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Accounting and Finance (MSc)
Develop your knowledge of accounting and finance theory, advanced analytical techniques and professional practice.
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Animal Behaviour (MSc)
Provides an intellectual and practical overview of modern animal behaviour taught by leading researchers, utilising the latest techniques and research skills to explore key topics such as cognition, behavioural ecology, and biologging.
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Applied Statistics and Datamining (MSc)
This commercially relevant programme of study provides students with the statistical data analysis skills needed for business, commerce, and other applications.
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Artificial Intelligence (MSc)
An advanced research-led course in the study of artificial intelligence (AI) that will develop students' skills in logic, constraint programming, language processing, machine learning and neural networks.
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Astrophysics (MSc)
This course allows students to gain experience in the core areas of astrophysics and develop the necessary research skills to carry out astrophysical research.
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Banking and Finance (MSc)
In this course, accredited by the Chartered Banker Institute, students will gain the skills and knowledge needed for specialist roles in banking and the wider financial services sector alongside exposure to contemporary global issues and research in banking and finance.
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Bible and the Contemporary World – online (MLitt, PGDip, modular)
A part-time online learning programme that connects biblical and theological studies with other disciplines in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
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Biblical Languages and Literature (MLitt)
Students with a knowledge of Biblical languages will increase their linguistic and exegetical skills through sustained close and critical engagement with biblical texts and themes on this course.
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Catalysis (MSc)
Provides students with specialised advanced knowledge and skills in modern catalysis, detailing the role catalysis plays in improving sustainability and solving environmental issues in chemical manufacture.
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Christian Theology (MLitt)
Study central themes in Christian thought and carry out contemporary research in systematic, historical and philosophical theology.
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Classics (MLitt)
An intensive taught programme that allows you to specialise in a range of areas, such as Greek or Latin literature, ancient history, classical archaeology, and ancient philosophy, and is designed primarily as preparation for further research.
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Comparative Literature (MLitt)
Explores the transnational understanding of literature and culture, providing a critical evaluation of classical and contemporary theoretical approaches combined with the intensive study of a range of texts across national, cultural and linguistic borders, and the relations between them.
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Computer Science (MSc)
Offers students with a strong undergraduate background in computer science the opportunity to follow their interests in studying the subject at an advanced, research-led level. Students will choose from a range of advanced topics including artificial intelligence, human computer interaction, networks and distributed systems, and software engineering.
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Computing and Information Technology (MSc)
Students with and without experience in computing will have the opportunity to develop a critical understanding of the issues associated with using computing systems and their impact on business processes and project management.
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Conflict and Security in Policy and Practice (MSc, PGCert, PGDip) - online
Develop expertise in a range of topics in the field of conflict and security from human and environmental security, to armed conflict and political violence, and from peacebuilding and development to insurgency and civil-military engagement.
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Contemporary Global Issues in Health Professions Education – stand-alone module
This 15-credit stand-alone online module supports professional development for those in a healthcare education role. Over three months, learn global issues that impact students’ academic, health and social care work.
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Creative Writing (MLitt)
Develop original work while providing critical and creative study in either poetry or prose and offers practice-based, technically and creatively oriented tuition by leading contemporary authors with an emphasis on the development of individual style and the goal of literary excellence.
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Data Literacy for Justice - online
This programme will help you develop a range of skills to strengthen your potential to address injustices that harm human and non-human populations and the environment, building your ability to explore, manage, analyse, interpret, visualise, and communicate data to a range of audiences.
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Data Science - online
Students will develop core skills in data science, covering a mix of practical and theoretical issues integral to careers in many data-driven sectors and learning to apply skills in critical thinking, problem solving, and analysis to real-world data problems.
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Digital Art History – online
Explores how digital tools and methods can be applied to art historical research. Students will critically examine the possibilities and limitations of digital methodologies while developing practical skills in data visualisation.
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Digital Education (MSc, PGDip, PGCert)
This programme will provide both a theoretical underpinning and an opportunity to consider the practical applications of digital education.
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Digital Education (MSc, PGDip, PGCert, modular) - online
This programme will provide both a theoretical underpinning and an opportunity to consider the practical applications of digital education.
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Digital Education MSc, PGDip, PGCert
This programme will provide both a theoretical underpinning and an opportunity to consider the practical applications of digital education.
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Digital Education MSc, PGDip, PGCert - distance learning
This programme will provide both a theoretical underpinning and an opportunity to consider the practical applications of digital education.
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Doctor of Professional Practice in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (DProf TESOL) – Online
The DProf qualification is designed for educational practitioners who wish to conduct practice-focused research within their professional context.
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Early Modern and Reformation History (MLitt)
Discover a range of approaches to early modern history (1450 to 1750) in this course, which provides advanced study of the history of the early modern European and Atlantic worlds and the Ottoman Empire.
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Economics (MSc)
Provides advanced, rigorous training in the essential elements of economics – microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics – plus a range of specialist topic options covering theoretical and empirical approaches.
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Energy Policy and Finance (MSc)
This course is designed to address the societal, financial and policy-related complexities surrounding the creation of a better energy future. It will provide students with knowledge, critical insights, and practical skills necessary for understanding and helping to shape, manage and evaluate energy policy, and interpret and operate within energy markets and finance.
