Engineering courses

About Phd Ceramics, Glasses And Polymers in Sheffield Hallam University

• Undertake a period of intensive, supervised study as part of Sheffield Hallam's research community
• Closely analyse ceramics, glasses and polymers, and their applications
• Conduct your experiments in cutting-edge facilities
• Study at the internationally-recognised Materials and Engineering Research Institute (MERI)

On this course, you'll undertake a supervised, extensive study on a relevant subject within glasses, materials and polymers. In the Materials and Engineering Research Institute (MERI), you'll benefit from expert tutelage, cutting-edge facilities and a supportive environment. Your finished work will stand alongside widely acclaimed MERI publications - a large proportion of which have been considered 'world leading' or 'internationally excellent'.

Work placements

A number of the PhD projects involve close cooperation with industrial partners, which may require periods of activity at the industrialist's premises.

Live projects

When required application may be made to national facilities for large-scale, sophisticated experiments.

Networking opportunities

It is anticipated that all research students will participate in the annual MERI Research Colloquium; presenting a poster in your first year and an oral presentation in your second year. These activities will likely be augmented by similar presentations at research conferences in the UK and abroad.

Future careers

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for

• Unilever
• Diamond Light Source
• Schlumberger
• Akzo Nobel
• GSK
• Pfizer
• Fisher Scientific
• Agilent
• Sheffield Hallam University

All of our courses require different levels of qualifications for entry and the details provided below are for guidance only.

Postgraduate research programmes

The following qualifications will be considered for entry on to postgraduate research programmes (MPhil/PhD)

• masters degree from a recognised university

In most cases, students are required to submit a full application for PhD study, including a formal research proposal.

You can find further information on all our undergraduate and postgraduate courses on our online prospectus

English Language entry requirements are listed in the entry requirements section of the online prospectus. The information provided below is intended to help you understand the different English Language qualifications we will accept.

Courses at NQF Level 6 and above (includes BA, BSc, MA, MSc, MPhil, PhD)

We consider the following English language qualifications for courses at degree level (NQF Level 6) or above requiring

an IELTS for UKVI* 6.0 or equivalent entry requirement (*IELTS may be accepted if you do not require a Tier 4 student visa)

IELTS for UKVI*      

• IELTS for UKVI* 6.5
• Listening: minimum level 5.5
• Speaking: minimum level 5.5
• Reading: minimum level 5.5
• Writing: minimum level 5.5

TOEFL 

• Internet based    90
• Listening: minimum level 17
• Speaking: minimum level 20
• Reading: minimum level 18
• Writing: minimum level 17

Pearson    

• PTE 60
• Listening: minimum level 51
• Speaking: minimum level 51
• Reading: minimum level 51
• Writing: minimum level 51

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