MSc by Research Palaeontology / Overview

Year of entry: 2019

Degree awarded: MSc by Research
Duration: 12 Months. [Full-Time]
Entry requirements: We normally expect students to have a First or Upper Second class UK honours degree or international equivalent, in a relevant science discipline or a first degree with an additional UK Masters degree (or international equivalent).

Full entry requirements
How to apply: Apply online

Programme options

	Full-time	Part-time	Full-time distance learning	Part-time distance learning
MSc by Research	Y	N	N	N

Programme description

Research is directed towards dinosaur limb mechanics, including computer modelling of dinosaur gait, trackway formation and interpretation, including LiDAR digital mapping of sites, palaeopathology, taphonomy, and embryology. The Manchester team is also active in palaeoecological studies of dinosaur sites, the study of fossil lagerstatten in general, and in arthropod taxonomy and palaeoecology.

Open days

Postgraduate research open day - 24th October 2018

http://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/open-days-fairs/open-day/

NERC DTP interview day for funded studentships - TBC

Fees

For entry in the academic year beginning September 2019, the tuition fees are as follows:

MSc by Research (full-time)
UK/EU students (per annum): Standard £4,327, Band 1 £6,750, Band 2 £9,250, Band 3 £13,500
International students (per annum): Standard £23,000, Band 1 £25,000, Band 2 £28,000, Band 3 £30,500

Please note for the majority of projects where experimentation requires further resource: higher fee bands (where quoted) will be charged rather than the base rate for supervision, administration and computational costs. The fees quoted above will be fully inclusive and, therefore, you will not be required to pay any additional bench fees or administration costs.

All fees for entry will be subject to yearly review and incremental rises per annum are also likely over the duration of the course for UK/EU students (fees are typically fixed for International students, for the course duration at the year of entry). For general fees information please visit: postgraduate fees . Always contact the department if you are unsure which fee applies to your project.

Contact details

Department: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Telephone: +44 (0)161 275 0776
Facsimile: +44 (0)161 306 9361
Email: pgr-earth-sci@manchester.ac.uk
Website: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/ees
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