Postgraduate Prospectus 2011

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Applying for Postgraduate StudyGuidance Notes to help you complete the application form.1. Your personal details• Name – Please state all of your officialnames as they appear on your officialdocuments such as examinationcertificates and passport.• Date of birth – please enter as day,month and year (e.g. for 29 September1982 please write 29/09/82).• Permanent home address – we use thisaddress to contact you unless you havespecified a correspondence address.Non-EU students should provide apermanent address in their homecountry.• Correspondence address – our primarycontact address for you. If you havecome through an agent, please entertheir name and address details.2. Nationality andPermanent Residence• This information is used to assess yourfee category and for statistical purposes.For further information on how feestatus is assessed please refer to the UKCouncil for International Student Affairswebsite: www.ukcisa.org.uk• Visa requirement – for informationabout whether you need a visa to studyin the UK please refer to the UK BorderAgency website: www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/doineedvisa/3. Proposed study atAberystwythPlease read the current postgraduateprospectus carefully before completingthis section or consult the University’swebsite www.aber.ac.uk/en• You must enter the full title of theprogramme and qualification aim asthey appear in official AberystwythUniversity publications.• Non-qualification applicants (VisitingStudents) should note “Visiting Student”as their proposed qualification.• Applicants for the PGCE (teachertraining) must apply through theGraduate Teacher Training Registry(GTTR), NOT directly to the University.For more information go to:www.gttr.ac.uk• Applicants for the Legal Practice Course(LPC) must apply through the CentralApplications Board (CAB), NOT directlyto the University. For more informationgo to: www.lawcabs.ac.ukModes of Study• Distance Learning refers to programmesnot taught on campus. For a list ofcourses available in this mode pleaserefer to the postgraduate prospectus orwebsite www.aber.ac.uk/en/postgrad/postgrad-courses/distancelearning.• If you are an applicant from a non-EEAcountry and require a student visato study in the UK, please note thatimmigration rules state you can onlystudy full-time. For further informationplease refer to: www.ukvisa.gov.uk andwww.ukcisa.org.ukResearch applicants• Prospective research students forall departments (except Physics,Mathematics and Computer Science)are required to submit a researchproposal as part of their application. Theproposal should be your own originalidea. Please check that your proposalis related to the academic expertiseof staff in the department (details canbe found in the prospectus and on thewebsite). Applicants are strongly advisedto contact their intended departmentbefore constructing their researchproposal.• Research proposals should be 1,000 to1,500 words in length and include:i. Titleii. Key research question to beaddressediii. Sources/ methodology• Please attach a copy of your proposal toeach application form.• Computer Science applicants shouldinitially indicate the area of research inwhich they are interested.4. Funding, Scholarships andFinanceIt is important that you have sufficientfunds to pay for your tuition fees andliving expenses during your period ofstudy. Please give as much informationabout your known or anticipated fundingarrangements. Some laboratory-basedprogrammes may also require a bench fee,to cover the cost of additional materialsand equipment, details of which will beincluded in the offer letter.• Studentships / Research Council fundsfor Taught MastersPlease only include these as your source offunding if you have been awarded or areeligible to apply for them. To check youreligibility please read the PostgraduateFees and Funding web pages:www.aber.ac.uk/en/postgradi. Aberystwyth International ExcellenceScholarships for non-EU taughtMasters Studentsii. Arts and Social Research Council(AHRC)iii. Economic and Social Research Council(ESRC) – “1+3” or “+3” quota. UK and EUStudentsiv. Commonwealth Shared ScholarshipScheme: applicants from developingcountries of the Commonwealth forMasters courses with the Institute ofGeography and Earth Sciences andDepartment of International Politics. 1 stMarch 2011 deadline.• Studentships / Research Council fundsfor Research ProgrammesPlease only note these as your source offunding if you have been awarded or areeligible to apply for them. To check youreligibility please read the PostgraduateFees and Funding web pages:www.aber.ac.uk/en/postgradi. Aberystwyth Postgraduate ResearchStudentship (APRS): UK and otherEU students only. 1 st March 2011deadline. Please check for earlierdepartmental deadlines. NB:Department of International Politicsand Institute of Geography and EarthSciences: 28 January 2011.ii. Aberystwyth International ResearchStudentship (AIPRS): non-EUstudents only. 1 st March 2011deadline. Please check for earlierdepartmental deadlines. NB:Department of International Politicsand Institute of Geography and EarthSciences: 28 January 2011.iii. Arts and Humanities ResearchCouncil (AHRC) Doctoral AwardsScheme: UK and other EUstudents in the following arts andhumanities subjects: Welsh andceltic studies; Welsh history; dramaand performing arts. 1 st March 2011deadline.iv. Economic and Social ResearchCouncil (ESRC) (“1+3”; “+3”; Quota):UK and other EU students in socialscience subjects only. 1 st March2011 deadline. NB: Department ofInternational Politics and Institute ofGeography and Earth Sciences: 28January 2011.v. Biotechnology and BiologicalResearch Council (BBSRC): UK andother EU students in biologicalsciences only. Please contact therelevant department.
