Postgraduate Prospectus Why Choose Us?

2019 Postgraduate prospectus Why choose us?

Times Higher Education, REF 2014, Overall ranking of institutions

(Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, 2017-18) Picture: jhmaw.co.uk (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2018)

(‘The 10 most beautiful universities in the UK’ THE, 2018)

3 Welcome

I’m delighted that you are considering advanced study with us, one of the UK’s leading research universities. By choosing Royal Holloway you’ll join a close-knit community where you’ll have direct contact with world-leading academics and industry professionals. Through the dedication of our teachers, discoveries that change the world, and the unique Royal Holloway experience, we will inspire you to succeed academically, socially and personally. I believe that the purpose of universities like Royal Holloway is two-fold. First, through innovative research, to advance knowledge that will have a positive impact. Second, to share that knowledge in ways that inspire you to achieve your potential so that you can make a similar impact individually, in whatever way is meaningful for you. It’s this sense of purpose, this clarity around what we do and why we do it, that gives us the conﬁ dence to challenge ourselves and seek answers to the question ‘why?’. It’s also why we can support you to do the same within your own area of interest. I hope that I will welcome you to Royal Holloway in September 2019. Professor Paul Layzell, Principal BA (Econ), MSc, PhD, FBCS, CEng, FHEA

Contents

2 Why Royal Holloway? 23 Personal support 5Our research proﬁ le 24 Your future career 6 Our history 25 Working while you study 8 What is postgraduate study 26 Central London campus 10 Being a research student 31 Departments and centres 11 Study environment 121 How much does it cost? 12 Academic support 122 Funding your studies 14 Campus map 124 Entry requirements and how to apply 16 Accommodation 126 Terms and conditions 18 Local area 127 Our global alumni community 20 Student life 128 Guide to Masters and Postgraduate Diplomas

4 Our research proﬁ le

“You get a sense of energy and a real feeling of connection from being taught by people who are leading the ﬁ eld in the area that they’re talking about. They can bring examples of their research straight in to the lectures and, when you come to do a project, you’re working with people who are already asking questions that have never been asked before.” Polly Dalton, Professor in Cognitive Psychology

Research and teaching excellence We are acknowledged worldwide for pioneering work across all sectors of the arts, humanities and sciences. We continue to invest in fi rst-class academic staff and facilities, with innovative partnerships in Higher Education, Government and industry in the UK and abroad. The research-led nature of our postgraduate programmes off ers exciting intellectual challenges. National Research Assessment Exercise Our position as one of the UK’s leading research intensive institutions is confi rmed by the results of the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF), 2014. Its scoring system measures research quality in four categories, with the top score of 4* indicating quality that is world-leading and of the highest standards in terms of originality, signifi cance and rigour.

Source: *Times Higher Education, REF 2014, Overall ranking of institutions **Research Excellence Framework (REF), 2014

royalholloway.ac.uk/research 5 Our history

Royal Holloway and Bedford Colleges combine over 150 years of historic discoveries, notable alumni and academic innovation. Here are some of the milestones along the way. royalholloway.ac.uk/virtual-timeline

1849181 BedfordB College is founded by ElizabethE Jesser Reid as the UK’s ﬁ rst higherh education college for women 18861 EarlyE students include the novelist Royal Holloway College is George Eliot, famed for Middlemarch, openedo by HM Queen Victoria and the ﬁ rst woman doctor Dr Elizabeth Blackwell, who trained nurses in the American Civil War 1894 StudentsS include the suff ragette martyr 1860 EmilyE Wilding Davison, who died at the Sarah Parker Remond, the EpsomE Derby in 1913, the pioneering woman slavery abolitionist and early surgeon,s Dr Louisa Martindale CBE, and African American female hher sister, Hilda Martindale CBE, who physician, is a student aargued for equal pay and rights for women

1900 1912 Both Bedford and Royal Holloway Margaret Benson becomes Colleges are admitted as Schools Professor of Botany at Royal of the University of London Holloway College, the ﬁ rst female science professor in the country

1914 1942 Richmal Crompton, the Eunice Timberlake, Geography lecturer author of the Just William at Bedford College, develops new books, is a student as is techniques in air navigation to aid air Ethel Watts, the ﬁ rst rescue after attackattacks on Atlantic convoys woman to qualify as a chartered accountant

1922 1944 Students include Dame Kathleen Sir William Hunter Lonsdale DBE FRS, one of the McCrea FRS becomes Head of ﬁ rst two women elected to the Mathematics at Royal Holloway. His Royal Society and Sylvia Scaff ardi, discovery that the sun is composed co-founder of the Council for Civil mainly of hydrogen leads to the Liberties, now known as Liberty development of the Big Bang Theory 6 2018 2017 Completion of the Beatricee The Princess Royal visits 20032 Shilling Building, a high- to offi cially open our new CommunityC Action is founded quality, state-of-the-art Emily Wilding Davison toto enable students to volunteer home of the Department Building, containing our inin the community of Electronic Engineering Library and Student Services Centre 2015 Royal Holloway hosts 19981 The Great Charter Festival to celebrate the TheT Information 800th anniversary of the SecurityS Group wins the sealing of Magna Carta Queen’sQ Anniversary PrizeP for Higher and FurtherF Education 2013 Our Music department is awarded a prestigious Regius Professorship by 1995 HM The Queen to mark Professor Euan her Diamond Jubilee Nisbet begins 2010 2012 monitoring the rising Comedian and actor levels of atmospheric Sir Lenny Henry CBE We are the Olympic methane, a highly gains an MA in Screenwriting. Village for Rowing, potent but neglected Renowned alumnae sopranos and our graduate greenhouse gas Dame Felicity Lott, Susan Sophie Christiansen Bullock and Sarah Fox OBEO wins three ParalympicP Gold 1985 perform at College to mark our Silver Jubilee Medals.M Our particle Royal Holloway and Bedford physicistsp contribute New College opens following to the discovery of the the merger of the two colleges. HiggsH Boson particle HM Queen Elizabeth II inaugurates the new College theteoow following year 1977 Baroness Catherine Ashton, who will become the EU’s ﬁ rst ever foreign minister, graduates in Social Science

1982 Students include Emma Freud OOBEBE, Director of Red Nose Day, Dr Simon Thurley CBE, former CEO of English Heritage and Jayne-Anne Gadhia, CEO of Virgin Money

1969 Professor Samuel Tolansky receives samples of moon dustt from NASA, brought back by Apollo XI, for his diamond research at Royal Holloway

1966 1965196 Students include Baroness Diana Warwick, former Both colleges become Chair of the Human Tissue Authority and Baroness fully co-educational Jean McFarlane, one of nursing’s great pioneers and England’s ﬁ rst Professor of Nursing

royalholloway.ac.uk/aboutus 7 What is postgraduate study? © MHK Photography © MHK

Postgraduate degrees Masters (taught programmes) Masters by Research Postgraduate Certiﬁ cate or Diploma Graduate Diploma

Taught programmes a Masters programme by completing a dissertation. A Postgraduate Certifi cate is an exit award for As the name suggests, taught programmes include students who complete some, but not all, of the a set amount of contact time with a tutor. They vary taught course units, and also do not complete a greatly in terms of content. Many are closely linked to dissertation. research specialisms – from Petroleum Geoscience in Earth Sciences to Shakespeare in English. Others off er research in a particular discipline, for example Graduate Diplomas the MMus in Advanced Musical Studies. Topics are A Graduate Diploma is usually thought of as not always confi ned to departmental boundaries, a conversion course for graduates of diff erent so taught programmes off er an ideal opportunity disciplines or for those with non-standard for interdisciplinary work. Some taught programmes qualifi cations, but they are also qualifi cations in their integrate university study with professional, own right. If you successfully complete a Diploma, commercial or industrial applications, such as you may be able to go on to study for a taught Masters the MSc in Information Security or the MBA in or a Masters by Research. International Management. Duration of study Postgraduate Diplomas and Certifi cates Most Masters degrees can be taken over one year We award Postgraduate Diplomas to students who full-time or between two and fi ve years part-time. complete all of their taught units, but decide not For full-time students, degrees can be extended to complete a dissertation. A limited number of if the course includes a year in industry option departments off er Postgraduate Diplomas as awards (see individual department pages for where this in their own right. Upon successful completion of a is off ered). Our Social Work Masters is unusual – Postgraduate Diploma, you may be able to progress to it takes place full-time over two academic years.

8 Postgraduate Diplomas usually take nine months on the main campus. Assessment is also varied. full-time or 21 months part-time. Some programmes and diplomas have a mixture Please refer to each department’s pages for full details of coursework and unseen examinations, while on duration of individual courses. others rely solely on assessed coursework such as a portfolio of essays. A dissertation or project based on Years in business or industry independent research is a feature of most Masters degrees. Some of our Masters level courses off er an option of taking a year in business or industry. Our location in Egham puts us in a good place to access companies Masters by Research with whom we have strong links, plus take advantage These research degrees involve writing an extended of the wider environment of opportunity: there are dissertation of up to 40,000 words. It should 50,000 businesses based in Surrey, 300 of them demonstrate your ability to design and carry out an premier blue-chip multinationals. You will need to independent research project. You’re expected to source the placement, with support from us. apply your knowledge of the subject or discipline to a research problem, question or hypothesis; to provide Teaching and assessment a critical discussion of relevant major theories, Teaching methods for postgraduate taught degrees debates and concepts; to undertake a clear analysis of and diplomas are as varied as the programmes the results of the project; and to show informed and themselves. Signiﬁ cant emphasis is placed on critical use of theories and concepts to interrogate private study and assessed work. Full-time students these results. Some programmes also include a taught might only be required to attend two or three component which must be passed. The Masters by timetabled sessions per week. Some degrees take Research provides a good preparation for study at place at our central London home rather than PhD level.

Professor Phil Meeson, Director of SuperFab. Royal Holloway is home to a range of internationally-acclaimed research and teaching departments.

9 Being a research student

With advice from your supervisors, you are Research degrees responsible for deciding when you should submit your thesis, but we and the Research Councils consider this Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) should normally take three to four years (fi ve to eight A research project in one or more disciplines years if you are part-time), though some funders have with a thesis that makes an original contribution diff erent timescales and you will be told if this applies to knowledge. to you. Professional Doctorate Teaching opportunities Includes a substantial taught component and Suitable teaching opportunities are advertised a dissertation/project which is usually linked to to research students. Some studentship funding current professional practice. includes a small amount of teaching or teaching Master of Philosophy (MPhil) support. If you are given teaching responsibilities you can also access training for this. We run a teacher A thesis that is usually a record of original work training programme called InSTIL for postgraduate or an ordered and critical exposition of existing teachers and completion of this leads to Associate knowledge. Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. We also off er Masters by Research programmes We also off er opportunities to do some work in (see page 8 for further information). schools (via the Brilliant Club scheme) and a scheme for A-level exam script marking in some subjects. Supervision The Doctoral School Research is directed by one or more supervisors This is for all research students and holds events but the fi nal outcome depends entirely on the and social activities as well as an annual conference. individual student. You’ll get regular progress The library in the Emily Wilding Davison Building reviews, an oral and written upgrade exam and a has a dedicated room for research students and major annual review for which you’ll usually prepare further dedicated space, including a communal a written submission. Our Researcher Development social area is also available. Programme (RDP) is a series of short courses to help research students develop broader, transferable skills alongside their research, such as training in Research & Enterprise ethics and data management, and presentation and communication skills. Our Research & Enterprise team supports all researchers at Royal Holloway. You can access Assessment information and advice on a range of subjects including sources of research funding, costing of Research students produce a thesis and undergo an grant applications, intellectual property rights accompanying oral viva voce examination with two and starting new business ventures. expert examiners working in the relevant fi eld of study. If you have a Research Council Scholarship, our Duration of study specialist staff can help you apply for additional opportunities like internships, and for extra MPhil degrees normally require a minimum of two funding for conferences and study trips. They’ll years’ full-time study and PhD and Professional also help you make the most of development Doctorate degrees a minimum of three years. In most cases, PhD students are registered initially for an opportunities off ered through the Research MPhil with transfer to PhD status after an upgrade Council Doctoral Training Partnerships. examination at the end of year 1 or during year 2.

10 royalholloway.ac.uk/research Study environment

Our library is located within the ﬂ agship Emily Wilding Davison Building, which is at the heart of our campus and was opened in September 2017. It contains everything you’ll need to succeed as a student at Royal Holloway, from the library, student services centre and careers hub to a shop, bank, café and exhibition space. Library and study space The library is open 24/7 and contains our extensive collection of books and journals and 1,250 study seats, with diff erent zones to accommodate every type of study: silent, social, creative and collaborative.

Support and advice is available from the library’s Beatrice Shilling Building helpdesk and there is also an IT help desk providing laptop and mobile device support service. your research data. For Masters students, our Virtual A dedicated Information Consultant can provide Learning Environment, Moodle, provides interactive training in the awareness and use of resources access to a wide range of learning resources such as available to you and tailored to your subject area, and course material from both on and off campus. is available for in-depth one-to-one help. In addition to the extensive range of online and print Further study space on campus is available in the resources, you can also access Royal Holloway’s original Victorian Reading Room in the Founder’s archives, housing the records of our founding Colleges Building. Our newest building, The Beatrice Shilling of Bedford and Royal Holloway – an important record Building, home of Electronic Engineering, provides of the history of women’s education. You’ll have additional core working space and seminar rooms as access to other libraries in the University of London, well as teaching and research areas. including Senate House Library, where you can freely For postgraduate researchers, the team can guide access their wide range of e-resources and use their you through open access publications and managing extensive library and study spaces in central London.

royalholloway.ac.uk/library 11 Academic support

Your academic welfare • bookable workshops and lectures on key academic skills Most postgraduates ﬁ nd their closest contact is with departmental advisors and supervisors. The • maths, stats and numeracy advice Code of Practice for the Academic Welfare of • academic English sessions (for non-native Postgraduate Research Students recognises that speakers only) successful research depends on both the students’ • tailored sessions embedded within your and supervisors’ eff orts, the research environment academic courses. in the department, and research training. The Code covers the responsibilities of the student, supervisor English Language support available and advisor, and also outlines administrative and ahead of your study monitoring procedures. If English isn’t your ﬁ rst language, Royal Holloway off ers a Pre-sessional English Language Programme Academic skills support to help you adjust to studying in an unfamiliar Whatever your postgraduate needs, the Centre for academic setting. the Development of Academic Skills (CeDAS) is The programme is open to all non-native English- there to ensure that you can perform to the best of speaking postgraduates whose IELTS scores fall just your ability. Our friendly, professional team off ers a below the level of English required for study, the range of useful services with you in mind: programme begins prior to the start of the academic • 1-to-1 tutorials and drop-ins for academic year and lasts for 12, eight or four weeks. For more writing information visit royalholloway.ac.uk/pelp

12 “As an international student, academic English was the fi rst diffi culty I had. CeDAS helped me build on my foundation and off ered me opportunities to improve. At the beginning of the fi rst term, I attended a variety of workshops, including how to structure essays, how to reference, and presentation courses. When I started my programme assignments, I booked the 1:1 tutorial to help brainstorm and format the argument. CeDAS is really benefi cial to students whether local or international.” Chen-Ju, MA Marketing

Chen-Ju with the wooden sculpture of the university mascot, Colossus

royalholloway.ac.uk/academicskills 13 Campus International Building Katharine Worth Building map Home to language Complex of buildings departments with seminar occupied by our rooms and boardroom. Department of Drama, Home to Centre for Theatre and Dance. the Development of Academic Skills (CeDAS).

Computer Centre PC labs open 24-hours, Windsor Building seven days a week. 400-seat auditorium with seminar rooms.

Founder’s Building Home to 500 students, the Chapel, the Picture Gallery, dining hall, common room, laundry and part of the Shilling Building library. Our new state-of-the-art Davison Building building, opened in 2018, Houses the library, Union is home to the Department shop, bank and exhibition of Electronic Engineering, space, as well as the with lecture theatres, Careers & Employability seminar rooms, a creative Service and other student learning room and a services. rooftop laboratory. Map correct at September 2018

14 royalholloway.ac.uk/ourcampus Key Academic Social Accommodation Caryl Churchill Car park Theatre Step free route Seats an audience of 200 on two ﬂ oors. Gradient Accessible car parking Bus stop Toucan crossing Café Picnic area Shop Handa Noh Theatre Unique authentic Noh Library stage for movement work. Bank Event & Exhibition Spaces Student Services Centre Careers & Employability Service

Students’ Union Building Large function hall with 1,200 capacity.

Boilerhouse Flexible lecture theatres, seminar rooms and space for new theatre practice as well as the Boilerhouse Café.

Sports Centre Home to 60-station gym and sports hall.

Nobles Sports Field World-class, ﬂ oodlit outdoor 3G pitches and courts.

15 Accommodation

Living on campus good value for money. Our newest hall housing postgraduate students, named after notable alumna For full-time postgraduates there’s a variety of George Eliot, opened in September 2017. Students accommodation available, some of which are enjoy large shared living rooms and kitchens in exclusively for postgraduates. Staying in halls will modern townhouses. You can fi nd out more about keep you connected to wider university life, while our halls, let lengths and our current prices on helping you make friends with students at a similar our website. royalholloway.ac.uk/accommodation stage of study. You’ll need to apply for accommodation by the deadlines published on our website, and if you Adapted accommodation want to remain in halls after your fi rst year, you’ll Many of our halls include adapted rooms that are need to reapply. suitable for students with disabilities. Full-time carers can be housed in a room adjacent to the student’s Our halls of residence room. If you’re interested in an adapted room, you We off er a wide range of accommodation for should contact the Disability and Dyslexia Services postgraduate students in our halls, from shared team for advice before submitting your application fl ats to townhouses and all are comfortable and for accommodation.

“I loved the community that developed in my hall, I met people from all around the UK and the world. My best advice: bring a cake, it’s a delicious way to introduce yourself.” James, MA History

16 “I was slightly worried before starting my course about how living at home would impact my student experience, but I soon found that I had no reason to be. Probably about half the people on my course were living outside Egham or at home, and I found that volunteering on campus was a great way to get involved and meet fellow students.” Michaela, MA History

Couples and family housing The Students’ Union runs HouseSearch, where you can fi nd properties in the local area. We have a small amount of accommodation available Visit housesearch.royalholloway.ac.uk/ for international postgraduates who would like to live accommodation with their partner and/or children while studying. The availability of this accommodation varies from year to year, so please contact us for current information. Living in London If your degree programme or research involves work Living off campus in London you may prefer to live in the capital. Some postgraduate students choose to live near Royal Holloway has some rooms for postgraduates in campus in private sector accommodation available Intercollegiate Halls of Residence in central London, in the local area, from Englefi eld Green, Egham and which are issued on a fi rst-come fi rst-served basis. Staines to Virginia Water, Ashford and Windsor. The University of London Housing Services Offi ce You’ll need to consider the requirements of your off ers assistance to those looking for accommodation study programme and the commute, but help is at in London. Further information can be found at hand to establish where you choose to settle. housing.lon.ac.uk

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Community Perfectly placed We have a vibrant postgraduate You get the best of country and city community with 1,719 postgraduate when you study here. Our leafy 135-acre taught students and 745 postgraduate campus means you are surrounded research students. by Surrey’s beautiful countryside. On the other hand, we’re close to Staines, Windsor and Kingston and just 40 minutes by train from central London.

Social scene If you’re looking for a break from study, the campus social scene centres on the Students’ Union (SU) and its many clubs and societies. It runs entertainment seven days a week throughout term-time and regular market days selling fruit and veg, Active lifestyle & sport clothes and books. The main SU building There are lots of ways to keep active at holds a large function hall, two bars and Royal Holloway, from gym membership, a coff ee bar. The SU also operates a general ﬁ tness and exercise classes and smaller bar on campus, Medicine, as well recreational sport through to competitive as The Packhorse, a family friendly pub clubs. For full details visit off ering a wide range of great value food royalholloway.ac.uk/sports and drink.

20 Cultural life Volunteering The whole community benefi ts from There are hundreds of diff erent the rich and varied cultural life at volunteering activities for you to choose Royal Holloway. Public lectures, plays, from, taking place during the day and dance and fi lm, concerts, campus tours, evenings, on weekends and in the and specifi c events like our Global holidays. Volunteering is a great way Cafe, are held throughout the year. to keep up your transferable skills and The Students’ Union has over 150 sports employability, and to have fun meeting clubs and societies, which also host new people – all while making a big their own events. From fashion or fi lm to diff erence in the local community. In cheerleading and ultimate frisbee, there’s 2017 our Community Action team something for everyone. was awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service – the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK. royalholloway.ac.uk/volunteering

Architectural gems and modern developments The fi rst thing you’ll notice as you set foot on campus is the spectacular Founder’s Building. As well as housing 500 students, a dining hall, and a café, Founder’s is home to the beautiful Chapel and Picture Gallery containing Thomas Holloway’s collection of Victorian paintings. Our state-of-the-art Emily Wilding Davison Building, which opened to students in September 2017, complements our iconic Founder’s Building, which it sits opposite. The building provides an innovative environment including a library, study spaces and our student services centre. Elsewhere on campus you’ll fi nd academic buildings, halls of residence, the Students’ Union and all the facilities you’d expect from a top class university – a shop, cafés, bars, bank, theatres, health centre, sports centre and playing fi elds.

