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Postgraduate Prospectus 2013

The University of Winchester offers you: 

• research activity at national and international levels of excellence 

• a supportive study and research community 

• innovative and forward-thinking teaching and supervision with 

scholars at the forefront of their disciplines 

• a beautiful location in Hampshire in the ancient cathedral city of 

Winchester, one hour away from London 

• an attractive campus, situated in the shadow of the South Downs, 

within walking distance of Winchester city centre. 

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Postgraduate Prospectus 2013 1

Why study at Winchester? 

Winchester offers you a postgraduate learning experience which targets your career 

ambitions, deepens your knowledge and enhances your skills. 

We value freedom, justice, truth, human rights and collective effort for the public good. 

The University of Winchester was founded on these ideals and endeavors to live them 

out in everything we do. 

Intellectual freedom 

Intellectual freedom and its appropriate 

expression are at the heart of our 

business. 

Social justice 

We seek to embody social justice and 

develop our students as effective and 

fulfilled global citizens. They will be 

prepared to challenge the status quo and 

will have the strength to stand up for 

what they believe to be true. 

Diversity 

We delight in diversity. 

Spirituality 

The University celebrates its Christian 

foundation and welcomes people of all 

faiths and none. Together we aim to 

explore the mystery of life and to grow in 

wisdom and love. 

Individuals matter 

The wellbeing of individuals is important, 

as are their opinions and views. 

Creativity 

Permeability, agility and imagination are 

central to our generation and exchange of 

knowledge. 

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In 2011, Winchester became the first 

University in the UK to be awarded a 

five-star accreditation rating for overall 

organisational excellence by the British 

Quality Foundation, under its ‘Recognised 

for Excellence’ scheme which uses the 

EFQM Excellence Model. 

Source: British Quality Foundation 

Winchester’s results from the PTES 2012, 

conducted by the Higher Education 

Academy in conjunction with 83 higher 

education institutions in the UK, revealed 

91 per cent of taught postgraduate 

students agreed the overall experience of 

their course had met or exceeded their 

expectations. 

Over 96 per cent of our students reported 

their experience at Winchester met or 

exceeded expectations in terms of skills 

and personal development, and career 

and professional development. 

Source: Postgraduate Taught Experience 

Survey (PTES) 2012 

In the most recent Research Assessment 

Exercise (RAE), 75 per cent of the 

University’s submitted research was 

considered internationally recognised, 

with some research achieving the highest 

grade possible (4*) and a rating of 

“quality that is world-leading in terms of 

originality, significance and rigour”. 

History performed particularly strongly 

in the RAE, with 90 per cent of research 

submitted considered internationally 

recognised. 

Source: Research Assessment 

Exercise (RAE) 2008 

The University of Winchester was 

shortlisted for ‘Outstanding Leadership 

and Management Team’ in the 2012 

and 2010 Times Higher Leadership 

and Management Awards. In 2009 the 

University was shortlisted for ‘University 

of the Year’. 

Source: Times Higher Education (THE) 

awards 2009, 2010 and 2012 


Contents 


The Winchester Experience 

The city of Winchester 7 

Around Winchester 9 

Campus life 10 

Sport 13 

Student accommodation 15 

Tuition fees and financial support 17 

Student Services 19 

European students (EU) 22 

International students (non-EU) 23 

Developing your future 26 

Taught postgraduate 

courses 

A-Z 41 

Your application 

Applying for postgraduate 

study at Winchester 141 

How to find us 143 

Index 145 

Research excellence 

Research environment 29 

Research and Knowledge 

Exchange Centre 30 

Faculty of Arts 32 

Faculty of Business, Law and Sport 33 

Faculty of Education, 

Health and Social Care 34 

Faculty of Humanities and 

Social Sciences 35 

Visit us 37 

Postgraduate study options 38 

Research degrees 

Research degrees at Winchester 111 

MPhil/PhD 112 

Research in the Faculty of Arts 114 

Research in the Faculty of 

Business, Law and Sport 122 

Research in the Faculty of Education, 

Health and Social Care 126 

Research in the Faculty of 

Humanities and Social Sciences 130 

Doctor of Business Administration 134 

Doctor of Creative Arts 

(Creative Writing), Doctor of 

Creative Arts (Performing Arts) 136 

Doctor of Education 138 

Doctor of Theology and Practice 139 


The Winchester 

Experience 


The city of Winchester 

Winchester is one of the most beautiful 

cathedral cities in the UK. It is located 

at the centre of southern England, in the 

county of Hampshire, and is just one 

hour away from London by train. 

Winchester is a small but lively historic 

city. It is renowned for its ancient history, 

its cathedral and high quality of life. 

Shopping 

Winchester has a bustling atmosphere 

for shopping with many well-known 

high street brands in residence blended 

in with some unique independent shops 

and boutiques. Many of the locally 

owned businesses are nestled on the 

picturesque cobbled streets which 

surround Winchester Cathedral. 

The city plays host to the Hampshire 

Farmers’ Market, usually every fortnight. 

It attracts interesting culinary providers 

and celebrity chefs, such as James Martin 

and Jamie Oliver. 

Going out 

There is a strong café and restaurant 

culture in Winchester and the city has 

attracted leading chefs and high quality 

brands such as Raymond Blanc and Hotel 

Du Vin. The cafés offer a wide selection of 

indoor and outdoor settings to peoplewatch 

over a cappuccino. Winchester 

has an array of award-winning pubs and 

bars, which offer a traditional pint or a 

cosmopolitan cocktail. 


The city of Winchester 

Winchester holds the prestigious 

Purple Flag, a national award which 

recognises cities which are safe and 

enjoyable places for a night out. 

Culture 

There are two theatres in the city and a 

Guildhall, which is a regular venue for 

concerts, stand-up comedy and shows. 

The city has an unusual cinema inside 

a converted military chapel, which 

screens a programme of independent and 

international films in addition to popular 

movies on general release. 

The city and its surrounding district have 

inspired literary classics by Jane Austen 

and John Keats. This has made Winchester 

the ideal setting for literary events and 

 

writers’ festivals, some of which are held 

at or organised by the University. 

Winchester also holds the Hat Fair every 

year, which is a famous street theatre 

festival, and there is also the annual Art 

and Mind Festival. 

History 

The city is famous for being the ancient 

capital of England chosen by King 

Alfred the Great as the seat of power 

for his kingdom of Wessex. William the 

Conqueror commissioned the monks 

of Winchester to compile his notorious 

Domesday Book, which was housed in 

the Kings Castle. The Castle’s Great Hall 

remains and in it is the legendary ‘Round 

Table of King Arthur’. Winchester is also 

the resting place of author Jane Austen, 

who is buried in Winchester Cathedral. 

Transport links 

Winchester has excellent transport 

links including a direct train service to 

London Waterloo which runs every 20 

minutes during peak times. The station 

is well served by trains running to 

and from Southampton, Basingstoke, 

Bournemouth, Weymouth, Brighton, the 

New Forest and the rest of the UK. 

The location of the University of 

Winchester is extremely convenient for 

accessing research libraries such as those 

in London, Oxford and Cambridge. 

The University of Winchester is located 

close to the M3 which provides easy road 

access to the M25 and M27. Travelling 

to and from Heathrow and Gatwick 

airports is easy by both road and train, 

and Southampton Airport is located 15 

minutes away by train and offers services 

within the UK, the Channel Islands and 

mainland Europe. 

The National Express coach service picks 

up from Winchester and serves various 

destinations across the UK. Ferry services 

from Portsmouth link to various ports in 

France and Spain. 


Around Winchester 

The excellent transport links to and 

from Winchester enable our students to 

visit the surrounding area with ease and 

there are lots of interesting places to 

experience. 

Winchester is one hour away by train 

from London Waterloo. Many students 

choose to go to London for the national 

art galleries, museums and theatres and 

to explore the tourist attractions (see 

Tower Bridge below, left). 

The city of Southampton is located 

20 minutes away by train and offers 

further shopping and entertainment 

opportunities. It provides ferry links to the 

Isle of Wight and there are various sailing 

clubs around the city if you want to head 

out on the Solent. 

The Isle of Wight hosts two major music 

festivals, Bestival and the Isle of Wight 

Festival. There are also various competitive 

sailing events throughout the year. 

Waterfront shopping and more 

entertainment is available in the naval city 

of Portsmouth, which is about 30 minutes 

away from Winchester. The Historic 

Dockyards offer the opportunity to get 

aboard the Mary Rose and HMS Victory. 

Less than an hour’s drive away are the 

famous seaside resorts of Bournemouth 

and Poole, and there is a regular train 

service between Winchester and Brighton. 

There are also tranquil areas to explore 

such as the New Forest, Stonehenge (see 

below, top right), Salisbury and the South 

Downs. Winchester is located well to 

enjoy Dorset’s Jurassic Coast (see below, 

bottom right) – England’s first natural 

World Heritage Site. 


Campus life 

The central facilities and services for 

our students are located on our King 

Alfred Campus, which is situated in 

the shadow of the South Downs, 

within walking distance of the historic 

cathedral city of Winchester. The 

campus offers a dynamic academic 

environment within a friendly and 

supportive community. 

Winchester has a strong reputation for 

research and teaching in the arts, business, 

education, health and social care, humanities 

and social sciences. Research and knowledge 

exchange are at the heart of activities at 

Winchester and we have academic staff at 

the forefront of their disciplines. 

There is a wealth of academic and social 

facilities offered on or close to the campus 

providing excellent opportunities for study, 

research, enterprise, learning, teaching, 

socialising, sports and recreation. 

Martial Rose Library 

This modern three-storey building is 

located on the King Alfred Campus. It 

houses a collection of over 250,000 

books, videos and sound recordings 

and receives some 1,000 journals with 

electronic access to thousands more. 

The library offers facilities for learning 

and research with study spaces for more 

than 450 readers, of which over 100 are 

equipped with computers. There are seven 

study rooms which can booked for group 

work sessions. The online catalogue and 

virtual enquiry desk links students to 

the services, databases and electronic 

resources needed for study and research. 


Campus life 

The Martial Rose Library is also home to 

the Sybil Campbell Library and Thorold 

and Lyttelton Library. 

IT facilities 

Winchester hosts over 600 networked 

PCs for students located within the 

library, IT Centre, faculty buildings and 

the 24-hour access Learning Café. 

All campus accommodation has Internet 

access at no extra cost and there is 

wireless access providing good roaming 

across the campus. IT training courses 

are provided free of charge for students, 

covering the major software applications, 

web-authoring and image manipulation. 

One-to-one help for particular issues may 

also be arranged. 

Additional facilities include printing, 

scanning, binding and laminating. We also 

sell IT-related consumables. A loan service 

offers photographic, video, lighting and 

audio equipment. Training and support is 

provided on how to use the multimedia 

suite, TV studio, video editing suites and 

video copying facilities. 


Exchange Centre 

The Research and Knowledge Exchange 

Centre is dedicated to research, enterprise 

and consultancy. It provides excellent 

resources for postgraduate students, 

particularly research students as it is the 

centre of research administration and 

support services. For more information 

see page 30. 

University Centre 

The University Centre is situated at 

the front of the King Alfred Campus. 

It opened in September 2007 amidst 

high architectural acclaim, including 

an award from the Royal Institute of 

British Architects (RIBA). The building 

has become the centre of social life on 

campus. It is spread over four floors 

and encompasses the Student Union, a 

bookshop, a mini-mart style shop and 

places to eat and drink, including the Food 

Hall, Terrace Bar and the Learning Café, 

which offers 24-hour Internet access. 

Student Union 

The Student Union is based in the University 

Centre. There is always lots going on, 

especially in the evening, and it caters for all 

music tastes. It organises comedy and quiz 

nights and live music. There is also a cinema 

with a dedicated programme of films. 

A variety of clubs, societies and 

associations are run in the Student 

Union, offering the chance to get 

involved in a wide range of activities 

such as film, radio, performing arts, 

fundraising and volunteering, as well as 


Campus life 

a range of sports such as rugby, football, 

skiing and snowboarding. The Union 

provides support and welfare services, 

accompanied by awareness campaigns 

throughout the year. 

Arts and culture 

The University of Winchester has a strong 

commitment to the performing arts and 

drama. The University is part of a thriving 

network of performing arts activity 

involving national and international artists 

and professional performance companies. 

Students and staff regularly perform at 

national events such as the Edinburgh 

Fringe Festival and the University is 

involved every year in the Winchester Hat 

Fair – a famous street theatre festival. 

The University offers excellent facilities 

for performance and rehearsal. The 

new Performing Arts Studios won the 

National Civic Trust Award in 2012. It is 

a two-storey building with six studios 

offering the latest technology for student 

productions. The Studios are located on 

the King Alfred Campus close to existing 

performance facilities, the Performance 

Gymnasium, the Arts Centre and the 

Human Movement Centre. 

Faith 

The University of Winchester has a 

Christian Foundation and we have a 

strong commitment to spirituality. We 

welcome students from all faiths, of no 

faith and all cultural backgrounds, and 

we are committed to responding to the 

religious and spiritual needs of all of our 

students. We have a Chapel and a Muslim 

prayer room, a Faith Space is planned for 

faith and non-faith groups. There is an 

established Chaplaincy which operates 

closely with a thriving Christian Union, 

and a Chapel Choir which participates 

annually in the Church Colleges and 

Universities Choirs Festival. 

Sports 

There are excellent sports facilities 

available on the King Alfred Campus 

and at the University’s impressive new 

Winchester Sports Stadium, which is 

located at Bar End in Winchester. The 

University caters for a wide range of team 

sports such as football, rugby, cricket and 

hockey. There is a well-equipped fitness 

suite, tennis courts and a sports hall. For 

more information about sports facilities 

see page 13. 

The Link Gallery is an arts space at the 

University which is open to the general 

public. There is an exhibition programme 

throughout the year featuring established 

and emerging artists of a host of visual 

arts such as photography, painting and 

sculpture. There is also a fascinating array 

of visual arts displayed on campus – all 

are the creative works of students, staff, 

alumni and local professional artists. 


Winchester sport 

The University of Winchester offers 

excellent indoor and outdoor sports 

facilities for students. One of these 

facilities is the Winchester Sports 

Stadium, located at Bar End in 

Winchester. It offers an Olympicstandard 

400-metre eight-lane athletics 

track with supporting facilities for 

field events. There is also an allweather 

sports pitch for hockey and 

football complete with floodlighting. 

The Stadium is equipped with a 

pavilion offering high quality changing 

rooms and a meeting space with AV 

equipment. 

Throughout the year the Sports Stadium 

provides a base to a number of sports 

clubs from within the community as well 

as providing an excellent facility to host 

large scale events attracting thousands 

of spectators and competitors into 

Winchester every year. 

In September 2013 we will be opening 

a brand new Fitness Suite which will 

provide the latest equipment to give 

individuals the enjoyment of getting fit 

with friends. Located within the new 

accommodation on Burma Road, a wide 

range of equipment will be available to 

use in this exciting new environment 

which will inspire anyone to get active. 

The King Alfred Campus facilities boast a 

multi-use sports hall, tennis courts and 

a squash court. There are aerobic, dance 

and yoga classes which take place in the 

dance studios on campus. 

There is a 25-metre six-lane swimming 

pool located at the nearby River Park 

Leisure Centre in Winchester. The River 

Park Leisure Centre (not linked to the 

University) offers student discounts on 

the use of its facilities. 


Student accommodation 


quality accommodation and helps you 

secure housing throughout university 

life. 

Availability 

Postgraduate students 

There may be rooms available on 

campus for full-time postgraduate 

students. A decision will be taken 

in spring 2013 on availability of 

rooms. If there are not rooms 

available on campus, or if you 

prefer not to live on campus, you 

will need to secure accommodation 

in the private rented sector in 

Winchester. Our dedicated private 

sector housing team will help you 

get in touch with others coming to 

Winchester and send you advice 

and accommodation listings. 

International (non-EU) students 

We guarantee full-time 

international (non-EU) students a 

room on campus for the duration of 

their studies provided they apply for 

accommodation by 1 August of their 

year of entry and are studying at 

Winchester for a full academic year. 

Students with disabilities 

We guarantee a room on campus 

(subject to availability of suitable 

rooms) for the duration of their 

course to full-time students with 

disabilities who provide evidence of 

medical needs. Applications must be 

received by 1 August. 

What’s on offer? 

Postgraduate students 

Depending on demand for rooms from new 

first year undergraduate students, there 

may be rooms available on campus for fulltime 

postgraduate students. A dedicated 

area would be set aside for postgraduate 

and mature undergraduate students. 

Please check our website for confirmation 

of availability in spring 2013. 

If rooms on campus are not available or if 

you prefer to live off campus, Winchester 

is a friendly city offering a range of 

accommodation in the private rented 

sector. You can choose between lodging 

with a resident landlord or sharing a 

house with other students. Self-contained 

one and two bedroom flats are also 

available. All the central residential 

areas are within walking distance of the 

University and our dedicated off campus 

housing team can help put you in touch 

with other postgraduate students coming 

to Winchester. 

When you have accepted a place to 

study at Winchester, you can request 

accommodation listings from our Student/ 

Landlord forum and we will send you 

advice on other places to look for housing. 

Visit the website from early April onwards 

to apply for help with housing. 

Families and couples 

There are five one bedroom and one two 

bedroom flats on campus available to 

couples or small families. Please see the 

website for more details about eligibility 

and how to apply. 

International (non-EU) students 

Full-time international students (who 

will be at Winchester for the full academic 

year) who apply before the deadline 

can live on campus for the duration of 

their course. 

This will be in either the catered halls 

of residence or the self-catered student 

villages based on the King Alfred Campus 

and at West Downs, both within walking 

distance of Winchester city centre. 

All campus accommodation includes 

unlimited Internet access. There is a 

communal telephone provided or you can 

opt to have a private phone in your room. 

Students with disabilities 

Full-time students with disabilities, who 

can provide evidence of a medical need 

to be on campus, can apply for a room on 

campus (subject to availability of suitable 

rooms) for the duration of their course. 

Specially-adapted accommodation is 

available for students with a physical 

disability or hearing impairment. All 

sites have live-in Wardens, 24-hour first 

aid trained site security, Residential 

Assistants and police liaison. 

Part-time students 

Part-time students will need to secure 

accommodation in the private rented 

sector in Winchester. 

When you have accepted a place to 

study at Winchester, you can request 

accommodation listings from our 

Student/Landlord forum and we will send 

you advice on other places to look for 



housing. Visit the website from early April 

onwards to apply for help with housing. 

King Alfred Campus 

Catered halls of residence 

Accommodation on the King Alfred 

Campus is in purpose-built residences 

situated very close to the Student 

Union, the library and launderette. The 

accommodation is catered and works on 

a part-board system. Your catering card 

enables you to purchase meals provided 

in the University Centre which hosts a 

range of catering facilities. 

There are three halls of residence: St 

Elizabeth’s Hall, Alwyn Hall and Beech 

Glade. Each offers larger-than-average 

single study bedrooms with washbasins, 

shared kitchenettes and bathroom 

facilities. 

Queen’s Road Student Village 

Self-catered 

This new student village opened in 

September 2010 and it is located 

adjacent to the King Alfred Campus, 

next door to Alywn Hall. There are 400 

en suite rooms spread over a number of 

buildings, arranged in cluster flats with 

shared kitchen facilities. 

West Downs Student Village 

Self-catered 

The award-winning West Downs Student 

Village is located just a few hundred 

metres away from the King Alfred 

Campus. With over 700 students in 

residence, the Village is a real community 

with its own shop, laundrette and café. 

There is a choice of standard or en suite 

single study bedrooms with shared 

kitchen facilities. 

Burma Road Student Village 

Self-catered 

Adjacent to the King Alfred Campus is 

our exciting new residential development 

due to be completed for the 2013-14 

academic year. It will consist of 500 en 

suite rooms, arranged in flats of six to 

eight bedrooms. 

Quality assurance 

We ensure you will be looked after on 

campus in our student accommodation 

and that good quality housing is available 

off campus too. All landlords who 

advertise on our website are registered 

with the University and all properties 

have to meet Winchester City Council’s 

Student Housing Accreditation Scheme 

Standards. 

Costs 

Prices and contract lengths vary. Details 

are provided on the housing pages of the 

university website. 

How to apply 

Details of how to apply for 

accommodation are sent to students 

when an offer to study at Winchester is 

made. Please see www.winchester.ac.uk 

for further information. 


Tuition fees and financial support 

Financial advice and assistance is 

available to students at Winchester 

to help support you while undertaking 

study. The cost of tuition fees depends 

on the type of postgraduate study 

you are proposing to do and a range of 

financial assistance is available. 

At the time of this prospectus going to 

print, the University was in the process of 

finalising its postgraduate tuition fees and 

financial support for 2013 entry, for the 

most up-to-date information please see our 

website. Please note the details contained in 

this prospectus about PGCE tuition fees and 

associated financial support were correct at 

the time of going to print. 

Tuition fees from 2013 

Masters degrees, research degrees 

and other postgraduate awards 

For the most up-to-date information 

please see www.winchester.ac.uk/ 

studentsandmoney 

PGCE funding 

Full-time 

Government support packages are 

available to UK/EU students undertaking 

a PGCE. To apply for these please visit the 

Student Finance website at 

www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance 

Financial support includes: 

• Tuition Fee Loan 

These are non-means tested. The 

government pays the University for your 

fees and you pay them back when you 

graduate and earn over £21,000. If you 

do not take the loan then you will have 

to pay your fees whilst you study. 

• Maintenance Grants and Loans 

All full-time PGCE students are entitled 

to apply for a means tested grant of 

up to £3,250 based on your household 

income. This can be topped up with a 

maintenance loan. For more information 

on how much you could be entitled to 

in the way of maintenance support visit 


Part-time 

Tuition fee loans are available to UK/EU 

students undertaking a PGCE. These are 

non-means tested. The government pays 

the University for your fees and you pay 

them back when you earn over £21,000. 

If you do not take the loan then you will 

have to pay your fees whilst you study. 

These loans are available to students 

studying at 25 per cent intensity or 

greater. For more information visit 


Teaching Agency (TA) bursaries 

The TA awards bursaries to PGCE students 

on the basis of the classification of their 

undergraduate degree and the subject 

or level they are training to teach. In 

2012/13 primary trainees holding a firstclass 

Honours at undergraduate level 

were awarded £9,000 over the duration 

of their course. Primary trainees holding 

an upper second-class Honours degree 

were awarded £5,000. For up to date 

information for 2013/14 entry visit 

www.education.gov.uk/get-into-teaching 

Early Years Professional Status 

(EYPS) fees and financial support 

At the time of this prospectus going 

to print the Children’s Workforce 

Development Council (CWDC) was 

confirming its level of financial support 

for EYPS training. For further information 

please contact the EYPS Programme 

Administrator by emailing 

eyps@winchester.ac.uk or by calling 

+44 (0) 1962 827467. 

Research degree funding 

Funding support for research degrees may 

be available from research councils and 

the University. 

The research councils offer financial 

support to some taught Masters 

programmes and research programmes. 

The Arts and Humanities Research 

Council (AHRC) offers a studentship 

scheme for both full and part-time 

research study in the field of humanities. 

For further information contact the 

Course Enquiries and Applications 

team (Masters programmes) or the 

Research and Knowledge Exchange 

Centre (research programmes). Further 

information about the different research 

councils and the schemes available 

can be found on www.prospects.ac.uk/ 

funding_my_further_study 

Research students who are self-funded 

can also apply for research expenses. 

In order to apply, students must 

fulfil certain criteria and be making 

satisfactory progress on their course. 

For more information contact the 



Tuition fees and financial support 

Centre on +44 (0) 1962 827483 or 

email research@winchester.ac.uk 

General financial support for 

postgraduate study 

Alumni research scholarship 

Alumni research scholarships are available 

to all former University of Winchester 

students who have completed an 

undergraduate degree or Masters degree 

at the University. For more information 

please visit www.winchester.ac.uk/ 


Access to Learning Funds (UK 

students only) 

All UK full-time and some part-time 

students may be able to apply to the Access 

to Learning Fund if facing unforeseen 

financial hardship. Self-funding postgraduate 

students will need to show they have 

made realistic provision at the start of the 

course to fund both fees and living costs. 

Applications are means tested and an 

appointment should be made in the first 

instance to see a Student Adviser by calling 

Student Services on +44 (0) 1962 827341. 

Disabled students 

Students with a disability may be eligible 

for help with a Disabled Students’ 

Allowance (DSA). The guide Bridging the 

Gap: a guide to the Disabled Students’ 

Allowance in higher education gives full 

details. It can be accessed from 

www.direct.gov.uk 

To apply, ask Student Finance to send you 

the DSA application form. You can also 

download this from the website at 


Part-time work 

Working part-time while studying is 

another option. The JobShop advertises 

part-time paid work on campus and in the 

local area as well as full-time graduate job 

vacancies, work experience opportunities, 

internships and vacation work. 

Contact careers@winchester.ac.uk for 

further information, telephone the careers 

service on +44 (0) 1962 827310 or view 

page 26. 

Employer sponsorship 

Some students may be sponsored by 

their employer. If the course or research 

you intend to follow is relevant, your 

employer may be able to offer some 

assistance towards your study. 

Professional and career 

development loans 

These are primarily designed for 

vocational courses and so may be an 

option for you, depending on the course 

you wish to study. For further details 

call +44 (0) 800 585 505 or visit 

www.direct.gov.uk/cdl 

Student Finance 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827008 

Email: 

studentsandmoney@winchester.ac.uk 

Web: www.winchester.ac.uk/ 



Student Services 

Our Student Services department 

provides information and advice to 

students on a wide range of issues 

including childcare, finding a job, 

finance, wellbeing, mentoring, 

disabilities, a range of learning 

differences and health care. 

Mature student support 

Support is available to provide one-toone 

advice and guidance to prospective 

and enrolled mature students (over the 

age of 21) on practical and support issues. 

Childcare 

West Downs Nursery is run by fully 

qualified staff and is registered with Social 

Services as a day nursery to take children 

between the ages of six weeks and five 

years. A small subsidy is available for 

term-time only places but students who 

are eligible can also apply for Access to 

Learning Funds. 

Student health 

If you move to Winchester to study it 

is important you register with a doctor 

under the NHS as soon as possible. 

Friarsgate Medical Practice attends 

our enrolment week to offer medical 

registration. Appointments are available 

with a medical practitioner from 

Friarsgate each weekday throughout term. 

Counselling 

Counselling offers you a safe and 

confidential space and support when you 

are troubled by a personal matter. The 

service runs groups on issues such as selfesteem, 

stress and anxiety management 

and assertiveness. 

Financial support 

Financial advice is available for students 

who encounter difficulties funding their 

studies or need tips on budgeting. For 

further information on the financial 

support provided by the University see 

pages 17-18. 

International student support 

We offer information and support as well 

as practical advice on a range of issues 

including immigration, employment, 

academic, financial and personal concerns. 

There is also an orientation programme 

to help you settle into university life. For 

further information see pages 23-24. 

Disability support 

The University of Winchester welcomes 

applications from people with 

disabilities or learning differences. 

There is a dedicated Disability Support 

team and they ensure the provision of 

specialist support or facilities to meet 

requirements arising from impairments, 

medical conditions and specific learning 

differences, such as dyslexia. They also 

provide advice about the Disabled 

Students’ Allowance (DSA) and can 

organise training on assistive technology 

and software applications. 

The best way for you to assess our 

facilities in terms of your individual needs 

is to make an appointment to visit us 

before you apply. During your visit you 

will meet a disability adviser who will 

endeavour to identify the facilities you are 

likely to need and discuss accommodation 

and accessibility. 



Careers Service 

This provides careers information, advice 

and guidance to help you with career 

planning and professional development. 

You can research careers and access oneto-one 

support with a careers adviser and 

a programme of events runs throughout 

the year. 

The JobShop and volunteering service 

advertises job vacancies and a wide range 

of local volunteering opportunities. 

For more details about the University’s 

Careers Service please see page 26. 

Study Skills 

The Study Skills department provides 

one-to-one consultations for 

postgraduate students. Students who 

have been out of education for some time 

may find this support particularly useful. 

You will find a broad range of materials 

available from SkillsNet accessed via the 

University Portal. 

Chaplaincy 

The Chaplaincy team is here to support 

you during your time at Winchester, 

whatever your faith background. There is 

a Chapel located in the centre of the King 

Alfred Campus, which offers regular prayer 

and worship opportunities and debates and 

discussions for all. There is also a Muslim 

Prayer Room. To find out more contact 

Chaplaincy@winchester.ac.uk 


Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827341 

Email: 

Student.Services@winchester.ac.uk 


European students (EU) 

With Southampton Airport and London 

being so near, students from other 

countries find studying at the University 

of Winchester an attractive prospect. 

Orientation Programme 

All new EU students are invited to attend 

the Orientation Programme just before 

the academic year begins. 

Accommodation 

See pages 15-16 for more information 

about accommodation. 

Health 

All students need to register with a local 

doctor and helpful advice is available 

from the University Nurse. If you are in 

the UK for more than six months you 

receive free treatment from the National 

Health Service (NHS). If your stay is for 

less than six months and you hold form 

E128 you can receive free NHS treatment. 

Support during your studies 

The Student Services team is available to 

help with non-academic issues, see pages 

19-20 for more information. 

Tuition fees and scholarships 

For information about tuition fees and the 

financial assistance available see pages 

17-18. 

Working in the UK 

EU students studying full-time or parttime 

can undertake paid employment. 

You do not require a visa and there are no 

restrictions on the number of hours you 

can work. If you are a national from one 

of the new accession states please see the 

UKCISA website at www.ukcisa.org.uk 

English language support 

English tutors offer help with written 

work and other language-related aspects 

of academic work. There are pre-sessional 

courses in English language available. 

Charges may apply for some additional 

language support classes. 

English language requirements 

Postgraduate candidates require a 

minimum of IELTS 6.5 (including 6.5 

in academic writing) or an equivalent 

qualification. This applies to all 

programmes except MA Journalism and 

MA English Studies: Literature in Context. 

Applications for MA Journalism and MA 

English Studies: Literature in Context 

need to achieve a minimum of IELTS 7.0 

(including 7.0 in academic writing) or 

equivalent. 

If you do not have the necessary level 

of English, there are pre-sessional 

English language training programmes 

available at the University. Please see the 

University website for details. 

How to apply 

EU students apply in the same way as 

British students, see pages 141-142 

for details. 

Course Enquiries 

and Applications 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827234 

Email: 

course.enquiries@winchester.ac.uk 


International students (non-EU) 

A growing number of international 

students are making the University of 

Winchester their first choice for UK 

study. We offer a high quality learning 

experience and safe and supportive 

community to enable you to make the 

most of studying in the UK. 

The University has dedicated members 

of staff in the International Recruitment 

team to advise you about life and study 

at Winchester. They work closely with 

international partners to assist students 

with their applications. The International 

Student Officers can provide guidance 

about immigration and applying for a visa. 

Immigration 

Full-time non-EU/EEA international 

students need to apply for a Tier 4 

(General) Student visa under the UK 

Border Agency’s Points Based System. This 

will require you to have a Confirmation 

of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) from 

our University, which is issued after 

you have paid your deposit. It will also 

require you to demonstrate you have the 

means to support yourself financially. 

Please see www.ukvisas.gov.uk and 

www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk for further 

information. 

Tuition fees from 2013 

At the time of this prospectus going to 

print in October 2012, the University 

was in the process of finalising its 

postgraduate tuition fees. 

For the most up-to-date information 

please visit our website. 

Living costs 

The UK Council for International Student 

Affairs (UKCISA) and UNIAID, an 

independent charity helping students 

cope with finance, offer an online 

International Student Calculator to help 

international students plan and manage 

their finances for studies in the UK. It is 

available online at 

www.studentcalculator.org.uk/international 

International student 

scholarships and other financial 

support 

Winchester International Scholarships 

are available each year for non-EU 

students studying taught programmes. 

They are offered on a competitive basis 

and successful candidates are awarded 

a part remission of fees. Scholarships 

constitute a reduction in tuition fees of no 

more than £1,000 for the academic year. 

Students must re-apply in subsequent 

years and there is no guarantee the award 

will be made every year. Applications are 

considered only when a firm offer of a 

place has been made. 

Winchester International Research 

Scholarships may be available each 

year for non-EU students studying 

research degrees. They are offered on 

a competitive basis and successful 

candidates are awarded a reduction 

in tuition fees of no more than the 

difference between the international 

student fee and the home student fee. 

This award is for the academic year and 

students must re-apply for subsequent 

years. There is no guarantee the award 

will be made every year so students 

should make arrangements for alternative 

funding to be available if required. 

Applications are considered only when a 

firm offer of a place has been made. 

The British Council offers details on 

scholarship schemes. Students should apply 

in their own country. If there is no British 

Council in your country, the British Embassy 

or High Commission may assist. For 

information go to www.britishcouncil.org 

Commonwealth Scholarship and 

Fellowship Plan (funded by the 

Department for International Development 

and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office) 

provides scholarships mainly awarded for 

postgraduate study or research. Grants 

are for one to three years and cover travel, 

tuition and living expenses. For more 

information consult the Commonwealth 

Universities Yearbook or visit 

www.csfp-online.org 

Help for American students 

British Marshall Scholarship finances 

young Americans of high ability to 

study for a degree in the UK. At least 40 

scholars are selected each year in any field 

of study. Each scholarship is held for two 

years. For more information visit 

www.marshallscholarship.org 

Federal Stafford Loans are fixed rate loans 

for American students attending university. 

The University of Winchester administers 

both Federal Stafford Loans and Private 

Loans for eligible US students. All loans 

are handled by the International 

Recruitment team. For further 



information please contact 

international@winchester.ac.uk 


As an international student at Winchester, 

you are guaranteed campus accommodation 

for the duration of your studies as long as 

you hold Winchester as your firm choice and 

reserve a place by 1 August each year. For 

more details see pages 15-16. 








Candidates for MA Journalism and MA 

English Studies: Literature in Context 

need to achieve a minimum of IELTS 7.0 

(including 7.0 in academic writing) or 

equivalent. 

If you do not have the necessary level of 

English, there are pre-sessional and other 

English language training programmes 

available at the University. Please see the 

University website for details. 

How to apply 

International students can apply in the 

same way as British students or apply 

direct to the University by completing 

the Direct Entry Application Form which 

is available on the University website, see 

pages 141-142 for more details. 