vi.vii.viii.Natural Environment ResearchCouncil (NERC): UK and other EUstudents in geography and earthsciences, biological sciences andphysics only. Please contact therelevant department.Engineering and Physical SciencesResearch Council (EPSRC): UK andother EU students in computerscience, mathematics, physics andbiological sciences only. Pleasecontact the relevant department.Science and Technology FacilitiesCouncil (STFC): UK and other EUstudents in physics only. Pleasecontact the relevant Department.• Self-financingo Self-financing means that you or yourfamily intend to pay your fees directto the University.• Private Sponsoro A private sponsor might be youremployer or local church, for example.5. Your qualifications• If your qualifications are from outsideof the UK, please give the EXACT titleof the qualification as it is known in thecountry where it is offered. Please donot try to describe it in terms of the UKsystem.• If possible, please enclose originalcertificates/transcripts or copiesauthenticated by the awarding body forall university-level qualifications that youhave obtained. An authenticated copyis a photocopy marked with the stampor seal of the awarding institution,attested as a true copy of the originaland signed by an appropriate officer ofthat institution.7. ReferencesWe will not consider your applicationuntil we have received your references.You must obtain the references from yourreferees, we will not contact referees onyour behalf. Delays in communicatingdecisions to applicants are often causedby failure of referees to respondto requests for information. Pleasenominate referees who are in a position toreply to such requests.Please ensure all references meet thefollowing criteria, the reference should:• Be written on letterhead paper. Emailedreferences will only be considered ifthey are sent directly from the referee’sofficial work email. We do not acceptreferences from yahoo, gmail or hotmailaccounts, for example.• Be signed and dated by the referee.Email references that meet the abovecriteria are the exception.• Contain the contact details and positionof the referee.• State your name, address and the courseyou have applied for.• State how long the referee has knownyou and in what capacity.• State your qualification, date achieved,results/predicted results.• Address the issue of your suitability forthe course you have applied for.Academic referees should be able tocomment on your academic backgroundeither at initial degree or Masters level.References for non-graduates, a workbasedreference may be submitted fromyour current or previous employer.How many references should youprovide?• One reference is required forapplications to Masters courses otherthan those listed below.• Two references are required forapplications to:o All research courses (both should beacademic references);o The MBA (one reference should beprofessional/work based);o All Masters courses in the Departmentof International Politics; ando The Masters courses in ArchiveAdministration, Records andInformation Management, andInformation Governance andAssurance (one reference should beprofessional/work based).10. Disability / MedicalConditions / AdditionalRequirementsEven if you have previously beenassessed by the University, please declareyour condition on your postgraduateapplication.We are collecting this information toensure that support needs are identifiedand assess what support the Universitycan provide. This information does notform part of the selection process, andwill be treated confidentially. Please enterthe code most relevant to you in the boxin Section 10. If appropriate please givedetails of any special requirements oradditional support needs you may have.51 Dyslexia53 Autism55 You have mental health difficulties56 Wheelchair user/mobility difficulties57 Deaf/hearing difficulty58 Blind/partially sighted05 You require personal care support07 You have an unseen disability e.g.diabetes, epilepsy, asthma08 You have two or more of the abovedisabilities/special needs96 You have a disability not listed above11. Criminal ConvictionsIn order to protect our students and staffwe are required to ask if you have anyrelevant unspent criminal convictions.What is a relevant conviction?‘Relevant’ means: offences against theperson, whether of a violent or sexualnature; offences involving unlawfullysupplying controlled drugs or substanceswhere the conviction concerns commercialdrug dealing or trafficking; offencesinvolving firearms, arson or terrorist acts.What is a spent conviction?Convictions that are ‘spent’ (as defined bythe Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974)are not considered to be relevant. Howevercertain programmes, for example teaching,are exempt from the Rehabilitation ofOffenders Act and different rules applywith regards to criminal convictions.The University may ask you to agree to acriminal records check as a condition ofan offer.Convictions (for offences similar to thoseset out above) made by courts outsideGreat Britain are considered unspent. Ifthis applies to you, tick the box “yes.”How will the University handle myapplication if I declare a relevantcriminal conviction?• If you tick the box “yes” you will notbe automatically excluded from theapplication process.• The information concerning criminalconvictions will be passed on toappointed persons at the University. Inline with best admissions practice, theywill consider your application separatelyfrom your academic merits. Duringthis consideration, they may ask you toprovide further information about yourconviction. If they are satisfied, yourapplication will proceed in the normalway although they may add certainconditions to any offer they make.Otherwise they will notify you of theirdecision.• Failure to declare a relevant criminalconviction may result in expulsion fromthe University.All information concerning criminalconvictions is treated sensitively,confidentially and managed inaccordance with the Data ProtectionAct 1998.
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