The St Andrews and Stirling Programme (SASP) offers a variety of different masters degrees and the PhD, together with the Conversion Diploma.
The Conversion Diploma is designed for applicants with a good undergraduate degree that is not in Philosophy. It consists of a year of undergraduate Philosophy coursework. Satisfactory performance on the Conversion Diploma may lead to the MLitt.
Our one-year taught masters degree, the MLitt programme, consists of two semesters of coursework and a dissertation. Students on the MLitt may apply to transfer to the MPhil degree after successful completion of the taught elements. Alternatively, after completing the full MLitt including the dissertation they may apply for the MSt(Res) or PhD.
The MPhil is a two-year masters degree. It consists of the MLitt coursework, followed by a fifteen month period of research writing a dissertation of typically 30,000 words. The MPhil is often taken by students who ultimately aim to undertake a PhD. We accept both direct entry to this two-year program as well as transfers into the MPhil from students already on our MLitt.
The MSt(Res) is a twelve-month research masters degree which consists in writing a dissertation of typically 30,000 words. It is taken after successful completion of a taught masters degree in philosophy such as our own MLitt. It is often taken by students who ultimately aim to undertake a PhD.
The PhD is (typically) a three year research degree. Applicants with a degree equivalent to the SASP MLitt may be admitted directly to the PhD.
All degrees are awarded jointly by the University of St Andrews and the University of Stirling.
You can study part-time for all SASP degrees.
SASP also welcomes visits from post-doctoral scholars, and graduate students registered for degrees at other universities, who wish to work for a limited period with particular members of staff.
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