradiography, in situ hybridisation) through to brain slice and single cell electrophysiology, functional brain imaging and behavioural analysis. A diverse range of in vivo and in vitro translational models are utilised which mirror closely aspects of human diseases such as schizophrenia, drug addiction, cognition, anxiety, appetite, transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, brain injury and stroke. Transgenic/ knockout models are also employed. Several projects are integrated with human research in terms of drug discovery, diagnostics and genetic vulnerability.

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Biomedicinal Chemistry and Drug Delivery

Pharmaceutical Care and Public Health

The activities of the group are varied, ranging from drug discovery to medicines use applications, and involve extensive cross-group collaborations.

Research is carried out in the following areas:

The main themes are: • Natural Products and Drug Discovery The bioactive natural products investigated are primarily plant-derived and are obtained through collaborative links world-wide. Individual molecules are isolated, identified and screened using rapid cell-based methodologies. We have identified natural products against inflammatory mediators and pathogenic bacteria, and are currently also involved in screening for lead molecules for prostate cancer treatment. Plant materials are sourced from overseas and locally in Scotland.

• Computer Aided Drug Design & Medicinal Chemistry

Quantum chemical, molecular dynamics and virtual screeningbased approaches to drug discovery and design are used to identify and optimise DNA targeting agents; anti-cancer agents; anti-infective agents. Molecular modelling capabilities are being made available to academics throughout Scotland via the new Drug Discovery Portal. Synthetic approaches are used to combat neglected diseases (eg anti-tuberculosis and anti-trypanosomal agents), obesity and cancer, particularly, prostate and breast cancer and platinum compounds.

• Drug Development & Physical Organic Chemistry

Pre-clinical development of pharmaceuticals in the solid-state draws on single crystal and X-ray powder diffraction for phase ID, crystal structure determination and phase surveys combined with automated crystallisation methodology for experimental screening. The goal is to establish the optimal crystal form for product applications. This work on crystalline materials is complemented by a major programme focused on quantitative studies of non-covalent intermolecular interactions between drug molecules, excipients and biomolecules through our involvement in the Glasgow Centre for Physical Organic Chemistry.

• Novel Formulations & In Vivo Imaging of Dosage Forms

Several formulation platforms are under study: oral timedelayed and modified release, hydrophobic pellets, stents, bio-adhesive nasal systems, aerosols, ocular and dermal formulations. Real-time non-invasive in vivo monitoring of performance of delivery systems is conducted using techniques such as gamma scintigraphy and magnetic resonance imaging. Parenteral non-ionic surfactant vesicle drug delivery systems are being investigated for chemotherapy and vaccination.

• Nanomedicines and Biopharmaceuticals

Novel targeted delivery systems are being developed to deliver drugs and therapeutic genes, to tumours and cerebral diseases specifically at the disease site, without secondary effects to the normal tissue. Biodegradable nanoparticles are being developed to improve the efficacy and safety of poorly bioavailable drugs. Isolation of recombinant proteins and their formulation are investigated towards bioprocessing.

• Pharmaceutical Analysis and Toxicology

The following areas are being studied: metabonomic profiling in disease states and of fruit fly mutants and parasites using high resolution mass spectrometry; application of chemometrics in the quality control of complex samples; stability of drugs in extemporaneous formulations and tissue profiling using matrix assisted laser desorption time of flight mass spectrometry.

• Quality of Use of Medicines

ethods for measuring the quality of use of medicines are M being developed as standards of drug treatment become more explicit through the use of evidence-based clinical guidelines. Tools have been developed for application in major therapeutic fields including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, palliative care, respiratory disease and mental health. Methods for defining drug therapy problems are being implemented in family doctor and hospital inpatient/outpatient settings to characterise risks in medication use in major therapeutic fields. This research is leading to the capacity to produce profiles of pharmaceutical care needs in target patient groups within healthcare strategies.

• Models of Pharmaceutical Care

The interaction of the research group with an extensive network of specialist NHS clinical pharmacists is helping to inform the delivery of service interventions to improve the quality of medicines use in target patient groups. Tool kits for identifying, documenting and analyzing patients’ needs include disease specific pharmaceutical care plans and medication assessment tools to develop audit methodology. The continuing professional education needs of pharmacists are informed by this work and educational interventions derive from better understanding of gaps in pharmaceutical service provision. Likewise patient education needs are an important focus in discrete areas of chronic disease management. As models of pharmaceutical care become better characterised the research informs undergraduate teaching of pharmacists and doctors as well as the specialization of nurses as collaborative prescribing teams

• Pharmaceutical Public Health (including health education,

health promotion and drugs misuse) We are developing our interaction with service providers in the public health fields. These developments are helping to research the design, delivery and evaluation of interventions that address vulnerable persons in society. The pharmaceutical public health strategies aim to minimise risk and improve accessibility to NHS and social services through the widening of pharmacists’ engagement with their patients and with the wider public that uses pharmacies.

Contact

SIPBS Graduate School t: +44 (0)141 548 2624 e: sipbs-postgrad@strath.ac.uk

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Analysis of Medicines

Biomedical Sciences

(part-time distance learning)

MSc/PgDip

MRes

Strathclyde’s full-time MSc course in pharmaceutical analysis has been in operation for 38 years. This web-based modular course was developed in response to increased demand for continuing professional development by industry professionals unable to undertake a full-time course. It is fully web-based, hosted on a virtual learning environment using interactive animations, quizzes and exercises to reinforce learning points contained in the notes. Students also receive hard copies of all notes and exercises, tutor support and in-house laboratory-based practical training. Practical training components may be undertaken in laboratories outwith the University if suitable facilities are available.

This course provides intensive laboratory-based training in research methods in the Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences. It is particularly relevant to students who wish to upgrade a first degree, change field, or gain valuable lab experience before undertaking employment or a PhD. The qualification is a high-level award obtained under research-orientated staff with international reputations in many cutting-edge disciplines.

CURRICULUM Compulsory Classes • Validation of Analytical Methods, GLP and Basic Calculations • Physiochemical Properties of Drug Molecules • Chemical Analysis • Quantitative and Qualitative Spectrophotometry • Separation Techniques • Hyphenated Techniques • Structure Elucidation of Drug Molecules • Management, Quality Regulation and Licensing • Practical Skills Electives (choose three) • Advanced Separation Techniques • QC of Biotechnology Products • Statistical Analysis of Data • Bioanalysis • Phytochemical Analysis The MSc requires a three-month project (may be taken over a longer period if part-time), which can be undertaken at Strathclyde, within your company if you are a practicing analyst or at another approved educational institution. You submit a dissertation and take an oral examination on the project.

START DATE You may start the Diploma anytime but will finish in the third April after the commencement of the course (if starting in April it will take exactly two years). The MSc will be completed in the fourth April after the commencement of the course.

COURSE LENGTH • PgDip: two years part-time including three weeks’ practical

CURRICULUM The course is predominantly research-based — you undertake a single in-depth project in a research laboratory for approximately eight months (120 credits). Many of the research projects on offer involve access to sophisticated research facilities in custom-built laboratories. Examples of previous research projects include: • is inflammation a target for stroke therapy? • studying mechanisms of Staphylococcus aureus resistance to oxychloro compounds • a monoclonal antibody-based diagnostic assay for Listeria infections • characterisation of a novel mechanism for modulating the activity of pain-sensing nerves • drug targeting in rheumatoid disease.

Taught Component A minimal taught component, assessed by coursework comprises: • broad research training in presentation, interpersonal and data interpretation skills (30 credits) • practical training in research methods (15 credits) • advanced-level topics in biomedical sciences (15 credits) Students can opt to take the general degree of MRes in Biomedical Sciences, or choose a named specialisation from the following research areas: • Biochemistry • Biomedical Analysis • Immunology • Microbiology • Molecular Biology • Pharmacology • Parasitology • Drug Targetting For a named specialisation, students will normally take courses that support the research topic chosen, including Advanced Topics and Techniques and a Project.

COURSE LENGTH

training (training exemption available for practicing analysts) • MSc: three years (PgDip component plus a research project)

One year full-time; two years part-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • MSc: First- or second-class Honours degree, or equlvalent, in

October normally, limited January intake

START DATE

• PgDip: Appropriate science degree or equivalent qualification.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • First- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in a

CAREERS

• Other qualifications may be considered.

an appropriate science.

The course aims to give non-specialists a background in pharmaceutical analysis and a clearer focus towards an industry where there is currently high demand for analysts.

Contact

Dr Dave Watson t: +44 (0)141 548 2651 e: d.g.watson@strath.ac.uk

biological/pharmaceutical-related subject.

CAREERS As the courses on offer involve choices from all the Biomedical Sciences, the career opportunities are extensive and cover positions in the pharmaceutical, industry, education, government research, hospitals, environmental control and the food industry.

Contact

Eileen Paterson t: +44 (0)141 548 3825 e: e.paterson@strath.ac.uk

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Clinical Pharmacy

Food Biotechnology

MSc/PgDip

This course enables pharmacists to apply knowledge of drug action in patient care and to develop the skills required to promote effective use of medicines in hospitals and in primary care. You will study the scientific and clinical factors that influence treatment with medicines and the delivery of pharmaceutical care. Advanced training in the practice of clinical pharmacy enables you to judge new treatments critically and to extend clinical services. The Diploma (120 credits) can be converted into an MSc (180 credits) by completion of a research project. A Certificate may be awarded on completion of 60 credits.

This high-level one-year modular course is particularly relevant to graduates in food science, microbiology, biochemistry, chemistry, chemical engineering or biotechnology who wish to study the application of modern biotechnological techniques to food manufacture and processing or other industries.

CURRICULUM The course content includes the following: • Communicating in clinical settings • Clinical information sources • Common laboratory tests and their relevance to monitoring patients receiving drug therapy • Principles and practice of therapeutics • Pharmaceutical care and management of disease states, focusing on the contribution of the pharmacist • Oral communication and problem-solving • Pharmacological, pathological and physiological background for therapeutic strategies to manage disease states • Clinical, laboratory and organisational methods to monitor and assess drug therapy • Drug delivery and dosage selection • Experience of pharmaceutical care within a chosen specialty • Delivery of specialised clinical pharmacy services • Application of research methods to new developments • Research project

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: nine months full-time; 18 months part-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • First- or second-class Honours degree in pharmacy, or equivalent.

• Preferably, at least one year of practical experience as a pharmacist.

Contact

Catriona Howatson t: +44 (0)141 548 3745 e: sipbs-pgi@strath.ac.uk

CURRICULUM The course emphasises techniques in food microbiology, biotechnology and food analysis. Two semesters of lectures and laboratory experience are complemented by a four-month dissertation or practical industry-relevant project (MSc students only). The project may be based in a laboratory in the Institute or another research institution, or in industry. Industrial involvement ranges from small food processing companies and consultancies to large multinational companies. Project topics can range from laboratorybased molecular biology to providing advice on implications of policies to reduce environmental impact of operations.

Core Classes • Food Analysis and Quality • Biotechnology in Food

You also choose between two optional classes, Food Industry Management or Food Research, to reflect your particular interests. Topics covered include: • Information and Database-searching • Management Science • Ethics and Legal Aspects in Research • Advanced Microbiological Techniques • Food-processing and Agricultural Wastes • Food Product Development • Alcoholic Drinks • Dairy Fermentations • Fermentation Processes • Food Production • Personal Effectiveness and Entrepreneurship • Experimental Design and Biostatistics • Instrumental and Sensory Analysis Methods • Advanced Molecular Technologies • Quality Control • Genetic Technologies in Agriculture • Food Marketing

START DATE September

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; 20-24 months part-time PgDip: 8 months full-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • MSc: First- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in

biochemistry, biotechnology, chemistry, chemical engineering, food science or microbiology, or a related subject. • PgDip: Degree or equivalent qualification.

CAREERS Modern industries require flexible graduates who can work effectively in complex multidisciplinary organisations, and this course provides experience of working in this multidisciplinary way.

Contact

Catriona Howatson t: +44 (0)141 548 3745 e: sipbs-pgi@strath.ac.uk

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Food Science & Microbiology

Food Sciences

MSc/PgDip

MRes

This high-level multidisciplinary course trains graduates to face new challenges in the food production, processing and retailing sectors which form the largest industry in the UK and northern Europe and where there is high demand for those with expertise in food microbiology, biotechnology and food analysis. The course is suitable for graduates in a range of subjects, including biochemistry, biotechnology, chemistry, chemical engineering, food science and microbiology.

This course provides intensive laboratory-based training in research methods in Food Sciences. It is particularly aimed at students who wish to upgrade a first degree, change field, or gain valuable laboratory experience before employment or a PhD.

CURRICULUM Two semesters of formal teaching are complemented by a fourmonth dissertation or practical, industry-relevant project (MSc students only). The project may be based in a laboratory in the Institute or in another research institution, or in industry. Industrial involvement ranges from small food processing companies and consultancies to large multinational companies. Projects can range from laboratory-based food chemistry to providing advice on implications of food safety and labelling legislation.

Core Classes • Food Analysis and Quality • Microbiology in Food

You also choose between two optional classes, Food Industry Management or Food Research, to reflect your particular interests: • Information and Database-searching • Management Science • Ethics and Legal Aspects in Research • Advanced Microbiological Techniques • Food-processing and Agricultural Wastes • Food Product Development • Alcoholic Drinks • Dairy Fermentations • Fermentation Processes • Food Production • Personal Effectiveness and Entrepreneurship • Experimental Design and Biostatistics • Instrumental and Sensory Analysis Methods • Advanced Molecular Technologies • Quality Control • Genetic Technologies in Agriculture • Food Marketing

START DATE September

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; 20-24 months part-time PgDip: 8 months full-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • MSc: First- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in

biochemistry, biotechnology, chemistry, chemical engineering, food science or microbiology, or a related subject. • PgDip: Degree or equivalent qualification.

CAREERS Modern industries require flexible graduates who can work effectively in complex multidisciplinary organisations, and the course is designed to provide experience of working in this multidisciplinary way. Recent graduates are employed in a wide range of positions in companies and universities around the world.

