Section 8 Applying To Sussex

Applying to Sussex

Applying to Sussex
172 Applications and selection
176 Fees and funding
188 Terms and conditions and further information
190 Index
192 Departments and services index

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Completing the application
Applications
Applications and selection Applying to Sussex

Whichever application method you use (online
or paper), you will be asked to specify the
programme(s) of study (up to a maximum of

and selection three) that you wish to apply for and give details
of your qualifications, and also your interests and
reasons for applying. This provides our selectors
Applying to Sussex with evidence of your understanding of your chosen
area of study. You should also provide the following
supporting documents:
• two academic references;
• where appropriate, proof of qualifications via
copies of certificates/transcripts;
Am I qualified for entry? For all other postgraduate programmes,
• where appropriate, proof of English language
The University welcomes applications for post- applications are placed directly to Sussex.
qualifications; and
graduate study from across the UK, the rest of You can choose to apply either by completing a
Europe and the wider world. Each of the subject paper application or, more commonly, via the • for applicants to research degrees, a research
entries of this prospectus (pages 41-170) contains University’s free postgraduate online application proposal (see below).
an Essentials box setting out the admissions form at www.sussex.ac.uk/pgapplication If you are an international applicant, where
requirements for our postgraduate programmes,
If you have access to the internet, you will find appropriate, please provide copies of transcripts/
along with our English language requirements for
the online postgraduate application is the certificates officially translated into English.
non-native English speakers (see also page 174).
quickest and most efficient way to apply to For online applications, there is a facility to attach
Although the entry requirements are normally Sussex. Once you have completed and submitted electronic copies of supporting documents
phrased in terms of results in British degree the application, it will be passed directly to the including references, and this option should be
programmes, the University welcomes applications relevant admissions selector. You will then be able used wherever possible.
from a broad range of backgrounds, and details of to track the progress of your application via your
some of the most common overseas qualifications online account and will be notified by email once Applicants completing paper application forms
we accept are shown on page 175. a decision is reached. If you are successful, you are asked to pay particular attention to ensuring
will be able to view your offer letter and accept that they copy the full and correct title for their
General entrance requirements chosen programme(s) from this prospectus and
In general terms, postgraduate applicants would your place online. For those eligible for housing
(see pages 24-25), you can also then complete that they write clearly, completing all sections of
normally be expected to meet the following the application form. Incomplete and/or illegible
general entrance requirements: the housing application using the same system.
applications can cause delays in processing. Once
For research programmes (eg MPhil If you are not able to apply online, you can completed, paper applications should be sent to
and DPhil): complete a paper application form and send this Postgraduate Admissions (at the address below),
Normally an upper second-class undergraduate to us in the post. Paper application forms can with references and supporting documents in
honours degree or other professional qualification be downloaded from our website at a single bundle. Paper applications will then be
or experience of equivalent standing. For research www.sussex.ac.uk/pgapplication or you can checked and processed before forwarding on to the
degrees in the arts or social sciences, normally request a copy by contacting: relevant selector for a decision.
also a Masters degree. Student Recruitment Services, The address for returning completed paper
For taught programmes Sussex House, University of Sussex, applications is:
(eg MA or MSc) Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RH, UK
T +44 (0)1273 876787 Postgraduate Admissions,
Normally an upper second-class (or, in some Sussex House, University of Sussex,
areas, a lower second-class) undergraduate F +44 (0)1273 876677
E pg.enquiries@sussex.ac.uk Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RH, UK
honours degree or other professional qualification T +44 (0)1273 877773
or experience of equivalent standing. When to apply F +44 (0)1273 678545
For both research and taught programmes, all non- We begin to consider applications in November E pg.applicants@sussex.ac.uk
native English speakers will also need to provide for entry the following academic year. Almost all
If you have any questions when completing the
evidence of suitable English language ability. taught programmes start at the beginning of the
application (whether online or paper), please do
English language requirements are listed in the autumn term in October. Most research students
not hesitate to contact Postgraduate Admissions.
Essentials box in each subject entry (see pages are taken on at this time, although sometimes
41-170) and a conversion chart can be found on there are small intakes at the beginning of the Research applications
page 174. spring (January) and summer (April) terms. (Please note that the text below does not apply to
In addition to the general entrance requirements, You can apply to Sussex for postgraduate study taught programmes.)
you should look carefully at the Essentials boxes at any time of the year. Certain programmes, If you are applying for a research degree, you
in the subject entries to see whether there are however, have specific deadlines and details are will need a research proposal, and if you are
specific requirements for your chosen programme shown on the relevant subject pages (see pages particularly interested in the work of one of our
(for example, whether your undergraduate studies 41-170). For example, Experimental Psychology members of faculty or a research team, you
need to have been in a particular discipline for your requires applications by 31 March, and the may wish to consider requesting a particular
chosen Masters). If you are unclear, the subject initial closing date for the Common Professional supervisor. The subject pages of this prospectus
pages list contact details for further information. Examination (CPE) in Law is 1 February (although (see pages 41-170) provide relevant information
You may also find useful additional information late applications can be considered, subject to about our research specialisms and you may wish
on the department or research centre web pages, space, until 31 August). For most programmes, to contact faculty members directly to discuss
which can be accessed via our website as there is no specific deadline, we will consider your area of interest. If you ask to be supervised
www.sussex.ac.uk applications until the programme is full. As there by a particular member of faculty, this will be
is strong demand for places in some areas, an considered, but clearly not all such requests can
Applying early application (preferably by May) is advised. be accommodated.
Online or paper?
Applications for postgraduate study are normally If you are applying for funding, either from one of The amount of detail required in a research
submitted directly to the University. The three the Sussex scholarships or from an external body, proposal varies between subjects. Social science
main exceptions to this are the MA in Social Work, your application timetable may well be dictated and arts subjects tend to require a highly developed
where applications are placed via UCAS (see by the deadlines for the allocation of funding. research proposal, giving a clear outline of the
page 164), the Common Professional Examination Funding deadlines vary, but if you need to have specific research area. However, in some science
(CPE) in Law, where applications are placed been made a formal offer of a place before you subjects it is more normal to outline a general
via the Law Central Applications Board (see submit your funding application, it is obviously area of interest, as the nature of the research
page 125), and the Postgraduate Certificate in important to allow adequate time for your discipline is more tied to ongoing research projects,
Education (PGCE), where applications are placed application to be processed by the University. the availability of experimental equipment, etc.
via the Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR) Again, a discussion with an academic contact will
(see page 86). help clarify the right level of detail of your research
proposal.

