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Why Study at St Andrews?
Weunderstandthat choosingwhere toundertakepostgraduate- level study is a complex decision. At St Andrews youwill find an exceptional academic tradition, a stimulating student community and helpful assistance at every level as you go through the application process and then begin your studies.
St Andrews is Scotland’s oldest university, and students have travelled fromaround theworld to study here for six centuries. We are the third oldest university in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. Our University continues to rank highly in league tables for the quality of our teaching, the depth of our research, and for the quality of the student experience. Postgraduate students find our unique location and the combination of aworld-class university closely linked to a vibrant andwelcoming local community to be an appealing destination.
The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) provides a profile for each submission of research activitymade by institutions across the UK. The last RAE in 2008 rated St Andrews very highly, confirming our international reputation for academic excellence across all disciplines. We emerged fromthe study ranked fourteenth in the UK and second in Scotland for the quality of our research across Science and the Arts,with 94 per cent of our research activity described as internationally recognised, and 60 per cent asworld leading/ internationally excellent. Philosophywas ranked first in the UK and Physics & Astronomy, German, Film Studies, AppliedMathematics and Psychologywere top in Scotland in their subject areas. Chemistry (which submitted jointlywith the University of Edinburgh as EaStCHEM) and Frenchwere top equal in Scotland in their respective categories. With 92 per cent of our academic staff submitted for consideration, our University is one of the most research intensive universities in the UK. Further details are available on page 25.
We continue to expand our portfolio of courses across the range of our academic Schools. The latest developments include three newopportunities in the School of Divinity and changes to the curriculumoffered by the School of English.
Our staff continue to develop a range of Distance Learning Programmes andwe currently have options available in the Schools of Art History, Divinity, International Relations and Psychology, aswell as the English Language Teaching Centre. Online resources are used to teach distance learners although almost all attend St Andrews for residentialmeetings at some point during their course.
Many postgraduate students have benefited fromusing the Museumof the University of St Andrews,which is also free to the public. MUSA (Museumof the University of St Andrews) opened in October 2008 and puts on display some of the real treasures amongst the University’s collection of over 112,000 artefacts. Also used for teaching purposes for ourMLitt Museumand Gallery Studies, themuseumhas four galleries, a ‘Learning Loft’ and a viewing terracewith panoramic views over St Andrews Bay.
A Recent Graduate Discount schemewas recently launched and thiswill continue in 2012-2013. We aimto recognise the loyalty shown by recent St Andrews students (thosewho graduated within the last three years) by offering thema 10 per cent discount on tuition fees for postgraduate courses.
Studentswho choose to study at St Andrews become part of a very cosmopolitan, close-knit local community aswell as a strong community of scholars. Our University is not a campus institution;we are integrated very closelywith the town and its people. Most students find it easy to settle into their new surroundings and enjoy the lifestyle on offer.
Further Information:
www.st-andrews.ac.uk www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/pg www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/pg/visiting
Events Calendar –
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/events Visit St Andrews –
www.standrews.co.uk
Engraving of North Street with students – c. 1900
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