Student fees and finance

Postgraduate research courses 2013-14

The table gives the fees for full-time students.  For part-time and part-course students, please refer to the Fee Regulations.

Schools and Departments

  • Biosciences
  • Business School
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Contemporary Chinese Studies
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • English 
  • Geography 
  • Health Sciences
  • Hearing Research
  • Law
  • LifeSciences
  • Mathematical Sciences
  • Medicine  
  • Pharmacy
  • Physics & Astronomy
  • Politics and International Relations
  • Psychology
  • Sociology & Social Policy
  • Veterinary Medicine & Science

    • Cultures, Languages & Area Studies

     

    Humanities

      

     

     

     

    Inter-Campus PhD

    For the fees charged for an inter-campus PhD (ie a PhD where the period of study is at more than one of the University's campuses) please see the Exceptional Fees page.

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    Biosciences

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    C90M Biosciences (International) MSc (by Research) £7,580 £11,380
    C143 Techniques in Developmental Biology MRes £9,060 *
    C491 Advanced Genomic and Proteomic Sciences MRes £5,540 £20,620
    C791 Applied Bioinformatics MRes £5,540 *
    C102 Biosciences MRes £3,900 *
    D40T Crop Science MRes £3,900 *
    D49D AgriFood D.AgriFood £5,540 *
    B416 Dietetics MRes £3,900 *
    D61R Food Sciences MRes £5,540 *
    D61T Sensory Science MRes £5,540 *
    D61U Food Science and Engineering MRes £5,540 *
    D63R Brewing Science MRes £5,540 *
    C77R Industrial Physical Biochemistry MRes £3,900 *
    C50R Microbiology MRes £3,900 *
    D79R Sustainable Bioenergy MRes £5,540 *
    D690 Global Food Security MRes £5,540 *
    All courses MPhil £3,900 *
    All courses PhD £3,900 *

     

    * The fee for undertaking a Research Degree in the School of Biosciences will be one of the following depending on the nature of your project: £16,510, £20,620, £24,470 or £30,240.  An assessment of the appropriate fee will be made on receipt of your project proposal, and confirmed in your offer letter.

    Please contact the School for further advice on the fee level applicable to your area of research, Tel: +44 (0)115 951 6006, biosciences-pg-admissions@nottingham.ac.uk

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    Business School

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MRes £3,900 £12,830
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £12,830
    All courses PhD £3,900 £12,830

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    Chemistry

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MSc (by research) £3,900 £16,510
    All courses MRes £3,900 £16,510
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £16,510
    All courses PhD £3,900 £16,510

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     Computer Science

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    G59D IDIC Digital Technologies PhD

    *

    *

    All courses MRes £3,900 £16,510
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £16,510
    All other courses PhD £3,900 £16,510

     

    * Please contact the School for further details on the fees for the IDIC PhD: Tel +44(0)115 8468377, phd-enquiries@cs.nott.ac.uk

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    Contemporary Chinese Studies

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MRes £3,900 £12,830
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £12,830
    All courses PhD £3,900 £12,830

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    Cultures, Languages & Area Studies

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MA (by research) £3,900 £12,830
    All courses PhD £3,900 £12,830
    All courses DocEuro £3,900 £12,830

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    Cultures, Languages & Area Studies (American & Canadian Studies)

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MRes £3,900 £12,830
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £12,830
    All courses PhD £3,900 £12,830

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    Cultures, Languages & Area Studies (Culture, Film & Media)

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MRes £3,900 £12,830
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £12,830
    All courses PhD £3,900 £12,830

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    Cultures, Languages & Area Studies (French & Francophone Studies)

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MA (by research) £3,900 £12,830
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £12,830
    All courses PhD £3,900 £12,830

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    Cultures, Languages & Area Studies (German Studies)

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MA (by research) £3,900 £12,830
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £12,830
    All courses PhD £3,900 £12,830

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    Cultures, Languages & Area Studies (Russian & Slavonic Studies)

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MA (by research)  £3,900 £12,830
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £12,830
    All courses PhD £3,900 £12,830

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    Cultures, Languages & Area Studies (Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies)

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MA (by research) £3,900 £12,830
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £12,830
    All courses PhD £3,900 £12,830

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    Economics

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £12,830
    All courses PhD £3,900 £12,830