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The selection process If you applied online, you can accept your offer via
your online account (and then, if appropriate, apply

Once your application has been received, it will
be forwarded on to the relevant department for for housing). If you applied on a paper application
consideration. We will send acknowledgment of form, we will send you an acceptance reply slip with
receipt of the application by email and will aim your formal offer letter (along with information on
to make a decision on the application as soon as housing, if relevant).
possible.
Deposits
The length of time taken to reach a decision will (Please note that the text below applies to some
vary as each application is considered on its taught programmes only.)
individual strengths and merits. In some cases
Some of our programmes operate a deposit
we may write to ask for additional information (for
scheme to secure places, which means a deposit
example on the qualifications you are taking or
is required at the point of accepting an offer.
your experience) or we could ask you to attend an
These programmes are listed in the fees tables,
interview (see below). Research applications will
along with the terms of the deposit scheme, on
usually take longer to process than those for taught
pages 177-181.
programmes, but in all cases we will aim to reach
a decision as soon as possible. If you have applied What happens after you have
online, you will be able to track the progress of your accepted your offer
application via your online account. As the year progresses, we will stay in touch with
Interviews those applicants who have accepted their offers.
There are a small number of programmes (eg the We will send you further information during the
MA in Social Work or the PGCE) where interviews summer months about starting at the University.
are a mandatory requirement of the selection If you have conditions attached to your offer, you
process (as detailed in the relevant subject will need to send in confirmation that you have met
entries on pages 41-170). Interviewing also these conditions. If you have applied for housing,
takes place as part of the selection for research this will normally be allocated in August and you will
degrees within some of the science disciplines also be sent information about registration and the
(eg biochemistry, biology and chemistry) and welcome programme at Sussex.
for the MSc in Experimental Psychology. For If you have any questions during the application
applicants outside the UK, we sometimes conduct period, please do not hesitate to contact
telephone interviews for these disciplines. In Postgraduate Admissions.
most other areas, however, interviews are used
only occasionally (with the decision on whether Deferring
we can offer you a place based primarily on your If, after you have accepted your offer, you realise
original application and any supporting information that you cannot join the University as originally Admissions policy
you submitted). If you are asked to come for planned, but you want to take up your place the Sussex aims to offer a diverse, multicultural
an interview, this will form part of the selection following year, we are happy to consider a request student community that is open and welcoming to
process for deciding whether or not we are able to defer. You simply need to put your request in those with the potential to pursue our programmes
to offer you a place, and the interview will build on writing to Postgraduate Admissions and we will successfully. Sussex has a long tradition of
the information you have already provided in your consider it (E pg.applicants@sussex.ac.uk). welcoming applicants with varied qualifications and
application. Interviewing may also occur if you are backgrounds. We work towards this by:
being nominated for a studentship that is allocated
Equality of opportunity policy
The University of Sussex is committed to ensuring • providing educational opportunities for all
by Sussex. types of student satisfying the criteria of the
that staff and students are recruited, selected,
policy, irrespective of their previous educational
Offers trained, assessed, promoted and otherwise treated
attainment, and reviewing each application
If your application is successful, you will receive solely on the basis of their relevant merits and
abilities. A copy of the University’s Equality and individually on its merits; and
an official offer letter setting out the details of
your place. If you applied online, this offer letter Diversity Policy is available from Postgraduate • attempting to recruit a diverse student community
will be visible via your online account (although Admissions and posted on the University’s website with regard to gender, age, nationality, ethnicity,
a paper copy will also be sent to you in the post). at www.sussex.ac.uk/equalities/policies socio-economic background and disability.
The offer letter represents the University’s formal
terms of offer, and overrides any other informal
Disabled students The University is committed to:
We welcome applications from candidates • equality of opportunity as set out in our Equality
communications or impressions. The offer you
with disabilities, mental health difficulties and Diversity Policy. The University aims to treat
receive can be either conditional or unconditional.
and specific learning difficulties (eg dyslexia, all applications fairly, equally, courteously and
In other words, if you already meet all the
dyspraxia, ADHD, etc). We consider all promptly; and
requirements for the place, your offer is likely to be
applications according to the same academic
unconditional; but if you still have qualifications to • offering information and special assistance to
criteria, regardless of other factors. We also
complete or other evidence to provide (eg English applicants who need it, particularly those with a
recognise the need to ensure you are given advice
language ability), your offer will be conditional and disability and those from overseas.
on the facilities and support services available,
you will need to demonstrate that you meet these
so that if you are admitted to the University you
conditions before your place can be finalised. Even
will have the support you need to complete your
unconditional offers, however, can sometimes
degree programme successfully.
be subject to receipt of additional satisfactory
references and/or verification of declared If you have access requirements, we strongly
qualifications, which need to be submitted before encourage you to contact the Student Support
registration can be completed. Unit and to arrange a visit to the campus to
explore the facilities available. Please direct
Once you have received any offer, you will then
enquiries to:
need to decide whether to accept or decline our
offer. To help you with this, you might wish to visit Student Support Unit,
the University and we have an open campus policy Pevensey Building 1, University of Sussex,
to enable you to come and look around without Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, UK
pre-arranging a visit. Alternatively, there is an T +44 (0)1273 877466
online campus tour available (www.sussex.ac.uk/ E studentsupport@sussex.ac.uk
USIS/campustour) or you are welcome to attend
All applicants are considered on academic merit.
our Postgraduate Open Day or one of our monthly
Discover Postgraduate Study drop-in sessions (see
We may ask for additional information about your Further information
access and support needs to ensure that we can Student Recruitment Services,
page 5 for dates and more details).
provide the support that is required. You may also Sussex House, University of Sussex,
be invited for a visit to meet tutors and service Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RH, UK
providers. T +44 (0)1273 876787
F +44 (0)1273 876677
E pg.enquiries@sussex.ac.uk

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International students Table 1: English language requirements – IELTS and TOEFL scores
Non-UK qualifications

IELTS score Computer Internet Speaking Writing
Sussex receives applications from all over TOEFL TOEFL
the world and is therefore very experienced in
assessing the qualifications offered by students 6.0 213 80 22 24
from outside the UK.
6.5 230 90 24 25
While the Essentials boxes in the subject entries
list our requirements in terms of British degrees, 7.0 250 100 27 27
we are very happy to consider applications
from students who are taking (or have taken)
an array of other qualifications. The table on The University will also accept other tests of If you have taken one of these tests and are
page 175 shows some of the most common English language, such as the Cambridge unsure if you meet our English language
international qualifications that meet our general Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) requirements, please contact Postgraduate
entry requirements, but limited space means with at least grade C, English Language Skills Admissions (E pg.applicants@sussex.ac.uk).
we cannot list all acceptable qualifications. Assessment (ELSA) and a General Certificate of
If you have any questions on these or other Secondary Education (GCSE or IGCSE) in English,
qualifications, please contact Postgraduate with at least grade C.
Admissions (E pg.applicants@sussex.ac.uk).
Table 2: Pre-sessional English language course requirements
Please note that the qualifications table is only
a guide and, as each application is treated IELTS level Course requirements
individually, offers may vary with different
applicants. 0.5 below required band Module C (takes place in September)

