Interdisciplinary Studies MPhil

At the University of Glasgow’s rural campus in Dumfries we provide a friendly and focused learning environment with a high level of access to research supervision, and excellent study resources. We are based in the University town of Dumfries, and are a School within the University of Glasgow’s College of Social Sciences. We have a dynamic community of research staff and students working across diverse areas of expertise including Education, Environment, Health, Humanities, Tourism, Culture and Technology. We welcome applications from students who wish to undertake innovative research projects both within disciplinary boundaries and which transcend them though interdisciplinary engagement. The Dumfries Campus is home to two of the University of Glasgow’s research centres, the Crichton Institute and the Solway Centre for Environment and Culture.The College of Social Sciences Graduate School draws together internationally recognised scholars and respected practitioners to offer a range of research programmes. Our programmes are based on thorough training in research methods and we encourage you to take part in numerous exciting seminars, conferences and events. We offer modern library, IT services and a wide-range of support services. You will be living in one of Europe’s most exciting cities which has a vibrant cultural and social life. For more information get in touch with us at socsci-gradschoolglasgow.ac.uk. We look forward to hearing from you.

Our regular standard of admission is usually a Master's degree or a 2.1 honours degree.