(b) MPhil/PhD, DrPH and Occasional Studies

 

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Although there is no closing date for applications for occasional studies or for the degrees of MPhil and PhD, it is strongly recommended that applications for the DrPH should be made by 1 March as studies begin in September of each year. The start of the 2010-11 academic session is 27 September 2010.

Applications for admission to the School should be made to the Registry and not directly to academic faculties. All applicants should include with their application a short research proposal (maximum 1,500 words including footnotes and references). This should indicate the area in which the student wishes to specialise enabling the application to be directed to appropriate potential supervisors. The research proposal is also an important way of indicating the extent to which the student already understands the background to their proposed research, and the range of methods which may be employed. In addition, it will help the School to decide whether coursework may be required in the first year. Applicants for DrPH studies should indicate where they would prefer to carry out their professional attachment.

An important part of the research application is a short (maximum 1,500 words) research proposal written by the applicant. This will indicate the area in which the student wishes to specialise enabling the application to be directed to appropriate potential supervisors. The research proposal is also an important way of indicating the extent to which the student already understands the background to their proposed research, and the range of methods which may be employed. This also helps the School to decide whether extensive coursework may be required in the first year. Applicants for DrPH studies should indicate where they plan to spend their period of professional attachment.