Please also note that where the admissions 1.0 below required band Modules B and C (August-September)
requirements on the subject page contain a
specific subject requirement (for example, the 1.5 below required band Modules A, B and C (July-September)
need for undergraduate studies in chemistry to
be able to study on the MSc in Chemical Biology), Please contact the Sussex Language Institute
you will still need to meet this specific subject More than 1.5 below required band (E efl@sussex.ac.uk) for information
requirement regardless of what qualification you about course requirements
have taken.
The table on page 175 is given as a general Pre-sessional English language Free pre-sessional module
guide. Admissions tutors take into account
courses If your offer of a place includes an English language
factors in addition to academic qualifications, and requirement, and you take and successfully
In addition to the external English language tests,
attainment of the qualifications below does not complete the pre-sessional English Module C
the University’s Sussex Language Institute offers a
guarantee admission. course to meet this English requirement, your fee
range of pre-sessional English language courses to
English language requirements prepare you for postgraduate study (see for the Module C will actually be refunded when you
All teaching at Sussex is in the English language www.sussex.ac.uk/languages). The goal of these progress to postgraduate study at Sussex, provided
and you will therefore need a good command courses is to equip you with the language skills you meet the following two conditions: that you
of written and spoken English to complete a necessary to study successfully through the medium are an overseas fee payer and that you are self-
postgraduate degree. If your first language is of English. Successful completion of the appropriate financing.
not English, you will normally be expected to pre-sessional course could be used as evidence of
have passed an appropriate test in English, such English language ability. Please check Table 2 for
as the International English Language Testing guidance on the courses that are normally required
System (IELTS) or the Test of English as a Foreign dependent on your current English level. Even if your
Language (TOEFL). If you do not have evidence of English ability is at the appropriate level, you may
appropriate English language ability at the point find the pre-sessional English course useful.
when you apply, this will normally form part of the
conditions of any offer.
The level of English required varies depending on
which programme you wish to study at Sussex.
The Essentials boxes in the subject entries of this
prospectus include details of the English language
requirements, given in terms of IELTS scores.
If you have taken a TOEFL qualification, Table 1
shows the grades required by Sussex in
comparison to IELTS:

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Table 3: Some overseas qualifications that meet the University’s entry requirements to postgraduate programmes
The following table is given as a general guide. Admissions tutors take into There may be some programmes where the Essentials box states that a

account factors in addition to academic qualifications, and attainment of Masters degree is required. Masters degrees in the UK normally last one year
the qualifications below does not guarantee admission. Columns A and B and are taken after completion of an undergraduate honours degree. Where
relate to the entrance requirements listed in the Essentials box in the this is listed as a requirement, you may need to have additional experience or
subject entries. qualifications to those listed below. If you have any questions or are unsure
about the suitability of your qualifications, contact the University
Where the requirement stated is a first- or upper-second class undergraduate
(E pg.enquiries@sussex.ac.uk).
honours degree, refer to column A for the equivalent requirement.
Where the requirement stated is a second-class undergraduate honours
degree, refer to column B.

Country A B

Australia Bachelor (Honours) degree with second class Bachelor (Honours) degree with second class
(upper division) (lower division)
Brazil Bacharel, Licenciado or professional title with a final mark Bacharel, Licenciado or professional title with a final mark
of at least 8 of at least 7
Canada Bachelor degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.3 (grade B+) Bachelor degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (grade B)

China Bachelor degree from a leading university with overall score Bachelor degree from a leading university with overall score
of at least 80% of at least 70%

