Contents
Step ahead with QMU
Our subject areas and courses
Our courses 2 Business 44
Welcome to QMU 3 Culture and Creativity 46
Dietetics, Physiotherapy, Podiatry and Radiography 48
Dispute Resolution and Public Sociology 52
Why QMU?
A campus university with all the benefits of a capital city 4 Education 54
Why study for a postgraduate qualification at QMU 6 Gastronomy 56
8 The Institute for Global Health and Development 58
Media, Communications and Public Relations 60
Occupational Therapy and Arts Therapies 62
Person-Centred Practice and Post-Registration Nursing 66
Speech and Hearing Sciences 68
Research Degrees 70
About our range of postgraduate courses
Postgraduate study explained
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Your learning experience:
Giving you a step up
How we teach and how you’ll learn
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Continuing professional development: single module and short
course study
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Preparing you for employment: placements, careers and
employability, and start-up support
Is QMU right for you?:
All you need to know before
applying
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Your personal development: extracurricular learning
opportunities 20
Helping you succeed: student support services
Application and selection
Student fees and finance
Funding, scholarships and loans
International scholarships
Course fees
Terms and conditions
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The international student experience 24
Collaborations: UK and international 28
Your student lifestyle
City of Edinburgh, coast and countryside 30 Your accommodation 34 Other useful information
Your Students’ Union 36 How to get to our campus
Clubs, societies and sports 38 Useful contacts and more information
Acknowledgements
The next step: Your future
Graduation and beyond
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Infographics 102
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Alphabetical index 104
Our research 105
If you join QMU in 2019, you’ll become part of a friendly,
supportive university based at an innovative campus,
focused on providing you with the skills you need for your future career.
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