EngD Engineering

University of Plymouth

Our four year professional engineering doctorate provides an alternative to a traditional PhD, tailored for students who want a career in industry. It gives you experience of cutting-edge research in a business context, where you will be co-supervised by an industry partner.The professional engineering doctorate is different from the traditional PhD:The standard duration is 4 years (one year of taught modules and three years of research phase).The student is based in industry for the majority of the research phase period.The doctorate is usually co-supervised by the industry partner.The research project is normally an applied industry project.The programme has four distinct aims to provide:an alternative to traditional PhD for students who want a career in industry, providing candidates with experience of cutting-edge research in a business contexta programme that is no less rigorous than a PhD and provides a combination of taught elements with the research componenta challenging research project that has strategic importance for sponsoring organisation andintegration of the student with sponsor’s own project team as a Research Engineer, helping build links with the university.4 years