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How to contact us Our preferredmethod of communication is email using one of the following two addresses, as appropriate:


If you have not already applied for a place at St Andrews: E : pgrecruitment@st-andrews.ac.uk


If you have submitted an application for a place at St Andrews: E : pgadmissions@st-andrews.ac.uk


Application forms and user notes available here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/pg/Applicationprocess


Postal address: Postgraduate Admissions Old Burgh School AbbeyWalk St Andrews Fife, KY16 9LB


T : +44 (0)1334 463325


The documents we require from all applicants An application to St Andrews is not considered complete until the following documentation has been received by us either in paper or electronic form:


• A copy of your CV / resumé. • Evidence of qualification(s). (E.g. your degree certificate & transcript.)


• Evidence of English Language proficiency (required if English is not your first language).


• Two academic references. For taught applicants, emails are sent fromSt Andrews directly to your refereeswhen you apply.


• WrittenWork – Arts & Divinity Faculty applicants should submit a sample piece ofwrittenwork (nomore than 2,000 words). Please note this includes applications to Art History, Classics, English, Film Studies, International Relations, Modern Languages, Philosophy and Social Anthropology.


• Research Proposal – all applicants applying for a PhD / DLang /MPhil should include an outline in English (around 500words) of their proposed research topic. It is best to consultwith our academic staff before submitting your application.


Please note that Philosophy, Film Studies, Chemistry and Biology require the completion of the full online application formaswell as a separate formas part of their application process. These formsmust be submitted alongwith your other information, and can be downloaded fromourweb pages.


Each application is judged on its individualmerit.


Admissions Policy The University handles applicationswithin the framework of its Admissions and Equal Opportunities Statement, a copy ofwhich can be found on ourweb pages: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/statement


Decisions on your application Decisions on each applicationmade to postgraduate programmes aremade by the academic Schools and returned to Postgraduate Admissions,who then communicate the decision to you inwriting. The decision could be:


1) An Unconditional offer,whichmeans that you have already satisfied all the academic conditions required for entry andwe are offering you a place.


2) A Conditional offer,whichmeans that you have not yet satisfied the academic conditions required for entry. The condition(s) of your admissionwill be given in the offer letter andmay include such things as the classification of your forthcoming degree, or evidence of English language ability.


3) We are unable to offer you a place.


Please remember that the offer of a place on one of our taught or research courses does not carrywith it the guarantee of financial support for that course. See page 14.


Students generally begin their studies in September at the start of theMartinmas Semester. It is often possible for research students to begin their studies at other points during the year, by special arrangement. Thosewho cannot take up their place during the academic yearmay request deferment.


Deferral Studentswishing to defer their place until the following year should contact Postgraduate Admissions directly.


Visiting Scholars Applications are also invited frompostgraduate students who seek entry for either a semester or year abroad in St Andrews,working on coursework, research or both. We run a Visiting Scholar programme and you should contact the appropriate academic School in the first instance to discuss these opportunities. The final decision about whether to accept a Visiting Scholar or not normally rests with the Head of the School or Department that a student wishes to join.


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