Cyprus Bachelor degree or Ptychion with a final mark of at Bachelor degree or Ptychion with a final mark of at
least 7.5 least 6.5
France Licence with mention bien or Maîtrise with final mark of 13 Licence with mention assez bien or Maîtrise with final mark of 12
Germany Bachelor degree or Magister Artium with a final mark of 2 Bachelor degree or Magister Artium with a final mark of 2
or better or better
Ghana Bachelor degree from a public university with second-class Bachelor degree from a public university with second-class
upper division lower division
Greece Ptychion from an AEI with a final mark of at least 7.5 Ptychion from an AEI with a final mark of at least 6.5
Hong Kong Bachelor (Honours) degree with second-class upper division Bachelor (Honours) degree with second-class lower division
India Bachelor degree from a leading institution with overall score Bachelor degree from a leading institution with overall score
of at least 60% of at least 60%
Iran Bachelor degree (Licence or Karshenasi) with a final score Bachelor degree (Licence or Karshenasi) with a final score
of at least 15 of at least 14
Italy Diploma di Laurea with an overall score of at least 100 Diploma di Laurea with an overall score of at least 90
Japan Bachelor degree from a leading university with an overall Bachelor degree from a leading university with an overall
average of B+ average of B
Malaysia Bachelor degree with class 2 division 1 Bachelor degree with class 2 division 2
Mexico Licenciado with a final mark of at least 8 Licenciado with a final mark of at least 7
Nigeria Bachelor degree with second-class upper division Bachelor degree with second-class lower division
Pakistan Bachelor degree in professional field, Bachelor of Bachelor degree in professional field, Bachelor of Engineering,
Engineering, Bachelor of Technology or two-year Masters Bachelor of Technology or two-year Masters degree with an
degree with an overall score of at least 60% overall score of at least 60%
Russia Magistr or Specialist Diploma with a final score of at least 4 Magistr or Specialist Diploma with a final score of at least 4
South Africa Bachelor (Honours) degree or Bachelor degree in Bachelor (Honours) degree or Bachelor degree in Technology
Technology with an overall score of at least 70% with an overall score of at least 60%
Saudi Arabia Bachelor degree with an overall score of at least 70% or a Bachelor degree with an overall score of at least 65% or a
cumulative GPA of 3.5/5 cumulative GPA of 3.2/5
South Korea Bachelor degree from a leading university with a cumulative Bachelor degree from a leading university with a cumulative
GPA of 3.5 GPA of 3.0
Spain Licenciado with a final score of at least 7 Licenciado with a final score of at least 6
Taiwan Bachelor degree with overall score of 70%-85% depending Bachelor degree with overall score of 70%-85% depending
on your university on your university
Thailand Masters degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 Masters degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.0
Turkey Lisans Diplomasi with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 Lisans Diplomasi with a cumulative GPA of 3.0
United Arab Emirates Bachelor degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 Bachelor degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.0
USA Bachelor degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 Bachelor degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.0
Vietnam Masters degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 Masters degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.0

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Living expenses
Fees and funding
Fees and funding Applying to Sussex

