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why imperial?

73%We were judged to have the highest proportion of world leading (4*) and internationally excellent (3*) research of any UK institution in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise

in London and 4th in the UK in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2015

clubs, societies and projects – one of the largest ranges of any UK university

There are many reasons why an Imperial education is so highly sought after. Here are just a few of them.

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best student city in the world, according to the QS Best Student City rankings 2013

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1stin the UK for graduate prospects, according to The Complete University Guide 2015

access to swimming and gym facilities for all students

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in the world for our reputation with employers for producing the best graduates, according to the QS World University Rankings 2014, which awarded us the top score of 100 points

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professional development courses designed specifically for our postgraduate students

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imperial’s wave basin provides researchers with 360,000 litres of water and numbered paddles that can be programmed to create waves of specific frequency and direction. it is also equipped with pressure transducers, laser sensors and video imaging to observe how waves and structures interact.

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about imperial6 Welcome to imperial12 World leading research22 our academic departments24 master’s study30 doctoral study40 professional skills development42 careers support and advice44 What do imperial graduates do?46 career connections50 a lifelong relationship

our campuses54 South Kensington campus56 aerial map of South Kensington60 medical campuses, Silwood park

and imperial West62 Study resources (library and it)64 Supporting our students68 Sport and fitness 70 Students’ Union

life in london74 postgraduate accommodation76 private accommodation80 living in london

application and admissions86 How to apply88 applying for a visa89 english language requirements90 Funding your studies

courses and further information96 a–Z master’s course directory100 course directory by department110 london campuses map

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6 imperial college london

about imperial

We represent 100 years of innovationour journey to becoming one of the world’s best universities began in 1907 with the merger of three great institutions:

f the Royal college of Science f the city and guilds college f the Royal School of mines

Further mergers over the years with institutions including St mary’s Hospital medical School, the national Heart and lung institute, the charing cross and Westminster medical School and the Royal postgraduate medical School, and the formation of imperial college Business School, have extended our science and engineering expertise into the complementary fields of medicine and business.

in just over 100 years, we have grown from a college with 600 students and 12 professors to one of the world’s top 10 universities with more than 15,900 full- and part-time students and more than 3,500 academic staff and researchers.

imperial college london is the only UK university to focus entirely on science, engineering, medicine and business. our international reputation for excellence in teaching and research sees us consistently rated in the top five UK universities and in the top 10 worldwide.

this makes an imperial degree highly valued by employers across the world.

Welcome to imperial

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At a glance


We’re World leadingthe real-world application of our research has been central to our mission since our foundation. it’s still fundamental to the way we work today – evidenced in developments like our £200 million Research and translation Hub, the showpiece of our new imperial West campus (see page 61). our staff are leaders in their fields, conducting research of the highest quality that may one day change the world. our contributions to society have been recognised over the years with the award of 14 nobel prizes and two Field medals to people who have taught or studied at imperial.

We’re Well connectedOur location in London sets us in the heart of an international community of business, academia, healthcare and commerce.

We’ve made the most of it by forming close partnerships with hundreds of external organisations – both locally and globally. These partnerships help to keep our research relevant to those who need it most.

We’re also building research collaborations with countries such as India and China, participating in collaborative PhD programmes in Hong Kong and Singapore, and organising international summer schools for our PhD students at universities across the world.

£329.5mThe College’s strong links with industry

and other sectors and organisations worldwide saw Imperial achieve

the fourth highest research income among UK universities from research

grants and contracts (2012–13)times Higher education Wealth check

some of our award-winning staff 1 molly Stevens, professor of Biomedical materials

and Regenerative medicine and the Research director for Biomedical material Sciences in the institute of Biomedical engineering, received the 2012 eU40 award for best materials scientist in europe under the age of 40.

2 lord Robert Winston, professor of Science and Society and emeritus professor of Fertility Studies, has become a household name for his work in clinical medicine and regularly presents tV science shows including Child of our Time.

3 emeritus professor Sir tom Kibble is best known for work in the 1960s leading to the concept of a mass-giving particle now called the Higgs boson.

4 professor chris toumazou, chief Scientist for the institute of Biomedical engineering, was named europe’s top inventor in 2014 for his dna chip to improve health monitoring.

5 dr eva-maria graefe, Junior Research Fellow, won a fellowship in 2014 from global cosmetics firm l’oréal for her work in quantum mechanics.

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our academic staff currently include some of the world’s most renowned scientists, medics and engineers whose outstanding contributions in their field have been recognised by their peers in the awarding of prestigious Fellowships (see right).

our commitment to maintaining the highest standards is supported by our own annual excellence in teaching awards, recognising outstanding contributions in teaching, pastoral care, research supervision and supporting the student experience.

We support your career and professional developmentour graduates are amongst the most sought after in the world. in the QS World University Rankings 2014, imperial received the joint top score of 100 points as one of the most popular institutions for employers to recruit from.

the graduate School’s professional development programme allows you to continually develop as a researcher, gaining the personal and professional research skills required to successfully complete your degree. We also focus on skills that will be of benefit in your career beyond imperial (see page 40).

We have World renoWned staff Fellows of the

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Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences

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1 Your professional development is supported by tailored careers advice and training from our careers Service to help take your career preparations from strength to strength (see page 42).

2 alumnus afonso Salcedo (mSc computing 2002) has worked for pixar and dreamWorks. He now owns his own film and photography business, Sutro Studios.

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4th The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2015

6th The Complete University Guide, 2015

QS World University Rankings, 2014

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Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2014–15

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3rd in europe9th = in world

engineering and technology

2nd in europe6th in world

life sciences

3rd in europe 10th in world

physical sciences

4th in europe 12th in world

clinical, pre-clinical and health

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Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), 2014

4th in UK 22nd in world

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Built to the highest industrial standards, the department of chemical engineering’s carbon capture pilot plant provides a hands-on discovery experience for students and researchers alike.


about imperial

We’re committed to research that will make the world a healthier, safer and cleaner place. We also want to capture the imaginations of the people who will benefit from our work. that’s why we run year-round events for students, staff and public audiences to meet our researchers and talk about their work, climaxing in the annual imperial Festival at our South Kensington campus.

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Visitors on a tour of the Hamlyn centre, which is at the forefront of research into imaging, sensing and robotics for addressing global health challenges.


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World leading research

part of our founding mission is to make a demonstrable economic and social impact, through the translation of our work into practice worldwide. imperial is particularly well known for its support of interdisciplinary research, with funding, infrastructure and cultural encouragement to bring researchers together across the disciplines to explore different approaches to solving a problem.

For example, in 2012 we opened the £66m imperial centre for translational and experimental medicine. this flagship facility has space for up to 450 scientists to accelerate the translation of scientific discoveries into new ways of preventing, diagnosing and treating diseases. We are also one of three university partners in the new Francis crick institute, which will bring together multidisciplinary research expertise from leading scientific and academic organisations.

Within the university sector, imperial has led the way in technology transfer and commercialisation of ideas, providing the support and infrastructure to set up businesses and license technologies, helping our research to reach the people who need and want it. Working with imperial innovations, we have created spin-out companies that have gone on to raise over £600m since 2006.

the college also invests in other ways of bringing your research to life to increase its impact. For example, postgraduate students make a significant contribution to the annual imperial Festival and Fringe programmes. these engage more than 12,000 people with our work through a series of hands-on, interactive demonstrations, talks and performances (see pages 10–11).

as a postgraduate student at the college, you will be joining a critical mass of world leading researchers who share ideas, expertise and technology to find answers to the big scientific questions and tackle global challenges.

Keep up with imperial’s latest research news:www.imperial.ac.uk/news


bodydoubleparts of a car’s bodywork could double up as its battery, thanks to a new material being developed by imperial engineers and scientists and european Union partners, including Volvo. the material can store and discharge electrical energy, and it is also strong and light enough to be used for parts in future hybrid vehicles, to make them lighter, more compact and more energy efficient.

the researchers have recently used the material to create a prototype car boot.

climate change across the ages

climate change five million years ago may have caused one of antarctica’s huge ice sheets to partially melt and sea levels to rise by approximately 20 metres, according to research by dr tina van de Flierdt from the department of earth Science and engineering and colleagues from other international universities.

they lived on a research vessel in the Southern ocean off antarctica for nine weeks as part of the integrated ocean drilling program. they drilled in waters up to four kilometres deep and into sediment up to one kilometre beneath the sea floor, to explore the past of the east antarctic ice sheet – the largest ice mass on earth, roughly the size of australia.

Back on dry land, dr van de Flierdt and carys cook, a phd student in the grantham institute – climate change and the environment, analysed the samples and deduced that the ice sheet had been much more sensitive to climate change in the past than was previously realised.

Understanding this ancient glacial melting may give insights into how sea levels could rise as a consequence of current climate change. carbon dioxide concentrations then were similar to those found now and global temperatures were comparable to those predicted for the end of this century.

robot repairs from the air

a team of imperial aeronautics researchers and postgraduate students has developed the world’s first flying 3d printer, using off-the-shelf parts, which spits out foam to build simple structures and carry out repairs from the air. the robot’s underbelly contains two canisters of chemicals that create polyurethane foam, as well as a printing module.

the team hope the robot could ultimately be used for repairs and construction in hostile environments, such as patching up damaged offshore wind farms or sealing up leaks in nuclear power plants. additionally, the printer can create grippers that stick onto objects and make them transportable, potentially enabling the robot to pick up and remove bombs, or dispose of hazardous materials like radioactive waste from crippled reactors.


gene therapy for parKinson’s

a new gene therapy for parkinson’s disease has achieved promising results in its first human tests.

the approach was first devised by professor nicholas mazarakis (medicine) in 1997. Fifteen patients have now received the treatment, which uses a modified virus to deliver three genes into the striatum, a part of the brain that controls movement. the genes are intended to boost the production of dopamine, a chemical that becomes deficient in people with parkinson’s.

trial participants underwent a single operation to inject the virus into the brain. their scores on movement tests improved on average by 30 per cent, and they also reported having a better quality of life. the first patients to have the surgery have now been followed up for four years, and the effect has been sustained, according to a study in The Lancet. the treatment has been safe, with no serious adverse effects.

neW trial for potential hiv curea ground-breaking trial is underway at imperial to test a possible cure for HiV infection.

past efforts to cure HiV have been thwarted by the virus’s ability to lie dormant inside blood cells without being detected. the new therapy combines standard antiretroviral drugs with two new weapons: a drug that reactivates dormant HiV, and a vaccine that induces the immune system to destroy the infected cells.

the trial will involve 50 patients in the early stages of HiV infection and it is a collaboration between imperial and four other UK universities. the researchers hope that within months, the stores of hidden HiV in these patients – called the HiV reservoir – will be significantly reduced. the results are expected in 2017.

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noisyneighboursRisks of hospital admissions and deaths from stroke and heart disease are higher in areas with high levels of aircraft noise, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal.

Researchers at Imperial and King’s College London compared data on day- and night-time aircraft noise with hospital admissions and mortality rates among a population of 3.6 million people living near Heathrow airport.

The risks were around 10 to 20 per cent higher in areas with highest levels of aircraft noise compared with the areas with least noise. The researchers say more work is needed to establish the exact relationship between noise and ill health.

statins shoW promiseagainst multiple sclerosis

doctors hoping for a treatment that can abate the advanced stages of multiple sclerosis (mS) may already have one in their medicine cabinets. Statins, which millions take daily to lower cholesterol, appear to have a beneficial impact in patients with secondary progressive mS, according to a study by imperial researchers in The Lancet.

in a two-year clinical trial involving 140 patients, simvastatin was found to slow brain shrinkage, which is thought to contribute to patients’ impairments. patients on simvastatin also achieved better scores on movement tests and questionnaires that assess disability than patients taking a placebo. the next step is a larger study with a greater number of patients, to investigate the therapy’s effectiveness more fully.

The number of treatments for the debilitating tropical disease schistosomiasis distributed by Imperial’s Schistosomiasis Control Initiative.

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this charitable organisation has been working with 16 countries to map the distribution of the disease and to treat people infected, especially school-aged children and women of child-bearing age. its target is to reach 50 million treatments per year by 2016.


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artificial yeast

imperial researchers are building a man-made chromosome, the UK’s contribution to the first entirely artificial yeast.

Scientists hope to complete the synthetic genome by 2017, and use it to design new strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast that go beyond their current ability to produce beer and bread. the new yeasts will be able to create valuable chemicals, antibiotics, vaccines or biofuels.

imperial is one of the world leaders in the field of synthetic biology, where researchers re-engineer cells to develop microscopic devices that can be used to address a range of global challenges. the college is home to a £24 million centre called Synbicite that aims to speed up the development of these technologies.

Synbicite is a national resource, involving researchers from a further 17 universities and academic institutions across the UK as well as 13 industrial partners, including the research arms of microsoft, Shell and glaxoSmithKline.

healthy innovations

snp doctorDNA Electronics (DNAE), an Imperial spin-out company

this handheld device analyses dna to predict how patients may respond to their prescription medication.

iKnifeDr Zoltan Takats, Department of Surgery and Cancer

this ‘intelligent knife’ can tell surgeons immediately whether the tissue they are cutting is cancerous or not.

digital plaster Toumaz Healthcare, a spin-out company from the Institute of Biomedical Engineering

the wireless Sensium™ digital ‘patch’ can monitor a patient’s vital signs continuously and remotely, so patients can be cared for in their homes.

isnakeProfessor Guang-Zhong Yang and Professor Lord Ara Darzi, Institute for Global Health Innovation

this robotic surgical device is able to move independently through the body to its target, where the surgeon can operate it by remote control.

a patient’s experience of the doctor’s surgery and the operating theatre could be transformed by these imperial prototypes.


combating malaria With male mozziesimperial life scientists have modified mosquitoes to produce sperm that will only create males, pioneering a fresh approach to eradicating malaria.

their genetic method distorts the sex ratio of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes, the main transmitters of the malaria parasite, so that the female mosquitoes that bite and pass the disease to humans are no longer produced. this is the first time that scientists have been able to manipulate the sex ratios of mosquito populations.

in the first laboratory tests, the method created a fully fertile mosquito strain that produced 95 per cent male offspring. the researchers introduced the genetically modified mosquitoes to five caged wild-type mosquito populations. they reported in Nature Communications that in four of the five cages, the entire population was eliminated within six generations, because of the lack of females.

the hope is that if this could be replicated in the wild, this would ultimately cause local malaria-carrying mosquito populations to crash.

on callImperial MBA students won the top prize of £10,000 in the annual Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Design Business Plan Competition with their plan to improve access to healthcare in Uganda using mobile phones.

Team SasaDoc have developed a service which will allow Ugandans to receive medical consultations over the phone, paying a fee to connect to the service via a text message. A portion of the revenue generated will then be used to fund projects that aim to improve access to doctors and healthcare for Ugandans who cannot afford to pay.


light into matterimperial physicists have discovered how to create matter from light – a feat thought impossible when the idea was first theorised decades ago. in just one day over several cups of coffee in a tiny office in imperial’s Blackett physics laboratory, phd student oliver pike and two colleagues worked out a way to physically prove a theory devised by scientists Breit and Wheeler in 1934.

