The University of Stirling postgraduate taught fees cover the cost of registration, supervision of research and study, the use of academic facilities, and all your examinations.
Postgraduate taught courses
Our 2018/19 masters fees and postgraduate taught fees are categorised into bands, which are assigned to each course. Fees vary depending on your chosen course. Please view our individual course pages for further information.
International student fees
If you’re coming from overseas you’ll have a different set of fees to students from the UK or EU. Find out more about our international postgraduate fees.
EU Fees
The Government has confirmed that EU students enrolling in the 2018/19 academic years for a taught postgraduate course will be admitted as Scottish/EU fee status students, and will be eligible for the same student loan support as Scottish domiciled students.
EU postgraduate research students commencing their studies in 2018/19 will also retain their fee status and eligibility for Research Council support for the duration of their course. Future changes to the fee status and available funding for EU students will depend on the timing and terms of the UK’s exit from the European Union.
Postgraduate research degree fees
If you’re interested in a postgraduate research course, you can find our approximate tuition fee rates for 2019/20 below. Postgraduate fees are subject to change, so please check back regularly.
Once you’re enrolled on a course, your tuition fees will be held at the same level upon entry. Your University of Stirling tuition fees won’t change over the course of your studies. Your tuition fees will always be due on the anniversary of your course start date.
- PhD and MPhil courses degree fee rates
2019-2020 Home/EU students Overseas students
Home/EU students Overseas students Full-time Full-time Part-time Part-time Institute of Aquaculture £4,330 £19,100 £2,170 £9,550 Biological and Environmental Sciences £4,330 £16,830 £2,170 £8,415 Computing Science 4,330 £16,830 £2,170 £8,415 Other subjects and departments 4,330 £13,580 £2,170 £6,790 Registration-only fee
(following normal period of full-time or part-time registration)£330 £330 £330 £330 2018-2019 Home/EU students Overseas students Home/EU students Overseas students Full-time Full-time Part-time Part-time Institute of Aquaculture £4,260 £18,640 £2,130 £9,320 Biological and Environmental Sciences £4,260 £16,420 £2,130 £8,210 Computing Science £4,260 £16,420 £2,130 £8,210 Other subjects and departments £4,260 £13,250 £2,130 £6,625 Registration-only fee
(following normal period of full-time or part-time registration)£300 £300 £300 £300
Studying a PhDIf you’re studying a PhD full time, fees will be payable for your first three years. For subsequent years you’ll only pay an annual ‘enrolment-only’ fee. Part-time PhD fees are payable over six years – followed by an annual enrolment-only fee.
Studying an MPhil
If you’re studying an MPhil full-time, fees are payable for your first two years, followed by an annual enrolment-only fee. Part-time MPhil fees are payable over four years, followed by an annual enrolment-only fee.
The cost of the enrolment-only fee is displayed in the table above.
- Professional doctorates fee rates
2018/19 2019/20 Home/EU students Overseas students Home/EU students Overseas students Notes Doctor of Nursing / Midwifery / Professional Health Studies (DN) (DM) (DPHS) £1,080 per module n/a £1,100 per module n/a NURPD1 to NURPD3 £2,170 n/a £2,200 n/a NURPD4 £9,580 n/a £9,725 n/a Doctoral thesis NURPD5 £1,780 n/a £1,810 n/a Masters dissertation NURPM1 £14,990 n/a £15,225 n/a Full programme Doctor of Applied Social Research (D.A.S.R.) £13,670 £38,030 £13,875 £38,980 Full programme over (3 to 8 years)
For modular fees please see Master in Applied Social Science fee
Doctor of Diplomacy £49,990
£49,990
£50,190 £50,190 Full programme
£5,810
£5,810 £5,900 £5,900 module fee (6 undertaken) £16,900
£16,900 £17,150 £17,150 Thesis fee Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) £33,860 £50,250 £16,500 £31,825 Full Programme £14,800 £18,500 £5,500 £14,300 Year 1 - (MBA fee) £14,800 £18,500 £5,500 £10,725 Year 2 - (MBA fee) £4,260 £13,250 £5,500 £6,800 Year 3 - Home/EU fee, Overseas PhD fee £4,260 £13,250 £5,500 £6,800 Year 4 (if required) - Home/EU fee, Overseas PhD fee Doctorate in Education £820
£2,285 £830 £2,320 20 credit modules £2,470
£6,845
£2,510 £6,950 60 credit modules £6,280
£17,475
£6,375 £17,740 Thesis (360 credits) PhD Tesol (Research)
£14,820
£41,650 £15,060 £41,460 Programme fee (if student completes within 3 year minimum)
£6,300
£15,250 £6,400 £14,300 Year 1 - 180cr taught element
£4,260
£13,250 £4,330 £13,580 Year 2 - Home/EU fee, Overseas PhD fee
£4,260
£13,150 £4,330 £13,580 Year 3 - Home/EU fee, Overseas PhD
Any additional costs?
All our postgraduate courses come with their own unique modules and coursework. That’s why you may be asked to pay additional costs as part of your course, for example if field trips are required. See individual course pages for any additional costs specific to your course
You may also need to pay additional fees if you want to reattempt a module, need to resubmit a project or extend a submission deadline.
Graduate admissions
If you have any questions about postgraduate study please contact us.
Scholarships and funding opportunities
You can apply for generous PhD funding and Masters funding through your local funding body. Also take a look at our wide range of scholarships and funding opportunities.
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