British Geriatrics Society

Courses in Gerontology at the Centre for Research on Ageing, University of Southampton

MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert in Gerontology / MSc in Gerontology (Research) / MSc in Gerontology (Distance Learning) / PhD in Gerontology
The Centre for Research on Ageing (CRA) at the University of Southampton

Deadline for applications: August 2013

E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 8940

www.southampton.ac.uk/ageing

Duration of Courses:

MSc/PG Dip 1 year full-time, or 2.5 years part-time. PhD 3 years full-time, or 6 years part-time

The Centre for Research on Ageing is an international and multi-disciplinary research centre examining key issues in ageing and the lifecourse, informing policy and debate at the national and local level. We offer flexible pathways to study Gerontology at the postgraduate level. Students can choose from either full-time or part-time study, based at Southampton or by distance learning.

Choose from:

• MPhil/PhD in Gerontology
• Postgraduate Certificate/ MSc in Gerontology
• MSc in Gerontology (Research) - ESRC accredited
• Postgraduate Certificate/ Postgraduate Diploma/ MSc in Gerontology (Distance Learning)
• Short courses in Gerontology (face-to-face or by Distance Learning)

The courses offer high quality training in Gerontology and research methods in a supportive environment. For example, all students are allocated a personal tutor, and students on the Distance Learning programme receive key textbooks and have access to software, which is included in the tuition fees. Both distance learning and the traditional face-to-face programmes have been approved by the University of Southampton, they have equivalent credits, and they are assessed by the same external examiner.

The University of Southampton is part of the prestigious Russell Group of Universities, and is one of the UK’s top research universities. The University of Southampton has been awarded one of the ESRC’s Doctoral Training Centres, providing ESRC scholarships to fund postgraduate training and research at the doctoral level. The Doctoral Training Centre website has more information: http://www.soton.ac.uk/postgraduate/feesandfunding/esrcdtc.html