Breit and Wheeler suggested that it should be possible to turn light into matter by smashing together only two particles of light (photons), to create an electron and a positron – the simplest method of turning light into matter ever predicted. the calculation was found to be theoretically sound but Breit and Wheeler said that they never expected anybody to physically demonstrate their prediction.

the imperial team have devised a ‘photon-photon collider’ to bring Breit and Wheeler’s theory to life, using technology that is already available, which they described in a paper in Nature Photonics. it would recreate a process that was important in the first 100 seconds of the universe and that is also seen in gamma ray bursts, which are the biggest explosions in the universe and one of physics’ greatest unsolved mysteries.

mission to Jupiter

in 2022, a new spacecraft is expected to set off for an eight-year journey to Jupiter, where it will explore the planet’s icy moons and provide fresh insights into the ‘waterworlds’ orbiting the giant planets in our solar system and beyond.

imperial’s professor michele dougherty led the proposal for the Jupiter icy moons explorer (JUice), which is funded by the european Space agency. She is one of a fifteen-strong Science Study team from institutions across europe.

the primary target of the mission is the solar system’s largest moon, ganymede, an icy world slightly larger than the planet mercury that is unique within the solar system. ganymede is thought to harbour a deep ocean under the icy crust, has its own internally generated magnetic field, and has an ancient surface littered with more individual types of crater than anywhere else in the solar system.

ganymede may represent a whole class of potentially habitable environments in our galaxy. JUice will carry experiments designed to study the sub-surface ocean, the geology and composition of the surface, and its interaction with its plasma environment. the spacecraft will also investigate Jupiter’s other icy worlds, callisto and europa, as well as the giant planet’s complex atmosphere and extended magnetosphere.

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Just liKe a dream

our brains display a similar pattern of activity during dreams as they do during a mind-expanding drug trip, according to researchers from the department of medicine.

little is known about what happens in the brain when people take psychedelic drugs. professor david nutt (the edmond J. Safra chair in neuropsychopharmacology), dr Robin carhart-Harris, and international colleagues examined the brain effects of the psychedelic chemical in magic mushrooms, called psilocybin, using data from brain scans of volunteers who had been injected with the drug. their study, published in Human Brain Mapping, found that under psilocybin, activity in the brain network linked to emotional thinking became more pronounced, with several different areas in this network active at the same time. this pattern of activity is similar to that observed in people who are dreaming. the volunteers also had more disjointed and uncoordinated activity in the brain network that is linked to high-level thinking.

spot the differenceResearchers in the Institute of Security Science and Technology are exploring how you can spot unusual activity on social media sites such as Twitter, and what patterns of activity might precede a major criminal or terrorist event, with a view to helping governments to combat organised crime and extremism. Institute scientists have used similar techniques to help banks to detect fraudulent activity on credit cards, creating sophisticated systems to spot anomalies.

data scienceSince 2012, the world has produced more data than in all prior human history. Researchers at Imperial’s Data Science Institute, which launched in 2014, are aiming to unleash the huge potential of all this information.

Insights from large, complex data sets are crucial for medical innovation, disease prevention, climate change research, the analysis of financial markets and consumer behaviour, and the development of cities that can accommodate fast-growing populations. The Institute is underpinning multidisciplinary collaborations between the College’s academic experts and research partners to create new solutions in these and other complex areas.

chelsea embankment, just a 30-minute walk from the South Kensington campus

imperial offers many different options for postgraduate study. Which route is right for you will depend on a number of factors, including the level of degree you currently hold, which subject you are interested in and your career goals.

this section outlines some of the typical study routes you can follow, with examples of the careers that former students have gone into. as an imperial degree is highly valued by all kinds of employers across the world, these are provided as a guide only.

Whichever qualification you choose you will be supported by the graduate School’s professional development programme to help you develop the skills needed in both your academic studies and future career (see page 40).

your study options


about imperial

our academic departments

faculty of engineering

deanprofessor Jeff magee

f aeronautics f Bioengineering f chemical engineering f civil and environmental engineering

f computing f earth Science and engineering f electrical and electronic engineering

f materials f mechanical engineering f School of design engineering

as a postgraduate student you will be based in one of our departments, centres or institutes. this will be your academic and administrative home at imperial, though the cross-disciplinary connections that are a feature of college life mean you’ll have lots of opportunities to work across subject boundaries. You’ll also receive skills training alongside peers from many other departments.

research income £91,264,000

number of staff 1,485

number of students 6,215

faculty of natural sciences

dean professor tom Welton (from January 2015)

f chemistry f life Sciences (including biology, biochemistry and biotechnology)

f mathematics f physics f centre for environmental policy




faculty of medicine

deanprofessor dermot Kelleher

f institute of clinical Sciences

f department of medicine f national Heart and lung institute

f School of public Health f department of Surgery and cancer





imperial collegebusiness school

deanprofessor g. ‘anand’ anandalingam

f Finance f innovation and entrepreneurship

f management

cross-faculty centresand institutes f data Science institute f energy Futures lab f grantham institute – climate change and the environment

f institute for Security Science and technology

f institute of Biomedical engineering f institute of global Health innovation f institute of Systems and Synthetic Biology f laing o’Rourke centre for Systems engineering and innovation

f centre for co-curricular Studies (science communication and languages)

centres for doctoral training

these centres offer a fresh approach to doctoral study by recruiting cohorts of phd students each year. See pages 36–37.

research income £4,560,000 number of staff 230


Helen, a BBSRc phd student, in our plant growth facility. this space can be used to simulate a wide variety of environments, with different levels of humidity, temperature and light.

Find out more:www.imperial.ac.uk/a_to_z

Staff and student numbers on this spread are full-time equivalent (Fte) numbers. all figures relate to the academic year 2013–14.


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your study options

master of science (msc)

what provides in-depth training in a specialist subject as well as an opportunity to hone your expertise and develop your research and/or technical skills. combines taught material with an element of independent research, normally assessed in the form of a substantial dissertation or report.

career path Very flexible, providing the foundation for specialisation or diversification into a different sector/industry. also often the route onto a graduate programme or into a more specialised role.

alumni include: f Formula 1 aerodynamicist f Researcher/scientist f antibiotic pharmacist f investment banking analyst f energy sector field engineer f engineering consultant f entrepreneur

master’s level study at imperial is designed to be challenging. it represents a step change from undergraduate study, and a readjustment back to education for those coming from the world of work, but you will get plenty of support from the college to help you achieve your potential and get the most out of your experience.

master’s study

master of research (mres)

what a research orientated route which offers greater independence of learning and increased specialisation for those intending to undertake extensive research. it provides a good foundation for doctoral study or a research career in industry or in the public sector.

career path Further research either as a research assistant or phd student. many of the courses offered at imperial are science based and therefore lead to scientific positions.

alumni include: f development engineer f marine conservationist f Biomedical scientist f Research technician f medical scientist

‘ The MPH at Imperial helped me secure a Public Health Doctor post in South London before finishing my course. It was hard work but also a very supportive environment to learn in.’ dr mary thompson completed the master of public Health (mpH) in 2008. She now works as a Speciality Registrar and academic clinical Fellow in south west england.

‘ From my first day at work I found myself putting into practice things I was taught on my course.’ christina drosou completed an mSc in Soil mechanics and engineering Seismology in 2012 before joining mott macdonald as a geotechnical engineer/geo-seismic specialist.



master of public health (mph)

what combines taught material with a compulsory dissertation and placement as a public health professional. includes a specialist stream in global Health for students who want to understand the health, economic, political, social and biomedical challenges and innovations associated with poor health worldwide.

career path public health practice and related fields.

alumni include: f medical educator f public health specialist f environmental health officer

master of business administration (mba)

what For people in a demanding job who want to accelerate or change their careers. offered within the Business School as a one year full-time programme, a two-year executive mBa, and from January 2015 the new global mBa, delivered online.

career path Requires prior three or more years’ work experience. the imperial mBa is ideally suited to those with a strong specialised or technical background, now seeking to progress into strategic and leadership roles.

alumni include: f Business development manager f Senior consultant f project manager f product strategy f entrepreneur

master of education (med)

what Founded in research but also includes taught material and a compulsory dissertation. at imperial, the med is offered in Surgical education and University learning and teaching.

career path progression in an established career in the field.

alumni include: f Surgical registrar f consultant anaesthetist f doctor f medical researcher

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postgraduate certificates (pg cert) and diplomas (pg dip)

what part-time courses which can be taken as stand-alone programmes or, in some cases, used to build towards an mSc. a pg cert has a credit value of at least 30 ectS and typically involves nine months’ part time study. a pg dip is similar but typically lasts two years part-time and therefore has a credit value of at least 60 ectS.

check our a–Z course list on pages 96–99 to see where these are available.

‘ I chose Imperial College Business School because of the consistently high rankings, and the focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. This strong focus gives a real boost to those who want to create and build new businesses and realise ideas.’ alumnus Bruce Hellman (mBa 2011) won first prize at the cisco British innovation gateway awards for his prototype mobile phone and web application umotif, designed to improve the wellbeing of healthy people and those living with diseases such as diabetes and parkinson’s.

applying for master’s studyYou can find an A–Z list of all of our Master’s courses on pages 96–99. Be aware that this list may change during the year so you should always check our website for the most up-to-date options: www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus

Most Master’s courses have a core of compulsory subjects plus a range of optional modules. You should make sure that the curriculum matches what you’re looking for and what you hope to get out of the course, particularly if you’re looking to increase your professional expertise in a particular area. You can usually find this detail online or by contacting the Course Director.

Master’s programmes at Imperial normally start on the Saturday closest to the start of October. Most courses don’t have a formal closing date for applications, but popular courses close when they are full, so you should apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

You should also be aware of funding deadlines, particularly if you are planning to apply for any College awards (see pages 92–93).

You can apply for up to two programmes on the application form. Your first choice will be processed first. Your second choice will only be considered if your application for your first choice is unsuccessful. For more information about how to apply to Imperial using our online application system see pages 86–87.



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teaching stylemaster’s level study involves learning new technical skills, and requires you to think about concepts and methods more critically and more deeply. You will still attend lectures, seminars and labs (if appropriate to your subject). However you will be expected to spend much of your time working independently or in groups, and group work may form part of your assessment.

Your lecturers will teach on the programme; give you reading lists; make support materials available; set practicals, formal and less formal assessments; offer research projects (although for some courses you may be expected to develop ideas about these yourself); and give you feedback on your progress in various ways. You need to take these opportunities and shape them to your own needs and interests.

study intensitymaster’s level study is a progression from undergraduate work and is usually more specialised, interdisciplinary, or orientated to a specific profession. it is also more intellectually demanding and challenging than undergraduate study. the pace of lecturing is likely to be significantly faster; you will be expected to undertake more directed background reading during the course; and you will be expected to arrive at solutions for yourself.

most of our master’s degrees are available on a full-time basis and normally last 12 months with little break. this requires a commitment to a sustained period of intensive work right from the start. there are also some two and three year part-time programmes (see pages 96–99 for details).

most postgraduate students feel under time pressure at some point. this is normal and is a reflection of the intensity and amount of work to undertake. the graduate Students’ Union and the graduate School organise lots of events throughout the year to help you maintain a good work–life balance.

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1 ma/mSc innovation design engineering students have developed a device to demonstrate how people living with quadriplegia could compete with able-bodied people in clay pigeon shooting.

2 anna-margarita papadakes, who graduated with an mSc in management in 2012, now works as a brand consultant at google.

3 mSc Science media production students paul and dominic at the student radio station, ic Radio.


doing paid WorK While you are studyingour degrees are very demanding so we recommend that full-time students do not take up part-time work during term-time. if this is unavoidable we advise you to work no more than 10–15 hours per week, which should be principally at weekends.

training and supportYour course director, personal tutor (for larger courses) and lecturers are the first point of contact for help and support in your studies. they can, for example, set up additional study opportunities, such as extra reading, teaching or online study. We also encourage you to take advantage of any training opportunities, like the graduate School’s masterclass programme. these courses are specifically designed to develop the personal and professional skills of master’s level students (see page 40). the library also offers one-to-one or group training sessions to develop your search skills (see page 62).

every department has a staff–student committee, where elected representatives from the student body input into the teaching that takes place within the department. We also have a college-wide support network to look after your general wellbeing (see pages 64–66).

all new postgraduate students are invited to attend Welcome Week at the start of their first term. this includes a programme of activities, talks and events for postgraduates to introduce you to college life, current students and staff.

research proJectWe place great emphasis on the integration of our master’s level courses with our world class research portfolio. Your degree will normally include a significant piece of research that will be submitted as a report or dissertation. You may also undergo a viva (oral examination) on your work. mRes students may undertake more than one project, with this component accounting for more than 50 per cent of the final degree award.

the quality of your own understanding, thinking and initiative are very important in the research project. You will pose questions and seek answers by using and applying techniques and research skills, analysing data and reviewing literature.

on most programmes there is a period of several months with little scheduled teaching when the bulk of the research project is carried out, requiring you to plan your time effectively.

Your project will normally be supervised by an academic member of staff. However, they may delegate some of the day-to-day supervision to a member of their team, such as a phd student, who can give you more practical advice.


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as a doctoral student it is normal to spend a lot of time working alone, since the precise topic of your thesis is unique to you. But we work hard to make sure there is support for you to draw on at every point, from team-based training provided by the graduate School to a college-wide network of professional support services to help you meet the challenges along the way.

as a doctoral student, you will be embarking on one of the most intensive study experiences of your academic career so far. our master’s courses are excellent preparation for doctoral study, which gives you the chance to focus in depth on a particular area of interest.

doctoral study

‘ Doing a PhD is completely different from doing a BSc. You are required to work alone, come up with ideas and be motivated and organised without necessarily having someone telling you what to do. You don’t have one text book that you have to study from in order to do well at the exams. You have to think on your own about what steps are needed to find the solution to a problem that has not been encountered before.’ dr androula alekou completed her phd in High energy physics in 2012 and worked as a fellow at ceRn in Switzerland.

So much data is generated by experiments at the large Hadron collider at ceRn in geneva that ceRn has chosen to spread the workload to computing centres and researchers around the world, including at imperial.


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what this is the most common kind of doctoral programme. normally it takes three years full-time to complete, the majority of which is spent carrying out original research. career path extremely diverse, both within and outside academia. often followed by further research as a post-doctoral researcher within a university.

types of phdthe majority of imperial’s phd students attend the college on a full-time basis. However, some choose to attend part-time, involving one to three days of study per week.

other different kinds of phd are also available:

Joint phdsour Joint phd scheme gives you the chance to draw on the research facilities and expertise available at imperial and one of our partner universities overseas. We currently have opportunities with: the University of Hong Kong (HKU); nanyang technological University (ntU); the national University of Singapore (nUS); and, in the field of aeronautics, the University of São paulo in Brazil. Joint phd students will divide their time between imperial and the partner institution, with a supervisor from each university. the final degree is awarded jointly by both institutions.

partner research institution scheme (pri)if you work in a public research institution, industrial research laboratory or at another university then you may be able to register for a phd at imperial but carry out the research where you work, under our partner research institution (pRi) scheme.