Welcome and transfer service 

The University provides a complementary 

airport pick-up service from Heathrow 

to Winchester. You will be met by 

International Student Buddies, both at the 

airport and on campus, who will provide 

you with assistance and information. 

International students’ 

Orientation Programme 

All new international and EU students 

are invited to attend the Orientation 

Programme. 

It is an opportunity to meet fellow 

international students, the International 

Student Officer and other members of 

staff. Orientation includes enrolment; 

familiarisation tours; practicalities such as 

opening a bank account and registering 

with a doctor; and information sessions 

on our computer systems, cultural 

adjustments, academic matters and 

student support available. It is vital to 

arrive at the University in good time to 

participate in this Orientation Programme. 

English language support 

This takes the form of tutorials and 

weekly classes. English tutors offer help 

with written work and other languagerelated 

aspects of academic work. 

Charges may be made for some language 

support classes. There are also five week 

and 10 week pre-sessional courses in 

English language available in the summer. 

Health 

All students need to register with a local 

doctor. International students on courses 

longer than six months in duration 

qualify for National Health Service (NHS) 

treatment. If your course lasts for less 

than six months you will need private 

health/medical insurance. 

Support during your studies 

The International Student Officer and 

the rest of the Student Services team are 

available to help with non-academic issues 

such as welfare issues; working in the UK; 

applying for a visa; financial and health 

matters; counselling; careers; and study 

skills programmes. See pages 19-20 for 

further information about Student Services. 

Working in the UK 

Full-time postgraduate international 

students can undertake paid employment 

for up to 20 hours a week during term-time 

and full-time during University vacations 

(this does not apply to students who have 

a prohibition stamp in their passport but 

it does apply to all students who have a 

valid student visa in their passport). The 

University’s Careers Service can help you 

find work on campus or locally. 

International social events 

The International Student Officer liaises 

with the International Student Society 

(part of the Student Union) to arrange an 

active programme of social functions for 

international students. 

International Recruitment 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827023 

Email: international@winchester.ac.uk 

Web: 

www.winchester.ac.uk/international 


NITHA JOSE 

Faculty of Humanities and Social Science 

Nitha Jose, 28, began her studies with an 

undergraduate degree in Social Work in 

India. She went on to complete an MA 

Social Work in India, and a MSc Child and 

Adolescent Mental Health at the University 

of Northampton, before arriving at the 

University of Winchester to complete her 

PhD. 

“I really enjoyed social work, it is a good 

career and I like helping others and learning 

their stories. As my interest developed, I 

wanted to advance my knowledge and 

specialise further. 

“I had planned to study overseas and was 

attracted to the UK due to the excellent 

reputation of English education and the 

friendly people. I chose the University of 

Winchester due to its accessible and beautiful 

location, the quality of the academic staff, the 

scholarships available and value for money. 

“My PhD focuses on lone mothers in India 

who have children with disabilities. I am 

going to explore the caste system, the issues 

these women face and the stigmas within a 

patriarchal society. It is an under-researched 

area, so I am keen to raise awareness. 

“After completing my PhD I wish to continue 

with my academic journey and am likely to 

continue with further research.” 

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Developing your future 

The Careers Service, based within 

Student Services, provides career 

information, advice and guidance 

to help you plan your career and 

professional development. 

Careers advice and volunteering 

As a student at Winchester, you are 

encouraged to use the resources in the 

Careers Service to research careers and 

access one-to-one support with a careers 

adviser. If it is difficult for you to visit 

in person, the Service offers support via 

email and telephone. 

A programme of events runs throughout 

the year covering presentations such as 

A Career in… and practical sessions to 

help you write a graduate CV, understand 

application processes and be successful at 

interview. 

Volunteering and paid work 

Employers are increasingly looking for 

graduates who have gained skills and 

experience outside of their academic 

studies. Part-time work may fit in with 

your studies and will help you gain 

employability skills. 

The Careers Service manages the JobShop 

(www.winchester.prospects.ac.uk), which 

advertises local part-time job vacancies, 

vacation work and national graduate job 

vacancies. 

Work experience is essential prior to 

entering some careers, and it is also an 

ideal way to find out whether or not a 

career area might suit you. 

Volunteering is an excellent way to 

enhance your skills, make a difference 

within your local community and set you 

apart from other applicants. Wide-ranging 

local volunteering opportunities are 

advertised on 

www.winchester.prospects.ac.uk 

Funding your study 

Prospective students are encouraged 

to contact the Careers Service 

for information about sources of 

postgraduate funding. 

Careers 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827310 

Email: careers@winchester.ac.uk 

Twitter: 

www.twitter.com/_UoWcareers 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ 

universityofwinchestercareers 


Research excellence 


Research environment 

Winchester is a small institution with 

a difference. We were ranked among 

the ‘rising research star’ institutions by 

the Times Higher Education magazine 

after the results of the latest Research 

Assessment Exercise (RAE) in 2008. We 

offer a research environment which is 

highly professional, yet individual, and 

which respects the unique interests and 

passions you want to explore with your 

research project. 

Our research environment is dynamic. In 

2010-11, 83 per cent of our academic staff 

were actively producing research outputs 

including books; refereed journal articles; 

book chapters; performances; conference 

papers; and creative outputs. Links with 

other research units and universities range 

widely across the globe, with a total of 346 

projects involving our staff in collaboration 

with colleagues elsewhere. 

In RAE 2008, the most recent national 

assessment of research quality, 75 per 

cent of our research outputs were deemed 

to be of international standard, with five 

per cent world-leading. This is exceptional 

for a smaller university. 

Our excellence in ‘pure research’ moves 

beyond that sphere. We are also a 

community-involved university with staff 

taking part in community arts projects, 

business development projects, sponsorship 

of activities, the renowned Winchester 

Writers’ Conference, and partnership with 

the health and education sectors. 

Our academic staff include professional 

artists; educationalists; historians; 

excavating archaeologists; creative writers; 

professional journalists; performers; and 

business managers. We are a community 

of action and activity. We engage with 

scholarship and intervention across the 

theory-practice divide. 

Browse our stimulating Masters 

programmes, and if you are seeking to 

engage in PhD study note our range 

of exciting possibilities for developing 

PhD research projects under the 

supervision of our excellent staff. On 

top of our discipline-specific capacity, 

we are particularly well equipped 

to help frame interdisciplinary and/ 

or creative practice-integrated PhD 

opportunities. Our main areas for 

research degrees range across education; 

history; archaeology; dance, drama and 

performing arts; communications, cultural 

and media studies (including creative 

writing); theology and religious studies; 

psychology; and business management. 

Furthermore, we support projects with 

subsidiary interests in sport studies, 

sociology and health and social care. 


Research and Knowledge Exchange Centre 


Centre is responsible for the development 

and implementation of the University’s 

RKE strategy. It supports the faculties in 

their Research and Knowledge Exchange 

activities and assists individual academics 

engaged in RKE activity in applying for 

external funding. 

It also organises an annual Research 

Week; provides a range of staff 

development opportunities; administers 

RKE funds; organises supervisor training 

and enhancement events; arranges a 

series of Enterprise Lectures; and engages 

in partnerships and initiatives in the city 

and region. 


(RKE) Centre is an integral part of 

the University’s structure. The Centre 

provides a home for the co-ordination of 

all Research and Knowledge Exchange 

activities at the University and in 

particular hosts the administrative 

staff which support research students 

through their time studying with us, 

from application through to viva voce 

examination. The RKE Co-ordinator and 

the Support Administrator are available 

to advise students on all administrative 

matters connected with their studies. 

The Director of Postgraduate Research 

Studies and the Director of RKE are also 

based at the RKE Centre. 

Winchester has been commended by 

the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for 

the work of its Research and Knowledge 

Exchange Centre in supporting its 

postgraduate research students and 

underpinning a dynamic research 

environment. 

The Centre is located in the Masters’ 

Lodge, a beautifully restored Grade 2 

listed Arts and Crafts building located 

at West Downs. Masters’ Lodge is open 

to students 14 hours a day, seven days a 

week, to use the postgraduate research 

room where students have access to IT 

facilities and storage space for research 

materials. 

All research students have a supervisory 

team and a personal tutor located in the 

Faculty to which they belong. We offer a 

number of fee bursaries for international 

students and for part-time students on 

a limited income. We also offer some 

help to part-time students in meeting 

research expenses. 


Centre is home to various research and 

knowledge exchange initiatives such 

as the Centre for Real-World Learning; 

the Winchester Centre for Religions for 

Reconciliation and Peace; Winchester 

Writers’ Conference; the English Project; 

Winchester University Press; and Wired 

Wessex. 




Exchange Co-ordinator 

Chrissie Ferngrove 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827483 

Email: 

Chrissie.Ferngrove@winchester.ac.uk 



Email: research@winchester.ac.uk 


Dr Olu Taiwo is a senior lecturer at the 

University teaching street arts, visual 

development and contemporary performance 

in a combination of real and virtual formats. 

Having graduated from the Laban Centre with 

an MA Choreography, he has an extensive 

background in fine art, street art, African 

percussion, physical theatre and martial arts. 

Olu has performed as an actor, dancer and 

drummer across national and international 

contexts. Notably, he pioneered concepts 

DR OLU TAIWO 

surrounding how practice is effective as a 

research strategy. He explored the nature of 

performance and the relationships between 

effort, performance and performative actions 

as they occur in different arenas. 

“My aim is, through the use of practice, 

to propagate twenty-first century issues 

concerning the interaction between the body, 

identity, audience, street and technology in an 

age of globalisation. 

“Part of my creative dilemma is how to 

deconstruct, explore and disseminate 

multiple expressions of my British Identity. 

“I developed as an intellectual and an 

academic with the support of the University 

of Winchester; it is here I completed my 

PhD.” 


Faculty of Arts 

The Faculty of Arts offers a wide range of 

postgraduate opportunities. It is a vibrant 

community dedicated to the provision 

of a high quality learning experience 

for students following programmes in 

the performing arts, media, literary and 

cultural studies. 

Research linked with professional practice is 

central to the Faculty’s activities. Staff are 

academic researchers; practitioners; writers; 

novelists; critics; musicians; dramatists; and 

screenwriters. The Faculty has been awarded 

major external grants from a variety of 

sources including the Arts and Humanities 

Research Council (AHRC); Leverhulme Trust; 

European Union; Arts Council; and Wellcome 

Trust. 

Students are encouraged to gain proactive 

experience within their chosen area of 

study. The Faculty of Arts regularly takes 

part in performances around the UK and 

internationally, at events such as the 

Edinburgh Fringe and street arts festivals. It 

has links regionally with the Theatre Royal 

and Film Festival in Winchester; Hampshire 

County Council; and the English Project. 

The Department of English, Creative 

Writing and American Studies offers MA 

programmes in Creative and Critical Writing; 

English Studies: Literature in Context; and 

Writing for Children. At research degree 

level staff supervise a wide range of projects 

in their areas of research expertise. Staff 

research is concerned with English language 

and British and American literature in 

relation to historical contexts, contemporary 

cultural issues and other cultural and artistic 

forms. The department has an established 

reputation in creative writing and critical 

reflexive practice. It recently hosted a visiting 

Leverhulme research fellow and has a regular 

series of visiting writers. Research activity by 

members of the department entered in the 

Communication, Cultural and Media Studies 

Unit was rated as 85 per cent international 

quality (with five per cent world-leading) 

in the latest 2008 Research Assessment 

Exercise. 

The research submitted by staff in the 

Department of Performing Arts, to 

the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, 

was also assessed as being 85 per cent 

international quality (with five per 

cent world-leading). The department 

has MA programmes in Cultural and 

Arts Management; Dance: Practice and 

Production; Devised Performance; Popular 

Performances; and Theatre and Media as 

Development. Staff supervise research 

degree projects, including practice-asresearch, 

in areas such as improvised 

performance; British pantomime; and the 

arts in community and educational contexts. 

Research expertise is in the areas of applied 

theatre; theatre history (incorporating 

film); musical theatre; and dramaturgy. 

The department organises themed 

research seminar series and has hosted the 

international conference Song, Stage and 

Screen V. 

The School of Media and Film offers MA 

programmes in Cultural Studies; Digital 

Media Practice; Film Studies; Global Radio 

Production; and Journalism. Staff supervise 

research degree projects in a range of areas 

including film; news media; contemporary 

culture; and investigative journalism. 

The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise 

assessed 85 per cent of research submitted 

by members of the department in the 

Communication, Cultural and Media Studies 

Unit of international quality (with five per 

cent of world-leading). The department 

holds regular symposia and hosts 

international, interdisciplinary conferences 

such as Framing Film: Cinema and the Visual 

Arts. 

There are three research centres located 

within the Faculty. The Centre for Research 

into the Arts as Wellbeing supports the 

development of research projects in the area 

of performing arts practice and personal, 

social and environmental wellbeing. The 

Centre for Research into Communication, 

Culture and Media is focused on issue-led 

contemporary topics and interdisciplinary 

research in literature, culture, film and 

new media. The Centre for Research into 

Language is a multidisciplinary group with 

research interests and expertise in the 

broad area of language and linguistics. The 

inter-institutional group Research into 

Expanded Dramaturgies (RED) explore 

both the diversity of emerging performance 

forms and structures and contemporary 

dramaturgical practices. 

Dean of Faculty: 

Professor Anthony Dean 

Departments: 

English, Creative Writing and 

American Studies 

Performing Arts 

School of Media and Film 

See pages 114-121 for more 

details about research in the 



Faculty of Business, Law and Sport 

The Faculty of Business, Law and Sport 

is a growing faculty at the University of 

Winchester. 

The Winchester Business School is based 

at the West Downs Centre and offers 

a dynamic and progressive portfolio of 

postgraduate courses. Our suite of Masters 

degrees offer specialisms in Accounting 

and Finance; Business Management; 

Human Resource Management; Managing 

Contemporary Global Issues; Marketing; 

and Project Management. The Accounting 

and Finance, Human Resource Management 

and Marketing degrees can be studied as 

top-up programmes for students with 

professional qualifications in the relevant 

areas. In addition to these specialist 

programmes we offer a Masters in Business 

Administration (MBA) programme as well 

as a Doctor of Business Administration 

(DBA) programme. 

Our postgraduate programmes are 

characterised by innovative, studentcentred 

teaching and learning which 

develops the traditional intellectual skills of 

analysis, synthesis and evaluation. 

The Winchester Business School seeks 

to enhance its links with industry and is 

committed to working with organisations 

and governments at regional, national 

and international levels. Specifically, our 

programmes are designed for students to 

engage with businesses where they can 

help solve real business problems and 

apply modern management theory in a 

practical context. 

The Business School is a member 

of the United Nation’s Principles of 

Responsible Management initiative. The 

concept of responsible management 

is a theme which runs throughout the 

programmes. It incorporates the issues 

of value creation; ethics; environmental 

sustainability; corporate social 

responsibility; employee wellbeing; and 

global impact within the overall context 

of accounting and business education. 

In addition to our suite of business and 

accounting programmes we have a 

dedicated MA Sustainable Business. 

Managers in the twenty-first century 

will need to develop knowledge and 

understanding of sustainability and 

sustainable development in order to play 

an active and effective role in shaping 

future business practices and leading and 

managing change. 

The Department of Law was founded 

in 2008 and offers a Graduate Diploma 

in Law, a conversion course of graduates 

in other disciplines. New for 2013, the 

department offers an Ecclesiastical Law 

programme and a Medical Law and Ethics 

programme. The city of Winchester has 

played a central role in the English Legal 

System for over 1,000 years and was 

significant in transmitting and preserving 

the law codes of Alfred and his successors, 

which were to have a major part in 

defining the common law of later medieval 

England. Today, the city has a thriving 

legal and business community with whom 

the Law Department has forged strong 

supportive links. 

The Department of Sports Studies has a 

well-established reputation for educating 

students in a variety of academic disciplines 

related to the study and delivery of sport. 

The Department now offers two Masters 

programmes in the area of Sport. The 

MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Science is 

based around a combined multidisciplinary 

and applied/practical approach to the 

study of sport and exercise. The MA Sport 

and Society is based around a critical 

multidisciplinary social scientific approach 

to the global study of sport. 


Professor Neil Marriott 

Departments: 

Law 

Sports Studies 

Winchester Business School 

Department of Accounting, 

Finance and Economics 

Department of Management 

See pages 122-124 for more details 

about research in the Faculty of 

Business, Law and Sport 


Faculty of Education, Health 

and Social Care 

The Faculty of Education, Health and 

Social Care is a major provider of high 

quality programmes, partnerships and 

research opportunities in the fields 

of teaching, the academic study of 

education, early years, health, social care, 

social work and community development. 

The Department of Education 

Studies and Liberal Arts offers 

taught postgraduate programmes and 

opportunities for postgraduate research. 

The department was the first to offer 

an undergraduate degree in Modern 

Liberal Arts which retrieves and updates 

the oldest university curriculum in 

European higher education. MA Modern 

Liberal Arts is organised around student 

interest, and modules and assessments 

are negotiated between the student and 

the tutor. MA Education Studies provides 

opportunities for students to enhance 

their understanding of issues relating to 

a diverse range of educational policy and 

practice within a taught postgraduate 

programme. It enhances analytical and 

research skills and provides sociological 

and philosophical insights into the study of 

education. Research degrees to MPhil and 

PhD are offered within the department on 

a wide variety of specialisms within a very 

broadly conceived notion of education. 

The Department of Interprofessional 

Studies is a multidisciplinary department 

offering a range of postgraduate 

professional programmes accredited by 

awarding bodies as well as opportunities 

for postgraduate research study. All 

programmes in the department are 

designed to support the development 

of academic and professional skills 

for existing or intending professionals 

within children’s services, health and 

social care. The department delivers 

specialised graduate training for early 

years practitioners leading to Early Years 

Professional Status (EYPS). The faculty 

provides EYPS training and assessment in 

the South East and South West regions, 

working closely with local authorities 

and early years settings. An established 

MA for medical educators and other 

health professionals is also offered. 

There are opportunities for research 

student supervision in the areas of early 

childhood, social care, social work, health 

and wellbeing and disability. 

The Department for Teacher 

Development has a national reputation 

as a provider of high quality initial teacher 

training at postgraduate level (PGCE). 

This training is judged to be outstanding 

by OFSTED, receiving the highest grading 

in 2011. PGCE programmes include both 

campus-based and school-based modules 

and draw on the departments’ large 

partnership with schools. The department 

provides postgraduate professional 

development courses for educators from 

a range of settings who wish to enhance 

their own professional practice and the 

achievement of their students or pupils in 

the context of the cultural, political and 

social environments in which they work. 

The department offers a Postgraduate 

Certificate which can support schools 

and local authorities in a flexible manner 

to accredit professional development 

activities in which they are engaged, an 

established MA Education for school staff, 

an MRes Social Research for Education 

and a Professional Doctorate in Education 

(EdD). The Department also leads the 

Maths Specialist Training for the South 

East Consortium for the Department 

for Education and delivers SENCO 

accreditation for the Teaching Agency. 

In the latest Research Assessment 

Exercise 2008, 70 per cent of the faculty’s 

submitted research was deemed to be 

of international standing and five per 

cent was described as world-leading. 

There are two research centres located 

within the Faculty. The Centre for the 

History of Women’s Education has an 

international reputation in the field of the 

history of education. The Research Centre 

for Professional Learning and Teacher 

Education generates a lively research 

culture with involvement in a range of 

projects supported by a variety of regional 

and national funding sources. 


Professor Joyce Goodman 

Departments: 

Education Studies and Liberal Arts 

Interprofessional Studies 

Teacher Development 

See pages 126-129 for further detail 


Education, Health and Social Care 


Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences 

The Faculty of Humanities and Social 

Sciences places importance on the 

nexus between teaching and research 

and members of staff are actively 

involved in research and knowledge 

exchange activities. 

The Department of Archaeology has 

a strong reputation locally, nationally 

and internationally. Members of the 

department have current research 

activities in periods from the Palaeolithic 

to the post-medieval and in a wide 

range of thematic areas such as cultural 

heritage; applied archaeology; religion; 

art; landscape and buildings archaeology; 

geoarchaeology; warfare; death and 

burial; osteoarchaeology; and fieldwork 

methodology. The department is 

currently engaged in several excavation 

projects in Britain, as well as undertaking 

international fieldwork. 

The Department of History has a 

wide range of expertise with nationally 

and internationally renowned staff. 

Departmental research focuses on such 

diverse areas as the Anglo-Saxons and 

Vikings; later medieval England and 

Europe; the English civil wars; early 

modern France and French Revolution; 

America, Britain and Japan; the Holocaust; 

and Soviet Russia. The department is 

involved in several projects including the 

Overland Trade Project; the Winchester 

Project; the Wessex Centre for History 

and Archaeology and Wessex Historical 

Databases; the Inquisitions Post Mortem 

Project; and the New Victoria County 

History of Hampshire. 

The Department of Psychology 

offers a range of programmes based 

on the successful and popular British 

Psychological Society (BPS) accredited 

BSc Psychology, including a Graduate 

Conversion Diploma in Psychology. The 

department has a strong reputation 

for the quality of its research, which is 

organised under the Research Centre for 

Psychology. There are active research 

groups working in areas of cognitive, 

developmental and social psychology, 

supported by a busy programme of 

research seminars. The department’s 

MSc in Psychological Research Methods 

allows students to work with these 

groups, equips them with vital research 

skills and provides an excellent training 

for those wishing to continue to MPhil/ 

PhD. The department has excellent 

facilities, including eye-tracking and 

EEG, and a range of laboratories and 

experimental cubicles. The department 

is highly active in consultancy, including 

psychometric training and short courses 

in methodology. 

The Department of Theology and 

Religious Studies offers three Masters 

degree programmes: MA in Death, 

Religion and Culture; MTh in Orthodox 

Studies; and MTh Religion, Ethics and 

Society. The Theology and Religious 

Studies subject area has one of the largest 

groups of MPhil/PhD students in the 

University, working on research topics 

ranging from Karl Barth to Christian 

Feminism, and from death in English 

poetry to Jews, Muslims and Christians 

in contemporary Israel. The department 

has recently won an Arts and Humanities 

Research Council Collaborative Doctoral 

Award to fund a research project entitled 

Bioethics, Public Policy and the Church of 

England. 

In the latest 2008 Research Assessment 

Exercise, over half of the research activity 

in Theology and Religious Studies 

was rated of international standing. 

The department has nationally and 

internationally respected researchers, 

with a range of interests including 

Christian theology, ethics and politics; 

interfaith dialogue and theologies of 

religions; religion, gender and disability; 

Chinese and Indian religious traditions; 

indigenous religions; and faith, spirituality 

and social change. There are regular 

research seminar programmes in which 

postgraduate students are encouraged to 

participate, and host frequent conferences 

and other events. 


Professor Kris Spelman Miller 

Departments: 

Archaeology 

History 

Psychology 

Theology and Religious Studies 

See pages 130-133 for more details 


Humanities and Social Sciences 


Visit us 

At the University of Winchester we offer 

several Postgraduate Open Evenings 

throughout the year to give you the 

opportunity find out more about us and 

the programmes you are interested in. 

Open Evenings are a great chance to 

explore the campus and meet staff 

and current students to discover what 

studying at Winchester is all about. 

Postgraduate Open Evenings 




Campus Tours 

If you are unable to come along to an 

Open Evening we can arrange a Campus 

Tour instead. 

Booking is essential 

Booking for Winchester Open 

Evenings and Campus Tours 

can all be made online at 

www.winchester.ac.uk/opendays 

Student Recruitment 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827185 

Email: opendays@winchester.ac.uk 

Web: www.winchester.ac.uk/opendays 


Postgraduate study options 

Exit qualifications 

Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) 

Average length: 5 months full-time 

or 10 months part-time minimum 

(depending on module selection) 

Requirements: 60 credits taken in 

one semester or 60 credits taken 

over two semesters part-time 

Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) 

Average length: 9 months full-time 

or 18 months part-time minimum 

(depending on module selection) 

Requirements: 120 credits taken 

in two semesters full-time or 120 

credits taken over four semesters 

part-time 

Masters degree (MA/MSc/MRes/ 

MBA/MTh) 

Average length: 12 months fulltime 

or 24 months part-time 

Requirements: 180 credits taken 

in two semesters full-time and 

a further period of study or 180 

credits taken over four semesters 

and a further period of study 

Winchester has a range of postgraduate 

study options and is an excellent 

choice for enhancing your career 

prospects and developing depth of 

knowledge in your chosen area. We 

offer a dynamic academic environment, 

well-structured programmes and a 

strong network of support. 

Taught Masters degrees (MA, 

MSc, MRes, MBA and MTh) 

There is a wide selection of taught 

Masters degrees at Winchester, leading 

to the degrees of MA, MSc, MRes, MBA or 

MTh. All are developed and delivered by 

experts in their fields, often drawing on 

individual research experience. 

Full-time Masters degrees normally 

last 12 months and part-time degrees 

normally last 24 months, and the 

majority of programmes are offered fulltime 

and part-time. 

Typically the programmes are arranged 

into modules, which are offered within 

our two-semester academic year. All 

offer taught modules for the first 

two-thirds of the programme. The final 

third is based on self-directed learning 

concentrating on extended critical 

awareness and research skills. 

It culminates with the production of the 

dissertation, consultancy or other project. 

It is possible to study for the full Masters 

degree or study the programme to 

gain other qualifications such as a 

Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) or a 

Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert). The 

information box on this page highlights 

what is required at Masters degree level 

and the exit qualifications available. 

The Master in Research (MRes) degree 

programmes provide research training 

and other skills for those interested in 

pursuing careers in archaeology and 

education research. 

Postgraduate teaching (PGCE) 

and Education programmes 

The University of Winchester has an 

excellent reputation for teacher training 

and offers Postgraduate Certificates in 

Education (PGCE) providing teacher 

training for both primary and secondary 

schools. Both programmes offer 

innovative and flexible learning. MA 

Education is available for teachers and 

medical educators who wish to enhance 

their professional skills and knowledge. 

Research degrees (MPhil/PhD) 

The Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and 

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) opportunities 

at Winchester delve deep to widen your 

knowledge and expertise and provide an 

experience which both challenges and 

enriches. For more information on the 

research environment see page 29. 

The University of Winchester offers a 

focused and supportive community to 

undertake research study. The Research 

and Knowledge Exchange (RKE) Centre 

offers excellent support and expertise, for 

more information see page 30. 

The MPhil/PhD principally involves the 

production of a large-scale piece of written 

work in the form of a research thesis. 


Postgraduate study options 

Assessment is based on the quality of your 

thesis and also on your performance at an 

oral examination or ‘viva’. 

If you are considering embarking on a 

research degree, you will need to identify 

the general area in which you would 

like to work and propose a topic. It is 

important the topic is of genuine and 

compelling interest to you and that you 

identify an academic supervisor whose 

research interests closely match the field 

in which you intend to work. See pages 

112-113 for more information. 

The University also offers professional 

doctorates, please see pages 134-139 for 

more detail. 

Flexible study 

Most postgraduate taught programmes 

and research degrees at Winchester can 

be studied full-time or part-time. Email 

and other electronic resources, like the 

University’s web-based Learning Network, 

making access to resources easy. 

Some programmes offer distance learning 

via the University’s web-based Learning 

Network allowing you to study on your own 

terms. Some of the taught programmes use 

the Learning Network as a base for learning 

materials to support study. 

Study resources such as the Martial Rose 

Library, IT facilities and Research and 

Knowledge Exchange Centre are open in 

the evenings and at weekends to ensure 

you have the facilities when you need 

them. 

Winchester accepts research applications 

which are disciplinary and interdisciplinary 

to a range of subject areas, offering 

unparalleled opportunities to combine 

study across subject areas with the support 

of a cross-disciplinary supervisory team. 

Teaching often takes place in the evenings 

enabling you to combine study with 

busy lifestyle, employment and family 

commitments. 

Learning and teaching is undertaken by a 

range of methods, often in small groups, 

and tutors are flexible and often willing 

to adjust activities to suit the needs of 

the group. All taught programmes offer a 

range of optional modules, in support of 

core modules, and undertake extensive 

research on a topic of your choice to 

complete the dissertation. 


Taught postgraduate 

courses A-Z 


MSc Accounting and Finance ...............................................42 

MSc Applied Psychology ......................................................44 

MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Science ............................45 

MRes Archaeology .................................................................46 

MSc Business Management ................................................. 47 

MSc Child Development.......................................................48 

MA Creative and Critical Writing ........................................49 

MA Cultural and Arts Management ....................................50 

MA Cultural Heritage and Resource Management ...........51 

MA Cultural Studies .............................................................. 52 

MA Dance: Practice and Production ................................... 53 

MA Death, Religion and Culture .........................................54 

PgCert Delivery of Primary Health Care ............................56 

MA Devised Performance .....................................................58 

MA Digital Media Practice ...................................................60 

LLM Ecclesiastical Law ...........................................................61 

MA Education (Early Years, School, College 

and Workplace Educators’ Pathway) ..................................62 

MA Education Studies ...........................................................63 

MA English Studies: Literature in Context .........................64 

MA Film Studies .....................................................................65 

PgCert Funeral Celebrancy ...................................................66 

MA Global Radio Production ............................................... 67 

MA Historical Studies ...........................................................68 

MSc Human Resource Management (top-up) .................. 70 

MA Journalism ........................................................................71 

Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL/CPE) ................................ 72 

MA Managing Contemporary Global Issues ...................... 74 

MSc Managing Contemporary Global Issues 

with Environment and Development ................................. 74 

MSc Marketing ....................................................................... 76 

MBA Master of Business Administration ........................... 77 

MA Medical Education .......................................................... 78 

LLM Medical Law and Ethics ................................................ 79 

MA Modern Liberal Arts ....................................................... 81 

MTh Orthodox Studies .........................................................82 

MA Popular Performances ...................................................83 

PGCE Primary .........................................................................84 

MSc Project Management ................................................... 87 

MSc Psychological Disorders ...............................................88 

MSc Psychological Research Methods ...............................90 

Graduate Conversion Diploma Psychology ....................... 92 

MA Regional and Local Archaeology ..................................94 

MA Regional and Local History and Archaeology ............94 

MA Regional and Local History ...........................................94 

MTh Religion, Ethics and Society ........................................96 

PgCert Research Degree Supervision ..................................98 

PGCE Secondary Religious Education ..............................100 

MSc Social Psychology ....................................................... 102 

MRes Social Research in Education ..................................103 

MA Sport and Society .........................................................104 

MSc Sustainable Business ..................................................106 

MA Theatre and Media as Development ......................... 107 

Graduate Diploma in Theology, Religion and Ethics ......108 

MA Writing for Children .....................................................109 


Accounting and Finance MSc/PgDip/PgCert 

Accounting and Finance MSc/PgDip/PgCert 

The programme is specially designed 

for students who aim to embark on a 

career in accounting and finance and 

for qualified accounting professionals 

who wish to update and enhance their 

expertise in the fields of accounting 

and finance via a fast track route. Built 

upon the United Nations’ Principles for 

Responsible Management Education 

(PRME), the concept of ‘responsible 

management’ is a theme which runs 

throughout the programme. 

Programme content 

The programme aims to create a firm 

grounding in the knowledge, skills 

and understanding necessary for 

accounting and finance at a strategic 

and management level and explores the 

current and emerging theories, techniques 

and practices within these fields. Students 

are encouraged to engage with academic 

literature, case studies and each other by 

reflecting on their own managerial and 

business experiences. 

Modules 

• Principles of Responsible Management 

• Financial Analysis and Valuation 

• Corporate Finance 

• Financial Strategy and Corporate 

Governance 

• Investments and Behavioural Finance 

• Contemporary Issues in Accounting 

and Finance 

• Research Methods 

• Dissertation 

For qualified accountants joining the fasttrack 

route with advanced standing, the 

following modules are studied: 

• Contemporary Issues in Accounting 

and Finance 



Learning and teaching 

All modules develop an independent 

learning culture and are characterised 

by innovative, student-centred teaching 

and learning which develops students’ 

intellectual skills of analysis, synthesis 

and critical evaluation. The programme 

is delivered in a small class size setting 

which allows students to capitalise on 

their current and/or prior experience 

on an individual basis. We see the 

importance of the integration of theory 

and practice which we achieve through 

an innovative blend of simulations and 

case studies. For example, our simulation 

software allows students to experience 

the dynamic and challenging environment 

of stock market trading. 

Assessment 

The programme structure allows for 

innovative assessment practice to be 

adopted and our inclusive assessment 

strategy deploys a variety of methods for 

assessment. Timely, relevant and helpful 

feedback is paramount to our assessment 

practice and aims to foster motivation 

and develop the student’s capacity for 

reflection and self-assessment. 

Careers 

The programme aims to prepare students for 

a wide range of careers in accountancy and 

finance within private and public sectors. 

Fact File 

Entry requirements: Normally a secondclass 

Honours degree in an accounting 

or business related discipline. Students 

who have achieved full membership of 

a professional accountancy body (e.g. 

ACCA, AIA, CIMA, CIPFA, ICAEW, ICAS (or 

international equivalent) may be eligible for 

entry with advanced standing 

Full-time: 1 year 

Part-time: 18 months minimum 

(weekend delivery) 

Programme delivered at: 


Programme Leader: Lim Keong Teoh 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 826475 

Email: Lim.Teoh@winchester.ac.uk 

If English is not your first language: 

IELTS 6.5 (including 6.5 in academic writing) 

or equivalent 

Start dates: September and January 

Application process: UKPASS (full-time 

applicants only) or Direct Entry Application 

Form (part-time applicants only) 

ContACt us 


Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827234 

Email: course.enquiries@winchester.ac.uk 


AMY oSMonD 

MSc Accounting and Finance 

Amy Osmond, 21 from Guernsey, is studying 

MSc Accounting and Finance having completed 

BA Business Management at Winchester. 

“I really like the small, friendly environment 

at Winchester; I did not want to go to a larger 

university where I might just be a number. 

The Accounting and Finance programme on 

offer is excellent, I particularly value the fact it 

provided a range of things whereas some other 

courses are more specialised from day one. 

