How to Apply

Taught Qualifications

Taught Applications can be made online or consult specific Programme Information

Useful Information:

1. English as a Foreign Language requirements -http://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/howtoapplyforataughtdegree/englishlanguagerequirements/
2. Applicants whose first language is not English are required to include evidence of their English Language ability, this should be a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent. For further guidance please visit the Language Centre. 
3. International Student Support
4. Application Deadlines  

Research Qualifications

Applications are made online.

We currently offer a wide range of research opportunities allowing you to undertake in-depth study in a specific area.  Before making your application consult our school webpages for information about potential supervisors. You can use the research search tool to look for key words to find supervisors who share your research interests.

• Business School
• School of Education
• School of Interdisciplinary Studies
• School of Law
• School of Social and Political Sciences

Courses and research programmes begin in September each year. Applicants for an ASRF College Scholarship or ESRC studentships should apply for admission to the College several weeks before the scholarship competition closing date.  Please see Student Funding Opportunities. Other applications should be submitted  before 31 July if possible, for study the following September.

Tier 4 Visa related Information - Visa Applications and Extensions
(Please note that we do not make offers based on a curriculum vitae alone: a full application, complete with all supporting documents, must be received before a decision can be made.)

Application Submission Deadlines for September 2013 entry:

• UK and EU applicants = 26 August 2013.
• International applicants = 3 June 2013. 

Please note - Applications submitted after the deadline will be processed for September 2014 entry (not September 2013).

Supporting documents
Your application for admission must include the following supporting documentation:

• 2 signed, written (in English) references on headed paper.
  At least one reference must be from an academic source i.e. previous lecturer, dissertation supervisor etc
  References emailed direct from a referee’s official University email account e.g. firstname.surname@glasgow.ac.uk to the Graduate School can be accepted without an official header and signature.
• Transcripts of previous examination results & qualifications
• Research Proposal
• IELTS or TOEFL English Language certificate. Applicants whose first language is not English are required to include evidence of their English Language ability, this should be a minimum IELTS score of 7.0 with no sub test less than 6.5 or equivalent. More information can be found here

Supporting documents must be uploaded when applying online or emailed to the Graduate School after the application has been submitted online.

Any questions regarding the application process should be directed to socsci-gradschool@glasgow.ac.uk