Aberystwyth University: Postgraduate Admissions Office

ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY

Why Choose Aberystwyth?
Situated on the shores of Cardigan Bay, with a backdrop of stunning scenery in mid-Wales, there are many reasons, both academic and social, for choosing Aberystwyth for your Postgraduate studies:

• Traditional University established in 1872
• Excellence in teaching and research
• Research led University
• Information services that are among the best in the UK
• Access to the National Library of Wales, adjacent to the campus
• Extensive choice of courses
• Scenic coastal campus
• Compact campus
• High quality of University Accommodation
• Safe and friendly place to study

The Aberystwyth Postgraduate Research Studentship (APRS)

**** Worth over £12,600 per year ****

**** Deadlines 1st February and 1st March ****

Aberystwyth offers a number of generous scholarships for full-time PhD students. The APRS is worth over £12,600 per year for the successful applicants. Please note the deadline for receipt of applications for 2008 entry, for most departments, is 1st March 2008 (applicants for the Department of International Politics should submit their applications before 1st February 2008).

There may be additional funding options, please see http://www.aber.ac.uk/info/ps for further information.

Aberystwyth University has 17 departments offering postgraduate opportunities in the following areas:

Accounting and Finance
Archive Administration
Agricultural and Rural Studies
Art / Art History
Biological Sciences
Business Studies (MBA)
Celtic Studies and Irish
Complex Fluids
Computer Science
Creative Writing
Drama
Economics
Education
English
Environmental Science
Equine Science
European Languages
Film and TV Studies
Geography and Earth Sciences
Heritage Studies
History
International Politics
Information and Library Studies
Law and Criminology
Management
Mathematics
Physics
Sport and Exercise Science
Strategic Studies
Teacher Training
Theatre Studies
Welsh
Welsh History

The benefits of Postgraduate Study at Aberystwyth
• Obtain a Masters degree to enhance your current skills or to gain new skills if you want to change the direction of your career.
• Pursue a research degree in order to apply your acquired knowledge and discover more about your chosen field.
• Aberystwyth is regarded as having a friendly and supportive community, within which there is also a strong postgraduate community.
• Postgraduate students benefit from their own Office of Postgraduate Studies, overseen by a dedicated Director of Postgraduate Studies.
• Living costs are low compared to other parts of the UK
• Scenic, coastal campus located in the area with Britain’s lowest crime rate.
• Research led university: Aberystwyth has one of the highest research income per member of academic staff of any British university
• Excellent academic research and teaching standards.
• Outstanding research facilities including free access to the National Library of Wales.
• Aberystwyth registered the highest score in the UK for student satisfaction in The Times Good University Guide 2008, published on 16th August 2007

Study/Funding

General funding sources