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Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)
Gilmorehill (Main) Campus
Full Time
16-SEP-24
4 Years
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Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)
Gilmorehill (Main) Campus
Full time
16-SEP-24
4 Years
is the systematic attempt to arrive at clear answers to profound questions about issues such as knowledge, life, morality, science and human nature using reason and argument.We host reading parties for students, usually in the Highlands, and have a flourishing undergraduate Philosophy Society.
Sociologystudies the ways that people organise their lives together, the constraints within which they do so, the patterns of their social behaviour, and the causes and consequences of social inequalities.One of the distinctive features of our Sociology programme, commended by external examiners and by our graduates, is the combination of sociological, criminological and anthropological perspectives which we provide.
Exam type
A levelA level:
BBB - AAB Grades / Points required
Scottish Higher:
BBBB Grades / Points required
Scottish Advanced Higher:
AAAAA Grades / Points required
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
32 - 36 Grades / Points required
The Standard Entry Requirements represent the range of grades required to be considered for an offer. If you are predicted grades below our standard range, we may still consider you for an offer. If this applies to you, we will advise you of our decision timing in your application acknowledgement. For applicants whose first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level. International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic module (not General Training) 6.5 with no sub-test under 6.0 and they are listed on our International Entry Requirements page.
SQA Higher Entry Requirements: BBBB at S5 will be considered. Typically S6 entrants will have AAAAA Higher or AAAA Higher+B Advanced Higher. Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject. SQA Higher Adjusted Entry Requirements (by end of S5 or S6): MD20: BBBB (also other target groups); MD40: AABB; Additional requirements: Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject. SQA Higher Advanced Entry Requirements: Three Advanced Highers at Grades AAA attained in one exam year and at the first attempt. Subjects must be relevant to the courses to be taken at Level 2.
SQA Higher Entry Requirements: BBBB at S5 will be considered. Typically S6 entrants will have AAAAA Higher or AAAA Higher+B Advanced Higher. Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject. SQA Higher Adjusted Entry Requirements (by end of S5 or S6): MD20: BBBB (also other target groups); MD40: AABB; Additional requirements: Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject. SQA Higher Advanced Entry Requirements: Three Advanced Highers at Grades AAA attained in one exam year and at the first attempt. Subjects must be relevant to the courses to be taken at Level 2.
The Standard Entry Requirements represent the range of IB points normally needed to be considered for an offer (subject to success in any interview and/or other admissions test that is required for that subject). If you are predicted points below our standard range, we may still consider you for an offer. If this applies to you, we will advise you of our decision timing in your application acknowledgement. Applicants must also meet any Additional Requirements listed (subject requirements / admissions tests / work experience / interviews / pre-entry programme) in order to be considered. For applicants whose first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level. International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic module (not General Training) 6.5 with no sub-test under 6.0 and they are listed on our International Entry Requirements page.
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1,820 per year
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9,250 per year
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