You should expect to spend at least two months per year at the college and the qualification is awarded by imperial only. one of our major pRi schemes is with Singapore’s agency for Science, technology and Research (a*StaR), which involves two years of study in Singapore and two years in london.

your study options

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what a four-year research degree of similar standing to a phd. most of your time (50–75 per cent depending on the project) is usually spent on an industrial placement, undertaking research on behalf of your host company. You also spend around nine months taking advanced technical and managerial courses.

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what aimed at clinicians. often shorter and more focused on clinical research than a phd.

the experimental rooftop garden at eastside hall of residence was created in april 2014. the team are carrying out research to test the effectiveness of green roofs in terms of reducing temperature and managing rain water runoff.

applying for doctoral studythe process of searching and applying for funding and preparing a research application can be a long one so give yourself plenty of time to do a good job – ideally at least a year before you intend to start your studies.

one of the most common types of phd study at imperial is via ‘studentships’. these are externally funded projects in defined areas of research, which come with a named supervisor (who has secured the funding) in a particular department, centre or institute.

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Find current studentship opportunities:www.imperial.ac.uk/ employment/phdstudentships

this phd student in the department of medicine is studying multiple sclerosis (mS) and how problems with the immune system affect the brain and spinal cord. She is analysing the behaviour and movement of rats that provide a model of the disease.


Before applying for one of these opportunities, you should:

f do your homework: find out more about the research project by reading journal articles published by the supervisor and members of the research group.

f contact the supervisor directly for more information about the research project and to find out what’s expected of potential candidates.

f prepare a research proposal (see right) with the supervisor and be prepared to take their comments on board.

it’s important to gain support for your application from the supervisor before making a formal application to the college. See pages 86–87 for more information on how to apply.

While studentships usually have a fixed application deadline, many of our departments also welcome applications all year round from suitably qualified candidates:

f Find out which research groups are working in your area of interest – remember, many of imperial’s centres and institutes span multiple subject areas.

f Read the research profiles of our staff online to identify potential supervisors and make sure that their expertise fits with your ideas.

f contact the potential supervisor directly to discuss your idea. they’ll want to know more about you too, as they’re investing in you as much as your idea, so it’s appropriate to also send a copy of your cV/resumé.

f if the supervisor is interested in working with you, you’ll need to formalise your idea as a research proposal (see below).

f if the supervisor agrees to support your application they may be able to help you source funding. You can also use sites like www.researchresearch.com to identify current funding opportunities (this is a subscription site – if you’re currently at university, you should check whether your institution has a site licence, which will allow you to search for free from computers on the university network).

Find out more about phds at imperial:www.imperial.ac.uk/registry/researchdegrees/usefulinformation

Writing a research proposalYour research proposal should define a clear research question and you should be prepared to explain how this contributes to and develops (or challenges) any existing theories in the field.

it’s important to tailor your proposal to the department you’re applying to. different departments may also have different format requirements (e.g. word limit, content) so it’s important to discuss these with your potential supervisor in advance.

For more general advice on how to write a good proposal, see:www.findaphd.com/advice/finding/ writing-phd-research-proposal.aspx

‘My PhD was about optimisation and hard/software architectures and when I graduated I joined a start-up as the Chief Architect, investigating and fighting internet advertising fraud. During my doctorate I really honed my research skills, but I also learnt to be a self-starter. That combination of research excellence and having the ability to make things happen has been put to good use in the battle against the ever-changing world of online fraud!’

dr ashley Brown (above right), phd computing Research 2009, whose online fraud-busting start-up, spider.io, was recently acquired by google


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our research approachWe place a lot of importance on interdisciplinary working and the need to establish peer groups across subject boundaries. the graduate School and your department can help with this by organising development activities that bring together students from across the college for knowledge sharing.

We’re a global university with many international partners. there will be opportunities for you to develop global research skills via our international summer schools which provide opportunities to collaborate with peers from partner institutions, including the massachusetts institute of technology (mit) (see page 41).

planning your timeif you’re studying full-time you should aim to complete your phd in 36 months and submit your thesis for examination no later than 48 months from the date of initial registration. to stay on track, you must complete your research plan within the first three months in consultation with your supervisor, whom you will meet regularly.

in the early stage (0–9 months), you will undertake an assessment which involves the submission of a written report and an oral examination on the report. the graduate School provides training in key skills such as presenting, statistics, writing and personal effectiveness that will help you prepare.

in the mid-stage (9–18 months), you will continue with your programme of research and should take the opportunity to undertake further professional skills training in advanced writing and presenting, career planning, and maintaining motivation and independence. around the end of your second year, you will undertake a late stage assessment (18–24 months), conducted by your department, which will test whether you have a realistic research plan in place for successfully completing the programme.

throughout the programme, you will take a full part in academic life, attending seminars and presenting your research both within the college and at national and international conferences.

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1 a student working at the Wolfson neuroscience laboratories at our Hammersmith campus

2 phd student michael merlin investigating a power inverter in the maurice Hancock Smart energy laboratory

teaching opportunitiesmany phd students across the college are involved with the teaching, supervision and assessment of both undergraduate and master’s students.

Working as a graduate teaching assistant (gta) provides you with an opportunity to broaden your experience, and develop further skills such as writing and communicating convey complex technical concepts.

acting as a gta can help improve your own technical abilities (both theoretical and practical). it also enables you to broaden your knowledge base and gain communication and task management experience.

the graduate School and the college’s educational development Unit have worked together to develop a new graduate teaching assistant training programme (StaR). StaR provides phd students with the chance to obtain associate Fellowship of the Higher education academy – a qualification that is increasingly sought by employers across the education sector.

centres for doctoral trainingcentres for doctoral training (cdt) represent a fresh approach to doctoral study, delivering four-year, cohort-based programmes, which aim to smooth the transition between undergraduate study and the challenge of a phd. imperial is home to 12 engineering and physical Sciences Research council-funded cdts that bring together diverse areas of expertise. See page 37 for details.

your thesisthe main activity of any research programme will be to carry out an original research project under the direction of one or more supervisors, to be written up as a thesis.

Your supervisor will read your thesis thoroughly and make constructive comments on both style and intellectual content before you submit it.

Your thesis will be examined by a minimum of two examiners: one from within the college and one from academia, industry or another profession. You will also be invited to defend your work in a viva (oral examination) with examiners.

the graduate School will support you throughout your programme of study by providing training in thesis writing and preparing for the viva. the careers Service also offers lots of practical support, from searching for jobs to preparing for interviews.

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phd student giuseppe Scatigno using the FiB-SimS equipment in the department of materials to carry out micromachining and elemental analysis.

centres for doctoral trainingWe want to train our postgraduates to tackle society’s big challenges in a way that draws on the talent and imagination housed across the college. one way in which we do this is through our government-funded centres for doctoral training (cdts), which recruit cohorts of phd students each year. mirroring the increasingly collaborative nature of modern science by bringing together experts from across a broad spectrum, they offer postgraduate training, reworked for the 21st century – and imperial is leading the way, with more cdts than anywhere else in the UK.

training 21st century graduates

* industrial doctorate centre – this is an industry-orientated variant of the cdt model, involving a four-year engd project instead of a 1 + 3. For more information about an engd see page xx.

Find out more about cdts:www.imperial.ac.uk/centresfordoctoraltraining

Imperial is home to 12 of the UK’s 113 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council-funded CDTs

Each CDT offers a limited number of funded 1 + 3 studentships – a one-year MRes or MSc, followed by a three-year PhD

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advanced characterisation of materials director: Dr David McPhail

controlled Quantum dynamicsdirector: Professor Myungshik Kim

fluid dynamics across scalesdirector: Professor Christos Vassilicos

high performance and embedded distributed systemsdirector: Professor Wayne Luk

mathematics of planet earth director: Professor Dan Crisan

neurotechnology for life and healthdirector: Dr Simon Schultz

nuclear energy director: Professor Bill Lee

physical sciences innovation in chemical biology for bioindustry and healthcaredirector: Dr Oscar Ces

plastic electronic materialsdirector: Dr Paul Nicholas Stavrinou

Quantitative non-destructive evaluation*director: Professor Peter Cawley

sustainable civil engineeringdirector: Professor Christopher Cheeseman

theory and simulation of materials director: Professor Peter Haynes

Our 12 EPSRC-funded Centres for Doctoral Training

* industrial doctorate centre – this is an industry-orientated variant of the cdt model, involving a four-year engd project, jointly supervised by a company– see page 31.

We are also home to Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs), funded by other government research councils and charitable organisations, like the Wellcome Trust.



about imperialmicrobiology phd student Regina günster, pictured here in the mRc centre for molecular Bacteriology and infection on our South Kensington campus, is an imperial college phd Scholarship recipient – see page 92 for more details about these scholarships.


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Studying at imperial is a challenging experience – and that’s what makes it one of the best. You will work alongside experts in your subject field; you will also receive comprehensive training to develop your study and research skills and prepare you for your future career.

professional development programmethe graduate School delivers a variety of training courses for postgraduate students. our courses cover a wide range of professional development topics such as networking, interview skills, note taking, preparing and writing a literature review, presenting skills, and project management. the courses vary from one-hour lectures to three-day interactive workshops. We also offer online courses and a number of academic and social events during the year, aimed at broadening your knowledge as you network and share your research with students from across the college.

All postgraduate students are automatically members of the Graduate School. It is a fundamental part of our support network that is designed to enrich your postgraduate experience at Imperial.

The Graduate School’s Professional Development Programme (see above) includes a range of MasterClass courses that are designed specifically to develop the personal and professional skills of Master’s level students.

We also offer a tailored programme for research students, one of the highlights of which is the Research Skills Development (RSD) course, a three-day residential programme, that is designed to enhance the personal and research effectiveness of our first and second years through a combination of seminars and outdoor activities.

the graduate school Find out more:www.imperial.ac.uk/graduateschool

professional skills development



extra-curricular classesour centre for co-curricular Studies offers evening classes in arabic, French, german, italian, Japanese, Korean, mandarin chinese, portuguese, Russian and Spanish at various levels. there are also classes in creative writing, music technology, opera appreciation, science fiction, and introductions to film and art. the Blyth music centre offers lessons in piano, violin and singing for students at all levels.(nB: a charge applies for classes.)

global phd summer schoolsthe graduate School works with the international office to coordinate several international summer schools for phd students. these offer you the valuable opportunity of working in some of the world’s leading research universities, such as the massachusetts institute of technology (mit).

teaching opportunitiesour inSpiRe teaching programme combines teacher training in partner schools in and around london with a series of outreach activities to bring science to life. this full-time, nine-and-a-half month postgraduate certificate in education (pgce) is targeted at postgraduates from a physics, chemistry or engineering background.

many departments offer teaching opportunities for students who are considering an academic career but don’t want the commitment of a pgce. don’t worry if you haven’t got any previous teaching experience as we provide training to help you get the most out of your role.

We also offer a new graduate teaching assistant training programme (StaR) for students who want to gain a nationally-recognised teaching qualification (see page 35).

volunteering and mentoring We recognise the valuable role our postgraduates play in inspiring the next generation of scientists. that’s why we run and collaborate in a number of flexible volunteering and mentoring schemes that you can take part in alongside your studies, from peer-tutoring in local schools to an e-mentoring scheme for Year 12 students.

in addition, imperial college Union and our dedicated volunteering organisation imperial Hub co-ordinate a huge range of projects. many activities can be accredited through our imperial plus scheme as a way of formally recognising the skills and experience you’ve gained.

an inSpiRe student bringing science to life in the classroom

Find out more:www.imperial.ac.uk/ outreach


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a postgraduate degree from imperial will provide you with an excellent foundation for your future – and the careers Service is here to help you prepare for it.

careers support and advice

professional careers guidancethe careers Service offers a free professional service from the day you arrive, to help you with your career plans and to maximise your opportunities for meeting potential employers.

all postgraduate students have access to a wide range of services, from one-to-one consultations with a trained careers consultant to daily skills seminars that are tailored to meet the different stages of the recruitment cycle as they happen. We also offer a free cV checking service.

and don’t panic if your career plans change after you leave the college – you can continue to use our services for up to three years after graduation.

career development for phd studentsWe run a tailored programme of career development activities for phd students. this includes a series of workshops and skills seminars, phd and career sector forums, a careers fair for phd students, employer-led workshops, and business activities to develop your commercial awareness.

careers resourcesthe careers information Room is an excellent starting point for researching your career, with a team of information staff on hand to help you.

We also maintain an extensive collection of resources on the careers Service website, including psychometric practice tests, downloadable careers talks, online careers libraries, and useful tips and videos covering every aspect of the recruitment process.

£32,380Average annual starting salary of graduates with an Imperial postgraduate degreedlHe survey, 2013


employer events on campusthe quality of our graduates and our central london location make imperial one of the most targeted UK universities by graduate employers. We organise a year-round programme of employer events where you can learn more about different professions, hone your skills for interviews and assessment centres, and meet leading recruiters face to face.

through our industry sector forums, seven annual careers fairs and extensive programme of company presentations, you will have access to hundreds of potential employers on campus. employers also play an active part in our career development programme, delivering careers lectures and weekly skills workshops.

in addition, we organise drop-in recruiter-in-residence sessions throughout the year where you can meet employers on a one-to-one basis, and mock interview sessions delivered by representatives from a wide range of graduate employers.

Jobs, internships and placementsWe publish around 4,000 vacancies a year for full- and part-time jobs, placements, and internships through our online vacancy service, Jobslive. this system also:

f sends job matches direct to your inbox f lets you upload your cV for employers to view f contains a searchable employer directory with over 7,000 registered employers

if you need help finding an internship then you can contact our placement and internship Unit for advice. our charity insights initiative gives phd students the chance to apply for a bursary to complete a four-week internship with a charity or statutory body.

Find out more:www.imperial.ac.uk/careers


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What do imperial graduates do?

