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Qualification
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
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Location
University of Liverpool
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
FEB
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Duration
2 years
Course summary
Overview
As the world鈥檚 first planning school, established 1909, Civic Design offers you quality professional education within a setting renowned for its innovative, influential research and scholarship.
There is a wide range of research topics that reflects the diverse expertise of academic staff in the School. To find out more about the research topics available, and the ongoing research studentships visit our Postgraduate Research page.
We aim to produce researchers with strong, transferable research skills, who are internationally recognised in their own fields and understand current environmental and academic research problems.
You鈥檒l develop your research skills primarily by completing a project under supervision. These skills include:-
data collection
manipulation of the data
data interpretation and modelling
critical analysis
literature surveys
presentation skills, through international conferences.
We鈥檒l also encourage and train you to publish academic papers. It鈥檚 not unusual for students to students leave with 2-3 papers published in international peer-reviewed journals.
Tuition fees
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拢 24,600per year
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University information

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University League Table
19th
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Campus address
University of Liverpool, The Foundation Building, 765 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZX, England
Subject rankings
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Subject ranking
12th out of 22 2
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Entry standards
/ Max 200123 61%15th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10086.0 86%7th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.14 78%8th
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