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English Literature (MLitt)
Choose from our dedicated pathways to develop expertise in Medieval literature, Shakespeare and Renaissance literary culture, Romantic and Victorian studies, or Modern and Contemporary literature and culture; or create your own bespoke programme from the modules on offer.
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English Literature MLitt: Flexible Pathway
Designed for those who aim to develop a wide-ranging expertise across the discipline. The flexible pathway will also appeal to students who wish to tailor their own bespoke programme of modules from the options available.
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English Literature MLitt: Pathway in Medieval Literature
An intensive programme of study that covers the medieval literature of England and Scotland from the first appearance of written English to the start of the Renaissance. Modules in Old English and Middle English are combined with specialist training in palaeography, codicology, text editing and digital humanities to ensure that students are fully equipped to carry out further research in any area of medieval English literature, whether Old or Middle English or Older Scots.
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English Literature MLitt: Pathway in Modern and Contemporary Literature and Culture
Navigate the key texts, contexts and theories that have shaped literature and culture from 1900 to the present. Exploring a range of topics and texts from across the period, the programme aims to enhance your textual knowledge and promote thinking about the interconnections between modern and contemporary literature and its historical, cultural and theoretical contexts.
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English Literature MLitt: Pathway in Romantic and Victorian Studies
The pathway in Romantic and Victorian Studies enhances students’ knowledge and thinking about Romanticism and Victorian literature through the study of literary culture from the 1790s to 1900. By exploring a range of literary genres, students will gain knowledge of the phases of literary production and reception, and of relevant cultural and historical contexts.
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English Literature MLitt: Pathway in Shakespeare and Renaissance Literary Culture
Focus your studies on one of the most exciting and formative periods in European history, centred on the key writer in the English literary tradition. The pathway offers an all-round introduction to the literature of the 16th and 17th centuries, with particular focus on the work of William Shakespeare. Core pathway modules encourage students to pursue their own scholarly interests within an overall framework.
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Entrepreneurship (MSc)
Develops the knowledge and skills to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment, enhances creative thinking, and trains the entrepreneurial mindset, increasingly seen as a prized graduate attribute.
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Environmental Science MSc
Develop real-world analytical skills and enhance your professional profile through structured work placements with our industry-leading partners. This degree is designed to transform the expertise gained in our state-of-the-art analytical facilities into practical competencies tailored for the environmental sector.
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Film Studies (MLitt)
Master a range of advanced research skills and acquire knowledge related to the construction and analysis of the moving image, the past and present-day realities of national and regional film traditions, the dynamics of the global film industry, and the theoretical approaches to film.
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Finance (MSc)
You will acquire an in-depth understanding of the financial markets and institutions both in the UK and abroad while developing advanced analytical abilities and technical skills in empirical finance and modelling, preparing you for a professional career in the financial industry.
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Finance and Economics (MSc)
Provides advanced training in the theoretical tools and empirical techniques for economics and finance, with access to trading workshops and the Bloomberg Trading Suite, preparing students for a professional career in international banking, the finance industry and governmental agencies. Students will also have the opportunity to obtain certification in the Bloomberg Market Concept (BMC) and Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) without incurring additional costs.
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Finance and Management (MSc)
Accredited by the Chartered Banker Institute and providing an accelerated pathway to Chartered Banker Status, this course will provide students with an integrated and critically aware understanding of the context of managing financial institutions and organisations, and teach them how to take an effective finance-related role within those organisations.
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Gender Studies (MLitt)
Explores the theory and history of gender studies as well as how gender interacts with class, race, ethnicity, sexuality, inequality, and power.
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German and Comparative Literature (MLitt)
Gain a comparative perspective on German literature through a joint qualification from the University of St Andrews and the University of Bonn in Germany.
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Global Digital Humanities – online
Through a combination of theory, case studies and project-based learning taught by the Schools of Modern Languages and Computer Science, you will acquire the research skills and computational methods necessary to study and curate human culture and explore the capabilities, limitations and risks of digital technologies, including AI, and their impact on the arts and industry.
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Global Social and Political Thought (MLitt)
Study social and political thought from around the world, not just from Europe but from societies across Asia, Africa and the Americas, and understand the connections that link global thought traditions, and how those traditions continue to influence our world.
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Health Data Science (MSc)
Explores the principles and practice of digital health as well as applied skills commonly needed for digital health careers.
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Health Humanities Approaches within Health Professions Education – online stand-alone module
This 15-credit stand-alone online module supports professional development for those in a healthcare education role, focussing on integrating health and medical humanities. Taken over one semester (three months).
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Health Professions Education (PGCert, PGDip, MSc) – online
Designed for those interested in a healthcare education role, this course teaches you research methods, education design for health professions, approaches and methods of teaching, the principles of assessment, and how to measure impact on learning.
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Human Computer Interaction (MSc)
Provides the tools, knowledge and skills required to work in areas like user experience, usability, information visualisation, human factors in computing systems, and human computer interaction research.
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IMACS: International Master in Audiovisual and Cinema Studies (MLitt)
Students receive comprehensive training in film and media studies, exploring cinema in a global context and participating in a network of 19 leading programmes in Europe, Canada and Brazil.
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Intellectual History (MLitt)
Provides students with a broad knowledge of the latest intellectual-historical research on politics, religion, philosophy, science, international relations, economics and literature.