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Prospective postgraduates

 

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Application deadline for ALL Post Graduate Applications is January 15th 2012 .
To be considered all applications MUST be complete, including two references, by January 27th.



The School offers the following taught postgraduate programmes: PLEASE NOTE CANDIDATES ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO APPLY FOR ONE MASTERS COURSE

All of these programmes involve taught course components over the academic year and a final 15,000 word dissertation. The Postgraduate diploma involves only the taught components.

The School also welcomes applications for the following Research degrees:

  • PhD (Doctorate), normally of 3 years duration leading to a thesis of not more than 80,000 words and an oral examination (Viva voce).
  • M.Phil, normally of 2 years duration. The first year comprises the taught components of an M.Litt, and the second a dissertation of about 40,000 words followed by an oral examination.

Applicants for Research degrees should note that the School’s Postgraduate Committee takes account of the availability in St Andrews of a suitable supervisor for the chosen field of research. It is sometimes necessary to reject applicants solely because there is no suitable supervisor able to accept them that year.

Consequently, applicants cannot be admitted to the Research degree programme unless a suitable supervisor can be identified by the School’s Postgraduate Committee. The Committee must agree that the applicant’s research interests are viable and are a reasonable match with a prospective supervisor’s interests and who is willing to take primary responsibility for supervising the candidate. It is not the task of applicants to determine their prospective supervisor; they may express a preference in their application, but this will not be binding on the Committee.

Postgraduate Application

Details of entry requirements and application procedures may be found on the postgraduate application page.

Funding

Please note that the offer of a University place to undertake study or research does not carry with it the guarantee of financial support. You will be required to support yourself or to apply to a grant-awarding body. Some sources of funding are listed on the funding page.

 

In-sessional English Language Support service

The In-sessional English Language Support Service offers free language support to matriculated students who are non-native speakers of English.

Support is offered in a number of forms, ranging from one-to-one tutorials to weekly workshops on writing, conversational speaking and grammar.

Further information is available on the Support Service website:

http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/elt/support

If you would like further information, please contact Janie Brooks, In-sessional English Language Support Co-ordinator ajb31@st-andrews.ac.uk.

 

Further Information

More detailed information about postgraduate study in St Andrews can be found in the following:

For further information on postgraduate study in International Relations, please contact: 

Postgraduate Secretary
School of International Relations
University of St Andrews
St Andrews Fife
KY16 9AL
Tel: 01334 462945
Email: irpg@st-andrews.ac.uk

 

NB: Options may change and are subject to availability. Places cannot be guaranteed on particular modules. This is done to keep class sizes limited for reasons of teaching quality. We do however endeavour where possible to meet your choices.