42%education (mostly research assistants, associates, post-docs and assistant professors)

faculty of medicinemaster’s students

31%Healthcare

27%other industries (including technical consultancy and R&d, ngos, charities and professional bodies)

faculty of medicineresearch students


36%Healthcare

18%other industries (including manufacturing, and technical consultancy and R&d)

the answer is: just about anything! the quality of an imperial degree is recognised worldwide, and the skills you will gain, both personal and professional, are transferable across many industries.

the graphs on these pages give a snapshot of the destinations of our 2013 graduates with a postgraduate degree, confirming the portability of your qualification across different industries.

business schoolmaster’s students

14%it and communications

33%Banking and finance

12%Business and management consultancy

5%manufacture

24%other industries (including accountancy, technical consultancy and R&d)

12%Business activities (including marketing, law and HR)

Imperial graduates with a postgraduate degree who went on to further study or employment within six months of graduating dlHe survey, 2013

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faculty of engineeringmaster’s students

faculty of engineeringresearch students

28%technical consultancy and R&d


5%manufacture

23%oil and mining

9% manufacture



21%other industries (including banking and finance, utilities, and transport and education)

24%other industries (including oil and mining, banking and finance, public administration, and defence)

faculty of natural sciencesresearch students


31%other (including technical consultancy and R&d, and banking and finance)

faculty of natural sciencesmaster’s students


18%education (mostly research assistants, post-docs, associates, and assistant professors)


21%others (ngos, charities, and professional bodies)

30%other industries (including business and healthcare)


8%Banking and finance



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netWorKingin london you’ll have every opportunity to make professional connections that could be invaluable in the future. You will be ideally placed to attend interviews, visit companies and build a network of useful business contacts at events and company presentations.

many professional societies have their headquarters in london including the British medical association, the Royal Society, and the Royal academy of engineering. it’s worth keeping your eye out for public events run by these organisations, such as lectures, which are an opportunity to meet prospective employers.

our graduate School runs a training course to help you maximise these opportunities, equipping you with the confidence and tools to network effectively (see page 40).

global Job marKetover 100 of europe’s 500 largest companies are headquartered in central london, setting you at the heart of a global job market.

this is reflected in the global employers who regularly attend events on campus, specifically to recruit our students, and who are popular employers of our graduates, including:

f aBB f BaSF f Bloomberg f Bp f glaxoSmithKline (gSK) f google f Jaguar land Rover f l’oréal f mcKinsey & company f Rolls-Royce f Schlumberger f teach First f Unilever

imperial’s central london location makes it easy for you to engage with employers and develop a valuable network of professional contacts.

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of Fortune 500 companies have London offices

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‘WorK ready’ graduatesWe work closely with employers to make sure that our master’s degrees meet the needs of employers. in particular, we invite employers to sit on departmental industrial advisory panels to design master’s courses that incorporate the technical knowledge, expertise and transferable skills that they are looking for in their new recruits.

We also build career-orientated activities into your degree to support your professional development and maximise the chances for you to interact with potential employers.

industry connectionsthe strength and number of our links with industry, plus the concentration of businesses in london, mean that many of our master’s level courses offer an opportunity to carry out a research project in conjunction with industry. this gives you the chance to apply your research skills in a commercial setting.

1 the control Room in the department of chemical engineering’s carbon capture pilot plant, which is sponsored by aBB, is built to the highest industry standards.

2 the advisory board of imperial’s plastic electronics cdt (see pages 36–37) includes several industrial representatives such as BaSF, dupont and cambridge display technology, who offer advice to help shape the programme.


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2,738Imperial postgraduate students graduated in the Royal Albert Hall in May 2014

celebratein styleWhat better way to celebrate your hard work and achievement than to graduate in one of the world’s finest concert halls?

the magnificent setting of the Royal albert Hall matches the pride and sense of accomplishment our graduates feel as they mark the end of their time at imperial in style.


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a lifelong relationship

Your relationship with the college does not end when you graduate. as an imperial alumnus you will join a community of over 170,000 former students in 192 countries.

it’s a community that includes prestigious prize winners, inventors, business leaders, scientists, engineers, doctors, journalists, technologists and entrepreneurs – united in their shared experience of studying in london at one of the best universities in the world.

a global netWorKBecoming an imperial alumnus opens up fantastic opportunities for you to develop a global network of professional contacts.

We have more than 60 alumni groups and associations worldwide, bringing together talented people for exclusive networking activities ranging from dinners and adventure trips to lectures and guest speaker events.

Some alumni groups use their get-togethers as an opportunity to interact with current and prospective students. For example, students from Hong Kong can expect a warm welcome on their return from the imperial college alumni association of Hong Kong, which hosts an annual reception for newly graduated students.

the college also organises a rolling programme of alumni receptions across the world and an annual alumni Reunion during the imperial Festival at our South Kensington campus.

alumnus/əlumnəss/ ·noun (pl. alumni /əlumnī/)

The word alumnus comes from the Latin term alere, which means ‘nourish’. For our former students (our alumni), this means having access to continued support from the College wherever life after your studies takes you.

Find out more:www.imperial.ac.uk/alumni


alumni benefitsWe have a dedicated alumni office whose job is to make it easy for you to keep in touch with the college and with your fellow alumni, wherever they may be in the world. the benefits include:

f Imperial magazine and news updates

f invitations to events around the world

f alumni email address f exclusive access to an alumni lounge and meeting space

f discounts on evening classes, gym membership and more

f Use of our central library

alumni can keep connected with each other and keep up-to-date with the latest developments from college through dedicated pages on linkedin and Facebook.

professional supportnot only is imperial one of the best possible places to start your career – or take it further – you can also continue to receive support from our careers Service for up to three years after you graduate to help you maximise your employability, including one-to-one careers guidance from our professional advisors, and access to our online vacancy service and careers events.

1 alumni reunion in Singapore, July 20142 our alumni Visitor centre in

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the soaring presence of the Queen’s tower at our South Kensington campus is a reminder of the college’s history and heritage.

For our students, it plays a much more everyday role as a place to meet, to catch up with friends and to soak up the sun on the steps, flanked by the two stone lions that stand guard at its base.

the heart of college life


Height of the Queen’s Tower – formerly part of the Imperial Institute, which was built to mark Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1887

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our campuses

South Kensington is our main campus and it is here that most postgraduate activity takes place.

it’s a compact site in the heart of ‘albertopolis’ (see pages 56–57) and it has witnessed much expansion over the years – noticeable in the huge range of architectural styles you’ll see across campus, from the edwardian Royal School of mines building to the ultra-modern, norman Foster-designed Business School.

there’s plenty of green space too, including a beautiful landscaped square and our very own ‘secret garden’ with a space dedicated to herbs, fruit trees, flowers and vegetables planted by our environmental Society.

south Kensington campus

From our South Kensington base where the college was founded in 1907, imperial’s expertise now spreads across nine campuses. each campus brings together students and staff from around the globe, whose original work may one day go on to change the world. Find out more about where it all starts to take shape!

campuses – eight in London and one in Berkshire. See map on page 110.

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our neighbourhoodour campus is surrounded by some of london’s most famous cultural treasures. Just a five-minute walk will take you to the door of three of the city’s finest museums: the Science museum, the natural History museum and the Victoria & albert museum. our students’ union, meanwhile, sits in the shadow of the magnificent Royal albert Hall.

it’s prime sightseeing land, so you may find yourself rubbing shoulders with tourists on exhibition Road on the approach to campus, though you have the advantage of being able to visit these attractions at your leisure. the busyness of the area and its beautifully maintained surroundings also make it feel really safe.

Find out how you can explore our South Kensington campus, in person or online:www.imperial.ac.uk/visit

the facilities you can find at our South Kensington campus include:

f library, with year-round 24-hour opening

f ethos sports centre, with free gym and swimming facilities

f imperial college Union, including the postgraduate arm, the graduate Students’ Union

f Student Hub – a one-stop shop for all key student services, including the accommodation team

f catering outlets, including two dedicated social spaces for postgraduate students and staff

f Health centre and dental Surgery

f disability advisory Service f early Years education centre, caring for children aged six months to five years

the college’s main entrance opens onto exhibition Road, a Victorian thoroughfare which is home to some of london’s finest cultural institutions.

Imperial and its neighbours form the beating heart of ‘Albertopolis’, the realisation of Prince Albert’s vision for an area where science and the arts would come together. More than 100 years of history have done nothing to diminish this legacy: today engineering meets design in our double Master’s degrees with the Royal College of Art; taxonomy meets biodiversity in our joint Master’s course with the Natural History Museum; and all of our students see their time at Imperial come to a spectacular close with graduation ceremonies at the Royal Albert Hall.

live, learn, be inspired and entertained all in one place...

Walking time (minutes) from the Queen’s tower

soaK up the sunshine...in Hyde park and Kensington gardens, two of the city’s eight Royal parks. the former regularly hosts major live music and sporting events while the latter is home to the Serpentine gallery, displaying modern and contemporary art.

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taKe a ballet class...at the english national Ballet, catering for all levels, with concessions available for students.

5 mins

explore the future of design...at the annual graduate show for our two unique double master’s degrees in engineering design, run jointly with the Royal college of art. past projects include a pop-up micro factory and an eye-tracking camera.

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enJoy performances...by some of the world’s finest artists in the stunning Royal albert Hall, where all imperial students also graduate. the proms is one of the highlights in the calendar with standing places available for as little as £5.

5 mins

feed your spirit of adventure...at events at the Royal geographical Society.

4 mins

enter the world of music...through the Royal college of music’s event series.

4 mins

discover imperial and this beautiful area of South Kensington through 360˚ photos, video tours and slideshows:

www.imperial.ac.uk/interactivemap

see natural history come to life...in the award-winning natural History museum, home to around 70 million specimens, including some collected by darwin.

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enJoy art spanning 3,000 years of history...in the world’s largest museum of decorative arts and design, the Victoria and albert museum (V&a).

4 mins

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explore science through the ages...in the Science museum, with the original model of dna and the apollo 10 command module among the displays.

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learn german...from scratch or build on existing skills in classes at the goethe-institut.

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Queen’s tower the heart of our south Kensington campus


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1 Beit Quad, home of imperial college Union2 Study floor in the central library3 Visitors at the annual imperial Festival,

which celebrates the best of science and arts on offer from imperial staff and students (see pages 10–11). the Festival attracts over 12,000 people to our South Kensington campus.

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4 the Senior common Room, a social and eating space exclusively for postgraduate research students and staff

5 Royal School of mines, one of imperial’s original constituent colleges

6 imperial college Business School café and meeting space

7 the Faculty Building in dalby court

8 Stone lions at the base of the Queen’s tower


our campuses

medical teaching and research takes place across imperial’s six medical campuses. each campus is based around a hospital with excellent transport links to and from our main campus in South Kensington. most of our students are based at one of the following:

f charing cross campus, Hammersmith f Hammersmith campus, east acton f Royal Brompton campus, chelsea f St mary’s campus, paddington

a small number of students are based at the chelsea and Westminster campus (chelsea) and the north West london Hospitals campus (northwick park and St mark’s Hospitals in Harrow and central middlesex Hospital in north acton).

We have close research collaborations with nHS staff based at ealing, Hillingdon, Harefield, West middlesex and ashford Hospitals, along with mental health trusts and primary care providers across north West london.

our medical campuses are home to a number of world-leading research facilities, which support our work to find solutions to some of the world’s biggest health problems, like our new medical imaging facility at the Hammersmith campus, which is tackling a range of research questions such as the biological basis of dementia. there are also medical libraries at five of our campuses, which cover general medicine as well as a wide range of specialisms (varies by campus).

three of our sites have fitness gyms and there is a swimming pool at St mary’s, all of which are free for our students to use (see pages 68–69). the strong sporting tradition at our medical campuses is reflected in the number of sports teams for medical students, 10 of which compete in our annual varsity tournament against college teams.

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1 St mary’s campus, paddington2 imperial centre for translational

and experimental medicine, Hammersmith campus, east acton

3 erica Buckeridge, phd student, measuring forces on athletes’ joints at the musculoskeletal biodynamics lab at the charing cross campus, Hammersmith

4 alumnus Stella andronikou (mSc Human Reproductive Biology 2004), an embryologist at chelsea and Westminster Hospital in chelsea

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Imperial West is our new 25-acre campus in White City. It will be a first for London as a base for researchers, businesses and healthcare to work alongside each other, with the aim of accelerating the translation of our research into tangible social and economic benefits.

Our nearby Hammersmith Campus allows unique opportunities to further the College’s extensive work in healthcare translation and collaborations with the NHS.

Imperial West will house a range of state-of-the-art facilities, the centrepiece of which will be the Research and Translation Hub with space for 1,000 researchers and 50 spin-out companies.

launch: 2016

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silWood parK, ascotpostgraduate students of ecology, evolution and conservation biology are based at our Silwood park campus. this is located approximately 25 miles west of central london in the village of Sunninghill, near ascot in Berkshire. about 150 academic and research staff and 160 full-time postgraduates work at Silwood, which is set in a landscape of grassland, marshland and woods, with its own lake. the campus’s facilities include ecological field and laboratory facilities, lecture theatres, sports facilities, halls of residence, a catering outlet and a dedicated natural sciences library. Silwood is a small and friendly campus with a particularly strong postgraduate student community. the campus Students’ Union and committee within the halls of residence organise a wide range of sports and social events throughout the year, including Silfest, an annual music festival.

Find out more:www.imperial.ac.uk/silwoodparkcampus


library servicesthe central library at South Kensington is the primary home for our print collections and is open 24 hours a day almost all year round. the long opening hours make it a popular place to study with computers and wi-fi throughout the building; silent, quiet and group study areas; bookable rooms for project work and presentation practice; and a café serving food until late. You can borrow up to 40 items at any one time with automatic renewals to help you stay on top of your loans.

training and supportour library team are on hand to recommend the best information resources, deliver one-to-one or group training sessions to develop your search skills, and provide advice and guidance on publishing, copyright and plagiarism. We also have subject librarians for every department to provide tailored help and support with research relevant to your subject area. disabled students can access dedicated services including longer book loans, specialist software and one-to-one sessions.

84,000electronic journals – part of our extensive e-resources collection including e-books and databases, most of which can be accessed on and off campus.

Freedocument delivery service to help you source books and articles from around the UK and the rest of the world

study resourcesAs a postgraduate student you will be expected to spend much of your time working independently. But that doesn’t mean toiling in isolation without access to help.

Our study resources are set up with you in mind – to make sure that you not only have access to first class materials and facilities you need to advance in your studies, you also have the support required to make the most of them.


Find out more:www.imperial.ac.uk/ict

it supportour Service desk offers year-round support, advice and information for students with it problems. We can help with anything from accessing email to using printers. Students can also get free and discounted software through our Software Shop.

campus librariesthere are smaller specialist medical libraries at the charing cross, chelsea and Westminster, Hammersmith, Royal Brompton and St mary’s campuses. each library has books relating to general medicine, as well as its own specialist collection, covering areas such as:

f medical ethics f neuroscience f psychiatry f aidS f emergency medicine f plastic surgery f paediatrics f Radiology

Silwood park campus has its own life sciences library, specialising in ecology, evolution, biodiversity, conservation, plant and animal biology, and entomology.

Find out more:www.imperial.ac.uk/library


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Supporting our students

We are focused on creating an environment where our postgraduate students can reach their full potential.

So when it comes to your health and wellbeing, we invest in support at every level to take you from strength to strength.

departmental supportevery department has a comprehensive system of academic and pastoral care in place to make sure that you always have someone to turn to. this includes:

f your course director (taught students) or academic supervisor (research students) who will be your primary point of guidance and support throughout your time here

f a dedicated postgraduate tutor and director of postgraduate Studies, who are responsible for the overall smooth running of your department’s postgraduate teaching and research

f a personal tutor (for master’s students on larger courses) and members of your research group in the case of research students

You have the power to make real changes to your academic experience by providing feedback via the representative for your course or department, elected each year from amongst the student body.

