PhD Sport and Exercise Science at University of Essex

Programme overview

A research PhD offering supervision across sport and exercise science, with access to ergometers and treadmills, gas analysers, force plates, isokinetic dynamometers, Vicon motion capture, electronic timing gates, blood gas analysers and EMG systems, and brain function methods such as EEG, TMS and NIRS.

Faculty: School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences | Duration: 3-4 years full-time | Intake: January 2027 | Study mode: full-time; part-time | Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Supervised thesis research with a compulsory 0-credit Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Science - Research component for students completing the research portions of their theses.

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Entry requirements

A good honours degree or Masters degree, or equivalent, in a related subject. A well-developed research proposal is essential. Applicants are normally interviewed, and acceptance is subject to research expertise in the department. English language for international applicants: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent with a minimum of 5.5 in all other components.

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,238 a year. Home/UK fee; increases for each academic year of study Source

International applicants: GBP 23,625 a year. International fee; increases for each academic year of study Source

Intake: January 2027

Duration: 3-4 years full-time

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