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Postgraduate Module Catalogue

2016 - 2017 PDF files

illustrative of current session; indicative, but not definitive for future sessions

Information about postgraduate modules can be found in the module catalogue.

TO view our offerings as a complete document, see: Postgraduate Course Catalogue 2016 - 2017 (interactive) (PDF, 8,655 KB)

Section PDF file
Introduction and Glossary of Terms Introduction and Glossary of Terms (PDF, 61 KB)
Postgraduate Regulations www.st-andrews.ac.uk/pgstudents/rules/pgsenateregulations/
List of Postgraduate Taught Courses  2016 - 2017 Postgraduate Taught programmes (PDF, 68 KB)
Programmes and Modules for 2016 - 2017   
School of Art History

Art History - MLitt (PDF, 111 KB)

History of Photography - MLitt (PDF, 65 KB) 

Museum and Gallery Studies - MLitt (PDF, 80 KB)

National Trust for Scotland Studies (See Museum and Gallery Studies above)

School of Biology

Ecosystem-Based Management of Marine Systems - MSc (PDF, 95 KB)

Marine Mammal Science - MSc (PDF, 101 KB)

Sustainable Aquaculture (PDF, 135 KB)

School of Chemistry

Catalysis - indicative information for 2017-2018 (PDF, 142 KB)

Chemical Science - MSc (PDF, 156 KB)

Chemistry - MPhil (PDF, 158 KB)

School of Classics - including Ancient History, Classical Studies, Greek and Latin

Ancient History - MLitt & PG Dip (PDF, 260 KB)

Classical Studies - MLitt & PG Dip (PDF, 254 KB)

Greek - MLitt & PG Dip (PDF, 198 KB)

Greek and Latin - MLitt & PG Dip (PDF, 192 KB)

Latin - MLitt & PG Dip (PDF, 190 KB) 

School of Computer Science

 Advanced Computer Science - MSc (PDF, 119 KB)

Artificial Intelligence - MSc (PDF, 100 KB)

Computer Science - DEng (PDF, 104 KB)

Computing and Information Technology - MSc (PDF, 89 KB)

Data-Intensive Analysis - MSc (PDF, 117 KB)

Human Computer Interaction - MSc (PDF, 143 KB)

Information Technology - MSc (PDF, 187 KB)

Management & Information Technology (PDF, 85 KB)

Networks and Distributed Systems - MSc (PDF, 96 KB)

Software Engineering - MSc (PDF, 96 KB)

Most of our programmes share this list of optional modules (read in relation to specific programmes): PG Computer Science - optional modules 2016 - 2017 (PDF, 173 KB)

School of Divinity

Analytic and Exegetical Theology - MLitt (PDF, 50 KB)

Bible and Contemporary World - MLitt & PG Dip (PDF, 80 KB)

Biblical Languages and Literature - MLitt (PDF, 98 KB)

Systematic and Historical Theology - MLitt (PDF, 76 KB)

Theology, Imagination and the Arts - MLitt (PDF, 53 KB)

School of Environmental and Earth Sciences

Geochemistry - MSc (PDF, 141 KB)

Oil and Gas Innovation - MSc (PDF, 89 KB)

School of Economics & Finance

Economics - MSc (PDF, 105 KB)

Finance - MSc (PDF, 78 KB)

Finance and Economics - MSc (PDF, 108 KB)

Money, Banking and Finance - MSc (PDF, 82 KB)

School of English

Creative Writing (PDF, 80 KB)

Mediaeval English (Not available 2016-2017)

Mediaeval Studies - MLitt (PDF, 79 KB)

Modern and Contemporary Literature and Culture - MLitt (PDF, 76 KB)

Postcolonial and World Literatures - MLitt - indicative information for 2017-18 (PDF, 78 KB)‌‌

Romantic /Victorian Studies - MLitt (PDF, 63 KB)

Shakespeare and Renaissance Literary Culture - MLitt (PDF, 71 KB)

Women, Writing and Gender - MLitt (PDF, 69 KB)

PG English - Optional modules 2016 - 2017 (PDF, 107 KB)

English Language Teaching  English Language Teaching - MLitt - indicative information for 2017-2018 (PDF, 83 KB)
Department of Film Studies Film Studies - MLitt (PDF, 69 KB)
School of Geography & Sustainable Development

Human Geography - MRes (PDF, 81 KB)

Sustainable Development - MSc and MRes (PDF, 104 KB)

Sustainable Development and Energy - MSc (PDF, 91 KB)

Sustainable Development and Environmental Economics - MSc (PDF, 88 KB)

School of History - including Mediaeval, Modern and Scottish History and Middle Eastern Studies

The Book. History and Techniques of Analysis (PDF, 95 KB)

Central and East European Studies - MLitt (PDF, 116 KB)

