University of Kent

As a highly regarded UK university, Kent provides a dynamic and challenging academic environment and has an excellent international reputation for collaborative research with universities around the world.  Kent is known as "the European university" and this is demonstrated through ourspecialist postgraduate centres in Brussels, Athens, Parisand Romeand academic partnerships across Europe.

Kenthas been recognised nationally for the quality of both our teaching and student experience and has an excellent record for graduate employment. The University has a £8.5million postgraduate scholarship fund including research student scholarships, location-specific funding, sport and music scholarships and funding for overseas fee-paying students. We are proud of our world-leading research, strong academic community and global outlook.

Kent was ranked 23rd in the UK in the 2012 Guardian University Guide, 24th in the UK for world-leading (4*) research in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (2008) and was 30th in the annual Times Higher Education (THE) 'Table of tables' for 2012.

Postgraduate Programmes

We offer a range of offer taught programmes and research opportunities including New Route and External PhDs, distance learning and continuing professional development (CPD) courses across the arts and humanities, social sciences, medical studies, and science and technology. Kent has a wide and growing range of programmes with a particular European focus in areas such as European culture and languages, drama, politics, law, economics, business and migration. Some of our postgraduate programmes offer dual UK and European qualifications (International Double Degrees and jointly supervised PhD awards) and a new opportunity for 2013 is the Brussels- based Two Capitals MA in International Studies which allows students to study for two MAs, one in Brussels and another in Washington, Brasilia or Beijing

Subjects available

• Anthropology and Conservation
• Architecture
• Arts
• Biosciences
• Business
• Computing
• Economics
• Engineering and Digital Arts
• English
• European Culture and Languages
• History
• Journalism
• Law
• Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
• Pharmacy
• Philosophy
• Physical Sciences
• Politics and International Relations
• Psychology
• Religious Studies
• Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
• Sports and Exercise Studies

£8.5m Postgraduate Scholarship Fund

We allocate over £6 million from our own funds and attract an additional £2.5 million from external funding bodies to provide a variety of financial support opportunities for postgraduate students. Funding includes a generous number of taught and research student scholarships, from fees only awards to full scholarships which cover tuition fees at the home rate and maintenance grants. In addition there is location specific-funding, sport and music scholarships, and funding specifically for overseas fee-paying students. We also have a Graduate Teaching Assistantship Scheme whereby postgraduate research students receive financial support in return for teaching.

Full details of all studentships, research councils and other sources of funding can be found on our dedicated postgraduate scholarships page and include:

• Funding from the seven UK Research Councils - ESRC (including a Doctoral Training Centre), AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, MRC, NERC and STFC
• Graduate Teaching Assistantships
• University Research Scholarships
• Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctoral Fellowships in Early Modern Studies and in Criminology
• Study Abroad Scholarships
• Excellence in Sport and Music scholarships
• Named awards from donors
• Funding to support international students.

Impressive career prospects

Kent has an excellent record for employment: over 90%of our postgraduate students who graduated in 2011 found a job or further study opportunity within six months. A postgraduate qualification from Kent opens up career opportunities by providing an impressive portfolio of skills and specialist knowledge. Kent also helps you to develop general skills that are essential within the competitive world of employment, such as the ability to adapt to challenges, analyse complex real-world problems and develop original ideas. Our postgraduates have gone on to work for major companies and organisations, such as Renault, Accenture, the Government Statistical Service, Cancer Research UK, Guardian News & Media, the European Commission, Deutsche Bank and Lucasfilm.

The Graduate School coordinates training including the unique Global Skills

Programme, which offers all taught master's students the opportunity to enhance their

global awareness and personal development, as well as a comprehensive ResearcherDevelopment Programme.

Superb locations

The University of Kent has six exceptional postgraduate study locations; the UK campuses in Canterbury and Medway and the specialist postgraduate centres in Brussels, Paris,Athens and Rome. Canterbury and Medway are close to London with easy access by road and high-speed trains and there is easy and fast travel to mainland Europe including Paris and Brussels by air, Eurostar or ferry.

Canterbury

Surrounded by lush green countryside and with easy access to miles of beautiful coastline, the Canterbury campus is located in a thriving area of the country with fast transport links to nearby London and mainland Europe. Founded in 1965, it is Kent's original site and is built on 300 acres of parkland overlooking the historic city centre. Modern buildings are surrounded by open green spaces, courtyards, gardens, ponds and woodland, with stunning views of Canterbury and the Stour Valley. Woolf College provides dedicated postgraduate accommodation and study facilities.

