Master of Research - Astrophysics and Astronomical and Space Instrumentation

Description

The Master of Research is undertaken as a single unit. The thesis together with four core research activities form a single coherent research program based on individual research plans and will consist of the following: - Research Frontiers: You will attend a number of school or faculty-run sessions and engage in a program of activities developing your knowledge of the sub-disciplinary field in which you want to situate your own research, and develop your own presentation skills; - Literature Review: You will learn how researchers in your field engage with previous research literature, and produce a draft of your own literature review for your thesis; - Research Methods: With other students and led by academic staff, you will develop the research methods you will use in your research project; - Research Planning: Through individual work with your supervision team, you will develop a plan for a large-scale research project, part of which will be completed in the MRes; and - Thesis: You will complete a small research project and write it up in an externally examined thesis. Following examination, you will revise your thesis to address comments provided by examiners.