Admission Requirements
A Bachelor's Degree of a standard acceptable to the Higher Degree Committee of the Faculty of Science and Technology - normally a four year degree with at least a credit grade average. In most cases a student will be required to register for a MSc program and apply for transfer to a PhD on satisfactory completion of one year of full time study or 3 sessions of part time study.

Study Requirements
This degree is awarded for a thesis considered to be a substantial original contribution to research in a relevant area. The minimum enrolment period is 3 years full time or 6 years part time. Work for a PhD award may be carried out as an internal or external student. Full details of conditions for the award of PhD may be obtained from the University Calendar, the Faculty handbook or on request from the School of Safety Science (see Contacts page).