21 Student life

What is your favourite thing about being a student at Royal Holloway? “One of the best things about being a student at Royal Holloway is the buzzing social life on campus. The student experience here is second to none. We have a range of amazing sports clubs. Anything from Women’s Rugby, all the way to Chess. You can also represent your course on campus. It’s great – there’s so many diff erent options you can do and all the facilities here are amazing. It’s nice to be in leafy old Egham, because you’re close to Windsor but also London so it’s a really lovely campus environment.” Sophie, MA Consumption, Culture and Marketing

How does Royal Holloway ﬁ t your studying needs? “It has everything I could possibly want. My keen interest is in bumblebee research, so all the facilities are here for me in the lab for example. The Emily Wilding Davison Building has any paper I could ever want and more study space than I would ever need. What do you enjoy most about being a student at Royal Holloway? Other than the research, I’d probably say the fact that I’m in a campus with the Founder’s Building, and seeing that contrasted with the new library building. It’s like bringing the old with the new and it’s incredibly beautiful. I’m lucky to be here.” Tom, Postgraduate Research in Biological Sciences

Are you part of any clubs/societies? “I’m part of Gospel Choir because I really like singing. Especially when I heard we have our practice every Monday and Thursday in the Chapel. It’s one of the most beautiful places on campus.” What do you hope to achieve in the future and how is Royal Holloway going to help you get there? “I want to build up a career path in the marketing industry. Here I learn about marketing techniques and marketing theory within the UK environment. I have made friends from diff erent countries and cultures which has also helped me broaden my horizons.” Baoyu, MA Marketing

22 Personal support

We are renowned for our friendly and caring International student support: advice on living in the community and have dedicated advisory and UK for international students, including immigration wellbeing services to help you get the most out of and visa advice. your time here. Multi-faith Chaplaincy: We are a multi-faith community with many diff erent beliefs represented Student wellbeing on campus and excellent cooperation between faiths. The multi-faith Chaplaincy team is available to Providing advice and guidance for all students to everyone regardless of faith or belief and can provide support a balanced lifestyle and positive personal information about student led faith societies and wellbeing. Acts as a triage point to other support provision for worship. On campus we have a beautiful services. ecumenical Chapel and a Muslim Prayer Room. Personal support Disability and dyslexia services Student counselling: our professionally accredited We support students with disability, mental health, service off ers personal, emotional and psychological chronic medical conditions and dyslexia and are support in a conﬁ dential, non-judgmental and accredited to supply DSA support. We’re here to friendly setting. We help with a range of issues advise on reasonable adjustments that can be made including stress, anxiety, cultural issues, relationships, to ensure accessibility to services (including student sexuality, alcohol and drugs. Coaching sessions can accommodation) and academic courses. If you think also be arranged. you may need any provisions like this, we recommend On-campus NHS-managed GP surgery: for you seek advice from us before enrolment so that students living in halls or in the local area. they can be organised well in advance. Hall Life team: promoting a happy hall environment for students living in Royal Holloway accommodation Students’ Union support by organising social events. The SU has Student Support Advisors available Financial welfare: including advice on budgeting to provide housing and academic information and and loans and access to hardship funding. advice to students.

“The Disability & Dyslexia Service at Royal Holloway exceeded my expectations. Their support and guidance ranged from allowing me to record my lectures, to 1:1 mental health advisory meetings. Their continued support allowed me to achieve the most out of my undergraduate degree, along with the courage to continue my studies at postgraduate level.” Mel, MSc Clinical Psychology

royalholloway.ac.uk/welfareandsupport 23 Your future career

“The Careers & Employability Service has helped me to realise that there are many more jobs and opportunities in my ﬁ eld than I had previously thought. Their personalised advice has shown me where to apply and how to tailor my CV for diff erent roles, making my job search more manageable and achievable.” Amy, MA Ancient History

Career planning and development beneﬁ t, our team will work with you to enhance your employability and prepare you for your future. Our Careers & Employability Service is part of The Careers Group, University of London – the largest If you’re not on campus you can get advice from our and most comprehensive careers service in Europe. team on the phone, via email, or from one of our many Located right in the heart of campus in our new online services. Emily Wilding Davison Building, our friendly and Hundreds of alumni and employers visit our campus experienced staff off er tailored support to help you every year to speak about career opportunities and boost your employability and prepare you for your to off er career coaching and top tips. With previous career ahead. employers including PwC, the House of Commons, Our postgraduates are highly employable and BBC, English Heritage, IBM and many others, pursue careers in many ﬁ elds from corporate law to these visits are an invaluable opportunity for you teaching, marketing to environmental conservation. to network with potential future employers and get As postgraduate study is often undertaken for career ahead of the crowd.

24 royalholloway.ac.uk/careers Working while you study

“I love being a Student Ambassador! Through the programme I’ve met so many amazing people and I always look forward to stepping out in my orange polo shirt. I greatly enjoy representing Royal Holloway and showing potential students what higher education has to off er. My work ﬁ ts in perfectly with my course schedule, as I’m able to pick and choose depending on when I’m available. Being a Student Ambassador has deﬁ nitely been a highlight in completing my degree here.” Madeline, MSc International Relations

Employment opportunities Nestle, Samsung, Pfi zer, BA, Unilever, Proctor & Gamble, amongst 300 others, and is a 40-minute There are many opportunities for work on campus train ride from central London). and in the local area. Full-time students can work up to 20 hours a week during term-time Students who Alternatively, if you would like something even are studying in the UK on a Tier 4 visa are able to closer to home, there are over 1,000 employment work up to 20 hours a week in term-time and full-time opportunities on campus every year. A variety of during vacations.* If you have any questions please roles exist, from Sports Centre Assistants to Library contact the International Student Support Offi ce at Assistants, and the Students’ Union alone employs [email protected] more than 250 students in a range of roles from bar Our Careers & Employability Service runs a range of and catering through to graphic designers and social fairs throughout the academic year, including two media coordinators. part-time jobs fairs. The fairs are great places to meet There’s also the opportunity for PhD students to take employers, fi nd out about opportunities and get a job on some teaching responsibility, supported by a skills that fi ts in with your studies. training programme. There are also lots of opportunities to work with one Whatever you do, you have the chance to earn money of Surrey’s 50,000 businesses (the campus is within as well as develop a multitude of skills that you can 10 miles of multinational companies such as Toyota, add to your CV.

*UKVI regulations royalholloway.ac.uk/careers 25 Central London campus Develop your skills as a professional, expand your network and enjoy the beneﬁ ts of studying in central London by choosing one of our ﬂ exible, career-focused postgraduate degrees.

26 Central London campus

Along with all the strengths of any Royal Holloway degree – teaching by cutting-edge researchers and practitioners, direct links with industry, a close and extremely supportive environment, and the diversity that comes with one of the UK’s most international universities – our programmes in London enable you to enjoy an urban experience and direct access to all the facilities and networks that the capital off ers. Degrees off ered from our London campus can be taken full-time, part-time or in intensive learning blocks. Options vary depending on the degree but off er more fl exibility for students to fi t study around their work or other commitments. From new graduates looking to deepen their knowledge of a subject, to those who are already working and wish to enhance their understanding of current thinking in their industry, or develop in an entirely new direction, all students will benefi t from working with a range of diff erent people, bringing diverse viewpoints and experience.

royalholloway.ac.uk/london 27 London-based degree programmes In 2019/20, we will be off ering the following degrees entirely, or predominantly, from our London premises. For more details on each programme please see the relevant department’s page as indicated. MA Creative Writing (Fiction Writing; Poetry or Poetic Practice) (see page 40)

MA Documentary by Practice (see page 48)

MA Playwriting (see page 36)

MSc Policing and Criminal Justice Policy (see page 74)

MA Producing Film & Television (see page 48)

MSc Social Work (see page 84)

MSc Advanced Practice (Social Work) (see page 84)

MSc Terrorism and Counter-terrorism (see page 74)

“I applied for the MA Creative Writing after more than 20 years in fi nancial services. I’ve always enjoyed writing and literature, but lacked confi dence to take my own prose seriously. The course has not only given me the confi dence to call myself a writer, it’s dramatically improved the quality of my writing. Working with award-winning writers and fellow students who feel passionate about literature was hugely benefi cial.” Martin, MA Creative Writing

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Our home in London Where great minds, past and present, can enjoy creative, shared spaces. Located in the heart of Bloomsbury, we have our own historic base at 11 Bedford Square, as well as a dedicated suite in the University of London’s impressive headquarters, Senate House, opposite the British Museum. These stunning buildings, just ﬁ ve minutes apart, provide an inspiring and vibrant environment to stimulate creative and critical thinking. Our recently-renovated building in Bedford Square provides high quality teaching and learning facilities, and is a very special environment for our students, staff and alumni. As well as the postgraduate programmes formally run from here, the space is available to all our students and provides an excellent base if you are visiting Senate House or other facilities in London. We’ve carefully worked to conserve and restore the Grade I-listed features of the property, and its improved teaching, meeting and social spaces are the perfect support for existing postgraduate taught programmes and enable the development of new initiatives.

Senate House

Bedford Square

29 Being a Royal Holloway student in Getting to Egham London As well as for some support services, it will be essential for you to come to our Egham campus for Accommodation certain key events during your study. This may include your examinations and, in some cases, enrolment. We will let you know if this is the case. Egham is an easy 40-minute train journey from London Waterloo and easily accessible from the M3, M4, M25 and Heathrow Airport (see page 18). But you don’t need to wait for these big moments. You’re encouraged to visit Egham at any time and make use of all the main campus’ facilities, open to you as a valued member of our community. It’s well worth a visit as a historic site in its own right.

Example room, University of London halls

Accommodation is available to full-time postgraduate students studying on our degrees in London, in the University of London’s intercollegiate halls. Take a look at halls.london.ac.uk for more information. The University of London’s Housing Service is also on hand to help with renting in the private sector if you want to live in the city. You can also apply to live in halls of residence on our Egham campus if you prefer to live a little outside the capital and commute in for your studies (see page 16 for more information). Support As a postgraduate studying in central London, you might be balancing your study with work and family commitments, and may be living away from university halls. We know that your support needs will vary. But when you need it, the right help is at hand. Most postgraduates ﬁ nd their closest contact is with their departmental advisors and supervisors, and there are a range of other academic services on off er to help with your study. Royal Holloway is renowned for its friendly and caring community and we off er careers, academic, wellbeing and personal support to help you get the most out of your time with us. You might need to travel to our Egham campus to access some of these services, but don’t worry, it’s a short and straightforward journey.

30 Departments & centres Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences 32 Faculty of Management, Economics and Law 70 Faculty of Science 88 31 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Classics Our internationally recognised Classics department has a vibrant research culture and a thriving and diverse graduate community. Enjoy a distinctive and rewarding postgraduate experience based on the University of London’s research excellence in Classics.

Proﬁ le • The teaching and research interests of academic London and University College London, off ering staff in Classics embrace the full range of the an unparalleled range of courses to students. subject, encompassing language, literature, • We also off er an MRes in Classical Reception and history, ancient philosophy and archaeology, an MRes in Rhetoric, drawing on the expertise and covering the ancient world from Homeric of our Centre for the Reception of Greece and Greece to the very end of the Roman Empire. The Rome and Centre for Oratory and Rhetoric. Our department also specialises in classical reception. programmes provide ideal preparation for PhD • We off er three intercollegiate taught MA work, or an additional year of advanced study to programmes in partnership with King’s College enhance your undergraduate qualiﬁ cation.

The colonnaded street in Apamea, Syria photographed in 2004 by Dr Zena Kamash

Programmes MA Ancient History MA Classical Art and Archaeology MA Classics MRes Classical Reception MRes Rhetoric Find out more MPhil/PhD @ClassicsRHUL

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“Royal Holloway was the perfect place to study the MA in Classics. The campus setting, close knit community of the Classics department and small class size means I got a personalised experience and close attention from academics, while having the equally impressive resources of other University of London colleges close by.” Maddie MA Classics

Tuition fees 2019/20 Contact details UK and EU students: £7,700 per year Sue Turnbull International students: £16,400 per year Postgraduate Administrator See pages 121-123 for further information +44 (0)1784 443417 and ﬁ nancial advice. [email protected] Entry requirements and how to apply See Admissions process on page 124.

33 MA Ancient History MRes Classical Reception Main campus/central London; FT/PT; Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months 12/24 months Are you fascinated by the continuing use and This programme off ers you the opportunity to infl uence of the ancient world in modernity? specialise in the history of the ancient Greek, This research-focused programme allows you to Roman and Near Eastern worlds. Covering explore an aspect of the classical legacy in depth the historical period from Classical Athens to through a 30-35,000 word dissertation on a Christian Byzantium, we off er courses which subject of your choice. A core course in allow you to examine many aspects of the ancient the autumn, ‘Making the classical past’, history of Greece, Rome and the Near East. The introduces you to the broad range of approaches core ‘Sources and methods in ancient history’ to classical reception, and prepares you for the module will introduce you to the disciplines, challenges of defi ning and undertaking a major methodologies, and problems encountered when piece of independent research work under the doing research in the fi eld of ancient history. close supervision of staff who are experts in Example modules this area. • Sources and methods in ancient history • Alexander the Great: texts, contexts and MRes Rhetoric criticisms Main campus (with optional courses in central • An economic and social history of Rome London); FT/PT; 12/24 months This research-focused programme provides MA Classical Art and Archaeology an overview of oratory and rhetoric in both the Main campus/central London; FT/PT; ancient and modern periods. You will receive a 12/24 months grounding in the principles of rhetorical theory This programme is designed for those who want and practice based on classical principles, and to deepen their understanding of the ancient develop your skills in articulating and presenting world through advanced study of the art and your own arguments at the same time as archaeology of the Greeks and Romans. You will analysing how others have used rhetoric to be able to choose modules exploring a wide range their advantage. Through two substantial of Greek and Roman art and archaeology from independent projects and a dissertation, along all part of the Mediterranean world, and develop with a year-long core module. ‘Problems and your skills in the techniques of art history and methods in oratory and rhetoric’, and a further archaeology. course chosen from the department’s MA menu, students receive a thorough grounding in how to Example modules strengthen oral and written communication. • Built environment in ancient Greece • Understanding Pompeii and Herculaneum • The archaeology of the Roman Near East

MA Classics Main campus/central London; FT/PT; 12/24 months This MA off ers the chance to study the full range of Classical literature and language, and strengthen your understanding of ancient literary culture. You will be able to improve your ancient languages or learn new technical skills such as papyrology, epigraphy or palaeography. You can choose from a range of courses covering Greek and Latin literature from Homer to late antiquity, ancient philosophy and classical reception. Example modules • Research training in Classics • Homer’s Iliad • The ancient novel Study the frescoes of Pompeii on MA Classical Art and • Tacitus on being Roman: deﬁ ning identity Archaeology

34 FT (Full-time) PT (Part-time) 12/24 (months duration) Classics

Participating in a drawing workshop at the Great North Museum, Newcastle, looking at alternative ways to respond to museum objects

Research interests and opportunities Research facilities Applications are invited for places on our Alongside the Royal Holloway library, our MPhil and PhD research programmes. See postgraduate students have access to the world page 10 for details. Academic staff are happy to class library resources of the Institute of discuss research projects in advance of a formal Classical Studies, the Warburg Institute, the application. Please contact the Director of British Library, Senate House Library, and other Graduate Studies or write directly to your desired specialised libraries in the School of Advanced supervisor. Study. The Centre for the Reception of Greece The department has a wide-ranging research and Rome, the Centre for Oratory and Rhetoric, proﬁ le. Our literary interests cover Homer, the and the Humanities and Arts Research epic tradition, Greek drama, the ancient novel, Institute have their own programmes of events. Greek literature under the Roman Empire, The department runs research seminars and ancient rhetoric and oratory, Latin epic and colloquia days, off ers dedicated training events elegy, and Roman Stoicism. In ancient history, for graduate students, and, as part of the we specialise in the history of Greek law, University of London, participates in one of Athenian political and social history, the Roman the most extensive programmes of research army, ancient shipping and shipsheds, ancient seminars and events off ered by any institution. urbanism, and the economic, political and social history of Rome. In Classical art and archaeology, Career information we have strengths in Greek architecture, In recent years a number of our graduates have quantitative methods in archaeology, ancient entered the academic profession, teaching water systems and management, the Roman careers in the UK and overseas, archaeological Near East, the city of Rome, and the archaeology and museum work and a wide range of other of the Roman Empire. In Classical reception, we careers and professions. have expertise in political and literary philosophy, urbanism, literary receptions, science ﬁ ctions, and popular culture.

royalholloway.ac.uk/classics 35 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Drama, Theatre and Dance We are a lively and diverse community of researchers highly renowned for our international focus, working at the cutting edge in many diff erent aspects of drama, theatre and performance.

Proﬁ le • Our research places a strong emphasis on how • We are committed to theoretically informed theatre and performance articulates questions research throughout our research strands: of social justice, on engagement with the applied and participatory theatre, contemporary public sphere, on understanding the present theatre, dance, performance practices, theatre through critical engagement with the past, on history and transnational performance. international perspectives and on developing • Many academics have professional experience new forms of creative practice. as theatre makers, and their research is informed • Our research informs our teaching and learning by their practice as directors, writers, performers, at all levels, and aims to connect people within dramaturgs and choreographers. and across diverse disciplines, publics, cultures and communities.

Handa Noh Theatre

Programmes MA Contemporary Performance Practices MA Playwriting MA Theatre Directing MA by Research MPhil/PhD Find out more

@RHULDrama

rhuldrama royalholloway.ac.uk/dramaandtheatre

36 Drama, Theatre and Dance

“Working closely with director Katie Mitchell as well as other theatre practitioners strengthened and ﬁ ne-tuned my proﬁ ciency as a director. Throughout the year I saw my perception of the director at work mature, and collaboration with fellow performance MA students brought me the creative evolution I was seeking. The programme improved my technique as a director, gave me tools to better prepare myself for the professional theatre industry, and inspired me to become the director I longed to be.” Glenn MA Theatre Directing

Tuition fees 2019/20 Contact details UK and EU students*: £4,260-£9,200 per year Ally Williams International students*: £15,000-£20,500 per year Postgraduate Administrator See pages 121-123 for further information +44 (0)1784 443922 and ﬁ nancial advice. [email protected] Entry requirements and how to apply See Admissions process on page 124. * Exact fees can be found at royalholloway.ac.uk/courses

37 MA Contemporary Performance Practices playwrights and theatre makers, and produce Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months a portfolio of performance writing, including a This programme draws on devising, physical ﬁ nished full-length play. As you let established theatre, directing, choreography, solo work and voices push you to be more ambitious and creative live art in making and documenting performance. in your writing, you’ll also explore your own voices You will gain enhanced knowledge and experience and style. Part of the course is taught at 11 Bedford of a range of processes and forms through Square, London, plugging you into a busy creative collaboration, composition, performance, scene in the city centre. directing and documentation. Practical sessions Example modules include extensive contact with innovative • Playwriting performance practitioners, sharing a range of • Making performance models of practice. While you develop your • Dissertation projects, you’ll also be able to use our distinctive performance spaces on the campus – including MA Theatre Directing the state of the art Caryl Churchill Theatre, a Main campus; FT; 12 months converted ‘found space’ Boilerhouse Theatre and This is a specialist intensive programme led by, the only permanent Noh stage outside of Japan. and including an intensive block of courses in Example modules the summer with, world-renowned director • Making performance Katie Mitchell. The course introduces you to the • Contemporary performance practices practical and intellectual challenges of preparing • Independent project in contemporary a script and actors for performance. You will performance practices be encouraged to approach and manage the • Dissertation rehearsal room in a new light in order to make new theatre. In intensive modules ‘A Director prepares’ MA Playwriting and ‘Theatre Directing’ students develop an Main campus/central London; FT/PT; understanding of how to take a prepared text into 12/24 months the rehearsal room, plan a rehearsal schedule, articulate a concept for a text and translate it into This is a specialist programme designed for legible performance. aspiring playwrights and dramaturgs, which will beneﬁ t anyone who wants to write for the stage. Example modules The course introduces you to the craft skills • A Director prepares of play construction and will encourage you to • Theatre directing create performance text for alternative theatre • Making performance forms. You will work with many contemporary • Theatre directing dissertation

Student performance

38 FT (Full-time) PT (Part-time) 12/24 (months duration) Drama, Theatre and Dance

Caryl Churchill Theatre

MA by Research in the creative arts and humanities. We have Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months a large group of about 40 PhD students in the The MA by Research (Drama and Theatre department at any one time, so you’ll always feel Studies) is a ﬂ exible programme that allows supported as part of the research community. you to undertake in-depth study (both full and part-time), under the supervision of international Research facilities experts, on a broad range of subjects, including Research facilities are supported by excellent cultural studies, drama, theatre studies, dance holdings in the library and archival collections. studies, performance studies or comparative You will be able to extend your creative practice topics. The core of the MA by Research is a in a range of unique performance spaces that 25,000 word dissertation on a subject of your include a traditional Japanese Noh theatre, choosing, intended to give you the scope to the substantial Victorian Boilerhouse, and the explore your area of interest in real depth and Caryl Churchill Theatre, a purpose-built 178-seat to develop sophisticated critical and analytical studio space. You will also beneﬁ t from our research and writing skills. partnerships with the wider cultural sector and collaborations with artists and theatremakers. Research opportunities/ Workshops and lectures are regularly off ered to departmental research interests postgraduates by leading playwrights, directors, Applications are invited for places on our MPhil choreographers and practitioners, including and PhD research programmes. Academic Akira Matsui, Brett Bailey, Mark Ravenhill, staff are happy to discuss research projects Karen Christopher, Chris Goode, Oliver Frljić, in advance of a formal application. Please Lola Arias, and Jonathan Burrows. contact the Director of Graduate Studies or write directly to your desired supervisor. Career information The department has research specialisms in Our graduates have an excellent record of a broad range of international performance employment, and the training programme contexts including contemporary British we off er has helped them to achieve their theatre, Asian theatre and performance, applied ambitions. Recent students have entered many theatre and social engagement, museum and exciting careers, including Assistant Director at gallery contexts, as well as dance and new the BBC, Script Editor at Scottish Media Group, technologies. We also support practice-based and lecturing posts at universities in the UK research and off er workshops across disciplines and USA.

royalholloway.ac.uk/drama 39 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences English Off ering expertise across the full chronological and specialist range of English literary study, the department has forged a reputation as one of the most dynamic departments of English in the country.

