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Analytic and Exegetical Theology (MLitt)
Addresses central themes in Christian thought. Students will carry out contemporary research in biblical exegesis, systematic theology, and analytic philosophy.
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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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Anthropology, Art and Perception (MRes)
Taking perception and sensory experience as its starting point, it draws on the theories and methods that extend across the disciplinary boundaries between audio-visual art and anthropology. This course provides a training framework for postgraduate research in the anthropology of human creativity, art, material culture, and visual expression.
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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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Art History (MLitt)
Offers a diverse range of subject areas, from medieval and Renaissance art to Impressionism, Islamic Art, African modernism, to eco-art and contemporary performance art. This course explores the major themes and concepts that connect different periods of art history.
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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 (PGDip, MLitt)
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 the 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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Chemical Science (MSc)
Provides students with advanced knowledge and skills in modern chemical sciences and encourages them to explore research-led topics through a wide range of modules.
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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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Comparative, Evolutionary and Developmental Psychology: Origins of Mind (MSc)
Explores the evolution and development of behaviour and cognition in humans and non-human animals and provides advanced research training in a range of intellectual and practical skills associated with evolutionary, comparative and developmental approaches to the study of the mind.
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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 have the option to 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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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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Conversion in Philosophy (Graduate Diploma)
Designed for those who wish to pursue the study of philosophy at postgraduate level but have not studied the subject in their undergraduate degree, this course builds a firm foundation from which to undertake research in philosophy.
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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 Social and Environmental 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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Data-Intensive Analysis (MSc)
This interdisciplinary course provides students with an understanding of how data is used to gain useful insights in all areas of scientific endeavour through statistical theory and practice allied to computational data science and visualisation.
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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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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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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 History (MLitt)
Explores human interaction with the non-human natural world within the context of studying the history of science, medicine and the environment.
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Environmental Science MSc
Environmental Science is offering real-world analytical skills development for environmental scientists working in the public and private sector. This training is underpinned by state-of-the-art analytical facilities, bespoke lab and fieldwork exercises to globally recognised remediation sites.
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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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Geochemistry (MSc)
Hands-on laboratory and field training and experience with state-of-the-art equipment provide specialist knowledge and skills in modern geochemical methods that are transferrable to a wide variety of geoscience and environmental science careers, including further PhD research.
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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 Languages, Literatures and Cultures (MLitt)
Develop your literary and cultural knowledge while fostering intercultural competence and transferable skills for life in an increasingly globalised world. Language study areas may include Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Persian, Russian, and Spanish.
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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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Global Sustainable Development (MSc)
This course looks at issues like climate change, development, health, energy, policy change and conservation, helping students to develop critical and creative thinking about sustainability.
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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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History of Photography (MLitt)
Study the origins of photography, contemporary practices and debates, modernist art photography, documentary approaches, photographic collections, and technological advances up to the digital era.
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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 17 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.
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International Business (MLitt)
Prepares students for cross-cultural work, providing the knowledge and critical understanding of key business and management practices while considering issues of responsibility in organisations on a global scale. Students will have the opportunity to hear from eminent academics and business executives via the Masters Extra (MA) Programme as well as attend corporate visits.