Systems Engineering (EngD - Doctorate) – (Ph.D.)

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Taught Programme Structure

The taught units covered in the first two years consist of eight core units and two elective units. In the first year, the core units are:

* Introduction to Systems
* Research Methods 1
* Mathematics for Systems
* Commercialisation of New Technology

In the second year, the core units are:

* Advanced Systems
* Research Methods 2
* Technology, Strategy and Organisation
* Integrating Engineering and Management Systems

One elective unit is taken in the first year and one in the second year, all selected from a wide range of options.

Research Groups

The research project spans the whole programme. The topic must apply Systems models in any area covered by Bristol's Faculty of Engineering, Bath's School of Management or Bath's Faculty of Engineering.

The focus of the EngD is managing systems for enhanced performance. This is a 'holistic' approach to engineering based on systems thinking, which overlaps with other research topics and which can be applied to social, environmental, business or manufactured systems. Current projects include structural safety, systems vulnerability, risk management, rethinking construction and best practice, water and environmental management, condition monitoring, the mathematics of uncertainty and the philosophy of engineering.