Overview

Research in the Aviation and Air Transport Management programme at University of West London focuses on exploring risk and resilience within the aviation and air transport management industry.

With the help of your supervisors you will undertake rigorous scientific investigation enabling you to generate significant discoveries of relevance to many diverse fields of business and social life as well as academic scholarship.

LGCHT academics provide excellent supervision covering a diverse range of exciting research topics in aviation and air transport management:

human error and accident prevention in high reliability organisations /airport and aviation risk management

environmental impacts of aviation

carbon emissions

noise pollution

air-traveller behaviour and airport reputation management

Study & career progression

As a PhD Graduate you will be a recognised authority within your research field. Having gained valuable transferable skills during your PhD you will be a self-motivated project managers with excellent organisational and analytical skills, experienced in public speaking and event planning with an ability to effectively collect, analyse, interpret and communicate large amounts of complex data.

Most of our graduates do go on to careers within academia, some graduates take their research and teaching expertise into other professions, including:

the business sector

travel technology

airlines and airports

destination management organisations

public administration

Programme Structure

To enable you to enhance your professional profile, we support you throughout your research degree by:

providing research seminars

organising doctoral events and activities

facilitating networking and collaboration opportunities

encouraging and supporting publication and dissemination of your research

offering opportunities to gain teaching expertise and experience.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-09-18 00:00:00

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Starting 2025-01-01 00:00:00

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Starting 2025-05-01 00:00:00

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Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

86

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Transport Management Aviation Studies

Academic requirements

GPA

First Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

86

Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

The minimum entry requirements for a research degree are:

a good first degree (First Class or Upper Second Class), or equivalent qualification in a relevant field

a Masters Degree (MA, MSc, MBA or MRes) with Merit, or equivalent postgraduate or research experience.

Competence in written and spoken English is a pre-requisite for entrance to this programme. An IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of 6.5 (with no element under 6.0).

Tuition Fee

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International

13750 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 13750 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

3995 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 3995 GBP per year during 36 months.

Living costs for London

1137 - 2157 GBP /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Aviation and Air Transport Management.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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