StudyQA — PhD: Civic Design — University of Liverpool

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As the world’s first planning school, established 1909, Civic Design offers you quality professional education within a setting renowned for its innovative, influential research and scholarship.

Civic Design is one of the four subject disciplines within the School of Environmental Sciences and specialises in the planning of cities and regions. Our work falls into the following research groups:-

Analysis
Design
Policy formulation
Management and governance

We aim to produce researchers with strong, transferable research skills, who are internationally recognised in their own fields and understand current environmental and academic research problems.

You’ll develop your research skills primarily by completing a project under supervision. These skills include:-

data collection
manipulation of the data
data interpretation and modelling
critical analysis
literature surveys
presentation skills, through international conferences

We’ll also encourage and train you to publish academic papers. It’s not unusual for students to students leave with 2-3 papers published in international peer-reviewed journals.

Requirements

The normal entry requirement for all our postgraduate programmes is a good first degree (2:1) or above, in a related area from an approved university or equivalent. Applications from those with non traditional qualifications and relevant work experience are also welcomed and will be considered on their individual merits.
Applications from international students are welcome. International qualifications will be evaluated in line with the National Recognition Information Centre (NARIC) guidelines.
IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component)
TOEFL iBT 88 or above with minimum scores in components as follows: Listening and Writing 21, Reading – 22, Speaking 23
School or college transcripts/certificates University transcripts
Degree certificates
Evidence of English Language proficiency (EU and international applicants only)
Personal statement
Two references
Proof of funding Research proposal (forMPhil/PhD applicants only).
Check the School’s research webpages to see if we can offer expert supervision in your chosen area of specialisation.
Prepare a brief research proposal to outline the research project you would like to undertake.
Submit a full application with all supporting documents, including a clear statement on how you intend to fund your research degree.