• M.Phil in Engineering for Sustainable Development at the University of Cambridge is offered on a full-time basis for a duration of 11-months.
  • This is an on-campus and thesis-based program.
  • The MPhil is a professional practice program and is not specifically designed to lead on to doctoral research.
  • Students wishing to apply for a PhD in Engineering at Cambridge would normally be expected to attain an overall mark of at least 70 percent.
  • The course is divided into 3 components, which students must pass independently. The first is a core program of lectures that focuses on developing a breadth of skills and understanding.
  • The second component comprises 4 elective modules from a list of around 30 topics offered by the Centre for Sustainable Development, the Engineering Department, and other departments within the University. 
  • The final component is undertaken between April and August when students complete an individual piece of research for their Master’s dissertation.
  • Students also participate in weekly seminar discussions, practitioner viewpoint talks, role plays, simulation games, residential field courses, site visits, and other active learning opportunities.
  • Students will receive approximately 12 hours of dissertation supervision in the year and have to attend the lecture for 160 hours per year.
  • Students have to receive termly reports from their supervisor, via an online system. They will receive comments on items of coursework and will have access to a University supervisor for their dissertation. 
  • All students must submit a dissertation of between 12,000 and 15,000 words.
  • Students take two compulsory inner core modules, at least two outer core modules, and four elective modules.
  • The Department of Engineering is one of the few truly integrated engineering departments in the world. It is also the largest department in the University of Cambridge.