Proﬁ le • All staff in the department are highly regarded informal and much-loved dramatic reading group scholars, writers and critics and the quality of where students and staff read Shakespeare’s our research was recognised in the most recent plays aloud together; the 19th century reading Research Excellence Framework where 99% of group; the Freud reading group; the Medieval our research was found to be of international reading group; readings and performances from quality. our Creative Writing students and internationally • MA and PhD students enjoy a varied and lively recognised staff , and creative and theatrical research culture based in both our London and responses to literature from all periods: these Egham campuses. The Centre for Victorian are just part of what there is to choose from to Studies hosts popular lectures by international enrich your time at Royal Holloway and to bring scholars, usually held in the Royal Holloway intellectual engagement and community with Picture Gallery, a superb and renowned collection your fellow researchers. of 19th-century paintings; the Paper Stage is an

The library in the Emily Wilding Davison Building

Programmes MA Creative Writing MA English Literature

MA Medieval Studies ( Times Good University ( Complete University Guide, 2018) Guide, 2019) MA Shakespeare MA Victorian Literature, Art and Culture Find out more MA by Research @RHULEnglish MPhil/PhD

rhulenglish royalholloway.ac.uk/english

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“I absolutely loved my time studying my MA. The course was exciting, engaging, and challenging. The seminar leaders were second to none: exceptionally knowledgeable, encouraging, supportive and inspiring. I enjoyed my time so much that I stayed on to develop my MA thesis into a PhD. To anyone interested in Victorian literature and history: choosing Royal Holloway for my MA was one of the best decisions I ever made.” Jen MA Victorian Literature, Art and Culture

Tuition fees 2019/20 Contact details UK and EU students*: £4,260-£9,200 per year Lisa Dacunha International students*: £13,500-£16,400 per year Faculty Administrator (Postgraduate) See pages 121-123 for further information +44 (0)1784 443215 and ﬁ nancial advice. [email protected] Entry requirements and how to apply See Admissions process on page 124. * Exact fees can be found at royalholloway.ac.uk/courses

41 MA Creative Writing material including artefacts and manuscripts Central London; FT/PT; 12/24 months as well as archives and printed sources. The Develop your work as a writer to a professional course emphasises the skills that are required for level, going beyond the personal and writing with postgraduate research in the fi eld of Medieval an engaged sense of literary culture, its social Studies, regardless of the area in which you choose role and contemporary practices. This MA is to specialise. designed for poets, novelists and short-story Example modules writers who are dedicated to their writing and • Medieval narratives want to see it in print. You will take one of three • The literature of medieval London distinct pathways: Fiction, Poetry or Poetic • Arthurian literature and tradition in England Practice, working in small groups and with • Byzantium and the Fourth Crusade extensive individual attention. You will submit • Magic, miracle and medicine in medieval critical and creative coursework, and will England undertake a fi nal practical project and critical • Pilgrimage in the medieval world dissertation. Example modules MA Shakespeare • Supplementary discourses Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months • Reading as a writer If you have a passion for the works of William • Fiction pathway Shakespeare, this MA gives you the space to • Poetry pathway study the full range of his works more closely • Poetic Practice pathway and comprehensively than you could as an undergraduate – approaching Shakespeare as MA English Literature a maker of theatre on page and stage. Focusing Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months closely on the works themselves, you will look at This course is ideal if you are interested in more what they say about our world today, as well as than one period of English literature, or if you what they reveal about Shakespeare’s. Rather want to combine or juxtapose the literatures and than providing you with prescribed routes to genres of diff erent periods. With a wide range take, you will discover the critical, historical and of expertise in the department, you have the theoretical issues in his plays and poetry as you option to choose options in medieval studies, encounter them. Shakespeare, Victorian literature, Modernism and Example modules contemporary literature. You will be taught by • King Lear and The Tempest: critical debate and highly regarded scholars, writers and critics who are engaged in research, writing ground-breaking creative response books, talking to or writing in the national media, • The works: Shakespeare’s plays and poetry and providing expert advice to national and • Shakespeare and dramaturgy international bodies. MA Victorian Literature, Art and Culture Example modules Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months • Arthurian literature and tradition in England • The works: Shakespeare’s plays and poetry This cross-disciplinary MA fosters a critical understanding of the Victorian era through study • Victorian London of all its major cultural forms. The age’s literature, • The Pre-Raphaelite revolution visual arts and history are addressed by the • Literature of the 1930s programme’s four taught modules to produce • African Modernism a comprehensive overview of the period from high Victorianism to the fi n de siècle while the MA Medieval Studies dissertation allows students to explore specialist Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months research interests. Drawing on medievalists teaching across disciplines as diverse as History, English, Drama, Example modules and Music, this wide ranging, multi-disciplinary • Victorian London programme encourages you to explore the • The Pre-Raphaelite revolution events, texts, objects, and culture of the Middle • Writing empire in nineteenth-century literature Ages from many diff erent angles. You will look and culture at the medieval world from both literary and • The nineteenth-century novel: contexts, historical perspectives, working with source theories, readers

42 FT (Full-time) PT (Part-time) 12/24 (Months duration) English MA by Research There are also thriving research interests in Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months 18th-century literature, American and African- We also off er an MA by Research, which can American literature, 19th-century maritime serve as an alternative to the traditional taught studies, modernism, postmodernism and MA, whether as a pathway to PhD study or as an contemporary poetic theory and practice. independent research qualifi cation. In the course Practice-based PhDs in various genres of creative of this one-year (or two-year part-time) degree, writing and poetic practice are also available. you will work towards a dissertation of up to 40,000 words. This is an extended independent Research facilities research project pursued with the support of a As well as the facilities available to our large dedicated supervisor who has expertise in the postgraduate community on campus and in area that you choose to research. You will receive central London, the Institute of English Studies training in research skills, and have access to at Senate House is also a venue for conferences, the wide range of other training opportunities research seminars and lectures by the world’s available in the college, including the Researcher leading English scholars. Development Programme (RDP). While in this In addition, the Humanities and Arts Research choice of degree pathway you will be working Institute, the Royal Holloway Picture Gallery independently, you will have many opportunities with its magnifi cent collection of Victorian art, to meet other MA students and to engage in and research centres for Victorian Studies and the lively and dynamic research culture of the Poetics add to the vibrancy of the department. department both in central London and on our Students are given training in research methods main campus in Egham. and information retrieval. Teaching for the MA Creative Writing takes place at 11 Bedford Square, Research opportunities the newly-refurbished London campus of Applications are invited for places on our MPhil Royal Holloway in the heart of Bloomsbury. and PhD research programmes. Academic staff are happy to discuss research projects in advance Career information of a formal application. Please contact the The department has an impressive record for Director of Graduate Studies or write directly to placing postdoctoral graduates in academic your desired supervisor. jobs and in prominent positions outside the academy including internships in institutions Research interests such as the British Library, the Museum of Research supervision is provided in all the main London, the Dickens Museum, and the Victorian areas of literary study, from Anglo-Saxon and and Albert Museum. Other postgraduates Middle English poetry to postmodern literature have recently secured positions at major UK and critical theory. The department’s major universities, Shakespeare’s Globe and the strengths are in the Renaissance, the 19th century National University of Ireland. The English and the 20th century, with particular specialisms department also prepares postgraduates for in Shakespeare, Swift, Sterne, Dickens, Browning, successful careers in a variety of other areas, such Hardy, Trollope, Conrad, Wilde, Joyce, Beckett, as teaching, education, writing and journalism, the fi n de siècle, and contemporary literature and the creative sector, art curatorship, publishing, critical theory. administration and marketing.

Boilerhouse Theatre

royalholloway.ac.uk/english 43 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences History History at Royal Holloway is a vigorous community of students and internationally renowned academics at the forefront of research and methodological innovation. Our stimulating programme of taught and research degrees is designed to inspire and challenge.

Proﬁ le We are one of the largest and liveliest History the international quality of our research has been departments in the UK, yet our size is not at recognised in all of the UK’s research selectivity the cost of anonymity. We are committed to exercises, and teaching in the department is giving individual attention to all members of our consistently rated as excellent. The department postgraduate community. There are currently over boasts a vast range of research expertise, with 30 full-time academic staff , a number of research particular strengths in social, cultural, and gender fellows, and a postgraduate community of some history, the history of ideas, as well as a notable 180 students. We have a strong research tradition; range of countries, periods, and approaches.

MA Public History students working on the Runnymede Explored trail app for the National Trust

Programmes MA Crusader Studies MA History MA History: Hellenic Studies MA Holocaust Studies (Times Higher Education, REF 2014) ( Times Good University Guide, 2018, Guardian University Guide, 2019) MA Islamic and West Asian Studies MA Late Antique and Byzantine Studies Find out more MA Medieval Studies MA Public History @RHULHistory MA Victorian Literature, Art and Culture history.royal.holloway MA by Research MPhil/PhD royalholloway.ac.uk/history

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“What I have really loved about my MA is how much I feel I have grown as a person and as an academic. The skills I have learnt and the relationships I have developed with peers and tutors, across both departments of History and English, have been above and beyond all expectations I had before I began my course.” Daniel MA Medieval Studies

Tuition fees 2019/20 Contact details UK and EU students*: £4,260-£9,200 per year Paul Jones International students*: £13,500-£16,400 per year Postgraduate Administrator See pages 121-123 for further information +44 (0)1784 443311 and ﬁ nancial advice. [email protected] Entry requirements and how to apply See Admissions process on page 124. * Exact fees can be found at royalholloway.ac.uk/courses

45 MA History MA Public History Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months Main campus/central London; FT/PT; This programme provides a thorough training in 12/24 months the study of History across a wide range of periods The MA in Public History off ers you an and themes. Courses cover gender and cultural opportunity to engage with museum curators, history, British, European and World history, as public archivists, publishers and television well as Hellenic studies. You will also take wide- and radio producers while equipping you with ranging methodology and research skills training practical skills of historical interpretation and courses which provide instruction in historical communication. This is a unique gateway to the research and help with developing transferable heritage sector and popular media. In addition skills, as well as completing a supervised to the methodology and research skills courses, dissertation. units include ‘The public communication and Example modules understanding of history’ and a research-based project or dissertation. • Utopia, dystopia and modernity • Feminism in modern Britain Example modules • The inﬁ del within? • Pathways to the past: public history in theory • Culture wars and practice • The voice of the public: oral history in public MA History: Hellenic Studies history Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months • The public communication and understanding Unique in the UK, the MA History with a of history concentration in Hellenic Studies off ers you the • Studying and communicating the past: resources, opportunity to acquire a comprehensive overview skills and ethics and appreciation of Greek history and culture embracing Antiquity, Byzantium and the modern MA Holocaust Studies period culminating in a supervised dissertation, Main campus/central London; FT/PT; working with experts in Royal Holloway’s Hellenic 12/24 months Institute. This is a globally unique interdisciplinary MA, Applications should be made to MA History. taught out of Royal Holloway’s Institute of Holocaust Studies, which will appeal to students Example modules from a wide range of disciplines including History, • Greek epigraphy English, Modern Languages, Media Arts and • Greek law and law courts others. Experts from the Department of History • Byzantium and the First Crusade work with colleagues across the Faculty of • Homeric presences in Greek poetry and shorter Arts and Social Sciences to deliver a research- prose since 1890 supported degree. Your work will culminate in a supervised dissertation. MA Crusader Studies Example modules Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months • The Holocaust: history and debates The MA in Crusader Studies is designed for • Representing the Holocaust in British and students who want to pursue an advanced interest American literature in crusading history or are preparing to take a PhD • Film, television and the Holocaust in this discipline. The programme off ers students • Genocide: comparative approaches an understanding of the context of the crusades, and the ideology that underpinned the movement MA Late Antique and Byzantine Studies as well as a consideration of its modern day Main campus/central London; FT/PT; resonances. In addition to taught modules you will 12/24 months complete a supervised dissertation. This intercollegiate University of London MA Example modules is ideal for those interested in progressing to • Louis IX of France and the Crusades doctoral research in Late Antique and Byzantine • Recording the Crusades studies, relating the history of Late Antiquity • Women, the Crusades and the frontier societies and Byzantium to the wider world. As well as of medieval Christendom completing a supervised dissertation, you will have • The Mongols: ‘A journey through the gates the opportunity to study modules at a number of of Hell’ University of London colleges.

46 FT (Full-time) PT (Part-time) 12/24 (Months duration) History Example modules Research centres include The Bedford Centre for • Elementary Greek palaeography the History of Women, The Hellenic Institute, • Late antique magic The Centre for South Asian Studies, The Centre • One God, one sea: Byzantium and Islam, for the Study of the Body and Material Culture, 600-800 The Centre for Minority Studies, The Holocaust • Byzantium and the Fourth Crusade Research Institute and the London Centre for Public History. MA Medieval Studies Research facilities Taught jointly with the Department of English. See page 40. Students at Royal Holloway have access to some of the richest facilities for historical research MA Victorian Literature, Art and Culture anywhere in the world. In addition to our library facilities on campus, you can access the National Taught jointly with the Department of English. Archives, the British Library, the German See page 40. Historical Institute, Senate House Library, the Institute of Historical Research, the Institute MA Islamic and West Asian Studies of Classical Studies and the Warburg Institute. Taught jointly with the Department of Politics You will also be able to draw on Royal Holloway’s and International Relations. See page 64. Archives, a unique resource which contains some of the earliest records relating to the history of MA by Research higher education for women. FT/PT; 12/24 months This programme is intended to give you scope Career information to explore your area of interest in depth, test In recent years our graduates have embarked out a possible research topic, and learn the skills on a range of interesting and rewarding careers, of extended scholarly writing. Students write a making excellent use of the skills provided by a research dissertation (maximum 40,000 words) training in History. Destinations include academic which is supervised on a one-to-one basis. posts at universities in the UK and abroad, the diplomatic service, the legal profession, Research opportunities management-level banking, management-level In addition to the diverse range of challenging business, the civil service and local government, MA programmes that we off er at Royal Holloway, the National Trust, the National Maritime there are many other exciting research Museum in Greenwich, and teaching at school opportunities for our postgraduate students and college level. to take part in. As well as a lively departmental seminar which runs throughout the year where scholars from academic institutions around the world give papers about their current research, History postgraduates at Royal Holloway run a monthly research seminar on the ﬁ rst Wednesday of every month – usually at the Bedford Square campus in central London, but occasionally also in Egham. These are the very heart of the History postgraduate community and provide a supportive and friendly environment for postgraduate students from Royal Holloway and other institutions to try out their research ﬁ ndings. The department is also home to numerous leading research centres which provide further opportunities for innovative, interdisciplinary research via regular lectures, seminars, conferences and workshops as well as promoting collaborative and consultation roles with partners including NGOs, government, the media, heritage sites and museums. Explore the commemoration of war on MA Public History

royalholloway.ac.uk/history 47 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Media Arts One of the UK’s leading research and practice departments, our programmes teach fi lm and television theory as well as professional practice in the digital arts, fi ction and non-fi ction fi lm-making. All Masters are taught by award-winning experts.

Profi le Our full-time academic staff and a community representations, while our distinctive research of over 75 postgraduate students all contribute culture brings together the practical and to the vibrant culture of the department. Our professional with the more conventionally size and multi-faceted research and professional academic and conceptual. Our network of expertise foster successful synergies between successful, international alumni, links to industry fi lm and television history, theory and creative and the benefi t of both an Egham and a London practice. We have expertise in digital media, campus add to the professional state-of-the- creative industries, the use of media in the fi ne art environment for outstanding research arts and work on both fi ctional and factual and practice.

Get hands on in our own TV studio and editing suites

Programmes TH MA Documentary by Practice MA Immersive Storytelling MA International Television Industries ( Times Higher Education, (Complete University Guide, 2019) MA Media Management REF 2014) MA Producing Film and Television MA Screenwriting for Television and Film Find out more

MSc Immersive Technology @RHULMediaArts MA by Research in Film, Television and Digital Production RHULMediaArts MPhil/PhD royalholloway.ac.uk/mediaarts

48 Media Arts

“My decision to pursue my MA in the United Kingdom was born from a desire to learn more about the rich cultural and historical British ﬁ lm and television industry. I applied to a number of courses throughout England and Scotland, but I found the coordinators of the Media Arts programme at Royal Holloway were the most encouraging and experienced. It was a clear choice to go where I would be valued and supported as a student.” Maggie MA Producing Film and Television

Tuition fees 2019/20 Contact details UK and EU students*: £4,260-£11,300 per year Postgraduate Administrator International students*: £15,000-£18,500 per year +44 (0)1784 443734 See pages 121-123 for further information [email protected] and ﬁ nancial advice. Entry requirements and how to apply See Admissions process on page 124. * Exact fees can be found at royalholloway.ac.uk/courses

49 MA Documentary by Practice MA Media Management Central London; FT; 12 months Main campus; FT; 12 months We are in the middle of a documentary Concentrating on the management and renaissance. Documentary stories are being marketing of television and digital media projects, told in cinemas, on TV, in galleries, on tablets this Masters programme teaches the project and on mobile phones. On this unique course management, business and vocational skills you will learn about the technological essential for working within the media industry improvements in documentary making, and overseeing the life cycle of complex projects understand the ethical challenges and the from conception to completion. questions of authorship and authenticity. This programme is taught by established media At Royal Holloway we nurture creative and professionals as well as experienced project challenging fi lmmakers. The course off ers a management professionals from Royal Holloway’s launch pad for outstanding careers in a growing Centre for Professional Studies. fi eld of fi lmmaking. Example modules Example modules • Digital media marketing • Ideas to screen • Structures of broadcasting • Production and technical skills • Production study • Major documentary production • Media industries report

MA Immersive Storytelling MA Producing Film and Television Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months Central London; FT; 12 months Located within one of the UK’s largest creative This outstanding MA concentrates on quality screen and technology regions, Royal Holloway fi ction and teaches aspiring producers the is the perfect place for the storytellers of essential creative, management, business and tomorrow to study this innovative new MA. technical skills they need for the global fi lm and You will gain an understanding of technology TV industries. Taught by award-winning industry and storytelling that blends fi lm, games and professionals with close links to the UK industry, television in the creation of new experiences for you will develop a personal portfolio of fi lms, and immersive platforms, alongside the opportunity projects to a very high standard. This MA suits for hands on experience with some of the creative and highly motivated students seeking a leading immersive storytellers in the UK. challenging 100% practical degree. Example modules Example modules • Script development • Sound and vision • International media fi nance • Foundations of immersive production • Production of a short fi lm and web series • Immersive fi ction • Production management • Digital media marketing: mobile, social media • Marketing and media law and strategy MA Screenwriting for Television and Film MA International Television Industries Main campus; FT (taught in retreat); 12 months Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months This intensive retreat programme is taught by This innovative course equips you for a career industry writers, directors, and producers over four in the TV industry. You will learn how both ‘retreat weeks’, and via distance-learning with a online and linear TV is made and delivered to website, chat room and e-tutorials. It is attractive its audiences. You will examine the major genres to busy working people or those living outside the of TV; how the industry is regulated; and how UK. You will learn to write for fi lm and television, it understands its consumers. You will study developing a portfolio of ideas, outlines and varied the production of a British TV drama series formats culminating in a full-length feature-length in depth and produce a short fi lm of your own. screenplay. A highly inspiring and professional Example modules course for the motivated writer. • Television as a cultural industry Example modules • Structures of broadcasting • Script craft • Production study • Story and theme • Production practice dissertation • Development lab • Production contexts

50 FT (Full-time) PT (Part-time) 12/24 (Months duration) Media Arts MSc Immersive Technology factual representations, and production. Taught jointly with the Department of Electronic We are interested in supervising projects on Engineering. See page 98. many topics covering the theory and practice around fi lm, television and digital media. MA by Research in Film, Television and Digital Production Facilities Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months Make use of our exclusive 24-7 media labs and Independent researcher who wants to move on postproduction rooms, our extensive links to to a PhD? Just interested in what further study local industry, complemented by an impressive might look like? range of professional location fi lming equipment, TV and sound studio facilities, supported by Take a fi rst step towards doctoral study: our dedicated, professional and approachable explore your area of interest in depth, test out technical team. a research topic, and learn the skills of longer scholarly writing and fi lm production. You’ll be Career information supervised one-to-one, and then assessed With a strong emphasis on professional training, entirely on your research dissertation. Along we prepare graduates for careers across the with your one-to-one supervisions, you’ll take media industry and the academy. Our alumni are part in an interdisciplinary course in critical working worldwide in a range of media practices theory and methodologies. There, you’ll learn from feature fi lm production to broadcast about the key thinkers in the fi eld, and the television, new media and digital technologies. critical approaches you’ll need for your Graduates have an excellent professional dissertation. reputation that has led to an international network for professional opportunities and Research opportunities support. Postgraduate students have gone on Academic staff are happy to discuss MPhil and to work at the BBC, Paramount, Studio Canal, PhD research projects in advance of a formal Sony TV, Lionsgate, ITV, Channel 4, Universal, application. Please contact the Director of MBC and Shanghai Media Group as well as Graduate Studies or write directly to your desired freelance careers as directors, producers, supervisor. screenwriters, story editors, visual eff ects We have expertise in creative industries, cross directors, and editors, in various media with platform digital arts, immersive storytelling and work appearing at festivals such as Cinéma du interactivity, screenwriting, the use of media Réel, Sheffi eld, Berlin, The London Film Festival in the fi ne arts and work on both fi ctional and and Venice.

Gillian Gordon, Senior Lecturer, teaching at 11 Bedford Square

royalholloway.ac.uk/mediaarts 51 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures The School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures brings together French, German, Hispanic Studies, Italian and Comparative Literature and Culture. We off er teaching and research excellence with a commitment to interdisciplinary study.

Proﬁ le • We broaden students’ horizons through an • Postgraduate students are encouraged to in-depth knowledge of foreign languages and participate in our intellectual activities, including the literatures and cultures that stem from these. our #Glossa reading group, work-in-progress We pride ourselves on being at the centre of a seminars and regular research forum. We host thriving research culture, and provide supervision an annual student-organised Postgraduate across literature, cultural history, ﬁ lm, visual art Colloquium in which research students present and philosophy in our four language areas and papers and which culminates in a talk by a beyond. renowned keynote speaker.

Bautzen, Germany by student Hannah Marshall

Programmes MA by Research Comparative Literature and Culture French German Hispanic Studies ( Times Higher Education, Italian REF 2015)

MPhil/PhD Find out more

RHULModLangs @RHULModLangs

modlangsrhul royalholloway.ac.uk/mllc

52 Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures

“The MA by Research has given me total freedom to explore my interest in postcolonial Caribbean literature, culture “X” and identity in depth, while the taught First name methodology course has given me a X thorough grounding in new approaches to the study of literature and culture. The ability to conduct my own independent research under expert supervision has provided me with a strong foundation to build on when I proceed to doctoral study. I look forward to more exciting challenges and discoveries here, as I work towards a PhD.” Renée MA by Research, Comparative Literature and Culture

Tuition fees 2019/20 Contact details UK and EU students: £4,260 per year Ann Hobbs International students: £13,500 per year Postgraduate Administrator See pages 121-123 for further information +44 (0)1784 443201 and ﬁ nancial advice. [email protected] Entry requirements and how to apply See Admissions process on page 124.