You should ensure that you have adequate finance
to cover your period of study before applying for
admission. We estimate that to cover the cost
Applying to Sussex of accommodation and other living expenses, a
student who is self-supporting will need around
£9,684 for the 12 months from October 2009
to September 2010, in addition to tuition fees.
This figure is for guidance only; you may find that,
depending on your lifestyle, you require more.
If you are planning to be accompanied by your
dependants, you will certainly need additional
funds.
The living expenses table below gives a
Fee status Tuition fees generalised breakdown of how your finances
The tuition fee you are charged is different The University’s annual fees cover registration, might be allocated on a monthly basis (please
depending on whether you are classified as a tuition and examinations. They must be paid in note that these figures are for illustration only).
‘home’, ‘overseas’ or ‘Channel Islands/Isle of full at the beginning of each academic year.
Man’ student. The rules on how you are classified Self-funding students may, however, pay in Rent (see pages 24-25 for 2008-09 figures):
are strictly defined by the British Government. In instalments, subject to standard payment terms. Campus (includes all utility bills/internet)
general: For details, see www.sussex.ac.uk/Units/ £392
finance/students Private sector (includes utility bills estimate)
• Students who are settled and ordinarily resident
in the UK, and EU nationals who are ordinarily The fees listed in this prospectus (see table on £400
resident in the European Economic Area, pages 177-181) are for entry to the University Mobile phone:
Switzerland or the overseas territories for the in the academic year 2009-2010 (2008-2009 Contracts £25
three years prior to the start of the degree for Channel Islands and Isle of Man). All fees and Minimum top-up £10
programme, are defined as either ‘home’ or other charges are liable to review and change Food/housekeeping £140
‘EU’ students and are liable to pay the UK/EU without notice. For up-to-date information, see Local travel £40
fee rate. www.sussex.ac.uk/Units/finance/students Insurance (personal) £5
Books/stationery £40
• A separate fee scheme applies to students If you are a science student undertaking
Clothing £40
resident in the Isle of Man and Channel Islands, laboratory-based experimental studies, an
Socialising/leisure £100
who are therefore outside the EU. Details of the additional fee may be charged as a contribution
Miscellaneous (healthcare, etc) £40
fees are shown in the table on pages 177-181. to research expenses. The cost is dependent on
the type of project that is to be undertaken, and is Total £807-830
• Students from other countries are classified as
normally negotiated before an offer is made.
‘overseas’, and are liable to pay a higher fee
rate (there are exceptions, such as students An additional fee (which is likely to be £250 in the Paid employment
who are temporarily outside the UK/EU, those 2009-2010 academic year) is charged for the Although it is normal for part-time students to be
with refugee status granted by the British pre-sessional economics course in Mathematics in regular employment, we do not recommend
Government, and migrant workers). and Statistics. that full-time students do more than 15 hours
per week. You can receive assistance in obtaining
Applicants with British or other EU nationality, in A late registration fee, currently £50, is payable suitable work from the University’s Career
particular, should be aware that such nationality by students expected in the autumn term who fail Development and Employment Centre
does not guarantee that you will be charged the to complete their registration by the end of the (see page 37).
‘home’ fee rate – you must also satisfy various first week of that term.
residence requirements.
Self-funded overseas students on research
Financial guarantee
As a condition of online registration, one of
If your fee status is unclear, we will send you a programmes may choose to pay fees at either a
the formalities you are required to accept is
questionnaire to complete, so that your status variable or a fixed rate. Fees for students choosing
the financial guarantee, which states ‘I have
can be correctly determined by the University. the variable option are subject to an annual
adequate financial provision to cover my living
inflationary increase. Under the fixed-fee option,
The rules surrounding fee classification are expenses and any fee liability’. The University
the fee is a little higher for entrants in the first