“There is lots of practical work involved, such 

as investments simulations and working in 

the new trading room. The quality of, and 

access to, resources are better being a smaller 

university and you get a more personal 

experience with the lecturers and your 

colleagues. Most lecturers were accountants 

or have experience in accounting houses. I 

was really impressed as they all know exactly 

what they are talking about and were so 

helpful when I was trying to decide whether 

to follow the certified or chartered pathway. 

“Winchester helped me to get where I am 

now. After my MSc, I shall be working as a 

Graduate Trainee Accountant at BDO which 

is the fifth largest accounting firm in the 

world. I shall have a combination of working 

in the actual accounting house and training.” 


Applied Psychology MSc/PgDip/PgCert 

Applied Psychology MSc/PgDip/PgCert 

MSc Applied Psychology aims to equip 

graduate students with advanced 

research skills in applied psychology. It 

provides the student with the opportunity 

to develop expertise equally in using 

quantitative and qualitative research 

tools, with a focus on their application to 

real-world psychological issues. 


Study centres on a core relating to applied 

psychological topics, specifically psychology 

and its relation to crime and law, and 

applied areas of social psychology, such as 

media, gender and consumer psychology. 

This is combined with quantitative and 

qualitative methods of data collection and 

analysis. In addition, students examine the 

theoretical and philosophical issues which 

underpin psychological research, as well as 

some of the contemporary, practical aspects 

of conducting research in psychology. 

Students gain knowledge of a range 

of general historical, theoretical and 

philosophical issues underlying the 

discipline of psychology and an awareness 

of ethical and legal issues and how 

psychological research is communicated. 

Students may have the opportunity 

to undertake training in the use of 

psychometric tests, designed to meet the 

requirements of the British Psychological 

Society (BPS) Test User: Occupational, 

Ability qualification in psychological testing, 

or engage in a relevant work placement. 

Modules 

• Applied Social Psychology 

• Empirical Dissertation 

• Psychology, Crime and Law 

• Psychological Research in Practice 

• Qualitative Methods in Psychology 

• Quantitative Methods in Psychology 

Optional modules include: 

• Psychology in the Work 

Placement Setting 

• Psychometrics: Theory and Practice 


A diverse range of teaching methods are 

employed including laboratory classes; 

workshops; lectures; seminars; tutorials; 

and individual project supervision. Being 

attached to one of the Department of 

Psychology’s research groups, students 

have access to excellent facilities including 

numerous research cubicles and laboratories 

equipped for developmental research, 

eyetracking, EEG and social observation. 

Assessment 

A wide variety of forms of assessment 

is used including research proposals, 

practical reports and assessed 

presentations. There is only one formal 

examination. Students on the Masters 

programme also complete a substantial 

independent research project. 

Careers 

The programme is designed for anyone 

wishing to undertake a PhD or professional 

route such as clinical, educational or 

forensic psychology. It is also of interest to 

those intending to pursue a research-based 

career in a wide range of employment 

sectors including academia, charities, 

government or business. 

Fact File 

Entry requirements: Normally a first or 

second-class Honours degree in psychology 

or a related subject. Students admitted 

to the programme who have obtained an 

Honours degree or equivalent in a related 

relevant subject will be offered an extended 

induction. This includes additional guidance 

and support in the form of, for example, 

reading lists and informal attendance at 

useful undergraduate modules 


Part-time: 2 years 

Programme Leader: Dr Russell Luyt 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827525 

Email: Russell.Luyt@winchester.ac.uk 

If English is not your first language: : 


or equivalent 





ContACt us 


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Applied Sport and 

Exercise Science * MSc/PgDip/PgCert 

MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Science is 

based around a combined multidisciplinary 

and applied/practical approach to the 

study of sport and exercise. Students will 

be equipped with advanced skills through 

which to apply and articulate sports 

science theory to real-world, practical 

sport and exercise settings. 


The MSc Applied Sport and Exercise 

Science is a multidisciplinary programme 

based primarily on a theoretical blend 

of sport and exercise psychology; sport 

and exercise physiology; and sport and 

exercise biomechanics. 

The underpinning philosophy of this 

programme is to provide students with 

clear links between the theoretical and the 

practical and to develop the necessary skills 

for students to work effectively in an applied 

sport and/or exercise science setting. 

This programme will therefore promote 

a blend of theoretical, practical, 

experiential, reflective and professional 

approaches to sport (performance) and 

exercise (health). 

Modules 

• Applied Sport and Exercise Science 1 

• Applied Sport Psychology 

• Applied Sport and Exercise Physiology 


• Applied Sport and Exercise Science 2 

• Applied Exercise Psychology 

• Applied Sport and Exercise 

Biomechanics 

• Research in Practise 



A diverse range of teaching methods 

are employed including lectures; 

seminars; workshops; case studies; 

practical sessions; tutorials; e-learning; 

and individual project supervision. 

All supplement the students’ own 

independent study. 

Assessment 

A wide variety of assessment types are 

used. These include written assignments 

(including essays and case studies); 

presentations (including oral and poster 

presentations); portfolios (a flexible 

combination of assessment types which 

usually include providing evidence of 

acquired skills/competencies and critical 

reflection on personal development); 

projects; and research proposals. Students 

also complete a substantial independent 

research project. 

Careers 

Postgraduates leaving this programme 

may go on to work in sport and/or 

exercise science support or performance 

sport support. Others may enter careers 

in teaching, leisure, education, research 

and/or health. Some students may 

continue to study a PhD to further 

enhance their employability or to pursue 

a particular career, such as lecturing. 

Applied Sport and Exercise Science MSc/PgDip/PgCert 


second-class Honours degree or professional 

experience in the area of study (e.g. Sports 

Science, Sports Studies or other cognate 

subject) 



Programme Leaders: 

Dr Simon Jobson and Jo Batey 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827516 

and +44 (0) 1962 827069 

Email: Simon.Jobson@winchester.ac.uk 

and Jo.Batey@winchester.ac.uk 



or equivalent 

Start dates: September 




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Fact File 

* subject to validation 


Archaeology MRes 

Archaeology MRes 

MRes Archaeology offers an intensive 

research-training programme with a 

high level of supervisorial contact. It is 

suitable for those who have a clear idea of 

a research topic, but who need to acquire 

new research skills or hone existing ones. 

This programme is also suitable for those 

working in the archaeology, heritage or 

environment sector who wish to enhance 

their research experience. 


Study examines approaches 

and methodologies, theoretical 

underpinnings and practical applications 

in archaeological research, and some 

modules focus on the archaeology of 

a chosen period, theme or specialism. 

The programme is especially suitable for 

students who wish to research a particular 

archaeological period such as: 

• the Palaeolithic of Western Europe 

• Classical Greece 

• the Roman Period 

• the Post-Medieval Period in Europe 

• North America. 

Departmental staff have the expertise 

to supervise projects on the following 

themes and approaches: 

• geoarchaeology 

• geomatics 

• remote sensing 

• zooarchaeology 

• fieldwork practice (excavation 

and survey) 

• the archaeology of religion, 

death and gender. 

Students undertake three core modules 

and choose two Special and/or Applied 

Studies. 

Modules 

Core modules: 

• Research Methods in Archaeology 

• Formulating, Designing and Managing 

Archaeological Research Projects 

• Personal Research Methodology 

Special and/or Applied Studies modules: 

• Church Archaeology 

• Later Prehistoric Wessex 

• Archaeology of Africa 

• Climate Change and People 


Lectures, presentations, seminars and 

workshops are the modes of teaching, 

and attendance at departmental/research 

centre seminars enables students to share 

their experiences. 

Assessment 

Assessment is by means of a series of 

essays, reports and a blog/diary. Students 

apply the research skills developed in 

the production of a substantive piece of 

research of 25,000 words on a topic of 

their choice, supervised by a member of 

staff with relevant research interests. 

Careers 

MRes Archaeology acts as a preparation 

for undertaking an MPhil or PhD or as 

a basis for an advanced career within 

archaeology or a related discipline. 

Fact File 


second-class Honours degree in archaeology 

or a related discipline 



Programme Leader: Dr Keith Wilkinson 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827444 

Email: Keith.Wilkinson@winchester.ac.uk 



or equivalent 





ContACt us 


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Business Management MSc/PgDip/PgCert 

MSc Business Management is built 

around the Winchester Business 

School’s commitment to Responsible 

Management Education, developing 

managers capable of managing the 

business and social challenges of the 

twenty-first century. 


This programme is designed primarily 

for students who have not previously 

studied business at undergraduate level, 

but are interested in developing a career 

in management. However, the knowledge 

and skills developed on the programme 

are also of value to applicants with 

previous business experience looking for 

further career development. 

Study equips students with the 

knowledge and skills to work effectively 

within organisations and the changing 

external context in which they operate. 

The programme emphasises the 

Principles of Responsible Management 

Education, aiming to develop in students 

an awareness of the need to generate 

sustainable value for their businesses and 

society at large. The modules encompass 

a range of key management issues, 

including strategy, decision making, and 

leadership, with a dissertation which 

enables students to develop expertise in a 

selected area of business management. 

Modules 


• Strategic Decision Making 

• Managing Information for Decision 

Making 

• International Business Communication 

• Leadership in Organisations 

• Research Methods in Business 

Plus one option from: 

• Business Consulting 

• Enterprise and Small Business 

Management 

• Management of Contemporary Global 

Environmental Issues 


A wide range of teaching and learning 

methods is used including student-led 

discussions; debates; presentations; 

workshops involving a variety of active 

learning activities; independent study; 

web-based activities; and lectures. Theory 

and practice are integrated and students 

are encouraged to capitalise on their current 

and/or prior experience. A focus of the 

programme is the development of students’ 

capacity to apply the necessary skills to 

solve real-life problems in management. 

Assessment 

Assessment methods include essays; reports; 

presentations; conference papers; case study 

analysis; and research based projects. 

Careers 

The programme develops skills and 

knowledge for action in the workplace. 

Business management is useful for a 

wide variety of careers in both the public 

and private sectors. The programme 

also provides a firm foundation for 

undertaking postgraduate research or 

further training. 

Business Management MSc/PgDip/PgCert 



experience in the area of study 



Programme Leader: Dr Tim Meldrum 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827013 

Email: Tim.Meldrum@winchester.ac.uk 





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Fact File 



or equivalent 


Child Development MSc/PgDip/PgCert 

Child Development MSc/PgDip/PgCert 

MSc Child Development aims to equip 


research skills in the psychology of child 

development, as well as a number of 

important transferable skills appropriate 

to other professions. 


Study centres on a core of developmental 

psychology combined with quantitative 

and qualitative methods of data 

collection and analysis. In addition, 

students examine the theoretical and 

philosophical issues which underpin 

psychological research, as well as some 

of the contemporary, practical aspects 


In addition, students will be expected to 

engage in a relevant work placement. 

The programme gives students the 

opportunity to develop intellectual and 

practical skills along with the ability 

to analyse and communicate complex 

ideas and creatively plan and manage 

an independent postgraduate research 

project in the psychology of child 

development. Students undertaking this 

programme may be required to develop 

links outside the University in order to 

recruit appropriate research participants. 




discipline of psychology; awareness 

of ethical and legal issues; and how 


They will gain a critical awareness of 

the advantages and disadvantages 

of a number of key quantitative and 

qualitative methods of data collection 

and analysis. 

Modules 


• Atypical Child Development 

• Developmental Science 

• Psychology in the Work Placement 

Setting 











Assessment 


are used including research proposals, 



examination. Students also complete a 

substantial independent research project. 

Careers 

The MSc programme is designed to 

meet the requirements of the Economic 

and Social Research Council (ESRC) for 

postgraduate training and equips students 

with the necessary skills to undertake 

further postgraduate work in psychology, 

such as a PhD, or to pursue a researchbased 

psychology career. 

Fact File 







Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827525 




or equivalent 





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Creative and Critical Writing MA/PgDip/PgCert 

MA Creative and Critical Writing offers 

students the opportunity to improve 

their creative writing in a dynamic, 

constructive environment. Supported by 

teaching staff who are all professional 

writers, you will focus on craft, working 

to bring your writing to the best level 

possible. Study both classic and current 

literature, allowing you to explore 

different styles and genres while gaining 

a critical foundation for your own writing. 

Furthermore, learn about the publishing 

world, aiming to understand where your 

work fits in the constantly changing 

publishing market. Take advantage of 

the many opportunities at Winchester to 

meet agents, editors and other published 

writers. 


The structure of the programme enables 

students to focus on one or more genres 

(for example, fiction, creative non-fiction, 

scriptwriting or poetry) during their 

coursework. Throughout the programme, 

students write their own creative work 

while reading contemporary and classic 

literature. They begin with two core 

modules which form a creative and 

critical foundation for their writing; 

progress to two genre workshops 

which focus on learning about craft 

through reading published work and 

workshopping student work; then finish 

by looking outward at the market in the 

core Publishing Project module, which 

features readings and seminars with six 

writers, agents and editors each semester. 

Students develop a writing project which 

may explore a newer form such as a blog, 

or a more traditional format such as a 

short story and cover letter to a literary 

magazine. The programme culminates 

with a creative dissertation. 

Modules 

Core modules: 

• Theories of Creativity and Writing 

• The Writers’ Toolkit: Creative Research 

• Publishing Project 

• Independent Study Proposal 

Optional modules: 

• Advanced Writing Workshop 

• Advanced Poetry Workshop 

• Advanced Scriptwriting Workshop 

• Advanced Fiction Workshop 


Academic staff are professional novelists, 

scriptwriters, poets and writers of creative 

non-fiction as well as musicians, cultural 

critics and playwrights. They are supported 

by guest writers, most recently Linda Grant 

and Tessa Hadley (novelists), Alex Clarke 

(literary critic and Guardian reviewer) and 

Philip Gross (T.S.Eliot prize-winning poet). 

Assessment 

Students undertake a dissertation of 

15,000 to 20,000 words as part of their 

independent study, along with a 3,000 word 

critical rationale, with full tutorial support. 

This can be a creative piece or pieces of 

work, supported by the creative rationale, or 

it can be a critical piece in its entirety. 

Careers 

Graduates have become published 

writers and poets. Others have careers in 

teaching, media and the arts. 

Creative and Critical Writing MA/PgDip/PgCert 


second-class Honours degree in a related 

subject or professional experience in the 

area of study. Applicants are also required to 

submit a sample of their creative writing 



Programme Leader: Julian Stannard 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827066 

Email: Julian.Stannard@winchester.ac.uk 



or equivalent 





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Cultural and Arts Management MA/PgDip/PgCert 

Cultural and Arts Management MA/PgDip/PgCert 

MA Cultural and Arts Management is 

particularly relevant to students who 

already work in the creative industries 

and are interested in professional 

development or those who seek a career 

in that sector, be it on a freelance basis, 

to work for small cultural operators 

like an arts venue or to work in large 

organisations such as the Arts Council. 


The programme has been designed in 

partnership and in consultation with local, 

regional and national employers in the 

arts and cultural industries. The aim is to 

develop an understanding of management 

in the creative industries as it is a particular 

business environment with several 

specificities, such as the implications 

of cultural policy and agendas of social 

inclusion and sustainability. 

Some modules concentrate on the 

microenvironment (the internal 

environment of artistic and cultural 

organisations), others on the 

macroenvironment (the context in 

which artistic and cultural organisations 

operate) and students also have a 

flexible module enabling them to focus 

on a sector or area of their choice (for 

professional development purposes). 

Students can develop work and related 

projects, for example if they want to 

set up their own company or develop a 

freelance career. 

Modules 

• Understanding Management within 

Cultural and Artistic Organisations 

• Cultural and Arts Management in 

Context 

• Cultural Entrepreneurship 

• Specialisation: Professional 

Development 

• Contemporary Issues in Cultural and 

Arts Management 

The Professional Project is the equivalent 

of a final dissertation. It gives students 

the opportunity to work independently 

on a substantial professional project on a 

topic of their choice in the field of cultural 

and arts management. 


Teaching methods include lectures; 

seminars; discussions; projects; field trips; 

group and one-to-one tutorials; and 

directed and self-directed study. Students 

also have the opportunity to develop IT 

skills, for example for website design, project 

management and optional IT workshops. 

Assessment 

Modules are assessed by coursework 

only, using a variety of formats which 

correspond as closely as possible to 

professional means of communication 

such as business plans, reports, audits and 

portfolios. 

Careers 

The programme strengthens knowledge 

and skills for use for a managerial career 

in the creative industries. 

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subject or professional experience in the area 

of study 



Programme Leader: Dr Loykie Lominé 

Email: Loykie.Lomine@winchester.ac.uk 



or equivalent 





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Cultural Heritage and Resource 

Management MA/PgDip/PgCert 

MA Cultural Heritage and Resource 

Management draws upon the expertise 

of the Department of Archaeology, 

and a panel of guest lecturers drawn 

from across the heritage spectrum. This 

programme offers a perspective which, 

although grounded in UK archaeological 

and museums practice, is also situated 

within a global context and offers 

industry placements and project work 

in places as diverse as Ethiopia and 

Barbados. 


This programme considers the wider place 

of heritage management in contemporary 

society and offers students the chance to 

undertake their own projects on a range 

of different subjects. Using both a British 

and a global approach, the theory and 

practice of cultural heritage and resource 

management is investigated. The course 

uses experts from museums and galleries; 

cultural tourism; theme parks; national, 

local and global heritage organisations; 

archives; libraries; and archaeological 

units. In addition, students are able to 

participate in the department’s own 

research projects which have included 

archaeological sites in Winchester, 

Cornwall, Georgia, Armenia, Corsica, 

Barbados, Ethiopia and Egypt, and are 

encouraged to use their skills in enhancing 

and developing existing cultural heritage 

strategies in these locations. 

Modules 

• Introduction to Heritage Management 

• Global Issues in Heritage Management 


• Managing Cultural Heritage 

• Placement (200 hours in total) 

Plus one optional module to be 

selected from all period/depth study 

or methodological modules available 

in the MRes Archaeology as well as a 

dissertation. 


Modules are delivered through workshops 

and seminars with presentations (poster 

and oral), reflexive learning strategies 

(such as blogs and diaries) and more 

formal essays. A placement module 

allows the student to gain practical 

training in the industry. This placement 

can either be based locally or abroad 

according to the needs of the student. 

Assessment 

‘Traditional’ forms of written essay 

underpin most of the assessment. In 

addition, there is the use of oral and 

poster presentations. The dissertation is 

an extended piece of work based upon 

original research. The study skills module 

Research Methods helps develop the skills 

needed to undertake this major piece of 

self-directed research. 

Careers 

Graduates often work in heritage; 

museums; galleries; education; outreach; 

libraries; archives; and archaeological 

units. 

Cultural Heritage and Resource Management MA/PgDip/PgCert 







Programme Leader: Dr Niall Finneran 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827074 

Email: Niall.Finneran@winchester.ac.uk 



or equivalent 





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Cultural Studies MA/PgDip/PgCert 

Cultural Studies MA/PgDip/PgCert 

Cultural Studies explores a widerange 

of theoretical and conceptual 

approaches to culture. It provides a 

flexible curriculum designed to enable 

you to develop critical understandings of 

culture and theories of culture through 

the investigation of film, literature and 

cultural industries. 


Cultural Studies provides a framework for 

the study of diverse and multiple forms 

of cultural expression. The programme 

investigates culture in global, national 

and local contexts and offers a variety of 

modules of interest to anyone wishing to 

further their study of culture, media and 

film or literary studies. 

The modules are designed to develop 

approaches through the exploration 

of areas relating to media culture, 

textual and cultural approaches and 

interdisciplinary study which examines 

texts and cultural examples drawn 

from different media. Areas explored 

can include technology; landscapes; 

music; drugs; crime; the body; national 

and global perspectives on culture; 

cyberculture; writing and politics; and 

apocalypse culture. The programme 

is concerned with the diverse and 

multiple forms of cultural expression, 

whether in relation to cultural texts (in 

literature, film and the media); wider 

conceptualisations of culture (the nation 

and globalism); specific forms of cultural 

practice or behaviour; or the meanings of 

contemporary culture (for example, postcolonialism 

and the writing of culture). 

Modules 

Core modules: 

• Introduction to Cultural Studies 

• Postgraduate Seminar 



• Drugs, Identities and Popular Culture 

• Crime and Culture 

• Popular Music 

• Theorising the World 

• Contemporary Mediated Femininities 

• The Body in Contemporary Culture 

• Fairytale and Gothic Horror 

• Writing and Politics 

• Space and Place: a Landscape of British 

Cinema 


Students undertake seminars; group and 

individual tutorials; discussion groups; 

e-learning; and independent study. 

Assessment 

All modules are assessed by coursework, 

with a variety of exercises including 

presentations; workshops; essays; 

textual analysis; critical evaluations; and 

collaborative work. With full tutorial 

support in critical methods and writing 

skills, students complete a dissertation of 

15,000 to 20,000 words. 

Careers 

The Cultural Studies programme is 

designed for those seeking careers in 

cultural work; education; the media; 

advertising; marketing; and the arts. 

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Programme Leader: Dr Steven Allen 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827152 

Email: Steven.Allen@winchester.ac.uk 



or equivalent 





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Dance: Practice and Production MA/PgDip/PgCert 

MA Dance: Practice and Production seeks 

to bridge academic and professional/ 

vocational contexts for dance artists, 

to enhance individual approaches and 

original voices in making dance happen. 

This programme is a unique and exciting 

opportunity to link the academic and 

the professional field through the 

interdisciplinary physical, creative and 

critical dialogues which make up the 

multifaceted role of the choreographic 

artist in a contemporary context. 


The programme aims to develop an 

enhanced understanding of choreography 

as an embodied practice and advanced 

skills in communicating this in a range of 

contexts through embodiment, creation, 

facilitation and documentation. Students 

build skills as creative entrepreneurs to 

support a portfolio career. They develop 

work to realise their ideas through 

choreographic forms physically, creatively 

and pedagogically. 

Students are challenged to develop their 

practice within both professional and 

academic contexts through placements 

with artists and of arts organisations 

such as The Point in Eastleigh, 

Hampshire Dance, Creative Ecology 

Wiltshire, StopGAP Dance Company, 

Green Candle Dance Company and the 

Wessex Academy. Through creativity and 

criticality, students develop reflexive 

practices and measure their impact 

towards defining and redefining their 

artistic vision. 

Modules 

• Choreographic Practice 

• Creative Partnerships in Choreographic 

Contexts 

• Entrepreneurship in Dance 

• Choreography in Performance 


• Gateway to Independent Study 


Students undertake workshops; 

masterclasses and labs; placements in 

professional contexts and intensive devising; 

lectures; seminars; a mini-conference; selfdirected 

study; and tutorials. 

Assessment 

Modules are assessed by practical work in 

real situations through the performance 

and facilitation of choreography. Reflective 

documentation supports this through 

lecture-demonstrations; performative 

presentations; online blogs; critical writing; 

proposals; and research plans. 

Careers 

The programme prepares students to 

enter the field as independent dance 

artists equipped to work in a range of 

community and professional contexts 

as creative facilitators, performers and 

choreographers. Students may wish to 

pursue a career in teaching or a related 

area, for example an education officer 

attached to a dance company. Students 

may consider undertaking further study 

for a practice based PhD or MPhil. 

Dance: Practice and Production MA/PgDip/PgCert 



experience in the area of study. Students will 

be required to show potential for practical 

work 

Students will be invited to come to the 

University for audition/interview but 

submission of examples of previous solo 

performance and group choreographic works 

on DVD is acceptable 



Programme Leader: Cathy Seago 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827157 

Email: Catherine.Seago@winchester.ac.uk 



or equivalent 





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Death, Religion and Culture MA/PgDip/PgCert 

Death, Religion and Culture MA/PgDip/PgCert 

MA Death, Religion and Culture explores 

the way in which death is the only 

inevitability of life. This universal reality 

is understood differently by different 

cultures and religious traditions, and 

those understandings are played out in 

rituals of death, dying and bereavement. 


The programme attracts a diverse range 

of students from funeral directors, clergy 

from a variety of traditions, teachers and 

those preparing for a research degree as 

well as a range of people who are simply 

fascinated by the subject. 

Study provides a view of historical and 

current approaches to death and dying, 

disposal and bereavement rituals, 

enabling a meeting of professional groups 

and students with particular interests in 

this area of speciality. 

Modules 

Core modules: 

• Contemporary Approaches to Death 

and Dying 


• Independent Study 


• Death and Martyrdom 

• Death in the Christian Tradition 

• Death in World Religions 

• The Pastoral Care of the Dying 

and Bereaved 

• The Philosophy, Ethics and Theology 

of Death 

• Death and Visual Culture 



Students undertake structured discussion 

and debate. Visits to local crematoria, 

cemeteries, mortuaries and funeral homes 

are an essential aspect of the programme, 

which also benefits from guest lecturers 

from the death industries, a variety of 

religious traditions and public services. 

The programme is taught by a team of 

highly qualified and enthusiastic staff 

who include internationally renowned 

scholars, and is available in distance 

learning and blended learning modes 

of delivery. 

Assessment 

Types of assessment used include a 

review of practical activities such as 

presentations, alongside more traditional 

methods of assessment such as essays 

and the dissertation. There are no 

examinations. Students complete a 

dissertation of 15,000 to 20,000 words 

on a subject of their choice within the 

realms of religion and death. It is a 

substantial piece of independent research 

and full tutorial support is provided. 

Careers 

Graduates have gone on to work within 

bereavement counselling, funeral homes, 

teaching and the church. The programme 

provides a firm foundation for undertaking 

a research degree or further training. 

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This programme is delivered by distance 

learning/blended learning 



or equivalent 





Programme Leader: Dr Christina Welch 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827521 

Email: Christina.Welch@winchester.ac.uk 

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DEBBIE MCGREGoR 

MA Death, Religion and Culture 

“As an Independent Funeral Officiant I see 

grief every day,” says Deborah McGregor 

from Gosport who has conducted more than 

4,000 funeral services in the last eight years 

and is now studying a part-time MA in Death, 

Religion and Culture at Winchester. 

“I took this course ultimately for my own 

personal development. However, it has 

taught me a wide range of underpinning 

theories which have definitely helped to 

better inform my practice. 

“The course has introduced me to the work 

of leading theorists Douglas Davies and Tony 

Walter who present a clear understanding 

about the way things are changing and 

will continue to change. I have found this 

particularly fascinating. It is a fresh new area 

and this research is breaking new ground. 

“The Independent Study modules have also 

been incredibly useful to me. In ‘Death and 

Visual Culture’, I chose to carry out a contents 

analysis on the websites of 48 different 

funeral directors. I found out that funeral 

plans, and therefore commercialism, featured 

most frequently with spiritual aspects coming 

very low down. 

“I am hoping to study for a PhD next, 

looking at the work carried out at 

Portchester Crematorium, one of the busiest 

crematoriums in the UK.” 


Delivery of Primary Health Care PgCert 

Delivery of Primary Health Care PgCert 

PgCert Delivery of Primary Health 

Care is designed for qualified doctors 

who are training for General Practice 

as GP Registrars. This certificate is 

taught alongside the Mid Wessex Day 

Release Course and offers students the 

opportunity to earn 60 CATS points, 

which can be used towards future routes 

of study. 


The programme centres upon the 

management and delivery of primary health 

care and emphasises the need for skills in 

practice management. There are two selffunded 

residential modules, one of which 

covers Finance and Practice Management, 

and another which covers the Management 

of Change. The programme aims to nurture 

the personal development of the individual 

student. It provides the GP Registrar with a 

student forum to reflect on the realities of 

life in General Practice and to develop the 

interpersonal and management skills needed 

for working as part of a practice team. 

This is encouraged by working in cohesive 

small groups. The current and proposed 

programme leads to an award through 

the nationally defined end-point of the 

Membership of the Royal College of General 

Practitioners (MRCGP) examination. 

Modules 

• The Management of Primary Health 

Care in General Practice 

• The National Delivery of Primary 

Health Care 

• Personal Development 


The mode of learning employed throughout 

the programme is designed to reinforce the 

ethos of a team approach. This is intended 

to promote an awareness of multiple 

perspectives, the value of divergent thinking 

and problem-solving in considering issues. 

Within sessions, students are required to 

take a share in the responsibility of learning. 

This strategy has been adopted deliberately 

to challenge the previous learning 

experiences of students and to promote an 

understanding of the range of professional 

roles to be found in a practice, where 

doctors work alongside practice managers 

and health service managers. 

Assessment 

The assessed work for each module 

is intended to develop and extend 

the learning on the course, requiring 

the student to integrate more formal 

modes of input with practical experience 

and group work. The aim is to enable 

the student to develop strategies for 

reflective practice and lifelong learning. 

Careers 

The postgraduate certification of the 

programme is intended to develop 

further the established success of the 

Mid-Wessex Day Release Course. It aims 

to enable the students to take the credits 

on to programmes of further study, 

through the CATS scheme. CATS points 

are particularly relevant to those students 

who wish to become Educational 

Supervisors and GP Trainers. 

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Entry requirements: Qualified doctor 

on the General Medical Council list; General 

Practice Specialist Trainee Level 3 




or equivalent 

Application process: Direct Entry 

Application Form (part-time applicants only) 

ContACt us 

Programme Leader: Dr Simon Newton 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827596 

Email: phce@winchester.ac.uk 



Devised Performance MA/PgDip/PgCert 

Devised Performance MA/PgDip/PgCert 

MA Devised Performance is an innovative 

practice-inclusive programme intended 

to build upon the knowledge and 

experience gained at undergraduate 

level by students in performing arts and 

drama-related programmes. 


Study focuses on contemporary 

performance making and the analysis 

of and reflection on it. Students 

employ a variety of devising strategies 

and processes in which the student 

experiences a range of performance 

contexts, for example site-based devising; 

devising from text; devising for theatre; 

and devising with a director and/or 

dramaturg. The practice is underpinned 

by student reflection on both the devising 

process and the performance outcome, 

placing the work in the context of current 

contemporary professional practice. 

Much of the programme explores 

collaborative practice and group work, 

and an enthusiasm and commitment for 

the processes and demands of ensemble 

work is vital. However, there are 

opportunities for individual performance 

as well as for students to explore their 

individual contribution to performance 

making. Students undertake six taught 

modules: four practice-based and two 

research-based, plus the Independent 

Project module. 

Modules 

• Devising and the Performer 

• Advanced Approaches to Text and 

Performance Writing 

• Devising and Site 

• Advanced Performance Practice 

• Creative Production 



The core element of the delivery is 

practical performance making enhanced 

by seminars; discussions; workshops; 

masterclasses; and self-directed study. 

Assessment 

All taught modules, except the Research 

Methods module, are assessed by 

portfolio. Live performances are 

documented and contribute to the overall 

portfolio mark. The independent project 

is negotiated between the student and 

the Programme Leader and allows the 

student to develop a portfolio of work 

of which a significant part may be an 

independently devised performance plus 

reflection on the process and outcome. 

Careers 

Graduates enter the field of contemporary 

performance practice as an emerging 

artist, either collaboratively or as an 

individual, operating within the diverse 

range of professional environments. 

Students pursue careers in teaching or 

a related area. Students may consider 

undertaking further study for a practicebased 

PhD or MPhil. 

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Programme Leader: Dr Yvon Bonenfant 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827505 

Email: Yvon.Bonenfant@winchester.ac.uk 



or equivalent 





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RAnDALL BRAMMER 

MA Devised Performance 

Having studied BA Fine Art and Theatre at 

Youngstown State University in Ohio, Randall 

Brammer, 25, first came to the University of 

Winchester in 2008 for one semester as part 

his undergraduate degree. He is currently 

studying MA Devised Performance. 

“I was drawn to the University of Winchester 

due to the opportunities it offered. One of the 

main reasons I chose Devised Performance was 

the emphasis put on devising as collaborative 

work and the concept of performers as artists. 

There are great facilities available here such as 

the Performing Arts Studios, performance gym 

and dance studios. The lecturers are published 

and knowledgeable. 

“The course has really opened my mind by 

introducing me to new uses of drama and 

different ways of thinking about theatre, 

performing and acting. I’ve been given the 

chance to exercise a much greater level 

of creative control and direction and the 

freedom to explore what I want. 

“This fantastic course provides you with skills 

within the discipline and transferable skills 

which are applicable to real life. Coming to 

Winchester has opened me up to new career 

opportunities whilst still furthering me as a 

performer and has given me the confidence 

to handle the future.” 


Digital Media Practice MA/PgDip/PgCert 

Digital Media Practice MA/PgDip/PgCert 

MA Digital Media Practice is designed 

to enable students to build on the 

knowledge and practice developed 

through related undergraduate study or 

through previous experience within the 

media industry. 


It is a professionally-focused programme 

which allows for the dynamic 

understanding and development of 

theory within the context of practice. 

The programme structure is designed for 

a range of specialist careers within the 

digital media industry. Study integrates 

with professional practitioners and 

bodies to provide a close and dynamic 

engagement with the digital media 

industry. These partnerships give students 

the starting point to develop their own 

network of professional contacts and to 

identify key practitioners. 

Study consists of four core modules 

plus two optional modules or one 

optional module and one module from a 

complementary discipline within the School 

of Media and Film, and a final dissertation 

or equivalent extended project. 

Modules 

Core modules: 

• Digital Media Principles 

• Design Practice 

• Creative Enquiry 



• Digital Media Management 

• 3D Animation Practice 

• Interaction Design 

Students engage with the optional 

modules by undertaking individual 

projects and case studies relevant to their 

particular area of interest. 


Students get the opportunity to develop 

new ideas and theories through their 

engagement with several real-world 

projects which may culminate in the 

live release of output through the web 

or other media outlets. Practical work 

is supported and enhanced through 

masterclasses, seminars, discussions, 

workshops, tutorials and self-directed 

study and by undertaking work in 

professional contexts. 

Assessment 

Assessment is by coursework including 

the production of digital media artefacts, 

presentations, business plans and 

written reports. Students are required to 

complete a substantial piece of work in 

the form of either an appropriate digital 

media project or a written dissertation. 

Careers 

The programme is designed for students 

who wish to pursue a professional career 

in the digital media industry as lead 

designers and those seeking to develop 

as account directors, content writers, 

creative producers or project managers. 

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area of study. All applicants will be asked to 

submit a portfolio of relevant work along 

with a short written statement outlining the 

relevance of the programme to their previous 

experience 

Programme Leader: Deborah Wilson 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 826355 

Email: Debs.Wilson@winchester.ac.uk 



or equivalent 





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Ecclesiastical Law * LLM 

LLM Ecclesiastical Law provides students 

with an opportunity to study the 

relationship between the law, religion and 

the State and the legal context in which 

organised Anglican religion operates. It 

enhances analytical and research skills and 

provides insights into the practical issues 

dealt with by this specialist area of law. 


