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What forms do I need? | Admission Requirements | English language requirements | When should I apply? | What happens after I apply? | ATAS | Registration | Your degree/qualification at Aberystwyth University  |Terms & Conditions |

How can I apply?

                                                                                                        

What forms do I need?

All applications for postgraduate and distance learning study must be made on the relevant Aberystwyth University (AU) application form. You must submit two copies of your application form together with two copies of all supporting documentation. You can obtain a copy of our application forms and reference forms by contacting us at:

        Tel: 01970 622023               or       Fax: 01970 622921                 or        E-mail: pg-admissions@aber.ac.uk

For Research Programmes, you will also need to provide two references with your application.

For Taught Masters Programmes, you will need only provide one reference with your application.

N.B.  Applicants for our MBA Programme must submit two references. One of the references must be a professional reference to comment on your relevant work experience (i.e. a work based reference). Applicants for the MBA Programme must also submit an up-to-date C.V.

N.B.  Applicants for our Masters in Archive Administration, Records & Information Management and Information Governance and Assurance must submit two references. One of the references must be a professional reference to comment on your relevant work experience (i.e. a work based reference). .

N.B.  Applicants for our Masters courses with the Department of International Politics must submit two references.

 

Copies of standard reference forms and envelopes will be despatched together with a copy of our prospectus if you request application forms by phone, fax or email.

Alternatively you may download TWO COPIES of both the relevant application form and the relevant reference form below.  Applications for Research Programmes cannot be considered until we have received at least two letters of reference. Applications for Taught Masters Programmes cannot be considered until we have received at least one letter of reference. You can e-mail your completed application to us (see relevant e-mail address at bottom of final page of the application form).

There now exists three separate application forms:
Postgraduate Study    

 

Taught Masters Programmes

(MBA, MA, MSc, MScEcon, LLM,

PG Diploma and PG Certificate)

Includes Research Training and

Research Preparation Masters programmes

 

 Application Form for Taught Masters Programmes Postgraduate Reference Form

Research Programmes

(PhD, MPhil and LLM by Research)

 Application Form for Research Programmes Postgraduate Reference Form

 

Undergraduate study by Distance-learning    

 

BScEcon Information & Library Studies

by Distance Learning

(Undergraduate course)

 

 Application Form for BScEcon Information & Library Studies by Distance-Learning Reference Form for BScEcon Information & Library Studies by Distance-Learning

 

 

 

 

Courses for which alternative forms are used are:

 

Members of AU Staff may use the relevant versions of the above application forms but should also submit their Fee Exemption Form after it has been authorised by their Head of Department.

A supplementary application form is available for applications for PhD by Published Works.

 

 

 

Admission Requirements

A minimum of at least an upper second class honours degree is required for a PhD or for any funding. Some departments may require a relevant Masters degree in addition to a Bachelor's degree. Further information is available on the list of postgraduate courses. Please check with the relevant department.

Generally, the minimum requirement for a taught Masters course is a lower second class honours degree. However, some departments may require upper second class honours degrees (e.g. Department of International Politics) or relevant work experience (e.g. for MBA programme). Further information is available on the list of postgraduate courses. Please check with the relevant department.

Non-graduates with at least 24 months of relevant full-time work experience are welcome to apply for any Masters course. Their applications will be judged on an individual basis. They may not however apply for a place on a PGCE course or for a PhD programme.

 

English language requirements

If you are an international student who's native language is not English, please visit this web-page for further details.

 

When should I apply?

There is no closing date for applications for postgraduate study although there may be deadlines if you wish to be considered for funding. In most subject areas it is advisable to apply before the end of February if you wish to be considered for a funded place and before the end of July if you are able to fund yourself. The only exception is the MScEcon in Archive Administration where a closing date of 15 December exists for the receipt of applications.

UK and other EU applicants for research places in science subjects should, in the first instance, contact the relevant academic department regarding the availablity of project studentships and deadlines for application.

Those who will be accompanied by their children during their studies at Aberystwyth are advised to apply before 15th January. This should provide enough time to complete the admissions process and make appropriate arrangements for accommodation and childcare.

 

What happens after I apply?

If your application is complete (i.e. is made on the University application form and has two supporting letters of reference) it will be sent up to the relevant Academic Department on the day we receive it. If your application has no accompanying references we cannot process it and it remains in the Postgraduate Admissions Office until the references are received. In such a case we will send you a letter to say that we are awaiting one or more references.

Applications are considered by departments and you will be informed within six weeks of receipt of your complete application whether:

a) You are to be offered a place
b) You are to be invited for interview
c) We are unable to offer you a place

If you are to be offered a place you will be sent an offer letter setting out the conditions you will need to meet before you can register, the cost of your course and the date on which it starts. You will need to reply to this offer within six weeks and meet the conditions set before registration. For those starting in September, you will also be sent information about Registration and sessions for new postgraduates in August. Please note however that you will not be able to register until you have fulfilled all of the conditions that have been specified in the formal offer letter. Only then can we issue the formal acceptance letter.

Non-EEA students will require student visas in order to study full-time programmes. This can only be done if you have a firm letter of acceptance. The onus is on the student to secure their own visas. Non-EEA PhD and MPhil students in certain science subject will also require an ATAS certificate.

 

Registration

Registration takes place at the beginning of the session and all full time students are required to attend. Further details about exactly when and where you should register will be sent to you when you have met all the conditions in your offer letter and we know you will be definitely joining us. The "Essential Information for New Postgraduate Students" handbook will be distributed at the plenary meeting for new postgraduates at the start of the registration week.

 

Your Degree/Qualification at Aberystwyth University

Following structural changes to the University of Wales, and in common with all other universities in Wales, the University is now able to award degrees in its own name. We are pleased to inform you that, entrants to the University from 2009-2010 will, when they graduate, be awarded degrees from Aberystwyth University.

The degree awarding powers recognises the high academic standards and independence of the University and demonstrates our ambition and our commitment to continue to provide a high quality experience for our students.

 

Terms & Conditions

All students will be required as a condition of enrolment to abide by and to submit to the procedures of the University's Rules, Regulations and Information for Students. These are amended annually and circulated to all students. A copy of the current Rules, Regulations and Information for Students is available, on request, from the Admissions & Recruitment Office (01970 622021).

The University will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver courses in accordance with descriptions set out in the Prospectus. However, the University does not provide education to UK students on a commercial basis. It is also very largely dependent upon charitable and public funds, which the University has to manage in a way that is efficient and cost effective, in the context of the provision of a diverse range of courses to a large number of students. The University therefore reserves the right to make variations to the contents or methods of delivery of courses, to discontinue courses and to merge or combine courses, if such action is reasonably considered to be necessary by the University in the context of its wider purpose. If the University discontinues any course, it will use its reasonable endeavours to provide a suitable alternative course.

The University cannot accept responsibility, and expressly excludes liability , for damage to students' property, transfer of computer viruses to students' equipment, liability for breach of contract including cancellation of courses, lectures, laboratory, sessions, workshops, field trips and similar activities.

Any student who has outstanding fees shall not be awarded any degrees, diploma, certificate or qualification from the University until the debt is cleared. Such students shall be prevented from re-enrolling at the Institution and from using any of the University's facilities.


 
Postgraduate Admissions Office

 

Postgraduate Admissions Office, Student Welcome Centre

Aberystwyth University, Penglais,

ABERYSTWYTH. SY23 3FB, UK   

 

Tel: +44 (0) 1970 622270, Fax: +44 (0) 1970 622921,

E-mail: pg-admissions@aber.ac.uk , Website: www.aber.ac.uk/pga/