53 MA by Research interdisciplinary research proposals. We off er Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months postgraduate supervision by scholars of national This fl exible degree off ers students the chance to and international standing in a large range of fi elds. undertake independent, but closely supervised, research work accompanied by targeted research Hispanic Studies training. Working closely with a specialist Hispanic Studies at Royal Holloway is strongly supervisor, or supervisors, students develop a committed to innovative approaches to clearly defi ned research topic and complete a postgraduate study and research across a range 30,000-40,000 word dissertation which may also of fi elds including cultural studies, critical theory, lay the foundations for a PhD project. In addition, feminism and gender theory, psychoanalysis, fi lm students undertake a taught course designed studies, literature and the visual arts, in both Spain to provide them with knowledge of a range of and Latin America. historical and modern theoretical approaches to the study of literature, culture and the visual arts. Italian Royal Holloway is a thriving centre for Italian Comparative Literature and Culture Studies in the UK, with an off er encompassing Comparative Literature and Culture provides a broad variety of subjects, from Dante and the opportunity for you to explore global culture, Renaissance art to fashion, postmodernism and literature, philosophy, art and literature. You do contemporary cinema. We are partners in the not need expertise in other language areas. Joint Postgraduate Training Programme alongside the universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Reading French and UCL. The interdisciplinary scope of French studies in the School of Modern Languages, Literatures Research opportunities and Cultures, makes Royal Holloway an ideal MPhil and PhD place to study for a postgraduate degree in Off ering students the opportunity to pursue an French. Our research covers a wide range of original research project supported by world-class literary, cultural and historical themes and we supervision, this degree entails writing an 80,000- have expertise in fi lm from its early silent days to 100,000 dissertation on a wide range of topics. modern postcolonial cinema. Students are encouraging to participate fully in the research culture of the School, to attend relevant German School and Faculty skills-development events German research and teaching both include, and to participate in the School’s postgraduate and move beyond, the more traditional areas research training scheme, which gives all students of German studies. We particularly encourage the opportunity to gain teaching experience.

Cuba during the funeral of Fidel Castro by Dr James Kent

54 FT (Full-time) PT (Part-time) 12/24 (Months duration) Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures Research interests culture. We also specialise in the work of a wide The School of Modern Languages, Literatures range of individual authors, poets, philosophers, and Cultures is a vibrant community of world playwrights and fi lmmakers. class researchers. Our research environment has a basis in our expertise in French, German, Career information Hispanic, Italian and comparative studies, In recent years a number of our postgraduates and encourages collaboration and exchange have gone on to successful academic careers in across traditional disciplinary boundaries. Our the fi elds of modern languages, critical theory strengths span literature, thought, fi lm and and fi lm. Alumni have also embarked upon the visual arts from the medieval period to the many interesting careers outside academia – in 21st century. Research themes cover gender, the UK, continental Europe and the United disability, politics and ethics, fi lm, cultural States – including journalism work for NGOs, memory and trauma, post-colonialism and trade sales, publishing, professional translating, globalisation, consumer culture, animal studies teaching, museum curatorship, creative arts, and and ecocriticism, history of art and visual librarianship.

Parisian café by student Caroline Goethel

royalholloway.ac.uk/mllc 55 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Music The Music department at Royal Holloway is nationally and internationally renowned, and attracts ﬁ rst-class students from all over the world.

Proﬁ le • Home to a large and friendly postgraduate • Students work closely with internationally community (around 50–60 research students recognised experts in seminars and tutorials, and 20 Masters students each year), our work and in research guided by a supervisory team. covers a broad chronology and geography. Special lecture series, postgraduate study days at From early medieval to contemporary music, which students give papers and chair discussions, and spanning Asia, Europe and the Americas, composer workshops, and masterclasses all our research crosses traditional disciplinary enhance the postgraduate experience, and boundaries and integrates perspectives teaching assistantships off er invaluable career from ethnomusicology, musicology, theory, development. composition and performance.

The Choir of Royal Holloway and the King’s Singers in the Windsor Auditorium

Programmes MMus Advanced Musical Studies MMus Advanced Musical Studies: Continued Professional Development ( Complete University Postgraduate Diploma Music Performance Guide, 2019) MPhil/PhD Find out more

@RoyalHollowayMu

Royal Holloway Music Department royalholloway.ac.uk/music

56 Music

“The vibrant community of teachers and students made the MMus in Advanced Musical Studies an exciting and transformative experience. The wide array of options has allowed me to design a balanced study programme that strengthened my research skills and, at the same time, allowed me to develop an international music career while taking the course.” Giorgio MMus Advanced Musical Studies

Tuition fees 2019/20 Contact details UK and EU students*: £5,135-£7,700 per year Fiona Sheridan International students*: £10,935-£16,400 per year Postgraduate Administrator See pages 121-123 for further information +44 (0)1784 443540 and ﬁ nancial advice. [email protected] Entry requirements and how to apply See Admissions process on page 124. * Exact fees can be found at royalholloway.ac.uk/courses

57 MMus Advanced Musical Studies Main campus/central London; FT/PT; 12/24 months This programme off ers focused pathways in composition, ethnomusicology, musicology, and performance, and individual electives include areas such as multimedia and fi lm music, performance studies, historical musicology, and acoustic and electronic composition. This creates a balance of broad-based and specialist training, designed to work as a self- standing qualifi cation or as a preparation for research (including ethnography and practice- based research). Example modules • Skills in advanced musical studies • Special study: composition, dissertation or performance • Topics in multimedia and fi lm music • Techniques in ethnomusicology • Composing for ensemble

MMus Advanced Musical Studies: Continued Professional Development Main campus/central London; CPD; 60 months Our CPD mode of study enables you to complete the MMus Advanced Musical Studies even if you are working full time. By taking one elective per year, you will complete the full course over 60 months.

PG Diploma Music Performance Royal Holloway Andean Band Main campus/central London; FT/PT; 12/24 months Research interests This programme, which is taught alongside the Staff specialisms range widely from the Middle MMus, is designed to enable students to specialise Ages to the present, and encompass popular in performance and performance studies, without and commercial music, ﬁ lm music, world musics, the need to maintain a broad and essay-based and music of the Western tradition. Research focus that is more usual in the MMus. groupings also centre on Britain, Eastern Europe, Example modules the Americas, South and East Asia, and the • Special study: performance ‘Long 19th Century’. Our research methodologies • Techniques of performance studies include: • Short recital • The social, political, and institutional history • Music of the Americas – politics, indigeneity of music and performance • Music and gender • Documenting performance • Ethnomusicology – especially Latin America, the Caribbean, Northern Europe, India, China, Tibet, Research opportunities and the Middle East We off er an MA by research option. Applications • Historiography, reception history, aesthetics, are invited for places on our MPhil and PhD music analysis, and critical theory research programmes. See page 10 for details. • Editing and philology Academic staff are happy to discuss research • Acoustic and studio composition projects in advance of a formal application. • Performance and performance studies Please contact the Director of Graduate Studies. • Film and media studies

58 FT (Full-time) PT (Part-time) 12/24 (Months duration) Music Research facilities & Letters, Plainsong and Medieval Music, The department has an IT suite with round- Twentieth-Century Music, Ethnomusicology the-clock access for postgraduate students, Forum) and book series (Cambridge University a large number of practice rooms and a small Press’ Music in Context). We also lead recital room. The new library in the Emily bibliographical projects that underpin the work Wilding Davison Building, just a few minutes of musicologists worldwide (RISM UK, Early from the department, holds our extensive Music Online, A Big Data History of Music). music collection. Composers beneﬁ t from our industry-standard suite of studios for ﬁ lm/ Career information television composition, and performance Our graduates have interesting and successful studies students from a Disklavier. careers. Many of our research students graduate We have collaborative research activities to full-time academic posts, while others are with other major institutions in the UK and active in performance, composition, publishing, continental Europe. In addition, our staff the media, and teaching. edit major musicological journals (e.g. Music

Royal Holloway Chamber Orchestra performing alongside the London Mozart Players at St John’s Smith Square, London

royalholloway.ac.uk/music 59 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Philosophy Our programmes work across traditional divisions between analytic and continental philosophy, contemporary philosophy and the history of philosophy, and connect philosophy to related disciplines across the arts, humanities and social sciences.

Proﬁ le • Part of the School of Politics, International • The research interests of our staff include Relations and Philosophy, the Department Hellenistic philosophy, 19th and 20th century of Philosophy off ers an exciting, diverse and German philosophy, analytic philosophy, unique way to study one of the oldest and most philosophy of psychology, and pragmatism, fundamental forms of human enquiry. Our applied political theory, poststructuralist political distinctive programme works across traditional thought, and democratic theory. divisions between analytic and continental • We off er taught MA programmes reﬂ ecting our philosophy, contemporary philosophy and the research foci, as well as supervision for an MA by history of philosophy, and connects philosophy Research and an MPhil/PhD. to related disciplines across the arts, humanities and social sciences.

Statue of Plato

Programmes MA European Philosophy MA Modern Philosophy MA Political Philosophy (Complete University Guide, 2019) MA Philosophy by Research MPhil/PhD Find out more

@RHULPhilosophy

RoyalHollowayPhilosophy royalholloway.ac.uk/philosophy

60 Philosophy

“The rapport between staff and students, both inside and outside the classroom, was very cordial and intellectually stimulating. The support and guidance of all the academic staff that I approached with questions, combined with the ambience of the campus environment, meant that when I decided to commence my doctorate after completing my Masters, Royal Holloway was my ﬁ rst choice.” Vincent MA European Philosophy

Tuition fees 2019/20 Contact details UK and EU students: £9,200 per year Professor Nathan Widder International students: £16,400 per year Director of Taught Postgraduate Philosophy See pages 121-123 for further information +44 (0)1784 414127 and ﬁ nancial advice. [email protected] Entry requirements and how to apply See Admissions process on page 124.

61 MA European Philosophy Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months One of the few MA degrees in the country to specialise in the European philosophical tradition, this programme examines the development of European philosophy from Kant’s critical philosophy through to the Frankfurt School and 20th-century French philosophical movements. Students will take ‘Advanced topics in philosophy’, core courses from among the European philosophical legacy, 20th-century French philosophy, and contemporary continental political theory, and will complete a 10-12,000 word dissertation. Example modules • Continental aesthetics • Identity, power, and radical political theory • 20th-century French thought • Contemporary continental political theory

MA Modern Philosophy Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months This distinctive MA brings the analytic and continental traditions in philosophy into conversation, off ering both the conceptual rigour of the former and sensitivity to historical and textual issues of the latter. Students will take Example modules ‘Advanced topics in philosophy’, core courses on • Human rights the European philosophical tradition and legacies • Identity, power and radical political theory of Wittgenstein, and complete a 10-12,000 • Cultivation of the self word dissertation. • Political concepts Example modules • Philosophy of psychology MA Philosophy by Research • Issues in normative epistemology Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months • Contemporary Anglo-American political theory The MA by Research allows you to conduct • The European philosophical trajectory: independent research culminating with a 40,000 From Kant to the present word dissertation. Research is supported by one-to-one supervision with a member of the MA Political Philosophy Philosophy team. There are no required courses, Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months but students on the programme are welcome to audit courses on the taught MA degrees. This programme off ers advanced training in key issues and thinkers in contemporary Research opportunities political thought, from Anglo-American and continental perspectives, including applied We off er advanced research training through our analytical political and democratic theory, MPhil/PhD programme. Philosophy is part of the post-Nietzschean theories of identity and post- AHRC-recognised TECHNE doctoral training identity politics, and pragmatist philosophy. consortium and our students are able to apply for Students will take ‘Advanced topics in fully funded studentships and bursaries, as well as philosophy’, core courses from among political to studentships off ered by Royal Holloway. concepts, contemporary Anglo-American We encourage applicants to discuss their research political theory and contemporary continental projects with us in advance of a formal application political theory, and will complete a 10-12,000 by contacting the Director of Graduate Studies or word dissertation. writing directly to your desired supervisor.

62 FT (Full-time) PT (Part-time) 12/24 (Months duration) Philosophy Research interests Other research interests of the group include The department has a wide-ranging research philosophies of time, the metaphysics of free profi le. In ancient philosophy its focus is will and personal identity, philosophy of mind Hellenistic thought and particularly Stoicism, and psychiatry, applied ethics, philosophy and and its reception in later periods. Other historical literature and continental philosophy of religion. interests include the origins and development of German idealism, and particularly its impact on Research facilities 19th and 20th-century French philosophy. Philosophy is located in our historic Founder’s In contemporary philosophy, our research Building, where research students have access incorporates both Anglo-American and to two dedicated postgraduate computer rooms European political theory, and includes focus with networked computers. The university also on democratic theory, theories of power and has a central London location at Bedford Square. identity, and issues in applied political thought, In addition to the substantial library collections especially toleration, free speech, citizenship and on campus, postgraduates also have access cultural diversity. We also have an established to other libraries of the University of London, strength in pragmatist philosophy, both its including Senate House. Philosophy students late 19th-century origins and contemporary also benefi t from our collaboration with and debates concerned with religious belief, support from the Institute of Philosophy in the scientifi c knowledge and democratic pluralism. School of Advanced Study in central London, Finally, the department has strengths in 20th- which off ers a very wide range of seminars and century phenomenology and poststructuralist lectures throughout the academic year. thought, and particularly the work of French poststructuralist thinkers Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari.

royalholloway.ac.uk/philosophy 63 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Politics and International Relations We are a growing department with academic staff , visiting scholars and over 30 doctoral research students who all play an active role in the department’s dynamic research culture.

Profi le • Postgraduate teaching in the department is • We are part of two doctoral training centres: the research-led, meaning that academics teach Economic and Social Research Council Southeast courses they research and publish on, making for Doctoral Training Centre with ESRC 1+3 and CASE an intensive and in-depth learning experience. studentships; we are also part of the Arts and Postgraduate teaching is supported by an Humanities Research Council TECHNE doctoral intensive research skills training programme, training partnership which funds PhD research in a seven active research centres, regular research range of arts and humanities disciplines. seminars with guest academics and policy makers. We regularly host guest speakers and run • Our Masters programmes are also off ered conferences and seminars in which students take at Postgraduate Diploma level (without the an active role. They are mentored by established completion of a fi nal dissertation) and can be academics to develop their doctoral dissertations studied on a part time (20 months) or full-time and publishing profi les, as well as learning (9 months) basis. Each programme consists of how to present their research at seminars and core courses, a wide variety of specialist options, conferences outside of Royal Holloway. and a 10-12,000 word supervised dissertation.

The Department of Politics and International Relations is home to The Democracy and Elections Centre

Programmes MA Islamic and West Asian Studies MA Politics of Development MSc Elections, Campaigns and Democracy ( Complete University Guide, 2019) MSc Geopolitics and Security

MSc International Public Policy Find out more MSc International Relations @RHULpir MSc International Security rhulpir MSc Media, Power and Public Aff airs MPhil/PhD royalholloway.ac.uk/politicsandir

64 Politics and International Relations

“Studying in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway is the best decision I could have made. The transferable skills-oriented methods course enabled me to make the most of my internship at the leading market research organisation, Survation. I was also able to participate in two of the department’s research centres, the Democracy and Elections Centre and the Centre for Politics in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, which helped me gain a role as an election columnist for Zimbabwe’s leading weekly newspaper.” Innocent MSc Elections, Campaigns and Democracy

Tuition fees 2019/20 Contact details UK and EU students: £9,200 per year Charlotte Langston International students: £16,400 per year Postgraduate and Research Administrator See pages 121-123 for further information +44 (0)1784 443669 and ﬁ nancial advice. [email protected] Entry requirements and how to apply See Admissions process on page 124.

65 Look at how globalisation inﬂ uences development in nations such as Kenya on MA Politics of Development

MA Islamic and West Asian Studies MSc Geopolitics and Security Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months A joint programme with Department of History, Taught jointly with the Department of Geography. this MA provides students with nuanced See page 100. understanding of Islamic societies and West Asian communities. MSc International Public Policy Example modules Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months • Islam and West Asia in international relations IPP brings together the academic study of • Political economy of the Middle East International Relations with a practice-based • The Israeli-Palestinian confl ict analysis of global policy. Example modules MA Politics of Development • Analysing international politics Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months • International public policy Explore political contexts of international • European Union politics and policy development, international and domestic, in • Public policy practice Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Example modules MSc International Relations • China in the world Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months • Political economy of Development Key issues in international relations and • Fieldwork methods; political economy of the transnational politics, theory and concepts of Middle East International Relations. • Development politics in sub-Saharan Africa Example modules • International public policy • Analysing international politics • Politics of inequality • International public policy • Media, war and confl ict MSc Elections, Campaigns and Democracy • US foreign policy Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months Theoretical and practical training on the MSc International Security challenges of running a modern election Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months campaign. Security Studies; understanding transnational Example modules dynamics of security; actors, institutions and • Analysing public opinion concepts of security. • Elections and campaigning Example modules • Political leaders and democratic politics • Transnational security studies. • Non-state violence, civil war and security • Media, war and confl ict • Understanding defence

66 FT (Full-time) PT (Part-time) 12/24 (Months duration) Politics and International Relations MSc Media, Power and Public Aff airs methodological and theoretical plurality is Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months reﬂ ected in the variety of research centres in PIR, In-depth analysis of the changing media which include: environment and its impact on political • The Centre for European Politics institutions, citizens’ attitudes and behaviours • The Democracy and Elections Centre and public policy. • The Centre for International Public Policy Example modules • The Centre for Islamic and West Asian Studies • The Centre for Politics in Africa, Asia, Latin • Media, power and public aff airs America and the Middle East • Internet and new media politics • The Contemporary Political Theory Research • Media, war and conﬂ ict Group • International public policy • The New Political Communications Unit. • Identity, power and radical theory The department is very well-placed to supervise Research opportunities a wide range of dissertation topics and to deliver Applications are invited for places on our MPhil research-led teaching. and PhD research programmes. Academic staff are happy to discuss research projects in Research facilities advance of a formal application. Please contact In addition to the library collections on campus, the Director of Graduate Studies, Dr Kaat Smets postgraduates also have access to other libraries – [email protected] – or write of the University of London, including Senate directly to your desired supervisor. House and the London School of Economics.

Research interests Career information Politics and International Relations (PIR) Our postgraduate degrees help to hone the is a rapidly-growing department which has knowledge and transferrable skills which will appointed world-class researchers who enable you to pursue a variety of potential work on a wide-spectrum of theoretical and careers in the public and private sectors, civil methodological approaches and a broad range society and international organisations. of issues and geographical areas. This empirical,

Study how intergovernmental organistations aff ect policy-making on MSc International Public Policy

royalholloway.ac.uk/politicsandir 67 Are you sitting comfortably? StoryFutures is a research and development collaboration into the future of story form and immersive audience experience, made possible by a £6.85 million grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Creative Industries Clusters Programme. Located at Royal Holloway, in an area with the highest density of creative industries outside of London, StoryFutures brings higher education together with the region’s creative businesses and creative-tech sector. Driving growth and enabling innovative new products, content, services and experiences, Royal Holloway is at the epicentre of digital storytelling innovation in the UK. Using cutting-edge research in cognitive psychology, neuroscience and media, we test these prototypes and pilots with audiences, fuelling commercial growth and creating enthralling experiences for the public.

Two innovative Masters programmes will put you at the heart of the StoryFutures project.

MA Immersive Storytelling (see page 48) MSc Immersive Technology (see page 98)

Do you want to see the future? Visit royalholloway.ac.uk/storyfutures

68 TECHNE is a Doctoral Training Partnership based at Royal Holloway.

TECHNE provides 57 AHRC scholarships each year and training for academic, professional and early career development across arts and humanities at nine UK universities in London and the South East.

TECHNE emphasises the interweaving of critical thinking, making, and reﬂ exive action in the craft of research.

TECHNE advocates innovative, interdisciplinary approaches with an emphasis on creativity and practice.

TECHNE emphasises postdoctoral careers beyond university and nurtures supportive exchanges with a variety of partner organisations ranging from The National Archives to Heathrow Airport.

If you are considering a PhD at Royal Holloway, ﬁ nd out more about TECHNE at techne.ac.uk

69 Faculty of Management, Economics and Law Economics The Department of Economics at Royal Holloway has developed and established a strong reputation as a world-class centre of economic teaching and research. We ensure that students have access to cutting-edge materials and regularly participate in intellectually challenging debates. Staff have been recruited from pre-eminent economics departments in the UK and internationally, and studying here you will beneﬁ t from the department’s strong links with the banking and ﬁ nance sectors.

