Postgraduate Prospectus 2013 - Swansea University

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Mathematics Research opportunities PhD, MPhil, MRes, MSc by Research RAE2008 40% of research rated world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*), International Review Mathematics in the U.K. 2004 and 2010 : Swansea’s probability group contributes to the world leadership status of the U.K. in stochastic analysis. Professors T Brzezinski N Jacob V Liskevich K Zhang E Lytvynov F-Y Wang J-L Wu Mathematics is both ancient and modern. Often challenging and always rewarding, it is the most international of subjects, and the basis on which the modern world is built. Science, engineering and business depend on their mathematical foundations, and mathematicians therefore play an essential role in our society. Research degrees in Mathematics 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 PhD/MPhil/MSc by Research The Department welcomes research proposals for postgraduate research projects that complement staff research interests (as listed below). Our PhD programme is based on a three-year period of supervised study whilst the MPhil programme comprises a two-year period of supervised study and the MSc by Research is a one-year scheme. To ensure successful research projects students will normally follow an intensive, initial tutorial Academic and research staff 18 Postgraduates 30 Entry requirements: For PhD programmes candidates should normally have a first-class (minimum 2.1) Honours degree in Mathematics. For MPhil and MRes programmes candidates should normally have an upper second class Honours degree or higher in Mathematics (or equivalent). English Language requirement: IELTS 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component) or Swansea University recognised equivalent. programme with their supervisor and, if appropriate, will take prescribed courses during the first year of the programme. Research students have access to online resources, typesetting, computational and general office software from the comfort of their own desk in the company of other postgraduate students. The University has one of the finest mathematics libraries in the UK, housing an extensive collection of books and periodicals and the Department’s Reading Room contains an impressive collection of research books. Schools and workshops for postgraduate students, given by world-class mathematicians, are offered on a regular basis and, throughout the year, there are regular seminars and colloquia given by staff and visitors to the Department. Research Strengths Staff research interests and strengths encompass: Stochastic analysis: quantum physics; functional integrals; stochastic differential equations and applications; Brownian motion; statistical mechanics; stochastic processes; large deviations and renormalisation group theory; partial differential equations and applications; Scholarships and Bursaries A range of postgraduate scholarships and bursaries is available. For details, please visit: www.swansea.ac.uk/ scholarships/Postgraduate In addition the Department has some bursaries available, some for fees only, and all eligible applicants are invited to apply sometime after the Easter Vacation prior to the beginning of the programme. Note that the offer of a place does not imply any offer of funding. mathematics of finance; stochastic delay-differential equations; functional inequalities; transport problems. Diffusions, Markov Processes and Martingales: Stochastic processes and applications, including applications to Wiener-Hopf theory; quantum probability and quantum computing. Lévy-type Processes and Pseudo-differential Operators: Pseudo-differential operators with continuous negative definite functions as symbols; Lp-theory of sub-Markovian semigroups; function spaces related to Markov processes; fractional derivatives as generators of jump processes; non-linear analysis for pseudo-differential operators generating Markov processes; balayage theory; mathematics of finance; numerics of stochastic differential equations with jumps, intrinsic geometry of jump processes. Hopf Algebras and Integrable Systems: Differential structures on quantum groups; the functional Bethe Ansatz; algebraic aspects of deformed gauge theories; classical and quantum solitons; braided categories. How can I find out more? Visit our website: www.maths.swansea.ac.uk Contact the Postgraduate Recruitment Officer: Email: p.a.jarman@swansea.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1792 295142 Contact the Admissions Tutor: Professor N Jacob Email: n.jacob@swansea.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1792 295461 Algebraic Topology: Algebraic topology; K-theory and other cohomology theories; Lie groups; relations with number theory and algebra, operads, configuration spaces and moduli spaces, diffeomorphism groups, braid groups and mapping class groups, characteristic classes Partial Differential Equations and the Calculus of Variations: Linear and non-linear elliptic and parabolic equations; non-linear problems and the calculus of variations; reaction-diffusion equations; Burgers-type equations; semi-groups of linear operators; pseudo-differential operators; related harmonic analysis; mathematics of image processing; analysis of composite and smart materials. 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 Master’s courses available in Mathematics, please see page 72. “After finishing my PhD I started training as an Actuary with AXA in Bristol. My maths degree was very helpful as it provided me with a solid basis upon which to begin studying for the actuarial examinations. In particular the self-study skills developed during my PhD were invaluable when faced with the prospect of self-studying for 15 examinations. Since becoming a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in 2006 I have worked for both AXA and HBOS. In summer 2010 I decided to move into the field of reinsurance and took a job with Partner Re in Zurich, Switzerland. My responsibilities include the mortality and morbidity research underpinning the pricing bases used by Partner Re. Once again the PhD skills have been essential in understanding how to organise research project. With effect from October 2011 I am now a member of the management team of Life Solutions – a team responsible for providing actuarial solutions to markets throughout the world. ” Chris Reynolds, MMath 1999; PhD Mathematics 2002 Research Degrees – Mathematics 124 125