The Student Hub brings together all of our key support services in one place on the South Kensington Campus, including: accommodation, admissions, exam arrangements, exchange programmes, student finance and tuition fees, student records, visas, and wellbeing.

student hub

Find out more:www.imperial.ac.uk/studenthub


college-Wide supportthe academic and pastoral support provided by your department is complemented by a network of people and places that are dedicated to supporting you:

f college tutors who can offer confidential advice to all students, regardless of their subject

f nHS Health centre and dental Surgery at South Kensington; students living outside the Health centre’s registration area are advised to register with a local gp practice

f advice centre in imperial college Union, for free and impartial advice on topics including housing, finance, employment rights and legal matters

f counselling Service, for students who need further professional support on a one-to-one or group basis

f Student Financial Support and tuition Fees teams for advice on funding, fees and budgeting to help you stay on top of your finances

f multi-faith chaplaincy, with chaplains from many different religions to support your spiritual and religious life, as well as prayer rooms, and information on places of worship

f occupational Health Service, which runs health clearance for certain courses and vaccinations (if needed) to protect you during your research or project work or if your studies involve travel abroad

f nightline, a confidential support and information service, run by student volunteers through the night

students With childrenthe early Years education centre provides 130 places at the South Kensington campus for children aged six months to five years. part-time places are available. You may also be able to access financial help towards the costs. please note, a waiting list applies.

disability advice servicedisabled students and those with a specific learning difficulty or enduring health or mental health condition can access free confidential advice and support from our disability advice Service. We encourage you to meet with us in advance to discuss your needs.

Find out more:www.imperial.ac.uk/helpme


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international student supportmore than half of imperial postgraduate students come from outside the UK. this helps to create a culturally rich student community, enhanced by the sheer diversity of nations represented amongst our students – currently 127.

the international Student Support team provide a range of dedicated support services and activities to make sure our international students feel at home, including:

f pre-arrival newsletters to all offer-holders to help them prepare for the transition to imperial life

f cultural trips to places of interest in london and around the UK

f a dedicated network for international phd students bringing their families with them to london

f advice on a wide range of visa and immigration issues as well as regular visa workshops by our trained advisors (see page 88)

a warm welcometo help you adjust quickly to life in the UK and at imperial, we organise welcome events for all new international students, including an international welcome reception where you can meet other new international students and find out about key college support services and other useful contacts.

the college also subscribes to a number of external organisations that offer further support:

f UKciSa (UK council for international Student affairs), which offers online information and telephone advice

f international Students House (iSH), which organises a variety of social events, talks, and trips within the UK and europe for students from a large number of london institutions

f HoSt UK, through which you can arrange to spend a weekend with a British family in a part of the UK that you would like to visit

1 Students catching up in one of our many catering outlets on campus

2 alumni reception in Hong Kong, may 2013

Find out more:www.imperial.ac.uk/international


elsa Sotiriadis is an international Joint phd candidate and scholarship recipient, who divides her research between imperial’s centre for Synthetic Biology and innovation and the li Ka Shing Faculty of medicine at the University of Hong Kong. Her phd focuses on the development of a biotechnological screening system that will aid in the discovery and evaluation of new, more effective and affordable compounds for cancer therapy and research.


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sports clubsWe have around 100 sports clubs, welcoming beginners through to semi-professionals. the range spans both modern and traditional sports as well as over 10 different martial arts, including archery, badminton, cricket, fencing, hockey, Judo, Kung Fu, muay thai, mountaineering, polo, riding, rowing, rugby, skating and snowsports. imperial college Union contributes towards the cost of our clubs to make it a little bit cheaper to keep doing a sport you love or to try something new.

sports scholarshipsif you are aspiring to be, or already are, competing at national or international level you may be eligible for a scholarship to help you continue performing at the highest level.

Sport and fitness

We support all of our students to enjoy an active lifestyle by providing free access to gym and swimming facilities across all of our campuses. So whether you’re a serious athlete or you’re simply looking to keep fit, it’s easy to make sport part of your downtime away from studying.

ethos sport centreStudents based at our South Kensington campus have easy access to state-of-the-art facilities in our sports centre, ethos. it played host to some of the world’s top athletes during the london 2012 olympics and paralympics. You can follow in their footsteps free of charge* throughout your time here.

* a one-off fitness orientation fee applies (£35 in 2013–14) before you can use our high-spec gym equipment. once completed you can use the gym at any of our campuses for free (see right).

our sports centre, ethos, is just across the road from our South Kensington campus, so is perfect for a quick swim or workout.

south Kensington campus f 25-metre swimming pool f Fitness gym, exercise studio

and climbing wall f Strength and conditioning facilities f Sauna, steam room and spa f Two squash and five badminton

court sports hall f Sports injury treatments f Café and sports

merchandise outlet

charing cross campus f Fitness gym

hammersmith campus f Recently refurbished fitness gym

st mary’s campus f 20-metre swimming pool f Fitness gym and

rehabilitation service

silWood parK campus f Fitness gym and outdoor

fitness trail f Squash and outdoor

multi-purpose court

boathouse, putney f Fitness gym and workshop,

with racking f Coaching, physiotherapy

and sports therapy

harlington sports ground f Floodlit grass and hockey

Astroturf pitches, plus 3G Astroturf training areas

f Ten soccer, three rugby and two lacrosse pitches

f Two cricket squares f Pavilion with bar/function room

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f Fitness and weights gym f Five squash courts, basketball

and badminton facilities f Five football pitches

and two rugby pitches f Six grass and six hard

floodlit tennis courts f Two floodlit netball courts f Three cricket nets f A shooting range

mountain hut, north Wales f Climbing, canoeing and

mountain biking

health and fitnessour active lifestyles team organise a range of activities that prioritise fun and fitness over competition to make sure that sport is no barrier to anyone who wants to stay in shape. Fast classes in the gym, boot camps, nutrition workshops, and a wellbeing programme are just some of the options available to motivate you.

You can also take part in a huge range of dance and exercise classes, take on a climbing challenge on our 9 metre climbing wall, or engage a qualified personal trainer to put you through your paces.

www.imperial.ac.uk/sports

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Our overall ranking in the inter-university British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) leagues in London, 2013–14

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Students’ Union

every student at imperial is a member of imperial college Union, which works closely with the college to make sure that your student experience is the best it can be.

taKe time outthe pace and intensity of postgraduate study at imperial can be demanding so it’s important to find time for outside interests.

the Union oversees and funds over 320 student-led clubs, societies and projects. this is one of the largest ranges of any UK university so you will have hundreds of opportunities to meet new people, learn new skills and try things you have never done before, from sailing to skydiving, debating to drama.

For an a–Z of student clubs, societies and projects:imperialcollegeunion.org/ a-to-z

every penny you spend in Union outlets is reinvested back into our services for the benefit of the entire student body.

maKe things happenone of the Union’s most important roles is to stand up for the interests of its members. the views of our postgraduate students are represented by the graduate Students’ Union (gSU), the Union’s postgraduate arm. elected by you and working alongside the Union’s main decision makers, their job is to amplify the voice of our postgraduate community to the college and beyond. there are hundreds of volunteer positions available each year so it’s easy to get involved, including over 300 postgraduate course Representatives and a variety of campaigning roles if you want to raise an issue that’s important to you.

union servicesthe Union offers a variety of places to eat, drink and socialise on our campuses, including the h-bar for postgraduates and staff. discounts are available with your id card. the Union also runs a shop and newsagent on campus, staffed by students and selling a variety of essentials.

support and advicethe Union is not just there for the good times. the advice centre provides a year-round service of confidential advice and support to students based at South Kensington, as well as a mobile service for students studying further afield. See page 65.

1 Fencing society members have won many medals with both first teams regularly coming top of the BUcS leagues.

2 the Snooker and pool society play on the top floor of the Union Building.

3 the cheese society meet for a sociable lunch of cheese and crackers.

4 the Fellwanderers society organise regular weekend trips throughout the year.

9 the Karate Shotokan club welcomes everyone from beginners to experienced black belts.

10 imperial college Symphony orchestra is regarded as one of the best university orchestras in the UK.

11 c&g motor club students work on their fleet of karts.

12 the Science Fiction and Fantasy society runs its own library with 9,000 books, 2,000 dVds and videos, and 500 graphic novels.

5 the musical theatre society offers an exciting mix of acting, singing and dancing, as well as backstage roles.

6 learn to dance whatever your skill level with the dance society.

7 chess society members play weekly and compete regularly in tournaments.

8 the parkour, Free Running and gymnastics society offers full training and instruction.

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about imperialgradpad Wood lane


Whether you prefer accommodation that’s been designed with postgraduates in mind or you are considering london’s huge range of private housing options, we can help you find a home that’s right for you.

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gradpad griffon studios

566 self-contained studio apartments with kitchenette and private shower room. located directly across the road from clapham Junction railway station for access to imperial’s west london campuses and Silwood park (via Sunningdale station).

From £210 per week, all inclusive

gradpad orient house

184 rooms ranging from en suite bedrooms with shared kitchen and lounge facilities to self-contained studio apartments. located in Fulham, close to imperial Wharf overground station and within easy travelling distance of imperial’s west london campuses.


gradpad Wood lane studios

606 self-contained studio apartments, all with a double bed, study area, kitchenette and en suite shower room. part of our imperial West campus and close to Hammersmith medical campus in White city for easy access to the hospital.


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Visit gradpadlondon.com for more details, photos and floorplans

gradpad accommodation has been purposely built for postgraduate students studying in london. all three gradpad locations offer easy access to public transport, making it easy for you to travel to and from the college and make the most of studying in one of the world’s most exciting cities.

f Broadband f 24hr security f cctV monitoring f Secure bike storage f En suite rooms

f Free on-site gym (excluding orient House)

f garden area f Shared lounge f Female only corridor

f couples rooms available f on-site laundry f Quiet study room

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Students studying at Silwood park can choose from single and couples accommodation in five halls of residence. the campus is set in parkland, making it the perfect setting for ecological field experiments, while still enjoying a good social life, facilitated by Silwood park campus Union.


f Broadband f Shared kitchen and bathroom facilities

f on-site laundry (John Smith Hall)

f Free access to campus sports facilities

f car parking (with permit)

Find out more:www.imperial.ac.uk/accommodation

please note that all prices relate to academic year 2014–15. please check the website for prices relating to 2015 entry when these are updated in the spring term 2015.

hoW to apply

gradpadTo book a room/studio, visit the GradPad website:

f Pick your desired GradPad location f Pay a £100 booking fee (non-returnable) f Pay a £400 deposit (returnable if your plans change and you inform GradPad in writing before your first payment date (10 days before your contract start date)

If you want to arrange a guided tour of a show flat at your chosen site before you book, call +44 (0)20 3489 5853 or email [email protected]. For answers to common queries about GradPad accommodation see: www.gradpadlondon.com/faq

silWood parKOnce you have accepted an academic offer from Imperial for studies at Silwood Park, you will receive an email with instructions of the College’s online application process. This allows you to choose room type and price band combinations.

accessible accommodationGriffon Studios and Wood Lane Studios have large rooms suitable for disabled students – book before 1 August to secure them. Accessible accommodation is also available within Mary Flowers Hall at Silwood Park. If you are disabled or have special requirements that will affect your choice, please contact our Disability Advisory Service for advice: [email protected] or +44 (0)20 759 49755.

other optionsIf these housing options are not for you, we can help you find privately rented accommodation elsewhere. See pages 76–77 for more details.

any other Questions?Contact our Student Hub team. See page 77.


private accommodation

Some of the popular areas for imperial students within easy travelling distance of our South Kensington campus are shown on the map below.

the speed in which the private rental market moves in london means you do have to act fast if you find somewhere you like. However, other properties will always become available so don’t feel pressured to accept a property that will stretch your budget too far.

also don’t forget about the additional bills that you may face, including electricity, gas, tV licence and internet charges.

Find out more:www.imperial.ac.uk/accommodation/livinginprivateaccommodation

Where do i start my search?many postgraduate students find accommodation in shared houses, flats or studio flats. london has a huge range of privately rented housing but don’t panic if you don’t know where to start as imperial’s Student Hub team can provide plenty of advice and support.

accommodation costs will account for a large part of your living expenses so it’s important to be realistic about what you can afford. also be aware of journey times to and from the college and make sure that you balance price with practicality. the london Rents map provides a useful overview of rent rates: www.london.gov.uk/rents

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visit the student hubWe strongly recommend being in london to conduct your search for privately rented property as you will need to go on viewings and explore the surrounding area before you can make an informed decision.

Being in london also means you can benefit from the range of practical help and advice that imperial’s Student Hub team can provide from their base on our South Kensington campus.

the Hub is open during office hours on weekdays, including lunchtimes.

the Hub’s range of services includes:

f private Housing guide, with hints and tips on house hunting

f lists of estate agents’ properties f detailed advice on tenancy agreements

f area guide and postcode maps f details of estate agents, hostels and hotels

f annual housing events to assist with your search

help With your searchto help you navigate london’s huge choice of properties, we run an online property search website exclusively for imperial students. imperial Home Solutions is a great tool for finding rented properties offered by private landlords or other students. You can search by type and size of property, price, area and travel time, and create your own property shortlist.

imperial Home Solutions is also useful for connecting with potential flatmates via the messageboard, as well as accessing useful information to help with your search, from a checklist of what to look for when viewing properties to advice on contracts and deposits.

For further advice, talk to our friendly team:www.imperial.ac.uk/studenthub

www.imperialhomesolutions.co.uk

chelsea embankment, just a short bus ride from our South Kensington campus

london may be western europe’s biggest city but as one of the people lucky enough to live here, you will soon feel like you are in on a secret: that the city is more like a series of villages. each ‘village’ has its own character and vibe and once you know your way round, you will find it easy to escape the crowds and enjoy being part of village life.

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Home to over 300 languages and people of all different faiths and backgrounds, london is a place for everyone. and despite the size of the city, you might be surprised at how quickly you’ll feel at home, while still being able to buy goods from all over the world.

don’t fear if you’re an international student seeking an authentic British experience, however, as the city is brimming with Britishness, from its four UneSco World Heritage sites (the tower of london, maritime greenwich, Westminster palace and the Royal Botanic gardens at Kew), spanning hundreds of years of British history, to its many royal attractions, including Kensington palace within walking distance of campus.

travel london’s comprehensive transport network makes it easy to get around. options include the tube, dlR, overground, trams, buses, ferries, and even a cable car. and with many buses (and, from 2015, some weekend tubes) running 24 hours a day, a taxi home is usually a luxury rather than a necessity. You can get 30 per cent off adult rate travelcards and Bus and tram passes with an 18+ Student oyster photocard – see: www.tfl.gov.uk/photocard.

cycling is increasingly popular as a way to stay fit and save money. We have secure cycle storage on campus and you can buy locks at a heavily discounted price from our Security Service. london is also home to an extensive pay-as-you-go bike hire scheme. You can use our imperial mobile app to find the nearest available bikes.

there’s no better time to experience life in london than as a student with discounts on everything from clothes to travel. and the even better news is that life on a student budget doesn’t mean sacrificing your social life as many of the city’s best attractions are cheap or free (see pages 84–85).

