Geography programmes MPhil/PhD
- Field Of Study:
- Science & Mathematics
- Level Of Study:
- PhD. Studies
- Course Subject:
- Geography
- Course Intake:
Programme Description
We offer MPhil and PhD degrees in geography related to our core areas of interest and research. Our current projects include:
- distributed hydrological modelling: characterization of watershed, precipitation – runoff processes and hydrography shape
- geospatial applications and capabilities for forecasting river floods and predicting urban watershed; climate change and its impact of terrestrial ecosystems
- location-based crowd-sourcing data quality assessment
- machine learning for remote sensing image analysis and high performance computing
- disaster recovery monitoring and assessment – remote sensing multi-scale approach
- Management and Ecology of Malaysian Elephants (MEME)
Within Management and Ecology of Malaysian Elephants we
have a number of sub-projects:
- monitoring the effectiveness of translocations as a management and conservation tool for Asian elephants in peninsular Malaysia
- development and application of molecular genetic tools for the management and conservation of elephants in Peninsular Malaysia
- development of Adaptive Management Strategies for Human- Elephant Conflict across Asia
- elephant ghosts in Singapore – the unrealised role of megafauna in Singapore
We welcome applications from all qualified candidates. All PhD applications are treated on an individual basis, taking into consideration the match between the research topic proposed and the resources available in the School.
Entry Requirements
First class or upper second honours degree (or international equivalent) in science, engineering or an environment-related subject. This may be supplemented by an appropriate MSc.
Other equivalent qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Applicants must have graduated from an approved university
English language requirements
IELTS: 6.0 (no elements below 5.5)
TOEFL (iBT): 79 (no elements below 19)
PTE (Academic):55 (minimum 51)
IELTS and TOEFL test results must be less than 2 years old and all IELTS must be the academic version of the test
Mode
MPhil (years): Full-time 1-2, Part-time 2-3 / PhD (years): Full-time 3, Part-time 3-6
Source : The University of Nottingham