Ecclesiastical law is a specialist branch of 

the law which deals with the jurisdiction 

held by ecclesiastical courts over certain 

church-related matters, such as clergy 

discipline, alteration of church property 

and issues related to churchyards. The 

programme considers this specialist area, 

together with the wider context of the 

relationship between the law, religion 

and the State, and practical issues such as 

religious education. 

Modules 

Core modules: 

• Introduction to English Law (for 

students without accredited prior 

education or learning in law) 

• Law, Morality and Society 




• Ecclesiastical Institutions, Jurisdiction 

and the Law 

• Law, Ritual, Ministry and Religious 

Education 

• Law, Religion and the State 


The programme will be delivered on a 

part-time flexible learning basis which 

will include provision of online activities 

combined with weekend face-to-face 

delivery over three weekends per year 


Assessment 

Each module is assessed through 

assignments, which may include essays, 

oral presentations and case studies. 

Students are provided with support in the 

production of a dissertation, which is a 


of 12,000 to 15,000 words. 

Careers 

Ordained clergy, in addition to their 

pastoral and ministerial responsibilities, 

need a good knowledge of ecclesiastical 

law, particularly those who are seeking 

administrative positions within the church. 

The programme may also be of interest 

to those in non-ordained administrative 

positions with the church or within 

religious bodies. The programme also 


a postgraduate research degree. 

Ecclesiastical Law LLM 







or equivalent 


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Programme Leader: David Chalk 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827599 

Email: David.Chalk@winchester.ac.uk 



Application Form 

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Education MA/PgDip/PgCert 

(Early Years, School, College and Workplace Educators’ Pathway) 

Education MSc/PgDip/PgCert 

MA Education is grounded in a particular 

form of professionalism, that of 

research-based teaching. It is a vision 

of practitioners constructing their own 

practical theories of the situations which 

confront them in their professional life and 

testing them in action. The programme is 

suitable for teachers working in primary, 

secondary and post-compulsory settings 

as well as workplace educators such as 

police and military trainers. 


The programme is designed to enhance and 

deepen pedagogic knowledge of learning 

and aspects of students’ professional role in 

their workplace. Students build up credits 

by undertaking a range of optional modules 

allowing them to focus on issues relevant 

to their own professional practice. They 

complete modules on Research Methods 

in Education prior to putting together 

a research plan as preparation for the 

dissertation. 

Modules 

Students take optional modules which 

enable them to identify and develop an 

aspect of their professional work with a 

tutor’s support. The modules are flexible, 

allowing for shorter submissions for 20 

credits (4,000 words) through to longer 

submissions for 40 credits (8,000 words). 


• Examining Professional Practice 

• Improving Practice through a Project 

• Individual Practitioner-based Enquiry 

• Developing Pedagogy and Learning 

Examples of ‘shell’ modules which may be 

taken as the assessment pathway in any 

taught course: 

• Wellbeing and Education 

• NPQH Accreditation 

• NCSL Middle Leadership Programme 

Accreditation 

• Individual School Based Research 

Project 

• NQT Accreditation 

• SEN including: 

- National SENCO Accreditation 

- Additional Communication Needs 

- The Vulnerable Child 

- Positive Behaviour Support 


The teaching team is mainly drawn from 

the Faculty of Education, Health and 

Social Care and from other experienced 

specialists such as local authority 

inspection and advisory teams. 

Assessment 

Assessments for each of the optional and 

compulsory modules are the equivalent 

of 4,000 words per 20 credits and may 

take the form of reflective journals, 

portfolios, case studies or workplacebased 

assignments. 

Careers 

A Masters degree is increasingly seen as 

an essential qualification for senior school 

positions. The programme develops skills 

and knowledge for significant professional 

development and it can form the basis of 

a research degree or further training. 

Fact File 

Entry requirements: Normally a first 

or second-class Honours degree or a 

professional qualification such as Qualified 

Teacher Status (QTS) 

Part-time: up to 5 years 



or equivalent 

Start dates: Modules start throughout 

the year 

ContACt us 

Programme Administrator: 

Tony Simmons 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827327 

Email: Tony.Simmons@winchester.ac.uk 

Programme Leader: Rachael Gee 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827375 

Email: Rachael.Gee@winchester.ac.uk 




Education Studies MA/PgDip/PgCert 

MA Education Studies provides the 

opportunity for students to develop 

their understanding of issues relating 

to a diverse range of educational policy 

and practice. It enhances analytical and 

research skills and provides sociological 

and philosophical insights into the study 

of education. 


This programme provides opportunities 

to engage with significant questions, 

issues and debates within education 

studies. Students advance their analytical 

skills, deepen their understanding of 

educational theory and methodology and 

develop their capacity to reflect critically 

on professional practice. 

Drawing upon differing disciplines and 

schools of thought including sociology, 

law, philosophy, political theory and 

feminism, the programme invites students 

to analyse educational experiences, values 

and practices in ways which are creative, 

rigorous and rewarding. Students examine 

the politics of educational policy and 

practice in relation to questions of social 

justice, identity, gender, race and the 

teaching of diverse groups of students. 

The aim is to engage students with a 

diverse range of intellectual resources so 

they might situate themselves in on-going 

dialogues about education. 

Modules 

Core modules: 

• The Politics of Educational Policy 

and Practice 

• Research in Education Studies 


• Education and Identity 

• Education, Ecology and Social Justice 

• History, Gender and Education 

• Disability and Education 

• Special and Inclusive Education 

• Progressive and Alternative Forms 

of Schooling 


During a course of lectures, seminars, 

workshops and tutorials, students 

are offered opportunities to engage 

in focused group work, to evaluate 

the contributions of theorists and 

educationalists, to consider case studies 

drawn from empirical research and to 

delve into the rich tapestry of their own 

experiences to reflect critically upon 

educational issues, policy and practice. 

Assessment 

Each module is assessed through written 

assignments, usually essays, along with 

other forms of assessment. Assignment titles 

emerge from the context of each module, 

although there are opportunities for titles 

to be individually negotiated between 

students and module leaders. Students are 

provided with full, one-to-one support in 

the production of a dissertation, which is a 

substantial piece of independent research of 

15,000 to 20,000 words. 

Careers 

The programme is of benefit for anyone 

interested in pursuing or advancing careers 

in professions involving care and service. It 


a postgraduate research degree. 

Education Studies MA/PgDip/PgCert 






Programme Leader: Dr Wayne Veck 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827072 

Email: Wayne.Veck@winchester.ac.uk 





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or equivalent 


English Studies: Literature in Context MA/PgDip/PgCert 

English Studies: Literature in Context MA/PgDip/PgCert 

MA English Studies: Literature in Context 

familiarises students with the most 

up-to-date developments in English 

Studies through a range of modules 

developed from staff research interests. 

Students are given the chance to study 

a range of texts from different historical 

periods and the emphasis is on the way 

which texts respond to and shape their 

historical, social and literary contexts. 


Students complete a range of subject 

modules which focus upon the different 

ways in which specific concepts or ideas 

such as disability, politics or children’s 

writing are expressed through a range of 

literary texts. Students consider how the 

idea of literariness influences is altered 

by our consideration of specific themes 

or ideas. 

All students take a compulsory module 

in Research and Employability Skills. This 

module develops the necessary skills to 

complete the independent study element 

of the programme. For students who wish 

to develop this aspect of postgraduate 

work, there is an optional module in 

English Studies and Employability. Guided 

by academic staff, students complete an 

independent portfolio detailing how a 

specific piece of literary study connects 

to other kinds of work such as publicity, 

marketing and information management. 

Modules 

• The Apocalypse in Contemporary 

American Literature and Culture 

• English Studies and Employability 

• Jewishness in Contemporary 

British Literature 

• Literature and Politics 

• Postcolonial Literature and Theory 

• The Twenty-First Century: The 

First Decade 

• Theorising the World 

• Twenty-First-Century Gothic 

• What is Children’s Literature? 

• Women’s Writing 

• Writing and Disability 


The programme is taught by subject 

specialists and offers students the 

opportunity to work alongside scholars 

interested in the contemporary vitality of 

literature within the UK and across 

cultures. Most classes are organised 

around small-class discussion and students 

are expected to participate in and lead 

classroom discussion. 

Assessment 

Most modules are assessed via a single 

5,000 word essay but students are also 

required to present their own work in a 

verbal form to small groups. Students 

complete a dissertation of 15,000 to 20,000 

words in a research area of their choice with 

support from a tutor. 

Careers 

The programme aims to act as a stepping stone 

to academic research but also aims to develop 

students’ writing skills and to enhance their 

employability in educational and professional 

contexts. The programme develops subjectspecific 

skills which are relevant in a wider 

range of professional careers. 

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Programme Leader: Dr Liam Connell 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827024 

Email: Liam.Connell@winchester.ac.uk 



or equivalent 





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Film Studies MA/PgDip/PgCert 

MA Film Studies considers film in its 

specificity and as a complex totality. It 

explores various critical and theoretical 

positions which have sought to ‘explain’ 

film and how film has been situated 

socially, culturally and politically. 


Implicit to the programme is an embrace 

of the diversity of film as an aesthetic, 

material and (predominantly) commercial 

object; of the diverse perspectives available 

to the study of film; and of how both 

have been developed, whether in terms of 

causality, difference, mutual generation, 

opposition and/or contestation. 

Areas covered by the programme 

curriculum include film history; changes 

in film form and style, whether within 

specific cinematic institutions (for 

example, Hollywood or the avant-garde) 

or across them; different production 

practices; the differential development 

and use of new technologies; issues of 

genre, nation, identity and authorship; 

and the relation of film to its wider 

material context, be the focus cultural, 

sub-cultural, political, regulatory or 

epistemological. 

Modules 

Core modules: 

• MA Film: Theory and Criticism 




• Art Cinema/Avant-garde Cinema 

• Cultures of Third Cinema 

• Fairytale and Gothic Horror 

• Fiction and Film 

• Genre and National Cinema 

• Politics and Post-Classical Hollywood 

• Space and Place: A Landscape of 

British Cinema 

• Scorsese and Schrader 


Classes predominantly centre upon a 

seminar format which provides a space 

facilitating the introduction and discussion 

of critical frameworks, theoretical 

concepts, ideas, issues and interpretations. 

Assessment 

The standard assessment for each 

module is a seminar presentation and 

a 4,000 word essay. Assessment for 

the introductory module comprises a 

seminar presentation, a 1,500 word 

critical exercise (30 per cent) and a 2,500 

word essay (70 per cent). Assessment 

for Research Methods involves a draft 

dissertation proposal. There are no 

examinations. With full tutorial support, 

students complete a dissertation of 

15,000 to 20,000 words. A substantial 

piece of independent research, the 

dissertation must be on a topic within 

film studies, but it does not have to focus 

on taught areas. 

Careers 

The programme is specifically of benefit 

to those seeking to pursue a career in 

further or higher education and to those 

involved in arts, media or cultural work. 

Film Studies MA/PgDip/PgCert 


second-class Honours degree in Film Studies 

or another cognate subject or professional 




Programme Leader: Dr Leighton Grist 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827147 

Email: Leighton.Grist@winchester.ac.uk 



or equivalent 





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Funeral Celebrancy * PgCert 

Funeral Celebrancy PgCert 

This Postgraduate Certificate enables 

students to reflect on their existing 

professional practice as a Funeral 

Celebrant/Officiant. Develop existing 

creative and critical professional practice 

through a critical engagement with 

relevant theories and methodologies 

within the academic disciplines of Death 

Studies, Religious Studies, Ritual and 

Performance Studies and Creative Writing. 


This is a one year part-time Postgraduate 

Certificate course delivered by distance 

learning which relates a wide range of 

religious and cultural approaches to death 

and dying, disposal and bereavement 

rituals, with the work of a funeral celebrant. 

Modules 

• Approaches to Studying Death 

• Death, Dying and Pastoral Care in 

World Religions 

• Performing Rituals, Creative and Critical 

Methodologies in Constructing and 

Performing a Eulogy 


The Postgraduate Certificate in Funeral 

Celebrancy offers learning, teaching and 

assessment strategies which encourage 

and develop a critical mode of enquiry 

within which the student can bring 

their professional experience and prior 

learning to the programme in order to 

foster engagement with concepts, theory 

and academic debates. At the same 

time students will be able to recognise 

learning is a collaborative undertaking 

achieved in partnership with others. As 

such the teaching and assessment of the 

programme is designed to foster informed 

debate, self-reflective thinking and crossdisciplinary 

and cross-cultural enquiry 

as well as relate directly to students 

employment and employability. 

Students undertake structured reading and 

engage in online discussion and debate. 

A visit to local crematoria, cemetery or 

natural burial site is an essential aspect of 

the programme. 

The programme is taught by a team of 

highly qualified and enthusiastic staff 

who include internationally renowned 

scholars, and is available by distance 

learning delivery. 

Assessment 

Types of assessment used include 

reflecting on writing and performing 

eulogies, exploring professional practice 

in light of a site visit, and more traditional 

methods of assessment such as essays. 

There are no examinations and study 

skills are embedded in the course. 

Careers 

This Postgraduate Certificate is designed 

for those already working as Funeral 

Celebrants/Officiants, however it offers 

a valuable professional development 

opportunity and a firm foundation for 

postgraduate research. 

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Part-time: 1 year 



or equivalent 


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This programme is delivered by distance 

learning 



Programme Leader: Dr Christina Welch 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827521 




Global Radio Production MA/PgDip/PgCert 

MA Global Radio Production explores 

the implications of digital radio in the 

global age and equips students with the 

technical skills and knowledge required 

to develop a career in radio production. 


Study on the programme is designed 

to equip students with specialist 

knowledge of radio practices and the 

professional production skills. A unique 

aspect of this programme is its focus 

on the global context of radio and how 

digital technologies have impacted the 

industry. Even the most locally focused 

radio station has the potential to reach 

audiences around the world. 

Students are introduced to the basic skills 

of radio production and presentation 

before acquiring more advanced skills 

and expertise in scheduling and the 

management of a radio station. Academic 

and theoretical study of radio explores 

aspects of radio production, digital 

technologies and the globalisation of 

radio. Students develop research skills and 

interact with other students to enhance 

their professional skills and best practice. 

Modules 

• Production and Presentation 

• Programming and Management 

• Global Media and Radio 

• Advanced Radio Production 

• Student Directed Media Project 

• Creative Enquiry 

• Project or Dissertation 


Students work on practical aspects 

of radio production, including the 

challenges and routines of running a 

radio station, as a simulated learning 

activity. Students participate in practical 

workshops and work collaboratively with 

other students on projects. Conventional 

lectures, seminars and tutorials are used, 

particularly for theoretical and researchbased 

learning. 

Assessment 

There are a variety of practical 

assessments including production logs, 

individual and collaborative projects 

and critical reflection upon practice. 

Students write extended essays and 

seminar papers for particular modules 

and assemble a professional portfolio. 

For the culmination of the programme, 

students develop their own research as a 

practical project or dissertation. 

Careers 

Graduates are equipped to undertake a 

variety of production and presentation 

roles in radio and in related media 

industries. The programme also offers a 

firm foundation for postgraduate research. 

Global Radio Production MA/PgDip/PgCert 






Programme Leader: Dr Marcus Leaning 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 826470 

Email: Marcus.Leaning@winchester.ac.uk 



or equivalent 





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Historical Studies MA/PgDip/PgCert 

Historical Studies MA/PgDip/PgCert 

MA Historical Studies explores current 

methods of investigating the past and 

examines a range of subjects from the 

early medieval period to the twentieth 

century. The programme is designed 

for those with a general interest in past 

societies as well as those planning to 

undertake a research degree. 


Students explore a variety of methods 

of engaging with the past and have the 

opportunity to study a wide range of 

different pasts, from the early medieval 

period to the late twentieth century. 

The programme emphasises the use of 

alternative and innovative methodologies 

in history including the history of 

everyday life, medical history and modern 

religious histories. Students undertake 

a thorough training in the resources, 

methods and theoretical approaches 

needed to undertake historical research at 

postgraduate level. 

Students take three core modules which 

explore historical methods and research 

skills, and three Special Studies modules 

chosen from several different options. 

Modules 

Core modules: 

• New Histories 

• Research Methodology 

• Dissertation Presentation 

Special Studies modules: 

• The History of Anglo-Saxon Wessex 

• Religion and Society: The Secular 

Church of Late Medieval Wessex 

• Gender and History 1500-present 

• Allegiance and Ideas in Southern 

England 1640-1680 

• Art and Society in the Renaissance 

• The ‘Fifteen-Year War’ and Public 

Memory in Post-War Japan 

• ‘The Good War’: The United States and 

World War II 

• Soviet History Through Film 


Students attend lectures; seminars; 

workshops; tutorials; day schools; and 

excursions. The teaching team is made 

up of highly respected and experienced 

researchers. Specialists from outside 

the University also deliver elements of 

the programme. 

Assessment 

Assessment on the programme is largely by 

written assignments, usually a 4,000 word 

essay, and this applies to most modules. 

The dissertation is a substantial piece of 

independent research with full tutorial 

support. Students are required to write 

15,000 to 20,000 words on a subject of 

their choice covered by their study. 

Careers 

Graduates work in teaching, archives, 

libraries, museums and conservation. The 

programme provides a firm foundation 

for undertaking a postgraduate research 

degree or further training. 

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Programme Leader: Dr Chris Aldous 

Telephone: +44 (0)1962 827318 

Email: Chris.Aldous@winchester.ac.uk 



or equivalent 





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KARL ALVEStAD 

MA Historical Studies 

Karl Alvestad, 23, began his BA History in 

Norway and transferred to the University 

of Winchester in September 2009 for his 

final two years. He is currently studying MA 

Historical Studies whilst working towards 

completing his PhD. 

“I really liked the fact Winchester was a small, 

welcoming university with a very close-knit 

network. I have found being a part of this 

community and the localised campus means 

it is easy to meet people and build networks 

and friendships quickly. 

“The staff are really helpful, friendly and 

accessible; I appreciate I am not just a 

number in a crowd. I have a great deal of 

freedom and encouragement; the lecturers 

are always willing to work with me to explore 

new avenues and broaden horizons. 

“The ideals and foundations of my PhD, Kings 

and Heroes: the use of historical characters in 

nineteenth- and twentieth-century perceptions 

of the Scandinavian past, developed as a direct 

result of my MA dissertation on the 900 

year anniversary of the battle of Stiklestad in 

1930 and the Norwegian people’s response 

to it. Many of the resources I need are 

published in Norway. I was really pleased to 

see Winchester respond to my needs and the 

library has developed close contacts with the 

National Library in Oslo.” 


Human Resource Management (top-up) MSc 

Human Resource Management (top-up) MSc 

MSc Human Resource Management is 

offered as a top-up to the Postgraduate 

Diploma in Human Resource 

Management of the Chartered Institute 

of Personnel and Development (CIPD). 

The programme is designed to develop 

an advanced understanding of the 

human side of management. 


Students extend their study obtained from 

the Professional Development Programme 

of the Chartered Institute of Personnel 

and Development (CIPD) by undertaking 

the Research Methods in Business taught 

module, one further taught module and 

a dissertation on a Human Resource 

management topic of their choice. Upon 

successful completion, students are awarded 

the MSc Human Resource Management. 

Modules 

• Research Methods in Business – a 

taught module requiring 36 hours of 

class contact. This must be successfully 

completed before students can 

progress to the dissertation stage. 

• Leadership in Organisations – is 

recommended as the further taught 

module. 


A variety of teaching methods is used 

including lectures, tutorials and workshops. 

Many of the sessions are student-led and 

there is an emphasis on active learning. 

Assessment 

Methods of assessment include business 

reports; essays; presentations; critical 

evaluations; and research-based projects. 

The dissertation can be on a topic of 

the student’s choice within the realms 

of human resource management. The 

dissertation module commences at the 

beginning of Semester 2 following the 

year of entry. 

Careers 

Many career opportunities in human 

resources management are appropriate, 

including Personnel Adviser, Recruitment 

Consultant and Human Resource Manager. 

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Entry requirements: A Postgraduate 

Diploma in Human Resource Management 

– Chartered Institute of Personnel and 

Development (CIPD) or equivalent 

qualification. Accredited prior certificated 

learning (APCL) may be available to suitably 

qualified applicants up to a maximum of 100 

credits. The remaining credits (depending on 

entry qualifications) will consist of 40 credits, 

of independent study and a minimum taught 

component of 40 credits which must include 

20 credits of Research Methods in Business 

Part-time: 6 months 


Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827013 




or equivalent 

Start dates: January 



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Journalism MA/PgDip/PgCert 

MA Journalism is designed to meet the 

challenges of a fully ‘converged’ media 

world where journalists, especially at 

entry level, are expected to be able to 

work within any medium from video 

reporting to magazine feature writing, 

through radio production and podcasting 

to web production, blogging, dynamic 

content management and supervision of 

social networking sites. 


The programme has been developed with 

the assistance of the Broadcast Journalism 

Training Council (BJTC) and an industry 

advisory panel composed of regional 

and national figures with expertise in 

television, radio, newspapers, magazines 

and online and journalism training. Study 

and training proceeds rapidly from the 

classroom to the studio and newsroom 

where students experience the reality of 

working journalism. 

Modules 

• The Business of Journalism: Markets, 

Audiences, Advertising, Funding 

• Teeline Shorthand 

• Web Audio and Video Production 

Skills/Interactive Online Digital 

Magazine Production 

• Radio and Television News Production 

and Presentation 

• UK/EU Public Affairs/News Sources 

• Media Law and Regulation 

• Video Documentary Production 

• Live Production Project – Winchester 

News Online 


A wide variety of teaching methods 

are used including tutorials, seminars, 

lectures, workshops and demonstrations. 

Practical work takes place in a purposebuilt 

multimedia newsroom and studio 

designed and constructed to industry 

standards. 

Assessment 

There is an emphasis on continuous 

assessment of practical skills. The Media 

Law and Public Affairs modules are 

assessed by examination. Practical work 

is assessed in the studio in individual 

group and feedback sessions. All students 

create a course blog, which acts as a 

portfolio of work completed, a means of 

exchanging ideas with tutors and other 

students and a way of receiving feedback 

and advice on their work. An academic 

dissertation/major individual journalism 

project enables students to study one 

aspect of the profession of journalism, or 

an aspect of its likely future development. 

There is an option to do this by means 

of a traditional supervised academic 

dissertation or as a series of linked indepth 

pieces of journalism. 

Careers 

Graduates are equipped to begin 

professional careers as staff or freelance 

journalists in the newspaper, magazine, 

radio, television and online industries. 

Journalism MA/PgDip/PgCert 






Programme Leader: Chris Horrie 

Email: Chris.Horrie@winchester.ac.uk 


Application process: UKPASS 

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or equivalent 


Graduate Diploma in Law/Common Professional Examination GDL/CPE 

Graduate Diploma in Law/Common 

Professional Examination GDL/CPE 

The Graduate Diploma in Law is a 

professionally accredited programme 

primarily designed for non-law graduates 

who wish to convert to the study of law. 

It is a fast-track qualification for the 

Academic Stage of Legal Training which 

precedes the Vocational Stage. This Level 

6 qualification enables students to apply 

to the professional bodies for the award 

of the Common Professional Examination 

(CPE). Students intending to qualify as 

solicitors or barristers must subsequently 

study the Legal Practice Course or the Bar 

Professional Training Course. 

The GDL/CPE at Winchester is recognised 

by the Bar Standards Board and the 

Solicitors Regulations Authority. 


The programme begins with the module 

Legal System, Research and Skills. The 

professional bodies require all students 

to pass this module in order to progress 

to the study of substantive law. The 

second part of the programme consists 

of seven compulsory modules, the 

Foundations of Legal Knowledge, as listed 

below. Additionally, all students write a 

dissertation, the Legal Research Project, 

on a subject of their choice. 

Modules 

• Legal System, Research and Skills 

• Criminal Law 

• Contract Law 

• The Law of Tort 

• Equity and Trusts 

• Public Law 

• European Law 

• Land Law 


The small cohorts of students enable 

student-centred teaching and learning. 

The programme consists of lectures and 

seminars, which emphasise interactive 

learning. Additionally students are prepared 

throughout for the second stage of training 

(vocational) by developing practical skills 

such as negotiation and mooting. 

Assessment 

The Legal System, Research and Skills 

assessment is a test of multiple-choice 

questions. Assessment in the Foundations 

of Legal Knowledge is a combination of 

coursework and examination. Depending 

on the subject, and taking into account 

the need to balance the assessment 

workload during an intensive programme 

of study, some subjects are assessed 

by 70 per cent examination and 30 per 

cent coursework, others by 100 per cent 

examination. Practice in assessments is 

provided throughout the programme. 

Careers 

Most graduates proceed to the 

vocational stage of training: the Legal 

Practice Course or the Bar Vocational 

Course. The GDL/CPE provides all the 

skills and advantages afforded by an 

academic training in law and is a valuable 

qualification for many alternative 

graduate opportunities. 

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or second-class Honours degree. However, 

applicants with (i) overseas degrees, (ii) 

degree equivalent qualifications, (iii) 

professional qualifications and (iv) those 

seeking mature non-graduate status based 

on prior experience may be admitted subject 

to obtaining before the commencement of 

the programme a Certificate of Academic 

Standing from one of the professional bodies. 

Graduates from Combined Honours Law 

degrees or non-qualifying law degrees may 

in certain circumstances obtain exemptions 

from foundation subjects on application to 

the professional bodies 



Programme Leader: Louisa Dubery 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827233 

Email: Louisa.Dubery@winchester.ac.uk 



or equivalent 


Application process: Applications for 

full-time study should be made online via the 

Central Applications Board (CABS) at www. 

lawcabs.ac.uk 

Part-time applicants can apply direct to the 

University by completing the Direct Entry 


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FRAnCESCA CRoFt 

Graduate Diploma in Law GDL/CPE 

Francesca Croft, 22 from Romsey, graduated 

with a BA English Literature and Language 

from Winchester and is now taking a Graduate 

Diploma in Law (GDL). She already has a 

place confirmed on a Legal Practice Course in 

Bournemouth and hopes this will ultimately 

lead to her becoming a solicitor with the 

Supreme Court of England and Wales. 

“Many firms consider it an advantage to have 

a different initial degree, followed by a GDL, 

as it can show a broader knowledge base and 

more diverse background. 

“I would definitely recommend the GDL 

course at Winchester. The groups are small 

and this means you receive a lot of individual 

support and advice from a wide range of 

specialists in the practice of Law. 

“My Public Law lecturer, herself a practising 

solicitor, recently arranged for us work closely 

with in-house lawyers and professionals 

at Arqiva, the telecoms giant based near 

Winchester. We had to look at the Freedom 

of Information Act and relate our findings 

specifically to the company. Our presentation 

to board members even included an inconference 

call, it was very exciting to see 

how our legal studies and theories could be 

put in practice.” 


Managing Contemporary Global Issues MA/PgDip/PgCert 

Managing Contemporary Global Issues MA/PgDip/PgCert 

Managing Contemporary Global Issues with 

Environment and Development MA/PgDip/PgCert 

The Managing Contemporary Global 

Issues programmes link international 

project management and international 

relations to study and respond to 

key global issues, events and themes 

emerging in globalisation, economics, 

business, culture and society. The 

programme is focused on solutions to 

global issues and is career orientated. 


Students explore a range of global issues 

covering development, security, markets, 

the environment, aid, peacekeeping, 

diplomacy (commercial and political) 

and corporate social responsibility to 

build in-depth knowledge of how the 

international community operates and 

how international projects are managed. 

The emphasis is on the management 

of global issues (corporate governance, 

energy insecurity, food insecurity, poverty 

reduction and international security). 

Students use international project 

management as a tool to manage a 

range of global issues. Projects include 

international aid relief, conflict resolution 

and regeneration projects. 

Students can specialise in climate change, 

economic development, regeneration and 

poverty reduction by electing to focus on 

MSc Managing Contemporary Global Issues 

with Environment and Development. 

Modules 

• Theoretical Approaches to 

Contemporary Global Issues 

• International Development 

• Management Responses to Global 

Issues 

• Management Research Methods 

• International Field Research 

• Environmental Approaches to Global 

Issues 

• The Health of Nations 


The teaching team has wide-ranging 

experience of working both in the UK and 

overseas. In addition, a variety of guest 

speakers, professionals and practitioners 

contribute to the delivery of the modules. 

Assessment 

A range of assessment methods is used 

including management reports; project 

reports; software analysis; essays; 

presentations; videoed role-play debate; 

and panel viva. Students can undertake a 

traditional dissertation of 20,000 words, 

an international project management 

report or a professional portfolio. 

Students studying MSc Managing 

Contemporary Global Issues with 

Environment and Development undertake 

a science-based dissertation covering an 

environment and development topic. 

Careers 

Graduates have secured management 

positions in international companies, 

international development organisations, 

non-government organisations and 

government. Students also pursue 

positions in embassies, foreign relations 

and diplomacy. 

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or equivalent 

Start dates: September and January (fulltime); 

September, November and January 

(part-time) 

ContACt us 


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Programme Leader: Dr Paul Sheeran 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827239 

Email: Paul.Sheeran@winchester.ac.uk 





AnDREW DuRHAM 

MA Managing Contemporary Global Issues 

Andrew Durham, 39, has successfully 

completed his MA Managing Contemporary 

Global Issues at the University of Winchester. 

“I chose Winchester as it offered the right 

course to meet my academic needs, I was 

impressed by the modern and accessible 

campus facilities, and it is set in a 

beautiful location. 

“The MA provided an opportunity to 

review the theoretical aspects of corporate 

responsibility and sustainability, and to 

discuss these with fellow cohort members. 

These discussions were very helpful in sharing 

and appreciating different perspectives and 

experiences. 

“In addition to the high quality of academic 

staff, I really valued the many guest speakers 

who came and shared their subject matter 

expertise with us. 

“The resources on campus were ideal for 

me as a mature student. I made extensive 

use of the Masters’ Lodge which provided a 

perfect study sanctuary from the distractions 

of young children at home. The library has 

a good choice of books and flexible opening 

hours making it easily accessible.” 


Marketing MSc/PgDip/PgCert 

Marketing MSc/PgDip/PgCert 

MSc Marketing aims to provide students 

with an advanced study of marketing, 

developing a critical, theoretical 

understanding of the role of marketing 

within organisations and society, 

balanced by the ability to practically 

apply marketing knowledge and 

techniques within a changing world. 


The programme reflects the Winchester 

Business School’s commitment to 

Responsible Management Education. The 

Principles of Responsible Management 

Education module aims to develop 

an awareness of the need to generate 

sustainable value for their businesses 

and society at large, and to work for an 

inclusive and sustainable global economy. 

The programme balances theoretical 

content with practical techniques for the 

application of theory to current issues in 

marketing. Theory is informed by leading 

research and practice in the field. 

Modules 


• Consumer Culture and Communication 

• Marketing Research and Analysis 

• Contemporary Issues: Marketing and 

New Media 

• Strategic Marketing Management 



• Enterprise and Small Business 

Management 

• International Business Communication 



methods is used including student-led 

discussions; debates; presentations; 

workshops involving a variety of active 

learning activities; independent study; 

web-based activities; and lectures. Theory 

and practice are integrated and students 

are encouraged to capitalise on their current 

and/or prior experience. A focus of the 

programme is the development of students’ 

capacity to apply the necessary skills to 

solve real-life problems in marketing and 

management environments. 

Assessment 

A variety of assessment methods is 

used, depending on the aims of the 

module. However, in all assessments 

there is a balance between the practical 

and theoretical aspects of the subjects. 

Assessment methods include essays; 

reports; presentation; conference papers; 

case study analysis; and research-based 

projects. 

Careers 

Career opportunities include roles in 

product and marketing management; 

brand management; communications; 

market research; and online marketing 

within the private and public sector. The 

programme also provides a foundation 

for undertaking a consultancy role or 

continuing academic work at PhD level. 

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second-class Honours degree in marketing 

or a related business discipline. Students 

who have achieved professional marketing 

status and hold full membership of CIM 

and appropriate Level 7 qualifications 

such as CIM Chartered Postgraduate 

Diploma in Marketing (or its international 

equivalent) are eligible for entry on to the 

MSc with advanced standing. Accredited 

prior certificated learning (APCL) may be 

available to suitably qualified applicants up 

to a maximum of 100 credits. The remaining 

credits (depending on entry qualifications) 

will consist of 40 credits of independent 

study and a minimum taught component of 

40 credits, which must include 20 credits of 

Research Methods in Business 




Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827013 




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Master of Business Administration MBA 

The MBA is a post-experiential 

career development programme for 

individuals wishing to progress to a 

strategic management level or for those 

wishing to broaden their skills within 

their current role. The programme is 

structured to provide a firm foundation 

in core management disciplines and to 

develop the strategic expertise essential 

for the effective senior manager. 


The MBA provides a blend of academic 

theory with business and management 

practice to ensure the knowledge 

acquired can be readily transferred to the 

workplace. The programme’s structure 

conforms to the Quality Assurance 

Agency (QAA) Masters degree subject 

benchmark statements for Business and 

Management. 

Study aims to create a firm grounding in 

the knowledge, skills and understanding 

necessary within strategic management, 

including how to deal with the demands 

of complex and rapidly changing business 

and economic contexts. It explores 

the current and emerging theories, 

techniques and practices of business 

within the areas of leadership and change 

management, marketing relationships, 

financial information for decision making 

and strategy. One of the main themes 

underpinning this programme throughout 

is ‘Responsible Management’. Students 

are encouraged to engage with academic 

literature, case studies and each other by 

reflecting on their own managerial and 

business experiences. 

Modules 

• Leadership in a Changing World 

• Managing Information for Decision 

Making 

• Understanding Markets 

• Building Success though Relationships 





Teaching is highly interactive. Methods 

include lectures; case studies; syndicate 

work; role-playing; business games; group 

presentations; and seminars. 

Assessment 

Modules are assessed predominantly by 

coursework which can take the form of 

reports, essays and/or presentations, and 

time-constrained assessments. Students 

are required to write a substantial 

analytical report of around 12,000 words 

with a practitioner focus, highlighting an 

original vision, concept or strategy in the 

field of business administration. 

