Newcastle University
Postgraduate Study 2018
www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduateStudying with us
How to apply...
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Review entry requirements
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Submitting a
research proposal
As a general rule, if you are
applying to a degree in the
Faculty of Humanities and
Social Sciences, you will need
to include a full research
proposal with your formal
application. Further guidance
on writing your research
proposal is available at
www.ncl.ac.uk/hss/learning/postgraduate
If you are applying to a
degree in either the Faculty
of Science, Agriculture and
Engineering, OR Medical
Sciences then you simply
need to include the name of
your identified supervisor with
a brief description of your re-
search interests/project title.
Further guidance is provided
online by each of the
faculties.
www.ncl.ac.uk/sage/learningandteaching/
postgraduateresearch
www.ncl.ac.uk/medicalsciences/
study/postgraduate/
research-programmes
Further guidance on how to complete
your application can be found at
www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/guide3
• Register online via our secure
applicant portal and create a
username and password
• Complete the application form
– you can save and update as
many times as you like before
submitting
• Attach and upload your
supporting documents
• Submit your application.
You can track the progress
of your application once it
has been submitted
Supporting documents
•
academic transcripts to confirm your degree or your progress
and results to date
•
a research proposal (for research applicants only).
The information you need to include varies by subject.
See ‘Submitting a research proposal’, right
•
if you are not from a majority English language-speaking country
you will need to include a copy of your English language test
results eg IELTS
•
certified translations (if your documents are not in English)
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Guidance
Entry requirements are listed online by individual course/degree at
www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduateGuidance on the academic equivalencies for most countries can be
found online
www.ncl.ac.uk/international/countryWe accept students studying at European institutions via the
European Credit Transfer Scheme (ECTS).
We also welcome applications from professionals with significant
work experience.
Apply online at
www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply
Check for application deadlines
These can be found online in
the
‘How to Apply’
tab for each
course.
Masters’ courses:
As a guide, the minimum entry
requirement for the majority
of our taught Masters’ courses is
an upper-second-class Honours
degree (2:1) or international
equivalent. Some courses
accept a 2:2 Honours degree
or equivalent.
Research degrees:
The minimum entry requirement
for our research-level degrees is
an upper-second-class Honours
degree (2:1) or international
equivalent, AND (for the majority
of programmes), a Master’s-level
qualification.