Language
English
- TOEFL iBT: 93
- PTE Academic: 67
- IELTS: 6.5
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Health Sciences
Overview
The Understanding Developmental Trajectories Underlying the Effects of Early Life Stress on Neurodevelopment and Function course at Aston University will utilise state-of-the-art experimental techniques such as immunostaining, confocal imaging, behavioural analysis, qPCR and ELISA. You will receive full training in all relevant techniques.
Career prospects
Studying a PhD is great route into academia and industries that are centred on research and innovation. Areas with a demand for very high level and specialised research skills often demand PhDs. Visit the programme website for more information
In addition to this specialist knowledge, PhD education will help you to develop a set of valuable transferrable skills. The very nature of studying an intensive research degree will enable you to become a team player, develop problem-solving skills, analytical thinking, and advanced presentation and communication skills.
The variety of PhD project topics at Aston means that the destinations of our graduates vary substantially. Some choose to continue into academia, at either Aston or other leading institutions, while others go onto use their newly acquired skills in a range of research, healthcare, industry or charitable fields. When selecting your chosen PhD path at Aston, your supervisor will be able to provide you with relevant career opportunities that could be available to you in your specialist area.
Programme Structure
To obtain additional information about the programme, we kindly suggest that you visit the programme website, where you can find further details and relevant resources.
Check out the full curriculum
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Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
- TOEFL iBT: 93
- PTE Academic: 67
- IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements
- A Bachelors degree in a relevant subject with an award of First Class or 2.1.
- A Bachelors degree in a relevant subject with an award of First Class or 2.1, and a Masters degree in a relevant subject with an award of Merit or higher.
- A personal statement which outlines any further information which you think is relevant to your application, such as your personal suitability for research, career aspirations, possible future research interests, and further description of relevant employment experience.
- Two academic referees who can discuss your suitability for independent research. References must be on headed paper, signed and dated no more than 2 years old.
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Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
International
Non-residents: 43,714 AUD / year (≈ 22,950 GBP / year)
Domestic
Citizens or residents: 9,977 AUD / year (≈ 5,238 GBP / year)
Living costs
Birmingham, United Kingdom: 1,457-2,160 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