Careers 

MBA programmes are designed to 

advance the skills and careers of 

practising managers and professionals. 

Master of Business Administration MBA 

Entry requirements: Students are 

expected to have a minimum of two 

years’ business experience, usually in a 

middle management role, and a first or 

second-class Honours degree or equivalent. 

Senior managers with substantial business 

experience, but without a first degree, may 

also be considered 

Programme Leader: Dr Roz Sunley 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827339 

Email: Roz.Sunley@winchester.ac.uk 



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Part-time: 2 - 6 years 

Weekend delivery: 18 months - 6 years 


Medical Education * MA/PgDip/PgCert 

Medical Education MA/PgDip/PgCert 

MA Medical Education aims to develop 

students as providers, planners or 

managers of medical/health-related 

education and to enable them to 

undertake educational research, 

particularly into their own practice. 


This programme is suitable for doctors 

and others working in medical education, 

including clinical tutors, educational 

supervisors, GP educators and specialist 

registrars. Applications from other 

healthcare professionals working in 

education are welcomed – all applicants 

are invited to discuss their requirements 

with the programme leader. 

The philosophy of the programme is 

grounded in a view of professionalism as 

a research-based activity. Practitioners 

are encouraged to construct their own 

practical theories of the situations 

which confront them in their daily life 

and to test and develop them in action. 

The overarching aim of the educational 

research in this programme is to provide 

practitioners with new possibilities for 

professional educational action. 

Students undertake two years of taught 

modules and then a dissertation year. 

Modules 

• Professional Education and 

Development 

• Improving Practice (Assessment) 

• Improving Practice (Curriculum) 

• Practitioner Research 


Students present their own work and 

experiences and discuss texts with each 

other and the tutor. Outside speakers 

are invited to present work in progress, 

focusing on current developments in 

education and medical education. The 

teaching and learning methods and styles 

adopted are founded on the principle that 

learning is an active, collaborative process 

involving both participant and tutor and 

that the subject of that learning is the 

professional activity of the student. 

Assessment 

Assessments for each module are the 

equivalent of 4,000 words per 20 credits. 

This is a personal research project in a 

medical educational field of the student’s 

choice. It involves a large amount of 

independent study with support from 

a supervisor. Dissertation supervision is 

provided individually, face-to-face, by 

phone or by email. 

Careers 

Medical education is now regarded as a 

subspeciality in its own right; increasingly 

educators require additional professional 

qualifications. This programme develops 

and extends the educational practice 

of its students and can form the basis 

of a research degree or further training 

including progress to EdD or PhD within 

the university. 

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or second-class Honours degree or a 

professional qualification in a related subject 




or equivalent 


Programme Leader: Dr Jane Bell 

Email: Jane.Bell@winchester.ac.uk 


Application process: Please contact the 

Programme Administrator to apply 

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Sue McLachlan 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827167 

Email: Sue.McLachlan@winchester.ac.uk 


Medical Law and Ethics * LLM 

LLM Medical Law and Ethics provides 

opportunities for students to enhance 

their understanding of a diverse range 

of medical law issues. It enhances 

analytical and research skills and provides 

insights into the legal and ethical issues 

surrounding the delivery and receipt of 

health care. 


Medical law offers considerable scope for 

interdisciplinary study and collaboration, 

since the responsibilities of those providing 

health care and the expectations of 

those receiving it are legally defined. This 

programme provides opportunities to 

engage with significant questions, issues 

and debates within medical law. Students 

advance their analytical skills, deepen 

their understanding of current issues and 

develop their capacity to reflect critically on 

professional practice and ethical dilemma. 

Modules 

Core modules: 

• Introduction to English Law (for 

students without accredited prior 

education or learning in law) 

• Law, Morality and Society 




• Consent, Competence and 

Confidentiality 

• Medical Negligence 

• Beginning and End of Life 

• Healthcare Resourcing 


The programme will be delivered on a 

part-time flexible learning basis which 

will include provision of online activities 

combined with weekend face-to-face 

delivery over three weekends per year 


Assessment 

In this programme, each module is 

assessed through assignments, which 

may include essays, oral presentations 

and case studies. Students are provided 

with support in the production of a 

dissertation, which is a substantial piece 

of independent research of 12,000 to 

15,000 words. 

Careers 

The programme will be of benefit to both 

law graduates and practising lawyers 

seeking to specialise in this growing 

area. In addition, there is demand for 

medical law expertise within healthcare 

administration and management, 

particularly for those who already hold a 

qualification in medicine or nursing. The 

programme provides a firm foundation 

for undertaking a postgraduate research 

degree. 

Medical Law and Ethics LLM 







or equivalent 


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Programme Leader: Helen James 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827517 

Email: Helen.James@winchester.ac.uk 




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Modern Liberal Arts MA/PgDip/PgCert 

MA Modern Liberal Arts offers a different 

and exciting way for students to plan 

their studies around their own intellectual 

interests and questions. The programme 

is designed for those who, after their first 

degree, wish to return to higher education 

without having to commit themselves to 

a specific subject discipline. 


The Liberal Arts (Latin liberalis, free, and ars, 

art or principled practice) can claim to be 

the oldest programme of higher education 

in Western history. In medieval culture this 

became formalised as the trivium, with the 

quadrivium of arithmetic, geometry, music 

and astronomy. Essentially, these seven 

subjects laid out the uniform laws of what 

could be known and achieved in the natural 

universe. These broad areas of enquiry 

are better known now as philosophy, the 

humanities, social science, natural science 

and the fine arts. As such, and rather than 

confining study to a recognised subject 

discipline, MA Modern Liberal Arts offers the 

possibility to explore ideas across the wide 

range of these intellectual areas. Students 

decide the content of their studies in liaison 

with tutor(s) from within the broad range of 

intellectual areas which constitute Modern 

Liberal Arts. 

Modules 

There are no taught modules on this 

programme. Students arrive at essay 

topics through negotiation with tutors. 

Topics may include: 

• Ancient, Medieval and Modern 

Philosophies 

• Renaissance Humanism 

• Modern Social and Political Thought 

• The Holocaust 

• Religion 

• Philosophy and Music 

• Models and Philosophies of Higher 

Education 

• Ecology 

• Race 

• Gender 

• Women’s History 


Core tuition is through one-to-one 

contact; assignments are based on 

areas of enquiry identified by individual 

students. In addition, students experience 

learning in a number of different ways 

including listening and talking to tutors 

and peers; independent research from 

books, journals and the web; quiet 

reflection and questioning; and from the 

thinking and preparation required for the 

successful completion of assignments. 

Assessment 

Credits are differentiated and awarded 

according to the size and number of 

written projects, again chosen by the 

student. Titles are individually negotiated 

between student and tutor. 

Careers 

The programme offers training in 

postgraduate employability skills and 

enables those in mid-career to return 

to higher education around their own 

interests. It also provides a rigorous 

preparation for those wishing to pursue a 

career in research in higher education and 

who are intending to take a PhD. 

Modern Liberal Arts MA/PgDip/PgCert 







Programme Leader: Derek Bunyard 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827219 

Email: Derek.Bunyard@winchester.ac.uk 



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Orthodox Studies MTh/PgDip/PgCert 

Orthodox Studies MTh/PgDip/PgCert 

MTh Orthodox Studies gives students 

from a variety of backgrounds, who have 

an interest in Orthodox Christianity, the 

opportunity to develop and expand their 

range of theological skills and knowledge 

at a higher level. 


The programme offers a wide-ranging 

study of Orthodox Christian tradition 

and practice including theology, history, 

ecclesiology, tradition, liturgy and art. It 

draws on a variety of academic disciplines 

and discourses to enable students to reflect 

critically on the entirety of Orthodox faith, 

tradition and practice. Students with a 

background in Orthodox studies have the 

opportunity to develop their knowledge and 

understanding at a higher academic level, 

while those of different backgrounds are 

enabled to approach Orthodox thought and 

tradition critically and connect, compare 

and contrast it with their own theological 

background. 

Study enables students to research the 

Orthodox, early Christian and patristic 

tradition, and connect it to broader 

areas of human life and understanding 

in contemporary multicultural societies. 

Students explore and reflect critically 

upon Orthodox experience, developing 

an informed awareness of the dynamic 

nature of the Orthodox Christian tradition 

and a facility in the theological task of 

subjecting this tradition to a process of 

testing and renewal. 

Modules 

Core modules: 

• Themes in Orthodox Theology 



• Eastern Christian Mystics of the Light 

• Dionysios Areopagite 

• Orthodox Monasticism 

• Modern Orthodox Theology 

• Icons: Theology in Colour 


The programme is delivered by distance 

learning through the University’s Virtual 

Learning Environment (VLE). A wide range 

of resources is made available through the 

VLE and a high level of tutorial support and 

supervision are provided by academic staff. 

Assessment 

A variety of assessment methods 

including essays, book reviews and 

shorter written exercises, is used for 

taught modules. The final research project 

is assessed by a 20,000 word dissertation 

presenting a piece of original research 

on a topic of the student’s choice, done 

under supervision. 

Careers 

MTh Orthodox Studies offers excellent 

training for those in a range of 

occupations including church leadership, 

pastoral work and religious education, 

who wish to enhance their skills and 

qualifications. It also equips students 

to undertake doctoral research in 

preparation for a career in university or 

seminary teaching. 

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second-class Honours degree in theology or 

another relevant discipline, or professional 




This programme is delivered by 

distance learning 

Programme Leader: 

Dr Andreas Andreopoulos 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827396 

Email: Andreas.Andreopoulos@winchester.ac.uk 



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Popular Performances MA/PgDip/PgCert 

MA Popular Performances is unique in 

the UK. It is designed for students to 

engage in the advanced study of popular 

performances, which can include anything 

from musical theatre and pantomime 

to the Olympics and X Factor. It is a 

programme which invites students to 

examine the notion of the ‘popular’ 

in various instances and examples of 

performance; to analyse the relation 

between production and reception 

of popular performance (both in the 

theatre and in other artistic forms); and 

to broaden their understanding of what 

performance might be by engaging with 

notions of the popular. 


The course provides a programme of study 

which explores how theories and debates 

apply to individual instances or genres of 

performance. It also provides a variety of 

methods of research and enquiry which 

can be applied more widely. So, there are 

two directions to study – looking at the 

larger picture to challenge conceptions of 

the individual instance of performance and 

identifying how methods of enquiry used 

in one instance might apply to a greater 

range of materials. 

This strategy allows students to choose 

to focus on a single popular performance 

genre for the whole programme (for 

example applied drama; popular theatre; 

clown; music hall; or burlesque) or to 

explore several genres before identifying a 

topic for Independent Study. 

Modules 

• Introduction to Popular Performances 

• Historiography and the Popular 

• Politics and the Popular 

• Dramaturgies of Popular Performances 


• Gateway to Independent Study 

• Independent Study 


Masters-level study provides 

opportunities for independent study and 

research, development of research skills 

and in-depth reflection. The teaching 

style focuses on interactive seminars and 

debates for which detailed preparation 

and analysis of performances is required. 

Students work in small groups and can 

frequently arrange one-to-one tutorials 

with tutors, while a number of task-based 

activities including walks in the city, 

theatre visits and work in archives are 

offered as part of learning and teaching. 

Assessment 

Modules are assessed by a combination 

of live oral presentation and written 

submission. Students may experiment 

with styles of writing including 

performance analysis, manifestoes, 

approaches to research methodology as 

well as traditional essays. Independent 

Study is assessed by a 20,000 word 

written dissertation or by a negotiated 

combination of performance and writing. 

Careers 

Graduates pursue employment in the 

popular entertainment industry or within 

arts administration, as community arts 

officers, curators and outreach workers. 

Popular Performances MA/PgDip/PgCert 







Programme Leader: Dr Millie Taylor 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827446 

Email: Millie.Taylor@winchester.ac.uk 



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PGCE Primary PGCE 

PGCE Primary PGCE 

The Postgraduate Certificate in 

Education (PGCE) Primary at Winchester 

is well established and enjoys an 

excellent professional reputation. 

In 2010 the programme was graded 

outstanding with features of exceptional 

practice by Ofsted. In particular 

inspectors praised our well-supported 

partnership with schools, which ensures 

trainees make the best possible progress. 

The overall aim of the programme is 

to nurture high quality entrants to 

the teaching profession who become 

successful classroom practitioners. 


The PGCE Primary prepares students to 

teach across the age range of 5-11 and 

they must pass placements in two age 

phases (Key Stage 1 and 2). 

Students undertake studies in the 

pedagogy of all elements of the primary 

curriculum and wider professional skills 

alongside placements in school. 

Full-time study is arranged to be 

consistent with the primary school year 

and starts with a pre-programme twoweek 

placement arranged by the student. 

Students are provided with a handbook to 

guide observations and activities. 

Part-time study takes two years. The 

part-time route has a substantial amount 

of blended/e-learning involved, for which 

access to a home computer and the 

Internet is essential. Students arrange an 

additional 20 self-directed days in school 

during their programme. 

Teaching placements are in Hampshire 

primary schools but students also have 

the opportunity to take one of their 

placements in East London, the Isle of 

Wight and the Channel Islands. Students 

with suitable pre-programme experience 

may take one placement in an Special 

Educational Needs (SEN) setting. 

In addition to the main teaching placement 

students have the opportunity for school 

experience which supports investigations 

for assignments, for the teaching of 

phonics, and for understanding children’s 

additional educational needs in how to 

personalise learning. 

All students are allocated a personal tutor 

to support them in their progress through 

the programme. Progress is tracked 

both academically and in terms of the 

Teachers’ Standards (DFE, 2012) which 

are a required part of your professional 

training. 

Assessment 

At key points in the programme, 

students submit module assignments 

and undertake periods of assessed school 

practice. To obtain Qualified Teacher 

Status (QTS), students are also required 

to pass the Teaching Agency (TA) skills 

tests in Literacy and Numeracy. From 

September 2013 passes in the QTS skills 

tests will be a pre-course condition of 

entry to the programme. 

Careers 

The PGCE Primary programme at the 

University of Winchester has a high 

employability rate, with many of our 

students securing their first teaching 

posts in our partnership schools in 

Hampshire and further afield in East 

London. 


SoRRELL MILLS-MooRE 

PGCE Primary PT 

After working in the RAF for many years, 

Sorrell Mills-Moore, 37, began a Primary 

PGCE after completing a Social Sciences 

degree from the Open University. 

“I was drawn to Winchester due to the 

flexibility of the course and I felt more 

comfortable at a smaller university. I find the 

supportive environment at Winchester really 

valuable and it has helped me to build my 

confidence in my academic ability. 

“My first school placement was in the UK, 

and as I am shortly moving to Germany, my 

second will be at a British Military School in 

Germany where I shall hopefully complete 

my NQT year. I have had so much support 

from the university and the academic team, 

adapting the programme to comply with my 

change in circumstances. 

“You get a personalised learning experience 

as there is lots of one-on-one time with 

lecturers, they get to know you and adapt 

accordingly to help meet your needs. 

Beneficially, most lecturers were teachers 

themselves and can therefore offer so many 

practical examples. 

“I’ve really enjoyed my course so far; I wanted 

it to be a valuable experience and I feel I have 

really developed in myself.” 


PGCE Primary 

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Programme Leader: Naomi Flynn 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827218 

Email: Naomi.Flynn@winchester.ac.uk 

Admissions Tutor: Judith McCullouch 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827428 

Email: Judith.McCullouch@winchester.ac.uk 

Route Manager: Liz Chamberlain 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827067 

Email: Liz.Chamberlain@winchester.ac.uk 

Start dates: September (full-time) 

and March (part-time) 

Background 

The PGCE Primary is a postgraduate or 

professional programme of Initial Teacher 

Training (ITT) leading to the award of either 

Postgraduate Certificate in Education or 

Professional Graduate Certificate in Education, 

both including the recommendation of the 

award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). The 

PGCE programme may be studied full-time 

over one year or part-time over two years. The 

programme is modular and includes full-time 

placements equivalent to 120 days based in 

partnership schools. 

Entry requirements and 

application process 

Applicants are advised to access the Teaching 

Agency website located at 


for general information. This guidance is 

based on the TA requirements for gaining 

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and identifies 

the minimum academic requirements that 

candidates must meet to be eligible for 

admission. 

To obtain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), 

students are also required to pass the 

Teaching Agency (TA) skills tests in Literacy 

and Numeracy. From September 2013 passes 

in the QTS skills tests will be a pre-course 

condition of entry to the programme. 

Please ask the Course Enquiries and 

Applications team for further information 

including details of the qualifications, 

experience and the personal qualities looked 

for in applicants. 

Students require an Honours degree of 2.2 

or above (normally in a curriculum subject) 

plus GCSE passes (or equivalent) at Grade 

C or above in English language, science and 

mathematics. If English is not your first 

language, applicants must have an IELTS 

score of at least 6.5 in speaking, reading and 

writing, with an average overall score of 6.5, 

or equivalent. 

If applying to study part-time please apply 

direct to the University by completing the 

Direct Entry Application Form which is 

available on the University of Winchester 

website. Applications for full-time study 

should be made online via the GTTR 

(Graduate Teacher Training Registry) website 

located at www.gttr.ac.uk 

All applicants need to complete a Criminal 

Records Bureau (CRB) and health declaration. 

Applicants are required to satisfy interviewers 

that they can meet the strenuous demands 

of teaching and that they have the potential 

to develop the qualities of effective 

teachers. Recent and relevant experience in 

a maintained primary school is a key factor 

in success in selection for interview and for 

subsequent acceptance onto the programme. 

For full-time applicants we require two weeks 

pre-application experience and for the parttime 

programme four weeks pre-application 

experience. 

The selection process includes a written task, 

an individual interview and a group task with 

presentation. Applicants with disabilities 

are invited to notify us of any special 

arrangements that they may require during 

the interview process. Please make contact 

with Course Enquiries and Applications to 

discuss the type of support that may be 

provided to students. 

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Project Management MSc/PgDip/PgCert 

MSc Project Management is built 

around the Winchester Business 

School’s commitment to Responsible 

Management Education, developing 

managers capable of managing the 

business and social challenges of the 

twenty-first century. The School is one of 

a select group of UK business schools to 

take part in this United Nations initiative 

(www.unprme.org), which aims to inspire 

and champion responsible management 

education, research and thought 

leadership globally. 


The programme equips students with the 

knowledge and skills to work effectively 

within organisations and the changing 

external context in which they operate. It 

emphasises the Principles of Responsible 

Management Education, aiming to 

develop in students an awareness of the 

need to generate sustainable value for 

their businesses and society at large, and 

to work for an inclusive and sustainable 

global economy. 

The MSc Project Management modules 

encompass a range of key project 

management issues, including project and 

programme management; commercial 

and financial management; planning and 

control techniques; and leadership; with 

a dissertation which enables students to 

develop expertise in a selected area of 

project management. 

Modules 


• Principles of Project, Programme and 

Portfolio Management 

• Project Life Cycle Planning, Control and 

Monitoring Techniques 

• Commercial and Financial 

Management 

• Leadership in Organisations 

• Project Management: Alternative 

Perspectives 


A focus of the programme is the 

development of students’ capacity to 

apply the necessary skills to solve real-life 

problems in management environments. 


methods have been adopted including 

student-led discussions; debates; 

presentations; workshops involving 

a range of active learning activities; 

independent study; web-based activities; 

and lectures. 

Assessment 

There is a wide variety of assessment 

methods, depending on the aims of the 

module. Assessment methods include 

essays; reports; presentation; conference 

papers; case study analysis; and research 

based projects. 

Careers 

The programme develops skills and 

knowledge for action in the workplace. 

Project management is useful for a wide 

variety of careers in both the public and 

private sectors. The programme provides 

a firm foundation for undertaking 

postgraduate research at PhD level. 

Project Management MSc/PgDip/PgCert 



experience in the area of study. Students with 

professional project management status and 

who hold appropriate Level 7 qualifications 

such as Postgraduate Diploma in Project 

Management (or its international equivalent) 

are eligible for entry with advanced standing. 

Accredited prior certificated learning (APCL) 

may be available to suitably qualified 

applicants up to a maximum of 100 credits. 

The remaining credits (depending on entry 

qualifications) will consist of 40 credits of 

independent study and a minimum taught 

component of 40 credits that must include 

20 credits of Research Methods in Business 



Programme Leader: Dr Denise Hewlett 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 826360 

Email: Denise.Hewlett@winchester.ac.uk 



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Psychological Disorders MSc/PgDip/PgCert 

Psychological Disorders MSc/PgDip/PgCert 

MSc Psychological Disorders aims to 

equip graduate students with advanced 

research skills in the psychology of 

psychological disorders, as well as a 

number of important transferable skills 

appropriate to other professions. 


Study centres on a core relating to 

psychological disorders combined with 

quantitative and qualitative methods of 

data collection and analysis. In addition, 




of the contemporary, practical aspects of 

conducting research in psychology. 







project in the psychology of psychological 

disorders. 







Students may have the opportunity 

to undertake training in the use of 

psychometric tests, designed to meet the 

requirements of the British Psychological 

Society (BPS) Test User: Occupational, 

Ability qualification in psychological 

testing, or engage in a relevant work 

placement. 

Modules 

Core modules include: 


• Atypical Child Development 

• Cognition and its Disorders 







Setting 


A diverse range of teaching methods is 

employed; including laboratory classes; 





Assessment 

A wide variety of forms of assessment is 

used including research proposals, practical 

reports and assessed presentations. There 

is only one formal examination. Students 

on the Masters programme complete a 


Careers 






further postgraduate work 

in psychology. 

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Psychological Research Methods MSc/PgDip/PgCert 

Psychological Research Methods MSc/PgDip/PgCert 

MSc Psychological Research Methods 

aims to equip graduate students with 

advanced research skills in psychology. It 

provides students with the opportunity 

to develop expertise equally in using 

quantitative and qualitative research 

tools, with a focus on their application to 

real-world psychological issues. 


The programme provides knowledge of 

a range of general historical, theoretical 

and philosophical issues underlying the 

discipline of psychology; awareness 


psychological research is communicated; 

and bibliographical and computing skills, 

including methods of literature searching 

in psychology. Students develop a 

critical awareness of the advantages 

and disadvantages of a number of key 

quantitative (including psychometric) and 


and analysis. 

As a distinctive feature of the programme, 

students have the opportunity for 

training in the use of psychometric 

tests, as well as the chance to obtain the 

British Psychological Society (BPS) Test 

User: Occupational, Ability qualification 

in psychological testing. In addition, 

students will be expected to engage in a 

relevant work placement. 

Modules 



Setting 






• Cognition and its Disorders 

• Debates and Advances in Social 

Psychology 

• Developmental Science 





and individual project supervision. Being 

attached to one of the department of 

Psychology’s research groups, students 

have access to excellent facilities, 

including numerous research cubicles and 

laboratories equipped for developmental 

research, eyetracking, EEG and social 

observation. 

Assessment 






programme complete a substantial 


Careers 

The programme is designed for anyone 

wishing to undertake a PhD or professional 

route such as clinical, educational or 

forensic psychology. It is also of interest to 

those intending to pursue a research-based 

career in a wide range of employment 

sectors including academia, charities, 

government or business. 

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second-class Honours degree in psychology 

or a related subject. Students admitted to the 

programme who have obtained an Honours 

degree or equivalent in a related relevant 

subject will be offered an extended induction. 

This includes additional guidance and support 

in the form of, for example, reading lists and 

informal attendance at useful undergraduate 

modules 




Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827525 




or equivalent 


(part-time) 




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RoSEMARY LoBBAn 

MSc Psychological Research Methods 

Rosemary Lobban, 31, completed her BA 

Drama, Theatre and Television Studies at 

Winchester ten years ago. After completing 

the Graduate Diploma in Psychology in 2011 

she began her MSc Psychological Research 

Methods. 

“The psychology department is welcoming 

and encouraging. I value the high calibre staff, 

who offer personal academic attention and 

guidance which may not be available in larger 

institutions. The lecturers conduct their own 

research, so are practised in their respective 

fields; this knowledge and experience can be 

translated to students. 

“The programme at Winchester is unique in 

the fact it teaches alternative paradigms, so 

you can consider different viewpoints. I have 

been provided with the tools to challenge 

common perceptions and explore other 

avenues, which is really beneficial. 

“You get the opportunity to gain experience 

pitching your work, delivering presentations, 

writing grant proposals and learning the 

practical skills you need for a future career 

in academia or research. There are various 

resources available, for example a catalogue 

of psychometric tests, observation rooms, 

and an eye tracker. After my MSc, I want to 

continue working in research.” 


Graduate Conversion 

Diploma in Psychology 

Graduate Conversion Diploma in Psychology 

The Graduate Conversion Diploma in 

Psychology is designed for existing 

graduates of any discipline who are now 

seeking to pursue a psychology related 

career. Applicants with appropriate 

experience of studying psychology as 

part of their previous degree will be 

accepted directly onto the Graduate 

Conversion Diploma. 

Graduates who have previously taken the 

equivalent of 60 credits in Psychology 

may proceed immediately to the 

12-month full-time/24-month part-time 

Graduate Conversion Diploma. 

Graduate Certificate in Psychology 

Graduates with no previous experience 

of psychology proceed to the Conversion 

Diploma after obtaining 60 credits of 

Psychology in a part-time Graduate 

Certificate in Psychology. 

Students must successfully complete 

a part-time first year where they are 

introduced to different approaches within 

psychology, illustrating how they lead 

to distinct perspectives on key research 

questions. Students are introduced to 

the methods psychologists use to answer 

these questions, gaining hands-on 

experience of practical work. 


The Graduate Conversion Diploma 

focuses on the core knowledge 

domains such as personality, social, 

developmental, cognitive and biological 

psychology. Students gain hands-on, 

practical experience of conducting 

psychological research, culminating in an 

extended research project. 

Modules 

• Cognitive Psychology 

• Developmental Psychology 

• Personality and Individual Differences 

• Psychobiology 

• Qualitative Methods of Analysis 

• Social Psychology 

• Statistics and Applied Statistics 

• Empirical Project 





guided reading; independent study; student 

groups; and individual project supervision. 

Assessment 

Students undertake examinations; 

assessed essays; practical reports; 

multiple-choice tests; and critical 

evaluations. Students also complete an 

independent, empirical project reporting 

on a substantial piece of research. 

Careers 

This Conversion Diploma programme is 

accredited as conferring eligibility for the 

Graduate Basis for Registration (GBR) of 

the British Psychological Society (BPS), 

provided the minimum standard of 

qualification of second-class Honours is 

achieved. This is the first step to becoming 

a Chartered Psychologist. 

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or second-class Honours degree of any 

discipline. Applicants are also expected to 

have 60 credits in Psychology from previous 

degree study (including research methods 

and statistics with SPSS) 

Those with fewer than 60 credits can be 

admitted conditionally – they will take a 

one-year part-time Graduate Certificate 

in Psychology course, which will equip 

candidates with the required 60 credits. On 

successful completion of this course they 

will be guaranteed a place on the Graduate 

Conversion Diploma (year of entry dependent 

on availability) 

Students on both the Graduate Certificate 

and Graduate Diploma will require a 

minimum grade C in maths from GCSE 




Dr Magdalena Zawisza 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827455 

Email: Magdalena.Zawisza@winchester.ac.uk 



or equivalent 




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Regional and Local History and Archaeology MA/PgDip/PgCert 

Regional and Local History and Archaeology 

Regional and Local Archaeology 

Regional and Local History MA/PgDip/PgCert 

MA Regional and Local History and 

Archaeology explores the development 

of the study of communities’ histories by 

examining theories and models used by 

archaeologists and/or historians. 


The geographical focus is predominantly 

on the Wessex region and the South of 

England in general, but many examples 

and case studies are drawn from other 

areas as appropriate. 

Students study core modules before 

choosing three optional studies from 

the bank of Applied and Special Studies 

modules available. Applied Studies are 

practically based and are only available 

to students studying archaeology. Special 

Studies are largely classroom-based; 

some are history modules and others are 

archaeology. Fieldtrips are associated 

with some of the history and archaeology 

optional modules. 

Modules 

• Approaches to the Local and 

Regional Past 

• Research Methodology 

Applied Studies (Archaeology 

only) include: 

• The Archaeology of Space and Place 

• Church Archaeology 

Examples of Special Studies in 

Archaeology include: 

• Later Prehistoric Wessex 

• The Celts 

• Greek Art and Architecture 

Examples of Special Studies in 

History include: 

• The History of Anglo-Saxon Wessex 

• Normandy, 911-1204 

• The Rulers of the Late Medieval English 

Provinces 


Students undertake lectures, seminars, 

workshops and tutorials, with day 

schools and excursions as appropriate. 

The teaching team is made up primarily 

of highly respected researchers, and 

specialists from outside the University 

also deliver elements of the programmes. 

Assessment 

Each module is assessed by written 

assignments of 4,000 words, except 

the core module which consists of two 

2,000 word essays. The dissertation is a 


and full tutorial support is provided. 

Students write 20,000 words on a subject 

of their choice from within the realms of 

history or archaeology. 

Careers 

Graduates have gone on to work within 

the history and archaeology industries, 

in museums or archives around the 

region, with organisations such as Wessex 

Archaeology. The programme provides a 

firm foundation for postgraduate research 

or further training. 

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area of study. There is no requirement for 

applicants to have a background in both 

history and archaeology 



Programme Leader: Dr Ryan Lavelle 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827137 

Email: Ryan.Lavelle@winchester.ac.uk 



or equivalent 





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KRIStInA AFFoRD MA Regional and Local History and Archaeology 

Kristina Afford enjoyed her degree in 

Medieval History at Winchester so much 

she decided to stay on and take an MA in 

Regional and Local History and Archaeology. 

“One of my lecturers is a leading authority 

on the Wars of the Roses and I was very keen 

to continue my studies with him. The MA 

allowed me not only the freedom to pursue 

my particular area of interest but also to 

learn more about the study of local histories 

in general through principles applied to 

Wessex region and the South of England. 

“I studied court ceremonies between 1455 

and 1485 for my final dissertation, covering a 

range of royal events including coronations, 

marriages and funerals. Evidence that I 

uncovered about Henry Tudor has now led 

me to extend my research and I am hoping to 

get a paper published about it in a historical 

journal. 

“I think the MA at Winchester is absolutely 

fantastic and I would recommend it to 

everybody. You are not going to get the likes 

of it anywhere else. The level of support and 

individual tuition you receive is incredible.” 


Religion, Ethics and Society MTh/PgDip/PgCert 

Religion, Ethics and Society MTh/PgDip/PgCert 

MTh Religion, Ethics and Society focuses 

on the engagement of religious and 

theological traditions with a range of 

social, political and cultural contexts in 

the contemporary world. 


The programme offers broad-based 

advanced study and research training 

focusing on religion, theology and ethics 

in contemporary societies. Students 

use a range of academic disciplines and 

approaches to reflect critically on religious 

traditions, their theologies and practices in 

the complex social and political contexts 

of the contemporary world. Students 

are encouraged to engage in depth with 

religious and theological traditions, 

through careful critical work on significant 

texts, thinkers, movements and practices. 

Students study core modules in religion 

and ethics, contemporary religions and/ 

or the practice of theology and research 

methods, plus a range of optional modules 

on topics such as theology and politics, 

religion and globalisation, bioethics 

and interreligious dialogue. The course 

concludes with a supervised research 

project on a subject of your choice. The 

range of core and optional modules allows 

students to either balance the religious 

studies and Christian theology elements 

of the programme, or to follow a path that 

focuses mostly on one or the other. 

Modules 

• The Practice of Contemporary 

Christian Theology 

• Religion in the Contemporary West 

• Theology, Religion and Ethics 

• Research Methods and Skills 

• Christian Theology and Bioethics 

• The Church and Politics 

• Faith and the City 

• Death in World Religions 

• Death in the Christian Tradition 

• Introduction to Orthodox Theology 

• Orthodoxy in the Modern World 

• Religion and Globalisation 


For distance learning students, course 

materials and resources will be made 

available online through the University’s 

Learning Network. You will receive 

tutorial support electronically, for 

example by email or Skype. On-campus 

delivery is through lectures and seminars 

supported by online resources on the 

Virtual Learning Environment. 

Assessment 

Students undertake a supervised research 

project leading to a 15,000 to 20,000 

word dissertation. 

Careers 

The programme is particularly suitable for 

continuing professional development of 

religious education teachers, clergy and 

leaders of faith communities, pastoral 

workers and others whose professional 

lives demand a high-level understanding 

of this subject area. It is also ideal 

preparation for a research degree (MPhil 

or PhD) and the first steps of an academic 

career in theology and religious studies. 

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This programme is delivered at Winchester or 

by distance learning 



or equivalent 







Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827396 


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AnDY MACQuEEn 

MTh Religion, Ethics and Society 

Andy Macqueen graduated with a BSc in 

Engineering in 1978 and now runs an ‘Energy 

from Waste’ power station near Basingstoke. 

He is a passionate theologian and has been 

involved in the Church all his life. As well as 

being an oblate of Alton Abbey, seeking to 

live by the Rule of St Benedict, he is taking a 

part-time MTh Religion, Ethics and Society. 

“I decided to take this course as I felt it would 

enrich my spiritual life as well as enhance 

what I could offer to my parish church, All 

Saints’ in Basingstoke. 

“I have welcomed the opportunity to explore 

in some depth some of the theological 

writings and speeches of Dr Rowan Williams, 

the Archbishop of Canterbury, who has 

recently played such a public controversial 

role. I am especially looking forward to 

studying early Orthodox theology, comparing 

and contrasting its principles with early 

monastic traditions. 

“You make connections all the time when 

you are studying Religion at this kind of level. 

This MA programme is not skills based like 

the Engineering I’m used to with transferable 

knowledge. It about being more familiar with 

the breadth of tradition that feeds your own 

thinking.” 


Postgraduate Certificate in Research 

Degree Supervision (PGCRDS) * PgCert 

Postgraduate Certificate in Research Degree Supervision PgCert 

The programme provides training and 

enhancement of skills for research degree 

supervisors at various stages in their 

careers. There are modules for aspiring 

supervisors, inexperienced supervisors, 

experienced supervisors and prospective 

research managers, all of which require 

the production of a portfolio. The 

programme is based on the fundamental 

body of knowledge in the area of research 

supervision which is independent of the 

discipline being supervised. 