Contact

Catriona Howatson t: +44 (0)141 548 3745 e: sipbs-pgi@strath.ac.uk

CURRICULUM The course is predominantly research-based, requiring students to undertake a single in-depth project for approximately eight months (120 credits). The project can be in a range of topics in food science, food microbiology or food biotechnology in the Institute, or can be placed in an industrial or other institutional laboratory. Institute staff have particular expertise in food flavour and sensory analysis and projects have been in these fields, but other interests can often be accommodated by placing projects in other laboratories. There is also a minimal taught component comprising: • Broad research training in presentation, interpersonal and data interpretation skills (30 credits) • Practical training in research methods (15 credits) • Classes on advanced-level topics in Food Sciences (15 credits) including: • Advanced Microbiological Techniques • Advanced Topics in Microbiology • Alcoholic Drinks • Food Fermentations • Food Production

COURSE LENGTH One year full-time; two years part-time

START DATE September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • Second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in biochemistry, biotechnology, chemistry, chemical engineering, food science or microbiology, or a related subject. • Other qualifications may also be considered.

CAREERS The course can be used as a means of progression towards a PhD, but it is primarily designed to equip graduates for a researchbased career in the food and related industries, or in food-related disciplines in supporting institutions. However, graduates are not limited to a research career, and the experience of successfully managing and executing a personal project makes graduates attractive to employers for a wide range of roles.

Contact

Dr John Piggott t: +44 (0)141 548 2150 e: j.r.piggott@strath.ac.uk

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Pharmaceutical Analysis

Pharmaceutical Quality & Good Manufacturing Practice (part-time only)

MSc/PgDip This course provides you with specialised knowledge of the analytical techniques used to detect, identify and quantitatively determine drugs and related substances. You will be introduced to techniques for evaluating analytical data and validating analytical methods, and to strategies for analytical research and development.

COURSE STRUCTURE The MSc can be taken over either 12 or 24 months. The 12-month course provides theoretical and laboratory instruction in: • analytical validation • spectrophotometry • separation techniques • structural elucidation of drugs • chemical analysis • experimental design and optimisation • statistical analysis of data • computer literacy • quality and management • biopharmaceutical analysis and phytochemical analysis The course includes a three-month laboratory-based research project. Usually, about one third of projects take place in an industry setting and two thirds are supervised by staff in the Strathclyde Institute for Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences. The 24-month course comprises a first year of lectures, tutorials, laboratory sessions and directed reading on the chemistry of pharmaceutical compounds and the theory underlying the methods used to analyse drugs. The second year is identical to the one-year course outlined above. The Diploma course comprises lectures, tutorials, laboratory and project work which run parallel to the 12-month MSc course. Diploma students who satisfy the appropriate criteria may transfer to the MSc course. A Certificate may be awarded on completion of 60 credits.

START DATE

MSc/PgDip This course has two functions – it enables suitably-qualified pharmaceutical industry personnel to acquire the necessary knowledge to submit themselves for nomination as a Qualified Person (QP), and it provides the teaching for the Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical Quality and Good Manufacturing Practice. The training, based on the European-approved study guide, is provided in a unique collaboration with David Begg Associates who organise the course modules.

CURRICULUM Thirteen one-week residential modules (usually held at a venue in York) are run over a 21-month period. (Note: Registration with David Begg Associates (www.dba-global.com) and payment of their fee for each module is required in addition to registration with the University.) Each module consists of lectures, workshops, discussion groups and relevant visits. The cohesion of the student group develops rapidly as all participants generally work in some aspect of quality assurance in the pharmaceutical industry. The informal aspects of each module also becomes an important part of the knowledge-gathering process.

Modules • Pharmaceutical Law and Administration • Medicinal Chemistry and Therapeutics • Pharmaceutical Formulation and Processing (1 & 2) • Pharmaceutical Microbiology • Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients • Mathematics and Statistics • Analysis and Testing • Pharmaceutical Packaging • Quality Management Systems • Practical (held at the University of Strathclyde) • Investigational Medicinal Products • The Role and Professional Duties of a QP

October

The Diploma can be converted to the MSc by completion of a research project, normally undertaken at your workplace.

COURSE LENGTH

START DATE

MSc: 12 or 24 months full-time, depending on entry qualifications PgDip: 12 months full-time

Variable

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • MSc: Applicants with a first- or second-class Honours degree,

MSc: 27 months part-time; PgDip: 21 months part-time

COURSE LENGTH

or equivalent, in an appropriate science may choose to take the course over 12 or 24 months. For students with other qualifications, the duration of the course is normally 24 months. • PgDip: Appropriate science degree, or equivalent qualification.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Funding for UK students for course tuition fees is available from PSAS.

The Diploma course provides Qualified Person and technical leadership instruction and is required by several Health Authorities in Europe as a proof of training as a QP. It is also a vital asset in career advancement in the pharmaceutical industry.

CAREERS The course is intended to give non-specialists a background in pharmaceutical analysis and a clearer focus towards an industry where there is currently high demand for analysts.

Contact

Catriona Howatson t: +44 (0)141 548 3745 e: sipbs-pgi@strath.ac.uk

Relevant first degree and, preferably, some experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

CAREERS

Contact

Dr James Johnson t: +44 (0)141 548 2677 e: j.r.johnson@strath.ac.uk

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business school strathclyde

Strathclyde Business School is one of the top 1% of business schools worldwide, and the only one in Scotland with accreditation from the three leading accrediting bodies.

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contents FACULTY-WIDE COURSES Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Research Methodology in Business & Management Master of Communications Management (MCM) Executive Coaching Coaching and Mentoring Procurement Management International Hospitality & Tourism Management department of Accounting & Finance Finance International Accounting & Finance International Banking & Finance Investment & Finance department of Economics Economic Management & Policy european policies research centre department of human resource management Human Resource Management (full-time) Human Resource Management (part-time) Hunter Centre for entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship department of Management MBA (Master of Business Administration) Diploma in Business MBM (Master of Business & Management) MIM (Master of International Management) BITS (Business Information Technology Systems) department of management science Business Analysis & Consulting Operational Research Research Methodology in Business & Management with specialisation in Risk & Reliability department of Marketing Marketing International Marketing

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STRATHCLYDE

business school Strathclyde Business School (SBS) is Scotland’s premier business school – internationally respected as one of the most innovative and largest business schools of its kind in Europe. With over 200 academic staff and more than 3000 full-time students (both undergraduate and postgraduate), we are both fully accredited and internationally ranked. The 11 subject departments and specialist units collaborate to provide an impressive undergraduate offering and a varied, dynamic portfolio of specialist and cross-disciplinary postgraduate courses. We consistently demonstrate excellence in the quality of our teaching, research and knowledge exchange and our drive and motivation to continue to improve is boundless. The results of the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) affirmed the School as a leader for “world-leading and internationally excellent” research, with SBS being rated top for research in Scotland – by a long way – and 7th equal in the UK. Based in Glasgow, SBS also operates a substantial international operation with nine well-established international centres in the Gulf, SE Asia and continental Europe, delivering Master’s degrees such as the MBA, MSc in Finance and MSc in Marketing on a part-time basis to local markets. The School also has numerous international partnerships in Europe, the US, Australia, Singapore and China. Our excellent international reputation attracts students from around 100 countries. When you choose to study with us in SBS, you join an international community in top-rated schools with an excellent reputation for quality in teaching and research.

A Major Innovator SBS has earned a reputation for innovation in business and management education. We pioneered the study of Marketing and host one of the largest Departments in the country. We were the first UK business school to offer a full-time MBA in 1966, a part-time MBA in 1976, and a distance learning MBA in 1983 This pioneering spirit brought us into many new countries via the establishment of international centres, gaining us a Queen’s Award for Export Achievement along the way.

Internationally Accredited Less than 1% of business schools in the world hold triple accreditation status from the three leading international organisations which review and monitor the quality of business schools – and Strathclyde Business School if one of them. • EQUIS – The European Quality Improvement System • AACSB – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business • AMBA – The Association of MBAs In addition, SBS is Europe’s first university faculty to be awarded a licence to operate in the UAE, establishing the School as an educational institution officially recognised by the UAE government.

Research The world-leading status of SBS has been reaffirmed through the outcome of the UK’s 2008 RAE. This result reflects our considerable achievements in research and indicates the high level of excellence associated across all components of research activity including:

• the reputation and esteem with which our academics are held internationally

• the intellectually stimulating quality of the research

environment including the postgraduate research community

• the significant relevance, application and impact of our research on policy and practice that is evident

• creation and dissemination of knowledge from across a

range of business subjects, each of which in its own right demonstrates international thought leadership • research which is both theory-driven and impacts significantly on policy and practice at a national and international level There are nine research groups:

• Accounting and Finance – Core Accounting, Market-based

Accounting and Corporate Finance, Financial Theory and Empirical Finance • Economics – Globalisation and Regional Economics, Applied Econometrics, Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development • Employment Studies – Knowledge and Skills in Contemporary Economy, Human Resources in a Globalised Economy, Employee Health and Well-being • Entrepreneurship • European Studies • Hospitality and Tourism Management • Management – Dynamic Organisational Processes, Working Across Boundaries • Management Science – Problem-structuring and Mixed Methods, Strategy Modelling and Management, Operations Management, Risk and Reliability • Marketing – Marketing Management, Consumer and Social Marketing Research

Research Degrees We offer a full range of postgraduate research degrees. Most of our sizeable research student population are Doctoral students. The standing and quality of Doctoral study is confirmed by the recognition given to all departments by the ESRC for research studentship purposes. In addition, specialist training, research and consultancy services meet the needs of individuals and organisations in most business sectors.

Research Methodology The Research Methodology programme (see right), which is accredited by the ESRC, provides students with a grounding in research methodologies in the management disciplines. It is run by the Business School as a whole, allowing cross-fertilisation of ideas between different areas of management.

Contact

SBS Student Recruitment and Marketing Unit t: +44 (0)141 553 6118/9 e: admissions@gsb.strath.ac.uk

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Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

Research Methodology in Business & Management MRes/PgDip/PgCert

For those seeking a more practice-oriented alternative to the PhD, the DBA combines advanced instructional elements with original research at a doctoral level of attainment. It is designed for business professionals who seek to understand and enhance professional practices in business by developing their experience and expertise in research. The DBA degree is offered in all departments of the Strathclyde Business School.

CURRICULUM Instructional Elements You will take directed classes in: • Research Methods • specialist topics relevant to your research Exemption from some of these requirements may be possible if you can demonstrate that, through prior study, you have already achieved the learning outcomes specified for these classes.

Research Elements You will be required to complete: • a review of the relevant literature • a pilot study, or some other initial phase of your research • comprehensive, supervised research leading to a thesis of 50,000-60,000 words

PERIOD OF STUDY A minimum of 36 months of full-time study. Candidates often work simultaneously in their profession, so the minimum study period is adjusted to reflect the proportion of time committed to research.

START DATE There is no set starting date, although it is often convenient to embark on the programme in October when the teaching of Research Methods commences.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • Master’s or Honours degree, or equivalent qualification. • Business and management experience appropriate to the research being undertaken.

• Initial research proposal, outlining the broad area of research

proposed, the types of theory that would inform your research, and the approach you would take to this research.

CURRICULUM Core Classes • Research Philosophy • Research Methods • Interdisciplinary Collaborative Research • Advanced Quantitative Methods • Advanced Qualitative Methods • Research Colloquium • Writing and Presenting Research Elective Classes Options include advanced research methods classes, skillsdevelopment classes and a wide choice of classes in the areas represented in the Business School (list available on request). There are two variants of the MRes: • Variant 1 (corresponds to ESRC research training guidelines): You accumulate 120 credits from taught classes and submit a dissertation (around 20,000 words, worth 60 credits). • Variant 2 (corresponds to EPSRC research training guidelines): You accumulate 90 credits from taught classes and submit a dissertation (around 30,000 words, worth 90 credits).

COURSE LENGTH MRes: 12 months; PgDip: 9 months; PgCert: 4 months The course is offered on a full-time or part-time basis, and runs for three consecutive days once a month from October to May.

START DATE October

CAREERS The DBA will appeal to experienced managers who wish to develop high-level skills in conceptual and reflexive thinking, analysis of complex situations, use of information systems for inquiry, and the design, implementation and monitoring of interventions in organisations. The focus is on researching in a practical context, so research projects undertaken during this programme will be defined by their interest in the real-time dynamic processes and practices of organisation and management.

Contact

This course has been formulated in direct response to growing demand from business and management professionals and academics for high-quality research training. The MRes can be taken as a stand-alone qualification or as a foundation course for a PhD in business and management. The course provides research training that corresponds with research education guidelines set by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). You will have the opportunity to develop expertise across the research methods spectrum, balancing the acquisition of specialist knowledge with the ability to apply a range of research techniques in a practical environment.

SBS Student Recruitment and Marketing Unit t: +44 (0)141 553 6118/9 e: admissions@gsb.strath.ac.uk

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Excellent first degree in Business and Management or other qualification equivalent to a Master’s degree or a first- or upper second-class Honours degree.

CAREERS This course will provide you with the research knowledge, skills and experience required to conduct high-quality business and management research, either as a practitioner or an academic.

Contact

Professor John Quigley t: +44 (0)141 548 3152 e: j.quigley@strath.ac.uk w: www.mresearch.org

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Master of Communications Management (MCM)

Executive Coaching (part-time)

PgCert The Master of Communications Management is a highly respected postgraduate degree aimed at experienced managers working within the global telecommunications industry. It is an integrated degree programme which enables telecommunications professionals to understand the complex challenges facing this dynamic sector, and to design and implement strategic and operational responses to these challenges.

CURRICULUM Core Modules • The Communications Environment • Communications Technology • Strategic Business Planning in Communications • Financial Analysis and Modelling for the Communications Sector • International Human Resource Management • Principles and Practice of Communications Policy • Telecommunications Law • Topics in Communications Management Elective Modules (Not all elective modules will be available each year) • E-Commerce and its Impact • Customer-focused Management in Communications • International Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances • Risk and Project Management of Projects in Communications • ICT and Development • Exploring the Internet: Organisational and Policy Issues

SCHOLARSHIPS There are 15 fully-funded Chevening Scholarships attached to the MCM, awarded on merit through a competitive selection process which involves interviews in-country. These scholarships are for students from the following countries: Argentina, Brazil, China (including Hong Kong), Colombia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela and Vietnam or one candidate from each of Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique and Lesotho.

