Student fees and finance

Postgraduate research courses 2015-16

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
  • Life Sciences
  • Mathematical Sciences
  • Medicine  
  • Pharmacy
  • Physics & Astronomy
  • Politics and International Relations
  • Psychology
  • Sociology & Social Policy
  • Veterinary Medicine & Science

    • Cultures, Languages & Area Studies

     

    Humanities

      

     

     

      ^Estimated.  The final fee is expected to be confirmed in the spring of 2015

    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
    C491 Advanced Genomic and Proteomic Sciences MRes £6,690 *
    C102 Biosciences MRes £4,052
    		*
    D63R Brewing Science MRes £6,690 *
    D61U Food Science and Engineering MRes £6,690 *
    C77R Industrial Physical Biochemistry MRes £4,052
    		*
    D61T Sensory Science MRes £6,690 *
    C144 Techniques in Cell and Development Biology MRes £9,990 *
    D49D AgriFood DAgriFood £4,052
    		*
    All courses MPhil £4,052
    		*
    All course PhD £4,052 *

    * 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:
    £18,210, £22,730, £26,970 or £33,340.
    An assessment of the appropriate fee will be made on receipt of your project proposal, & 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 6015, biosciences-admissions@nottingham.ac.uk

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    Business School

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MRes £4,052 £14,140
    All courses MPhil £4,052 £14,140
    All courses PhD £4,052 £14,140


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    Chemistry

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MSc (by research) £4,052 £18,210
    All courses MRes £4,052 £18,210
    All courses MPhil £4,052 £18,210
    All courses PhD £4,052 £18,210

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    Computer Science

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MPhil £4,052 £18,210
    G59D IDIC Digital Technologies PhD * *
    All other courses PhD £4,052 £18,210
     

      *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 £4,052 £14,140
    All courses MPhil £4,052 £14,140
    All courses PhD £4,052 £14,140

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    Cultures, Languages & Area Studies

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MA (by Research) £4,052 £14,140
    All courses DocEuro £4,052 £14,140
    All courses PhD £4,052 £14,140


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

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MRes £4,052 £14,140
    All courses MPhil £4,052 £14,140
    All courses PhD £4,052 £14,140

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

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MRes £4,052 £14,140
    All courses MPhil £4,052 £14,140
    All courses PhD £4,052 £14,140

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


    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MA (by Research) £4,052 £14,140
    All courses MPhil £4,052 £14,140
    All courses PhD £4,052 £14,140

     

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    Cultures, Languages & Area Studies (German Studies)

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MA (by Research) £4,052 £14,140
    All courses MPhil £4,052 £14,140
    All courses PhD £4,052 £14,140

     

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

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MA (by Research) £4,052 £14,140
    All courses MPhil £4,052 £14,140
    All courses PhD £4,052 £14,140

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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) £4,052 £14,140
    All courses MPhil £4,052 £14,140
    All courses PhD £4,052 £14,140

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    Economics

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MPhil £4,052 £14,140
    All courses PhD £4,052 £14,140

     

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    Education

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MRes £4,052 £14,140
    All other courses MPhil £4,052 £14,140
    All other courses PhD £4,052 £14,140
    All courses EdD £4,965 £14,140

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    Engineering

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    H70U Manufacturing Engineering (part time) EngD £3,250 £14,570
    All other courses EngD £4,052 £18,210
    All courses MRes £4,052 £18,210
    All courses MSc (by research) £4,052 £18,210
    All courses MPhil £4,052 *
    All courses (Nottingham UK based) PhD £4,052 *
    All courses (Nottingham UK/Ningbo based) PhD £4,052 **
    H89D IDIC Energy Technologies PhD *** ***

    *For Science/Engineering based research, the International fee will be £18,210. For Social Science based research, the fee
    will be £14,140.
    **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 School for further details on the fees for the IDIC PhD: Tel +44 (0)115 748 4046, engineering@nottingham.ac.uk

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    English

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MPhil £4,052 £14,140
    All courses PhD £4,052 £14,140


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    Geography

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All other courses MRes £4,052 *
    All other courses MSc (by research) £4,052 *
    All courses MA (by research) £4,052 *
    All courses MPhil £4,052 *
    All courses PhD £4,052 *

      *For Science based research, the International fee will be £18,210. For Social Science based research, the fee will be £14,140.

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    Health Sciences

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MPhil £4,052 £14,140
    All courses PhD £4,052 £14,140
    All courses DHSci £4,052 £14,140

     

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    Hearing Research

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MPhil £4,052 *
    All courses PhD £4,052 *
    All courses DM £4,052 *

    *International Fees will be charged as follows: Low-cost research - £14,140; Laboratory-based research - £20,110; High cost laboratory-based research - £22,730.