1 the British museum, one of the city’s top free attractions (see pages 84–85)

2 the 330m-long london millennium Footbridge links St paul’s cathedral on the north bank of the thames with tate modern on the south bank

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theatreWith over 40 theatres in the West end alone, plus a huge choice of fringe venues, london is world famous for its theatre. musicals are a mainstay of the city’s theatreland, but its dramas and comedies also draw much critical acclaim.

Back on campus, our students are keen to uphold the city’s dramatic tradition. imperial college dramatic Society (dramSoc) performs at least two major productions each year while our musical theatre Society sings and dances its way through an annual musical. auditions are open to all and if you prefer to stay out of the limelight, there are opportunities for you to have a go at set design, lighting and sound, costume, props, and make-up.

cinemaif london feels familiar, it’s probably because you’ve spent years exploring its streets on the big screen. the city’s iconic scenery makes it a top filming location, from portobello Road market in Notting Hill to the deserted Westminster Bridge in 28 Days Later.

With close to 800, london is home to over a fifth of all of the UK’s cinema screens so you’ll be spoilt for choice. the city also regularly attracts Hollywood’s biggest stars for premieres in leicester Square.

You can make your own contribution to film at imperial by getting involved in the Union’s student-run cinema, with roles ranging from projection to advertising.

the magnificent Hackney empire theatre in east london is one of the city’s many fringe venues.


eating and drinKinglondon’s reputation as a trendsetter is no more evident than in its ever-expanding food scene. Your wallet will no doubt welcome the abundance of discounts in the well-known chains, but in a city where street food from around the world thrives, enjoying new food experiences doesn’t necessarily mean blowing your budget.

and it’s not just street vendors that will tempt you: the city’s huge choice of pop-up restaurants and the explosion of the supper club scene means it’s easy to be adventurous. But don’t worry if you’d prefer to stick with familiar favourites as you can find cuisine from just about every country across the city, including many international supermarkets.

musicpop-up venues, star-studded festivals, free gigs, classical concerts, arena tours – it’s hard to sum up a musical scene which has nurtured such homegrown talents as adele, coldplay, david Bowie and the Rolling Stones, while welcoming acts from all over the world. the huge choice of venues is as diverse as the acts they host, from iconic venues like the Royal albert Hall, the Roundhouse in camden and the o2 academy in Brixton to the thousands of lesser-known pubs and clubs hosting soon-to-be-famous bands.

musicians at imperial will find their talents are well catered for, from music bursaries worth £100 per year towards instrumental or vocal lessons to our free lunchtime professional concert series. the Blyth centre on the South Kensington campus has 11 music practice rooms and the students’ union is home to a wide range of student bands, groups and societies that you can join (see pages 70–71).

life in london

the Royal albert Hall, next to imperial college Union, plays host each year to the world’s largest classical music festival, the BBc proms.

imperial students don’t have to go far to find the freshest market fare as a farmers’ market is held at our South Kensington campus every week.

Imperial is the safest university in central London (Zone 1), according to The Complete University Guide’s Crime in University Cities rankings

student discountsYour student card is a passport to all kinds of discounts, from cinema tickets to clothes, restaurants to mobile phone deals. many of the catering outlets on campus offer discounts for imperial students, as well as seasonal special offers.

it also pays, when planning your weekly shopping or entertainment, to check out discount sites such as www.studentbeans.com to find the most cost-effective ways of enjoying life in the capital.

student safetyFor a city of its size and population (more than 8 million people), the level of crime in london is relatively low: over three quarters of crime is opportunistic so there are precautions you can take to stay safe.

We have our own Security Service within the college who are dedicated to making our campuses safe places to live and work: we have campus-wide cctV, monitored live by our 24-hour control room staff; access control in all buildings and residences; and an emergency response team on standby at all times. We also work closely with police liaison officers to deliver safety briefings throughout the year and personal safety campaigns with imperial college Union.


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Explore iconic artefacts such as the Rosetta Stone at the British Museum. Take a stroll down the South Bank to visit the Tate Modern gallery, the Southbank Centre and the Millennium Bridge.

Enjoy the spectacle of the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. Attend debates in the historic Houses of Parliament. And discover such treasures as Leonardo da Vinci’s Notebook and original Beatles lyrics in the British Library.

Take in the fantastic sights and smells at one of London’s famous markets, from gourmet food at Borough Market to the world’s largest antiques market at Portobello Road.

many of london’s top attractions cost nothing to enjoy.

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acres in which to walk, ride, rollerblade, picnic or play in London’s eight Royal Parks, including nearby Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens – all in the heart of the city.

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applying

How to apply

We welcome applications from all over the world via our online application system. Here is the information you need to take the next steps.

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus


choosing your courseFor a full list of our courses and contact details for each department see pages 96–107. You can find details of our courses online and don’t forget to explore our departmental websites for more comprehensive information about research and studying.

applicants for a doctoral degree should only apply if a potential academic supervisor has expressed sufficient interest in your application.

entry reQuirementsthe college’s minimum entry requirement for a master’s degree is a UK Bachelor’s degree at 2:2 or equivalent, but the majority of programmes have higher requirements and in practice most successful applicants have a UK Bachelor’s degree at 2:1 or above, or the equivalent.

For admission to a phd, mphil, md(Res), or engd research programme, the college’s minimum entry requirement is a UK Bachelor’s degree at 2:1 or equivalent plus a UK master’s degree. Some programmes require a First at Bachelor’s level.

please check with your chosen department for their specific requirements before submitting an application.

For advice on the academic requirements from specific overseas institutions, see: www.imperial.ac.uk/entryrequirements/ graduate/countryindex

all applicants must also meet the college’s minimum english language requirements (see page 89).

application fee for business schoola non-refundable fee applies to imperial college Business School applications: US$150 for mBa applications and US$75 for mSc programmes. there is no fee for the icBS doctoral programme.


attend an intervieWWhere this applies, we will contact you to arrange an interview. this could be in person or via Skype.

tracK your applicationUse our Student e-Service to track the progress of your application. We will email you to let you know of any changes to the status of your application, including if we make you an offer. You can accept or decline the offer online and you need to do so within a time limit. if you wish to defer your place, you need to make a written request to the appropriate admissions team.

pay your course deposittaught course and research master’s offer holders need to pay a deposit as part of the offer condition(s) – to be deducted from the balance of your tuition fees.

prepare for london lifeexplore our range of postgraduate accommodation (pages 74–75) or get help from our Student Hub team to find your own. also, find out more about living in london on a student budget (pages 80–85).

apply onlineall applicants must apply online at: http://apply.embark.com/grad/imperial/grad

You will need to upload documents with your application. this may include your cV, transcripts or degree certificates, relevant professional qualifications, evidence of your english language ability, and contact details for two referees.

Making an application

For help with your application:[email protected]

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academic technology approval scheme (atas)overseas students applying for a master’s or phd/doctoral degree in certain subjects may need to apply for an academic technology approval Scheme (ataS) certificate before they can apply for a tier 4 student visa. if required, this will be specified in your academic offer from imperial. Your visa application, or extension of stay, will automatically be refused if you need an ataS certificate and cannot provide one. You can apply for an ataS certificate up to six months before you plan to apply for your visa. please be aware that an ataS application can take at least 20 working days to be processed. Find out more at: www.gov.uk/academic-technology-approval-scheme applying for a visainternational students from outside the UK or eU usually must apply for a study visa under tier 4 of the points-based immigration system. the international Student Support team provides up-to-date guidance and support on a wide range of UK visa and immigration issues, including:

f applying for a visa to come to the UK for the first time

f extending your visa to continue your studies in the UK

f applying for visas for dependants to visit or join you in the UK

f information on immigration options for employment after graduation

Find out more about the visa services offered by the international Student Support team: www.imperial.ac.uk/international


english language reQuirementsall applicants to imperial must prove that they have a good level of written and spoken english as part of the application process. these standards reflect the demands of our challenging academic environment and the high level of english language proficiency expected by the world’s top employers.

if you have a first degree taught in english and awarded by a University within one of the following countries and regions, you will automatically satisfy our english language requirements for postgraduate study: australia, canada, guyana, ireland, new Zealand, South africa, UK, USa and the West indies.

all other students need to demonstrate their proficiency in english. We accept a wide range of english language qualifications including: gcSe, igcSe (english as a first language only), gce o-level or equivalent (english language grade B); Waec (english language grade 1 –4); and cambridge certificate of proficiency in english (grade B).

We also accept test scores obtained via a college-approved testing system such as ieltS. the college considers scores from such tests to be valid for two years from the date the test was taken to the start date of your academic course of study.

www.imperial.ac.uk/registry/admissions/pgenglish

please note: You should refer to the relevant departmental webpage for details about the specific english language entry requirements for your chosen degree.

english language programmesif you have not reached the required ieltS score (or recognised equivalent) for your chosen course and hold a conditional offer, you can attend a full-time academic english pre-sessional programme at the college’s centre for academic english (cfae) before starting your degree: www.imperial.ac.uk/ academic-english/presessional

if you achieve a pass score in the final assessment of the cfae’s 12- or six-week course, you will automatically satisfy the college’s english language requirement. there is a three-week course for students who have already met the conditions of their college english language requirement.

once you have started your degree, you can take advantage of free in-sessional language support. this includes:

f Speaking and listening classes f one-to-one clinics with an academic english tutor to work on a piece of your academic writing or oral presentation

f courses and workshops targeting specific academic language and skills

f Self-study resources in the virtual learning environment, Blackboard

f language pair Scheme – pairing you with a native english speaker who wants to learn your first language for conversation practice


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Funding your studies

completing a postgraduate qualification at imperial requires a sustained commitment to your studies right from the start. We recommend budgeting for student life well in advance to make sure that funding issues are not a barrier to you getting the most out of your experience.

tuition feesYour tuition fee will cover everything you need to achieve your degree, including the cost of tuition; world class teaching and research facilities; and a comprehensive network of campus services, like professional careers guidance. the cost of tuition is generally subsidised by the UK government for Home/eU students; the fee for overseas (non-eU) students is not subsidised so is higher. if you’re applying for funding, you should budget for a five per cent increase in costs per year. this includes an inflationary increase in your tuition fees, unless otherwise specified.

course depositsapplicants for taught courses and research master’s programmes, who are made an offer from imperial, will be required to pay a deposit as part of the offer condition(s). this will be deducted from the balance of your tuition fees.

living costsit can be costly to live in any big city, but thousands of students move to london each year and, with sensible planning, it is possible to enjoy london life on a budget. this table is a rough guide to the reasonable amounts you should expect to spend to live in comfort, although actual costs will vary according to your lifestyle. estimates cover accommodation, food and travel within london but exclude tuition fees.

if you are studying full-time, you will be exempt from council tax. You can also get a 30 per cent discount on certain transport for london season tickets and travelcards with an 18+ Student oystercard.

WeeKlY 52 WeeKS

accommodation £150 £7,800

Food and utilities £55 £2,860

travel* £26 £1,028

personal and leisure £50 £2,600

Books and course costs £10 £520

total £291 £14,808

* Zones 1–3 with 18+ Student oyster card

Approximate living costs for academic year 2015–16

Find out more about tuition fees, available funding and postgraduate scholarships:www.imperial.ac.uk/studentfinance

Scholarship recipient Justin chung is currently undertaking a phd in the department of materials. His research focuses on developing biomaterials for bone and cartilage regeneration.



funding optionsthere are many sources of postgraduate funding you can explore, both from the college and from external providers.

scholarshipsimperial’s Student Financial Support team administers a variety of scholarships. it’s possible to search these all in one place using our Scholarships database.

imperial college phd scholarshipsthis scheme is funded by our global network of alumni who are committed to supporting the next generation of research stars. it gives the most talented students from around the world the chance to compete for one of 50 full scholarships.

Successful candidates receive funding for their tuition fees and a stipend of £20,400 per year for up to 3.5 years to work within their chosen research field. We also provide £2,000 per year for up to three years towards costs such as presenting at conferences.

www.imperial.ac.uk/phdscholarshipscheme

www.imperial.ac.uk/studentfinance/scholarships

imperial college phd scholarship recipient, Jack Hare, is using the mega ampere generator for plasma implosion experiments (known as magpie), a teraWatt pulsed power generator used for dense z-pinch experiments. Jack’s work, for the department of physics’ plasma physics group, focuses on nuclear fusion as an energy source, and the physics of plasmas relevant to astrophysics.

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studentshipsStudentships encourage students to undertake a phd on a particular topic. they normally cover your tuition fees (at the Home/eU rate) and provide an annual stipend for living costs.

centre for doctoral training (cdts) studentshipsimperial has 12 cdts which offer fully funded studentships for research in a particular field. to find out what opportunities are currently available, contact the cdt directly. See pages 36–37 for details.

research council studentshipsStudentships from the relevant Research council are awarded to the college for a specific activity in a particular subject area. these are a major source of funding for UK and eU research students.

to be considered for an award you should contact the department at imperial in which you intend to study – they will provide application forms to students who they wish to nominate for the award. Research councils do not accept funding applications direct from individual students.

to search for current studentships offered by departments at imperial: www.imperial.ac.uk/employment/phdstudentships

other sources of fundingother potential sources of funding, particularly for master’s students, include:

f government sponsorship – overseas students may approach their government for sponsorship (often through the ministry of education in their home country)

f professional and career development bank loans that you can use to help pay for work-related learning. eligibility criteria apply. See: www.gov.uk/ career-development-loans

f employer sponsorship – students entering further study from employment might be able to get help from their employer to study for a vocational qualification

f teaching assistantships – a number of our departments offer teaching scholarships for phd applicants

f charities and trusts – can contribute up to a few hundred pounds for specific items

f Sports scholarships – designed to assist students who are aspiring to be, or already are, competing at national or international level (see page 68)

aishwarya, a research postgraduate studying microbiology, is an imperial college phd Scholarship recipient.

chelsea embankment, just a 30-minute walk from the South Kensington campus

professor Sanjeev gupta examining rock specimens in the Royal School of mines with earth Science and engineering research students (from left to right): Francesca oggioni (marine geophysics), Kate goddard (planetary geomorphology) and chris mark (tectonic geomorphology)


courses

a–Z master’s course directory

programme title duration department campus

mSc advanced aeronautical engineering 1Y Ft aeronautics South Kensington

mSc advanced chemical engineering 1Y Ft chemical engineering South Kensington

mSc advanced chemical engineering with Biotechnology

1Y Ft chemical engineering South Kensington

mSc advanced chemical engineering with process Systems engineering


mSc advanced chemical engineering with Structured product engineering


mSc advanced computational methods for aeronautics, Flow management and Fluid–Structure interaction

1Y Ft / 2Y pt aeronautics South Kensington

mRes advanced computing 1Y Ft computing South Kensington

mSc advanced computing 1Y Ft computing South Kensington

mSc advanced materials Science and engineering

1Y Ft materials South Kensington

mSc advanced mechanical engineering 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt mechanical engineering South Kensington

pg cert allergy1 9 months pt medicine St mary’s

mSc allergy1 2Y pt / 3Y pt medicine St mary’s

mRes anaesthetics, pain medicine and intensive care2

1Y Ft Surgery and cancer South Kensington

mSc analogue and digital integrated circuit design

1Y Ft electrical and electronic engineering South Kensington

mSc applied Biosciences and Biotechnology 1Y Ft life Sciences South Kensington

mSc applied mathematics 1Y Ft / 2Y pt mathematics South Kensington

mRes Bacterial pathogenisis and infection2 1Y Ft Surgery and cancer South Kensington

mRes Bioengineering 1Y Ft Bioengineering South Kensington

mRes Bioimaging Sciences 1Y Ft chemistry South Kensington

mSc Bioinformatics and theoretical Systems Biology

1Y Ft life Sciences South Kensington

mSc Biomedical engineering 1Y Ft Bioengineering South Kensington

mRes Biomedical Research2 1Y Ft Surgery and cancer South Kensington

mRes Biosystematics 1Y Ft life Sciences South Kensington

mRes cancer Biology 1Y Ft Surgery and cancer Hammersmith

mRes catalysis: chemistry and engineering 1Y Ft chemistry South Kensington

mRes chemical Biology: multi-disciplinary physical Scientists for next-generation Biological, Biomedical and pharmaceutical Research and development

1Y Ft chemistry South Kensington

mRes clinical Research 1Y Ft / 2Y pt medicine South Kensington

mRes clinical Research design and management3

1Y Ft / 2Y pt medicine South Kensington

mSc communications and Signal processing 1Y Ft electrical and electronic engineering South Kensington

mSc composites: the Science, technology and engineering application of advanced composites

1Y Ft / 2Y pt aeronautics South Kensington

For doctoral study opportunities, see pages 100–107.

