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Many postgraduate courses contain both taught and research elements. You can often tailor degrees to fit your specific needs.

Postgraduate Diplomas and Certificates are almost always taught course qualifications and last nine months. They usually follow the same programme as a Masters degree but are assessed only by exam, without a thesis. The most common are:

PG Dip (Postgraduate Diploma)
PG Cert (Postgraduate Certificate)
PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate in Education).

Masters degrees are usually awarded for one year’s study and are assessed by exam and a short thesis. They can consist of both taught and research elements. The most common are:

MA (Master of Arts)
MSc (Master of Science)
MBA (Master of Business Administration)
LLM (Master of Laws)
MEd (Master of Education)
MMus (Master of Music)
MPhil (Master of Philosophy)

MPhil is a two or more years’ research programme ending in a dissertation or thesis of 50,000-70,000 words. Many institutions allow successful MPhil students to convert directly to the second year of a PhD course after their first year.

MRes (Master of Research) is a relatively new, taught qualification which lasts one year full-time. It gives you an in-depth education in research methodology directly applicable to the needs of industry. Like MPhil programmes, it offers the possibility to follow on to a PhD programme.

Please note: Undergraduate degrees in Arts and Humanities at some Scottish universities (Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, St Andrews) are called Master of Arts (MA). These degrees are equivalent to Bachelors degrees from other institutions.

Doctorates take three or more years of independent study and research. Almost all Doctorates are completed purely by research, ending in a dissertation or thesis of 70,000-100,000 words (shorter in science). Amongst Doctorates there are:

PhD/DPhil (Doctor of Philosophy)
LLD (Doctor of Laws)
DSc (Doctor of Science)
DLitt (Doctor of Letters)
MD/DM (Doctor of Medicine).