The programme consists of five modules 

each aimed at supervisors at different 

stages in their academic career. Each 

module can be taken separately for 

credits, but it is anticipated that the 

PGCRDS will normally be completed in 

three years part-time. 

The PGCRDS requires candidates to 

choose and complete three of the five 

modules, each worth 20 credits (10 ECT 

credits), totalling 60 credits (30 ECT 

credits). Each module in the programme 

is at Level 7. The modules may be taken in 

any order. 

Modules 

Module 1 is designed for candidates 

who wish to prepare themselves for 

supervising research students but are 

not yet supervising. Its content involves 

reading, observation and shadowing of 

supervisory teams. 

Module 2 requires reading and engagement 

in supervision although the candidate’s 

research students need not necessarily have 

completed a research degree; it involves 

documentary evidence of and analytical 

reflection on their professional practice of 

research supervision. 

Module 3 requires candidates to reflect 

critically on the nature of the research 

degrees available in their institution 

and what constitutes excellence in 

supervision. It involves analytical 

reflection on the professional practice 

of research supervision and appropriate 

reading. 

Module 4 continues this reflection on 

analysis of the professional practice of 

research degree supervision in relation to 

independent learning skills. 

Module 5 requires candidates to 

be critically aware of national and 

international developments and take a 

lead within their institution in assessing 

relevance to their own institution’s policy 

and practice. 

Differing combinations of modules can 

be negotiated with the programme team 

in the light of the candidate’s experience 

and aspirations. 

An aspiring supervisor might begin on 

module 1 then, as they begin supervision, 

continue with modules 2 and 4. 

Supervisors with limited experience 

might take modules 2, 4 and 5, while 

very experienced supervisors who have 

supervised to completion might be 

interested in modules 3, 4 and 5. 

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Entry requirements: Normally a 

research degree or considerable professional 

experience sufficient to supervise research 

students. Candidates for Module 1 of this 

programme ideally need to be attached to 

an HE institution. For the other Modules 

candidates need to be actively supervising 

research students or have experience of 

actively supervising research students 

Part-time: Up to 3 years part-time, but 

modules can be taken individually 

Programme Leader: Dr Stewart Cotterill 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827296 

Email: Stewart.Cotterill@winchester.ac.uk 



or equivalent 


Programme Administrator to apply 

ContACt us 

Programme Administrator: Carol 

Mottashed 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827153 

Email: Carol.Mottashed@winchester.ac.uk 





Supervision at doctoral level is 

qualitatively different from supervising 

at undergraduate or masters level, 

requiring of a doctoral student a highly 

sophisticated level of critical enquiry 

and the ability to innovate within it. The 

more sophisticated modes of analysis, 

research, in-depth study and reflection 

lead the student sooner or later to 

become more expert in the chosen topic 

than the supervisor, which requires 

the development of particular skills of 

management and understanding on the 

part of the supervisor. This programme 

develops the candidate’s own critical 

processes to be aware of the progress of 

the development of this particular set of 

skills in their students. 

Candidates will make their own learning 

experiences in association with their 

tutors rather in the same way as PhD 

students make their own learning 

experiences in association with their 

supervisors. The creation of a portfolio for 

assessment is itself a learning experience 

just as the creation of the thesis is for PhD 

students. 

Assessment 

All modules are assessed by coursework; 

there are no formal examinations. A 20 

credit module will have a single portfolio 

assignment of 4,000 words which 

must demonstrate the ability to reflect 

critically on the procedures and practices 

of the candidate’s own institution as 

well as the methodologies involved in 

research supervision. The portfolio should 

provide evidence of critical reflection on 

personal development in the areas of the 

knowledge, skills and values appropriate 

to research supervision as well as 

appropriate reading. Generic and specific 

criteria are published in the programme 

and module handbooks. 

Careers 

These modules are designed to enhance 

the professional standing of research 

degree supervisors seeking or already 

employed in a career in Higher Education. 

Postgraduate Certificate in Research Degree Supervision PgCert 

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PGCE Secondary Religious Education PGCE 


The Postgraduate Certificate in 

Education (PGCE) in Secondary 

Religious Education is an innovative, 

flexible programme aimed at 

prospective Religious Education (RE) 

teachers who cannot, or do not wish to, 

follow a conventional full-time teaching 

programme. 


The University of Winchester is based 

on a Christian Foundation and combines 

a tradition of high quality provision in 

theology and religious studies with a 

national reputation for initial teacher 

education. 

The programme is based on an individual 

training plan for individuals and is 

distinctive in its combination of flexible 

study patterns, age range options and 

Masters-level opportunities. 

Study is designed to give students the 

theoretical knowledge and professional 

skills to teach RE in the secondary school. 

Flexibility is its key feature. Students 

may prepare to teach the 11-16 or 11-18 

age ranges. They also have opportunities 

to gain Masters-level credit for some 

modules; these include Professional 

Studies, Teaching Religious Education (1) 

and Teaching Religious Education (2). 

The programme consists of an initial needs 

analysis followed by seven modules, four 

University-based and three school-based. 

The initial needs analysis includes time in 

school and can lead to exemption from 

some modules, normally school-based 

time, on the basis of prior experience. All 

seven modules have to be completed. 

During the University-based modules, 

students develop understanding of both the 

theory and practice of teaching RE using a 

range of learning and teaching approaches. 

In school-based modules, students 

are supported in developing practical 

classroom skills both in teaching RE and 

in the teacher’s wider professional role. 

The timescale within which the 

programme is completed is agreed as part 

of the initial needs analysis. 

Modules 

• Religious Education 

• Teaching Religious Education (1) 

• Teaching Religious Education (2) 

• School Experience (1) 

• School Experience (2) 


The teaching team includes University 

staff with specialism in RE and in Initial 

Teacher Education; local education 

authority and Diocesan advisers; 

advanced skills teachers; and secondary 

school mentors. Students are supported 

through a combination of distance and 

face-to-face teaching. Another key 

aspect is University-based modules which 

include both University and school-based 

work. Seminars and workshops, whether 

electronic or face-to-face, are supported 

by school-based tasks so theory and 

practice are integrated. 

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Part-time: Normally 18 months, but can 

take up to 3 years to complete. School 

experience totalling 24 weeks 

Programme Leader: Jane Warren 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827340 

Email: Jane.Warren@winchester.ac.uk 



or equivalent 


Entry requirements and application 

process: Applicants are advised to access 

the Training Agency for Schools (TA) 

website located at 


for general information. This guidance is 

based on the TA requirements for gaining 

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and identifies 

the minimum academic requirements that 

candidates must meet to be eligible for 

admission. 

To obtain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), 

students are also required to pass the 

Teaching Agency (TA) skills tests in Literacy 

and Numeracy. From September 2013 passes 

in the QTS skills tests will be a pre-course 

condition of entry to the programme. 

Please ask the Course Enquiries and 

Applications team for further information 

including details of the qualifications, 

experience and the personal qualities looked 

for in applicants. Students should apply 

direct to the University by completing the 


Assessment 

Assessment is through school placements 

and portfolios of evidence built up by 

students over the course. Each of the 

three university based taught modules 

contributes to an assessment portfolio, 

with RE Subject Knowledge as another 

separate portfolio. To obtain Qualified 

Teacher Status, students are also required 

to pass the Training Agency (TA) skills 

tests in Literacy and Numeracy. From 

September 2013 passes in the QTS skills 

tests will be a pre-course condition of 

entry to the programme. 

Careers 

The PGCE leads to a recommendation for 

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). 


Direct Entry Application Form. The selection 

process includes an interview. Students 

are invited to notify the University of any 

special arrangements that are required and 

contact Course Enquiries and Applications to 

discuss the support that may be provided to 

students. 

and educational progress of pupils are not 

jeopardised. 

ContACt us 


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Successful candidates at interview will be 

required to complete a health check form 

and to obtain enhanced CRB clearance to 

ensure they meet the government guidance 

for ensuring that the health, safety, wellbeing 


Social Psychology * MSc/PgDip/PgCert 

Social Psychology MSc/PgDip/PgCert 

MSc Social Psychology aims to equip 


research skills in contemporary social 

psychology, as well as a number of 

important transferable skills appropriate 

to a number of different professions. 


Study centres on a core relating to 

social psychology combined with 

quantitative and qualitative methods of 

data collection and analysis. In addition, 




of the contemporary, practical aspects 


In addition, students will be expected to 

engage in a relevant work placement. 







project in social psychology. 







They gain a critical awareness of 

the advantages and disadvantages 

of a number of key quantitative and 


and analysis. 

Modules 

• Applied Psychology 

• Debates and Advances in Social 

Psychology 




Setting 










Assessment 






programme complete a substantial 


Careers 






further postgraduate work in psychology, 

such as a PhD, or to pursue a researchbased 

psychology career. 

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Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827525 





or equivalent 





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Social Research in Education MRes 

MRes Social Research in Education 

offers a programme of focused study 

of research methods applicable to 

educational settings and educational 

enquiry. The programme develops an 

in-depth understanding of research 

methods, research design and the 

cultural and ethical contexts in which 

educational research takes place. 


The programme is an intensive training 

programme in social research methods 

and approaches. It aims to equip graduate 

students with advanced qualitative and 

quantitative research skills, which support 

them in developing towards careers in 

research or as senior professionals able to 

support others in research endeavours, for 

example in schools. 

Research design is a focus, enabling 

students to select appropriate 

approaches and methods to carry out 

investigations. It provides students with 

the opportunity to develop intellectual 

and practical skills along with the ability 


ideas, and creatively plan and manage 


project in education. It also equips 

students with the necessary skills to 

undertake further doctoral study. 

Students may choose to target a 

particular aspect of educational practice 

for data collection, but the assignments 

they do will analyse data collection 

methods, analysis approaches or ethical 

aspects of the research rather than the 

content of the practice. 

Modules 

• Quantitative Methods in Social 

Research 

• Qualitative Methods in Social Research 

• Theory, Practice and Ethics in Social 

Research 


Workshops and seminars develop some of 

the underpinning research skills. Students 

are part of on-going online and face-toface 

discussions with tutors and other 

students, and are equipped to present 

aspects of research in a range of ways. 

Assessment 

Assessed work includes portfolios of 

completed tasks, essays, presentations 

and posters. All assessments are given 

numerical grades. The dissertation focus 

is an aspect of research methodology 

which interests you. Students choose an 

empirical or a theoretical focus. 

Careers 

Students are equipped to pursue careers 

in educational research, as research 

officers working for educational bodies 

such as local authorities, as contract 

researchers or as project officers working 

on funded projects in higher education or 

research institutes. 

Social Research in Education MRes 






Programme Leader: Dr Bridget Egan 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827474 

Email: Bridget.Egan@winchester.ac.uk 

Start dates: September, January and July 




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or equivalent 


Sport and Society * MA/PgDip/PgCert 

Sport and Society MA/PgDip/PgCert 

MA Sport and Society is based around 

a critical multidisciplinary social 

scientific approach to the global study 

of sport. Students will be equipped 

with advanced skills through which 

to theorise, research, challenge and 

address issues such as sexism, racism and 

commercialism, which are evident at the 

interface of sport and society. 


The main focus of MA Sport and Society 

is the foregrounding of issues in sport 

and society and the development of 

a multidisciplinary and global social 

scientific approach to understanding, 

critiquing and exploring solutions for 

these issues. MA Sport and Society 

utilises a blend of applied knowledge 

gleaned from sports studies; sociology; 

history; sports development; 

management; marketing; law; and 

research methods. 

By employing such an international and 

multidisciplinary approach, contemporary 

issues and problems in sport, such as 

nationalism, violence and homophobia, 

are investigated in different contexts 

using multiple perspectives and different 

disciplines. This develops critical thinkers 

who are able to analyse and address, 

sport and social issues ‘in the round’. 

Modules 

• Sport and Society: 

Theoretical Perspectives 

• Sport, Gender and Sexuality 


• Commercial Influences in Global Sport 

• Sport and the Nation 

• Research in Practise 




employed including lectures; seminars; 

workshops; tutorials; e-learning; 




Assessment 

A wide variety of assessment types are 

used. These include written assignments 

(including essays and case studies); 

presentations (including oral and poster 

presentations); projects and research 

proposals. Students also complete a 


Careers 

Postgraduates leaving this programme 

may go on to work in the sports industry 

in areas related to community sport, 

sports development, sports policy and 

sports management. Others may enter 

careers in teaching, leisure, education, 

research and/or health. Some students 

may continue to study a PhD, to further 

enhance their employability or to pursue 

a particular career, such as lecturing. 

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experience in the area of study (for example 

Sports Studies, Sports Development, Sports 

Management, Sociology, Cultural Studies or 

other cognate subject) 



Programme Leaders: 

Professor Eric Anderson and Dr Jason Tuck 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827040 

and +44 (0) 1962 827498 

Email: Eric.Anderson@winchester.ac.uk 

and Jason.Tuck@winchester.ac.uk 



or equivalent 




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Sustainable Business MSc/PgDip/PgCert 

Sustainable Business MSc/PgDip/PgCert 

MSc Sustainable Business is specially 

designed for students intending to 

embark on a career in management 

and leadership of sustainability and 

corporate social responsibility. Many 

businesses across numerous industrial 

sectors (including banking; construction; 

retail; leisure; natural resources; 

technology; transport; and utilities) 

together with governmental and 

non-governmental organisations, seek 

employees with knowledge, skills and a 

critical understanding of the wide range 

of sustainability issues facing business in 

the twenty-first century. 


Responsible management is the central 

theme running through the programme 

and incorporates the issues of business 

ethics, sustainability, corporate social 

responsibility, employee wellbeing and 

global impact. The programme aims to 

develop rounded professional managers 

who recognise, examine and respond to 

current sustainability challenges in the 

business environment. 

The programme guides through 

contemporary theories and practices of 

sustainable business in an international 

context. Programme modules examine 

topics of sustainable supply chains, 

regulation, business consulting and 

innovation. Graduates will be able to 

develop and implement solutions to 

practical problems in organisations relating 

to business strategy, communication, 

regulation and collaborations. 

Modules 


• Issues in Sustainability 

• Models of Sustainable Business 

• Sustainable Innovation Management 

• Sustainable Business Consulting 


• Sustainable Development Law for 

Business 



Students are encouraged to engage with 

academic literature, case studies and 

each other by reflecting on their own 

managerial and business experiences. 

The programme uses online collaborative 

teaching tools to supplement and support 

classroom-based interactions. A focus of 

the programme is to apply skills to solve 

real-life problems in business. 

Assessment 

The programme structure allows for 

innovative assessment practice and the 

inclusive assessment strategy deploys a 

variety of methods in order to improve 

the quality of learning and give students a 

greater opportunity to demonstrate their 

true potential. 

Careers 

The programme prepares students 

for a career in field of sustainable 

development in the private and public 

sectors as well as the third sector. 

Graduates will pursue jobs as in-house 

sustainability managers and analysts and 

as independent consultants who develop 

and communicate responsible business 

strategies in a variety of industrial sectors. 

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Part-time: 18 months minimum (weekend 

delivery) 

This programme is available as full-time 

programme on campus and as a part-time 

programme delivered during seven taught 

weekends on campus and complemented by 

distance learning. 

Programme Leader: Dr Natalia Yakovleva 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827302 

Email: Natalia.Yakovleva@winchester.ac.uk 



or equivalent 





ContACt us 


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Theatre and Media as Development MA/PgDip/PgCert 

MA Theatre and Media as Development 

integrates community theatre and media 

practices with aspects of development 

studies. It offers a variety of frameworks 

for communication though which specific 

groups and communities can further 

their self-development and transform 

their social realities. 


Study provides students with an 

advanced practical and theoretical forum 

where social and cultural change are 

debated and practised. They participate in 

a dialogue about how the arts processes 

of theatre and media can support the 

aspirations and dreams of specific local 

communities. The aim is to promote 

understanding of the part creative 

processes can play, not only in improving 

the quality and clarity of development 

communications but also in enabling 

communities to address barriers to their 

self-development. 

The Major Project is a 12 to 14 week 

group project and it may take place 

anywhere in the world. In some cases, 

students activate connections from 

their own previous experiences to set up 

their projects. 

Modules 

• Integrated Workshop in Theatre and 

Media as Development 

• Issues in Globalisation 

• Major Project 


An intensive taught set of modules 

is delivered through workshops and 

seminars. Students are taught by 

academics who are experienced in the 

field and specialist guest expertise from 

academic and development organisations. 

Assessment 

The taught modules involve essay writing 

and giving presentations. The Major 

Project is followed by an examined 

presentation in Winchester and a viva 

voce examination. The programme 

culminates with the completion of a 

dissertation or consultancy. 

Students write a dissertation of 20,000 

words or undertake a consultancy for a 

commissioning agency. For the latter 

case, students are expected to undertake 

a period of action research, which 

results in a professional standard report 

being submitted to the agency and the 

programme, as well as an additional 

annex covering the learning journey of 

the student. 

Careers 

Graduates have pursued academic 

careers teaching in areas of applied and 

community theatre and some have 

become freelance facilitators working 

both in the UK and around the world in 

areas such as gender training, child rights 

and sexual health. Others are salaried 

employees of large international 

non-governmental organisations 

(INGOs) or local government agencies, 

addressing areas such as the function 

of arts in development, informal 

education, environmental questions 

and youth offending. 

Theatre and Media as Development MA/PgDip/PgCert 







Programme Leader: Greg Naughton 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827096 

Email: Greg.Naughton@winchester.ac.uk 



or equivalent 





ContACt us 


Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827234 


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Theology, Religion and Ethics * 

Theology, Religion and Ethics 

The Graduate Diploma in Theology, 

Religion and Ethics will give students 

the opportunity to gain a broad 

education in the major branches of 

theology and religious studies and to 

encourage independent research skills. 

The programme is intended specifically 

as a preliminary qualification for those 

who wish to pursue postgraduate 

study in Theology and Religious Studies 

(TRS), but do not have a first degree in 

a related subject; for those who need 

a qualification in TRS for professional 

purposes, such as teachers or ministers, 

who hold a first degree in any subject; 

and for those who studied TRS at 

university many years ago and wish to 

refresh their knowledge and skills for 

personal or professional purposes. 


The Graduate Diploma will be awarded 

to students who have successfully 

completed 120 credits, at least 90 of 

which should be at level 6, and 30 credits 

at level 6 or level 5. 

Modules 

• Theology and Scripture 

• Global Christianities 

• Faith and Globalisation 

• Orthodox Christianity 

• Buddhism 

• Religion, Sustainability and Nature 

• Mapping Mortality 



The programme is available by full-time 

and by part-time study. It is delivered by 

distance learning, with relevant study 

and research resources made available 

through the University’s Virtual Learning 

Environment. Students’ individual study 

and research is supported by face-toface 

or online tutorials, events in the 

Department of Theology and Religious 

Studies, and peer-group interaction 

through email discussion groups and 

social media. 

Assessment 

Each module is assessed through 

assignments which may include essays, 

journals and book reviews. Students are 

provided with support in the production 

of a dissertation, which is a substantial 

piece of independent research of 

approximately 15,000 words. 

Careers 

Employers in many professional fields 

recognise a university qualification as an 

indicator of high quality performance and 

the capacity for leadership in the field. It 

can therefore lead to opportunities for 

promotion and access to senior positions. 

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Entry requirements: Normally an 

Honours degree in any subject, or an 

equivalent professional qualification 





Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827396 





or equivalent 





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Writing for Children MA/PgDip/PgCert 

MA Writing for Children explores the 

relationship between creative production 

and critical awareness of children’s 

literature and allows students to develop 

their writing skills in a stimulating and 

supportive environment. 


The programme offers students the 

opportunity to develop creative work 

in progress, give and receive feedback 

and produce new writing. It also 

encourages students to discuss the work 

of established writers and consider the 

theoretical, social and cultural contexts of 

contemporary writing for children. 

All students must complete five modules 

including Fiction for Children and Publishing 

Project and, as an alternative to the other 

modules on offer, students may choose 

up to two modules from MA Creative and 

Critical Writing, which includes modules on 

writing poetry and scripts. 

Publishing Project is a module in which all 

students develop a writing project to the 

point of submission for publication, for 

example the development of a publishing 

proposal, initial chapters and letter to 

agent/publisher. Guest agents, editors 

and writers provide specific insights and 

a group project such as an anthology or 

blog helps develop editing skills. 

Modules 

• Fiction for Children 

• Writing for Early Years 

• The Writer as Researcher 

• Fantastic Fiction for Children 

• Publishing Project 

Modules are followed by a period 

of independent study leading to the 

dissertation. 


The academics teaching on the programme 

are all professional novelists; scriptwriters; 

poets; musicians; critics; playwrights; 

or biographers. They are supported by 

guests – most recently, Ali Sparkes, Mark 

Lowery, Candy Gourlay and Andrew Weale 

(authors), Sara O’Connor (editor), Beverley 

Birch (author and editor) and Claire Wilson 

(agent). The University hosts the Society 

of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators 

annual conference and the Winchester 

Writers’ Conference which students are 

encouraged to attend. 

Assessment 

Modules are assessed by a combination 

of creative and critical work. Students 

undertake a dissertation of 15,000 to 

20,000 words as part of their independent 

study, along with a 3,000 word reflexive 

rationale, with full tutorial support. This 

can be a creative piece or pieces of work, 

supported by the rationale, or it can be a 

critical piece in its entirety. 

Careers 

Many graduates have gone on to become 

published writers and poets. Others have 

careers in teaching, story-telling, publishing 

and the arts. The programme provides a 

firm foundation for undertaking a research 

degree or further training. 

Writing for Children MA/PgDip/PgCert 







Programme Leader: Judith Heneghan 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827568 

Email: Judith.Heneghan@winchester.ac.uk 



or equivalent 





ContACt us 


Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827234 


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Research degrees 


Research degrees at Winchester 


postgraduate research degrees in 

a variety of forms. The majority of 

applicants are for the MPhil/PhD 

degree, composed of a thesis on a topic 

devised by the applicant in conjunction 

with a supervisory team. 

A number of subject areas in the University 

supervise research degrees. The main areas 

are as follows: 

• Archaeology 

• Business Management and Accounting 

• Communication, Cultural and Media 

Studies (including Creative Writing) 

• Dance, Drama and Performing Arts 

(including Creative Practice) 

• Education 

• History 

• Psychology 

• Sports Studies (currently developing 

research degree capability) 

• Theology and Religious Studies. 

Full details of supervisory expertise are 

given in the Faculty sections which follow. 

Professional Doctorates combine taught 

modules with a thesis in a professional 

setting. The University of Winchester offers 

a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA); 

two Doctor of Creative Arts (DCA); a 

Doctor of Education (EdD); and a Doctor of 

Theology and Practice (DTh). 

Director of Postgraduate 

Research Studies 

Dr Millie Taylor 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827446 



Exchange Coordinator 

Chrissie Ferngrove 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827483 

Email: 

Chrissie.Ferngrove@winchester.ac.uk 





MPhil/PhD 

MPhil/PhD 

The MPhil and PhD are two distinct higher 

degrees, with the MPhil differing from 

the PhD in terms of the scope of study 

required and the extent of the original 

personal contribution to knowledge. 


Students are initially registered either on 

the MPhil pathway or on the MPhil/PhD 

pathway (students without a Masters may 

only register on the MPhil pathway initially). 

Subject to satisfactory progress all students 

are eligible to upgrade to PhD or exit with 

an MPhil award. To upgrade successfully, 

students must undergo an examination 

which comprises two inter-related 

elements, both of which must be passed: 

presentation of written material and a viva 

voce assessment. 

Each student’s work is managed in 

collaboration with a supervisory team, 

which is led by a Director of Studies 

together with a second supervisor(s) and 

may also include specialist adviser(s), 

especially in the case of interdisciplinary 

research. This supervisory team supports 

the student and oversees the development 

of the research programme through regular 

supervision sessions. 

Research study is available in the following 

subject areas: 

• American Studies 

• Archaeology 

• Business 

• Dance, Drama and Performing Arts 

(including Music and Creative Practice) 

• Education 

• English and Creative Writing 

• History 

• Media and Film Studies 

• Psychology 

• Theology and Religious Studies. 

Alongside the production of the thesis 

students undertake research training 

through the Research Training Programme 

and by attending appropriate seminars, 

conferences or other events as advised by 

their supervisory team. This leads to the 

production of a thesis or, in the case of 

candidates in Creative Writing or Creative 

Practice, the production of creative work 

supported by contextual materials. 

Research Training 

Programme (RTP) 

Research Training is an essential part 

of research candidature. It develops 

students’ generic research skills and offers 

opportunities to attend and present at 

seminars and conferences. The university 

runs an accredited Research Training 

Programme (RTP) for full-time and 

part-time students and those studying 

at a distance, some of which is taught by 

technology-enhanced learning. Other 

optional parts of the programme require 

attendance at the University. The RTP 

comprises four modules which offer 

students the opportunity to gain experience 

in developing research skills; developing a 

research career; presenting at conferences; 

publishing; and beginning teaching in 

Higher Education. All research students 

are expected to complete at least the two 

online modules. A Postgraduate Certificate 

(PgCert) is available to students who have 

completed 60 credits (three modules) of 

this programme. 

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Entry requirements: Normally a Masters 

degree in a related discipline. Applicants 

without a Masters degree should normally 

have a first or upper second-class Honours 

degree in a related discipline. All applicants 

enter the MPhil pathway and upgrade to 

the PhD pathway at an appropriate point in 

their development. 

Alternatively, applicants may be advised to 

take the Preparation Module to develop higher 

level research skills while developing a PhD 

project proposal to a satisfactory standard. 

Applications are welcomed from students 

with the relevant degree requirement, but 

not in a related discipline, provided they 

can demonstrate relevant experience and 

engagement with the subject area 

Full-time: 4 years (maximum) 

Part-time: 7 years (maximum) 



Training conforms to the best practice 

recommended by the relevant Research 

Councils, and is required of students except 

in cases where they have already developed 

sufficient and appropriate skills through a 

Masters degree or other postgraduate work, 

or appropriate work experience. 

Preparation Module 

For those students whose research proposal 

needs further work before embarking on 

the MPhil/PhD, a Preparation Module is 

available. For a one-off fee the student 

receives up to six supervisory meetings, 

IT and Library access and the first module 

of the ‘Epigeum’ online research training. 

The criteria for passing this module is a 

completed project proposal which satisfies 

the supervisory team and the University; 

the accompanying ethics release/approval; 

and successful completion of the first 

research training module. The student will 

then commence the MPhil/PhD at the next 

intake point. The maximum time allowed 

for a student to complete the Preparation 

Module is 12 months. 

Students may apply to take the Preparation 

Module before beginning the MPhil/PhD or 

it may be decided by the supervisory team 

at interview that the student needs to take 

this module first. 

Tuition fees 

For more information regarding the fees 

applicable to students undertaking an 

MPhil/PhD please email 

research@winchester.ac.uk or visit 

www.winchester.ac.uk/research 

MPhil/PhD 

Application process: Contact with 

potential supervisors of the research topic 

must be made prior to submission of the 

application form 

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Centre 



Research in the Faculty of Arts 


Research Centres 

The Faculty of Arts includes Research 

Centres in the following: 

• Arts as Wellbeing 

• Communication, Culture and Media 

• Language. 

The Centre for Research into 

the Arts as Wellbeing 

This Centre researches and advocates the 

development of projects in the area of 

performing arts and wellbeing. This includes 

the relationship between the individual 

and the wider society, so embraces the 

social, spiritual and political aspects of 

wellbeing and the effect of the inculcation 

of societal values on the individual. 

The Centre’s research projects focus on 

exploring the psychological and political 

effects/implications of artistic practice; 

interrogating definitions of spirituality and 

the interface between artistic practice 

and people’s spiritual experience; and 

analysing how contextual issues affect the 

potentially transformative effects of artistic 

practice. Projects include development of 

performances and consultancies. 

The researchers in the Centre share a 

common commitment to: 

• the arts as empowerment through a 

dynamic interaction between people, 

culture and performing 

• the exploration of the relationship 

between performances and the wider 

society; the personal, social and 

political effects of artistic practice 

• critical engagement with debates 

around the interaction of body, 

technology and the environment 

• the notion of where performance 

takes place; how performance is used 

outside western traditional venues, 

such as concert halls and theatres, and 

through non-traditional dissemination 

networks into a variety of community 

settings, and including the place of 

digital media and virtual reality 

• defining and expanding the role of the 

artist, as facilitator of the creativity of 

others, and the role of artistic practice 

within everyday living 

• Innovative Articulation – the notion 

of finding ways to communicate the 

potential of the performing arts in this 

area to wide varieties of audiences, 

be these academic, creative and/ 

or popular. This enables a wider 

dissemination of the possibilities for 

the arts in the area of wellbeing to 

create worlds where creative practice, 

popular intercourse and academic 

reflection form a whole 

• research/teaching – concentrating on 

a dynamic relationship between these 

two areas and exploring the notion of 

pedagogy as empowerment. 

This Centre has developed from the subject 

area of dance, drama and performing arts 

(including creative practice). The quality 

profile resulting from the 2008 Research 

Assessment Exercise (RAE) submission 

indicated 85 per cent of work submitted 

was deemed to be of a quality recognised 

internationally and above (with five per 

cent of world-leading quality). 

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Entry requirements: A first or secondclass 

Honours degree in a subject relevant to 

the proposed field of study and normally a 

Masters degree in a relevant area 

Application process: Applications are 

invited from individuals wishing to undertake 

a Master of Philosophy or Doctor of 

Philosophy on either a full or part-time basis. 

See pages 141-142 for further details 

Centre for Research into the Arts as 

Wellbeing 

Rev Professor June Boyce-Tillman 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827476 

Email: June.Boyce-Tillman@winchester.ac.uk 

Centre for Research into 

Communication, Culture and Media 

Professor Jude Davies 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827364 

Email: Jude.Davies@winchester.ac.uk 

Centre for Research into Language 


Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827352 

Email: Kris.Spelmanmiller@winchester.ac.uk 

Creative Writing 

Professor Andrew Melrose 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827367 

Email: Andrew.Melrose@winchester.ac.uk 


External funding has been awarded for 

projects such as dramatic productions 

in Winchester Prison; a national dance 

production tour; and theatre and media 

for development in international contexts. 

Recent events organised include a symposium 

on The Arts and the Big Society: The Politics of 

Arts Interventions in Health Contexts. 

Research staff 

Rev Professor June Boyce-Tillman 

Email : 

June.Boyce-Tillman@winchester.ac.uk 

• Debates in critical theory and live 

performance, particularly in feminist 

and performance epistemology 

• Liturgical music 

• Music in education 

• Music and health 

Suna Imre 

Email: Suna.Imre@winchester.ac.uk 

• Application of somatic practices 

within structured improvisation and 

as a starting point for choreographic 

exploration 

Research into Expanded 

Dramaturgies (RED) 

Synne Behrndt 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827128 

Email: Synne.Behrndt@winchester.ac.uk 

Debbie Lee-Anthony 

Email: Deb.Lee-Anthony@winchester.ac.uk 

• Choreography 

• Dance and the aging dancer 

Annie McKean 

Email: Annie.McKean@winchester.ac.uk 

• Prison Theatre 

• Theatre and education 

Professor Tim Prentki 

Email: Tim.Prentki@winchester.ac.uk 

• Popular theatre 

• The medieval and modern fool and 

carnival 

• Theatre for development 

Dr Olu Taiwo 

Email: Olu.Taiwo@winchester.ac.uk 

• Contemporary dance and 

choreography 

• Performance as research 

• Embodied knowledges 

• Digital arts 

The Centre for Research 

into Communication, Culture 

and Media 

The Centre for Research into 

Communication, Culture and Media has 

a strong emphasis on the contemporary 

construction of identity and a shared 

engagement with the methodologies 

of Cultural Studies. Research strengths 

include film; national identities; sexualities; 

literary and cultural history; visual and 

material culture; and popular culture and 

cultural theory. 

The Centre has developed from the 

subject area of communication, cultural 

and media studies (including reflexive 

work in creative practice). 

The quality profile resulting from the 2008 

RAE submission indicated that 85 per cent 

of work submitted was deemed to be of a 

quality recognised internationally and above 

(with five per cent of world-leading quality). 

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Staff have been awarded external funding 

from the Arts and Humanities Research 

Council and the British Academy, among 

others. 

including those which foster critical debate 

on cultural icons. 


Dr Oluyinka Esan 

Email: Oluyinka.Esan@winchester.ac.uk 

• Broadcasting policy in international 

and local contexts 


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Staff research is disseminated through 

publications, knowledge exchange projects 

and the presentation of papers at national 

and international conferences. 

Staff research expertise is predominantly 

in the fields of American studies, English, 

and media, film and popular culture. The 

Centre is developing its research strengths 

in the areas of new media and journalism. 

Research projects within American 

studies include work on Theodore Dreiser, 

feminism and popular culture. Members of 

the Centre are engaged in research projects 

on British literature, language and culture 

across a range of historical periods and 

from a variety of theoretical perspectives. 

Projects within media and film include 

edited collections of essays on film and the 

visual arts, and zombies in popular culture. 

The Centre has links with the cultural 

industries and undertakes cultural advisory 

work, for example in relation to museum 

education, curating and media advocacy. 

There are collaborative links with research 

centres in other universities with film 

archives and festivals. 