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    Education

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MRes £3,900 £12,830
    X3BN Nottingham-Beijing Split-site MPhil MPhil n/a *
    X3BN Nottingham-Beijing Split-site PhD PhD n/a *
    All other courses MPhil £3,900 £12,830
    All  other courses PhD £3,900 £12,830
    All other courses EdD £4,680 £12,830

     

    * Please contact the School of Education for further information on the fees for the Nottingham-Beijing Split-site MPhil/Phd

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    Engineering

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    H70U Manufacturing Engineering (part time) EngD £3,140 £13,208
    All other courses EngD £3,900 £16,510
    All courses MRes £3,900 £16,510
    All courses MSc (by Research) £3,900 £16,510
    All courses (IDIC) PhD *** ***
    All courses MPhil £3,900 *
    All courses (Nottingham UK based) PhD £3,900 *
    All courses (Nottingham UK/Ningbo based) PhD £3,900 **

     

    * For Science/Engineering based courses, the International fee will be £16,510. For Social Science based courses, the fee will be £12,830.

    **The fee for the joint Nottingham/Ningbo PhD will be based on the relevant fees at Nottingham & at Ningbo.  Normally, it will be calculated at 50% of the Nottingham UK fee & 50% of the Nottingham Ningbo fee.

    ***Please contact the Department for further details on the fees for the IDIC PhD: Tel +44 (0)115 951 4163, engineeringpgr@nottingham.ac.uk

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    English

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £12,830
    All courses PhD £3,900 £12,830

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    Geography

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    F856 Contaminated Land Management MRes £10,240 £16,510
    F840 Geospatial Intelligence MSc (by research) £5,230 £16,510
    All other courses MRes £3,900 *
    All other courses MSc (by Research) £3,900 *
    All courses MA (by Research) £3,900 *
    All courses MPhil £3,900 *
    All courses PhD £3,900 *

     

    *For Science based courses, the International fee will be £16,510. For Social Science based courses, the fee will be £12,830.

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    Health Sciences

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £12,830
    All courses PhD £3,900 £12,830
    All courses DM £3,900 £12,830
    All courses NurseD £3,900 £12,830

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    Hearing Research

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MPhil £3,900 *
    All courses PhD £3,900 *
    All courses DM £3,900 *

     

    *International Fees will be charged as follows: low-cost research - £12,830; laboratory-based research - £18,240; high cost laboratory-based research - £20,620.

    Please contact the Institute for further advice on the fee level applicable to your area of research,

    Tel: +44 (0)115 922 3431, d.hall@ihr.mrc.ac.uk

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    Humanities (Archaeology)

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £12,830
    All courses PhD £3,900 £12,830
    All courses MA (by Research)
    		 £3,900 £12,830
    All courses MSc (by Research)
    		 £3,900 £12,830

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    Humanities (Art History)

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £12,830
    All courses PhD £3,900 £12,830
    All courses MRes  £3,900 £12,830

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    Humanities (Classics)

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MA (by Research) £3,900 £12,830
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £12,830
    All courses PhD £3,900 £12,830

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     Humanities (History)

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MRes £3,900 £12,830
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £12,830
    All courses PhD £3,900 £12,830

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    Humanities (Music)

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £12,830
    All courses PhD £3,900 £12,830
    All courses AMusM £3,900 £12,830
    All courses AMusD £3,900 £12,830

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    Humanities (Philosophy)

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MA (by Research) £3,900 £12,830
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £12,830
    All courses PhD £3,900 £12,830

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    Humanities (Theology and Religious Studies)

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MA (by Research) £3,900 £12,830
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £12,830
    All courses PhD £3,900 £12,830

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    Law

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MRes £3,900 £12,830
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £12,830
    All courses PhD £3,900 £12,830

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    Life Sciences

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MRes * *
    All courses DM £3,900 **
    All courses MPhil £3,900 **
    All courses PhD £3,900 **

    * HEU fees will be charged as follows: computer-based projects - £5,540; laboratory-based projects - £9,060

    *International fees will be charged as follows: computer-based projects - £12,830; laboratory-based projects - £18,240

    Please contact the School for further advice on the fee level applicable to your area of research,

    Tel: +44 (0)115 823 0109, life-sciences-pgr-MRes@nottingham.ac.uk

    **International fees will be charged as follows: low-cost research - £12,830;  laboratory-based research - £18,240-£20,620 depending on the research degree; high cost laboratory-based research - £22,710; exceptional technically-intensive/specialised research projects with high consumable costs - £24,900.