COURSE LENGTH 11 months full-time

START DATE The course starts in Glasgow in early February.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • Honours degree or equivalent qualification. • Five years’ communications management experience. CAREERS Career prospects for graduates are very good. Graduates can be found across the telecommunications industry. Some work for operators like Vodafone and Telekom Malaysia while others work for ministries and regulators around the globe.

Contact

Dr Jason Whalley, Course Director t: +44 (0)141 553 4546 w: www.commsmanagement.org

Executive Coaching involves one-to-one and team development for managers and leaders. This course is suitable for experienced coaches and those with significant expertise in related areas, such as Human Resource Development, who wish to develop their coaching skills while exploring the intellectual and academic aspects of the subject. The programme was awarded the prestigious European Quality Award (EQA) in 2008 from the European Mentoring and Coaching Council. The course is appropriate if you wish to: • develop your expertise in the area of executive coaching • evaluate and enhance your own practice of executive coaching • provide expert knowledge and advisory capacity to employers • develop a deeper, evidence-based and more critical understanding of executive coaching • advance your level of academic achievement in executive coaching

CURRICULUM The programme develops knowledge and skills in professional practice, with supervised practice between taught sessions. Modules 1 and 2 each involve two full days of study (Friday/ Saturday). Module 3 involves a three-day residential event (in Glasgow).

Module 1: Concepts & Methods – introduces Executive Coaching competence through exploration of skills, concepts and practices most commonly used in professional practice. Module 2: Coaching Perspectives – provides an opportunity to examine Executive Coaching in contemporary organisational and professional contexts, exploring concerns about people and performance in leadership development and change. Module 3: Mastering Executive Coaching – broadens and deepens mastery of executive coaching by supporting supervised practice and the integration of knowledge with coach personal development.

COURSE LENGTH One year (part-time only)

START DATE October or January

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • First degree in a business or human science subject from

a recognised university or other Higher Education Institution.

• A relevant professional qualification. • Several years’ management and coaching experience. • Clear demonstration of career relevance. • Introductory course in coaching and/or significant experience in using coaching techniques in a work situation.

CAREERS Accredited development in Executive Coaching is increasingly important for people with careers in coaching, management and leadership development, as well as those working as management consultants who become active in coaching roles and projects.

Contact

Michael Murray, Coordinator Centre for Executive Education t: +44 (0)141 553 6177 e: m.murray@strath.ac.uk

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Coaching and Mentoring

Procurement Management

(part-time)

(part-time open learning)

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

MSc/PgDip

Coaching and mentoring are now well-established features of workforce, human resource and leadership development. This course is particularly appropriate if you are interested in: • developing your expertise in and understanding of coaching/mentoring • evaluating your own practice of coaching/mentoring • providing expert knowledge and advisory capacity to employers and organisations • advancing your level of academic achievement

This course is aimed at professionals and others interested in Purchasing, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, International Sourcing and any other aspect of Procurement. The context covers both small- and medium-sized enterprises and multinational organisations, with strong reference to the international business environment. The programme is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) and other professional institutes in the UK and worldwide. It is delivered on an open-learning basis in the UK and Hong Kong, which enables you to ‘earn and learn’ simultaneously.

CURRICULUM Certificate Classes • Coaching and Mentoring Capabilities and Methods • Perspectives in Human Development • Professional Practice and Contexts Diploma Classes • Advanced Professional Practice • Organisation and Learning Contexts • Psychological Perspectives and Applications MSc Classes • Research Methods • Dissertation Following these classes you will have gained: • professional-level specialist and core skills in coaching/ mentoring, and in identifying and analysing problems in human development and learning • a broad theoretical base in coaching/mentoring • in-depth knowledge of the social science of coaching/ mentoring in organisation, management and social contexts

COURSE LENGTH PgCert: one year; PgDip: two years; MSc: three years

START DATE October

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • PgCert: Degree in a business or human science subject

from a recognised university or other Higher Education Institution. Entry may be non-standard, with the following taken into consideration: • Relevant professional qualification • Appropriate management experience • Several years’ management and coaching experience • Clear demonstration of career relevance. • PgDip: PgCert in Coaching or Executive Coaching, or equivalent qualification from institution with professional accreditation. • MSc: PgDip in Executive Coaching or equivalent qualification from institution with professional accreditation.

CAREERS Professionally qualified coaches and mentors are increasingly in demand and career prospects are excellent. PgDip graduates are well-placed to develop careers in coaching/mentoring, while MSc graduates are well-placed for involvement in policy development, including training and supervision of other coaches/mentors.

Contact

Michael Murray, Coordinator Centre for Executive Education t: +44 (0)141 553 6177 e: m.murray@strath.ac.uk

CURRICULUM You receive a thorough grounding in the principles, techniques and practices of all aspects of procurement and demand management. There is particular emphasis on strategy formulation, research, performance measurement, sourcing, logistics and inventory. There are two semesters per year and you normally study two subjects in each semester. For each subject, there is an intensive seminar weekend held at the University.

Core Subjects • Procurement and Marketing in the International Environment • Procurement Research • Strategic Procurement Management • Total Quality Management • Action Learning (business-orientated project and report on subject in the area of procurement)

Electives (four to be chosen) • Logistics and Inventory Management • Organisational Buying Behaviour • International Sourcing: Strategy and Management • Managing Relationships and Multicultural Negotiations • Commercial and Mercantile Law • Effective Project Management • IT Management, E-Business and the Supply Chain • Procurement in the Public Sector Dissertation You spend the final six months carrying out an individual research study under the guidance of a supervisor.

COURSE LENGTH Two years minimum; five years maximum

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Good first degree or other qualification equivalent to an Honours degree OR acceptable professional qualification and/or relevant business experience.

CAREERS Graduates from the programme have found that the MSc degree has enhanced their employability and also their eligibility for promoted posts in the profession and in more general management.

Contact

To study in the UK: Centre for Executive Education t: + 44 (0) 141 553 6177 e: exec.education@strath.ac.uk To study in Hong Kong: MPM Programme Coordinator t: +852 3411 2876 e: mpmsgb@hkbu.edu.hk

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International Hospitality & Tourism Management MSc/PgDip This course is intended for graduates seeking a multidisciplinary perspective on the management and marketing of hospitality and tourism – one of the world’s fastest growing economic sectors. Hospitality and tourism is a major item in international trade and a significant contributor to GDP. This course reflects the highest academic standards in a rapidly-developing field of study and will provide you with an excellent learning experience in a friendly, multicultural environment. The course attracts a wide variety of applicants – mainly new graduates from the UK and overseas, as well as people with experience of working in the hospitality and tourism industry, who wish to improve theircareer prospects. It provides general and specialist management and marketing classes designed to place graduates on a fast track towards a successful managerial career in hospitality.

CURRICULUM Diploma and MSc students follow the same instructional course for two semesters; in addition, MSc students prepare a dissertation of up to 15,000 words on an approved topic. The curriculum comprises core and elective classes such as: • Strategic Issues in International Hospitality Management • Tourist Behaviour • Tourism Planning and Development • Hospitality Operations Management • Services Marketing • Human Resource Management • Research Methods for Hospitality and Tourism • Food and Beverage and Society • Brand Management • Customer Management • Culture and Heritage One is chosen from: • Strategic Issues in International Hospitality Management • Food and Beverage and Society

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 21 months part-time

START DATE September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • Honours degree, or equivalent, in a discipline other than hospitality or tourism management.

• Professional experience may be taken into account. Funding This course normally has six places funded by the Student Awards Agency for Scotland for good-quality UK or EU applicants.

CAREERS Our graduates are globally represented in hospitality organisations as diverse as Hilton International, Marriott, Radisson SAS, Sodexho, Millennium & Copthorne, Rocco Forte Hotels, Four Seasons, Sheraton, Six Continents and P&O Cruises. In addition we have graduates working in tourism for government departments and other agencies throughout the world.

Contact

Dr Karen Thompson e: karen.thompson@strath.ac.uk

Department of Accounting & Finance www.strath.ac.uk/accfin TAUGHT COURSES MSc/PgDip in Finance International Accounting & Finance International Banking & Finance Investment & Finance

MRes/PgDip/PgCert in Research Methodology in Business & Management (see pg 149)

RESEARCH DEGREES MRes; MPhil; DBA; PhD The Department has been ranked Number 1 in the UK in the Complete University Guide Subject League Table for 2009 and is one of the UK’s major centres of research in finance. The quality of our research is internationally recognised and benchmarked against peer departments in leading UK universities. A 2007 survey (Chan, et al) ranked our finance research in 21 top journals over a 14-year period as fifth in Europe. We cover all major areas of accounting and finance, with particular expertise in corporate finance, treasury management, derivative markets, bond markets, portfolio performance, volatility in financial markets, international banking, critical accounting, management accounting, social, environmental and public sector accounting, and issues relating to privatisation and regulation of utilities, development finance and small business finance and accounting. The Department has an international profile: current staff and students come from countries as far afield as Greece, Tanzania, India and Bolivia. Our seminar and academic visitors’ programmes attract guest academics from universities all over the world.

Research areas Accounting • Activities of the Accounting Profession: structure,

education, knowledge and expertise, power relationships in standard-setting, pedagogical insights, auditing • Accounting for Environment, Risk and Regulation: public and private sector risk management, corporate governance in banking, social accounting and reporting, cleaner technology • Comparative International Perspectives on Financial Reporting: comparative external reporting, voluntary disclosure in emerging capital markets, setting accounting standards in developing countries

Finance • Market-based Accounting and Corporate Finance

Group: earnings forecasts in Europe, rights issues, corporate mergers, corporate disclosure and asymmetric information, trading performance of corporate insiders • Derivatives Group: techniques for modelling complex asset pricing processes, volatility prediction and stochastic volatility; theoretical models of option prices, relative pricing of price-based and yield-based interest rate options

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ALLAN FERGUSON MSc in Finance • Empirical Finance Group: linear factor models, mean-variance

analysis and fund performance evaluation, asset pricing and insurance, risk management of market intermediaries, currency risk management, Eurobond Issues, aspects of market microstructure, noise trading

FACILITIES FOR RESEARCH STUDENTS There is close collaboration between research students and staff, and discipline-specific support and training in research methods is provided (see pg 149). The Department has excellent links with the local accounting profession, UK accountancy bodies and several major investment management companies. You will have access to the Datastream International service (global economic, financial and accounting data), London Business School Share Price Database, IBES earnings forecasts, MicroExstat, MicroView, LIFFE options and futures data, Chicago Mercantile Exchange futures transactions data, US TORQ (trades, orders and quotes data), US commodity and financial futures data, and London Stock Exchange transactions data. You will be provided with fully networked personal computing facilities and the latest software packages in accounting, finance and econometrics. Regular study groups, workshops and seminars introduce students to a range of perspectives outside their research areas and help to develop teamwork and communication skills. You will be encouraged to sit in on discipline-specific courses in other departments or attend workshops.

RESEARCH DEGREES • MPhil in Accounting or Finance • DBA in Finance • PhD in Accounting or Finance The main difference between a DBA and PhD is that the DBA has a taught component in common with the MSc (Finance) programme. The PhD in Finance has an advanced taught component enabling you to develop the theoretical and empirical skills necessary to contribute to the latest research in your area. The PhD in Accounting develops skills in research areas that have an impact on policy, organisations and society. Interdisciplinary approaches are encouraged. The Department runs advanced seminars in accounting for PhD students.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS PhD in Accounting Good first degree or other qualification equivalent to an Honours degree and Master’s degree in accounting. (Qualified and part-qualified accountants with first degree in social sciences or humanities are also encouraged to apply.) PhD in Finance Master’s degree or equivalent, particularly in finance, economics, accounting or mathematics. (Candidates with exceptional undergraduate degrees, equivalent to first-class Honours in these disciplines will also be considered.)

Contact

Accounting: Ian Thomson t: +44 (0)141 548 3229 e: i.h.thomson@strath.ac.uk Finance: Professor Jonathan Fletcher t: +44 (0)141 548 3892 e: j.fletcher@strath.ac.uk

After studying Law I decided I wanted to pursue a career in Finance, but needed a course that not only focused my learning on more relevant material but also provided me with proof that I was dedicated to the field I had chosen. After researching a variety of courses and institutions I quickly realised that Strathclyde University had the most to offer in terms of quality of teaching and topics covered. A key factor in my choice was the stellar reputation of the Accounting & Finance Department. The holistic approach adopted by the Department ensures that the knowledge gained in one area of the course helps with your studies in another. Also, there is the perfect mix of theory and practice, which helps keep it interesting and not too heavy. One particular module was a case studies class which used real-life examples from the business world to illustrate the theory we had learnt in other areas of the course. I believe most students benefited from this class as it required us to work in groups using actual data to solve real-world projects. I was able to tailor my final project to be suitable to my career, as I already knew the area I would be working in. This flexibility allowed me to get a head start and learn more about my chosen field. An equally valuable aspect of the MSc in Finance was the number of students on the course from all over the globe, which created a fun and refreshing atmosphere in the class. I made a number of great friends, many of whom I will keep in contact with for years to come.

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Finance

International Accounting & Finance

MSc/PgDip

These courses will be relevant if you are interested in developing your career in finance, including corporate finance, security analysis, portfolio management, options and futures, treasury management, the functioning of financial institutions and markets, and financial decision-taking in the public sector. It is also possible to specialise in finance for developing countries.

The programme provides an international perspective on the theory and practice of accounting alongside studies of financial management and securities markets. There is a particular focus on the move towards harmonisation with international accounting standards in diverse business settings and the impact of leading standard-setting authorities.

CURRICULUM

The MSc and Diploma courses follow the same taught curriculum. Diploma students achieving an appropriate standard may transfer to the MSc. In addition to coursework, MSc students complete either a dissertation or a number of research projects; this component of the course allows you to develop your own particular interests in finance.