Medway

Kent has a multimillion-pound campus with state-of-the-art buildings and facilities; the site isinclusive of the Historic Dockyard at Chatham Maritime where the School of Arts is located and was originally built in the early 1900s as a naval base. The extensive refurbishment of this space has resulted in truly exceptional and spacious study and studio facilities of the highest quality in a beautiful setting.

Brussels

Kent is the only UK university to have a postgraduate centre in 'the capital of Europe'. The Brussels School of International Studies offers a close-knit student community at the heart of Europe with excellent prospects for networking and professional advancement.

Brussels is the home of major international organisations such as the EU and NATO and the many international and non-governmental organisations based there. Students have the added opportunity of undertaking an internship with one of these organisations.

Paris

Our location in Paris allows students on a range of Master's programmes in the arts and humanities to spend a term studying in the heart of this leading centre for culture in Europe. It provides modern study and support facilities within 18th-century buildings in a historic corner of Montparnasse, with easy access to all the cultural resources on offer.

Athens

Kent's MA in Heritage Management, taught in partnership with the Athens University of Economics and Business, is ideally located in the Athenian suburb of Eleusina, the birthplace of Aeschylus and one of most important archaeological religious sites in the world as a location of the Eleusinian mysteries. It is also close to many other important sites including the Parthenon, Ancient Corinth, Nemea and Thebes.

Rome

Classical and Archaeological Studies in Rome examines the textual and material evidence for a wide cross-section of the ancient world and includes three convergent research and teaching pathways: ancient history, classical literature, and archaeology.

Kent's specialist postgraduate centre in Rome has been designed to combine our specialist teaching and research with the facilities of the American University in Rome and the cultural and learning opportunities that the City offers.

Research excellence

Kent has an excellent international reputation and our academic schools have exchange links, and are engaged in collaborative research with universities from around the world. An excellent performance in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008) confirmed our position as one of the UK's leading universities when our academic schools were found to be engaged in research of international and world-class standing.

Postgraduate Study at Kent

A thriving intellectual community of students and staff is fundamental to Kent, in addition to lectures, seminars and one-to-one supervisions, our students are able to benefit from a rich and stimulating research culture. With programmes of study that are informed by research, students are able to develop skills and knowledge relevant to contemporary issues. Our research activities and collaborations with outside organisations create knowledge that is highly influential in many areas. Academic schools hold regular events to provide a forum for students and staff to discuss their ongoing research activities. Schools also invite speakers who are leaders in their field to give guest lectures at Kent. Postgraduate students are encouraged to take an active role in the academic community and develop their skills by presenting work at research seminars, participating in conferences and publishing papers.

Our international student body contributes to the cosmopolitan atmosphere and provides the ideal environment for analysis of global issues. Our libraries offer over a million books, periodicals and journals with subject-specific librarians and there are excellent teaching facilities with tailor-made specialist resources, including well-equipped laboratories and studios. The Graduate School works in partnership with academic schools to enhance the quality of the postgraduate student experience across all campuses, create a vibrant postgraduate community and co-ordinate the Transferable Skills Training Programme for postgraduate students. Graduation ceremonies are held in the beautiful medieval cathedrals of Canterbury and Rochester.

Open Days

At both our special postgraduate events and general open days you will have the opportunity to meet our leading academics, tour the Canterbury or Medway campus, and find out about accommodation and funding. For detailed information about our centres in Paris, Brussels, Athens and Rome, please visit a Canterbury open day.

• Saturday 2 February 2013(postgraduate only) - Canterbury
• Saturday 22 June 2013 - Medway (general)
• Saturday 6July 2013 - Canterbury (general)

In addition, visitors are always welcome at our Canterbury and Medway campuses and information for a self-guided tour is available from visitor reception. To meet an academic at any of our locations or to visit Paris, Brussels and Athens please contact us so that we can ensure you have a successful visit.

Contact

For further information on all taught and research programmes, our postgraduate prospectus is available to download or you can request a copy.

To speak to a member of our dedicated team, please contact:

Information and Guidance Unit
The Registry, University of Kent,
Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NZ UK
T: +44(0)1227 827272
E: enquirypg@kent.ac.uk
W: www.kent.ac.uk/pg