complicated and if you are in doubt, you should reserves the right to refuse admission to any
year but remains at the same rate in subsequent
check the following websites: students who have not, in the University’s view,
years. This option allows applicants to budget for
their future studies with more certainty. Please provided adequate evidence of their ability to
www.ukcisa.org.uk/student/fees_student_
note that applicants will be asked to indicate finance themselves.
support.php
their chosen option before they register at the Re-registration in subsequent years and
www.sussex.ac.uk/International/admissions/
University. graduation depend on you being in good financial
fees.shtml
Fieldwork standing. Debts cannot be carried forward from
Students who are absent from the University year to year.
on approved fieldwork are charged a fee, which For further information, visit www.sussex.ac.uk/
is currently 65 per cent of the full fee for the Units/finance/students
relevant period. If you hold an award from a grant-
awarding authority, find out whether your grant Graduation
includes provision for travelling expenses incurred On successful completion of your studies you
during fieldwork. Provision is not made, for will be entitled to attend a University graduation
example, by the British Council, and you should ceremony, which takes place in Brighton’s
take account of this in your research proposal. prestigious and historic Dome Theatre complex.
There is no University charge to students for
Distant students graduating as such, but please note that you will
If you spend part of your registration as a distant be expected to hire a graduation gown from a
student, you pay full fees for the periods spent at specialist company and this will have a cost, of
Sussex and 65 per cent of the full fee for periods which you will be advised at the time. In addition,
spent as a distant student. we do charge guests attending the ceremony, in
Continuation fee order to help recover the costs associated with
Registered research students who have staging a high-quality event.
transferred to continuation status pay a
continuation fee, currently £215 for each year or
part of a year.

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Fees for postgraduate degree programmes

Key and important information
tba – to be announced. At the time of going to press (July 2008), these fees were not yet available. For up-to-date information, visit www.sussex.ac.uk/pgstudy
‡ A deposit scheme applies to these postgraduate programmes owing to a special need for predictable numbers. It works as follows: depending on the exact date of offer, you are given 4-8
weeks in which to accept the offer and pay a £200 deposit. You may withdraw and claim a refund of £150 before 1 September, but there will be no refund if an application is withdrawn after
1 September. As at 31 July, offers may be withdrawn where the deposit has not yet been paid. Other programmes may be included as the need arises, and you will be notified at the offer
stage.
† For the latest fees information, contact the individual programme providers, www.bsms.ac.uk, www.roffeypark.com or www.westdean.org.uk
¥ To be awarded an MA, Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate in Education Studies, you will need to accumulate a certain number of credits (please refer to the Education and
teaching section on pages 86-90 for more information). The fees are as follows: £360 (15 credits); £540 (22.5 credits); £720 (30 credits); £1,075 (45 credits); £1,450 (60 credits);
£2,150 (90 credits).
• Fees for taught and research programmes are for the academic year 2009-2010; fees for Channel Islands and Isle of Man are for the academic year 2008-2009, the latest available fee
information at the time of going to print (July 2008).
• Fees for UK/EU students who have already completed an equivalent-level postgraduate degree are under review at the time of going to press (July 2008) owing to a change in Government
policy. Students in this position may become subject to higher-than-standard fees. Clarification will be published on our website during 2008.
Visit www.sussex.ac.uk/pgstudy
• Fees for research programmes can be paid with the variable-fee option (likely to increase each academic year) or the fixed-fee option (remains the same throughout the duration of
the programme).
• Fees for studying on programmes available on a part-time basis (see the relevant subject entries for information) will be charged at 50 per cent of the full-time fees listed in the table below.
• Part-time fees are for the current academic year only and the rate is likely to vary in future academic years.

