Postgraduate study

The policies in the handbook apply to all degrees at all levels. The information in this chapter is relevant to the School of the Arts taught postgraduate degrees only.

All MA/MRes students complete modules to value of 180 credits in total. This consists of 120 credits worth of taught modules and a dissertation or project worth 60 credits. MA/MRes degree programmes run for one academic year starting in September. Part-time students take the course over two years.

Postgraduate Diploma students complete taught modules only to the value of 120 credits in total and Postgraduate Certificate students complete taught modules only to the value of 60 credits in total. 

The programme content, structure and assessment varies for each programme and is detailed in the following sections. Please refer to the relevant programme in this section.

To contact your Module Organisers or your Advisor, it is best to first send an email and request an appointment. It is possible the appointment will be online via the MSTeams app. Here is a guide for how to download and use it https://www.its.qmul.ac.uk/media/its/MS-Teams-guide---Updated-Guide-for-Students-and-Staff.pdf

The School is responsible for seven postgraduate taught (PGT) programmes. Each programme has a Convenor responsible for the running of the programme, examining matters and granting extensions, as shown in the following table: 

The various STA MA programmes offer a range of supporting modules. Specific information about these will be provided in the MA induction sessions; should further details be needed, please consult the convenor of your programme.

Queen Mary provides outstanding research resources for postgraduate students. You can find more information about graduate life in London here.