Profi le • Consistently featured in the top tier UK • Staff recruited from pre-eminent UK and universities for our research international universities • Strong links to the banking and fi nance sectors • Students benefi t from considerable individual attention from our staff

Programmes MSc Computational Finance MSc Computational Finance (Year in Industry) MSc Corporate Finance (THE Research Excellence Framework 2014: (Programme under development) Institutions ranked by subject) MSc Economics (1 year) Find out more MSc Economics (2 year) RHULecon MSc Finance (1 year) @RHULECON MSc Finance (2 year) RHULEcon MPhil/PhD royalholloway.ac.uk/economics

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“Studying for my undergraduate degree in Economics at Royal Holloway was an amazing experience after which I decided to pursue further studies in MSc Finance. The quality of teaching, the course content and structure combined with the opportunity to interact with a truly diverse community has made my experience worthwhile; studying here has expanded and enhanced my skill set as well as given me knowledge I can use in my future career.” Dahab MSc Finance

Tuition fees 2019/20 Contact details UK and EU students*: £7,535-£11,300 per year Karen Windle International students*: £12,335-£18,500 per year Programme Administrator See pages 121-123 for further information +44 (0)1784 443381 and ﬁ nancial advice. [email protected] Entry requirements and how to apply See Admissions process on page 124. * Exact fees can be found at royalholloway.ac.uk/courses

71 MSc Corporate Finance (Programme under development) Main campus; FT; 12 months This programme provides you with a critical understanding of corporate fi nance and entrepreneurship fi nance, as well as innovation research and the processes and practices of new venture fi nance. A particular focus will be on understanding the diff erent roles and fi nancial functions in venture capitalist and private equity fi rms, in entrepreneurship, consultancy and mergers and acquisitions. Example modules • Corporate fi nance • Private equity • Corporate governance • Working in the fi nancial industry • Fixed income securities and derivatives

MSc Economics (1 year) Main campus; FT; 12 months This is a programme which provides a thorough analysis of economics, including quantitative MSc Computational Finance techniques, advanced economic theory and Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months research methods. On completion of the 12 months, you will be equipped with the tools of This programme, off ered by the Department the professional economist and ready for your of Computer Science and the Department of chosen career path, whether in government, Economics, allows you to specialise in modern the banking and fi nancial services sectors, or for quantitative fi nance and computational methods further research in economics. for fi nancial modelling, which are demanded for jobs in asset structuring, product pricing as well as Example modules risk management. • Quantitative methods Example modules • Mathematical methods • Data analysis and programming for data analysis • Microeconomic theory • Database systems • Macroeconomics • Foundations of fi nance • Econometrics • Investment and portfolio management • Decision theory and behaviour • Machine learning • Game theory • Business intelligence MSc Economics (2 year) MSc Computational Finance (Year in Industry) Main campus; FT; 24 months Main campus; FT/PT; 24/60 months This programme gives students whose fi rst degree Refi ne your skills and knowledge by electing to was neither in economics nor a highly quantitative spend a year in industry where you will be able discipline the opportunity to study Economics at to integrate theory and practice and gain real postgraduate level. In the fi rst year you will study business experience. In the past, our students undergraduate level courses and in the second have secured placements and benefi tted from year, subject to progression, you will progress to strong industry ties. the Masters in Economics (above). Throughout your studies you will gain a strong grounding in Example modules core areas of economics and have the fl exibility See above and royalholloway.ac.uk/courses to specialise in areas such as public economics, labour economics or theoretical economics. Example modules See above and royalholloway.ac.uk/courses

72 FT (Full-time) PT (Part-time) 12/24 (Months duration) Economics MSc Finance (1 year) investment and portfolio management or Main campus; FT; 12 months decision theory and behaviour. This programme will provide you with intensive Example modules training in the analysis of issues in fi nance and See above and royalholloway.ac.uk/courses corporate policy while improving your analytical and technical expertise. On graduation you will be skilled in fi nancial analysis techniques; Research opportunities understand mathematical statistics and theories The Economics department produces top that are applied in fi nancial econometrics and research across the main fi elds of the discipline have the tools to analyse how the fi nancial and has a particular strength in applied work. markets function. Our MPhil and PhD programmes will provide Example modules you with rigorous training and experience in economic analysis in a small selected community, • Quantitative methods thus ensuring high levels of interaction and • Mathematical methods support between research students and staff . • Corporate fi nance • Quantitative methods in fi nance Our research areas include • Foundations of fi nance • Experimental Economics Laboratory (ExpReSS) • Financial econometrics • Centre for Robust Inference in a Digital • Game theory Economy (RIDE) • Investment and portfolio management • Centre for Household Behaviour and Economics (CHUBE) MSc Finance (2 year) Main campus; FT; 24 months Career information This programme is ideal if you have graduated An Economics degree has the potential to send from disciplines other than Economics, Finance, your career soaring, and so we make it our priority or other highly quantitative disciplines. In the to ensure that you are fully prepared before fi rst year you will study undergraduate-level entering the job market. We provide a dedicated courses and in the second year, subject to module on fi nding a job in the fi nancial industry, progression, you will progress to the Masters in advise all students on employability and organise Finance (above). Through your studies you will a series of talks where professionals discuss what gain a strong grounding in core areas of fi nance their job is really about so that whatever career and have the fl exibility to specialise in areas you choose you will have direction, conviction such as fi xed income securities and derivatives, and requisite knowledge to succeed. MHK Photography

royalholloway.ac.uk/economics 73 Faculty of Management, Economics and Law Law

The School of Law provides research-focused, intellectually stimulating postgraduate programmes. Our internationally renowned academics are leaders in their ﬁ elds and their cutting-edge research and practices inform our postgraduate programmes.

Profi le Our students come from diverse backgrounds We work in close partnership with a number of and benefi t from the most stimulating teaching statutory and voluntary agencies including and supervision from a team of academics, who prisons throughout England and Wales, probation are experts in their respective fi elds. The School’s trusts, the Police, the Youth Justice Board, research interests and expertise encompass law, NHS England and international pharmaceutical criminology, sociology and psychology. companies.

• BPS accredited • Forming a foundation for continuing professional • Teaching informed by our research development • Enabling employment opportunities • Student centred and supportive environment

Programmes MSc Consumption, Culture and Marketing MSc Forensic Psychology MSc Policing and Criminal Justice Policy (Programme under development) MSc Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism (Programme under development) Find out more

MPhil/PhD @royal_holloway_law @RHUL_Law

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“X” First name X

“The Forensic Psychology MSc programme is collaboratively run by the Psychology department and the School of Law. This means we have a wealth of expertise across a diverse spectrum of engaging topics, which is complemented by state-of- the-art facilities and set in offi cially the most beautiful university campus in the UK. Furthermore, due to the high demand for places on this course, you are certain to be surrounded by hard-working and passionate fellow students, which I believe is equally important for having a stimulating academic experience.” Deon MSc Forensic Psychology

Tuition fees 2019/20 Contact details UK and EU students*: £7,700-£11,300 per year David La Rooy International students: £17,400 per year Admissions Tutor See pages 121-123 for further information +44 (0)1784 446065 and ﬁ nancial advice. [email protected] Entry requirements and how to apply See Admissions process on page 124. * Exact fees can be found at royalholloway.ac.uk/courses

75 MSc Consumption, Culture and Marketing MSc Policing and Criminal Justice Policy Taught in partnership with the School of (Programme under development) Management. See page 78. Central London; FT/PT; 12/24 months This programme builds on Royal Holloway’s strong MSc Forensic Psychology links to the police service and is aimed at students Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24-60 months already working for the police or part of the This is an interdisciplinary programme that policing family. The programme investigates police draws together content and teaching from both work within the broader criminal justice system, psychology (see page 116) and law. It is designed focusing on operational and environmental to give you in-depth insights into topical issues matters in which the police operate. Having and the latest research in forensic psychology, graduated, you will have developed your problem in line with the British Psychological Society solving and social research skills along with data curriculum requirements. Our balanced analysis and interpersonal skills. This course will approach to research and teaching guarantees apply the standardised National Framework and high quality teaching from both research and will underpin graduates career progression. The practice-led internal and external professionals, university is working with the College of Policing to cutting-edge materials and intellectually become a Recognised Qualiﬁ cation Provider. challenging debates. You will receive individual This course will be run as part of a suite of attention to enhance your personal and postgraduate programmes being off ered by the professional development. School of Law. As such, options will be available Example modules to take in both our Social Work and Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Masters courses. • Advanced and applied research techniques • Statistics for research Example modules • The legal and criminal justice context for forensic • Understanding quantitative data psychology • Risk and the prediction of risk • Research-based practice in forensic psychology • Community policing • Cognitive, social and neuroscience approaches • Cyber-crime to forensic investigations • Evaluating the impact of interventions • Young people and families in the criminal justice • Police leadership and management system • Mediation

76 FT (Full-time) PT (Part-time) 12/24 (Months duration) Law MSc Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Our main research areas include: (Programme under development) • Rights and freedoms, including the role law Central London; FT/PT; 12/24 months plays in the creation and protection of personal This programme is aimed at students who freedoms and corresponding rights; cultural, wish to get an interdisciplinary understanding including intellectual property, rights; access to of individual and organisational involvement justice and private law rights in terrorism, coupled with an understanding • Health, including biotechnology and elite of national and international approaches to sport; health, illness and disease; healthcare counter-terrorism and countering violent organisation and regulation; mental health in extremism (CVE). This programme is aimed probation; pharmaceuticals and health; at you if you wish to develop a research career prisoner health and rehabilitation; prisoner in terrorism and counter-terrorism studies, are self harm and suicide; reproductive technologies working in, or wish to work in, the security or and the law; the history of sexology and the policy sectors. Alongside the formal lectures and criminal law seminars you will hear from guest speakers from • Risk, harm and punishment: this cluster the research community, as well as the private incorporates multidisciplinary staff working and public sector. The interdisciplinary nature of this programme draws on the interlinks between on areas across criminal justice, prisons, risk criminology, law, psychology, international regulation, and notions of harm and violence relations, and sociology. • Families and children: studies on child welfare, child rights, families and food, and children’s Example modules experiences of living with chronic conditions • Debates in terrorism studies and the impact on family relationships. Research • Debates in counter-terrorism studies also illuminates the relationship between • Advanced and applied research techniques families, the law and the criminal justice system. • Cognitive, social and neuroscience approaches to forensic investigations Career information • Criminal psychology The School of Law, in partnership with the • International human rights university’s Careers Service (which is part of the University of London) provides opportunities Research opportunities to develop transferable skills and enables you to The School of Law has excellent facilities to market yourself eff ectively in your chosen career. supervise research students. We have a vibrant Our graduates have gone on to pursue a range postgraduate research community that off ers of careers including representation in academia, MPhil/PhD programmes. education, health, policy and criminal justice.

royalholloway.ac.uk/law 77 Faculty of Management, Economics and Law Management We are an intellectually rigorous, successful and research-led School of Management. We are highly ambitious for the success of our students and staff and aim to help today’s graduates become tomorrow’s business leaders by off ering a truly international learning experience to reﬂ ect the global nature of modern business.

Proﬁ le Our ﬁ rst-class reputation for internationally designed to combine academic knowledge with excellent and cutting-edge research, coupled practical insights into international business, with the extensive industry experience of our providing you with the theory, knowledge and academics from around the world feeds directly associated skills and expertise to help you progress into our postgraduate programmes. These are your career.

MSc Business Information Systems students on their presentation day

Programmes MSc International Supply Chain Management MA Consumption Culture and Marketing MSc Sustainability and Management MA Marketing MBA International Management MBA International Management with a Year in Business MSc Accounting and Financial Management MPhil/PhD MSc Business Information Systems MSc Digital Innovation and Analytics Find out more MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation @RHULManagement MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation with a Year in Business RHULManagement MSc Human Resource Management MSc International Management rhulschoolofmanagement MSc International Management (Marketing) royalholloway.ac.uk/management

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“I did lots of research on courses related“X” to entrepreneurship Firstbefore name deciding on Royal Holloway. MyX decision to study here was inﬂ uenced by the university’s great reputation, the course outline, the university rankings and the impressive number of international students. The course has given me in-depth knowledge of entrepreneurship, which I can use in my future career” Jhana MSc Entrepreneurship Graduate

Tuition fees 2019/20 Contact details UK and EU students*: £7,700-£11,300 per year Postgraduate Programme Coordinator International students*: £17,400-£18,500 per year +44 (0)1784 276134 MBA: £22,000 per year mn-pg-offi [email protected] See pages 121-123 for further information and ﬁ nancial advice. Entry requirements and how to apply See Admissions process on page 124. * Exact fees can be found at royalholloway.ac.uk/courses

79 MA Consumption Culture and Marketing MSc Business Information Systems Main campus; FT; 12 months Main campus; FT; 12 months This is an interdisciplinary programme that This programme provides you with sound, draws together content and teaching from both theoretically-informed and relevant knowledge marketing and sociology. It is aimed at individuals of modern information and communications who want to think intellectually about the world, technologies in key business settings. You will gain enjoy being challenged and are curious about specialist scientifi c and technological expertise business practice. as well as research skills to be able to develop or Example modules further your career as a business IT practitioner, ‘hybrid’ manager or multidisciplinary researcher. • Foundations of modern management and organisational analysis Example modules • Consumers and brands • People and technology • Sociology of consumption • Information system design, development and • Marketing communications management • Children and consumption • Information systems, theory and practice • Database and web technologies MA Marketing Main campus; FT; 12 months MSc Digital Innovation and Analytics This programme is aimed at you if you have Main campus; FT; 12 months a keen interest in developing an intellectual This programme will equip you with an in- understanding of the theories underpinning depth understanding of how to integrate marketing concepts and processes. You will digital technologies such as mobile computing, build a sound knowledge and understanding of enterprise systems, social media, and data the contemporary issues relating to marketing, analytics tools to innovate business practices. consumers and culture. This is a research-led Example modules course, based on contemporary theory and case • Business intelligence material. • Consultancy in the digital era Example modules • Digital business and innovation • Marketing - a critical introduction • Leading online collaborations • Consumers and brands • Social media and web analytics • Marketing, environment and society • Digital media marketing MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation • Marketing communications Main campus; FT; 12 months with additional 12 months for Year in Business option MSc Accounting and Financial Management This programme provides you with an in-depth Main campus; FT; 12 months understanding of entrepreneurship and This programme develops your understanding of innovation research, an appreciation of the the theory and practice of fi nancial accounting, impact of entrepreneurship and innovation and management accounting, and fi nancial the processes and practices at every level. management. You will develop an expert You will look at contemporary issues such as understanding of how management accounting family business management, entrepreneurship is used to make strategic decisions and manage and consultancy, and social entrepreneurship. performance together with a critical awareness of Example modules related social and organisational issues, including • Venture creation and fi nancial planning recent trends such as the digital economy. • Innovation Example modules • Entrepreneurial marketing • Financial accounting and reporting management • Family and small business management • Accounting for decision-making • Ethics and social entrepreneurship • Foundations of fi nancial management • Enterprise systems • Topics in fi nance and investment management

80 FT (Full-time) PT (Part-time) 12/24 (Months duration) Management MSc Human Resource Management MSc International Management Main campus; FT; 12 months Main campus; FT; 12 months This programme will provide you with a rigorous This programme will provide you with a analytical approach and overview of the major comprehensive understanding of organisations, areas of human resources and employment their management and the environment in relations policy. which they operate, and knowledge on how You will examine how organisations learn, international marketing and information and create and utilise knowledge and respond to the operation management ﬁ t into the organisation competitive pressures in a globalising knowledge- and running of a company or multi-company based economy. The course will also enable you corporation. to improve your social, communications and Example modules presentational skills. • Principles of business management and Example modules economics • Core principles in human resource management • International accounting and ﬁ nance • Managing organisational learning and • International strategy and entrepreneurship knowledge work • International marketing management • Human resource management in global • Information and operations management contexts • Strategic human resource management MSc International Management (Marketing) • Comparative human resource management Main campus; FT; 12 months This programme is an intensive and rewarding programme, aimed at ambitious and self- motivated individuals. It is ideal if you wish to pursue a postgraduate degree in general management and marketing with an international orientation and will prepare you to enter the (Complete University Guide, 2019) (BYU Accounting Rankings, 2017) competitive world of work.

School of Management building

royalholloway.ac.uk/management 81 Example modules MSc Sustainability and Management • Principles of business management and Taught in partnership with the Department of economics Geography. See page 100. • International strategy and entrepreneurship • International marketing management MBA International Management • International accounting and ﬁ nance Main campus; FT; 12 months with additional • International human resource management and 12 months for Year in Business option organisational behaviour This intensive programme is designed to help you build eff ective management skills, understand MSc International Supply Chain Management management within the global context and Main campus; FT; 12 months develop a network of international associates. You This CILT accredited programme will provide will gain detailed knowledge relating to problems you with a thorough understanding of the forces of management in diff erent contexts, using at work and knowledge of sophisticated tools conceptual tools for analysing management in the to strategically manage both large, complex, private or public sector, and will provide you with technology-based supply chains, as well as more critical awareness of research methodologies. traditional ones. You will cover logistics and Example modules procurement often across national boundaries, • Foundations of modern management and companies, regions, and time-zones. organisational analysis Example modules • Foundations of professional development • International supply chain management • Financial analysis and markets • Global logistics and international trade • Consumers and markets • Supply chain and ﬁ nancial performance • Strategy, technology and operations in a • Risk management and resilient supply chain globalising world • Information systems and technology • People, leadership and organisations

Moore Building auditorium, School of Management

82 FT (Full-time) PT (Part-time) 12/24 (Months duration) Management

Statue of founder of Royal Holloway, Thomas Holloway, and his wife Jane

Research opportunities Research centres We undertake research at the cutting edge of Centre for Research into Sustainability (CRIS) management, thinking through our own specialist CRIS is an interdisciplinary initiative within the themes and subject groups. We frequently School of Management. collaborate with industrial and commercial The Centre’s strengths lie in business ethics, research partners, as well as academic colleagues corporate social responsibility (CSR), at other institutions (both in the UK and sustainability accounting, and marketing and further afi eld) and in other departments within Royal Holloway. consumer ethics. Our research areas include: Our goal is to advance scholarship and to contribute to positive social change of • Accounting, fi nance and economics contemporary challenges defi ned within three • Centre for Research into Sustainability UN Sustainable Development Goals: • Marketing • Organisation studies and human resource • Gender Equality management • Responsible Consumption and Production • Strategy, international business and • Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions entrepreneurship • Technology and information management Research programmes • Workplace research in Asian societies • MPhil Our specialised theme groups include: • PhD For more information visit our website. • Critical and historical perspectives on management Career information • Digital organisation and society A postgraduate management degree can open • Intercultural and international perspectives many doors for you across many industries and on management sectors worldwide. We have a dedicated Careers • Knowledge and organisational learning and Employability Service to support you all the • Sustainability (CRIS) way, including CV support, interview training and • Working life one-on-one consultations. Contact: Professor Paul du Gay Director of Research [email protected]

royalholloway.ac.uk/management 83 Faculty of Management, Economics and Law Social Work We are one of the largest providers of continuous postgraduate social work training in the South East. As part of the School of Law, our research and teaching derives from the key objective of ensuring that contemporary social work, health and social care policy, and practice can be informed at every level by a sound knowledge and value base. We are committed to developing critically-reﬂ ective practitioners who can provide eff ective social work provision for the most vulnerable in our society within an anti-oppressive framework. We undertake a wide variety of commissioned research in the national and international social work and health arena, which underpins our taught courses.

Profi le • Strong partnerships across London off ering a • Taught at our London campus great variety of placements in all settings • High level of employability within six months • Attracts a diverse student group of qualifi cation • Qualifi ed social work academic teaching staff • A solid grounding in integrating social work • Teaching informed by our research theory to practice

Programmes MSc Social Work MSc in Advanced Practice Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work (Step up to Social Work) MPhil/PhD Find out more

@RHULsw

RHULSocialWork royalholloway.ac.uk/socialwork

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“One of the highlights for me was the social policy course, where teaching on poverty, race, gender and sexuality highlighted how inequalities permeate modern society, and how social workers can try to challenge these. The two years studying at Royal Holloway were at times challenging, both intellectually and personally, but choosing to complete the MSc was one of the best decisions I have made. I feel very grateful to the department for preparing me so well for my career in social work.” Emma MSc Social Work

Tuition fees 2019/20 Contact details UK and EU students**: £7,700 per year Lynn Walsh International students**: £16,400 per year Postgraduate and Admissions Administrator See pages 121-123 for further information +44 (0)1784 443681 and ﬁ nancial advice. [email protected]

Entry requirements and how to apply ** MSc Social Work – for other fees check with the See Admissions process on page 124. department

85 MSc Social Work and academically rigorous post-qualifying Central London; FT; 24 months postgraduate social work training that enables you The MSc Social Work is an accelerated to critically evaluate theory and utilise research programme for applicants who already have a fi ndings in relation to advanced practice and fi rst degree and want to embark on a career in leadership. Social work academics undertake social work. This two-year course will fully prepare commissioned work in a wide variety of areas, you for a professional career in the statutory or underpinning our taught courses with the latest voluntary social work fi eld. research. This course runs in close partnership with social Doing the programme, you can specialise in one work and social care agencies and local authorities, of the following: where you will benefi t from two practice learning 1. Children & families placements – experiencing the world of social 2. Adults work fi rst hand, learning from direct practice 3. Leadership & management with qualifi ed practitioners, service users, carers 4. Professional education and other professionals. Practice based learning Example modules is integrated with college-based teaching and • Advanced practice in child protection and family learning throughout the programme. support Example modules • Supervision of professional practice • Human development in the social environment • Understanding personality disorders: • Social policy for social workers implications for parents, parenting and child • Theories and knowledge for social work practice development • Law for social workers • Risk and decision-making • Critical social work interventions • Inter-professional working: power, identity and • Understanding and working in organisations organisational culture • Values and ethics for advanced practitioners, MSc Advanced Practice leaders and managers Central London; PT; 36-60 months • Systemic practice with families and organisations This MSc programme builds upon the long- (accredited at foundation level by Association of standing partnerships that the department Family Therapists) has with employer agencies and service user • ASYE & traditional consolidation of practice groups. The course provides professionally • PEPS 1 & 2

86 FT (Full-time) PT (Part-time) 12/24 (Months duration) Social Work

Social work graduates

Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work Please contact the Director of Graduate Studies (Step up to Social Work) or write directly to your desired supervisor. Central London; FT; 24 months Royal Holloway also off ers a Professional Off ered as part of the Surrey and South East Doctorate, developed in collaboration with St London Partnership, the Postgraduate Diploma George’s University of London and Kingston in Social Work (Step up to Social Work) is a University. It is a six year, part-time programme condensed programme of study that leads to with a focus on professionalism in contemporary a professional qualifi cation in social work. It is practice and policy. It is designed to enable similar in content to the MSc Social Work but those in health and social care to advance does not include the dissertation requirement. professionally through critical and refl exive social This course runs in close partnership with local science study, undertaking original research and authorities based in inner and outer London implementing advanced practice. boroughs as well as neighbouring counties where Our research areas include: you’ll benefi t from two fi eldwork placements • Inequalities, justice and power – experiencing the world of social work fi rst • Contemporary professionalism hand, hearing from service users and carers’ representatives. This practical experience informs Career information and is backed up by university-based teaching. The MSc in Social Work qualifi es graduates for Example modules careers in statutory and voluntary social work • Human development in the social environment and graduates of the MSc in Social Work and • Social policy for social workers the PG Diploma in Social Work can apply for • Theories and knowledge for social work practice registration with the Health and Care Professions • Law for social workers Council. Qualifi ed social workers can continue • Critical social work interventions their professional/academic development through taught post-qualifying programmes or For further information see research opportunities within the department, gov.uk/guidance/step-up-to-social-work- e.g. the MSc in Advanced Practice. Our Masters information-for-applicants programmes are a solid basis for further academic research and training such as a PhD or Research opportunities Professional Doctorate. Applications are invited for places on our MPhil and PhD research programmes. Academic staff are happy to discuss research projects in advance of a formal application.

royalholloway.ac.uk/socialwork 87 Faculty of Science Biological Sciences Internationally recognised for world class research excellence, the School of Biological Sciences has an active and expanding research programme based on three research centres: Biomedical Sciences; Ecology Evolution and Behaviour; and Plant Molecular Sciences.

