This module introduces common causes of hearing loss and the patient experience of these conditions. You will learn about routine hearing tests used to diagnose hearing loss, and use the research literature to identify their strengths and limitations. You will explore the research evidence underpinning management of hearing loss and consider how to measure benefit from different approaches.

This a 3 to 4 year research project which culminates in the submission of a thesis examined by viva voce and forms part of the Engineering Doctorate in Urban...

This a 3 to 4 year research project which culminates in the submission of a thesis examined by viva voce and forms part of the Engineering Doctorate in Urban Sustainability and Resilience. Requirements for the thesis follow the standard requirements for a UCL doctoral thesis. The research presented in the thesis should be applied research related to urban sustainability or urban resilience with clear value to industry.

Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate a deep and synoptic understanding of a field of study related to urban sustainability and/or resilience
 Undertake original research that forms a distinct contribution to the knowledge of a subject through the discovery of new facts and/or by the exercise of independent critical power;
 Give a critical assessment of the relevant literature;
 Place a piece of research in a wider context;
 Demonstrate objectivity and the capacity for judgment in complex situations;
 Undertake autonomous work in a field of study relating to urban sustainability and/or resilience;
 Demonstrate research skills relevant to a field of study relating to urban sustainability and/or resilience;
 Undertake research that is of a standard to merit publication
Reading List:

Phillips, E.M. and D.S. Pugh (2000) How to get a PhD: A handbook for students and their supervisors. Open University Press, Buckingham

Marshall, S. and N. Green (2004) Your PhD Companion. Howtobooks, Oxford.

Potter, S. (Ed) Doing Postgraduate Research. Sage Publications, London.

A. Writing and Presenting Research. Sage Publications, London.