Bioarchaeology

Entry requirements

The standard academic entry requirement for this PhD is an upper second-class (2:1) honours degree in a discipline directly relevant to the PhD (or international equivalent) OR any upper-second class (2:1) honours degree and a Master’s degree at merit in a discipline directly relevant to the PhD (or international equivalent).

Other combinations of qualifications and research or work experience may also be considered. Please contact the admissions team to check.

Months of entry

January, April, June, September

Course content

Research in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences covers three main research themes; earth and planetary science, environment and society, and life on earth.

Palaeontological and archaeological remains provide a unique window to the past that is essential for understanding how organisms, including humans, evolve and respond to long-term environmental change.

Research within this area uses morphological, chemical and biomolecular studies of fossil and archaeological remains to investigate research questions concerning patterns of palaeobiodiversity, key evolutionary innovations such as flight and bipedalism, and the earliest genetic modifications of plants at the transition to farming.

Visit our research projects page to browse our range of currently available projects.

Information for international students

www.manchester.ac.uk/study/international/

Fees and funding

www.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/funding/