The MSc and Diploma courses follow the same taught curriculum. Diploma students achieving an appropriate standard may transfer to the MSc. MSc students complete either a dissertation or a number of research projects.

Core Classes • Financial Theory • Financial Markets, Financial Institutions and Banking • International Finance and Banking • Accounting for Finance • Financial Statement Analysis • Computing for Finance • Statistics for Finance Elective Classes (four to be chosen) • Security Analysis • Options and Futures • Portfolio Theory • Treasury and Risk Management • Public Sector Financing in Developing Countries • Project Management • Money and Capital in Developing Countries • Management Accounting • Statistics and Econometrics for Finance COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; PgDip: 9 months full-time

Electives (two to be chosen) • Research Applications in International Accounting • Security Analysis • Portfolio Theory • Options and Futures • Treasury Management • Statistics and Econometrics for Finance • Money and Capital in Developing Countries • Public Sector Finance in Developing Countries • Project Management COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; PgDip: 9 months full-time

START DATE

September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • Honours degree, or equivalent, in accounting, economics,

business studies or a subject area with a strong quantitative bias. • Attendance at introductory sessions at the end of September 2010.

CAREERS The finance function has changed more dramatically than any other area of business. Capital markets around the world have been liberalised, competition is always increasing, technology is evolving rapidly and national markets must be considered in a global context. These changes mean there is an increased demand for well-educated finance specialists who are able to respond to the challenges and complexities of financial markets. Our graduates are to be found throughout the world in companies such as Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Resolution Asset Management and PriceWaterhouseCooper.

Contact

Core Classes • Income Measurement and Asset Valuation • Positive Accounting Theory and Market-based Research • Comparative International Accounting • Management Accounting • Accounting for Finance • Finance • Financial Statement Analysis • Financial Markets, Financial Institutions and Banking • Computing & Statistics for Finance • International Finance and Banking

Barbara Baillie t: +44 (0)141 548 3709 e: barbara.baillie@strath.ac.uk

September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • Honours degree, or equivalent, that includes study of

accounting, economics, business studies, maths, statistics or computing OR equivalent professional qualification. • Attendance at introductory sessions at the end of September 2010.

CAREERS If you are already working in accounting or finance, this course will advance your effectiveness by covering the latest developments in the field. The course will be particularly relevant if you intend to pursue a career or undertake further research in areas such as corporate finance, treasury management, investment analysis and management, accounting information in capital markets, corporate planning or consultancy.

Contact

Barbara Baillie t: +44 (0)141 548 3709 e: barbara.baillie@strath.ac.uk

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International Banking & Finance

Investment & Finance

MSc/PgDip

Banking is increasingly an international business. This course is designed to develop an understanding of financial theory and analysis, which is particularly relevant for those aspects of international banking. It explores the concepts and skills required by financial managers and financial analysts operating in this environment and provides an understanding of contemporary financial problems and issues facing international business and banks.

This course is designed for those seeking careers in areas such as security analysis, portfolio analysis and investment management. It will provide you with a rigorous grounding in the theory of finance but also covers the various techniques and analytical tools widely employed by investment professionals in practical decision-taking. The syllabus has been developed with the requirements of the Chartered Financial Analysts Institute (CFA Institute) in mind and the course provides a good starting point if you are seeking CFA qualification.

CURRICULUM The MSc and Diploma courses follow the same taught curriculum. Diploma students who achieve an appropriate standard may transfer to the MSc. MSc students complete either a dissertation or a number of research projects, allowing you to develop your particular interests in banking and finance.

Core Classes • Financial Theory • International Finance and Banking • Financial Markets, Financial Institutions and Banking • Financial Management for Banks • Risk Management and Banks • Statistics for Finance • Accounting for Finance • Financial Statement Analysis • Computing for Finance • International Banking and Capital Markets Electives (three to be chosen) • Treasury Management • Statistics and Econometrics for Finance • Money and Capital in Developing Countries • Emerging Capital Markets • Security Analysis • Portfolio Theory • Options and Futures • Public Sector Finance in Developing Countries • Project Management COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; PgDip: 9 months full-time

START DATE September

The MSc and Diploma courses follow the same taught curriculum. Diploma students who achieve an appropriate standard may transfer to the MSc. MSc students complete either a dissertation or a number of research projects, allowing you to develop your particular interests in investment and finance.

Core Classes • Financial Theory • Analysis of Equities • Portfolio Theory and Management • Bond and Fixed Income Securities • Options and Futures • Financial Markets, Financial Institutions and Banking • International Finance and Banking • International Banking and Capital Markets • Statistics for Finance • Financial Statement Analysis Electives (two to be chosen) • Statistics and Econometrics for Finance • Emerging Capital Markets • Treasury Management • Money and Capital in Developing Countries COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; PgDip: 9 months full-time

START DATE September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • Honours degree, or equivalent, in accounting, economics,

business studies or a subject area with a strong quantitative bias.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • Honours degree, or equivalent, in accounting, economics,

business studies or a subject area with a strong quantitative bias.

• Attendance at introductory sessions at the end of September 2010.

CAREERS MSc graduates from the Strathclyde Business School are employed in leading financial institutions around the world (eg Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan etc). As global competition increases and technology continues to evolve, there is a greater demand for well-educated finance specialists who are able to respond to the challenges of the international banking sector.

Contact

CURRICULUM

Barbara Baillie t: +44 (0)141 548 3709 e: barbara.baillie@strath.ac.uk

• Attendance at introductory sessions at the end of September 2010.

CAREERS MSc graduates from the Strathclyde Business School are employed in leading financial institutions around the world (eg Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, HBOS, The Royal Bank of Scotland). As global competition increases and technology continues to evolve, there is a greater demand for well-educated finance specialists who are able to respond to the challenges of the international financial sector.

Contact

Barbara Baillie t: +44 (0)141 548 3709 e: barbara.baillie@strath.ac.uk

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Department of Economics www.strath.ac.uk/economics TAUGHT COURSES MSc in Economic Management & Policy MRes/PgDip/PgCert in Research Methodology in Business & Management (see pg 149)

RESEARCH DEGREES MRes; MPhil; DBA; PhD; Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT The Economics group at Strathclyde is one of the largest in the UK and has a strong international reputation. We have around 25 teaching and research staff as well as associated economists working in the Fraser of Allander Institute. There are currently 15 postgraduate students, from the UK and abroad, working towards research degrees. The Department of Economics has a strong focus on policyrelevant research, particularly in globalisation and regional economics, applied econometrics, and environmental economics and sustainable development. We are part of the Scottish Institute for Research in Economics. We have a strong track record in attracting external funding and our current portfolio of research projects from various sources (including Leverhulme Trust, ESRC and EPSRC) is valued at £1.5M. The Department is also involved in managing a £3M ESRC initiative. We have strong international links with institutions around the world. Many staff members have taught and conducted research at universities and research institutions across Europe and beyond. The Department jointly organises (with Johannes Kepler University Linz) the European Trade Study Group, the world’s largest annual conference on international trade.

Research areas Globalisation and Regional Economics This area has risen in prominence recently with grants totalling more than £1.7M from sources such as ESRC and Scottish Funding Council. The Department also has funding in association with the centre for Spatial Economics based at the London School of Economics. The Journal Spatial Economic Analysis is managed from the Department. Much of the research in regional economics is conducted within the Fraser of Allander Institute, a widely respected research unit on the Scottish economy, and within the Centre for Public Policy for the Regions, a joint research institute of the Universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow. Areas of research include: • Multinational enterprises and foreign direct investment • Globalisation and international trade policy • The national impact of regional policies and regional impact of national policies • Multi-level governance and the economics of devolution and fiscal decentralisation • Regional growth, enterprise, R&D and productivity • Regional and national computable general equilibrium modelling • Demographics • Regional and national impacts of Higher Education Institutions • Spatial economics and the new economic geography • Modelling the economic geography of house prices

Applied Econometrics This area of research has been developed with ESRC and Leverhulme awards totalling over £225,000 and a number of key academic appointments. Recent research includes: • Bayesian econometrics: theory and applications • Nonlinear times series models with regime-switches or structural breaks • Stochastic frontier models for efficiency and productivity analysis • Analysis of panel data • Panel unit root and co-integration tests • Analysis of longitudinal data • Applications of time series methods • Spatial econometrics • Panel data methods with spatial dependence

Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development In recent years this research area has benefited from grants totalling more than £3M from organisations such as the ESRC, EPSRC and DEFRA, which has led to many publications in peerreviewed journals. Research is focused on: • Environmental economics • Impact of environmental regulations on firm location • Air pollution health impacts • Economics of energy, including economic, social and environmental impacts of marine and other renewables • Modelling sustainable development • Analysis of energy and environmental policies

Research Degrees • DBA: The first stage of the DBA is a taught Master’s course such

as the MSc in Economic Management and Policy. DBA students begin their research stage (normally lasting 27 months) following successful completion of the classwork part of the MSc. • MPhil: Students wishing to conduct a shorter piece of research may register for the MPhil, which takes around one year full-time or 21 months part-time. • PhD: Students without an MSc in Economics or an associated subject area would normally be registered on the Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics (SGPE), to which the University of Strathclyde is a contributing member (see below). Those who already hold a suitable MSc register directly at Strathclyde. Suitability is judged in terms of both required standard and breadth of coverage in economics. To be considered for this option, please contact us (details below). They are encouraged to become members of the SGPE programme to benefit from the additional research skill courses that the programme offers. • Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics:This is a four-year, full-time doctoral research programme. The first year comprises an intensive taught course, currently run in Edinburgh, to which staff from all the eight associated universities contribute. This year concentrates on theoretical foundations and leads to an MSc in Economics. In the subsequent years, PhD students return to their sponsoring universities while retaining a link with the SGPE through voluntary courses, teaching research skills and associated seminar sessions.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY For details of the Research Methodology Programme, see pg 149.

Contact

Professor Bernard Fingleton t: +44 (0)141 548 3857 e: bernard.fingleton@strath.ac.uk

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Economic Management & Policy (full-time, part-time, distance learning)

MSc The MSc in Economic Management & Policy applies economic analysis to policy issues and business problems and develops the analytical skills necessary for employment as a professional economist in the private and public sectors. The emphasis is on applying the tools and techniques of economics, rather than teaching economic theory as an end in itself. This programme is the first in the UK to be recommended by the Government Economic Service. It offers a general route leading to the MSc in Economic Management and Policy as well as five specialised routes leading to the MSc with reference to your selected pathway. The general route is more relevant for those seeking careers as professional economists with a broad range of skills and abilities, and whose work is likely to involve a multidisciplinary approach to problem-solving and policy-making. If you are seeking a more particular approach in your studies and subsequent career, then the specialised route may be more relevant.

CURRICULUM The specialist pathways are: • Business Economics • Environmental Economics • Industrialisation, Trade and Economic Policy • International Financial Economics • Regional Policy

Core Classes (Semester 1) • Data Handling and Analysis • Microeconomic Management and Policy • Macroeconomic Environment • Integrative Economics (taken by all students and largely

concerned with student-centred development of concepts and tools introduced in the other modules to issues raised under one of the subject pathways)

Elective Classes (Semester 2) Electives are divided into the five lists below. If you are opting for the general MSc, you select any four electives (subject to prerequisites). If you are taking the MSc via a specialised pathway, three of your four electives must be selected from the list for that pathway. You can also study electives from other postgraduate courses in the Business School. • Business Economics • Corporate Strategies • Economics of Strategic Management • Competition Policy • Economics of Regulation • Environmental Economics • Pollution Control Policy • International Environmental Policy • Environmental Modelling • Water Resources Management • Industrialisation, Trade and Economic Policy • Development Strategy and Policy • Money and Capital in Developing Countries • Public Sector Finance and Development • Industrialisation and Technology • International Financial Economics • Financial Economics • Applied Econometrics • International Macroeconomics • Analysis of Financial Data

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Neil Swanson MSc EMP (Environmental Economics pathway)

The MSc in Economic Management and Policy has been an excellent preparation for the type of work I am now doing in the Government Economic Service. In fact my job has almost felt like a continuation of my studies. The teaching was of very high quality, and I gained teamworking and other ‘soft’ skills. I was also able to get experience of applying economic analysis and thinking to ‘real-world’ problems. The soft skills were taught through weekly groupwork presentations to classmates and teachers with valuable feeback. Written communication skills were developed through preparing briefing notes on macroeconomic issues. The integrative economics module brought together the learning from the other modules and applied it to real-world issues, such as conducting a cost benefit analysis for a large-scale capital investment project. I specialised in Environmental Economics and I have been able to use this knowledge in my current role as Assistant Economist: Fisheries and Agri-Environment Branch Analytical Services Division; ERAD Science and Analysis Group.

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Economic Management & Policy (continued)

• Regional Policy • Regional Adjustment and Development • Regional Development Policy • Case Study in Regional Economic Development – •

the Scottish Economy Multi-sectoral Regional Economic Modelling

The programme uses innovative teaching and learning methods – including project analyses, interactive learning through a Virtual Learning Environment – to focus on decision-making techniques and problem-solving in organisations. A substantial part of your study will involve team-based work, and exercises requiring you to deal with complex, multi-faceted business and economics problems, and to produce and deliver (orally and in print) highquality reports that are comprehensible to clients and lay-persons.

COURSE LENGTH 12 months full-time; 24 or 36 months part-time; 27 months by distance learning (web-based, requires no attendance at the University)

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Honours degree, or equivalent, in which economics is a significant part. If your first degree does not contain a sufficiently large economics component you may be offered a place conditional on completion of a self-study distance learning economics module.

CAREERS Graduates are able to enter directly into employment as applied economists in the private or public sectors. If you are already employed full-time, this degree will enhance your qualifications and career path. This is a vocationally-oriented programme designed to develop economic skills useful for formulating policy in, and managing, organisations, rather than simply training academic or research-oriented economists.

Contact

Roger Perman t: +44 (0)141 548 3871 e: pgecon@strath.ac.uk

DID YOU KNOW YY The Strathclyde MSc Economic Management and Policy degree is the first, and currently only, Master’s programme in economics to be formally Recommended by the UK Government Economic Service. YY In addition to playing a wider role in the training of government economists, the GES Recommendation makes the MSc Economic Management and Policy programme more attractive to our current and potential participants from around the world.

