Postgraduate Study

PhD Research Degrees

Information on Postgraduate Research degrees can be found in the Postgraduate Research section of this website.

MSc Courses

Postgraduate Study is an integral part of the teaching activities that take place in the Department of Engineering.  At present, there are approximately 50 taught postgraduate students in the Department from a wide range of backgrounds, with students from the UK, India, Pakistan, China, Israel, Iran enrolled in the programmes.

The Department of Engineering offers an extensive range of postgraduate study courses.  Full-time and part-time campus-based postgraduate taught courses are available in a variety of disciplines.  Part-time courses, however, are only available to Home/EU students owing to visa restrictions.

The Study With Us website offers comprehensive details on the MSc programmes that are offered by the Department of Engineering, and provides information on the experience that students can expect when studying at the University of Leicester.

The MSc programmes which are on offer are:

Please click on the links to find above to find out more information on each course.  Tuition fee information for both Home/EU and International students is also provided on these pages.

A two year part-time, distance-learning course is also available:

Information on how to apply for a taught Postgraduate course can be found here.

MRes Engineering

A Masters of Research course is available in the Department of Engineering.  This one-year degree will allow you to explore an area of Engineering research which you have previously explored at undergraduate level, through an in-depth research project.  The Study With Us page for the course provides more information.

Contact Details

The Department can be contacted by post, email, telephone and fax for general enquiries.  Office hours are 8.30am - 4.00pm, Monday to Friday.

Mrs Michelle Pryce - Postgraduate Admissions Administrator

Telephone: +44 116 252 2871

Fax: +44 116 252 2619

Email: engineering@le.ac.uk

Post: Department of Engineering, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom

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University Road
Leicester
LE1 7RH
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T: +44 116 252 2559
F: +44 116 252 2619
E: engineering@le.ac.uk

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