Members of the Centre have organised 

symposia for postgraduates and staff, 

with visiting speakers, on themes such as 

Money and Work. International conferences 

have been organised on Framing Film and 

Queer People. The Centre continues to 

work on interdisciplinary research projects, 

Dr Steven Allen 

Email: Steven.Allen@winchester.ac.uk 

• Animation 

• Representations of the body 

• Australasian, British and Hollywood 

cinemas 

• Depictions of landscape, place and space 

Dr Inga Bryden 

Email: Inga.Bryden@winchester.ac.uk 

• Victorian literature and culture 

• Domestic space and representations of 

the domestic 

• Urban space and representations of 

the city 

• Anglo-Indian and British-Asian 

literature and culture 

Dr Liam Connell 

Email: Liam.Connell@winchester.ac.uk 

• Twentieth-century and contemporary 

literature and culture 

• Globalisation and literary culture 

• Literature and nationalism 

• Post-colonial theory 

Professor Jude Davies 

Email: Jude.Davies@winchester.ac.uk 

• Literary realism and naturalism, 

especially Theodore Dreiser 

• Post-war American media culture with 

a special interest in debates about 

identity 

• American literature 1890-1945 

Dr Gary Farnell 

Email: Gary.Farnell@winchester.ac.uk 

• Theories of discourse 

• British Romanticism 

• Gothic 

• Culture and the commodity form 

Dr Ruth Gilbert 

Email: Ruth.Gilbert@winchester.ac.uk 

• Early modern literature 

• Contemporary Jewish writing 

• Writing for children 

Dr Leighton Grist 

Email: Leighton.Grist@winchester.ac.uk 

• Classical and post-classical Hollywood 

cinema 

• Film theory 

• Psychoanalysis and cinema 

• Film genre, representation and politics 

Dr Laura Hubner 

Email: Laura.Hubner@winchester.ac.uk 

• European and world cinema 

• Film as art and popular medium 

• Gender and the body 

• Fairy tale and horror 

Dr Marcus Leaning 

Email: Marcus.Leaning@winchester.ac.uk 

• Information communication 

technologies 

• Sociology of media technologies and 

international development 


Dr Paul Manning 

Email: Paul.Manning@winchester.ac.uk 

• Politics of news sources 

• Drugs, popular culture and symbolic 

representation 

• News agencies 

• News and environmentalism 

Dr Fran Mason 

Email: Fran.Mason@winchester.ac.uk 

• Postmodernism 

• Cyberculture 

• Hollywood film, with particular 

interest in genre 

• Contemporary literature, film 

and culture 

Dr Neil McCaw 

Email: Neil.Mccaw@winchester.ac.uk 

• Victorian literature and culture 

• Crime fiction 

• Critical reading and creative writing 

Dr Chris Mounsey 

Email: Chris.Mounsey@winchester.ac.uk 

• Eighteenth and twentieth-century 

literature 

• Biography 

• Sexuality 

Dr William Sheward 

Email: William.Sheward@winchester.ac.uk 

• Contemporary US politics 

• Politics and culture of the American 

South 

• Politics and American religion 

Dr Stevie Simkin 

Email: Stevie.Simkin@winchester.ac.uk 

• Shakespeare and early modern drama 

• Hollywood cinema of violence 

• US television and popular culture 

Carol Smith 

Email: Carol.Smith@winchester.ac.uk 

• Contemporary literary theory, fiction 

and film 

• Debates on American identity in 

culture and politics 

• Gender discourses 

Alasdair Spark 

Email: Alasdair.Spark@winchester.ac.uk 

• Vietnam War in relation to American 

culture, politics and history 

• Conspiracy theories and cultures of 

conspiracy in the contemporary USA 

• The representation of the American 

space programme 

The Centre for Research 

into Language 

The Centre for Research into Language is 

a multidisciplinary group with research 

interests and expertise in the broad area of 

language and linguistics. It engages with 

external audiences through collaborations 

with, for example, local schools and 

the English Project, and through the 

development of community language 

initiatives such as the Language Café. 

Whilst members of the Centre offer 

different research perspectives on the 

study of language, there is a common 

interest in linguistic perspectives on 

culture, identity and communication. 

This common theme encapsulates both 

synchronic and diachronic approaches 

to language; cultural and linguistic 

dimensions; language variety, use 

and attitudes; language processing; 

and communication in a multi-media 

environment. 

The Centre organises and hosts seminars, 

symposia and reading groups. Members 

have been successful in gaining European 

funding for projects and are working on 

research projects in collaboration with 

other Universities. 

Dr Carolin Esser 

Email: Carolin.Esser@winchester.ac.uk 

• Old and Middle English poetry 

• Medieval concepts of God and 

the devil 

• Medieval drama 

Dr Barbara Loester 

Email: Barbara.Loester@winchester.ac.uk 

• Sociolinguistics 

• Dialectology 

• Regional and social varieties in the 

British Isles and German-speaking 

countries 

• Identity construction and language 

attitudes 


Email: 

Kris.Spelmanmiller@winchester.ac.uk 

• Applied linguistics 

• Written discourse analysis 

• Cognitive and textual aspects of text 

production 

• First and second language composition 

processes 

Dr Russell Luyt 


• Language and gender 

• Cross-cultural identity processes 

• Critical social psychology 


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PAuL SPEnCER 


Paul Spencer, 27, studied Media, 

Communications and Cultural Studies at 

Bath Spa before attending Winchester to 

complete MA Cultural Studies and begin 

his PhD. 

“My PhD focuses on the tensions between 

culture and economics, and explores 

growth in the UK creative industries 

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sector with specific case studies in South 

Hampshire. I want to explore how best 

to retain creative graduates and skilled 

workers in a particular geographical area. 

“I really valued the advice and guidance 

from staff at the University who helped 

me to develop my initial ideas into a 

structured research project. 

“Furthermore, as part of my PhD so far, 

I have had fantastic opportunities which 

have allowed me to present my work 

at university events and at high level 

conferences in London and New York. 

“Winchester offers a community 

environment. It’s relatively small size 

means you benefit from one-on-one 

time with published, knowledgeable 

academics.”

Dr Merce Prat-Sala 

Email: Merce.Prat-Sala@winchester.ac.uk 

• Psycholinguistics 

• Children’s comprehension and 

syntactic structures 

Research Groups 

In addition, the Faculty of Arts has staff 

researching in the following areas of 

expertise: 

• Creative Writing 

• Expanded Dramaturgies 

• Performing Arts. 

Creative Writing 

Research in the area of creative writing 

builds on an extensive and growing 

range of writing and reflexive practice, 

from ideas on poetic form and structure 

through to psycholinguistic analysis. 

Members of the research group teach 

on undergraduate and postgraduate 

courses in creative writing, while there are 

links with external stakeholders such as 

creative industries in the region, and with 

national and international communities of 

practice such as the National Association 

for Writers in Education. Areas of creative 

writing expertise include writing novels, 

plays, screenplays, poetry and songs, 

and there are critical research projects 

on, for example, environmental issues. 

Staff involved in reflexive practice were 

included in the RAE 2008 submission 

under Communication, Cultural and 

Media Studies, which had a quality profile 

of 85 per cent of work being recognised 

internationally. 

The research group promotes readings, is 

involved with co-organising conferences 

such as the Society of Children’s Book 

Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) 

international conference and with the 

annual Winchester Writers’ Conference. 

Members participate in national debates 

about creative writing at postgraduate 

level and engage with a variety of support 

networks. For example Café Culture, 

established through the University of 

Winchester and partner funded by 

Winchester City Council, offers a networking 

opportunity for recent graduates, academics 

and creative professionals. 


Judith Heneghan 

Email: Judith.Heneghan@winchester.ac.uk 

• Writing fiction and non-fiction for 

children and young people 

Dr Amanda Boulter 

Email: Amanda.Boulter@winchester.ac.uk 

• Creative writing 

• Contemporary literature 

• Gender studies 

• Creative writing and critical practice 

• Twentieth-century fiction 

Nick Joseph 

Email: Nick.Joseph@winchester.ac.uk 

• Creative processes in the writing of 

plays and filmscripts 

• Playwriting 



• Writing for children 

• Creative writing and critical practice 

• Writing for screen 

Dr Mark Rutter 

Email: Mark.Rutter@winchester.ac.uk 

• Poetry and visual art 

• The book 

• Nature writing 

Dr Julian Stannard 

Email: Julian.Stannard@winchester.ac.uk 

• Modernist and post-modernist Anglo- 

American poetry 

• Twentieth-century literature 

• Contemporary poetry 

Judy Waite 

Email: Judy.Waite@winchester.ac.uk 

• Creativity and creative writing 

• Contemporary fiction and children’s fiction 

• Creativity and education 

Research into Expanded 

Dramaturgies (RED) 

Members of staff working in the area 

of performing arts participate in an 

inter-institutional group researching 

expanded dramaturgies, including both 

the expansion of theatre and performance 

forms and expanded conceptions of 

the term dramaturgy. RED includes 

academics and artists in exchange between 

institutions and practices. 

Members are committed to seeking 

innovative ways to expand the notion of 

performance in contemporary culture, 

and are particularly concerned with 

contemporary, interdisciplinary devised 

performance in the live art and postdramatic 

theatre tradition. 


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Researchers share a common commitment 

to the exploration of relationship, place, 

audience and the role of the artist within 

contemporary performance, as well 

as processes of articulating practice as 

research and the integration of research 

and teaching. 

There is a shared interest in how 

performance involves art, artists and 

creativity, and in how it moves out of 

traditional venues into various sites and 

communities. The research projects 

undertaken by members of the group 

involve the exploration of the innovative 

ways artists can become social interveners, 

cultural critics and actors and dialectic 

educators. 

This group has developed from the subject 

area of dance, drama and performing arts 

(including creative practice). The quality 

profile resulting from the 2008 RAE 

submission indicated that 85 per cent of 

work submitted was deemed to be of a 

quality recognised internationally and 

above (with five per cent of world-leading 

quality). 

To date, members of the group have been 

awarded external funding from a variety of 

sources including the Arts and Humanities 

Research Council, Arts Council England, 

and the British Academy. The group has 

collaborative links with a number of 

research centres, performance companies, 

organisations and artists. 


Synne Behrndt 

Email: Synne.Behrndt@winchester.ac.uk 

• Dramaturgy and the dramaturg 

• Interdisciplinary devising 

Dr Yvon Bonenfant 


• Voice and extended voice 

• Body in performance 

• Interdisciplinary devising 

• Practice-led research 

Philip Stanier 

Email: Philip.Stanier@winchester.ac.uk 

• Live-art performance and installation 

• Dramaturgy 


Other members of staff in the Faculty of 

Arts work as individuals and in groupings 

in the area of the creation and critical 

reception of performance. Research projects 

undertaken explore the relationships 

between popular, experimental and 

traditional performance and interlocking 

modes of study such as the historical, 

analytical, theoretical and practical. 

Areas of research strength 

represented include: 

• performance historiography and 

contemporising early modern drama 

• contemporary performance practices 

(this includes work in cross-cultural 

practices) 

• popular theatre. 

Research projects have developed from 

the subject area of dance, drama and 

performing arts (including creative practice 

and music). The quality profile resulting 

from the 2008 RAE submission indicated 

that 85 per cent of work submitted was 

deemed to be of a quality recognised 

internationally and above (with five per 

cent of world-leading quality). 

Staff research in the performing arts 

interrelates with the postgraduate 

curriculum in a variety of ways, and 

inter-disciplinarity is a key feature. A 

primary aim is to develop collaborative 

work, building on links already established 

between academic research and 

professional practice. Projects such as new 

performative installations, performance 

research workshops and professionally 

oriented publications are evidence of the 

imaginative way in which staff envisage 

practice and outputs. 

Research Staff 

Dr Richard Cuming 

Email: Richard.Cuming@winchester.ac.uk 

• Clowning 

• Circus 

• Devised performance 

Dr Helen Grime 

Email: Helen.Grime@winchester.ac.uk 

• Theatre historiography 

• Women, theatre and performance 

• Shakespeare in performance 

• Late nineteenth and twentieth-century 

British theatre 


Paul Jackson 

Email: Paul.Jackson@winchester.ac.uk 

• Twentieth-century British dance 

history 

• Twentieth-century American dance 

• Music for dance 

• British musical renaissance 

Charlotte Purkis 

Email: Charlotte.Purkis@winchester.ac.uk 

• European Modernism 

• Performance, gender and sexuality 

• Late Victorian aestheticism and music 

• Early twentieth-century theatre history 

• Music and literature 

Cathy Seago 

Email: Cathy.Seago@winchester.ac.uk 

• Choreography as a communicative art 

• Codified techniques, physical 

knowledge and new dance vocabularies 

• Holistic compositional language in 

multiple media performance 

Dr Marianne Sharp 

Email: Marianne.Sharp@winchester.ac.uk 

• Feminist critical theories and 

performance 

• Autobiography and performance 

• Practice-led research 

• Contemporary theatre practice 

Dr Stevie Simkin 

Email: Stevie.Simkin@winchester.ac.uk 

• Shakespeare and early modern drama 

• Hollywood cinema of violence 

• US television and popular culture 

• Musical theatre 

• Contemporary pantomime 

• Voice and sound 

Dr Marilena Zaroulia 

Email: Marilena.Zaroulia@winchester.ac.uk 

• Contemporary performance and 

cultural politics 

• British and European theatre since 

the 1990s 

• Transnational theatre and national 

identities 


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Research in the Faculty of Business, 

Law and Sport 

Research in the Faculty of Business, Law and Sport 

The Centre for Research aims to 

encourage, support and disseminate a 

broad range of Research and Knowledge 

Exchange (RKE) activity across the 

disciplines represented within the 

faculty and to provide an environment 

for collegiate support and sharing of 

RKE experience in different subject 

matters and methodologies. 

The constituent members bring experience 

from a very wide spectrum of activity 

which includes pedagogically-based 

research and knowledge exchange such 

as accountancy education and legal 

education as well as discipline specific 

activity ranging through business, law, 

sport, politics and second language 

acquisition. 

The Centre for Research membership 

includes staff with experience and 

expertise in developing a wide range of RKE 

activity including externally funded activity 

and in the dissemination of outcomes. 

The Centre is a vehicle for conferences, 

and symposia as well as seminars provide 

externally facing events to facilitate 

broad dissemination. The faculty has an 

established seminar series which includes 

external and internal presentations across 

a broad range of activity. 

The Faculty of Business, Law and Sport 

includes the Winchester Business 

School; the Department of Law; and the 

Department of Sports Studies. Within the 

Winchester Business School there is the 

Department of Accounting, Economics 

and Finance and the Department of 

Management. The Business School is a 

signatory to the United Nations Principles 

for Responsible Management Education 

(PRME) which is a particular focus of its 

Centre for Responsible Management. 

The faculty is the home of the 

International Journal of Management 

Education, published by the Business 

Management Accounting and Finance 

subject centre of the Higher Education 

Academy. The Dean of the faculty, 

Professor Neil Marriott, is Vice Chair of 

the British Accounting Association, the UK 

organisation which brings together those 

interested in teaching and research in 

accounting and finance. 

The Faculty has recently hosted the 

24th annual conference of the British 

and Irish Law, Education and Technology 

Association; the European Conference 

in Enterprise and Innovation; the 

European Conference on e-Learning; 

and the British Accounting Association 

(BAA) international conference for the 

Accounting Education Special Interest 

Group. 

This growing faculty includes academics 

with a wide range of research interests 

and a track record of successful research 

supervision and publication. The research 

of faculty members has been sponsored 

by government, research agencies and 

business. 

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Centre for Research 

Dr Mark Lowman 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827588 

Email: Mark.Lowman@winchester.ac.uk 




Professor David Birks 

Email: David.Birks@winchester.ac.uk 

• Marketing research 

• Luxury brand management 

• Fashion marketing 

Dr Karen Blakeley 

Email: Karen.Blakeley@winchester.ac.uk 

• Ethical leadership 

• Spirituality at work 

Dr Chris Grover 

Email: Chris.Grover@winchester.ac.uk 

• Suburban development 

• The application of mathematical 

and business techniques to the built 

environment 

Dr Denise Hewlett 

Email: Denise.Hewlett@winchester.ac.uk 

• Project management 

• Protected area management and 

planning 

Paul Jennings 

Email: Paul.Jennings@winchester.ac.uk 

• Comparative international financial 

reporting 

• Accounting education 

Dr Mark Lowman 

Email: Mark.Lowman@winchester.ac.uk 

• Innovation management 

• Knowledge management 

• Strategic change management 

Professor Neil Marriott 

Email: Neil.Marriott@winchester.ac.uk 

• Small business financial management 

and auditing 

• Public sector accounting, specifically 

NHS issues 

• Accounting education, including 

pedagogic issues surrounding 

technological innovation 

Dr Pru Marriott 

Email: Pru.Marriott@winchester.ac.uk 


• Financial literacy 

• Financial reporting 

• Small business financial management 

and auditing 

Julia Osgerby 

Email: Julia.Osgerby@winchester.ac.uk 


• Public sector finance 

Dr Adam Palmer 

Email: Adam.Palmer@winchester.ac.uk 

• HR issues in higher education 

• Implementation of contemporary 

approaches to HR 

• Leadership in small businesses and the 

care sector 

Dr Hugues Seraphin 

Email: Hugues.Seraphin@winchester.ac.uk 

• Tourism in developing economies 

• Entrepreneurship in tourism 

Dr Paul Sheeran 

Email: Paul.Sheeran@winchester.ac.uk 

• Globalisation 

• Corporate governance 

Dr William Sheward 

Email: William.Sheward@winchester.ac.uk 

• US politics 

• US foreign policy 

Dr Roz Sunley 

Email: Roz.Sunley@winchester.ac.uk 

• Pedagogy of business education 

• Development of professional values 

Siew Min (Amy) Tan 

Email: Amy.Tan@winchester.ac.uk 

• Financial risk disclosures 

• Behavioural finance 


Lim Keong Teoh 

Email: Lim.Teoh@winchester.ac.uk 


• International financial reporting 

Dr Natalia Yakovleva 

Email: Natalia.Yakovleva@winchester.ac.uk 

• Corporate social responsibility in 

developing and emerging economies 

• Corporate sustainability performance 

• Sustainability reporting; stakeholder 

engagement; innovation for 

sustainable development; and 

sustainable supply chains. 

Department of Law 


David Chalk 

Email: David.Chalk@winchester.ac.uk 

• Legal education 

• Civil justice 

• Litigation costs and funding 

• Medical law 


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Louisa Dubery 

Email: Louisa.Dubery@winchester.ac.uk 

• Real property 

• Real property education 

• Legal history 

Helen James 

Email: Helen.James@winchester.ac.uk 

• Medical law 


• Public law 

• Criminal law 

Carol Kilgannon 

Email: Carol.Kilgannon@winchester.ac.uk 

• Employment law 

• Discrimination law 

• Industrial relations 

• Gender and the law 

Marion Oswald 

Email: Marion.Oswald@winchester.ac.uk 

• Information law 

• Information technology 


Christine Rinik 

Email: Christine.Rinik@winchester.ac.uk 

• Equity 

• Intellectual property law 


Department of Sports Studies 


Jo Batey 

Email: Jo.Batey@winchester.ac.uk 

• Applied sport psychology 

• Qualitative inquiry in sport psychology 

• Impact of career-ending injury upon 

professional sportspeople 

• Exercise, body image and self-esteem 

John Batten 

Email: John.Batten@winchester.ac.uk 

• Psychomotor learning and 

performance 

• Performance and person perception in 

sport 

• Computer simulated physical activity 

• Expectancy effects in marking 

Richard Cheetham 

Email: 

Richard.Cheetham@winchester.ac.uk 

• Volunteering 

• Coach development and education 

Elwyn Cox 

Email: Elwyn.Cox@winchester.ac.uk 

• Customer relationship management 

• Managing marketing projects 

• Marketing and management of sport 

• Group work and student satisfaction 

Dr Simon Jobson 

Email: Simon.Jobson@winchester.ac.uk 

• Cycling performance/physiology 

• Modelling athletic performance 

• Training science 

Dr Jason Tuck 

Email: Jason.Tuck@winchester.ac.uk 

• Sport and national identity (especially 

in rugby union) 

• Sport and globalisation 

• Sport and the media 

• Sport and commercialisation 

• Figurational sociology 

Chris Whittle 

Email: Chris.Whittle@winchester.ac.uk 

• Validation of modern ergometry 

equipment 

• Assistive devices in a sporting context 

• Reduction of injury rates in cycling 

Merijn van Willigen 

Email: Meryn.Willigen@winchester.ac.uk 

• Performance analysis 

• Coach education 

• Sport and patterns of inequality 

• Sports law 

Professor Eric Anderson 

Email: Eric.Anderson@winchester.ac.uk 

• Masculinities, sexualities and sport 

• Sociology of sport 

Helen Ryan 

Email: Helen.Ryan@winchester.ac.uk 

• Intermittent sports 

• Strength and conditioning 

• Improving sports performance 


Research in the Faculty of Education, 

Health and Social Care 

Research in the Faculty of Education, Health and Social Care 

The Faculty of Education includes 

research interests in the following: 

• Professional Learning and Teacher 

Education (including medical 

education and philosophy and 

education) 

• History of Women’s Education. 

The Faculty has a broad portfolio of 

research which challenges existing practice 

and develops and evaluates new ways 

of working in professional learning and 

teacher education. 

Doctoral study can take one of two forms: 

• the independent MPhil/PhD involves 

working with a supervisory team to 

develop a theoretical or empirical project 

• the Professional Doctorate in Education 

(EdD) offers a more structured pathway 

to doctoral study, supported by ‘taught’ 

modules and in regular dialogue with a 

community of learners following similar, 

but not identical, interests and with 

an emphasis on making an impact on 

practice in the student’s workplace. 

Professional Learning and 

Teacher Education 

Research students join an active research 

community, engaged in a range of research 

projects which currently span a range of 

multi-professional settings, including early 

years and higher education itself, as well as 

teacher education, medical education and 

education in sites of learning which range 

from museums and archives to the outdoors. 

For teachers, medics and professionals 

working in settings such as museums and 

archives, innovative work enables them 

to research the impact of their own and 

their colleagues’ practice through action 

research undertaken in the workplace. 

Those interested in research into learning 

and teaching can focus on learning 

and teaching in higher education or in 

the school situation, as well as on the 

student experience. Students may take a 

theoretical path by researching aspects 

of the relationship between philosophy 

and education or cultural constructions of 

childhood. 

Current projects include research on 

the learning of new professionals; the 

support and assessment of developing 

professionals; and the nature of 

professional practice, professional 

knowledge and professional judgement. 

A number of researchers focus on 

improving the quality of the educational 

experience of teachers, doctors in training 

and of newly qualified teachers. Research 

is being conducted on teacher education 

and into the significance of non-formal 

learning in professional contexts and workbased 

settings, including museums and 

archives. 

Work on professional development is 

supported by research developing teachers’ 

awareness of children’s learning in a range 

of curriculum areas. 

Research within international context 

focuses on inclusive educational 

perspectives. 

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or Professional Doctorate (EdD) on either a 

full or part-time basis. See pages 141-142 for 

further details 

Professional Learning and 



Naomi Flynn 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827218 

Email: Naomi.Flynn@winchester.ac.uk 

Professional Learning in Health 

and Social Care 

Professor Sandra Drower 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827149 

Email: Sandra.Drower@winchester.ac.uk 

Philosophy and Education 

Professor Nigel Tubbs 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827349 

Email: Nigel.Tubbs@winchester.ac.uk 

Centre for History of Women’s Education 

Dr Stephanie Spencer 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827125 

Email: Stephanie.Spencer@winchester.ac.uk 


Research around the relationship between 

philosophy and education focuses 

particularly on the relation to the teacher. 

Research on childhood focuses on the 

reconceptualisation of nature and nurture. 

Researchers are encouraged to: 

• explore policy and practice in teacher 

education and/or professional learning 

• apply professional learning theory 

to teacher education and/or multiprofessional 

education 

• contribute to a growing evidence 

base for policy and practice in teacher 

education and other professional areas 

• contribute analytical and theoretical 

insights to develop the study of education/ 

multi professional learning itself. 

Students are offered education, training 

and a range of opportunities for research 

study. They are encouraged to disseminate 

their research to a range of audiences and 

participate through the faculty links with 

national and international networks. 

There is an active group of research students. 

Examples of current research student 

projects include research into aspects of 

special education, time anxiety and play 

in children’s learning in science, language 

teaching and primary school children. 

Medical education projects include 

research into foundation programmes in 

postgraduate medical education and the 

professional learning of medics. 

Philosophical projects include nature, early 

education and the child and the nature of 

aporetic philosophy. 


Dr Emile Bojesen 

Email: Emile.Bojesen@winchester.ac.uk 

• Progressive education (particularly 

Black Mountain College) 

• Childhood in twentieth-century 

literature 

• Aesthetic education 

• Contemporary continental philosophy 

Derek Bunyard 

Email: Derek.Bunyard@winchester.ac.uk 

• Systems thinking in relation to 

education 

• Psychoanalytic thinking in relation to 

education 

• Conceptualisations of childhood 

Dr Helen Clarke 

Email: Helen.Clarke@winchester.ac.uk 

• Learning and teaching primary science 

• Nature of science in the early years 

• Reflective practice in science education 

Dr Alastair K. Daniel 

Email: Alastair.Daniel@winchester.ac.uk 

• Storytelling and pedagogy 

• Narrative construction of teaching 

• Phenomenology of teaching as an act 

of social performance 

• Semiotic interpretation of teaching as 

social performance 

Dr Janice de Sousa 

Email: Janice.deSousa@winchester.ac.uk 

• Qualitative studies of students’ 

experience of education 

Professor Sandra Drower 

Email: Sandra.Drower@winchester.ac.uk 

• Social work education (theory and 

practice) in a context of diversity 

• Resilience, strengths and human 

resources in social work 

• Social work practitioner-researcher 

and social work values and ethics 

Dr Bridget Egan 


• Professional development of teachers 

• Aspects of early years education 

• Children and pattern 

• Primary design and technology, especially 

designing and modelling ideas 

Dr Colin Goble 

Email: Colin.Goble@winchester.ac.uk 

• Psychosocial and ethical aspects of 

childhood disability (particularly 

learning disability) 

• Disability studies 

• Childhood health and wellbeing 

• Qualitative research methods and 

discourse analysis 

Dr Richard House 

Email: Richard.House@winchester.ac.uk 

• Early years education 

Dr Rachel Locke 

Email: Rachel.Locke@winchester.ac.uk 

• Research into medical education 

• Qualitative research methods 

Dr Marie Morgan 

Email: Marie.Morgan@winchester.ac.uk 

• Philosophy of education 

• The Holocaust 

• Higher education 


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Dr Jane Payler 

Email: Jane.Payler@winchester.ac.uk 

• Early years pedagogy 

• Sociocultural influences on learning 

processes of young children 

• Interprofessional working in early years 

care and education 

• Multi-modality 

Dr Mark Rickenbach 

Email: 

Mark.Rickenbach@sevwesdeanery.nhs.uk 

• Development of the professional 

educationalist using feedback and 

action research models 

• Primary health care, including the 

doctors’ consultation, clinical care and 

the use of information technology 

Dr Charly Ryan 

Email: Charly.Ryan@winchester.ac.uk 

• Teacher education, science teacher 

education: how teachers teach 

and learn science, paralleled by 

investigations in qualitative methods 

and action research 

Dr Samantha Scallan 

Email: Samantha.Scallan@winchester.ac.uk 

• Medical education 

• Professionalism/teaching and learning 

in postgraduate medicine 

Dr Mary Scanlan 

Email: Mary.Scanlan@winchester.ac.uk 

• Home and school early years literacy 

Professor Nigel Tubbs 

Email: Nigel.Tubbs@winchester.ac.uk 

• Social and political theory 

• History of philosophy 

• Liberal arts 

• Philosophical and educational theory 

• Philosophy of the teacher 

Dr Vasiliki Tzibazi 

Email: Vasiliki.Tzibazi@winchester.ac.uk 

• Museum learning and interpretation 

• Participatory research with children 

and young people 

• Museum theatre 

Dr Wayne Veck 

Email: Wayne.Veck@winchester.ac.uk 

• Philosophical perspectives on inclusive 

and exclusionary practices, cultures 

and relationships in education 

• Inclusive values and the ethics of 

inclusive education 

• Disability studies 

• Inclusive research methodologies 

Centre for the History of 

Women’s Education 

The Centre has an international profile 

with its research into the history of 

women’s education. 

Researchers in the Centre take a broad 

cultural definition of education which 

transcends schooling to encompass 

learning and teaching (formal and 

informal) at any phase of the life-cycle, in 

any setting from the eighteenth century to 

the recent past. As an area of research the 

history of women’s education generates 

projects across disciplinary boundaries and 

challenges both boundaries of knowledge 

and ways of seeing. 

Students join an active research 

environment, with links with researchers 

working in a range of countries and 

with teachers and archivists in schools 

interested in researching aspects of their 

history. The University’s Sybil Campbell 

Collection on permanent loan from the 

British Federation of Women Graduates 

provides a research resource for the Centre. 

Projects in the Centre have included research 

into the role of women in the governance of 

girls’ education since 1870 (funded by the 

Spencer Foundation, USA); an evaluation 

of the experience of mothers in further and 

higher education (funded by the Elizabeth 

Nuffield Educational Fund); the Alumni 

Voices Project researching the experience 

of students at King Alfred’s College, as 

the University was formerly known; and a 

project investigating methods for teaching 

history to non-history students (funded by 

the Higher Education Academy). Recently 

the Centre was engaged with the Economic 

and Social Research Council seminar 

series on Women in Britain in the 1950s. 

Researchers in the Centre are currently 

working on projects concerned with 

gendered professional identities, empire 

and internationalism; the arts in education, 

professional training and gendered identities; 

religion and education; transnational 

femininities in teenage girls’ fiction 1910- 

1960; and the contribution of women 

educationists to educational thought. 

Completed theses by postgraduate 

research students include Quaker women 

and education, 1790-1860; Girls and 

examinations, 1860 to 1902; Girls and 

career choice in the 1950s; and Inter-war 

Presidential Headmistresses: Gender, 

identity, place-space. Postgraduate theses 


in progress include research into Women’s 

social, educational and religious networks 

in Winchester; the life and work of Mrs 

Humphry Ward; and the educational life 

and work of Barbara Bodichon. 

Students are encouraged to present and 

publish their research and will receive 

mentoring from the former editors of the 

international journal History of Education 

and the History of Education Researcher, 

who are located in the Centre. All former 

research students from the Centre have 

published their research, including in 

international special editions, and one 

of the research students from the Centre 

was awarded the International Society 

of the History of Education’s prize for 

the best paper by a newcomer to the 

field. Books from members of the Centre 

include Gender, Work and Education in 

Britain in the 1950s (Palgrave, 2005) 

by Stephanie Spencer; Women and 

Education 1800-1980 (Palgrave, 2004) 

by Joyce Goodman and Jane Martin; 

Social Change in the History of British 

Education (Routledge, 2008) edited by 

Joyce Goodman, William Richardson 

and Gary McCulloch; Girls’ Secondary 

Education in the Western World from the 

18th to the 20th Century (Routledge, 

2010) edited by Joyce Goodman, Rebecca 

Rogers and James Albisetti; and Women 

and Education: Major Themes (4 volumes) 

(Routledge, 2011) edited by Joyce 

Goodman and Jane Martin. 

• History of women’s education 

• Secondary education for girls 

• Colonialism, empire and the education 

of women and girls 

• Inter-war international intellectual 

co-operation 

• Professionalism, women and education 

Dr Andrea Jacobs 

(Honorary Research Fellow) 

Email: Andrea.Jacobs@winchester.ac.uk 

• Girls and examinations 

• Professional development of women 

in music 

• Life history research 

Dr Camilla Leach 

(Honorary Research Fellow) 

Email: Camilla.Leach@winchester.ac.uk 

• History of education and religion 


Dr Stephanie Spencer 

Email: 

Stephanie.Spencer@winchester.ac.uk 


• Informal aspects of women’s and girls’ 

education 

• Post-war secondary education 

• Oral history 


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Email: Joyce.Goodman@winchester.ac.uk 


Research in the Faculty of Humanities 

and Social Sciences 

Research in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences 

The Faculty of Humanities and Social 

Sciences is home to four academic 

departments: Archaeology, History, 

Psychology, and Theology and Religious 

Studies. Innovative research is at the 

very heart of all these departments 

and we aim to deliver and disseminate 

research of international renown. Each 

department has a dynamic research 

environment and holds regular research 

events. The faculty organises regular 

seminar series and each year organises 

several conferences. 

Humanities and Social Sciences also has 

a vibrant community of postgraduate 

research students. There are more than 

50 research students in the faculty and 

they organise a seminar series exclusively 

for research students and taught 

postgraduates. 

Research in Archaeology 

All members of the Archaeology 

department are research-active, involved in 

fieldwork and laboratory research and play 

key roles in major archaeological projects 

in the Mediterranean region, Ethiopia and 

the Caucasus, as well as in the UK. The 

taught MRes Archaeology and a flourishing 

taught MA enhance the research culture. A 

new research centre, the Centre for Applied 

Archaeology and Heritage Management 

(CAAHM), has recently been launched. 

The archaeology group has been 

particularly successful in securing external 

funding for research and current sponsors 

include English Heritage; European Science 

Foundation; Hampshire County Council; 

and the Danish Research Academy. 

Archaeology’s most recent Research 

Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008) achieved 

75 per cent of its submission graded as 

being of internationally recognised quality. 

The group has a successful track record 

of supervision of research degrees. The 

members of staff listed are currently 

accepting research students. 


Dr Paul Everill 

Email: Paul.Everill@winchester.ac.uk 

• History of British archaeology 

• Organisation of contemporary British 

archaeology 

• Archaeology of Georgia 

Dr Niall Finneran 

Email: Niall.Finneran@winchester.ac.uk 

• Archaeology of Ethiopia and Africa 

• Early Christianity 

• Post-Roman archaeology 

Christina Grande 

Email: Christina.Grande@winchester.ac.uk 

• Greek and Roman art and architecture 

• Classical tradition 

• Classical mythology and art 

Professor Anthony King 

Email: Tony.King@winchester.ac.uk 

• Roman archaeology in Western Europe 

and the Western Mediterranean 

• Faunal remains and diet 

• Romano-Celtic religion 

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Research in Archaeology 

Dr Nick Thorpe 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827514 

Email: Nick.Thorpe@winchester.ac.uk 

Research in History 

Professor Michael Hicks 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827338 

Email: Michael.Hicks@winchester.ac.uk 

Research in Psychology 

Dr David Giles 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827026 

Email: David.Giles@wincheser.ac.uk 

Research in Theology and 

Religious Studies 

Professor Neil Messer 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827068 

Email: Neil.Messer@winchester.ac.uk 


Dr Phil Marter 

Email: Phil.Marter@winchester.ac.uk 

• Medieval ceramics 

• Medieval archaeology in Britain 

• Landscape archaeology 

Dr Simon Roffey 

Email: Simon.Roffey@winchester.ac.uk 

• Church archaeology 

• Medieval burials and tombs 

• Medieval landscape archaeology 

Dr Nick Thorpe 

Email: Nick.Thorpe@winchester.ac.uk 

• European prehistory, especially the 

origins of agriculture 

• Landscape studies 

• Theoretical archaeology 

Dr Keith Wilkinson 

Email: Keith.Wilkinson@winchester.ac.uk 

• Environmental archaeology 

• Geoarchaeology, especially in Britain 

and the Mediterranean 

• Palaeolithic archaeology 

Research in History 

The History department is a community 

of internationally recognised research 

scholars which has a successful and 

extensive track record of supervision of 

research degrees and regularly attracts 

major external grant funding. In the most 

recent Research Assessment Exercise 

(RAE 2008), the History department 

was assessed as being 55 per cent at an 

internationally outstanding level. 