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European Policies Research Centre www.strath.ac.uk/eprc RESEARCH DEGREES MPhil; PhD RESEARCH PROFILE The European Policies Research Centre (EPRC) was established over 30 years ago as an independent research institute within the Strathclyde Business School. Since its inception, the EPRC’s contribution in the field of regional and industrial policy in Europe has been significant. The Centre’s research portfolio spans all the countries of Western, Central and Eastern Europe, involving research at European, national and regional scales. An interdisciplinary staff of 17 collectively have linguistic expertise in 11 European languages and provide research expertise for public and private organisations across four main policy areas: • Regional development and regional policy in Europe — monitoring, analysing and understanding developments in national regional policies within the EU and beyond • EU Cohesion Policy — community policies, programmes and strategies for regional economic, social and territorial development and cohesion • EU Competition policy and State aid – in particular, EU frameworks to regulate regional aid and their impact on domestic regional policies. • European spatial development and policy — involving research into the territorial effects of the Structural Funds and with a growing number of projects on the theme of interregional cooperation Staff publish widely in internationally-recognised journals, contribute to book series, provide a wide range of policy reports and are active on the European conference scene. The EoRPA research programme involves annual research meetings, held in Scotland, of Member State representatives from across Europe, while the IQ-Net research programme involves twiceyearly meetings held in different EU partner countries/regions. In recent years, a periodic ‘benchmarking regional policy in Europe’ conference has also been organised to assess the evolution of regional policies in an EU of 27 Member States.

The research environment benefits from the Centre’s strong links with regional, national and EU policy-makers. Senior members of staff act as advisers to the UK government and its agencies, the governments of other EU and non-EU countries, the European Commission, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and the Nordic Council of Ministers. The Centre is also committed to the continuing professional development of policy officials, and most of its research is internationally comparative in nature. The EPRC also has an International Visiting Scholars Programme facilitating networking with senior researchers from Austria, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Russia and Sweden. In addition, the Centre is a co-organiser of the West Coast Seminar Series.

Over 75% of the Department’s policy research funding comes from bodies outwith the UK. Among a list of sponsors encompassing over 60 government departments, agencies and research councils, a significant proportion of this work is supported by EU member states and the European Commission.

research degrees

RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

As a research-based Department, EPRC offers a fruitful and stimulating research environment. Postgraduates benefit from the long-standing experience and expertise of the EPRC research team, together with a well-resourced specialist in-house library and other research facilities. The Centre promotes the active exchange of research results and discussion of research issues through a regular seminar series featuring internal and visiting speakers, to which postgraduates are encouraged to contribute. More widely, EPRC has strong links with other research institutes in the UK and overseas.

EPRC is part of the Centre for Russian, Central and East European Studies (CRCEES), an ESRC-funded Consortium involving the universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Nottingham, St Andrews, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Newcastle and the University of the West of Scotland. There are some scholarship opportunities available through the consortium for those interested in undertaking PhD, Master’s or Postdoctoral study in this area. More information about these opportunities is available on our website.

Prospective applicants with research interests and activities in the above areas are invited to write to the Head of Department and to consult the guidelines on postgraduate research on the EPRC website.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY For details of the Research Methodology programme, see pg 149.

Contact

Professor John Bachtler t: +44 (0)141 548 3339 e: eprc@strath.ac.uk

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Department of Human Resource Management www.strath.ac.uk/hrm TAUGHT COURSES MSc/PgDip in Human Resource Management MRes/PgDip/PgCert in Research Methodology in Business & Management (see pg 149)

RESEARCH DEGREES MRes; MPhil; DBA; PhD The Department of Human Resource Management (HRM) has a broad human resources, organisational behaviour and industrial relations focus and undertakes research in a wide range of international and UK public, private and voluntary sector organisations. The Department also is the only Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Centre of Research Excellence in Scotland (one of only 10 in the UK).

RESEARCH The Department’s research interests fall into three broad areas: • Knowledge and Skills in the Contemporary Economy – a critical approach has been developed in this area focusing on knowledge in the workplace, rather than notions of the knowledge economy. • Human Resources in a Globalising World – research in this area is concentrated around the globalising economy and has been published in the prestigious journal Work, Employment and Society, as well as International Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of World Business, Sociological Review, Industrial Relations Journal and Employee Relations. • Employee Health and Well-being – work in this area focuses on issues of work-life balance, trust and the psychological contract, and employee attitudes, and has received funding from a variety of bodies including the Economic & Social Research Council, the EU, and trade unions, such as Unison. Ongoing research projects in the Department cover a wide range of issues, currently including: • aesthetic labour • work organisation and employment relations in call centres • skills and the new economy • equal opportunities • supply chains in the retail sector • the voluntary sector • multinational collective bargaining, risk management • business process offshoring • trade union organising • high performance work systems The Department also incorporates the Scottish Centre for Employment Research (SCER), which carries out policy-related research and consultancy relevant to the context of devolved government in Scotland. The Centre produces high-quality academic research valued by policy-makers, not just in Scotland but also across the UK and EU. The SCER has been awarded funding by a range of bodies, including the Scottish Government to examine skills and training provision in Scotland, and by the Glasgow Employers’ Coalition to report on enhancing lone parent employment.

Research Degrees PhD Programme The PhD programme provides students with a structured experience of academic life. This includes opportunities for teaching and conference attendance in addition to carrying out their own research. Computer and office facilities are available, and the Department has access to agencies and organisations willing to cooperate in empirical research. Existing areas of doctoral research cover a range of topics within HRM, including: the HRM function and management of the employment relationship; international management and comparative forms of organisation; graduate labour markets, employability and skill; changing forms of work and organisation; innovation and change; and industrial relations, trade union organisation and strategy.

MRes The Department also offers the MRes as a stand-alone degree which can be tailored to HRM. The Department offers a stimulating environment for research students. Staff hold key positions on the editorial teams of prestigious journals – Work, Employment & Society and Employee Relations – and on the organising committee of the International Labour Process Conference; distinguished visiting academics participate in the Department’s research seminar series; and the Department publishes a series of HRM Working Papers to which departmental staff and visiting academics contribute.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY All PhD students attend the MRes in Business and Management at least to Certificate level. Please see pg 149 for further details. Applications for research are considered for full-time or part-time study. Prospective applicants are invited to write to the Director of Postgraduate Research.

Contact

Dr Dora Scholarios, Director of Postgraduate Research t: +44 (0)141 548 3135 e: d.scholarios@strath.ac.uk

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Human Resource Management

(full-time)

(part-time)

MSc/PgDip

The course offers an opportunity for in-depth study of organisations and the management of work. It is also designed to equip participants with the skills required for a career in HRM. This programme of research-led teaching excellence takes place within a Department with an established and highly reputable research tradition. This strong academic core provides the necessary conceptual basis to understand contemporary practice in modern employment policies and methods. The course also enables participants to secure graduate membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Professional Development will be addressed throughout the teaching provision, the Professional Skills module, exercises and projects such as the Placement Experience and the Management Research Report. The Student Awards Agency for Scotland funds a number of places for eligible students.

This programme is intended for practising personnel and HR or general managers and those wishing to pursue a career in this field. The course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and on completion of the PgDip you are eligible for graduate membership of CIPD. The course develops the skills required by participants to progress their careers in HR through research-led teaching and practical skills workshops. Weekend professional skills events are an integral part of the course and are required for CIPD purposes. The Master’s year may also be of interest to holders of a PgDip in HRM (or equivalent) from other UK institutions wishing to convert this to an MSc.

CURRICULUM HRM A (Semester 1) • HRM Core A • Employee Relations • Learning & Development • People Resourcing • Methods of Professional Enquiry • Professional Skills Development HRM B (Semester 2) • HRM Core B • Employee Reward • One elective from: • Employment Issues and the Law • International Human Resource Management • Managing Safety and Risk at Work • Eight-week work placement in an HR setting (two days each week from January-March) and 7,000-word management research report.

MSc students also complete a dissertation on an approved topic.

COURSE LENGTH PgDip: 9 months; MSc: 12 months (including PgDip)

START DATE

(Tuesday afternoon and evening each week during semester) • HRM Core A • People Resourcing • Learning & Development • Managing Information for Competitive Advantage

Year 2 (Integrated) (Wednesday afternoon and evening each week during semester) • HRM Core B • Employee Reward • Employee Relations • One elective from: • Employment Issues and the Law • International Human Resource Management • Managing Safety and Risk at Work The Diploma stage concludes with a 7,000-word management research report, usually based on a personnel issue within your place of employment.

Year 3 (MSc) Participants reaching an appropriate standard can choose to progress to the MSc, which requires a 15,000-word dissertation on an approved topic along with participation in a series of workshops on research methods.

COURSE LENGTH PgDip: 24 months; MSc: 36 months

September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • First- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in arts, social science or business-related discipline.

• There are strict selection criteria for this course and places are limited.

CAREERS Graduates are equipped to pursue a wide variety of career options in the HR arena, in public, private and voluntary sector organisations such as RBS, ScottishPower, Diageo, NHS Trusts and charitable organisations.

Contact

CURRICULUM Year 1 (Foundation)

Anne Preston t: +44 (0)141 548 3287/3979 e: anne.preston@strath.ac.uk

START DATE September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • PgDip: First degree or equivalent qualification plus relevant

experience in HR or general management. Applicants who hold a CIPD Certificate-level award will normally be required to complete the Certificate of Professional Development in HRM. • MSc: Successful completion of the PgDip in HRM from the University of Strathclyde or equivalent from another UK university.

CAREERS Working towards Graduate Membership of CIPD has resulted in many course participants being promoted within their organisations both during the course and soon after completion. Many are able to apply for upgrade to Chartered Member soon after completing the programme based on previous experience.

Contact

Anne Preston t: +44 (0)141 548 3287/3979 e: anne.preston@strath.ac.uk

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Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship www.strath.ac.uk/huntercentre TAUGHT COURSES MSc in Entrepreneurship (part-time, based in Dubai) MRes/PgDip/PgCert in Research Methodology in Business & Management (see pg 149)

RESEARCH DEGREES MRes; MPhil; PhD The Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship has grown rapidly since the generous donation of £5 million by entrepreneur Tom Hunter, an alumnus of the University. The biggest entrepreneurship centre in Scotland and one of the largest in the UK, the Hunter Centre is widely recognised among both academics and policy-makers as a leader in entrepreneurship research.

RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT The Centre’s graduate school currently has 12 doctoral students. Current PhD topics include venture capital in China, female entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship policy, entrepreneurial exits, portfolio entrepreneurs and venture philanthropy. The research environment is dynamic and international; the Centre is a popular destination for long-term and short-stay academic visitors from the US and Canada, Europe and Australasia. Our academics also have key involvement in leadingedge journals, including Venture Capital, International Small Business Journal, and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. Our research falls within three main themes:

Entrepreneurial Dynamics Understanding how new ventures come into existence and develop over time is the core of entrepreneurship. A significant proportion of our current and planned research activities address issues associated with entrepreneurship dynamics in the context of regional development, including: • nascent entrepreneurship • migration and entrepreneurship • graduate entrepreneurship • entrepreneurial activity in technology clusters and entrepreneurial exits (the ‘harvest’ event)

Entrepreneurial Resources This area of research examines the support and resources for entrepreneurship, in particular the role of individuals and institutions that enhance the entrepreneurial environment. The main focus of this research concerns access to finance, specifically business angel finance, early-stage venture capital and access of women entrepreneurs to bank loans.

Entrepreneurship Education Research under this theme aims to enhance understanding of the process and impact of entrepreneurship education, including: • the provision of entrepreneurship education in higher education • use of computer-based learning in entrepreneurship education • longitudinal tracking of students who have taken entrepreneurship classes • evaluation of different approaches to teaching and learning • evaluating the impact of entrepreneurship education, especially on self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intentions

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS PhD students can link to the Centre’s collaborative projects: • The annual Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report for Scotland – the Centre is an influential member of the Global Entrepreneurship Research Association, representing the UK in GEM • Lifting the Barriers to Growth in UK Small Businesses – biennial survey of members of Federation of Small Businesses which is a major influence on policy-makers • The Education and High Growth Innovation research group, a collaboration between six UK universities and MIT exploring the influence of educational programmes and other forms of intervention on entrepreneurial behaviour The research environment benefits from a range of seminars and workshops offered over the academic year: • Monthly Research Seminars – featuring entrepreneurship researchers from the UK and overseas • Occasional Research Workshops – aimed mainly at postgraduate students and new staff and covering various aspects of the research process • Postgraduate Research Seminars – PhD students give an annual seminar on their research progress • Annual Scottish Entrepreneurship Research Forum – two-day forum supporting the entrepreneurship research community in Scotland, normally facilitated by a leading international entrepreneurship scholar

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY For details of the Research Methodology Programme, see pg 149.

RESEARCH DEGREEs Applicants for PhD/MRes should hold a first- or upper secondclass Honours degree in a related social science discipline. Applications from candidates with relevant Master’s degrees will also be welcomed, as will applications from those who are close to completing their Honours degree. We encourage applications that are consistent with the existing and planned research projects and interests of staff. We also encourage applications that combine the development of theory with either qualitative or quantitative empirical work, and a public policy dimension. Initial enquiries should be made by email to Professor Colin Mason (Director of Research) and should include: • a considered research proposal, including how your area of interest fits with the Centre’s research profile • current CV • indication of whether you would be studying part-time or full-time • indication of whether you have funding or are seeking a scholarship

Contact

Professor Colin Mason t: +44 (0)141 548 4259 e: colin.mason@strath.ac.uk

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Entrepreneurship (part-time, taught in Dubai)

MSc This two-year programme is for graduates of all disciplines who wish to lead new ventures or transform the financial and operational performance of already existing ventures, either their own or for their employer. It is delivered on-site in Dubai, building on the Strathclyde Business School’s 13 years of experience in delivering postgraduate business courses in the UAE. The Programme is structured around a series of intensive seminars, combined with face-to-face tutorials, local counsellors and extensive digital support systems. The course does not assume prior business education but a relevant discipline and/or business experience will be of significant advantage. The programme provides a thorough grounding in the theory and practice of entrepreneurship. It is action-orientated and you will have the opportunity to develop and work on real-world business proposals.