Profi le • We are a vibrant scientifi c community and a • You’ll join a close-knit and supportive community major centre for research in the University of with continuous investment in state-of-the-art London. equipment. • Our academic staff are working at the frontiers of • Our research funding comes from the European knowledge in their subjects. Commission, major UK Research Councils, • Research collaborations and the sharing of medical research charities, wildlife and scientifi c and technical expertise takes place environmental organisations, commercial sector across the whole School, with other departments, and government agencies. and with other leading universities and research organisations both in the UK and overseas.

MSc Biological Sciences Research range of generic research related topics. Projects Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months within any of our three research centres are Our MSc programme is suitable both for graduates off ered, please see our website for details. who would like to undertake original research and students who want to gain a research-based Research opportunities masters before embarking on a PhD. It off ers Applicants are invited for postgraduate research students with a good ﬁ rst degree in Biochemistry, places leading to a PhD. We invite you to email Biology or related disciplines the opportunity to academic staff with whom you are interested in develop research skills and also acquire advanced working to discuss potential projects. We have research techniques through a one-year research a number of PhD studentships for award each project carried out under supervision. There is a year, with funding from UK Research Councils, minor taught element, with classes covering a wide institutional sources, companies and charities.

Programmes MSc Biological Sciences Research MPhil/PhD

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88 FT (Full-time) PT (Part-time) 12/24 (Months duration) Biological Sciences

Research facilities Career information The school has a wide range of research facilities Recent employers include the Royal Free including cutting-edge molecular and biochemical Hospital, New York University, London Zoo and tools and we are located on a beautiful campus Plantlife International. with extensive areas of natural habitat for Many of our graduates progress towards a fi eldwork. research career in a variety of sectors. A close- We are also in easy reach of sites of special knit graduate network means you’ll benefi t from scientifi c interest. the knowledge and connections of our alumni.

“I chose to stay at the School of Biological Sciences here at Royal Holloway for my Masters degree and PhD because X I found that the research interests in the X department were in line with my own. X The level of support and training I have received has been invaluable in helping me to prepare for a career in research.” Stacey Former MSc and current PhD student

Tuition fees 2019/20 Contact Detailsdetails UK and EU students: £7,260 per year xTracey Jeff ries International students: £18,000 per year xPostgraduate Administrator See pages 121-123 for further information x+44 (0)1784 443559 and ﬁ nancial advice. tracey.jeff [email protected] Entry requirements and how to apply See Admissions process on page 124. * Exact fees can be found at royalholloway.ac.uk/courses

royalholloway.ac.uk/biologicalsciences 89 Faculty of Science Computer Science Computer Science is an elite department with world-leading researchers. The theories we develop lead to the design and building of novel practical computing systems, and their application in the real world.

Profi le • Our research is particularly strong in Algorithms • With the exception of Computational Finance, and Applications, Artifi cial Intelligence, all of our Masters programmes can also be taken Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, Distributed part-time in day-release mode, allowing students and Global Computing, Software Language to complete a degree by coming to campus only Engineering, and Type Theory. once a week on fi xed days. • We collaborate with many research groups as well • We have a regular programme of talks by visiting as with companies and organisations worldwide academics and industrial partners, which address including AstraZeneca, Centrica, Facebook, research topics in emerging areas and the way Google and IBM. companies and businesses are exploiting cutting- edge technologies.

The Department of Computer Science coordinates industrial placements

Programmes MSc Artiﬁ cial Intelligence MSc Computational Finance MSc Data Science and Analytics ( THE,REF institutions ranked MSc Distributed and Networked Systems by subject, 2014) MSc Machine Learning Find out more MSc The Internet of Things royalholloway.ac.uk/computerscience MSc Computer Science by Research PhD Computer Science

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“I really enjoyed my time at Royal Holloway. The course is well balanced between theoretical and practical, and you get to experience solving some real-world problems. I met Neural Technologies at the Job Fair at Royal Holloway and did my internship there, working as a Big Data Engineer.” Amar Masters in Data Science and Analytics with a year in industry

Tuition fees 2019/20 Contact details UK and EU students: £11,300 per year Postgraduate Administrator International students: £20,500 per year +44 (0)1784 443432 See pages 121-123 for further information [email protected] and ﬁ nancial advice. [email protected] Entry requirements and how to apply See Admissions process on page 124.

91 MSc Artifi cial Intelligence MSc Machine Learning Main campus; FT/PT; 12/60 months Main campus; FT/PT; 12/60 months Equipped with Artifi cial Intelligence techniques, This degree gives you a deeper understanding of today’s systems can teach themselves to perform the science of systems that can learn from data, tasks almost as well as humans can. This degree including Deep Learning, which is at the heart of provides you with the foundational knowledge and the revolution that Artifi cial Intelligence is bringing the practical skills required to operate with these to all sectors of the economy and society. disruptive technologies. Example modules Example modules • Machine learning • Autonomous intelligent systems • Online machine learning • Deep learning • Deep learning • Natural language processing • Natural language processing • Experimental design MSc The Internet of Things MSc Computational Finance Main campus; FT/PT; 12/60 months Main campus; FT/PT; 12/60 months This degree covers the key areas that underpin the Jointly delivered with the Department of new world of connected devices (smart homes, Economics, this degree allows you to specialise in smart industries) – a transformative technology modern quantitative fi nance and computational that will require millions of developers in the years methods for fi nancial modelling. to come. Example modules Example modules • Autonomous intelligent systems • Data analysis • Interconnected devices • Programming for data analysis • Wireless, sensor and actuator networks • Investment and portfolio management • Smart cards, RFIDs and embedded systems • Fixed income securities and derivatives security

MSc Data Science and Analytics Main campus; FT/PT; 12/60 months This degree prepares you for a career in Big Data. You will be taught both the foundational aspects and the practical skills that prepare you for handling and analysing diff erent types of data in diff erent ﬁ elds. Example modules • Data analysis • Large-scale data storage and processing • Business intelligence systems, infrastructures and technologies • Visualisation and exploratory analysis

MSc Distributed and Networked Systems Main campus; FT/PT; 12/60 months This degree addresses the software-enabled systems that are proliferating in the modern world, from sensor and actuator networks to cyberphysical systems, to patient-centred healthcare, and to disaster-recovery systems. Example modules • Interconnected devices • Wireless, sensor and actuator networks • Network security • Large-scale data storage and processing

92 FT (Full-time) PT (Part-time) 12/60 (Months duration) Computer Science Year in Industry department has a number of scholarships that All taught Masters programmes are off ered with are awarded on merit. Teaching assistantships an optional paid industrial internship that can are also available. We provide regular training take up to one year. sessions on research skills and postgraduates enjoy a lively intellectual environment with Companies where our students have been regular contact with their supervisors, research placed include Autilla, Axonix, BGL Group, seminars, and weekly social events. Cartesian, Centrica, Choosic, Data Reply, D4t4 Solutions, Disney, Foward3D, Gamesys, HACT, I. S. Solutions, Jacobs, Jaguar Land Rover, Research facilities Lindgreen Labs, Microlise, Neural Technologies, We have state-of-the-art networked computer ONS, QuintilesIMS, Rolls Royce, Shell, Société facilities that can be accessed from off campus Générale, Standard Chartered, Statiq, Thomas using VPN. Students have access to a dedicated Cook, Triometric, UBS, VMware, World Remit, state-of-the-art computing cluster HP DL380 and the Z/Yen Group, among others. The large comprising 32 processors, 32 Terabytes of disk majority were off ered jobs at the end of their storage, GPU and RDMA networking. The cluster placement. is currently running the full-fl edged Hortonworks Hadoop distribution (HDP) as well as the Research opportunities PostgreSQL and MongoDB servers. It also serves as a repository for massive data sets provided by MSc Computer Science by Research our industrial and academic partners. Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months The Masters by Research provides substantial, Career information supervised research experience and intensive Our graduates enter into successful careers teaching of research skills and techniques. It in academia or in companies or organisations off ers students a unique chance to take their fi rst operating in highly competitive areas, including steps into scientifi c research, and to progress to Amazon, American Express, BGL Group, more advanced studies or into employment in Bupa, Capita, Centrica, EY, Facebook, Google, research intensive companies or organisations. Hortonworks, JP Morgan, Microsoft, ONS, PWC, QuintilesIMS, Rolls Royce, Shell, UBS, VMware, PhD/MPhil Computer Science Xerox and the Z/Yen Group. Main campus; FT/PT; 24/72 months In addition to the support provided by The We invite you to email academic staff with whom Careers and Employability Service, the you are interested in working to discuss PhD/ department has a dedicated administrator and MPhil opportunities. A full list of staff and their an academic who coordinates and oversees research interests is on our website. Each year the placements and job opportunities.

Our MSc in Data Science and Analytics students Cheng-Kai and Kamalkanth won ﬁ rst prize at the 2017 data hackathon competition organised by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.

royalholloway.ac.uk/computerscience 93 Faculty of Science Earth Sciences As one of the leading centres of Earth Science research, our reputation and collaborations span the globe. Our multidisciplinary research activity investigates the past, present and future of Planet Earth – from its building blocks to its natural resources to its inhabitants.

Profi le • 94% of our research was rated 4* or 3* world- • Our extensive facilities, include world- leading or internationally excellent in the most class laboratories for geochemical analysis, recent Research Excellence Framework sedimentology and palaeontology, and specialist (REF 2014). analogue modelling laboratories for recreating • Our research falls into three broad areas: earth structures. Global Environmental Change, Physics • We off er high quality fi eldwork, taking you to and Chemistry of Earth, and Geodynamics some of the best geological locations in the UK and Sedimentary Systems. They represent and further afi eld. a framework to encourage and promote • Through our teaching and research we maintain multidisciplinary activity, while allowing great vital links with industrial and commercial fl exibility to research groups and individuals. partners, providing research support and employment for our graduates.

Programmes MSc Petroleum Geoscience (Campus-based) MSc Petroleum Geoscience (Distance learning)

MSc Environmental Diagnosis & Management ( THE REF institutions ranked (REF, 2014) by subject, 2014) MSc Earth Sciences by Research MPhil/PhD Find out more

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“What I loved about this course was dipping a toe into the world of environmental consultancy, from Environmental Impact Assessments to waste management. Working with leading industry professionals developed my analytical and practical skills which can be applied to many diff erent disciplines. Undertaking your thesis in a company of your choice is unique and provides work experience, industry contacts and real insight into the professional realm.” Rosie MSc Environmental Diagnosis & Management

Tuition fees 2019/20 Contact details UK and EU students*: £9,200-£11,300 per year Lynne White International students*: £18,500-£20,500 per year Postgraduate Programmes Co-ordinator See pages 121-123 for further information +44 (0)1784 443581 and ﬁ nancial advice. [email protected] Entry requirements and how to apply See Admissions process on page 124. * Exact fees can be found at royalholloway.ac.uk/courses

95 MSc Petroleum Geoscience MSc Environmental Diagnosis & Management Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months Distance learning PT; 24/60 months This internationally acclaimed course addresses Royal Holloway’s internationally renowned global environmental and ecological issues of Petroleum Geoscience Masters provides you with contaminated land, water quality, air pollution, the skills and knowledge to enter high-level roles and waste management, mitigated by legislation in the hydrocarbon exploration and production to reduce impacts on health and climate. industry. In addition, you will gain the research Through modules, case studies, study visits and a and transferable skills necessary for many other research project you will acquire critical scientifi c geoscience careers and further research pathways. understanding involving practical training in the The programme covers plate-scale dynamics of fi eld and geochemical analysis and computing basin formation, details of ancient and modern laboratories, with signifi cant training and/or sedimentary and structural processes, geophysical supervision by senior professional practitioners. tools used for exploration, plus substantial fi eld Outstanding links with the environmental sector, work. It is partly taught by, and closely associated together with the excellent training provided, with, a large number of international energy has yielded an exceptional record of graduate companies as well as many local consultancies. employment and research training. The Atkins Prize for Best Research Project, and Arup Prize Example modules for Best Performance Overall, are awarded • Geophysical analysis annually. • Sedimentology and stratigraphy • Petroleum systems Example modules • Contaminated land case study You can choose to study Petroleum Geoscience • River Thames basin case study by Distance Learning to enhance your career • Royal Holloway campus air quality case study development without the need for full-time study. Applications for Distance Learning must be made through the University of London International Programmes website and the MSc may be studied up to fi ve years part-time. Visit london.ac.uk/courses/petroleum-geoscience

Students visit ﬁ eldwork locations in the UK and further aﬁ eld

96 FT (Full-time) PT (Part-time) 12/24 (Months duration) Earth Sciences Research opportunities Applications are invited for postgraduate research places leading to either the MSc by Research (one year), MPhil (two year), or PhD (three year) degree. We off er a wide range of projects falling within the general remit of our three main research themes. Research projects may be fully supported by industry funding or research councils, Royal Holloway scholarships or self-funded. All staff can accept suitably qualiﬁ ed research candidates who qualify for scholarships or who have alternative means of support. We invite you to email academic staff with whom you are interested in working to discuss potential projects. A full list of staff and their research interests is available on our website.

Research facilities Research facilities include atmospheric monitoring and isotope laboratory, thermal ionization mass spectrometer laboratory, IsoProbe-multi-collector, laser ablation ICP-MS laboratory, stable isotope laboratories, ICP-AES facility, X-ray ﬂ uorescence, a Sea Ice Simulator, X Ray Diff raction, two analogue modelling laboratories, as well as industry-standard seismic and potential ﬁ eld processing and software. Research partners include UK and international universities, organisations, and very strong links with multinational energy companies. We also have close links with the Natural History Museum and Kew Gardens.

Career information Our Petroleum Geoscience and Environmental Diagnosis and Management Masters have earned a strong reputation in industry for premier training. Our graduates are highly employable within the sector; among petroleum MSc graduates, 73% are in industry and 20% Extensive research facilities in research, and among environmental MSc graduates, 82% are in environmental jobs and Physics and Chemistry of Earth research explores 8% in research. 24% of PhD graduates entered georesources and uses world-class techniques academia and 43% industry in recent years. and facilities in radiogenic (Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf-U-Th) and stable (C, H, O, S) isotopes to examine the Research interests nature and rate of processes in the atmosphere, Global Environmental Change researchers focus hydrosphere, crust and mantle, as well as the on issues such as methane as a greenhouse gas, history of Earth and solar nebula. Arctic change, snow chemistry, environmental Geodynamics and Sedimentary Systems geochemistry and microbiology, modern and research integrates structural geology, ancient sedimentary processes, Phanerozoic geophysics, sedimentology and modelling environmental change and associated biotic to tackle key problems in the evolution of responses on land and in oceans, the bio rift systems and passive margins, tectonics geochemistry of Archaean ecosystems and the of mountain belts, landscape evolution and evolution of life through geologic time. neotectonics.

royalholloway.ac.uk/earthsciences 97 Faculty of Science Electronic Engineering Electronic Engineering links excellent engineering with the ingenious application of creativity as the starting point for invention. Our stimulating environment for research and training off ers opportunities in nano-electronics, the speaking and singing voice, music and biosignal technologies, microwave photonics and sensors, and power systems.

Proﬁ le • We research current and emerging electronic • The department has an equality ethos, attracting engineering trends in four main groupings, Voice, a greater than UK average proportion of women Audio and Biosignals; Nano-Electronics; Power students, within an inclusive environment. Systems; Microwave Photonics and Sensors. • Our excellent location within the South East • Our purpose-designed, brand new building is right regional hub of electronics businesses facilitates in the heart of the campus, with ample space to links with the majority of leading UK based grow teaching and research around our strengths, electronics companies. using state of the art laboratories and equipment.

MSc in Engineering Management Example modules Main campus; FT; 12 months • Frontier technologies - from concept to This programme addresses current and emerging commercialisation engineering project management issues and • Sustainable power generation the principles that underpin eff ective business strategies and outcomes. Taught with the MSc in Immersive Technology Centre for Professional Studies (see page 112) Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months it balances academic theory with practical This programme focuses on sensory presentation opportunities, and the tools to manage engineering aimed at immersive applications, sophisticated large, complex and multi- and considers the hardware and software needs disciplinary projects with an emphasis on of immersive technology in the practical context scientiﬁ c and engineering advances. of digital presentation. Taught jointly with the

Programmes MSc in Engineering Management (see also page 112) MSc in Immersive Technology (see also page 48) MSc by Research in Electronic Engineering

MPhil/PhD in Electronic Engineering Find out more

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98 FT (Full-time) PT (Part-time) 12/24 (Months duration) Electronic Engineering

Department of Media Arts (see page 48), MA departments to facilitate novel research. We and MSc students will come together during invite you to email our academic staff who are their projects to support each other in immersive active in the research area you are interested in digital storytelling. to discuss potential MPhil/PhD opportunities or Example modules an MSc by Research. Staff lists are available from our website. • Foundation of immersive engineering • Immersive hardware Research facilities • Immersive technology ﬁ nal project The rooftop of our building features a wind MSc by Research in Electronic Engineering turbine and solar panels for research students to conduct relevant projects. Our Microwave Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months Photonics and Sensor (MPS) laboratory is We welcome applications from prospective equipped with cutting-edge Microwave and Fibre students wishing to work on projects of particular Optics Communication systems and devices, research interest to our academics, as well as and measurement equipment. Nano-Electronics applicants wishing to propose their own projects research beneﬁ ts from close proximity to the in conjunction with industry and our research National Physical Laboratory, and other national interests. laboratories. MPhil/PhD in Electronic Engineering Academic staff and doctoral research students Careers information all play an active role in our dynamic research Electronic Engineers are highly valued by culture, many are working at the frontiers employers across the board for their technical of knowledge in their research area creating knowledge, transferable skills and analytical as collaborations with industry and across well as practical training.

“The state-of-the-art facilities in my department provide me with the best research environment. Studying for my PhD has also given me the opportunity to get in touch with other departments and industries. It’s exciting that I can combine Artiﬁ cial Intelligence with smart grid to discover a new era of electrical power systems.” Xiaoyu PhD in Electronic Engineering

Tuition fees 2019/20 Contact details UK and EU students: £11,300 per year Sharon Clutterbuck (MPhil/PhD Masters by International students: £18,500 per year Research and MSc Immersive Technology) See pages 121-123 for further information [email protected] and ﬁ nancial advice. Claire Porter (MSc Engineering Management) Entry requirements and how to apply claire.porter@royalholloway royalholloway.ac.uk/CPS See Admissions process on page 124. * Exact fees can be found at royalholloway.ac.uk/courses

royalholloway.ac.uk/electronicengineering 99 Faculty of Science Geography Royal Holloway is recognised as a world-leading centre for research in Geography. An exceptional performance in the latest Research Excellence Framework reinforces this distinguished research reputation.

Proﬁ le • Geography is in the top tier of UK departments, • We have over 30 members of academic staff and consistently identiﬁ ed as one of the highest- notable research concentrations in Quaternary performing departments in successive research science, social, cultural, and historical geography, assessments. the GeoHumanities, development studies, • We have been praised for our ‘world-leading sustainability, and geopolitics. intellectual vision’ and ‘excellent record of PhD • Ours is a vibrant postgraduate community of over completion…and employability’. Our research 120 students, including some 80 PhD candidates, has been singled out as overwhelmingly of drawn from across the world. ‘internationally excellent’ and ‘world-leading’ quality (REF 2014).

Environmental and social sustainability research

Programmes MA/Diploma Cultural Geography (Research) MSc/Diploma Practising Sustainable Development (THE REF institutions ranked MSc/Diploma Geopolitics and Security (REF 2014) by subject, 2014) MSc/Diploma Quaternary Science Find out more MSc/Diploma Sustainability and Management

MPhil and PhD in all aspects of Human and @RHULGeography Physical Geography facebook.com/RHULGeography royalholloway.ac.uk/geography

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“Geography at Royal Holloway has a strong postgraduate community, which gave me a vital support network. The staff are incredibly generous with their time and expertise, and encouraged me to develop skills and gain experience beyond my studies that are already proving useful as I pursue a career as an academic. I will always be grateful for the time I spent there.” Hannah MA Cultural Geography (Research) PhD Geography 2013-2018

Tuition fees 2019/20 Contact details UK and EU students*: £7,700-£9,200 per year Liz Hamilton and Karen Oliver International students*: £16,400-£18,500 per year +44 (0)1784 443563 See pages 121-123 for further information [email protected] and ﬁ nancial advice. Entry requirements and how to apply See Admissions process on page 124. * Exact fees can be found at royalholloway.ac.uk/courses

101 MA/Diploma Cultural Geography (Research) Eligible for ESRC 1+3 funding. Main campus/central London; FT/PT; Example modules 12/24 months • Climate change, governance and the seas This programme explores the central themes of • Media and the military cultural geography, particularly the relationships • Resilience and the governing of emergency between place, identity, nature, activism, and • Sovereignty, rights and justice in a time of crisis culture. It combines core concepts with research methods training and interdisciplinary scholarship MSc/Diploma Quaternary Science and practice. We develop this alongside innovative Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months placements and research engagements with some of the world’s top cultural institutions, located on This programme provides specialist training our doorstep in London. in the scientifi c study of past environmental change, including laboratory and fi eld techniques. Eligible for ESRC 1+3 funding. It is off ered jointly with London’s prestigious Example modules Natural History Museum. You’ll acquire an • Approaches to contemporary cultural geography advanced knowledge of key issues within • Cultural engagement placement Quaternary science, including high-resolution • Social media outputs palaeoenvironmental records and high-precision • GeoHumanities methods for cultural dating. You’ll develop a thorough understanding geographers of many contemporary environmental issues, including climate change, biological responses to MSc/Diploma Practising Sustainable environmental change and soil erosion. Development Example modules Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months • Glaciers in the climate system This programme addresses practices and policies • Quaternary mammals of sustainable development. You’ll learn to • Quaternary palaeoclimatology tackle issues that are high on the national and • Palaeofi res international agenda, taught by leading experts • Palynology in development scholarship and practice. You’ll • Tephrochronology graduate with excellent employability prospects in the environmental and developmental sectors. MSc/Diploma Sustainability and Management It is also off ered at Postgraduate Diploma level for Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months those who do not have the academic background This interdisciplinary Masters degree is taught necessary to begin an advanced Masters degree. jointly with the School of Management Eligible for ESRC 1+3 funding. (see page 78) and provides an advanced-level introduction to principles of environmental Example modules sustainability and corporate social responsibility. • Participatory methods You’ll develop the knowledge and skills to • Sustainability, development and governance communicate with experts across a variety of • Sustainability, development and society backgrounds, helping you to become an expert • Volunteer project in sustainability and an attractive prospect for business, governmental agencies and NGOs. MSc/Diploma Geopolitics and Security Eligible for ESRC 1+3 funding Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months Example modules This fl exible Masters programme is jointly taught with the Department of Politics and International • Project work for managers (I): sustainability and Relations (see page 64). It focuses on the societies intersection between geopolitics and security with • Sustainability, development and governance optional courses available from both departments. • Sustainability, development and society You’ll join a vibrant research community and • Volunteer project contribute to our renowned research culture with your own independent dissertation project. Research opportunities You’ll benefi t from networking and placement We invite you to email academic staff with whom opportunities with leading organisations and you are interested in working to discuss potential institutions, and enjoy exciting fi eld working projects. A full list of staff and their research opportunities in the UK and abroad. interests is available on our website.