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and Isle of Man
£ £ £
Advanced Mechanical Engineering PG Dip 2,800 8,300 6,490 94
MSc 4,300 12,750 10,419 91
Advanced Post-Qualifying Leadership and Management MA tba tba tba 165
Advanced Post-Qualifying Practice Education MA tba tba tba 166
Advanced Post-Qualifying Social Work Practice with Children, MA tba tba tba 165
Young People, their Families and Carers
Aerospace Technology MSc 4,300 12,750 10,419 92
African Studies MPhil/DPhil 3,390 9,975 variable/ 6,490 75
10,500 fixed
American History and Literature MPhil/DPhil 3,390 9,975 variable/ 6,490 42
10,500 fixed
American Literature: Critical Reading MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 42
Anthropology MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 44
Anthropology (Africa/Europe/South Asia) MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 44
Anthropology of Conflict, Violence and Conciliation MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 45
Anthropology of Development and Social Transformation MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 45
Applied Linguistics MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 128
Applied Social Psychology MSc 4,300 12,750 10,419 154
Archaeology MPhil/DPhil 3,390 9,975 variable/ 6,490 47
10,500 fixed
Art History MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 48
MPhil/DPhil 3,390 9,975 variable/ 6,490 48
10,500 fixed
Arts and Cultural Management MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 130
Astronomy MSc 4,300 12,750 10,419 50
13,270 fixed
Automotive Engineering PG Cert 1,450 4,250 4,250 94
PG Dip 2,800 8,300 6,490 94
MSc 4,300 12,750 10,419 92
Biochemistry MPhil/DPhil 3,390 12,750 variable/ 10,419 53
13,270 fixed
Biodiversity Survey ‡ MSc 4,300 12,750 10,419 56
Bioinformatics ‡ PG Dip 2,800 8,300 6,490 52
MSc 4,300 12,750 10,419 52
Biology MPhil/DPhil 3,390 12,750 variable/ 10,419 57
13,270 fixed
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience ‡ PG Dip 2,800 8,300 6,490 144
MSc 4,300 12,750 10,419 144
Chemical Biology MSc 4,300 12,750 10,419 59
Chemistry MPhil/DPhil 3,390 12,750 variable/ 10,419 59
13,270 fixed
Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology MSc 4,300 12,750 10,419 154
Cognitive Science MPhil/DPhil/ 3,390 12,750 variable/ 10,419 65
New Route DPhil 13,270 fixed
Colonial and Post-Colonial Cultures MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 99
10,500 fixed
Common Professional Examination/Graduate Diploma in Law CPE 6,150 8,820 6,490 127
Communication and Space Systems PG Dip 2,800 8,300 6,490 94
Comparative and Cross-Cultural Research Methods (Anthropology) MSc 4,300 9,975 6,490 45
Comparative and Cross-Cultural Research Methods MSc 4,300 9,975 6,490 70
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£ £ £
(Development Studies)
Comparative and Cross-Cultural Research Methods (Gender Studies) MSc 4,300 9,975 6,490 107
Comparative and Cross-Cultural Research Methods (Human Geography) MSc 4,300 9,975 6,490 110
(International Relations and Politics)
Comparative and Cross-Cultural Research Methods (Migration Studies) MSc 4,300 9,975 6,490 140
Comparative and Cross-Cultural Research Methods (Sociology) MSc 4,300 9,975 6,490 167
Conservation of Books and Library Materials PG Dip † † † 169
Conservation of Ceramics and Related Materials PG Dip † † † 169
Conservation of Furniture and Related Objects PG Dip † † † 169
Conservation of Metalwork PG Dip † † † 170
Conservation Studies MA † † † 169
Contemporary European Studies MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 69
MPhil/DPhil/ 3,390 9,975 variable/ 6,490 70
Contemporary History MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 115
10,500 fixed
Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning MPhil/DPhil 3,390 9,975 variable/ 6,490 89
10,500 fixed
Corporate and Financial Risk Management MSc 5,575 11,725 6,490 104
Cosmology MSc 4,300 12,750 10,419 50
Creative/Critical Practice DPhil 3,390 9,975 variable/ 6,490 136
10,500 fixed
Creative and Critical Writing MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 72
10,500 fixed
Creative Systems PG Dip 2,800 8,300 6,490 65
MSc 4,300 12,750 10,419 62
Creative Writing MPhil/DPhil 3,390 9,975 variable/ 6,490 73
10,500 fixed
Creative Writing and Authorship MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 72
Creative Writing and Personal Development MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 73
10,500 fixed
Critical Theory MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 100
10,500 fixed
Development Economics MSc 5,575 11,725 6,490 83
Development Studies MA 11,000 11,000 11,000 77
MPhil/DPhil/ 10,700 10,700 10,700 79
New Route DPhil
Developmental Cell Biology ‡ PG Dip 2,800 8,300 6,490 57
MSc 4,300 12,750 10,419 56
Digital Documentary MA 4,800 9,975 6,490 135
Digital Media MA 4,800 9,975 6,490 135
Early Modern History 1500-1800 MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 116
10,500 fixed
Early Modern Literature and Culture MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 100
10,500 fixed
Economics Grad Dip 2,800 6,480 6,480 84
MSc 4,300 9,975 6,490 83
Education EdD, MPhil/DPhil/ 3,390 9,975 variable/ 6,490 89
Int Prof Doctorate - 6,480 6,480 90
Education Studies ¥ PG Cert 1,450 4,250 4,250 87
PG Dip 2,800 6,480 6,480 87
MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 86
E-Learning Design PG Cert 1,450 4,250 4,250 65
E-Learning Design (Professional Practice) PG Cert 1,450 4,250 4,250 65
Embedded Digital Systems PG Cert 1,450 4,250 4,250 94
PG Dip 2,800 8,300 6,490 94
MSc 4,300 12,750 10,419 92
Engineering MPhil/DPhil 3,390 12,750 variable 10,419 94
13,270 fixed