CURRICULUM Year One Introductory classes such as Effective Writing and Research Methods are followed by intensive seminars, taught by leading Strathclyde academics with supporting tutorials (taught by experienced Supercoach® tutors), which introduce the essential blocks of entrepreneurship knowledge and skills: • Opportunity Recognition • Selling in an Entrepreneurial Context • Strategic Futures • Building a Team • Financing a New Venture • New Business Modelling

Year Two Six intensive seminars taken in the first six months build on skills acquired in Year 1: • New Venture Creation 1 • Leading and Managing New Ventures • Company-based Investigation • Entrepreneurial Strategy • Growing & Harvesting the Venture • New Venture Creation 2 The programme concludes with a substantial dissertation.

COURSE LENGTH

Julie McFarlane PhD student

Two years part-time

START DATE September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • First- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in any discipline.

• Other equivalent professional qualifications. • A personal statement of purpose that fits with the aims of the programme.

• A formal interview with the Programme Director (or nominee). • Applicants who satisfy the above provisions may, in addition, be required to have had a period of relevant experience.

Contact

Dr Jonathan Levie t: +44 (0)141 548 3502 e: j.levie@strath.ac.uk

The Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship is one of the most conducive environments in which to study your PhD. Within the Department there lies a powerful culmination of talent and insight that if used effectively, will not only address the economic challenges we face today, but will also address the questions that will be raised tomorrow.

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Department of Management www.strath.ac.uk/management Taught Courses MBA (Master of Business Administration) Diploma in Business MIM (Master of International Management) MBM (MSc Business & Management) MSc/PgDip in Business Information Technology Systems (in collaboration with the Department of Computer & Information Sciences) MRes/PgDip/PgCert in Research Methodology in Business & Management (see pg 149)

Research Degrees MRes; MPhil; DBA; PhD With over 40 years of experience in course development, the Department of Management is regarded as a pioneer and major innovator in the field of business and management education. Research in the Department is strongly rooted in managerial practice and this focus is reflected in our postgraduate and undergraduate courses and in our executive education and consulting activities. Our track record in the provision of high-quality postgraduate education attracts some of the brightest talent from across the globe and our portfolio of postgraduate courses, among which the MBA is perhaps the best known, reflect the research emphasis on managerial practice and seek to deliver practice-relevant knowledge in specific aspects of business activity. Currently there are approximately 2,000 people enrolled on the Strathclyde MBA around the world. The course is offered through a variety of routes: full-time, part-time, flexible learning, and parttime via 9 international MBA centres – in Switzerland, Greece, Dubai, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Oman, Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong.

RESEARCH The Department has a strong research profile with a number of academics recognised at national and international levels. Our primary aim is to develop important theoretical insights that can influence managers’ abilities to do their jobs. Theories gained are applied and tested through consultancy and executive development courses, ensuring that any resulting published research has been tested at all stages. This process is fundamental to the Department’s mission of producing scholarly research with managerial relevance. There are three broad research themes:

Strategic Management Our distinctive view of strategy research is understanding how day-to-day strategy work is done in organisations, in contrast with the more standard perspective rooted in economics and the theory of the firm. We have particular strengths in the Process of Strategy Making through Scenario Planning and Organisational Foresight, Competence Based Management, Strategy-as-Practice, the Ontology of Becoming and Stakeholder Management. Staff engage regularly with managers and (to a lesser extent) policy-makers in knowledge exchange roles, and have published in journals such as Organization Studies, Organization Science and Journal of Management Studies. Topics suitable for prospective research students include:

• Understanding strategy processes and developing processes for facilitating strategy development and implementation

• Developing and evaluating processes for scenario planning and future studies

• Strategy as it is practiced • Discourse approaches of strategising practices • Becoming Ontologies applied to Strategy Processes and Practices of Managing One area of research that has strong interconnections with both Strategic Management and International Business relates to the management of inter-organisational relationships (IOR) such as partnerships, alliances and mergers. Other areas of concentration include Change Management, Identity Management, Organisational Knowledge and Learning, and Work and Society. Publications have been in journals such as Organization Studies, Journal of Management Studies, Academy of Management Review and Human Relations. Topics suitable for prospective research students include: • Understanding and developing support for the management of inter-organisational collaboration, partnerships and alliances • Managing the dynamic processes of change, innovation and creativity • Tradition, culture, and structure in organisational and transorganisational contexts • Constructed and emergent identities in organisations • Understanding dignity at work • Women in Management • The role of emotion in managerial work • Organisational Learning

International Business Research topics include knowledge and spillovers in multinational enterprises, institutional entrepreneurship in the international arena, international collaborations and cross-cultural management. Strathclyde’s International Business Unit is led and coordinated from the Department of Management. Publications in recent years include in journals such as Management International Review, Academy of Management Review, Journal of World Business, and Small Business Economics and research has contributed to a World Bank Policy Paper. Topics suitable for prospective research students include: • Management of the multinational enterprise, including the management of knowledge and innovation, transfer of managerial practice, and institutional entrepreneurship • Internationalisation processes of MNEs, smaller organisations and entrepreneurial firms • Cross-cultural and comparative management

Research Methodology For details of the Research Methodology programme, see page 149.

Contact

Lynsey Wilson, Research Secretary t: +44 (0)141 553 6109 e: lynsey@gsb.strath.ac.uk

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Master of Business Administration (MBA) (full-time, part-time, international and flexible learning)

Diploma in Business The Strathclyde MBA programme is an internationally-recognised management qualification aimed at talented, ambitious and wellqualified people with solid business experience. The Strathclyde Business School has been offering its full-time MBA since 1966, and its part-time options since 1976. It was the first UK business school to do so. It is one of only 37 business schools in the world to have earned triple accreditation status from the three industry hallmarks (AMBA, AACSB and EQUIS). Our MBA is truly international. Our full-time MBA typically attracts a wide range of nationalities and the programme’s emphasis on group work makes this an exceptional multicultural learning experience. For those candidates without formal qualifications, but with substantial business experience, the programme offers a progressive qualification structure beginning with a Diploma in Business and building to the MBA. The Strathclyde MBA is unique in its flexibility, with a variety of study options: • full-time study (nine months instruction/three months project) • part-time evening study in Glasgow (two evenings per week during academic term) • part-time overseas via the Business School’s international centres in Switzerland, Greece, Dubai, Bahrain, Oman, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia • flexible learning (off-campus study combined with intranet tutor support and attendance at intensive seminars in Glasgow)

CURRICULUM The MBA comprises 180 credits as follows: • The Reflective Practitioner: • Learning, Governing, Managing (20 credits) • Making the Business Work (10 credits each): • Finance and Finance Management • Financial and Management Accounting • Marketing Management • Operations Management • Analytical Support for Decision-making • Managing People in Organisations • Strategic Management for Sustainable Success (10 credits each): • Exploring the International Business Environment • Strategy Analysis and Evaluation • Making Strategy • Personal Development (70 credits): • Strategic Consulting in Practice (10) • Electives – choice of two from around 25 (20) • Project (40)

COURSE LENGTH Full-time: one year Part-time (evenings/Glasgow): three years Part-time (international centres): two years on average Flexible Learning: three years on average

START DATE Full-time: Late September Part-time (evenings/Glasgow): Late September Part-time (international centres): April and October Flexible Learning: April and October

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS MBA • First degree – professional qualifications will also be considered • Minimum age of 24 years • Minimum of three years’ postgraduate management experience • A 250 TOEFL or 100 IBT test score for applicants whose first language is not English

Diploma Diploma entry may be offered to applicants who: • Hold non-degree/professional qualifications plus at least five years’ varied management experience • Have no formal qualifications but extensive and varied management experience (10 or more years) • Are exceptional graduates with a minimum of two years’ relevant experience (minimum age 24) – available only to candidates applying to routes other than full-time

CAREERS The Strathclyde MBA will prove to be an important transition point in your career. It will enhance your promotion prospects in any current position by increasing your skills, techniques and confidence in business. It will also open up new career opportunities through the development of new skills, close working relationships with fellow professionals, and your membership in the worldwide network of Strathclyde MBA graduates, many of whom are operating at the highest echelons of business.

SBS Student Recruitment and Marketing Unit t: 00 44 141 553 6118/9 e: admissions@gsb.strath.ac.uk

Uloma Jide-Afonja full-time MBA 2008-2009

My experience as a branch manager with one of the top banks in Nigeria gave me the confidence to pursue an MBA. The course challenged my comfort zone and safe thinking process. Being among class colleagues from many different cultures and backgrounds has made my MBA experience enriching and exciting.

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Business & Management (MBM) Master of International Management MSc/PgDip

Master/PgDip

The MBM is an intensive academically challenging programme which attracts students from many nationalities. It is particularly suited to graduates from engineering, science, arts & humanities and other non-business disciplines. On attainment of at least three years postgraduate business experience, MBM graduates can convert their MBM studies to the Strathclyde MBA. More information is available via our website or from our admissions team.

This one-year high-level specialist programme is designed to provide participants with the knowledge, skills and confidence to operate successfully as international executives in a global business environment. Using regional and country-specific examples from across the globe you will develop the skills to succeed as a manager in the global-local environment, including an understanding of management processes in international firms, cultural understanding, networking skills, business etiquette and business communications, including the ability to converse in a second language (English or Mandarin Chinese as appropriate). These skills are developed through work in international teams – the programme attracts a diverse mix of international students.

CURRICULUM Core Classes • General Management: • Business and Management • Business Economics • Business Policy and Business Planning • Business Simulation • Personal and Managerial Skills • Information for Decision-making: • Data Management • Managerial Accounting • Computing and Information Systems • Management Functions: • Finance and Financial Management • Marketing and Marketing Management • Management of Operations • Organisations and Human Resource Management Electives Electives previously offered include: • Project Management • International Human Resource Management • Change Agency • Strategic Financial Management • Brand Management and Strategy • Globalisation and Corporate Social Responsibility • Global Operations Strategy

CURRICULUM Core Modules • Foundations of International Management: • International Strategy • International Finance • International HRM • Fundamentals of International Management: • Cross-cultural Management • International Business • International Management Practice: • Business Communications • Developing a Business Plan • Doing Business Abroad Electives

The project enables you to apply knowledge and skills to an area of your choice. It includes a compulsory non-credit class in Project Methodology.

Four electives are chosen. Specialist electives previously offered include: • Global Operations Strategy • Business Development in Asia • The Multinational Subsidiary • Advances in International Human Resource Management • Management Consulting: A Global Perspective • Planning and Managing the Global Enterprise • E-Commerce • Finance for International Managers • International Corporate Reporting • International Entrepreneurship

COURSE LENGTH

DISSERTATION

MSc: 12 months full-time; PgDip: 9 months full-time

You will demonstrate a focused specialisation in a polished piece of work.

Project

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • Good first degree in a non-business related discipline or other

qualification. High-potential candidates with business degrees may be considered for entry. • A 250 TOEFL or 100 IBT test score for applicants whose first language is not English. • Satisfactory GMAT results may be required if your qualification is from a non-UK institution.

CAREeRS The MBM prepares you for your first role in management and allows a smooth progression from a technical specialism into general management. The MBM also enables you to maintain study momentum and obtain a similar management platform to that provided by the internationally recognised Strathclyde MBA.

Contact

SBS Student Recruitment and Marketing Unit t: +44 (0)141 553 6118/9 e: admissions@gsb.strath.ac.uk

COURSE LENGTH Master: 12 months full-time; PgDip: 9 months full-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Applications are welcome from qualified, high-potential applicants, both recent graduates and experienced managers. Specific requirements include: • Good first degree in business or management, including some work experience in international trade or international business, or equivalent. • A 250 TOEFL or 100 IBT test score for applicants whose first language is not English. Some qualified, highly-motivated students without formal international business training may be admitted, subject to presessional study of appropriate subjects. Applications from those who can demonstrate that their work experience merits direct entry to the programme will also be considered.

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Business Information Technology Systems (BITS) MSc/PgDip CAREERS MIM graduates go on to a variety of successful careers, in corporate organisations such as Deloitte, as well as management roles in smaller or medium-sized organisations in the UK and throughout the world.

Contact

SBS Student Recruitment and Marketing Unit t: +44 (0)141 553 6118/9 e: admissions@gsb.strath.ac.uk

This course is aimed at graduates with a business background and an interest in information and communications technology (ICT), or those with an ICT background with an interest in business, or those seeking a career spanning both areas. ICT supports the activities of nearly every type of organisation, from government departments to not-for-profit organisations and from those manufacturing goods to financial institutions. Behind the development, implementation and operation of complex ICT systems are a range of professionals such as systems analysts, solution providers, business consultants and managers of ICT. Their careers are built upon the ability to demonstrate highlevel interpersonal skills in the analysis, design and delivery of IT solutions. This course provides the technical understanding, business knowledge and managerial skills needed to succeed in this vibrant and dynamic industry.

CURRICULUM The programme is delivered through a partnership between the Business School and the Department of Computer & Information Sciences in the Faculty of Science and consists of:

Saeunn thorkelsdottir MIM

Before starting the MIM, I was working for an Icelandic sea-transport and logistics company which involved travel around Europe and the USA. It was during this time my interest in international management was born. The Strathclyde programme is one of only a few that offer a specialist exposure to the world of international managers with in-depth experience of the cultural differences and challenges facing managers in the cross-cultural environment. The programme attracts students from all over the world and the multicultural groupwork has made me realise where my strengths and weaknesses lie. The electives provided the opportunity to tailor the course to my speciality and interests therefore increasing its value. The MIM programme has been an important element of my career development. After graduation I am returning to my home country as I already have several job offers.