102 FT (Full-time) PT (Part-time) 12/24 (Months duration) Geography We have an excellent record in securing in its connections to international relations, postgraduate funding from the AHRC, EPSRC, development studies, anthropology, sociology, ESRC, Leverhulme Trust, and NERC doctoral disaster studies; health and gerontology. Around training centres/partnerships. Please contact 20 academic researchers and 25+ PhD students the department as early as possible to discuss are committed to research both in and across funding opportunities. the Global North and Global South including We have research links and collaborative the UK and Overseas Territories, the Arctic studentship projects with a wide range of and Antarctica, South and Southeast Asia, and organisations, including London’s major Latin America. museums, the Body Shop, the British Geological Survey, the British Library, the Commonwealth Social, Cultural & Historical Geography Telecommunications Organisation, Natural Research Group England, the Ordnance Survey, the Royal SCHG has played a major role in the Geographical Society (with IBG), the Royal development of the subject internationally United Services Institute, StreetInvest and over the last twenty years and has a distinctive WaterAid. We off er a comprehensive programme record of research in the arts and humanities of research training for all postgraduates. as well as the social sciences. Home to a large and intellectually vibrant postgraduate Research facilities community, SCHG has supported inﬂ uential Postgraduates have access to excellent research research projects on place, landscape and facilities on campus, including a suite of well- mobility, creative and collaborative geographies, equipped laboratories (containing a Geospatial transnational material cultures, visual cultures and Visual Methods Laboratory and state-of- of exploration, print culture and travel, sacred the-art geochronology facilities), computing spaces, multi-culturalism and urban modernities. resources, and libraries. Postgraduates also beneﬁ t from world-class research facilities in Centre for the GeoHumanities London and a varied programme of workshops The Royal Holloway Centre for the and events. GeoHumanities is a major initiative linking arts and humanities scholars and practitioners, Career information geographers and the creative, cultural and Our graduates have entered into a wide range heritage sectors. of careers, within academia and beyond, including the British Library, the Department for International Development, commercial consultancy, NGOs, and the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).

Centre for Quaternary Research The CQR was established in 1990 and has grown to become one of the leading international research centres in Quaternary science. The CQR aims to promote interdisciplinary research based on three themes of major importance for understanding Quaternary environmental change: 1) the dynamics of global change; 2) the human dimension of environmental change, and 3) advances in geochronology. Since its inception the CQR has attracted funding from an increasingly diverse range of sources and major research partnerships and initiatives have been forged.

Geopolitics, Development, Security and Justice Research Group GDSJ works on a range of vitally important issues across political, development and social geography and has interdisciplinary reach We study global cultures

royalholloway.ac.uk/geography 103 Faculty of Science Information Security Group The world-leading Information Security Group is dedicated to advanced research and education in information and cyber security. It is at the forefront in the development of highly secure communications and computer systems and off ers independent expertise in a ﬁ eld where trust and integrity are paramount.

Proﬁ le • The Information Security Group (ISG) off ers • Royal Holloway has been recognised as a UK a unique national resource for the training of Government Academic Centre of Excellence in cyber security specialists taught by leading cyber Cyber Security Research (ACE-CSR) and our security experts from industry and government. MSc has GCHQ-certiﬁ ed status. • Our research includes systems security, • The ISG’s Smart Card & IoT Security Centre cryptography, application security, critical is supported by industrial sponsorship and infrastructure protection, and socio-technical conducts specialist training and research. and organisational aspects of information • We host one of only two EPSRC Centres for security. Doctoral Training in Cyber Security in the UK.

MSc Information Security Example modules Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24-60 months • Security management Distance Learning; 24-60 months • Software security The MSc is an interdisciplinary course taught by • Human aspects of information security and the ISG, and cyber security experts from industry. privacy It introduces the technical, human and legal aspects of Information Security and is regarded as PhD Programme a leading qualiﬁ cation for anyone seeking a career FT/PT 4-8 years in cyber security. It has earned full certiﬁ cation We have a thriving PhD programme. Our from GCHQ. A Year in Industry variant is also researchers have supervised more than 100 available, studied over two years full time. successful PhDs in areas such as the design and

Programmes MSc Information Security (see also page 108) MSc Information Security (Distance Learning) MSc Information Security with a Year in Industry MPhil/PhD Information Security Find out more

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104 Information Security Group evaluation of cryptographic algorithms and Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber Security protocols, network security, smart cards, access The CDT was established at Royal Holloway in control, security management, and the integration 2013, with funding from the EPSRC, in recognition of security techniques into speciﬁ c applications. of its outstanding research record and long- Students can pursue their PhD studies via the standing and deep engagement with industry. three-year, research based ISG PhD programme, The CDT develops a cohort of highly-trained or as part of the Centre for Doctoral Training researchers with a broad understanding of cyber in Cyber Security (CDT), a four-year PhD security, and an appreciation of the important programme with one year of compulsory interplay between theoretical, technical and interdisciplinary training in Cyber Security. human factors in this ﬁ eld. Students follow a four-year, full-time doctoral programme and have Career information the opportunity to work with one of our industrial The ISG has over 4,000 alumni for whom partners during their PhD studies. ‘studied at Royal Holloway’ has become a Selected applicants are awarded fully-funded recognised and highly respected badge among PhD studentships (stipend and College fees) for Information Security professionals worldwide. four years.

“The MSc in Information Security was a massive step up for me, with a background in Law and an overall academic background in the humanities. Through a lot of hard work and determination, I received distinctions in my exams which has been so rewarding! I’m pursuing a career that involves data protection law (my biggest interest) and information security.” Shirin MSc Information Security

Tuition fees 2019/20 Contact details UK and EU students: £11,300 per year ISG Administrator International students: £18,500 per year +44 (0)1784 276769 See pages 121-123 for further information [email protected] and ﬁ nancial advice. Claire Hudson, Senior Distance Learning & Postgraduate Administrator Entry requirements and how to apply +44 (0)1784 414340 See Admissions process on page 124. [email protected]

royalholloway.ac.uk/isg 105 Faculty of Science Mathematics Our research aims to extend the boundaries of the subject and to work closely with users of mathematics in commerce and industry. Our thriving research has earned a world-class reputation and transmits directly into a stimulating teaching curriculum.

Proﬁ le • Mathematics scored exceptionally highly in the • Our vibrant research community of around most recent UK Research Excellence Framework 40 PhD students organise their own weekly (REF 2014), with 91% of our research rated as seminar and reading groups alongside 4* or 3* world-class or internationally excellent. departmental seminars to expand on key areas. • The department has about 35 academic • The department enjoys excellent contacts with members of staff whose passion and enthusiasm leading companies that have strong expertise in combines with a strong research culture to enrich information security, and plays an active part in our students’ learning experiences. the Information Security Group (see page 104). • Our research is based in several groups covering • Our strong ties with industry mean we a broad portfolio from Algebra to Information understand the needs of employers and can Security, and from Quantum Dynamics to equip our graduates with the knowledge and Statistics and Probability. skills to take mathematics to the highest levels, in research, science or industry.

Programmes MSc Mathematics of Cryptography & Communications MSc Mathematics for Applications ( THE REF institutions MSc Information Security ranked by subject, 2014) (REF 2014) MPhil/PhD Information Security Find out more MPhil/PhD Mathematics

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106 Mathematics

“During my ﬁ rst year I was allowed to investigate virtually any branch of Mathematics that I took an interest in, supported by staff who were willing to off er advice. Now in my third year, my ﬁ eld has narrowed and the approachability of the staff hasn’t diminished.” Eugenio PhD student, Mathematics

Tuition fees 2019/20 Contact details UK and EU students*: £7,700-£11,300 per year Alex Hale, Senior Postgraduate Administrator International students*: £16,400-£18,500 per year +44 (0)1784 276769 See pages 121-123 for further information [email protected] and ﬁ nancial advice. Departmental Administrator +44 (0)1784 443085 Entry requirements and how to apply [email protected] See Admissions process on page 124. * Exact fees can be found at royalholloway.ac.uk/courses

107 Staff are always ready to give help and advice

MSc Mathematics of Cryptography & • Advanced fi nancial mathematics Communications • Applied probability Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months • Computational number theory This programme is a highly focused one-year degree concentrating on the mathematics behind MSc Information Security modern secure information and communications Main campus; FT/PT/Distance learning systems. The programme of study specialises in This advanced MSc degree is an interdisciplinary mathematics relevant for public key cryptography, course taught by the Information Security coding theory and information theory. Group (ISG), and security experts from industry Example modules and government. It is designed to introduce the technical, legal and commercial aspects of • Advanced cipher system Information Security and is widely regarded as a • Channels leading qualifi cation for anyone seeking (or already • Public key cryptography engaged in) a career in cyber security. • Theory of error-correcting codes Royal Holloway has been recognised as a UK MSc Mathematics for Applications Government Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACE-CSR) and this MSc Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months has GCHQ-certifi ed status. This programme covers a wider range of topics from both applied and discrete mathematics. It is See The Information Security Group on page 104. aimed at students with a good undergraduate Example modules degree in Mathematics who want to learn more • Security management on the subject in areas that are relevant to real • Software security life applications. • Human aspects of information security and privacy Example modules • Advanced cipher system

108 FT (Full-time) PT (Part-time) 12/24 (Months duration) Mathematics Research opportunities theory, quantum computing); Statistics and A strong research culture informs our teaching at Probability (including time series and forecasting, all levels. Across the department, academic staff and statistical estimation theory). are active in pioneering research which is making an impressive impact on the world stage. Research facilities The department has a thriving PhD programme Postgraduate students are well provided for in covering a wide variety of topics. We invite you terms of computing and other facilities, while the to email staff with whom you are interested in library holds a good collection of mathematical working to discuss potential projects. A full list books and journals; the national collections of staff and their research interests is available of the London Mathematical Society and the on our website. For general enquiries about the Operational Research Society in central London MPhil/PhD Information Security or MPhil/PhD are also easily accessible. Mathematics: contact Professor Pat O’Mahony or Professor Francisca Mota-Furtado via the Career information postgraduate administrator. We prepare graduates for successful careers Applicants should have, or expect to be awarded, in a variety of industries, such as information the equivalent of a British Second Class Honours security, IT consultancy, banking and fi nance, degree related to the fi eld in which they wish to higher education and telecommunications. Our undertake research. The department has some graduates have entered into many interesting limited funding for qualifi ed candidates. jobs, from Senior Manager at Enterprise Risk Services, Deloitte; Global IT Security Director Research interests at Reuters; to Information Security Manager at Algebra, in particular group theory; Discrete London Underground. Mathematics and its Applications (including combinatorial theory, graph theory, Our graduates are working for organisations cryptography); Information Security; Number such as: Theory (including Analytic and Algebraic KPMG, Ernst & Young, the Ministry of Defence, Number Theory, circle method, Pisot and Salem Barclays Bank, Lloyds Banking Group, the numbers, theory of heights); Quantum Dynamics Department of Health, Logica, McLaren and (including atomic and molecular systems with TowersWatson. few degrees of freedom, quantum information

Graduation ceremonies celebrate the academic achievements of our students

royalholloway.ac.uk/mathematics 109 Faculty of Science Physics As a major centre for Physics research-led teaching in the University of London, our research portfolio has continued to expand from its origins in the late 1800s through to the exploration of today’s exciting research directions and involvement in global research partnerships.

Profi le • The latest UK research assessment (REF 2014) • Much of our research is carried out in confi rmed the high international signifi cance collaboration with other leading universities of our research. in Europe and worldwide, creating a vibrant • We are renowned for research excellence international atmosphere. in many areas: particle physics at the LHC, • Research is generously supported by the CERN, dark matter searches and neutrino Engineering and Physical Sciences Research experiments, particle astrophysics, accelerator Council (EPSRC), the Science and Technology physics, nanophysics and graphene, quantum Facilities Council (STFC), the European matter, superconducting/superfl uid physics, Commission, the Royal Society, the National quantum computing, as well as theoretical Physical Laboratory, CERN, the European physics. Spallation Source, SNOLAB, and by industry.

Research at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) CERN

Programmes MSc Euromasters in Physics MSc Physics by Research MPhil/PhD Physics (REF, 2014)

Find out more @RHULObservatory @RHULPhysics

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110 Physics Courtesy of Diamond Light Source

“My work combines aspects of both theoretical physics at Royal Holloway with the experimental facilities of the Diamond Light Source. This collaboration has allowed us to probe exotic phases of matter in new and exciting ways. My PhD has allowed me to travel all over the world to discuss ideas with many interesting scientists.” Luke PhD in Condensed Matter Physics

Tuition fees 2019/20 Contact details Euromasters UK and EU students: £7,700 per year Postgraduate Administrator International students: £16,400 per year +44 (0)1784 276265 MSc by Research UK and EU students: £7,700 per year [email protected] International students: £17,400 per year See pages 121-123 for further information and ﬁ nancial advice. Entry requirements and how to apply See Admissions process on page 124.

111 Euromasters in Physics • The search for dark matter and neutrino Main campus/SEPnet Two year MSc physics with the DEAP/CLEAN and DMTPC (120 ECTS) direct detection experiments, located at Off ered by Royal Holloway as part of its South underground laboratories in Canada and the East Physics Network Partnership. The fi rst year United States respectively. A major goal of this consists mainly of taught courses in the University activity is developing beyond state-of-the-art of London; the second research year can be at instrumentation for the next generation of dark Royal Holloway or one of our SEPnet partners. matter searches in a new laboratory on campus. Visit sepnet.ac.uk The Centre for Condensed Matter Physics Example modules includes: • Advanced quantum theory • Particle accelerator physics • The London Low Temperature Laboratory • Superfl uids, condensates and superconductors studying the emergent properties of Helium, • Dark matter and dark energy which is a model quantum system. Research • Physics at the nanoscale projects are available in our MilliKelvin Laboratory on 2D quantum fl uids and solids, solid 3He and helium clusters, NMR using SQUIDs MSc Physics by Research and current sensing noise thermometry. Main campus; FT/PT; 12/24 months • The Advanced Materials group study Available in any research area, this programme fundamental problems including magnetic provides a stand-alone qualifi cation, or foundation monopoles, quantum criticality and for a subsequent PhD degree. We have strong links superconductivity, as well as new materials for with leading international facilities and leading energy applications such as thermoelectric and research expertise, providing you with a wide range of options. battery materials. Experimental projects use neutron and synchrotron X-ray scattering at the nearby ISIS and Diamond facilities. Research interests • The Nanotechnology group study quantum Our strengths range from explorations of the technologies with the National Physical fundamental properties of matter at the lowest temperatures and on nanometre scales to Laboratory including quantum computation, elementary particles at the highest attainable spintronics, TeraHertz, quantum limited sensors, energies. the electrical and thermal properties of quantum wires and the non-linear properties of the The Centre for Particle Physics has four areas Josephson junction. of focus: • At CERN, the ATLAS experiment is collecting The Centre for Theoretical Physics includes: data produced by the Large Hadron Collider • Research in theoretical particle physics in (LHC). Our physicists played an important the areas of collider phenomenology and role in the 2012 discovery at the LHC of the astroparticle theory. This includes calculations Higgs boson and are studying the new particle’s for the LHC and phenomenological studies of properties. Members are also carrying out Higgs and electroweak gauge bosons in and studies of the top quark and searching for new beyond the Standard Model. The astro-particle physics that goes beyond the current Standard activity includes theoretical developments in Model, such as quark-lepton compositeness dark matter physics, early Universe cosmology and extra dimensions. The group also plays an and neutrino physics. important role in computing for the LHC through • The Hubbard Theory Consortium off ers projects involvement in the Particle Physics Grid. in the theory of topological materials, correlated • Research centred on the physics of cutting-edge electron systems, superconducting spintronics, particle accelerators, both for particle physics high-temperature superconductivity, cold atoms experiments including the LHC, and for light and quantum many-body non-equilibrium sources and neutron spectroscopy experiments. physics. Methods include dynamical mean This work is being pursued in the John Adams fi eld theory, quantum kinetic transport theory, Institute for Accelerator Science, a joint initiative many-body Green function techniques, density between Royal Holloway, Oxford University, and functional theory, and correlated wave function Imperial College. techniques.

112 FT (Full-time) PT (Part-time) 12/24 (Months duration) Physics • The Materials Simulation group develops Research facilities and applies electronic structure simulation Major facilities include the University of London techniques and algorithms to model the Low Temperature Laboratory and Ultra-low structural, electronic and spectroscopic Temperature Facility; SuperFab, the UK Centre properties of solids. This activity is based around for Superconducting and hybrid Quantum the CASTEP code and the EPSRC national Systems; the Materials Discovery Laboratory; supercomputing facility, ARCHER, and overlaps High Performance Computing Cluster; strongly with the experimental Advanced Accelerator Physics Laboratory, Dark Matter Materials group. Laboratory, and High Power Laser Facility.

Research opportunities Career information Applications are invited for postgraduate Some of our MSc graduates embark on a PhD research places leading to the PhD degree in any or obtain positions which they would have been of the department’s research areas. We invite unable to gain with their fi rst degree alone. Many you to email staff with whom you are interested PhD graduates continue in Physics associated in working. Staff lists are available on our website. research, either in academic or commercial UK and EU postgraduate students can be laboratories. Others enter fi nancial institutions, funded by research council awards or by College jobs involving computers and communications, studentships. or scientifi c publishing.

SuperFab University, dedicated to the development Superfab is a world-class nanofabrication of quantum device technology through the centre and a UK national facility focused on application of fundamental phenomena based the development of superconducting quantum on superconductivity. circuits, with applications in next generation The Centre supports scientists researching quantum limited sensing and quantum superconducting quantum systems, including computing. quantum computation, spintronics, quantum SuperFab is the home of the UK Centre limited sensors and the electrical and thermal for Superconducting and hybrid Quantum properties of quantum wires. Systems (UK-CSQS). The facility is owned We invite expressions of interest from by the Department of Physics at Royal academic, industrial research projects and Holloway and operated in collaboration with SMEs that could lead to new and unique types the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) as of ultra-sensitive sensing devices including an open user facility serving academic and access for industrial projects to assist with the industrial interests. commercialisation of Quantum technology. It is a result of an exciting collaboration Find out more, visit royalholloway.ac.uk/ between Royal Holloway, NPL and Lancaster physics/research/superfab

Our world-class cleanroom

royalholloway.ac.uk/physics 113 Faculty of Science Centre for Professional Studies The Centre for Professional Studies off ers practical Masters programmes designed to equip graduates with the tools and qualiﬁ cations needed to deal with the emerging challenges of the global business environment.

Profi le • The Centre was created in 2013 in recognition • Our programmes are taught by a combination that international industries, fi rms, organisations of experienced senior practitioners and senior and governments demand exceptional academics drawing on academic theory, current candidates who have the knowledge base and thinking and real experience. practical skills to fi nance, manage and execute • Our Masters programmes have a strong focus on processes and projects successfully. employability, helping you to develop your skills • The ethos of the Centre is to combine academic to succeed in your chosen career. excellence with industry-related knowledge and expertise.

MSc Project Management MSc Engineering Management Main campus; FT; 12 months Main campus; FT; 12 months This programme is suitable for graduates from a This Masters develops the essential skills and range of backgrounds interested in a career which knowledge required across an engineering involves managing projects, from fashion and ﬁ lm to business context as well practical experience the charity sector and from scientists to government in growing areas of engineering subjects such employees. The course will equip you with practical as the connected home, renewable technology tools and skills, together with an understanding of and wearable tech. Taught jointly with the the academic theories underpinning them. Department of Electronic Engineering Example modules (see page 98), the programme aims to produce engineering management professionals who • Operations and quality management can take their skills forward to make a signiﬁ cant • Advanced applied project management and diff erence in the marketplace. planning • Corporate governance, ethics and sustainability

Programmes MSc Project Management MSc Engineering Management

Find out more

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114 FT (Full-time) 12 (Months duration) Centre for Professional Studies Example modules completion of a project as well as those who • Frontier technologies – from concept to take ownership for a speciﬁ c aspect of a project, commercialisation making sure it’s delivered to all stakeholders’ • Sustainable power generation satisfaction. • International strategic technology management Our alumni have successfully entered into a wide range of professions and industries, making Career information substantial contributions to multidisciplinary Graduates of our Project Management Masters project teams and the ﬁ nancing, execution have pursued successful careers across a range and delivery of projects. This has helped them of industries. Roles in Project Management progress through the organisation and into senior vary and involve professionals who oversee the management positions or change career paths.