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£ £ £
English Language MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 128
English Language Teaching PG Dip 2,800 6,480 6,480 98
MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 98
Environmental Science MPhil/DPhil 3,390 12,750 variable/ 10,419 103
13,270 fixed
Environment, Development and Policy PG Dip 2,800 6,480 6,480 74
MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 74
European Law LLM 4,300 9,975 6,490 125
European Politics MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 151
Evolutionary and Adaptive Systems PG Dip 3,025 8,300 6,490 65
MSc 4,650 12,750 10,419 63
Experimental Psychology MSc 4,300 12,750 10,419 154
Family, Responsibility and the Law LLM 4,300 9,975 6,490 125
Field Archaeology MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 47
Film Studies MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 135
10,500 fixed
Financial Mathematics PG Dip 2,800 6,480 6,480 105
MSc 4,300 9,975 6,490 104
Gender and Development MA 11,000 11,000 10,700 78
Gender and Media MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 106
Gender Studies MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 106
10,500 fixed
Genetic Manipulation and Molecular Cell Biology ‡ PG Dip 2,800 8,300 6,490 53
MSc 4,300 12,750 10,419 53
Geography MPhil/DPhil/ 3,390 9,975 variable/ 6,490 110
Globalisation and Development MA 13,000 13,000 13,000 78
Globalisation, Ethnicity and Culture MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 114
Global Political Economy MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 122
Governance and Development MA 11,000 11,000 11,000 78
Health Psychology MSc 4,300 12,750 10,419 154
Higher Specialist Post-Qualifying Leadership and Management PG Dip tba tba tba 165
Higher Specialist Post-Qualifying Practice Education PG Dip tba tba tba 166
Higher Specialist Post-Qualifying Social Work Practice with Children, PG Dip tba tba tba 165
Young People, their Families and Carers
Human-Centred Computer Systems PG Dip 2,800 8,300 6,490 65
MSc 4,300 12,750 10,419 63
Human Rights MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 121
10,500 fixed
Informatics MPhil/DPhil 3,390 12,750 variable/ 10,419 65
13,270 fixed
Information Technology for E-Commerce PGDip 3,625 8,300 6,490 65
MSc 5,575 12,750 10,419 63
Intellectual History MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 116
10,500 fixed
Intellectual Property and Knowledge Management MSc 4,300 9,975 6,490 159
Intelligent Systems PG Dip 2,800 8,300 6,490 65
MSc 4,300 12,750 10,419 64
International Accounting, Finance and Strategy MSc 5,575 11,725 6,490 105
International Criminal Law LLM 4,300 9,975 6,490 126
International Economics MSc 4,300 9,975 6,490 83
International Education and Development MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 87
International English Language Teaching MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 98
International Finance MSc 5,575 11,725 6,490 105
International Law: Rights and Responsibilities LLM 4,300 9,975 6,490 126
International Management MSc 5,575 11,725 6,490 159
International Relations MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 122
International Trade Law LLM 5,575 11,725 6,490 126
Landscape History and Culture MA 4,300 9,975 6,490 109

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