12 months full time; 24 months part time
Fees per academic year 2013-14
UK and EU: full time £5,500 part time £2,750
International: full time £11,500 part time fees
More information is available about tuition fees and discounts.
This programme is designed to provide you with both the essential skills and the advanced knowledge and understanding to enable you to proceed to doctoral research. The social and political science research training provided will also be valuable for many non-academic careers, including careers in national and local government, international organisations, non-governmental organisations, social research and the media.
This programme, recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) under its 1+3 system (Master’s plus PhD) for funding postgraduate studies, focuses on the development of the skills necessary to undertake research in the social sciences in general, and politics in particular.
You take compulsory modules which cover: information skills; thinking about political research; doing political research; qualitative methodology in the arts, humanities and social sciences; thinking about research; introduction to quantitative methods; and the nature of enquiry and explanation. You then undertake a research project culminating in a 12,000-word dissertation.
Teaching and learning take place in workshops and practical classes, lectures, seminars, team-based problem-solving groups and in supervisory meetings for research papers and the dissertation.
Find out more detailed information about the programme modules
An upper-second-class Honours degree or above, or international equivalent, in international studies/politics or a related discipline. Relevant professional experience may also be considered. Applicants whose first language is not English require IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 90 (Internet-based) or equivalent.
If you are an international student and you do not meet the academic and English Language requirements for this degree programme, you may want to consider a preparation course at INTO Newcastle University. INTO Newcastle University is based on the University campus and offers a range of courses to help you prepare for study in the UK including the Graduate Diploma in Business and Social Sciences.
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has rules for international students regarding minimum English language requirements.
Full or partial fees bursaries may be available from the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology for UK/EU students.
International Students, consult your own government for funding. The University offers International Scholarships, and there are funding opportunities by external organisations available.
Students should consult their employers for sponsorship opportunities.
Visit our postgraduate application site.
There is no closing date for this programme. However, international students applying for September 2013 entry should apply by Friday 12 July 2013 to ensure that they have time to put appropriate arrangements in place.
Please note: As a formal condition of the offer to study at Newcastle University, students from outside the UK/EU are required to pay a deposit of £1,500 or submit an official letter of sponsorship for their chosen programme. The deposit payment is non refundable, but will be deducted from tuition fees upon registration.
For further information please contact:
Postgraduate Secretary
School of Geography, Politics and Sociology
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 222 5200
E-mail: gps@ncl.ac.uk
This programme is within the subject area of Politics.