Postgraduate Prospectus 2013 - Swansea University

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Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology Research opportunities MA by Research/MPhil/PhD RAE2008 25% of research rated world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*) Professors M Humphries J R Morgan Academic and research staff 11 Postgraduates 20 From the empire building of Alexander, the Caesars, and Rameses II, to the wit and wisdom of Aristotle, Plato, and Cicero, the ancient world has captivated us for thousands of years. Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology at Swansea University encompasses history and literature, archaeology and art, and philosophy and legend to shed light on the ancient civilisations that have shaped our modern world. The Department of History and Classics welcomes proposals for postgraduate research projects that complement staff research interests. Research degrees in Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology will: • provide you with new and specialised research skills • prepare you for a career in academic research and teaching • equip you with skills relevant for a rewarding career in a range of diverse fields Entry requirements: Normally a minimum of a 2.1 degree (or equivalent) in Classics, Ancient History, Egyptology, or related subject areas, or an appropriate Master’s degree. English Language requirement: IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component) or Swansea University recognised equivalent. Research Strengths Staff research interests cover the core disciplines of language, literature, history, and archaeology. Particular research strengths include: • Ancient Egyptian Religion • Ancient Narrative Literature • The Ancient Novel • Ancient Philosophy • Ancient Technology • Archaeology of Roman Egypt • Egyptology • Gender in Ancient Egypt • Graeco-Roman Urbanisation • Greek Social History (Archaic to Hellenistic) • Historiography • History and Archaeology of Asia Minor • History of Late Antiquity • Imperialism in Egypt and the Near East • Roman Republican and Imperial History Scholarships and Bursaries A range of postgraduate scholarships and bursaries is available. For details, please visit: www.swansea.ac.uk/scholarships/ Postgraduate Graduates of the University of Wales in Classics may apply for the Ellen Thomas-Stanford Scholarship’s single annual award, normally of £250. The Centre for Egyptology and Mediterranean Archaeology The Centre undertakes research on ancient Egypt and the archaeology of the Mediterranean in classical antiquity, exploring the interplay between Egypt and the classical world. KYKNOS: Centre for Research in Ancient Narrative Literature KYKNOS (Greek for Swan) is a collaborative venture between the Universities of Swansea and Trinity Saint David’s (Lampeter). The Centre stimulates, coordinates, and promotes research on the narrative literatures of antiquity. How can I find out more? Visit our website: www.swansea.ac.uk/classics Contact the Admissions Tutor: Email: COAHGradCentrePGRAdmissions@ swansea.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1792 295926 Other facilities The purpose-built Egypt Centre on campus is an invaluable asset, housing around 3,000 objects from Ancient Egypt. The collection illustrates more than 4,000 years of human development, from the prehistoric to the early Christian era, and plays an integral role to teaching and research. The University library is particularly well stocked with original texts, literary and documentary, and subscribes to a wide range of general and specialist periodicals. Online access to external bibliographies and citation indexes is available. Resources include: JSTOR, Dyabola, TLG, Patrologia Latina and Teubner Latin texts online, and the Gnomon database. All research students in Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology belong to the Graduate Centre in the College of Arts and Humanities. The Centre provides pastoral as well as administrative support and is also responsible for research skills training and support, and facilitating a lively intellectual environment for the College’s postgraduate research community of 200 students. Visit the University: see page 174 for details Applications can be made online at: www.swansea.ac.uk/applyonline – see pages 176 – 177 for further information For details of the Master’s courses available in Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology, please see page 38. Research Degrees – Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology 100 101
Computer Science Research opportunities MPhil/PhD, MRes One year MSc by Research programmes are also available in the following specialist areas: • Graphics • Human-computer interface • Theoretical computer science RAE2008 70% of research rated world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*) Professors F G Moller M Jones P D Mosses H W Thimbleby J V Tucker Computer Science affects every aspect of our lives, placing increasing demands on education, business, and industry to ensure that the workforce of the future is equipped with the skills necessary to thrive in the Digital Age. Computer Science at Swansea is at the heart of the technological innovation that is redefining the way we live, learn, and work. The Department welcomes proposals for postgraduate research projects that complement its research interests – please see: www.swansea.ac.uk/ compsci/research/index.html for further information. A research degree in Computer Science will: • provide you with new and specialised research skills • prepare you for a career in academic research and teaching • equip you with skills relevant for a rewarding career in a range of diverse fields, including software development and Internet systems Academic and research staff 30 Postgraduates 70 Entry requirements: PhD, MPhil, normally a 2.1 Honours degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a closely related discipline. English Language requirement: IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component) or Swansea University recognised equivalent. Research Strengths The Department’s research interests are based on algorithms, programs and systems, rather than on the construction of hardware, so a sound background in programming and/or mathematics is a prerequisite for most projects. There are currently three broad areas of research: Algebraic and Logical Methods for the Design of Software and Hardware Research focuses on the mathematical analysis of fundamental problems concerned with algorithms, programs and programming languages, and machines. The group is at the forefront of research for example in the following areas: • computations on topological data types such as the real numbers and on infinite data streams • higher-order and component-based methods for programming language semantics • type theory and its applications in programming technologies • operational semantics that give meaning to concurrent systems, and the use of game theory, particularly the study of winning strategies, in understanding verification problems Scholarships and Bursaries A range of postgraduate scholarships and bursaries is normally available. For details, please visit www.swansea.ac.uk/ scholarships/Postgraduate Each year, the Department is able to offer a number of EPSRC studentships to research students. Research work is currently supported by a range of grants from funding councils, the EU, and industry. In some cases, these provide research studentships. • the satisfiability problem (SAT) considered in a broad perspective, ranging from theoretical foundations to practical implementations • general algebraic methods for modelling microprocessors • algebraic theory of synchronous concurrent algorithms (SCAs), and application of SCAs to the specification of scientific simulation in areas such as physiology • infinite-state automata theory, particularly structural technologies for analysing large general computing systems Computer Graphics and Visualisation The group has a leading position in the new field of volume graphics and contributes to the development and application of multimedia communications. The group has made significant contributions in the following areas: • constructive volume geometry as an algebraic framework for volume graphics, and software tools for modelling and rendering complex multivolume scenes • distance field and its use in voxelisation of complex objects, and efficient algorithms for computing distance fields, and hypertextures How can I find out more? Visit our website: www.swansea.ac.uk/compsci Contact the Postgraduate Recruitment Officer: Tel: +44 (0)1792 295142 Contact the Admissions Tutor: Email: o.kullmann@swansea.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1792 513369 • algorithms for deformation and animation • efficient direct volume rendering techniques • non-photorealistic rendering techniques • software tools for rapid implementation of software systems involving remote collaboration and multimedia communication • scalable virtual environments and knowledge-based user interfaces • industrial applications in the management of commercial software development and maintenance using Internet/intranet-based multimedia communications • 3D volumetric display technology Future Interaction Technologies Future Interaction Technologies (FIT) refers, broadly, to complex devices that have immediate impact on our lives, for better or worse – whether in our homes, cars, mobile phones or medical devices, etc. The research of the FIT Lab focuses on evaluating and changing design through better human-orientated tools, technology, models and methods. Its aim is to improve quality of life by addressing key technological challenges Visit the University: see page 174 for details Applications can be made online at: www.swansea.ac.uk/applyonline – see pages 176 – 177 for further information For details of the Master’s courses available in Computer Science, please see page 40. that are relevant to the whole of society. Interests include research focused on the digital divide, mobile information seeking, education and patient care. Facilities • Computing facilities are based on a fibre optic backbone and 1G switched fast Ethernet LANs • Postgraduate laboratories are equipped with modern workstations running Linux, Windows XP/Vista, Solaris and Mac OS X • Workstations are served by a high-performance computing infrastructure comprising a 68-processor cluster architecture, an eight-processor computation engine, and several terabyte servers • PhD and MPhil students are allocated a desk and their own computing facilities in the research laboratory • The Department is an institutional member of the Association for Computing Machinery and the British Computer Society Research Degrees – Computer Science 102 103
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