Overview

The Computing program offered by Birmingham City University welcomes enquiries relating to hardware of telecommunications, computer networks, games technology, electronic engineering and software engineering.

What's covered in this course?

A PhD, “Doctor of Philosophy”, is the highest-level qualification, based on individual and detailed research, resulting in a thesis of about 80,000 words.

The University offers specialist supervision if you wish to pursue research programmes for the award of PhD. You may undertake your research either full-time or part-time. If you are accepted for PhD research you will be assigned to a Director of Studies (your main supervisor) and at least one second supervisor. There will be a programme of training workshops and seminars to support you.

You will be encouraged to take part in various activities, seminars, to publish in collaboration with your supervisors and to take part in research conferences nationally and (where possible) internationally. The Faculty as a whole also has a growing population of research students who organise social and academic events.

Programme Structure

Research areas include:

Machine Learning
Evolutionary Computation
Multi-Agent Systems

Knowledge Engineering

Gaming

E-business

Home Automation

Learning Technologies
Intelligent Systems

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-05-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-31 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-12-10 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-09-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-30 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-05-31 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2028-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-09-30 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-10-31 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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PTE Academic

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IELTS

5.5

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Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Computer Sciences View 86 other PhDs in Computer Sciences in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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95

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TOEFL^® IBT

OR

72

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4

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

5.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants should normally hold, or expect to obtain, a Master's degree in a relevant subject area.
Exceptional applicants with a first-class or upper-second-class Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject may also be considered.
Applicants with relevant professional experience are welcome to enquire.
Applicants must submit a research proposal of approximately 1,000–2,000 words, with references to relevant literature.
The proposed research must align with BCU's research interests and available supervisory expertise.
Applicants must complete the online research-degree application and provide their academic qualifications and transcripts.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

15420 GBP / year

≈ 15420 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

5238 GBP / year

≈ 5238 GBP / year

Living costs

Birmingham

United Kingdom

765 - 1134 GBP / month

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

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Overview

What's covered in this course?

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

Birmingham

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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