Web Science

Entry requirements

A relevant UK bachelor's degree with upper second-class honours or higher. See international equivalent qualifications on our website

Months of entry

September

Course content

Our PhD programme provides access to state-of-the art facilities and allows you to be part of the cutting-edge, world-leading research taking place in computer science, software engineering and web science. You’ll be supported to carry out excellent scientific research on projects that directly benefit industry, the economy and society. We encourage our PhD students to develop a broad range of skills through a lively research environment, participation at national and international conferences, and publication in leading specialist journals. Our staff include researchers and educators covering all aspects of electronics, electrical engineering and computer science.

Information for international students

If English is not your first language, you will need to demonstrate your English meets our Band C: For IELTS, this is 6.5 overall, with minimum 6.0 in all components. For information on other accepted English language tests, please see the website.

Fees and funding

A variety of scholarships, grants and bursaries may be available to help you fund your study, both from the University and from other organisations. Please check the website for more information - https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/funding/postgraduate.page