    Please contact the School for further advice on the fee level applicable to your area of research,

    Tel: +44 (0)115 823 0109, life-sciences-pgr@nottingham.ac.uk

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     Mathematical Sciences

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £12,830
    All courses PhD £3,900 £12,830

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    Medicine

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    C81Q Forensic Psychology DForenPsy £6,740 £15,340
    C89Q Forensic Psychology - top-up programme DForenPsy £6,740 £15,340
    C81K Doctorate in Clinical Psychology DClinPsy * *
    C81N Forensic Psychology (part-time) DForenPsy £4,044 £9,204
    C89N Forensic Psychology - top-up programme (part-time) DForenPsy £4,044 £9,204
    C84B Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology DHealthPsy £3,900 £15,340
    C89G Applied Psychology (Greece) PhD £4,680 £15,340
    C89W Workplace Health and Wellbeing DocWHW £3,900 £15,340
    All courses MRes £3,900 ** 
    All courses MPhil £3,900 ** 
    All courses PhD £3,900 ** 
    All courses DM £3,900 ** 
    All courses MSc by research £3,900 ** 

    *Successful applicants for this programme are employed by the NHS as trainee clinical psychologists and course fees are covered by the funding body. Please contact the School for further information: Tel +44 (0)115 84 67523, medicine-pgr@nottingham.ac.uk

    **International fees will be charged as follows:

    Low-cost research - £12,830; Medium-cost research in Applied Psychology and Paediatric Pharmacology - Band C3; Laboratory-based research - £18,240; High-cost laboratory-based research - £20,620; Technically-intensive/specialised research projects with high consumable costs - £24,900; Exceptional technically-intensive/specialised research projects with high consumable costs - £30,240

    Please contact the School for further advice on the fee level applicable to your area of research, Tel: +44 (0) 115 823 0018, medicine-pgr@nottingham.ac.uk

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    Pharmacy

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MRes £3,900 *
    All courses MPhil £3,900 *
    All courses PhD £3,900 *

     

    *International fees will be charged as follows: research in the Division of Social Research in Medicines & Health - £15,340; other research - £20,620

    Please contact the School for further advice on the fee level applicable to your area of research

    Tel: +44(0)115 951 5100, pharmacy-enquiries@nottingham.ac.uk

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    Physics & Astronomy

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MSc (by research) £3,900 £16,510
    All courses MRes £3,900 £16,510
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £16,510
    All courses PhD £3,900 £16,510

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    Politics and International Relations

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MRes £3,900 £12,830
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £12,830
    All courses PhD £3,900 £12,830

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    Psychology

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £16,510
    All courses PhD £3,900 £16,510
    All courses DAppEdPsy

    * 

    		n/a
    All courses DAppPsych £6,350 n/a

     

    *Applicants who are resident in the United Kingdom are able to apply for funding through the Clearing House for Postgraduate Educational Psychology courses, which is administered by The Teaching Agency, part of the Department for Education. Please contact the School for further information: Tel +44 (0)115 846 7238, martin.lockey@nottingham.ac.uk

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    Sociology & Social Policy

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    L39S  Energy & Environment PhD £3,900 £16,510
    All courses MPhil £3,900 £12,830
    All other courses PhD £3,900 £12,830
    All courses DPP £3,900 £12,830
    All courses DPM £3,900 £12,830

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    Veterinary Medicine & Science

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MRes £3,900 *
    All courses MPhil £3,900 *
    All courses PhD £3,900 *
    All courses MVM £3,900 *
    All courses MVS £3,900 *
    All courses DVM £3,900 *
    All courses DVS £3,900 *

     

    * International Fees will be charged as follows: low-cost research - £16,510; laboratory-based research - £20,620; high cost laboratory-based research - £24,470; exceptional technically-intensive/specialised research projects with high consumable costs - £30,240.

    Please contact the School for further advice on the fee level applicable to your area of research

    Tel: +44 (0) 115 951 6464; Email: veterinary-enquiries@nottingham.ac.uk

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