Early Modern History - MLitt (PDF, 125 KB)

Environmental History - MLitt (PDF, 132 KB)

Intellectual History - MLitt (PDF, 59 KB)

Iranian Studies - MLitt (PDF, 64 KB)

Legal and Constitutional Studies - MLitt (PDF, 126 KB)

Mediaeval History - MLitt (PDF, 51 KB)

Mediaeval Studies - MLitt (PDF, 79 KB)

Middle Eastern History - MLitt (PDF, 90 KB)

Modern History - MLitt (PDF, 101 KB)

Reformation Studies - MLitt (PDF, 110 KB)

Scottish Historical Studies - MLitt (PDF, 70 KB)

Transnational, Global and Spatial History - MLitt (PDF, 97 KB)

Interdisciplinary Degrees

Management & Information Technology (PDF, 85 KB)

Mediaeval Studies - MLitt (PDF, 79 KB)

School of International Relations

International Political Theory - MLitt (PDF, 130 KB)

International Security Studies - MLitt (PDF, 125 KB)

Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asian Security Studies - MLitt (PDF, 98 KB)

Peace and Conflict Studies - Mlitt (PDF, 121 KB)

Strategic Studies - MLitt (PDF, 106 KB)

Terrorism and Political Violence -Full time programme (PDF, 85 KB)

Terrorism and Political Violence - by distance learning (PDF, 66 KB)

School of Management

Banking and Finance (PDF, 128 KB)

Finance and Management (PDF, 72 KB)

Human Resource Management (PDF, 136 KB)

International Business (PDF, 73 KB)

International Business and Strategy - MLitt (PDF, 64 KB)

Management & Information Technology (PDF, 85 KB)

Management - MLitt (PDF, 75 KB)

Management Studies - MRes (PDF, 78 KB)

Marketing - MLitt (PDF, 73 KB)

Most of our programmes share this list of optional modules (read in relation to specific programmes):Management - optional modules 2016 - 2017 (PDF, 149 KB)

School of Mathematics & Statistics

Applied Statistics and Datamining - MSc (PDF, 161 KB) 

Mathematics - MSc (PDF, 120 KB)

Statistics - MSc (PDF, 149 KB)

School of Medicine

Global Health Implementation - MSc (PDF, 85 KB)

Health Psychology - MSc (PDF, 63 KB)

School of Modern Languages - including Arabic & Persian, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish

Comparative Literature - MLitt (PDF, 73 KB)

Crossways in Cultural Narratives - Erasmus Mundus (PDF, 109 KB)

Cultural Identity Studies - MLitt (PDF, 63 KB)

French Studies - MLitt (PDF, 67 KB)

German and Comparative Literature MA/MLitt (PDF, 61 KB)

German Studies - MLitt (PDF, 68 KB)

Italian Studies - MLitt (PDF, 67 KB)

Middle Eastern Literary and Cultural Studies - MLitt (PDF, 69 KB)

Russian Studies - MLitt (PDF, 69 KB)

Spanish and Latin American Studies (not available 2016 - 2017)

PG Modern Languages - optional modules 2016 - 2017 (PDF, 154 KB)

Department of Philosophy

Epistemology, Mind and Language - MLitt (PDF, 87 KB)

History of Philosophy - MLitt (PDF, 89 KB)

Logic and Metaphysics - MLitt (PDF, 82 KB)

Moral, Legal and Political Philosophy - MLitt (PDF, 88 KB)

Philosophy - MLitt (PDF, 123 KB)

School of Physics & Astronomy

Astrophysics - MSc (PDF, 115 KB) 

Photonics - DEng (PDF, 73 KB)

Photonics and Optoelectronic Devices - MSc (PDF, 90 KB)

School of Psychology & Neuroscience

Adults with Learning Disabilities who have Significant and Complex Needs (PDF, 176 KB)

Dementia Care - PG Cert (PDF, 52 KB)

Evolutionary and Comparative Psychology: The Origins of Mind (PDF, 81 KB)

Neuroscience (MRes) - indicative information for 2017-18 (PDF, 77 KB)

Research Methods in Psychology - MSc (PDF, 67 KB)

Psychology (Conversion) - MSc (PDF, 88 KB)

Department of Social Anthropology

 Anthropology, Art and Perception - MRes (PDF, 61 KB)

Social Anthropology - MRes (PDF, 72 KB)

Social Anthropology and Amerindian Studies - MRes (PDF, 41 KB)

Social Anthropology with Pacific Studies - MRes (PDF, 50 KB)

Social Sciences modules (available to many programmes)

Social Science modules (PDF, 48 KB)

Index of Postgraduate Modules 2016 - 2017  2016 - 2017 Index of postgraduate modules (PDF, 468 KB)