How to apply for an MPhil
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See also our main page: How to apply for graduate study at Geography
Specific Guidance on Geography Department applications
The University has restricted the number of MPhil applicants we can accept for admission for October 2012. All applicants are advised to apply well before the deadline.
Admissions deadlines
The deadlines for admission for October 2012 are as follows:
- Geographical Research: Friday, 30 March
- Environment, Society & Development: Friday, 30 March
- Environmental Science: Friday, 30 March
- Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies: Friday, 16 March
- Polar Studies: Friday, 30 March
- MPhil in Conservation Leadership: Friday, 30 March
Applications for October 2013 can be made from the beginning of September 2012.
Course information
Look at the course information on the website. The website is designed to give you the information you need. Please be aware that this information is subject to change owing to changes in available teaching staff. Final course brochures are not distributed until arrival in Cambridge.
General admissions requirements for Geography:
- You must hold a good 2.1 or equivalent (GPA 3.5 or above) undergraduate honours degree
- You must satisfy English language requirements (these are checked by the Board of Graduate Studies)
- A completed Board of Graduate Studies (BGS) GRADSAF application form (online or on paper) with two references plus other documents listed in the BGS prospectus.
- An outline of a research plan for a possible dissertation, indicating the general problem to be addressed, the specific issues to be researched, and an indication of methodology (no more than 750 words in total) (not needed for MPhil in Conservation Leadership). This should be sent with your supporting documents to the Board of Graduate Studies.
- For applicants for the MPhil in Conservation Leadership a 750-word statement of purpose, entitled "Why I would like to enrol in the MPhil in Conservation Leadership, and how my background provides the relevant leadership experience for the course". This should be sent with your supporting documents to the Board of Graduate Studies.
- Your application should include information explaining your motivation for the MPhil and details of any employment or other non-academic experience relevant to the subject of the MPhil
- An indication of whether or not you wish to continue into PhD research on completing the MPhil
Incomplete applications may be delayed. Please allow yourself plenty of time to prepare your application and supporting documents. It is your responsibility to ensure the supporting documents reach the Board of Graduate Studies.