For more information about our courses:www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus



mSc computational methods in ecology and evolution


mRes computational methods in ecology and evolution

1Y Ft life Sciences Silwood park

mSc computing Science 1Y Ft computing South Kensington

mSc computing (artificial intelligence)

1Y Ft computing South Kensington

mSc computing (computational management Science)

1Y Ft computing South Kensington

mSc computing (machine learning) 1Y Ft computing South Kensington

mSc computing (Secure Software Systems) 1Y Ft computing South Kensington

mSc computing (Software engineering) 1Y Ft computing South Kensington

mSc computing (Visual information processing) 1Y Ft computing South Kensington

mSc concrete Structures 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt civil and environmental engineering South Kensington

mSc concrete Structures and Business management

1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt civil and environmental engineering South Kensington

mSc concrete Structures and Sustainable development


mSc conservation Science 1Y Ft life Sciences Silwood park

mSc control Systems 1Y Ft electrical and electronic engineering South Kensington

mRes controlled Quantum dynamics 1Y Ft physics South Kensington

mRes diabetes and obesity3 1Y Ft / 2Y pt medicine South Kensington

mRes drug discovery and development: multidisciplinary Science for next generation therapeutics


mSc earthquake engineering 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt civil and environmental engineering South Kensington

mSc ecological applications 1Y Ft life Sciences Silwood park

mSc ecology, evolution and conservation 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt life Sciences Silwood park

mRes ecology, evolution and conservation Research 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt life Sciences Silwood park

mSc economics and Strategy for Business 1Y Ft Business School South Kensington

mSc environmental engineering 1Y Ft / 2Y pt civil and environmental engineering South Kensington

mSc environmental engineering and Business management

1Y Ft / 2Y pt civil and environmental engineering South Kensington

mSc environmental engineering and Sustainable development


mSc environmental technology 1Y Ft / 2Y pt centre for environmental policy South Kensington

mSc epidemiology 1Y Ft School of public Health St mary’s

mSc epidemiology, evolution and control of infectious diseases2

1Y Ft Surgery and cancer South Kensington

mRes experimental neuroscience 1Y Ft School of public Health Hammersmith

mSc Finance 1Y Ft Business School South Kensington

mSc Finance and accounting 1Y Ft Business School South Kensington

mSc Future power networks 1Y Ft electrical and electronic engineering South Kensington

mSc general Structural engineering 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt civil and environmental engineering South Kensington

ma/mSc global innovation design4 2Y Ft School of design engineering South Kensington

mRes grand challenges in ecosystem and the environment

1Y Ft / 2Y pt life Sciences Silwood park

mRes green chemistry, energy and the environment


mSc Health policy 2Y pt institute of global Health innovation St mary’s

mSc Human molecular genetics 1Y Ft School of public Health Hammersmith

mRes Human nutrition3 1Y Ft / 2Y pt medicine South Kensington

mSc Hydrology and Business management 1Y Ft / 2Y pt civil and environmental engineering South Kensington

mSc Hydrology and Sustainable development 1Y Ft / 2Y pt civil and environmental engineering South Kensington

mSc Hydrology and Water Resources management


mSc immunology 1Y Ft medicine Hammersmith

ma/mSc innovation design engineering4 2Y Ft School of design engineering South Kensington

Y duration of course (years)Ft Full-time studypt part-time study



mSc innovation, entrepreneurship and management

1Y Ft Business School South Kensington

mSc international Health management 1Y Ft Business School South Kensington

mSc investment and Wealth management 1Y Ft Business School South Kensington

mSc management 1Y Ft Business School South Kensington

mSc mathematics and Finance 1Y Ft / 2Y pt mathematics South Kensington

mRes mathematical Sciences 1Y Ft mathematics South Kensington

mBa mBa5 1Y Ft Business School South Kensington

mBa mBa (executive – weekdays)5 2Y pt Business School South Kensington

mBa mBa (executive – weekends)5 21 months pt Business School South Kensington

mBa mBa (global) 2Y pt Business School South Kensington

mRes medical device design and entrepreneurship

1Y Ft Bioengineering South Kensington

mRes medical Robotics and image-guided intervention

1Y Ft institute of global Health innovation St mary’s

mSc medical Ultrasound6 1Y Ft / 2Y pt national Heart and lung institute Various

mSc metals and energy Finance 1Y Ft earth Science and engineering South Kensington

mRes microbiome in Health and disease2 1Y Ft Surgery and cancer South Kensington

mRes molecular and cellular Biosciences 1Y Ft life Sciences South Kensington

mSc molecular Biology and pathology of Viruses

1Y Ft medicine St mary’s

mSc molecular medicine 1Y Ft medicine Hammersmith

mRes molecular plant and microbial Sciences


mRes nanomaterials 1Y Ft chemistry South Kensington

mSc nuclear engineering 1Y Ft materials South Kensington

mSc optics and photonics 1Y Ft / 2Y pt physics South Kensington

pg cert paediatrics and child Health7 9 months pt medicine St mary’s

pg dip paediatrics and child Health7 2Y pt medicine St mary’s

mSc paediatrics and child Health7 2Y pt / 3Y pt medicine St mary’s

mRes personalised Healthcare2 1Y Ft Surgery and cancer South Kensington

mSc petroleum engineering 1Y Ft earth Science and engineering South Kensington

mSc petroleum geophysics 1Y Ft earth Science and engineering South Kensington

mSc petroleum geoscience 1Y Ft earth Science and engineering South Kensington

mRes photonics 1Y Ft physics South Kensington

mSc physics 1Y Ft physics South Kensington

mSc physics with extended Research 2Y Ft physics South Kensington

mSc physics with nanophotonics 1Y Ft physics South Kensington

mSc physics with Shock physics8 1Y Ft physics South Kensington

mRes plant chemical Biology: multidisciplinary Research for next generation agri-Sciences

1Y Ft / 2Y pt chemistry South Kensington

mRes plastic electronic materials 1Y Ft physics South Kensington

pg cert preventive cardiology 9 months pt national Heart and lung institute St mary’s

pg dip preventive cardiology 2Y pt national Heart and lung institute St mary’s

mSc preventive cardiology 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt national Heart and lung institute St mary’s

pg cert process automation, instrumentation and control9

6 months –2Y pt chemical engineering South Kensington

pg dip process automation, instrumentation and control9

1Y–3Y pt chemical engineering South Kensington

mSc process automation, instrumentation and control9

2Y– 5Y pt chemical engineering South Kensington

mpH public Health10 1Y Ft School of public Health St mary’s

mSc pure mathematics 1Y Ft / 2Y pt mathematics South Kensington

mSc Quality and Safety in Healthcare 2Y pt Surgery and cancer St mary’s

mSc Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces 1Y Ft / 2Y pt physics South Kensington

pg cert Reproductive and developmental Biology 6 months Ft Surgery and cancer Hammersmith

mSc Reproductive and developmental Biology 1Y Ft Surgery and cancer Hammersmith

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mRes Respiratory and cardiovascular Science2 1Y Ft Surgery and cancer South Kensington

mSc Risk management and Financial engineering

1Y Ft Business School South Kensington

mSc Science communication 1Y Ft / 2Y pt centre for co-curricular Studies South Kensington

mSc Science media production 1Y Ft centre for co-curricular Studies South Kensington

mSc Soil mechanics 1Y Ft / 2Y pt civil and environmental engineering South Kensington

mSc Soil mechanics and Business management 1Y Ft / 2Y pt civil and environmental engineering South Kensington

mSc Soil mechanics and engineering Seismology 1Y Ft / 2Y pt civil and environmental engineering South Kensington

mSc Soil mechanics and environmental geotechnics


mSc Soil mechanics and Sustainable development 1Y Ft / 2Y pt civil and environmental engineering South Kensington

mSc Statistics 1Y Ft mathematics South Kensington

mSc Strategic marketing 1Y Ft Business School South Kensington

mRes Structural molecular Biology 1Y Ft life Sciences South Kensington

mSc Structural Steel design 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt civil and environmental engineering South Kensington

mSc Structural Steel design and Business management


mSc Structural Steel design and Sustainable development


med Surgical education 1Y Ft / 2Y pt Surgery and cancer St mary’s

mSc Surgical Science 1Y Ft Surgery and cancer Hammersmith

mSc Sustainable energy Futures 1Y Ft energy Futures lab South Kensington

mRes Systems and Synthetic Biology 1Y Ft institute of Systems and Synthetic Biology South Kensington

mSc Systems engineering and innovation 1Y Ft / 2Y pt laing o’Rourke centre for Systems engineering and innovation

South Kensington

mSc taxonomy and Biodiversity 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt life Sciences South Kensington

mSc theory and Simulation of materials 1Y Ft physics South Kensington

mRes translational medicine3 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt medicine South Kensington

mSc transport11 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt civil and environmental engineering South Kensington

mSc transport and Business management11 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt civil and environmental engineering South Kensington

mSc transport and Sustainable development11 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt civil and environmental engineering South Kensington

mRes tropical Forest ecology 1Y Ft / 2Y pt life Sciences Silwood park

notesFor tuition fees, see: www.imperial.ac.uk/studentfinance

1 applicants to the pg cert have the option, on successful completion, to progress to the mSc. this is the only entry point to this higher course.2 these are streams within Biomedical Research. the title of the degree awarded will be Biomedical Research with the name of the stream chosen.3 applicants should apply for the mRes in clinical Research as the umbrella course and specify their preferred pathway in their application.4 double degree course with the Royal college of art (Rca) – all applications must be made direct to the Rca.5 Start dates: october (full-time mBa); december (weekday executive mBa); april (weekend executive mBa).6 the title of the degree awarded will be medical Ultrasound or medical Ultrasound (echocardiography), according to the subjects studied.7 applicants should apply to the pg cert in the first instance. on successful completion, they have the option to progress to the pg dip

and then the mSc. this is the only entry point to these higher courses.8 this is a stream within mSc physics. Students choosing this stream graduate with an mSc in physics with Shock physics.9 See note 7.10 Specialist stream available in global Health.11 Joint course with University college london (Ucl).



course directory by department

programme title duration contact details

aeronautics

mSc advanced aeronautical engineering 1Y Ft

t +44 (0)20 7594 5066e aero.msc-admissions

@imperial.ac.uk

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/ aeronautics

mSc advanced computational methods for aeronautics, Flow management and Fluid–Structure interaction

1Y Ft / 2Y pt

mSc composites: the Science, technology and engineering application of advanced composites

1Y Ft / 2Y pt

phd doctoral opportunities available – contact the department directly for details

bioengineering

mRes Bioengineering 1Y Ft msc admissionst +44 (0)20 7594 5122e [email protected]

mres/phd admissionst +44 (0)20 7594 1500e [email protected]

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/ bioengineering

mSc Biomedical engineering 1Y Ft

mRes medical device design and entrepreneurship 1Y Ft


chemical engineering

mSc advanced chemical engineering 1Y Ft

msc admissionst +44 (0)20 7594 2978e chemeng-msc-admissions

@imperial.ac.uk

phd admissionst +44 (0)20 7594 5560e chemeng-phd-admissions

@imperial.ac.uk

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/ chemicalengineering

mSc advanced chemical engineering with Biotechnology

1Y Ft

mSc advanced chemical engineering with process Systems engineering

1Y Ft

mSc advanced chemical engineering with Structured product engineering

1Y Ft

pg cert process automation, instrumentation and control9 6 months–2Y pt

pg dip process automation, instrumentation and control9 1Y–3Y pt

mSc process automation, instrumentation and control9 2Y–5Y pt


Faculty of Engineering

For more information about our courses:www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus

courses



civil and environmental engineering

advanced structural engineering

mSc concrete Structures 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt

MSc admissionst +44 (0)20 7594 5929 / 5931e [email protected]

PhD admissionst +44 (0)20 7594 5929e [email protected]

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/ civilenvironmentalengineering

mSc concrete Structures and Business management

1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt

mSc concrete Structures and Sustainable development


mSc earthquake engineering 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt

mSc general Structural engineering 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt

mSc Structural Steel design 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt

mSc Structural Steel design and Business management


mSc Structural Steel design and Sustainable development



environmental engineering

mSc environmental engineering 1Y Ft / 2Y pt

MSc admissionst +44 (0)20 7594 5929 / 5931e [email protected]



mSc environmental engineering and Business management

1Y Ft / 2Y pt

mSc environmental engineering and Sustainable development

1Y Ft / 2Y pt

mSc Hydrology and Business management 1Y Ft / 2Y pt

mSc Hydrology and Sustainable development 1Y Ft / 2Y pt

mSc Hydrology and Water Resources management 1Y Ft / 2Y pt

phd/engd

doctoral opportunities available – contact the department directly for details

geotechnics

mSc Soil mechanics 1Y Ft / 2Y pt MSc admissionst +44 (0)20 7594 5929 / 5931e [email protected]



mSc Soil mechanics and Business management 1Y Ft / 2Y pt

mSc Soil mechanics and engineering Seismology 1Y Ft / 2Y pt

mSc Soil mechanics and environmental geotechnics 1Y Ft / 2Y pt

mSc Soil mechanics and Sustainable development 1Y Ft / 2Y pt


transport

mSc transport11 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt MSc admissionst +44 (0)20 7594 5929 / 5931e [email protected]



mSc transport and Business management11 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt

mSc transport and Sustainable development11 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt





computing

mRes advanced computing 1Y Ft

MSc admissionst +44 (0) 20 7594 8303e doc-mscadmissions

@imperial.ac.uk

PhD admissionst +44 (0) 20 7594 8220e [email protected]

