Qualifications explained

Source: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/qualifications/ Parent: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/

At the University of St Andrews, we offer a number of different qualifications to our postgraduate students. These are split into taught programmes and research degrees. Many programmes are available both full time and part time, and the length of study for students studying part time is usually twice that for students studying full time.

Take a look at the different postgraduate qualifications on offer from the University below.

Taught courses

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• MLitt, MRes, MSc

• Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip)

• Graduate Diploma (Grad Dip)

• Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert)

• Conversion MSc in Psychology

Research programmes

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• MSc (Res) and MSt (Res)

• MFA in Creative Writing

• MPhil

• PhD

• PhD by portfolio

• EngD

• MD

Other routes

Read more about the University’s other postgraduate study routes, including online and collaborative programmes.