“I highly recommend the course to everyone from all diff erent backgrounds, drama, engineering, languages, business and dance – and project management is important in every sector. Instead of closing doors by becoming a specialist you open doors and become a generalist. This way you don’t have to take a decision early in your career and miss opportunities.” Anne MSc Project Management

Tuition fees 2019/20 Contact Detailsdetails Home and EU students: £11,300 per year xClaire Porter International students: £18,500 per year xCentre for Professional Studies Administrator +44 (0)1784 276464 See pages 121-123 for further information x [email protected] and ﬁ nancial advice. Steven Kendrick Entry requirements and how to apply Head of the Centre for Professional Studies [email protected] See Admissions process on page 124. * Exact fees can be found at royalholloway.ac.uk/courses

royalholloway.ac.uk/cps 115 Faculty of Science Psychology The Department of Psychology is a vibrant research community with an international reputation for leading research. Our dynamic and varied research covers the cognitive and neural underpinnings of social interaction, learning, memory, and language, through to more applied research topics in forensic, health, and developmental psychology.

Profi le • The latest UK research assessment (REF 2014) • Our academic staff work at the forefront of their confi rmed the high international signifi cance of fi eld in areas including cognitive and systems our research, rating 93% of research as 4* and 3* neuroscience, language and memory, and social, world-class and internationally excellent. clinical, and forensic psychology. • We off er a lively and stimulating intellectual • Research is generously supported by Research environment, organised into four partly Councils such as the MRC, ESRC, and BBSRC, overlapping research groups: Health and charities like the Leverhulme Trust, British Diabetic Wellbeing; Social and Aff ective Processes; Association and Macular Society, industrial Language, Memory and Attention; Perception, investors and companies, academic trusts, Action and Decision-making. healthcare companies, hospitals, and government.

Cutting-edge facilities to augment your learning

Programmes MSc Applied Social Psychology MSc Forensic Psychology MSc Clinical Psychology ( THE REF institutions ranked (REF, 2014) MSc/Certiﬁ cate/Diploma in Cognitive by subject, 2014) Behavioural Therapy Find out more Doctorate in Clinical Psychology @RHULPsychology rhulpsych MPhil/PhD

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116 Psychology

“I chose to study Psychology at Royal Holloway because it is known for having an excellent reputation for research quality, and this was very important to me, particularly because research is such a key component driving Psychology as a discipline. The most enjoyable part of the course for me was the empirical project, it was incredibly rewarding to have so much independence throughout this process.” Victoria MSc Applied Social Psychology

Tuition fees 2019/20 Contact details Home and EU students*: £9,200-11,300 per year Karen Harding International students: £17,400 per year Postgraduate Taught Administrator See pages 121-123 for further information +44 (0)1784 276755 and ﬁ nancial advice. psyoffi [email protected] Entry requirements and how to apply See Admissions process on page 124. * Exact fees can be found at royalholloway.ac.uk/courses

117 Example modules • The legal and criminal justice context for forensic psychology • Cognitive, social and neuroscience approaches to forensic investigations • Young people and families in the criminal justice system

MSc Clinical Psychology Main campus; FT/PT; 12/60 months This programme is designed to equip students with knowledge and skills to pursue a career in a mental health setting or in mental health research. You will develop an in-depth understanding of clinical assessment, evidence-based treatment, and wellbeing, and an array of analytical, methodological, and statistical research skills. It is suitable for those interested in pursuing a PhD, a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClin) or a Counselling degree in the future, as well as those who wish to work within a health care setting. Contact: Karen Harding Example modules Our department MRI scanner • Clinical assessment and treatment approaches MSc Applied Social Psychology • Professional clinical practice and skills Main campus; FT/PT; 12/60 months • Advanced and applied research techniques This course equips students with knowledge about cutting-edge developments and issues in applied PG Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural social psychology, and an array of analytical, Psychotherapy/PG Diploma in Cognitive methodological, and statistical research skills Behavioural Therapy (Iapt) PG Certifi cate important for a PhD and for jobs in applied in Behavioural Couples Therapy settings in commercial and governmental Based at 7a Woodfi eld Road, London W9 2NW. organisations. CBT is PT 18 months, the IAPT is FT Contact: Karen Harding 12 months, and BCT is PT 12 months Example modules Multidisciplinary courses, in collaboration with the • Psychology in applied settings Central and Northwest London Mental Health • Intergroup and interpersonal processes NHS Trust, aimed at NHS staff from the mental • Adjustment and wellbeing health and allied professions who have the need to use CBT in their everyday work. A suitable MSc Forensic Psychology qualifi cation in a mental health fi eld or equivalent Main campus; FT/PT; 12/60 months professional experience, and at least one year of post-qualifi cation experience in mental health This programme, jointly run with the School work, are required. of Law, is designed to give students in-depth Contact: Course Administrator, (020 7266 9580), insights into topical issues and new research central-london-cbt.com in forensic psychology, in line with the British Psychological Society curriculum requirements. Staff from Psychology, Criminology and Law will Doctorate in Clinical Psychology help you to enhance your critical understanding Main campus; FT; 36 months of psychological theories and evidence relevant A course to qualify Clinical Psychologists for to the legal and criminal justice context. The practice in the NHS. Places are funded through programme has strong links with external the NHS in London – there is currently no practitioners to further enrich your studies. provision for self-funded students. Contact: Vicky Titchmarsh +44 (0)1784 414235 Contact: The Clearing House for Clinical [email protected] Psychology leeds.ac.uk/chpccp

118 FT (Full-time) PT (Part-time) 12/24 (Months duration) Psychology Example modules recording eye movements, electropalatograph • Clinical skills for analysis of articulatory movements, and • Clinical psychology in various populations equipment for measurement of reaching and (children and young people, adults, older adults, grasping movements. We also have a test library learning disabilities and long term needs) of psychometric instruments, soundproof testing • Adult and child neuropsychology booths and observation and infant-testing • Health psychology laboratories. • Interventions (cognitive behavioural, systemic, Research groups have frequent seminars in psychodynamic, groups) which members present their recent ﬁ ndings, discuss other research and develop ideas Research opportunities and future plans, and host invited external We invite applicants for our PhD programme speakers. to discuss possible research topics with a potential supervisor before submitting a Career information formal application. Staff details can be found Graduates are well-equipped to progress to on our website. Candidates can apply for PhD further PhD study, careers in mental health, studentships from the department and from or to careers in applied settings in commercial external sources, including Leverhulme Magna and governmental organisations. Previous Carta doctoral programme and the ESRC graduates have entered into a variety of funded South-East Network for Social Sciences interesting careers, from: Clinical Psychologist doctoral training partnership. in the NHS; Production Assistant at Discovery Networks International; and Research Clinical Research facilities Psychologist at the Wellcome Trust; to research We have a research-dedicated 3T MR scanner and academic positions. for brain imaging, electroencephalography (EEG) We have excellent links with hospitals, schools, for recording brain activity, and transcranial social services, industrial sponsors and charities magnetic stimulation (TMS); systems for as well as other universities and institutes.

The Department of Psychology is a close-knit learning community

royalholloway.ac.uk/psychology 119 Photo: MHK Photography How much does it cost?

It’s wise to be aware of the cost of studying at postgraduate level before applying – from tuition fees to living expenses. Here’s a brief overview.

Tuition fees Living expenses These cover all academic-related costs from teaching Living costs during your time with us as a and supervision, plus use of library and IT facilities, postgraduate study will vary, depending on your to assessments (excluding resit, repeat and deferred individual needs and lifestyle. We estimate you examinations or assessments) and administration. should think in terms of a range from £10,000- Tuition fees vary from programme to programme and £12,000 for a single person living on campus per depending on whether you’re a UK resident, live in year to cover accommodation, food, personal Europe or outside the European Union. expenses, study-related costs, and some limited travelling. International students will also need to take Students studying part-time are charged a pro-rata account of various settling-in expenses, including tuition fee. arrangements for travel to and within the UK, visas Up-to-date information on tuition fees for all and travel and health insurance. postgraduate programmes and any additional costs For more information visit relating to your chosen course can be found via our royalholloway.ac.uk/pglivingcosts Course Finder, visit royalholloway.ac.uk/courses Information on the fee for your particular programme will be included with your off er letter.

royalholloway.ac.uk/postgraduatefees 121 Funding your studies

There are many potential sources of funding for your postgraduate studies, so it’s sensible to be organised. Most funding agencies and bodies operate strict deadlines and there is a lot of competition. The majority of postgraduate students don’t gain funding to cover both tuition fees and living expenses, so it’s important to think about how you’ll support your studies. A good starting point is to visit our website to get advice on sources of funding and how to apply. Photo: Hufton + Crow/Colorminimum Hufton Photo:

Potential sources of funding Opportunities for postgraduate • Postgraduate student loan taught students • Scholarships and bursaries We directly support a number of our taught postgraduate students to diff ering levels through • Departmental Assistantships a variety of scholarships and bursaries, usually • Professional and career development loans awarded for academic success, or excellence in • Employer sponsorship sport or music. Some cover tuition fees while others make a contribution towards the cost of study. Some • Working alongside your study academic departments can provide access to other • Postgraduate Taught discount for awards on off er or can advise on industry-speciﬁ c Royal Holloway alumni funding opportunities (for instance in Psychology). If you’re a Royal Holloway graduate, you can take advantage of an automatic discount on your tuition fees, currently 15% off (*please check our website for the latest level of beneﬁ t).

122 “After completing a History degree here and taking a few years out of education, I was delighted to be awarded the Dinah and Jessica Nichols Scholarship. My scholarship has provided the ﬁ nancial support necessary for my studies and I’ve had the opportunity to meet a number of Bedford Alumni including my scholarship donor. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my studies and feel better equipped for the next stage of my career.” Robyn, MA History

Opportunities for international students Financial support is available from a wide range of Opportunities for postgraduate sources, for instance: research students • Royal Holloway Principal’s Masters Scholarships In addition to Royal Holloway studentships for postgraduate research students covering fees or • Commonwealth Scholarships fees plus maintenance the following Research • Fulbright-Royal Holloway Award Councils off er similar studentships: • US International Foundation Scholarships • Arts and Humanities Research Council • Manju Mehrotra Scholarship (AHRC) Details of these scholarships, qualifying • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences requirements and deadlines for application are Research Council (BBSRC) provided on our website royalholloway.ac.uk/ • Economic and Social Research Council postgraduatescholarships (ESRC) • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) • Medical Research Council (MRC) • Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC) • Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) If you’re not sure which Research Council is likely to off er funding for your subject area please contact the Director of Graduate Studies from your chosen department, who also will be able to advise on any other studentships speciﬁ c to the discipline. For further information visit royalholloway.ac.uk/researchfunding

123 Entry requirements and how to apply

Entry requirements We usually ask for a UK Second Class Honours degree and in some cases additional professional experience. We also accept applications from applicants with non-standard qualiﬁ cations, or in an area diff erent to the one you are applying for. We recommend you speak to our Admissions team via email [email protected] or phone +44 (0)1784 414944; or the department’s Director of Graduate Studies for advice.

Application process

Before you apply I Find out everything you can about the programme you’d like to join. You may ﬁ nd it helpful to consult: • our website • Disability and Dyslexia Services team for advice if you have any special requirements • Director of Graduate Studies or Programme 2 When to apply Director in your chosen department We don’t have a formal application deadline • university staff visiting British Council for postgraduate study, however, as all events or recruitment fairs overseas programmes begin in September, we strongly • our Admissions and Applicant advise you to apply as soon as possible, Services team especially if you require a student visa. • a potential research supervisor. If you want to apply for ﬁ nancial support from Royal Holloway or an external funding body, please make sure you know when these deadlines are, as they can diff er. 3

Apply online Register and set up your Applicant Portal for our online application system, Royal Holloway Direct, visit royalholloway.ac.uk/pgapplication This easy system allows you to upload all your relevant documents along with your application and you can return to your application as many times as you need before submitting it. You’ll need to upload: • one conﬁ dential reference, either uploaded by you or directly by your referee • a copy of your degree certiﬁ cate and a transcript of your degree study so far • a copy of your passport photo page and, if you require a Tier 4 student visa, copies of previous UK study visas • any written or portfolio work required by your department.

124 Your off er 6 If we’re able to make you an off er we will communicate details of this in an off er letter by email, making clear any conditions that may apply (for example achieving a certain qualifi cation). To guarantee your place, UK or EU students need to pay a tuition fee deposit of £100 and international students £3,000. The deposit is not required if you have a scholarship that covers full tuition fees. Before you can join us, you must have met Royal Holloway’s general entry requirements plus any specifi c additional requirements set by the department must be met before you commence your course. All qualifi cations required as part of your off er will be verifi ed before entry.

5 Decision You may be invited to an interview by your department before we make a decision, otherwise we consider the information supplied in your application, plus your references and any relevant supporting materials.

4 Check the status of your application Once you’ve submitted your application and been given your student ID number, you can track its status at any point. Log in to your Royal Holloway Direct Applicant Portal - you will be sent a direct link. You should expect a decision from us within four to six weeks.

royalholloway.ac.uk/pgapplication 125 Terms and conditions of admission

Royal Holloway’s Admissions Policy provides comprehensive details of all aspects of admission This prospectus was edited and produced to Royal Holloway, University of London, and is by Royal Holloway’s Marketing and available on our website. This document provides Communications team. It was published in you with all the important information you need October 2018 and the information given was about our admissions procedures and how your correct at that time. It is intended primarily for application will be considered. You are advised to those considering admission to Royal Holloway read through this document prior to submitting as postgraduate students in 2019. your application. As described in our terms and conditions (found When you accept an off er of a place to study at online), occasionally it may be necessary for the Royal Holloway, a legal contract is formed between university to vary the content and delivery of you and the university. At the point of off er, we programmes. The university endeavours to keep will provide you with the Terms and Conditions such changes and disruption to a minimum, associated with your admission to Royal Holloway, but there is a possibility that changes may including links to all relevant policy documents and occur before or after admission, and diff er from your rights should you wish to withdraw acceptance what is printed in this prospectus. We advise of your off er. We advise you to read these carefully all applicants to refer to the website prior to before you accept your off er. making any application. If you would like to give us any feedback on your experience as an applicant to Royal Holloway, or if you have any cause for complaint about the way your application was dealt with, details of who to contact are provided in our Admissions Policy document.

126 royalholloway.ac.uk/studying-here Our global alumni community

Continuing opportunities and benefi ts • Access to careers support and resources for two years after graduating By joining Royal Holloway you will become part of a family of over 9,000 students, over 1,500 expert • University and alumni updates and news via our staff and over 90,000 alumni working in every fi eld online magazine, e-newsletters and social media imaginable across the globe. This community is a • Invitations to global events and reunions, including valuable source of support for your future career. concerts and informative lectures Fellow students and staff are there to support you • International alumni groups in many countries during your studies and graduates are a valuable worldwide network to help you forge ahead in your career, when the time comes. By being part of our lifelong, global • Access to exclusive Royal Holloway and University network a number of opportunities and benefi ts will of London services and discounts. be available to you:

royalholloway.ac.uk/alumni 127 Guide to Masters and Postgraduate Diplomas

Full-time/part-time/ Duration Page Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences distance learning (months) ref.

Advanced Musical Studies (MMus/MMus CPD) FT/PT 12/24/60 56

Ancient History (MA) FT/PT 12/24 32

Classical Art and Archaeology (MA) FT/PT 12/24 32

Classical Reception (MRes) FT/PT 12/24 32

Classics (MA) FT/PT 12/24 32

Comparative Literature and Culture by Research (MA) FT/PT 12/24 52

Contemporary Performance Practices (MA) FT/PT 12/24 36

Creative Writing (MA) FT/PT 12/24 40

Crusader Studies (MA) FT/PT 12/24 44

Documentary by Practice (MA) FT 12 48

Drama and Theatre by Research (MA) FT/PT 12/24 36

Elections, Campaigns and Democracy (MSc) FT/PT 12/24 64

English by Research (MA) FT/PT 12/24 40

English Literature (MA) FT/PT 12/24 40

European Philosophy (MA) FT/PT 12/24 60

Film, Television and Digital Production by Research (MA) FT/PT 12/24 48

French by Research (MA) FT/PT 12/24 52

Geopolitics and Security (MSc/Diploma) FT/PT 9/12, 20/24 64/100

German by Research (MA) FT/PT 12/24 52

Hispanic Studies by Research (MA) FT/PT 12/24 44

History (MA) FT/PT 12/24 44

History by Research (MA) FT/PT 12/24 44

History: Hellenic Studies (MA) FT/PT 12/24 44

Holocaust Studies (MA) FT/PT 12/24 44

Immersive Storytelling (MA) FT/PT 12/24 48/98

128 Full-time/part-time/ Duration Page Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences distance learning (months) ref.

Immersive Technology (MSc) FT/PT 12/24 48/98

International Public Policy (MSc) FT/PT 12/24 64

International Relations (MSc) FT/PT 12/24 64

International Security (MSc) FT/PT 12/24 64

International Television Industries (MA) FT/PT 12/24 48

Islamic and West Asian Studies (MA) FT/PT 12/24 44/64

Italian by Research (MA) FT/PT 12/24 52

Late Antique and Byzantine Studies (MA) FT/PT 12/24 44

Media Management (MA) FT 12 48

Media, Power and Public Aff airs (MSc) FT/PT 12/24 64

Medieval Studies (MA) FT/PT 12/24 40/44

Modern Philosophy (MA) FT/PT 12/24 60

Music Performance (PG Dip) FT/PT 12/24 56

Philosophy by Research (MA) FT/PT 12/24 60

Playwriting (MA) FT/PT 12/24 36

Political Philosophy (MA) FT/PT 12/24 60

Politics of Development (MA) FT/PT 12/24 64

Producing Film and Television (MA) FT 12 48

Public History (MA) FT/PT 12/24 44

Rhetoric (MRes) FT/PT 12/24 32

Screenwriting for Television and Film (MA) FT (in retreat) 12 48

Shakespeare (MA) FT/PT 12/24 40

Theatre Directing (MA) FT 12 36

Victorian Literature, Art and Culture (MA) FT/PT 12/24 40/44

129 Full-time/part-time/ Duration Page Faculty of Management, Economics and Law distance learning (months) ref.

Accounting and Financial Management (MSc) FT 12 78

Advanced Practice (MSc) PT 36-60 84

Business Information Systems (MSc) FT 12 78 FT/PT/optional Computational Finance (MSc) 12/24-60 70 Year in Industry Consumption, Culture and Marketing (MA) FT 12 78

Corporate Finance (MSc)† FT 12 70

Digital Innovation and Analytics (MSc) FT 12 78

Economics – 1 year (MSc) FT 12 70

Economics – 2 year (MSc) FT 24 70 FT/optional Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MSc) 12/24 78 Year in Business Finance – 1 year (MSc) FT 12 70

Finance – 2 year (MSc) FT 24 70

Forensic Psychology (MSc) FT/PT 12/24-60 74/116

Human Resource Management (MSc) FT 12 78

International Management (MSc) FT 12 78

International Management (Marketing) (MSc) FT 12 78 FT/optional International Management (MBA) 12/24 78 Year in Business International Supply Chain Management (MSc) FT 12 78

Marketing (MA) FT 12 78

Policing and Criminial Justice Policy (MSc)† FT/PT 12/24 74

Social Work (MSc) FT 24 84 Social Work (Step up to Social Work) FT 24 84 (Postgraduate Diploma) Sustainability and Management (MSc) FT/PT 12/24 100

Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism (MSc)† FT/PT 12/24 74

Full-time/part-time/ Duration Page Faculty of Science distance learning (months) ref.

Applied Social Psychology (MSc) FT/PT 12/60 116

Artiﬁ cial Intelligence (MSc)* FT/PT 12/60 90

Biological Sciences Research (MSc) FT/PT 12/24 88

† Programme under development 130 Full-time/part-time/ Duration Page Faculty of Science distance learning (months) ref.

Clinical Psychology (MSc) FT/PT 12/60 116

Clinical Psychology (Doctorate) FT 36 116

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (MSc/Certiﬁcate/Diploma) PT 18/12 116 FT/optional Computational Finance (MSc) 12/24-60 90 1 year in industry Computer Science by Research (MSc) FT/PT 12/24 90

Cultural Geography (Research) (MA/Diploma) FT/PT 12/24 100

Data Science and Analytics (MSc)* FT/PT 12/60 90

Distributed and Networked Systems (MSc)* FT/PT 12/60 90

Earth Sciences by Research (MSc) FT/PT 12/24 94

Electronic Engineering by Research (MSc) FT/PT 12/24 98

Engineering Management (MSc) FT 12 98/112

Environmental Diagnosis & Management (MSc) FT/PT 12/24 94

Forensic Psychology (MSc) FT/PT 12/24-60 116/74

Geopolitics and Security (MSc/Diploma) FT/PT 12/24 100/64

Information Security (MSc/Certiﬁ cate/Diploma) FT/PT/DL 12/24/48 104/106

Information Security (Distance Learning ) (MSc) PT/DL 20-60 104

Immersive Technology (MSc) FT/PT 12/24 98/48

Internet of Things (MSc)* FT/PT 12/60 90

Machine Learning (MSc)* FT/PT 12/60 90

Mathematics for Applications (MSc) FT/PT 12/24 106

Mathematics of Cryptography & Communications (MSc) FT/PT 12/24 106

Petroleum Geoscience (Campus Based) (MSc) FT/PT 12/24 94

Petroleum Geoscience (Distance Learning) (MSc) PT/DL 24/60 94

Physics by Research (MSc) FT/PT 12/24 110

Physics (Euromasters) (MSc) FT 24 110

Practising Sustainable Development (MSc/Diploma) FT/PT 12/24 100

Project Management (MSc) FT 12 112

Quaternary Science (MSc) FT/PT 12/24 100

Sustainability and Management (MSc) FT/PT 12/24 100

* Available with a Year in Industry option 131 Postgraduate graduation ceremony December 2017 ceremony graduation Postgraduate

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