There are particular strengths in medieval 

and twentieth-century international 

history. There are two research centres 

in History, the Wessex Centre for History 

and Archaeology and the Modern History 

Research Centre, both of which organise 

a regular seminar series. These research 

groups provide an intellectual home and 

community to the many research students 

in the department. History hosts several 

conferences each academic year, in the 

last year ranging from a conference on 

God and War: the Church of England and 

Armed Conflict in the 20th Century to 

another looking at Danes in Wessex: the 

Scandinavian impact and influence on 

Wessex in the Early Middle Ages. 

The department has two flourishing MAs 

which complement the large community 

of part-time and full-time research 

students. Staff would welcome enquiries 

about supervising postgraduate research in 

the following areas. 


Dr Chris Aldous 

Email: Chris.Aldous@winchester.ac.uk 

• Modern Japanese history 

• History of disease 

Dr Mark Allen 

Email: Mark.Allen@winchester.ac.uk 

• Nineteenth-Century Social History 

• History of Winchester 

Dr Natalya Chernyshova 

Email: 

Natalya.Chernyshova@winchester.ac.uk 

• Modern Russian history, especially 

consumerism and social history 

Dr Louise Curth 

Email: Louise.Curth@winchester.ac.uk 

• Early modern medical history 

• Early modern veterinary history 

• Early modern print culture 

• Early modern advertising 

Neil Curtin 

Email: Neil.Curtin@winchester.ac.uk 

• Nineteenth-century American 

political history 

• Cold War history 

Dr Colin Haydon 

Email: Colin.Haydon@winchester.ac.uk 

• Eighteenth-century England, 

particularly politics and religion 

Professor Michael Hicks 

Email: Michael.Hicks@winchester.ac.uk 

• Late medieval England, particularly 

politics, religion and aristocratic 

society 

Dr Ryan Lavelle 

Email: Ryan.Lavelle@winchester.ac.uk 

• Early medieval British history, 

especially politics and warfare in the 

ninth to eleventh century England 

Professor Tom Lawson 

Email: Tom.Lawson@winchester.ac.uk 

• History of the Holocaust 

• History and memory 

• Responses to genocide 


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Research in Psychology 

The Research Centre for Psychology 

encompasses three research groups with 

foci in cognitive, developmental and social 

psychology. 

With the establishment of the MSc 

Psychological Research Methods, the 

launch of MSc Psychological Disorders 

and MSc Child Development and 

the introduction of MPhil and PhD 

programmes in Psychology, the Research 

Centre is in the process of developing 

what is intended to be a vibrant and active 

postgraduate community. 

The department runs a popular series of 

research seminars which MSc, MPhil and 

PhD students are expected to attend. 

Postgraduate students are also expected 

to become active members of one of our 

research groups. 

Members of the Research Centre are based 

in the Department of Psychology. There are 

psychology research and laboratory facilities 

including six experimental cubicles, all 

equipped with Superlab and E-Prime for 

computer-based experimentation, many 

with touch-screens and response pads; 

a Developmental Research laboratory 

equipped with one-way mirror and an 

experimental area with touch-screen PCs; 

an Eye-tracker laboratory, equipped with 

EyeLink 1,000 tower and remote systems; 

a Social Observation laboratory, with 

integrated video and audio capacity suitable 

for observational and small group work; and 

a small but well-equipped colour laboratory. 

The department maintains a well-stocked 

psychometric test library and a range of 

other equipment, most notably BIOPAC 

systems, but also laptops, video and 

digital cameras and recording equipment. 

We have recently purchased a BioSemi 

64-channel EEG system, housed in its 

own laboratory. 

The department has a successful track 

record of supervision of research degrees, 

and enquiries are welcome for any topics 

which fall within the remit of research 

interests. 


Dr Sarah Bayless 

Email: Sarah.Bayless@winchester.ac.uk 

• Outcomes following preterm birth 

• Attention-emotion interactions 

• Cognitive neuroscience 

Dr Valérie Bonnardel 

Email: Valerie.Bonnardel@winchester.ac.uk 

• Human colour vision 

Dr David Giles 

Email: David.Giles@winchester.ac.uk 

• Social psychology and media 

• Qualitative methods 

Dr Alistair Harvey 

Email: Alistair.Harvey@winchester.ac.uk 

• Human memory 

• Executive functioning 

• Learning and teaching 

Dr Wendy Kneller 

Email: Wendy.Kneller@winchester.ac.uk 

• Eyewitness identification accuracy 

• Facial distinctiveness and 

decision strategies 

• Statement validity assessment 

Dr Russell Luyt 


• Psychology of gender and masculinities 

• Qualitative methods 

Dr Mercè Prat-Sala 

Email: Merce.Prat-Sala@winchester.ac.uk 

• Language production and first 

language acquisition 

• Children’s understanding of rules and 

emotions 

• Self-efficacy, motivation and 

approaches to studying 

Dr Mike Van Duuren 

Email: Mike.VanDuuren@winchester.ac.uk 

• Face perception and spatial cognition 

• Psychology of (collaborative) problem 

solving 

• Learning and teaching 

Dr Magdalena Zawisza 

Email: 

Magdalena.Zawisza@winchester.ac.uk 

• Social psychology of consumer 

behaviour 

• Gender 

Research in Theology and 

Religious Studies 

Research in Theology and Religious 

Studies is organised through the Research 

Centre for Theology and Religion. The 

centre has particular strengths in the 

religious practices surrounding death; 

theology and sexuality; theology and 

gender; world religions; theology and 


postmodernism; and alternative spiritual 

identities. Research projects undertaken by 

staff are also informed by cultural studies 

methodologies. In the 2008 Research 

Assessment Exercise the quality profile 

indicated that 55 per cent of the work 

submitted was of a quality recognised 

internationally and above. 

The Centre has a number of Research 

Fellows who have research specialisms in 

Hinduism; Christianity and politics; religion 

and psychology; and contemporary 

Christian theology. Postgraduate students 

are encouraged to attend and give 

papers at the Theology and Religious 

Studies seminar series, which invites 

guest speakers. Members of the Centre 

have discussed their research projects 

at international conferences such as the 

Religion and Health conference (India) and 

the International Association for the History 

of Religion conference (Japan), as well as 

organising and hosting the international 

Faith, Spirituality and Social Change 

conference. 

Recent publications include work on 

theology and bio-ethics; Indian religions; 

lesbian and gay theologies; queering 

death; celibacy; post-Christian feminisms; 

representations of North American Indian 

spirituality; and religion and violence. 

Members of the Centre hold a number of 

editorships and editorial board positions. 

Consultancy is undertaken on health and 

healing, or for diocesan projects. Arts and 

Humanities Research Council funding 

has been awarded to research students 

attached to the Centre. 


Dr Paul Hedges 

Email: Paul.Hedges@winchester.ac.uk 

• Modern and contemporary 

Christian theology 

• Interfaith dialogue 

• Sacred space and pilgrimage 

• Chinese religions and the West 

• Postmodernism and theology 

Professor Lisa Isherwood 

Email: Lisa.Isherwood@winchester.ac.uk 

• Feminist and liberation theologies 

• Queer theology 

• Body theology 

• Psychology of religion 

Dr Anna King 

Email: Anna.King@winchester.ac.uk 

• Hindu modernity and tradition 

• Hinduism and orientalism 

• Feminine divine and feminist critiques 

• Krishna theology and 

Vaishnava devotion 

• Hindu gurus: from Ramakrishna 

to Sathya 



• Theological ethics, particularly in 

relation to biology, biotechnology and 

medicine 

Dr Angus Paddison 

Email: Angus.Paddison@winchester.ac.uk 

• Political theology 

• New Testament 

Professor Elizabeth Stuart 

Email: Elizabeth.Stuart@winchester.ac.uk 

• Christianity and sexuality 

• Queer theology 

• Lesbian and gay theology 

• Feminist theology 

• Contemporary Christian theology 

• Nineteenth-century church history and 

theology 

• Theology and rituals of death 

Dr Christina Welch 


• Indigenous religions 

• Paganism 

• New religious movements 

• Religion, visual representation and 

popular culture 

• Theology and rituals of death 


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Doctor of Business Administration DBA 


The Winchester Business School 

Doctor of Business Administration is 

a structured programme of doctoral 

study designed to meet the needs and 

aspirations of managers and executives 

who wish to improve their professional 

capability in their current role or to equip 

them for more senior roles. 

The programme develops research 

and critical reflection skills whilst 

strengthening your knowledge of leading 

edge management and business practice. 

A distinctive feature of the Winchester 

Doctor of Business Administration is its 

focus on responsible management; the 

programme is part of the Winchester 

Business School’s commitment to the 

United Nations Principles of Responsible 

Management (PRME). 


The first two stages of the programme 

prepare you to undertake the work 

required for successful completion of your 

thesis through a series of project based 

modules designed to develop advanced 

management research skills. A particular 

feature of these stages will be the use of 

action learning sets and action research 

projects facilitated by experienced research 

active academics where you and your 

student colleagues can share your learning 

and experience. 

The module Reflecting On and Evaluating 

Management Practice is studied first 

as it focuses on your professional and 

academic capability to learn from your 

experience of management practice, the 

suitability of your professional setting 

for engaging in leadership of change 

interventions and your potential to embark 

on practice based research at doctoral 

level. The module is designed to engage 

you in pursuing personal development and 

research interests whilst advancing your 

abilities in critical reflection and writing 

based on evidence from research and your 

professional practice. 

The three research modules provide 

opportunities for you to study a wide range 

of different approaches to research through 

critical evaluation of management research 

published in peer reviewed journals. This 

will stimulate you to study your own 

interests by seeing different approaches to 

management research in action in a range 

of contexts. You will then move on to learn 

about the techniques you can use to design 

research studies in the workplace. 

The Responsible Leadership and 

Management in Organisations module 

is designed to develop new perspectives 

and thinking in management around the 

broad theme of responsible management. 

At the same time it is a vehicle for you to 

start to prepare your research proposal 

for the thesis stage through designing and 

implementing a work-based project and 

presenting its results in both workplace 

and academic settings. 

Modules 

• Reflecting on and Evaluating 

Management Practice 

• Theory Practice and Ethics in 

Management Research 

• Quantitative Methods in Management 

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Entry requirements: Applicants will 

be expected to have an Honours degree 

in the first or upper second-class range, a 

professional management qualification, and 

a Master’s degree in a cognate area. They will 

normally be actively engaged as a practising 

manager or professional in the workplace at 

the point of application and have had five 

years senior management experience with 

responsibility for people, and/or functions, 

and/or technical expertise. It is expected 

applicants would have some experience 

of change management or leadership. 

Exceptionally, suitable candidates who are 

in a career break, but who have access to a 

workplace for research purposes, may be 

considered 




or equivalent 

Start dates: January 

Application process: please contact the 

Programme Leader for more information 

ContACt us 

Programme Leader: Dr Adam Palmer 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 826435 

Email: Adam.Palmer@winchester.ac.uk 


Research 

• Qualitative Methods in Management 

Research 

• Responsible Leadership and 

Management in Organisations 

studies develops towards the planning 

of your assessment tasks leading to your 

thesis you will be allocated a subject 

specialist to consult on the area of enquiry 

and/or methodological issues in the field. 

Thesis 

The programme culminates in the 

development, presentation and defence of 

your thesis. This involves conceptualising, 

designing and implementing a major 

project in your workplace within the 

context of your professional management 

role which contributes new knowledge, 

applications or understanding which is at 

the forefront of professional management 

practice. You will be supported by a 

supervisory team throughout the process. 

The thesis is examined by viva voce with an 

internal and an external examiner. 


You will be provided with and expected 

to attend six weekend workshops per 

year to support the completion of the 

modules prior to commencing your 

thesis. A central feature of the weekend 

programmes will be the action learning set 

discussions focused on your professional 

practice development and progress with 

module assignments as well as lectures 

and seminars. Action learning sets 

provide each student with time to focus 

on their areas of study and professional 

development supported by staff facilitated 

discussions of issues and challenges with 

colleagues on the programme. You will be 

provided with an academic advisor from 

the commencement of the programme 

to support your studies in between the 

weekend workshops. As the focus of your 

Careers 

Achievement of a Doctor of Business 

Administration can advance your career 

in your current organisation as well as 

provide an indicator to future employers 

of your capacity for contributing to leading 

change and innovation at a senior level. It 

is well recognised as good preparation for a 

career in management consultancy. 


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Doctor of Creative Arts (Creative Writing or Performing Arts) DCA 

Doctor of Creative Arts (Creative Writing) DCA 

Doctor of Creative Arts (Performing Arts) DCA 

This professional doctorate is an exciting 

and innovative response to the needs of 

creative writers/artists who wish to push 

forward, expand and refine their practices, 

and to develop new work at an advanced 

level within an unusually open-minded 

and interdisciplinary academic context. 


This programme provides a space within 

which practising writers/artists can develop 

and refine their compositional ability 

and rigour within the broad paradigm 

of writing or performance and within 

advanced, professional practices. We focus 

on generativity; on the student’s ability to 

conceive, realise and critically evaluate the 

success of his or her original writing. We 

understand success can be defined in many 

ways, but we insist every person must settle 

on his or her own definition of success and 

be able to defend it. 

This means we provide a reflective, 

creative space, a space within which 

writers/artists can take forward their 

original research-creation. We focus 

on advanced, informed, sophisticated 

creative practice which experiments and 

innovates. The programme helps each 

student to further uncover, reveal and 

discover their originality, and to articulate 

the contribution that original work is 

making to the larger artistic sphere or the 

professional environment. 

As part-time study, students may either 

choose to bring some of their ongoing 

creative writing/practice within the 

framework of the doctorate, or they can 

elect to use the doctorate to experiment 

with new and untested ideas away from 

the commercial, financial and political 

pressures of their practice and its funders. 

After the first module, assessment can 

be by creative practice portfolio and viva 

voce without written theorisation, as long 

as the practice evidences a clear, distinct 

and original contribution to the profession 

of making and realising. However, 

students always have the option to write 

a critical piece. 

Modules 

• Practice, Research, Creativity, 

Aesthetics, Innovation 

• Research and Development 

Thesis 

300 credits over 24 months (full-time) or 

up to 48 months (part-time); this is the 

thesis level and will be a refinement of the 

output into work of publishable or suitable 

public performance standards (in the case 

of dramatic writing). Students prepare 

a portfolio of finished work. In all cases, 

the research underpinning the portfolio 

contents must be perceptible within the 

artistic product in the sense they must 

express an original contribution to the 

field of professional writing/performance 

research. If this is not evident in the artwork, 

argument can be made for this as part of 

the portfolio in a range of other forms such 

as media presentation, a performance, a 

lecture and supportive writing. 


The first two modules require the 

participant to attend two obligatory 

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Entry requirements: Normally a good 

MA focussed in a relevant creative discipline, 

but all applications will be considered. 

Applicants with appropriately focused MAs 

or MFAs may apply for credit (APEL) toward 

appropriate portions of the programme 

Part-time: This programme is available 

exclusively by part-time study for the first 

two modules, each of which last a year. 

Students may elect to study via part-time or 

full-time study for the final ‘creative thesis’ 

module. The programme is designed to work 

in complement to existing artistic practice 

Mode of delivery: This programme has 

been developed with distance learners in mind. 

Presence on campus is required for two oneweek-long 

periods: one in September and one 

during the Easter holidays (which may change 

on negotiation). Most teaching is undertaken 

via one-to-one supervision. There is optional 

summer use of the campus facilities. Students 

will be supervised using Skype and other 

technologies if they live at a distance 



or equivalent 





intensives per year, during which lectures, 

seminars and work sharing sessions 

with supervisors and other students will 

take place where possible (although 

arrangements may be made to vary this in 

the best interest of individual students). 

This is complemented by individual 

supervisory contact, similar to other 

doctorates. The thesis is by individual 

supervision only. 

Careers 

The professional doctorate is primarily 

designed to facilitate students’ abilities 

to take artistic practice further, in new 

directions. Writers/artists will emerge from 

this doctorate with a refreshed portfolio 

of work; strong, savvy, competitive 

and intelligent documentation; and an 

enhanced ability to both demonstrate 

and articulate their work’s originality. 

This should improve their ability to 

justify work in terms of publishing and 

funding, and to market their work to 

appropriate environments and bring new 

perspectives, skills and approaches to 

other opportunities. For those seeking 

to teach in further or higher education 

from a practical, creative perspective, this 

doctorate will act as a significant plus 

on a curriculum vitae and there will be 

the opportunity to take an appropriate 

teaching module. 

Doctor of Creative Arts (Creative Writing or Performing Arts) DCA 

ContACt us 


Doctor of Creative Arts (Creative Writing) 


Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827367 


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Doctor of Creative Arts (Performing Arts) 

Dr Yvon Bonenfant 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827505 



Doctor of Education EdD 

Doctor of Education EdD 

The Doctor of Education provides a 

structured route for doctoral study 

based on your professional work and 

interests. There are two designated 

pathways: Leading Educational Practice 

in Professional Settings and Creative and 

Cultural Education. 


Leading Educational Practice in Professional 

Settings is the pathway for practitioners in 

educational fields who have responsibility 

for supporting the work of colleagues 

(for example, as subject coordinator in a 

primary schoo; as head of department in a 

secondary school; or as training manager 

in other professions or in business). It 

offers students the opportunity to explore 

in depth aspects of practice in their areas 

of expertise, the management of change 

in practice or managing the learning and 

development of colleagues. 

Creative and Cultural Education is the 

pathway for those engaged in education 

related to cultural issues (such as religious 

education, personal and social education 

or community development) or creative 

aspects (for example, teachers engaged in 

music, art or drama education; museum 

educators; or other educators working in 

non-school settings). It enables students to 

focus on an aspect of practice or learning in 

the creative mode, with other practitioners 

or with students of any age. 

Modules 

• Quantitative Methods in Social 

Research 

• Qualitative Methods in Social Research 

• Theory, Practice and Ethics in Social 

Research 

• Reflecting On and Evaluating Practice 

• Leading Educational Practice in 

Professional Settings 

• Cultural and Creative Practice in 

Education 

Thesis 

Students explore a self-chosen topic and 

write a thesis, normally focused on an 

aspect of practice and involving empirical 

as well as theoretical approaches. Students 

are supported by a supervisory team who 

oversee and encourage their development 

of the doctoral thesis. 


There are workshops and seminars 

designed to develop underpinning research 

skills. Students are part of ongoing online 

and face-to face discussions with tutors 

and other doctoral students. Students 

engage with a range of activities, focusing 

on their particular area of interest, but 

addressing generic skills for research and 

knowledge exchange. 

Careers 

Employers in education and elsewhere 

recognise doctoral qualifications as an 


it may lead to opportunities for promotion. 

Fact File 

Entry requirements: Normally a 

Masters degree in Education or a related 

discipline and professional experience in the 

area of study 

Full-time: 3 years 




ContACt us 

Programme Leader: Dr Bridget Egan 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827474 




or equivalent 

Start dates: September, January and July 


Doctor of Theology and Practice DTh 

The Doctor of Theology and Practice 

provides a structured route for doctoral 

study based in your own context of 

ministry or professional practice. It is 

designed both for people in various kinds 

of Christian ministry or leadership and 

for those in other professions who wish 

to undertake doctoral work connecting 

theology and religion with their own 

professional fields. 


The DTh begins with the module 

Connecting Theology, Religion and 

Practice, in which students combine the 

study of practical theology methods and 

approaches with two other academic areas 

in theology or religion and reflect on their 

practice in their own context in the light 

of that academic study. In later modules, 

students undertake supervised research 

and practical projects based in their own 

context, on topics negotiated with the 

programme team. The outcomes of these 

projects will include publishable academic 

writing and innovative practice in their 

field of work. The fourth module is focused 

on preparing students for their final thesis 

projects. 

Modules 

• Connecting Theology, Religion and 

Practice 

• Practical Project and Critical 

Evaluation 

• Research Project 

• Research Proposal 

Thesis 

Students design and undertake a major 

project leading to the presentation of a 

substantial thesis. This can take one of two 

forms: either a research project leading 

to a 50,000-55,000 word thesis or a 

practice-based project for which students 

will present a piece of innovative practice 

together with a shorter thesis of 35,000- 

40,000 words. 


Since the DTh is designed to enable 

students to reflect on and research their 

own professional or ministerial contexts, 

it is only available by part-time study. 

Students are expected to have welldeveloped 

skills of independent learning 

and research and the role of tutors is 

to supervise and advise on students’ 

work, rather than deliver content. The 

programme is delivered by distance 

learning, with relevant study and research 

resources made available through the 

University’s Virtual Learning Environment. 

Students’ individual study and research 

is supported by face-to-face or online 

tutorials; events in the Department of 

Theology and Religious Studies (including 

the annual postgraduate day conference 

and the research seminar programme); 

and peer-group interaction through email 

discussion groups and social media. 

Careers 

Employers in many professional fields 

recognise a doctoral qualification as an 


the capacity for leadership in the field. It 

can therefore lead to opportunities for 

promotion and access to senior positions. 

Doctor of Theology and Practice DTh 

Entry requirements: Normally a Masters 

degree in Theology or a related discipline, and 

active engagement in a relevant context of 

professional practice 


ContACt us 



Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 826428 


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or equivalent 





Your Application 


Applying for postgraduate 

study at Winchester 

We welcome applications from students 

from a wide variety of backgrounds 

and academic experience. This 

prospectus provides an overview of 

the postgraduate study opportunities 

available but we encourage you to 

visit the University so you can see the 

facilities on offer. The Course Enquiries 

and Applications team offer helpful 

advice about applying to Winchester. 

How to apply 

There are different ways to apply for study 

at Winchester, and the method to be used 

depends on what course and whether you 

are planning to study full-time or parttime. 

Please see table for full details. 

Before submitting an application please 

review the ‘Fact File’ of the programme 

you are interested in to check whether you 

meet the entry requirements. The Course 

Enquiries and Application team can advise 

on the requirements for the programme 

and how to apply. 

Postgraduate taught courses 

(MA/MSc/MRes/MBA/MTh) 

Full-time applicants may apply online at 

UKPASS, the UCAS online applications 

system for postgraduate programmes in 

the UK. Applicants will need to complete 

the registration process before creating 

their application online. Full details are 

available at www.UKPASS.ac.uk 

Part-time applicants, or full-time 

applicants who are unable to complete the 

UKPASS application online, must apply 


the Direct Entry Application Form. The 

application form is available online and 

MA/MSc/MRes/MBA/MTh 

Taught courses (full-time) 

MA/MSc/MRes/MBA/MTh 

Taught courses (part-time) 

PGCE Primary (full-time) 

PGCE Primary (part-time) 

PGCE Secondary Religious Education 

on request from Course Enquiries and 

Admissions. 

Postgraduate Certificate in 

Education (PGCE) 

Full-time PGCE Primary applicants must 

apply via the Graduate Teacher Training 

Registry (GTTR). Applicants will need to 

complete the registration process before 

creating their application online. Full 

details are available at www.gttr.ac.uk 

Part-time PGCE Primary applicants and 

both full and part-time PGCE Secondary 

Religious Education applicants must apply 


the Direct Entry Application Form. The 

application form is available online and 

on request from Course Enquiries and 

Admissions. 

Direct Entry + UKPASS * GTTR ¤ CABS‡ 

Graduate Diploma in Law (full-time) 

Graduate Diploma in Law (part-time) 

✓ 

Graduate Conversion Diploma in Psychology ✓ † ✓ 

Delivery of Primary Health Care ✓ † ✓ 

+ Applications forms are available for download on the University website and can be requested from 


* UCAS online application system for postgraduate programmes in the UK see www.UKPASS.ac.uk 

¤ Graduate Teaching Training Registry see www.gttr.ac.uk 

‡ Central Applications Board see www.lawcabs.co.uk 

† Full-time applicants are encouraged to apply by UKPASS; if you are unable to, please complete the 

Direct Entry Application Form 

✓ † 

✓ 

✓ 

✓ 

✓ 

Research degrees (MPhil/PhD) 

In the first instance, prospective applicants 

are advised to contact the Research 

and Knowledge Exchange Centre at 

the University to discuss their research 

proposals with an academic member of 

staff and to receive further guidance about 

the admissions procedure. 

There are two fixed entry points in each 

academic year: Semester 1 at the end of 

September (application deadline is the end 

of May) and Semester 2 at the beginning 

of January (application deadline is end of 

October). 

✓ 

✓ 

Applicants should normally hold a first or 

second-class Honours degree obtained at 

a recognised institution and normally a 

Masters in a subject or subjects relevant 


Applying for postgraduate study at Winchester 

to the proposed field of study. Candidates 

with alternative qualifications will be 

considered. Arrangements for supervision 

of candidates together with the field of 

study will be subject to approval. 

Professional Doctorates 

In the first instance, prospective applicants 

are advised to contact the Programme 

Leader to discuss their proposed doctoral 

study. Details of entry requirements and 

contact details for the Programme Leader 

are in the Fact File. 


We welcome applications from overseas 

students and we accept a wide range 

of international qualifications and use 

the UK National Academic Recognition 

Information Centre (NARIC) guidelines to 

confirm their equivalence. 

International students can apply in the 

same way as British students or apply 


the Direct Entry Application Form which 

is available on the University website. 

Advice is available from the British Council 

and from the University’s International 

Recruitment team. 

Applicants will need to show they have 

achieved a satisfactory educational 

standard equivalent of a first degree from 

an approved university. You should enclose 

transcripts of your academic achievements 

with your application, together with 

information about any qualifications you 

are taking but are yet to complete. 

For some programmes, you will need to 

show you have achieved the required 

standard in particular subjects relevant 

to your proposed studies. For some 

postgraduate programmes there may be 

other non-academic entry requirements, 

such as work experience. 

All international students require a visa to 

come to the UK. For more details see pages 

23-24. 

European students (EU) 

We welcome applications from European 

students and we accept a wide range 

of international qualifications and use 

the UK National Academic Recognition 

Information Centre (NARIC) guidelines to 

confirm their equivalence. 

EU students apply in the same way as 

British students and advice is available 

from the British Council and from the 

University’s Recruitment team. 

Applicants will need to show they have 

achieved a satisfactory educational 

standard equivalent of a first degree from 

an approved university. You should enclose 

transcripts of your academic achievements 

with your application, together with 

information about any qualifications you 

are taking but are yet to complete. 

For some programmes, you will need to 

show you have achieved the required 

standard in particular subjects relevant 

to your proposed studies. For some 

postgraduate programmes there may be 

other non-academic entry requirements, 

such as work experience. 


Students whose first language is not 

English will be asked to provide evidence of 

English language ability when applying to 

the institution. 







MA Journalism and MA English Studies: 

Literature in Context need to achieve a 

minimum of IELTS 7.0 (including 7.0 in 

academic writing) or equivalent. 

If you do not have the necessary level of 

English there are pre-sessional English 

language training programmes available at 

the University. 

Course Enquiries and 

Applications 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827234 

Email: 


International Recruitment 

Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827023 

Email: international@winchester.ac.uk 



Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827483 



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turn right and take the path through the 

cemetary. The King Alfred Campus is on 

the other side of the cemetery. 

Taxi 

There is a taxi rank directly outside the 

station. Taxis to the University cost 

approximately £5. 

Bus 

Stagecoach bus number 5 departs from 

outside the station approximately every 

10 minutes. Alight at the Hospital on 

Romsey Road and continue uphill to find 

the West Downs Centre on your right or 

take Queens Road on the left. Continue 

downhill to reach the King Alfred site. 


Driving to the University of Winchester 

Title 

Intro. 

Copy. 

Copy. 

P 


Index 

A 

Access to Learning Funds 18 

Accommodation 15 

Accounting and Finance (MSc) 42 

Applications/Applying to study 141 

Applied Psychology (MSc) 44 

Applied Sport and Exercise Science (MSc) 45 

Applying for student accommodation 16 

Archaeology (MRes) 46 

Arts and culture 12 

Arts (Faculty) 32, 114 

B 

Business Administration (Master of – MBA) 77 

Business Management (MSc) 47 

Business, Law and Sport (Faculty) 33, 122 

C 

Campus accommodation 15 

Campus life 10 

Campus tours 37 

Careers Service 20, 26 

Chaplaincy 20 

Childcare 19 

Child Development (MSc) 48 

Computing facilities 11 

Counselling 19 

CPE/GDL (Law) 72 

Creative and Critical Writing (MA) 49 

Cultural and Arts Management (MA) 50 

Culture, arts 12 

Cultural Heritage and Resource Management (MA) 51 

Cultural Studies (MA) 52 

D 

Dance: Practice and Production (MA) 53 

DBA (Doctor of Business Administration) 134 

DCA (Doctor of Creative Arts (Creative Writing)) 136 

DCA (Doctor of Creative Arts (Performing Arts)) 136 

Death, Religion and Culture (MA) 54 

Delivery of Primary Health Care (PgCert) 56 

Devised Performance (MA) 58 

Digital Media Practice (MA) 60 

Directions to the University 143 

Disabled Students’ Allowance 18, 19 

Disabilities, students with 19 

Disability support 19 

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) 134 

Doctor of Creative Arts (Creative Writing) (DCA) 136 

Doctor of Creative Arts (Performing Arts) (DCA) 136 

Doctor of Education (EdD) 138 

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 112 

Doctor of Theology and Practice (DTh) 139 

DTh (Doctor of Theology and Practice) 139 

E 

Ecclesiastical Law (LLM) 61 

EdD (Doctor of Education) 138 

Education (Early Years, School, College and Workplace 

Educators’ Pathway) (MA) 62 

Education Studies (MA) 63 

Education, Health and Social Care (Faculty) 34, 126 

English Studies: Literature in Context (MA) 64 

English language requirements (European students) 22 

English language requirements (International 

students/non-EU) 24 

English language support (European students) 22 

English language support (international students/non-EU) 24 

European students (EU) 22 

F 

Facilities 10 

Faculty of Arts 32 

Faculty of Arts (Research in) 114 

Faculty of Business, Law and Sport 33 

Faculty of Business, Law and Sport (Research in) 122 

Faculty of Education, Health and Social Care 34 

Faculty of Education, Health and Social Care (Research in) 126 

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences 35 

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Research in) 130 

Faith 12 

Fees 17 


Index 

Fees (international students/non-EU) 23 

Film Studies (MA) 65 

Financial support 17 

Funeral Celebrancy (PgCert) 66 

G 

Global Radio Production (MA) 67 

Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL/CPE) 72 

Graduate Diploma in Theology, Religion and Ethics 108 

Graduate Conversion Diploma/Certificate in Psychology 92 

H 

Halls of Residence 15 

Health Service 19 

Historical Studies (MA) 68 

Housing 15 

How to apply 141 

How to find us 143 

Human Resource Management (top-up) (MSc) 70 

Humanities and Social Sciences (Faculty) 35, 130 

I 

International students (non-EU) 23 

IT support/facilities 11 

J 

JobShop 26 

Journalism (MA) 71 

L 

Law (GDL/CPE) 72 

Library 10 

Link Gallery 12 

LLM (Ecclesiastical Law) 61 

LLM (Medical Law and Ethics) 79 

Location 143 

M 

Managing Contemporary Global Issues (MA) 74 

Managing Contemporary Global Issues with Environment and 

Development (MSc) 74 

Maps 143 

Marketing (MSc) 76 

Master of Business Administration (MBA) 77 

Master of Philosophy (MPhil) 112 

Masters degrees 41 

Masters degrees (how to apply) 141 

Martial Rose Library 10 

MBA 77 

Medical Education (MA) 78 

Medical Law and Ethics (LLM) 79 

Modern Liberal Arts (MA) 81 

MPhil 112 

O 

Open days 37 

Orthodox Studies (MTh) 82 

P 

PGCE Primary 84 

PGCE Secondary Religious Education 100 

PhD 112 

Popular Performances (MA) 83 

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) 84, 100 

Postgraduate Certificate Delivery of Primary Health Care 56 

Postgraduate Certificate Funeral Celebrancy 66 

Postgraduate Certificate Research Degree Supervision 98 

Primary teaching (PGCE) 84 

Project Management (MSc) 87 

Psychological Disorders (MSc) 88 

Psychological Research Methods (MSc) 90 

Psychology (Graduate Conversion Diploma/ 

Graduate Conversion Certificate) 92 

R 

Regional and Local Archaeology (MA) 94 

Regional and Local History and Archaeology (MA) 94 

Regional and Local History (MA) 94 

Religion, Ethics and Society (MTh) 96 

Research and Knowledge Exchange Centre 30 

Research at the University of Winchester 29 

Research degrees at the University of Winchester 110 


Index 

Research Degree Supervision (PGCRDS) (PgCert) 98 

Research in the Faculty of Arts 114 

Research in the Faculty of Business, Law and Sport 122 

Research in the Faculty of Education, Health and Social Care 126 

Research in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences 130 

S 

Secondary Religious Education (PGCE) 100 

Self-catered accommodation 16 

Social Psychology (MSc) 102 

Social Research in Education (MRes) 103 

Sport and Society (MA) 104 

Sports facilities 13 

Student finance 17 

Student health 19 

Student Services 19 

Study options 38 

Student support 19 

Sustainable Business (MSc) 106 

T 

Teaching (PGCE) 84, 100 

Theatre and Media as Development (MA) 107 

Theology, Religion and Ethics (Graduate Diploma) 108 

Travelling to the University 143 

Tuition fees 17 

Tuition fees (international students/non-EU) 23 

U 

UKPASS applications 141 

V 

Visit us 37 

Volunteering 26 

W 

Winchester 7 

Winchester and the surrounding area 9 

Winchester Sports Stadium 13 

Writing for Children (MA) 109 


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