Module 1 – Business Principles and Organisational Processes • Developing Business Strategy • Operations Management and the Business Process • Managing Business Resources Module 2 – Managing the Business Process • Programme and Project Management – an IT approach • Integrated Skills Programme Module 3 – ICT and the Organisation • Enterprise Architecture • Database Systems Development • Web Systems Development • IT Service Management Module 4 – Dissertation Project

Your dissertation allows you to pursue a topic of interest related to the practical use of technology in management contexts.

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; PgDip: 9 months full-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • First or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent. • A 250 TOEFL score or 100 IBT test score for applicants whose first language is not English.

• Applications are welcome from those who do not hold a

formal qualification but have relevant experience and can demonstrate academic potential.

CAREERS Graduates are employed in a range of management and consultancy roles. Recent recruiters include: Accenture, BT Syntegra, Cap Gemini, Deloitte, Hewlett Packard, IBM, J P Morgan, Bloomberg, Morgan Stanley, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sky Broadcasting, ScottishPower, Standard Life and Unilever.

Contact

SBS Student Recruitment and Marketing Unit t: +44 (0)141 553 6118/9 e: admissions@gsb.strath.ac.uk

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Department of Management Science www.strath.ac.uk/mansci TAUGHT COURSES MSc/PgDip/PgCert Business Analysis & Consulting Operational Research

MRes/PgDip/PgCert Research Methodology in Business & Management (see pg 149) Research Methodology in Business & Management with specialism in Risk & Reliability

RESEARCH DEGREES MRes; MPhil; DBA; PhD The Department of Management Science is one of the leading Operational Research (OR) departments in Britain. It has 14 members of academic staff, four Visiting Professors, eight Research Assistants and around 35 research students with interests and expertise spanning the spectrum of Management Science activity. Many are internationally-known, both through their academic output and applied work with government and business organisations. Through applied research and consultancy, members of the Department collaborate with major organisations on new ways of dealing with complex decisions. Recent examples include: • simulating patient treatment in hospitals • using understanding of project behaviour to better forecast project risks • working towards systems for smart procurement with defence organisations • supporting risk assessment in the railway industry • working with NASA to gain an understanding of the risks encountered by exploration projects throughout history

The Department has attracted significant funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). It is currently working on research into Understanding and Managing the Manage Process in collaboration with the University’s Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management and further EPSRC support is funding a project looking at the organisation of maintenance at ScottishPower. In addition, two EPSRC projects are looking at uncertainty modeling and the use of simplified ‘emulator’ models to capture such uncertainties in environmental and engineering problems and at modelling human unreliability using cross-disciplinary approaches from Management Science, Engineering and Psychology.

The interaction between applied and theoretical work is vital for the vibrancy of research work in Management Science, as applied work generates new theoretical questions, and the solutions to those questions generate new potential application areas. The Department gets funding across the academic research councils, government departments, business, health authorities, local development agencies and community groups.

There is a flourishing community of research students in the department, numbering around 35 at any given time from many different countries. There are opportunities to undertake a research degree in a wide range of areas, including group decision support, multi-criteria decisions, analysis of risk, operations management, project management, telecoms policy, reliability, and optimisation.

Research

Our postgraduate research students take part in the regular formal and informal seminar programmes, and are able to interact with our international Visiting Professors and visiting academics. Our lively PhD community is actively involved in the Department’s research programme. Biennial workshops enable students to broaden their knowledge and share experiences with fellow students, lecturers, and guests. There is also an active PhD committee.

Research is grouped into four main areas: • Problem Structuring and Mixing Methods • Strategy Modelling and Management • Operations Management • Risk and Reliability Many research projects focus on the provision of decision support to groups of senior managers. Academic staff are involved in a longstanding research programme on new forms of decision support using specially developed software to help small teams manage the strategic future of their organisations. One example of the approach – Strategic Options Development and Analysis – has been developed through work with organisations including ICL, Shell International, the NHS, Reed Connect, the Northern Ireland Office, Scottish National Heritage and the Home Office. Another project, on modelling and managing the dependability performance of electronic systems in aircraft, has been carried out in collaboration with a consortium of aerospace companies, supported by a major research grant from the DTI More Electric Aircraft Challenge.

A wide range of new activities is being developed as part of the Centre for Business Process Outsourcing, in which the Department participates. The Centre supports practitioners in shaping the future of the UK outsourcing industry, in innovation and in improving its global competitive position.

Research Environment

All full-time research students (and some part-timers): • have office accommodation in the Department • enjoy full access to computing facilities, email, Internet, etc • undertake a research methodology course during their first year (see pg 149)

Contact

Professor John Quigley t: +44 (0)141 548 3152 e: j.quigley@strath.ac.uk

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Business Analysis & Consulting

Operational Research

(full-time, part-time, distance learning)

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

Business analysis and consulting skills are increasingly needed by public and private sector organisations, to deal with complex business problems in a systematic, creative and effective manner. The course is particularly aimed at students who wish to provide model-based support to managers engaged in strategic decisionmaking. This includes consideration of the development and management of organisational strategy. Key consulting skills will also be developed in order to effectively support management.

Operational Research (OR) applies advanced analytical methods to business problems to help managers use a structured and analytical approach to decision-making. Public and private sector organisations increasingly need people who can deal with complex business problems in a systematic, practical and creative way. This course aims to convert high-quality graduates in numerate disciplines into good OR practitioners. It is particularly aimed at those who wish to provide model-based support to managers to help them make better decisions at an operational/technical level.

CURRICULUM MSc and Diploma candidates follow the same curriculum; in addition MSc candidates produce a dissertation. Diploma students of an appropriate standard may transfer to the MSc. Completion of the first half of the Diploma leads to the award of a Postgraduate Certificate. Students undertake practical exercises and workshops, working on real business problems for real clients and developing effective business analysis and consulting skills. Lectures, tutorials and lab classes are integrated with other learning experiences, including a three-week ‘Apprenticeship Period’, spent with an established analytical group. The distance-learning mode is taught by a mixture of online teaching and individual online mentoring.

Core Classes • Foundations of Operational Research and Business Analysis • Quantitative Business Analysis • Managing Business Operations • Spreadsheet Modelling & Demand Forecasting • Strategy Modelling & Management • Becoming an effective business analyst Optional Classes • Business Simulation Methods • Business Information Systems • Risk Analysis and Management • Performance Measurement and Management The MSc project is carried between mid-June and mid-September, and normally involves work with an external organisation.

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 21 months part-time PgCert: 9 months full-time; 18 months part-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • MSc: First or second-class Honours degree or equivalent,

typically in business, economics, engineering and the social sciences. • PgDip/PgCert: Degree or equivalent qualification, or relevant practical experience.

MSc and Diploma candidates follow the same curriculum; in addition MSc candidates produce a dissertation. Diploma students of an appropriate standard may transfer to the MSc. Completion of the first half of the Diploma leads to the award of a Postgraduate Certificate. Students undertake practical exercises and workshops, working on real business problems for real clients and developing applied OR and other professional skills such as teamwork, presentation and reporting skills. Lectures, tutorials and lab classes are integrated with other learning experiences, including a three-week ‘Apprenticeship Period’, spent with a practising OR group. The distance-learning mode is taught by a mixture of online teaching and individual online mentoring.

Core Classes • Foundations of Operational Research and Business Analysis • Quantitative Business Analysis • Managing Business Operations • Spreadsheet Modelling & Demand Forecasting • Operational Research Methods • Becoming an Effective OR Modeller Optional Classes • Business Simulation Methods • Decision Analysis • Risk Analysis and Management • Advanced Operational Research Modelling The MSc project is carried out between mid-June and midSeptember, and normally involves work with an external organisation.

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time; 21 months part-time PgCert: 9 months full-time; 18 months part-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • MSc: First- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, which must include an acceptable level of mathematics.

• PgDip/PgCert: Degree or equivalent qualification or relevant practical experience.

CAREERS Business analysts are required in successful organisations in manufacturing, transport, retailing, banking, energy, IT, e-commerce, marketing and HR. There is also a need for them in the public sector in varying organisations such as central and local government, health etc. as policy or performance analysts. Career opportunities exist in management consulting. Course graduates will also be attractive to organisations such as British Airways, Dell, Ford, IBM, Procter & Gamble, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Samsung and Shell who routinely use business analysis.

Contact

CURRICULUM

Dr Susan Howick t: +44 (0)141 548 3798 e: susan.howick@strath.ac.uk

CAREERS OR is used in successful organisations in manufacturing, transport, retailing, banking, energy, IT, e-commerce, marketing and HR, as well as throughout the public sector. Graduate are attractive to organisations such as British Airways, Dell, Ford, IBM, Procter & Gamble, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Samsung and Shell which routinely use OR.

Contact

Dr Susan Howick t: +44 (0)141 548 3798 e: susan.howick@strath.ac.uk

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Research Methodology in Business & Management Maria Gjerdrum MSc in Operational Research

The MSc in OR at Strathclyde was to me: international, hectic, academically and socially-challenging, and looking back, very rewarding and worth all the effort and hard work. The lecturers and tutors were always very approachable and supportive. The course is unique as it covers the theory of both soft and hard OR techniques, how to bridge these together, and let you apply and practice these techniques by using them to solve real-life problem situations for real clients. The time management challenge and the skills I developed as a result have proved to be invaluable for future work and also for my life in general. The skills, experiences and knowledge I developed at Strathclyde have been essential to my current professional position and everyday work as a Management Consultant specialising in Finance and Performance Management at Accenture Norway.

with specialisation in Risk & Reliability MRes Risk and reliability analysis is concerned with modelling the ability of systems to function properly and exploring the consequences when they do not. Graduates of the programme will have the research and technical skills required to address the challenges confronting risk analysis in today’s industry, where problems are multidisciplinary and highly context-dependent. Risk and reliability analysis is routinely conducted for systems such as those used in power generation, oil and gas, air, rail, road and sea transportation, automotive engineering and telecommunication and involves both the engineering infrastructure and the associated business and service provision.

CURRICULUM There is an equal division between taught courses and research project and there is substantial emphasis on research training in the taught part of the course. These two features of the MRes degree programme distinguish it from a conventional MSc qualification.

Core Classes Research Methodology • Philosophy of Research • Research Methods Technical • Foundations of Risk • Quantitative Risk Analysis for ALARP Decision-making • Goal-oriented Assessment of Reliability and Maintainability

Project The second half of the programme is devoted to your project, which is based on an industrially motivated problem and draws on theories introduced in the core classes. Independent research is a significant part of this degree; the Department provides a supportive learning and research environment.

COURSE LENGTH 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time

START DATE October

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Good first degree or other equivalent qualification which contains a substantial quantitative element, such as mathematics, operational research, statistics, economics, psychology and engineering.

CAREERS

So, if you are thinking about doing this degree, stop thinking and “go for it”!

You should emerge from this degree programme with an in-depth understanding of the theory and practice of risk and reliability analysis and possessing sophisticated research skills relevant to modern industrial challenges. Graduates have found employment as risk and reliability managers and analysts in oraganisations such as Diageo and Alstrom.

Contact

Professor John Quigley t: +44 (0)141 548 3152 e: j.quigley@strath.ac.uk

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Department of Marketing www.strath.ac.uk/marketing TAUGHT COURSES MSc/PgDip in Marketing International Marketing

MRes/PgDip/PgCert in

Research Methodology in Business & Management (see pg 149)

RESEARCH DEGREES MRes; MPhil; DBA; PhD The Department of Marketing has an international reputation for the quality of its teaching and research. It has also been at the forefront of delivering marketing education through distance learning programmes and in the use of internet-based learning materials. The emphasis within Strathclyde Business School on combining excellence with relevance is evident in the Department’s staff, who act as advisers for the EU and consultants to many private and public organisations. Staff also hold senior posts in the Chartered Institute of Marketing, the Market Research Society and other professional associations, and act as advisers and consultants to many national and international companies. Such activities and experience add to the richness of the Department’s teaching and research programmes.

RESEARCH As a centre of excellence in marketing education, research is core to the Department of Marketing’s activities. Our academic staff are actively involved in research and have built a strong portfolio of publications in leading journals. Research expertise in the Department is broad and varied. Examples include: • Export marketing and international business • E-business and e-marketing • Customer relationship management • Consumer behaviour • Digital Marketing • Sports Marketing • International channel management • Innovation and new product/service development • Business-to-business networking and marketing • International sourcing and strategic procurement management • Marketing research • Services marketing The Department’s main Research Groups are as follows: • Marketing Management Marketing Management research has attracted funding from several organisations, and is published in Journal of Marketing Management, Industrial Marketing Management, Management Accounting Research, Product Innovation Management, International Business Review and Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science.

• Consumer and Social Marketing Research

Consumer and Social Marketing Research work has published research in Journal of Advertising, European Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Management and Consumption Markets and Culture, generating Academy of Marketing Best Paper awards for 2005, 2006 and 2007. Research embraces emergent topics such as the critical and consumption turn and the possibilities of transformative consumer research.

• Researching Business Networking

This exciting new programme of research is developing knowledge and management practice regarding business networking and relationship management across a range of industry sectors.

• Digital Marketing

A number of staff and doctoral students are working on a series of projects relating to the use of Web 2.0, social networks and new media in the area of marketing. This impinges on a number of the other specialist areas of research within the Department such as services marketing, marketing communications and consumer behavior.

• Services Marketing

This research stream focuses on the linkages between corporate culture, performance measurement and service delivery personnel, corporate reputation, service branding, service differentiation and customer satisfaction. Also issues around the service profit chain concept, including customer (value) management, research on satisfaction and loyalty, complaining behaviour, retail marketing and relationship marketing. Papers have been published in Journal of Marketing, European Journal of Marketing, Journal of Strategic Marketing, International Journal of Service Industries Management.

Research degrees • PhD: normally 33 months full-time or 45 months part-time;

performance is assessed on the basis of a major thesis that makes a unique contribution to knowledge. • DBA: normally 36 months full-time; students to combine study and research in a context of clearly defined goals and tasks with continuous indicators of performance. • MPhil: 12 months full-time or 21 months part-time; provides a valuable basis for careers in education, business and the public sector.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY For details of the Research Methodology programme, please see pg 149.

