This page explains the fees for postgraduate students starting in 2013/14 academic year.

Postgraduate taught qualifications

A taught Postgraduate qualification may require students to attend lectures and seminars as well as taking exams, writing a dissertation or being involved with practical work.

There are four main types: Postgraduate certificates (PG Cert) or diplomas (PG Dip) which last one year and don't usually involve independent research; Taught masters (e.g. MA) which last one year and are made up of a module element and a dissertation; Master of Business Administration (MBA) which is a specialist taught masters course and Conversion or Professional courses (e.g. PGCE) which relate to specific careers.

Qualifications are banded depending on the costs associated with the course. The more additional resources and equipment that are required, the higher the cost. To find out which band your course is in, please read the course fee PDF guides for the relevant year (please scroll down).

How do I pay my fees?

You will not need to pay fees until you have accepted an offer to attend our university. For those with student loans, fees are paid through our online payment system (or in a bank to bank transfer) in three instalments.

If you're starting in January: one third of the remaining fees at registration, a further third in March, and the final third in May.

If you're starting in September: one third of the remaining fees at registration, a further third in November, and the final third in January.

Postgraduate (taught) Full-time	2013/14
Band 1	£5,665
Band 2	£6,695
Band 3	£8,755
Full cost Masters (e.g. MBA)	£12,900

Postgraduate Conversion/Professional Courses	2013/14
PGCE	£8,300
Legal Practice Course	£8,755
LLM Legal Practice Course (top-up, 60 credits)	£2,833

Postgraduate (taught) part-time for 2012/13/14

Fees for part-time students will be linked, pro rata, to the full-time fee rate, based on the number of credits studied per year.

Postgraduate research qualifications

Most Postgraduate research qualifications are awarded to students for their original academic research which is reviewed by examiners. Research programmes can last from one year for a Master of Philosophy (MPhil), up to eight years for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). MPhil and PhD students don't necessarily study Philosophy, this is just a term used to describe qualifications at doctorate level.

Postgraduate (Research) Full-time	2013/14
MPhil/PhD	£4,200
Professional Doctorate (Stage 1)	£4,200
Bench fee (if required)	£1,000
Writing up fee	£750

Postgraduate (Research) Part-time	2013/14
MPhil/PhD	£2,520
Professional Doctorate (Stage 1)	£2,520
PhD by Published Work: Initial Registration	£1,000
PhD by Published Work: Full Registration	£3,200
Writing up fee	£750
Understanding Research pre-entry course (1 Semester)	£950

Equivalent or Lower Qualifications (ELQ)

If you are undertaking a graduate programme of study which is lower or equivalent in level to a qualification you already hold. e.g. You are taking a second masters qualification.

ELQ fees are the same as UK/EU fees.

If you are not sure whether this applies to you, please contact the University for more information.