Postgraduate Research

Join our vibrant research community and study for a Postgraduate Research Degree.

Abertay is a compact and focused university with a reputation for working effectively across traditional research boundaries. We are committed to research that delivers real impact for society. From environmental research into sustainable businesses, using technology to improve cancer drug discovery and to secure our identities online, to understanding the psychology behind the witness testimony of crime victims, and using computer games as investigative tools, our researchers are solving complex real-world problems.

Postgraduate Research Students work alongside experts from a range of discipline areas to pose new questions and find creative solutions to the problems facing society. Our research students are central to our research community.

The University prides itself on its excellent research environment and researcher training opportunities, its close links with industry, the public and third sectors, its welcoming student support, and its pan-University Graduate School which encourages interdisciplinary working in our next generation of researchers.

Abertay offers a unique postgraduate experience within an environment of discovery and innovation. We offer PhD, MPhil and Masters by Research opportunities supported by expert supervision within a vibrant and multidisciplinary Graduate School and research environment.

There are a number of routes into studying for a Doctorate or Research Masters at Abertay, including applying for a specific funded project and by developing your own research proposal.

Postgraduate Research Degree students undertake an independent research project supported by a team of expert research supervisors and follow a programme of researcher training and professional development, which is tailored to individual needs and aspirations.

A Postgraduate Research Degree is a platform for further research study, an academic, research or professional career, and allows you to develop and demonstrate high-level skills and advanced subject expertise.

Abertay University currently offer several degrees conducted entirely in English:

MA by Research/MPhil/PhD Computer Arts
MA by Research/MPhil/PhD Criminology
MA by Research/MPhil/PhD Public-Private Partnerships
MA by Research/MPhil/PhD Real Estate Finance
MA by Research/MPhil/PhD Renewable Energy Accounting and Finance
MA by Research/MPhil/PhD Sociology
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Anaerobic Digestion, Biogas Science and Technology
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Antimicrobial Resistance
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Applied Games
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Behaviour Psychology
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Behavioural Science
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Business and Management
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Cognitive Psychology
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Comparative Physiology
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Computer Games Development and Technology
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Computing
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Corruption and Economic Development
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Cyber Security
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Data Science & Informatics
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Digital Marketing
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Duty of Care in Sport
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Energy Policy and Governance
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Environmental Pollution
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Evolutionary Psychology
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Food Science and Technology
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Forensic Psychology
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Game Art and Animation
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Game Design
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Game Studies
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Geotechnical Engineering and Carbon Capture
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Graduate Recruitment and Selection
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Health & Wellbeing
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Health and Wellbeing of Children/Young People

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MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Human Nutrition, Dietary Patterns and Public Health Impacts
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Human Performance
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Human Resource Management
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Immersive Experiences and Technologies
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Impact of Long-term Health Conditions and Aging
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Infertility Research
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Interactive Sound and Music
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD International Business and Management
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD International Human Resource Management
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD International Investments
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Internet Marketing
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Labour Migration
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Management
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Managing Across Cultures
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Marketing
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Mental Health Counselling
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Mental Health Nursing
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD New Food and Drink Product Development
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Oil and Gas Accounting and Finance (OGAF)
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Organisational Change
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Performance and Play
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Pro-Environmental Consumer Behaviour
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Process and Outcome of Counselling
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Professional Development and Professional Practice in Mental Health
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Sensory and Analytical Science of Food and Drink Products
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Social Entrepreneurship
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Sport and Exercise Science
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Structural Engineering
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Sustainability: Assessment, Modelling and Visualisation of Complex Systems
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Sustainable Decision Making
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS)
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Talent Management – Human Resource Management
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD The Impact of Trauma
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Vulnerable Groups in Healthcare
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Wastewater and Waste Treatment
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Water Governance
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Water-Energy-Food Nexus (Management)
MSc by Research/MPhil/PhD Yeast and Fermentation Research