Contact

Jan Whiteford t: +44 (0)141 548 3236 e: jan.whiteford@strath.ac.uk

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Marketing MSc/PgDip Aimed at graduates with a degree in a discipline other than marketing, this conversion course develops knowledge and skills in business and marketing and directs them towards the commercial environment. Students come from a variety of backgrounds and nations and with first degrees as diverse as physics and philosophy, they contribute a wide range of personal and professional perspectives to the programme. The underlying premise of this programme is that marketing plays a unique and important role in any organisation, in both the public and private sector. The programme provides insight into the business and social environment in which organisations and individuals operate, so that graduates emerge equipped with the technical and personal skills necessary to pursue a successful career in marketing. In parallel with the academic content, students have the opportunity to develop and refine a number of important communication and interpersonal skills. There is great emphasis on student-led learning.

CURRICULUM Core Modules (Semester 1) • Business Analysis • Buyer Behaviour • Strategic Marketing Management • Research in Marketing Elective Modules (Semester 2) You have a choice of six elective modules from an extensive and varied suite of up to 20, which may include: • Area Studies (eg Strategies in Emerging Markets) • Brand Management and Strategy • Business to Business Marketing • Corporate Identity Management • Contemporary Consumers • Critical Marketing • Customer Management 1: Customer Management • Customer Management 2: Customer-led E-Marketing • Customer/Business Metrics • Sports Marketing in the Global Context • Entrepreneurial Marketing • Export Marketing • Globalisation and Corporate Social Responsibility • Global Supply Chain Management • Integrated Marketing Communications • International Product Innovation • International Services Marketing • Retail Marketing • Social Marketing Within the wide choice of electives, there will be several that specialise in issues surrounding both International Marketing and Customer Management. Students with a particular interest in Customer Management can decide to graduate with a more specialised degree: MSc/Pg Dip in Marketing – Customer Management.

Marketing Works: Applied Marketing Group Project Over both semesters, you will work in a group on an applied marketing project tackling a real-life marketing problem, which allows you to implement the theoretical elements of the programme in a dynamic and innovative way. The project gives you practical work experience and provides client organisations with useful marketing advice based on primary market research.

providing scope for original thought, research and presentation. Company-based dissertations may be an option in some cases. You will be able to customise your studies by combining appropriate electives with your dissertation topic. Progress to dissertation depends on successful performance in coursework and examinations.

Key Skills Development Programme A series of activities and seminars early in the first semester will help you to develop key transferable skills including personal and group awareness, leadership, intercultural teamworking, project management, time management, written and oral presentation skills.

COURSE LENGTH MSc: 12 months; PgDip: 9 months

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS First- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in a nonbusiness discipline.

SCHOLARSHIPS A number of scholarships are available for this programme. Contact the Department for details.

Contact

Postgraduate Administrator t: +44 (0)141 548 4734 e: mscm.helpdesk@strath.ac.uk

Susan MacRitchie MSc Marketing 2007-2008

One of the most valuable and enjoyable aspects of this course was the Marketing Works Project. Students are divided into small groups and allocated a real-life company with a legitimate marketing problem. I feel the year-long project gave me the opportunity to put everything I was learning on the course into practice and gave me invaluable experience of the realities of carrying out research, developing objectives and devising marketing strategies. My team and I were incredibly proud of our project and were delighted to be awarded the prize for the best project overall. It is great to think that we’ve contributed to the success of a small company before we’ve even graduated.

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International Marketing MSc/PgDip This specialist, one-year programme produces graduates with advanced-level academic expertise in international marketing and the technical and personal skills to operate internationally across a range of dynamic and competitive environments. The programme is equally suitable for recent graduates and established executives, offering the opportunity to develop highlevel expertise in international marketing, or to supplement skills which have been developed in a practical context. An average of 20 nationalities are represented in any given year. Teaching methods include case studies, simulations, seminars, presentations, team work, problem-solving exercises, and ‘hands-on’ real-life business projects. Teaching methods facilitate integration of the theoretical and practical aspects of the programme and encourage interaction among students. All modules require a high level of student participation in class.

CURRICULUM Core Modules (Semester 1) • Cross-cultural Buyer Behaviour • International Marketing Planning and Control • Research in International Marketing • Internationalisation Strategies and Management Elective Modules (Semester 2) Six elective modules are chosen from an extensive and varied suite of up to 20, which may include: • Area Studies (eg Strategies in Emerging Markets) • Brand Management and Strategy • Business to Business Marketing • Corporate Identity Management • Contemporary Consumers • Critical Marketing • Customer Management 1: Customer Management • Customer Management 2: Customer-led E-Marketing • Customer/Business Metrics • Sports Marketing in the Global Context • Entrepreneurial Marketing • Export Marketing • Globalisation and Corporate Social Responsibility • Global Supply Chain Management • Integrated Marketing Communications • International Product Innovation • International Services Marketing • Retail Marketing • Social Marketing Students with a particular interest in Customer Management can decide to graduate with a more specialised degree: MSc/Pg Dip in International Marketing – Customer Management.

Marketing Works: International Marketing Group Project Over both semesters, you will work in a group on an international marketing project in which you prepare a strategic marketing plan for a company developing operations in one or more foreign markets. This facilitates integration between the various components of the programme and gives you the opportunity to apply the key skills learned in modules.

Dissertation The dissertation process starts at the beginning of the second semester with preparatory seminars on research methods. This research project allows you to pursue an area of specific interest, providing scope for original thought, research and presentation. Company-based dissertations may be an option in some cases. You can customise your studies by combining

appropriate electives with your dissertation topic. Progress to dissertation depends on successful performance in coursework and examinations.

Key Skills Development Programme A series of seminars and activities early in the first semester helps you to develop key transferable skills, including personal and group awareness, leadership, intercultural team-working, project management, time management, written and oral presentation skills.

COURSE LENGTH MSc 12 months; PgDip 9 months

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Applications are welcome from qualified and highly motivated candidates who wish to experience a truly international study experience. Specifically, you will require: • First- or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in business or marketing. • Places may be available to applicants whose work experience warrants direct entry to this programme.

SCHOLARSHIPS A number of scholarships and bursaries are available for this programme. Contact the Department for details.

Contact

Postgraduate Administrator t: +44 (0)141 548 4734 e: mscim.helpdesk@strath.ac.uk

Matthew Castillo MSc International Marketing 2007-2008

One of the things that attracted me most towards Strathclyde was the International Marketing Project – the fact that I could work for a real company as a consultant was one of the most interesting aspects of the course. In addition, the fact that our class was multinational (we had students from around 20 different countries) helped us to understand each other better, make new friends, establish contacts that might be helpful in future and learn firsthand about different cultures and international marketing.

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course list

Education Engineering Law, Arts & Social Sciences Science Strathclyde Business School

Below is a list of postgraduate taught courses offered at the University of Strathclyde. Please refer to the course entry in this Prospectus for details and contact the person named there to find out more. COURSE

DEGREE

ACADEMIC STUDIES, ADVANCED

PgDip/PgCert

ADDITIONAL TEACHING QUALIFICATION (SECONDARY)

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COURSE

DEGREE

COURSE

DEGREE

COURSE

DEGREE

EDUCATIONAL COMPUTING

PgCert

INVESTMENT & FINANCE

MSc/PgDip

155

PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL

DEdPsy

122

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, APPLIED

MSc/PgDip

JOURNALISM, INTERNATIONAL

MLitt/PgDip

102

PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL

MSc

122

EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

JOURNALISM, INVESTIGATIVE

MSc/PgDip

103

PSYCHOLOGY, RESEARCH METHODS in

MRes

123

ELECTRICAL POWER ENGINEERING with BUSINESS

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

JOURNALISM, LITERARY

MLitt/PgDip

105

PUBLIC POLICY

MSc/PgDip

110

JOURNALISM

MLitt/PgDip

104

107

LLB

116

REFUGEE & MIGRATION STUDIES (social research)

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

LAW, GRADUATE ENTRY (full-time) LAW, CONSTRUCTION

LLM/PgDip

116

REHABILITATION STUDIES

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

LAW, HUMAN RIGHTS

LLM/PgDip/PgCert

117

RENAISSANCE STUDIES

MLitt/PgDip/PgCert

105

LAW, INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC

LLM/PgDip/PgCert

118

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

LAW, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY and TELECOMMUNICATIONS

LLM/PgDip

119

RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS & the ENVIRONMENT (Sustainable Engineering Training Programme) RESIDENTIAL CHILDCARE, ADVANCED

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

SAFETY & RISK MANAGEMENT

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SUSTAINABILITY

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

SECONDARY EDUCATION

PGDE (Secondary)

SHIP & OFFSHORE STRUCTURES

MSc/PgDip

SOCIAL HISTORY

MSc/PgDip

114

SOCIAL RESEARCH

MRes

108

Master/PgDip

PAGE

ADULT GUIDANCE

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

ANALYSIS of MEDICINES

MSc/PgDip

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, ADVANCED

MArch/PgDip

ELECTRONIC & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES, ADVANCED

MSc/PgDip

ENGINEERING, ADVANCED

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

AUTOMATED PLANNING FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS

MRes

ENGINEERING DESIGN (Sustainable Engineering Training Programme)

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

AUTISM

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

ENGLISH STUDIES

GradDip

102

BIOENGINEERING

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

MSc (Dubai)

163

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

MRes

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

39 142

132

BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

MRes

BUILDLING DESIGN & MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABILITY

MRES

BUSINESS

Diploma

165

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, Master of

MBA

165

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

DBA

149

BUSINESS ANALYSIS & CONSULTING

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

169

BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT

MSc/PgDip

166

BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT, RESEARCH METHODology in

MRes

170

142 60

BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT (with specialisation in Risk & reliability) , RESEARCH METHODology in

MRes/PgDip/PgCert

BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

MSc/PgDip

CHARTERED TEACHER STUDIES

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

CHEMICAL PROCESSING (Sustainable Engineering Training Programme))

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

CLINICAL PHARMACY

MSc/PgDip

143

CoACHING & MENTORING

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

151

COMMUNICATIONS, CONTROL & DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

Communications Management

Master of

COMMUNITY Care COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING DESIGN (Sustainable Engineering Training Programme)

MSc/PgDip/PgCert MSc/PgDip/PgCert

149

167

87 150

ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

ENVIRONMENTAL FORENSICS

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

ENVIRONMENTAL science

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

MSc/PgDip

EQUALITY & DISCRIMINATION

MSc/PgDip

EUROPEAN PUBLIC POLICY

MSc/PgDip

110

EXECUTIVE COACHING

PgCert

150

FINANCE

MSc/PgDip

154

FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY

MSc/PgDip

143

FOOD SCIENCE & MICROBIOLOGY

MSc/PgDip

144

FOOD SCIENCES

MRes

144

FORENSIC INFORMATICS

MSc/PgDip

132

FORENSIC SCIENCE

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

129

GENEALOGICAL STUDIES

PgDip/PgCert

GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

MRes/PgDip

GEOTECHNICS

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

GLOBAL WATER SUSTAINABILITY

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

LAW, PROFESSIONAL competence course

PAGE

120

LEAN DESIGN PRACTICE & MANAGEMENT

PgCert

LEGAL PRACTICE

Diploma

120

LITERATURE, CULTURE & PLACE

MLitt/PgDip/PgCert

104

MANAGEMENT of COMPETITIVE MANUFACTURING (Sustainable Engineering Training Programme)

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP in EDUCATION

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

SOCIAL WORK

MARINE ENGINEERING

MSc/PgDip

SOCIAL WORK MANAGEMENT

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

MARINE TECHNOLOGY (Sustainable Engineering Training Programme)

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

subsea engineering

MSc/PgDip

SUPPLY CHAIN & Operations Management

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

MARKETING

MSc/PgDip

172

SUPPORTING BILINGUAL LEARNERS

PgCert

MARKETING, INTERNATIONAL

MSc/PgDip

173

MRes/PgDip

MATHS RECOVERY

PgCert

SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION & INFRASTRUCTURE

MEDIA and COMMUNICATION RESEARCH

MSc/PgDip/PgCert EngD/MSc

SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING, postgraduate TRAINING PROGRAMME in

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

MEDICAL DEVICES MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

MRes

SYSTEM LEVEL INTEGRATION

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT of SHIP OPERATIONS

MSc/PgDip

TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

URBAN DESIGN

MSc/PgDip

33 107

NORTH ATLANTIC WORLD, c900-c1800

MSc/PgDip

114

OFFSHORE FLOATING SYSTEMS

MSc/PgDip

HYDROGEOLOGY

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY (Sustainable Engineering Training Programme)

GLOBAL INNOVATION MANAGEMENT

MSc

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT in ENGINEERING

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

Health History

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

OPERATIONAL RESEARCH

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

169

PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS

MSc/PgDip

145

113

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

HIGH-POWER RADIO FREQUENCY SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

MSc/PgDip

137

HISTORICAL STUDIES

MSc/PgDip

113

PHARMACEUTICAL QUALITY & GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE

MSc/PgDip

145

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

MSc/PgDip

161

POLITICAL RESEARCH

MSc/PgDip

111

INFORMATION & LIBRARY STUDIES

MSc/PgDip

133

MRes/PgDip

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

MSc/PgDip

133

POLLUTION PREVENTION CONTROL, INTEGRATED

INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING & FINANCE

MSc/PgDip

154

POWER PLANT TECHNOLOGIES

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

PRIMARY EDUCATION

PGDE (Primary)

PROCESS ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

PROCESS TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT

MSc/PgDip

COUNSELLING

MSc/PgDip

COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY

MSc/DPsych

COUNSELLING SKILLS

PgCert

CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

117

DIGITAL CREATIVITY

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA & COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDIES

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT & POLICY

MSc

EDUCATION

MEd/EdD

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INTERNATIONAL BANKING & FINANCE

MSc/PgDip

155

INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY & TOURISM MANAGEMENT

MSc/PgDip

152

INTERNATIONAL LAW & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

LLM/PgDip/PgCert

118

INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT, Master of

Master/PgDip

166

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATED (Sustainable Engineering Training Programme)

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY

MSc/PgDip

111

PROFESSIONAL STUDIES, ADVANCED

MSc/PgDip/PgCert

151

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