Media Studies Research opportunities MA by Research/MPhil/PhD RAE2008 35% of research rated world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*) Professors K Williams Academic and research staff 7 Postgraduates 25 From traditional print and broadcast media to film and television, digital publishing, social networking, and public relations, the media increasingly defines the way we interact with our society. It shapes the way we see ourselves and others, and can be a powerful tool for social change, good or bad. Media Studies at Swansea has a broad vocational and international outlook that reflects the challenges of our media-rich world. Research degrees in Media Studies 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 media-related industries Research Strengths MA by Research, MPhil and PhD supervision is available across a wide range of research topics in media studies, organised into two research groupings: Media Studies research students are located in numerous constituent Departments in the College of Arts and Humanities. Collaboration with Politics and Modern Languages is particularly strong. For details please see: www. swansea.ac.uk/artsandhumanities Entry requirements: For PhD: normally a good Honours degree (first-class or 2:1) and an MA in a relevant field. For MRes or MPhil: a good Honours degree. World Cinema This group brings together substantial expertise in the history, theory and reception of World Cinema and is engaged in a variety of provocative analyses of films, filmmakers, movements and film-watching communities and nations in relation to history, literature, philosophy, new media and politics. Key themes include: • European cinema history, theory and criticism • Eastern European Cinema • Film Theory and Aesthetics • German and Eastern European cinema • French cinema, particularly the French New Wave • Documentary • Media, nation and identity • Independent American cinema • Hollywood • Transnational cinema • New Screen Technologies • The media in Wales • Welsh, Celtic and British cinema • Welsh-language film, radio, television and new media English Language requirement: IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component) or Swansea University recognised equivalent. Scholarships and Bursaries A range of postgraduate scholarships and bursaries is available. For details, please visit: www.swansea. ac.uk/scholarships/Postgraduate Media History, Theory and Technology This group combines research at the nexus between media history, theory and technological change, addressing key issues in the emerging global digital world. The group seeks to develop a critical understanding of networked digital media and online social practices and their social, economic and political dynamics in order to inform academic research, wider policy issues and public debates. The relationships between media technology, cultural form and the shift from ‘atoms to bits’ are addressed through a range of innovative methodological approaches together with a focus on placing these developments within a historical and social context. How can I find out more? Visit our website: www.swansea.ac.uk/mediastudies Contact the Admissions Tutor: Email: COAHGradCentrePGRAdmissions@ swansea.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1792 295926 Visit the University: see page 174 for details Key themes include: • Visual media and visual culture • Print and broadcast media • Science fiction and technology • Music and popular culture • Journalism • The deep history of media • Media archaeology • Postmodern theory • Theories of the information society • Network society • Post-Fordism • Global communication • Media and the public sphere • Political theory and the media • Jean Baudrillard • Moral panics and the media • Social and political aspects of media • Methodologies for researching media • New media • Philosophy of technology • Intellectual property rights • Theories and history of technology • Software studies • Auditory technology and sound • Digital democracy • Social networking • Computer code • Remediation 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 Media and Communication Studies, please see page 74. Media Studies also benefits from research groups exploring gender, technology, war, and global journalism, and incorporates work on moral panics and media and identity in small nations, with particular reference to Wales. All research students in Media Studies 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. Research Degrees – Media Studies 126 127
Page 1 and 2:
Swansea University, Singleton Park,
Page 3 and 4:
Welcome The results of the Research
Page 5 and 6:
Your journey of discovery {continue
Page 7 and 8:
Swansea { a breath of fresh air } A
Page 9 and 10:
Cafes, culture {and breath-taking c
Page 11 and 12:
Leading the way { driving potential
Page 13 and 14: “I’ve been really involved whil
Page 15 and 16: Mithileysh, MRes Communication Syst
Page 17 and 18: Ageing Studies Entry requirements A
Page 19 and 20: Business Management 34 Entry requir
Page 21 and 22: Classics, Ancient History and Egypt
Page 23 and 24: Computer Science Human Computer-Int
Page 25 and 26: Cymraeg - Academi Hywel Teifi Entry
Page 27 and 28: Engineering Entry requirements MSc:
Page 29 and 30: English Entry requirements Normally
Page 31 and 32: Geography MRes Social Theory and Sp
Page 33 and 34: Health Science prerequisite studies
Page 35 and 36: History Entry requirements Normally
Page 37 and 38: Law: Professional Legal Training En
Page 39 and 40: Media and Communication Studies Ent
Page 41 and 42: Medicine MA/Postgraduate Diploma/Po
Page 43 and 44: Politics, International Relations a
Page 45 and 46: Translation and Interpreting Studie
Page 47 and 48: RESEARCH DEGREES Research degrees,
Page 49 and 50: American Studies Research opportuni
Page 51 and 52: Business Management Research opport
Page 53 and 54: Computer Science Research opportuni
Page 55 and 56: Cymraeg - Academi Hywel Teifi 106 C
Page 57 and 58: Engineering Research opportunities
Page 59 and 60: English Research opportunities MA b
Page 61 and 62: Health and Social Sciences 118 Rese
Page 63: Law Research opportunities MPhil/Ph
Page 67 and 68: Medicine Medical and Clinical Oncol
Page 69 and 70: Physics Research opportunities MPhi
Page 71 and 72: Psychology Research opportunities M
Page 73 and 74: Your life - the way you want to liv
Page 75 and 76: We operate a range of catering outl
Page 77 and 78: People view student life in differe
Page 79 and 80: International students at Swansea S
Page 81 and 82: Thinking about your future The soon
Page 83 and 84: As more and more businesses recruit
Page 85 and 86: Innovative learning and teaching Le
Page 87 and 88: Tuition fees International students
Page 89 and 90: Next steps Seeing is believing - so
Page 91 and 92: Academic Areas Adult Continuing Edu
Page 93: History and heritage A brief histor
show all

Postgraduate Prospectus 2013 - Swansea University

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?