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/ computing

mSc advanced computing 1Y Ft

mSc computing Science 1Y Ft

mSc computing (artificial intelligence) 1Y Ft

mSc computing (computational management Science) 1Y Ft

mSc computing (machine learning) 1Y Ft

mSc computing (Secure Software Systems) 1Y Ft

mSc computing (Software engineering) 1Y Ft

mSc computing (Visual information processing) 1Y Ft


earth science and engineering

mSc metals and energy Finance 1Y Ft MSc admissionst +44 (0) 20 7594 7333

PhD admissions Samantha Symmonds,PhD Administratort +44 (0)20 7594 7339e [email protected]

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/ earthscienceengineering

mSc petroleum engineering 1Y Ft

mSc petroleum geophysics 1Y Ft

mSc petroleum geoscience 1Y Ft


electronic and electrical engineering

mSc analogue and digital integrated circuit design 1Y Ft

t +44 (0) 20 7594 6166e [email protected]

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/electricalengineering

mSc communications and Signal processing 1Y Ft

mSc control Systems 1Y Ft

mSc Future power networks 1Y Ft


materials

mSc advanced materials Science and engineering 1Y Ft t +44 (0) 20 7594 6726e [email protected]

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/materials

mSc nuclear engineering 1Y Ft

phd / engd


mechanical engineering

mSc advanced mechanical engineering 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt Kate Lewis, Postgraduate Office Administratort +44 (0) 20 7594 7022e [email protected]

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/mechanicalengineering

phd / engd


school of design engineering

ma/mSc global innovation design4 2Y Ft t +44 (0) 20 7594 8888e [email protected]

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/designengineering

ma/mSc innovation design engineering4 2Y Ft

courses



chemistry

mRes Bioimaging Sciences 1Y Ft

MRes admissionsDr Michael Ray, MRes Programme Coordinatort +44 (0)20 7594 2678e [email protected]

PhD admissions Doris Pappoe,Postgraduate Administratort +44 (0)20 7594 5864e [email protected]

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/chemistry

mRes catalysis: chemistry and engineering 1Y Ft

mRes chemical Biology: multi-disciplinary physical Scientists for next-generation Biological, Biomedical and pharmaceutical Research and development

1Y Ft

mRes drug discovery and development: multidisciplinary Science for next generation therapies

1Y Ft

mRes green chemistry: engineering, energy and the environment 1Y Ft

mRes nanomaterials 1Y Ft

mRes plant chemical Biology: multidisciplinary Research for next generation agri-Sciences

1Y Ft / 2Y pt


life sciences

mSc applied Biosciences and Biotechnology 1Y Ft

MRes and MSc admissions Lucy York, Postgraduate Course Administratort +44 (0)20 7594 1538e [email protected]

PhD admissions James Ferguson, Postgraduate Research Administratort +44 (0)20 7594 6407e [email protected]

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/lifesciences

mSc Bioinformatics and theoretical Systems Biology 1Y Ft

mRes Biosystematics 1Y Ft

mSc computational methods in ecology and evolution 1Y Ft

mRes computational methods in ecology and evolution 1Y Ft

mSc conservation Science 1Y Ft

mSc ecological applications 1Y Ft

mSc ecology, evolution and conservation 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt

mRes ecology, evolution and conservation Research 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt

mRes grand challenges in ecosystem and the environment 1Y Ft / 2Y pt

mRes molecular and cellular Biosciences 1Y Ft

mRes molecular plant and microbial Sciences 1Y Ft

mRes Structural molecular Biology 1Y Ft

mSc taxonomy and Biodiversity 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt

mRes tropical Forest ecology 1Y Ft / 2Y pt


mathematics

mSc applied mathematics 1Y Ft / 2Y pt MSc Maths and Finance admissionse [email protected]

MSc Pure and Applied Maths admissionse [email protected]

MSc Statistics admissionse [email protected]

MRes in Mathematical Finance admissionse [email protected]

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/mathematics

mSc mathematics and Finance 1Y Ft / 2Y pt

mRes mathematical Sciences 1Y Ft

mSc pure mathematics 1Y Ft / 2Y pt

mSc Statistics 1Y Ft


Faculty of Natural Sciences



Faculty of Medicine


institute of clinical sciences

phd doctoral opportunities available – contact the institute directly for details

t +44 (0)20 8383 8253e [email protected]

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/clinicalsciences

department of medicine

pg cert allergy1 9 months pt

Master’s courses admissionsChristopher Neill, Education Managert +44 (0)20 8383 1939e [email protected]

PhD admissionse dom.researchdegrees

@imperial.ac.uk

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/medicine

mSc allergy1 2Y pt / 3Y pt

mRes clinical Research3 1Y Ft / 2Y pt

mRes clinical Research design and management3 1Y Ft / 2Y pt

mRes diabetes and obesity3 1Y Ft / 2Y pt

mRes experimental neuroscience 1Y Ft

mRes Human nutrition3 1Y Ft / 2Y pt

mSc immunology 1Y Ft

mSc molecular Biology and pathology of Viruses 1Y Ft

mSc molecular medicine 1Y Ft

pg cert paediatrics and child Health7 9 months pt

pg dip paediatrics and child Health7 2Y pt

mSc paediatrics and child Health7 2Y pt / 3Y pt

mRes translational medicine3 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt

phd / mdRes


national heart and lung institute (nhli)

mSc medical Ultrasound6 1Y Ft / 2Y ptDr Emma Watson, Education Manager t +44 (0)20 7594 1427 e [email protected]

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/nhli

pg cert preventive cardiology 9 months pt

pg dip preventive cardiology 2Y pt

mSc preventive cardiology 1Y Ft / 2Y pt / 3Y pt

phd / mdRes

doctoral opportunities available – contact the institute directly for details


physics

mRes controlled Quantum dynamics 1Y Ft

Loli Sanchez Rey, Postgraduate Administratort +44 (0)20 7594 7512e [email protected]

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/physics

mSc optics and photonics 1Y Ft / 2Y pt

mRes photonics 1Y Ft

mSc physics 1Y Ft

mSc physics with extended Research 2Y Ft

mSc physics with nanophotonics 1Y Ft

mSc physics with Shock physics8 1Y Ft

mRes plastic electronic materials 1Y Ft

mSc Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces 1Y Ft / 2Y pt

mSc theory and Simulation of materials 1Y Ft


courses


Imperial College Business School


mSc economics and Strategy for Business 1Y Ft MBA admissionst +44 (0)20 7594 9206e [email protected]

Admissions for Economics, Health, Innovation, Management, and Strategic Marketingt +44 (0)20 7594 5656e [email protected]

Admissions for Finance, Finance and Accounting, Investment and Wealth Management and Risk Management



www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/businessschool

mSc Finance 1Y Ft

mSc Finance and accounting 1Y Ft

mSc innovation, entrepreneurship and management 1Y Ft

mSc international Health management 1Y Ft

mSc investment and Wealth management 1Y Ft

mSc management 1Y Ft

mBa mBa5 1Y Ft

mBa executive mBa Weekdays5 2Y pt

mBa executive mBa Weekends5 21 months pt

mBa global mBa 2Y pt

mSc Risk management and Financial engineering 1Y Ft

mSc Strategic marketing 1Y Ft

phd doctoral opportunities available – contact the Business School directly for details


school of public health

mSc epidemiology 1Y Ft Epidemiology and MPH admissionst +44 (0)20 7594 3455e [email protected] [email protected] (mpH)

Human Molecular Geneticst +44 (0)20 7594 6515e [email protected]


www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/publichealth

mSc Human molecular genetics 1Y Ft

mpH public Health10 1Y Ft

phd / mdRes

doctoral opportunities available – contact the School directly for details

department of surgery and cancer

mRes anaesthetics, pain medicine and intensive care2 1Y Ft

Susan Farrell Postgraduate Education Managert +44 (0)20 7594 0894e [email protected]

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/surgeryandcancer

mRes Bacterial pathogenisis and infection2 1Y Ft

mRes Biomedical Research2 1Y Ft

mRes cancer Biology 1Y Ft

mRes epidemiology, evolution and control of infectious diseases2 1Y Ft

mRes microbiome in Health and disease2 1Y Ft

mRes personalised Healthcare2 1Y Ft

mSc Quality and Safety in Healthcare 2Y pt

pg cert Reproductive and developmental Biology 6 months Ft

mSc Reproductive and developmental Biology 1Y Ft

mRes Respiratory and cardiovascular Science2 1Y Ft

mSc Surgical Science 1Y Ft

med Surgical education 1Y Ft / 2Y pt

phd / mdRes




Centres and Institutes


centre for environmental policy

mSc environmental technology 1Y Ft / 2Y pt t +44 (0)20 7594 9347e [email protected]

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/cepphd doctoral opportunities available –

contact the centre directly for details

energy futures lab

mSc Sustainable energy Futures 1Y Ft t +44 (0)20 7594 5816e [email protected]

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/energyfutureslab

phd doctoral opportunities available – contact the energy Futures lab directly for details

grantham institute – climate change and the environment


Dr Daniel Farrell, Senior Teaching Fellow


www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/grantham

institute for security science and technology



www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/securityscience

institute of biomedical engineering


Students in the institute will enrol in the home department of their supervisor. For enquiries please contact those departments.

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/biomedicalengineering

institute of global health innovation

mSc Health policy 2Y pte [email protected]

www.imperial.ac.uk/ pgprospectus/ighi

mRes medical Robotics and image-guided intervention 1Y Ft


institute of systems and synthetic biology

mRes Systems and Synthetic Biology 1Y Ft t +44 (0)20 7594 6226e [email protected]

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/iossbphd doctoral opportunities available –

contact the institute directly for details

laing o’rourKe centre for systems engineering and innovation

mSc Systems engineering and innovation 1Y Ft / 2Y pt Laura McKay, Centre Administratort +44 (0)20 7594 5995e [email protected]

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/systemsengineering

phd doctoral opportunities available – contact the centre directly for details

courses



centre for co-curricular studies

mSc Science communication 1Y Ft / 2Y pt Science Communication/ Science Media Production admissions Liam Watson, Group Administrator t +44 (0)20 7594 8753e [email protected]

Languages MPhil/PhD admissions t +44 (0)20 7594 8833e [email protected]

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/cfccs

mSc Science media production 1Y Ft

phd doctoral opportunities available in science communication and languages – contact the School directly for details

the small printprovision of coursesdetails of courses, including ectS units, may change following publication. For up-to-date information, please check the relevant pages on our website.

www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus

the college will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver courses in accordance with the descriptions set out on the website. However, it reserves the right to make variations to the content of methods of delivery of courses, to discontinue courses and to merge or combine courses, if such action is reasonably considered to be necessary by the college in the context of its wider purposes. if the college discontinues any course, it will use reasonable endeavours to provide a suitable alternative course.

website redesignWe’re currently working on an exciting redesign of the college website to make it even easier to find the information you need about studying at imperial. the web redesign will involve some restructuring of content which will affect some of the web addresses printed here, though we will ensure that redirects are in place when the new-look site launches at the end of 2014.

equivalent and lower qualificationsFrom 2009–10, the government has withdrawn funding for ‘second degree students’ who are studying for a qualification that is at equivalent or lower level than a qualification that they have already been awarded. this change means that institutions may charge a supplementary fee for such students in order to compensate for the withdrawal of government funding. at present imperial makes no extra charge although this is subject to change.

payment termsall new taught postgraduate entrants will be required to pay a deposit as a condition of their offer. the deposit is set at 10 per cent of the previous year’s course fee and will automatically be deducted from the full fee invoice. an invoice for the deposit, which will clearly show the date by which payment must be made, will be sent to the candidate via email within five working days of their acceptance of a conditional offer. an invoice for the balance of the fees will then be sent to the candidate via email within five working days of full and final (unconditional) acceptance by the college.

For sponsored candidates, receipt of the original of an official letter from the sponsoring organisation, indicating what the sponsorship covers and addressed to imperial college london, will be required. in such cases, different arrangements for payment may apply.

data protectionimperial college london processes certain personal data of its staff and students for standard university administrative processes. any processing of personal data by the college will be made in accordance with the college’s data protection policy and the data protection act 1998.

For further details see: www.imperial.ac.uk/legalservicesoffice/dataprotection

external websitesimperial college london is not responsible for the content of external websites listed in this publication.


notesFor tuition fees, see: www.imperial.ac.uk/studentfinance

1 applicants to the pg cert have the option, on successful completion, to progress to the mSc. this is the only entry point to this higher course.2 these are streams within Biomedical Research. the title of the degree awarded will be Biomedical Research with the name of the stream chosen.3 applicants should apply for the mRes in clinical Research as the umbrella course and specify their preferred pathway in their application.4 double degree course with the Royal college of art (Rca) – all applications must be made direct to the Rca.5 Start dates: october (full-time mBa); december (weekday executive mBa); april (weekend executive mBa).6 the title of the degree awarded will be medical Ultrasound or medical Ultrasound (echocardiography), according to the subjects studied.7 applicants should apply to the pg cert in the first instance. on successful completion, they have the option to progress to the pg dip

and then the mSc. this is the only entry point to these higher courses.8 this is a stream within mSc physics. Students choosing this stream graduate with an mSc in physics with Shock physics.9 See note 7.10 Specialist stream available in global Health.11 Joint course with University college london (Ucl).

an undergraduate and phd student working in a zebrafish lab. they are researching the impact of a Western-style diet on inflammation and immunoregulation, using zebrafish larvae.


london campuses

thank youPrincipal photography:Thomas Angus; FJ Gaylor; Dave Guttridge/ The Photographic Unit. Arranged and directed by Imperial College London.

Additional photographyImperial is grateful to all the generous people who let us use their photos in this year’s prospectus. The following additional photographs were provided courtesy of:

f Ian Gillett: p68 Henley Regatta, p71 ICSO

f p7: London Mathematical Society, Dr Eva-Maria Graefe

f p18: European Space Agency (ESA)/AOES, JUICE mission

f p30: STFC, CERN f p51: Lim Yaohui, Alumni

reception in Singapore f p61: Voreda, Imperial West f p63: Research Information

Network, Library f p65 Leena Barrett,

Student Hub f p69: Sean Gannon, Hockey f p71: Alexander Yip, Musical

Theatre Society f p74: Berkeley First/GradPad,

GradPad accommodation f p80: London on View,

British Museum f p81, London on View,

Hackney Empire Theatre f p83, London on View/Pawel

Libera, Piccadilly Circus lights f p85, London on View,

Tate Modern gallery

The information given in this printed prospectus, including that relating to the availability of courses, is current at the time of going to press, october 2014, and is subject to alteration.

For the latest information, see: www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus

We’d love to hear what you think about our prospectus – get in touch: [email protected]

come and visit usopportunities include open Days at our South Kensington and Silwood park Campuses and weekly guided campus tours with a current student.www.imperial.ac.uk/visit

imperial visits youFind out more about our regular programme of visits to study fairs across the world.www.imperial.ac.uk/international/prospective/visit

imperial Festival and FringeTalk to our researchers and watch our research come alive through hands-on demonstrations.www.imperial.ac.uk/festival

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