    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 MA (by Research)
    		 £4,052
    		 £14,140
    All courses MSc (by Research)
    		 £4,052 £ 14,140
    All courses MPhil £4,052 £ 14,140
    All courses PhD £4,052 £ 14,140

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    Humanities (Classics)

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MPhil £4,052 £ 14,140
    All courses PhD £4,052 £ 14,140

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     Humanities (History)

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MRes £4,052 £ 14,140
    All courses MPhil £4,052 £ 14,140
    All courses PhD £4,052 £ 14,140

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    Humanities (History of Art)

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MRes  £4,052 £14,140
    All courses MPhil £4,052 £ 14,140
    All courses PhD £4,052 £ 14,140

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    Humanities (Music)

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MPhil £4,052 £ 14,140
    All courses PhD £4,052 £ 14,140
    All courses AMusM £4,052 £ 14,140
    All courses AMusD £4,052 £ 14,140

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    Humanities (Philosophy)

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MA (by Research) £4,052 £ 14,140
    All courses MPhil £4,052 £ 14,140
    All courses PhD £4,052 £ 14,140

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    Humanities (Theology and Religious Studies)

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MA (by Research) £4,052 £ 14,140
    All courses MPhil £4,052 £ 14,140
    All courses PhD £4,052 £ 14,140

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    Law

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MRes £4,052 £ 14,140
    All courses MPhil £4,052 £ 14,140
    All courses PhD £4,052 £ 14,140

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    Life Sciences

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MRes * *
    All courses DM £4,052 **
    All courses MPhil £4,052 **
    B29S Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Discovery PhD £4,052 £25,040
    All other courses PhD £4,052 **

    * HEU fees will be charged as follows: Computer-based projects - £6,690; Laboratory-based projects - £9,990

    *International fees will be charged as follows: Computer-based projects - £14,140: Laboratory-based projects - £20,110

    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 - £14,140; High cost laboratory-based research - £22,730; Exceptional technically-intensive/specialised research projects with high consumable costs - £27,460

    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 £4,052 £14,140
    All courses PhD £4,052 £14,140

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    Medicine 

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    C81Q Forensic Psychology DForenPsy £7,670 £16,920
    C89Q Forensic Psychology - top-up programme DForenPsy £7,670
    		£16,920
    C81N Forensic Psychology (part-time) DForenPsy £4,605 £10,155
    C89N Forensic Psychology - top-up programme (part-time) DForenPsy £4,605 £10,155
    C89E Forensic and Criminological Psychology MSc (by research) £7,670 £16,920
    C89G Applied Psychology (Greece) PhD £5,920 £16,920
    C89W Workplace Health and Wellbeing DocWHW £4,052 £16,920
    C81K Doctorate in Clinical Psychology DClinPsy * *
    All courses DM £4,052 ** 
    All courses MPhil £4,052 ** 
    All courses MRes £4,052 ** 
    All courses MSc (by research) £4,052 ** 
    All other courses PhD £4,052 ** 

    *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 - £14,140; Medium-cost research in Applied Psychology and Paediatric Pharmacology - £16,920; Laboratory-based research - £20,110; High-cost laboratory-based research - £22,730; Technically-intensive/specialised research projects with high consumable costs - £27,460; Exceptional technically-intensive/specialised research projects with high consumable costs - £33,340

    Please contact the School for further advice on the fee level applicable to your area of research, Tel: +44 (0) 115 823 1000, medicine-pgr@nottingham.ac.uk

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    Pharmacy

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    B29P  Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Discovery (Monash) PhD £4,052 £25,040
    B29Q Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Discovery PhD £4,052 £ 25,040
    All courses MRes £4,052 *
    All courses MPhil £4,052 *
    All other courses PhD £4,052 *

      *International fees will be charged as follows: Research in the Division of Social Research in Medicines & Health - £16,920: Other research - £20,110

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

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

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    Physics & Astronomy

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MSc (by research) £4,052 £18,210
    All courses MRes £4,052 £18,210
    All courses MPhil £4,052 £18,210
    All courses PhD £4,052 £18,210

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    Politics and International Relations

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MRes £4,052 £14,140
    All courses MPhil £4,052 £14,140
    All courses PhD £4,052 £14,140

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    Psychology

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MPhil £4,052 £18,210
    All courses PhD £4,052 £18,210
    All courses DAppEdPsy

    * 

    		n/a
    All courses DAppPsych £7,670 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 National College for Teaching and Leadership, part of the Department for Education. Please contact the School for further information: Tel +44 (0)115 846 8577, sophie.richardson@nottingham.ac.uk or 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
    All courses MPhil £4,052 £14,140
    L39S  Energy & Environment PhD £4,052 £18,210
    All other courses PhD £4,052 £14,140
    All courses DPP £4,052 £14,140
    All courses DPM £4,052 £14,140

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    Veterinary Medicine & Science

    Code
    Title
    Qualification
    HEU Fees
    International Fees
    All courses MRes £4,052 *
    All courses MPhil £4,052 *
    All courses PhD £4,052 *
    All courses MVM £4,052 *
    All courses MVS £4,052 *
    All courses DVetMed £4,052 *
    All courses DVetSurg £4,052 *

      *International fees will be charged as follows: Low-cost research - £18,210; Laboratory-based research - £22,730; High cost laboratory-based research - £26,970; Exceptional technically-intensive/specialised research projects with high consumable costs - £33.340

    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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