A Scottish Interdepartmental Postgraduate Conference is held annually where postgraduate art history students from the universities of Edinburgh, St Andrews, Glasgow and Aberdeen give papers. The library has a wealth of material which has been built up over centuries. This contains over 45,000 original glass plate negatives made by the pioneer Victorian photographer, covering architecture, landscape and social life in Britain as well as abroad. Candidates for admission to these courses must hold a first class Honours degree, or 2nd class Honours of a standard which the University accepts as being sufficiently high, obtained at a recognised university. Exceptionally, candidates may be admitted without such qualifications if they can provide other evidence of capacity for advanced study or research.
Assessment is by dissertation and oral examination.
Funding Any offer made of a place will depend upon a guarantee that fees can be met. Possible sources of funding include the Department of Education and Science, the Scottish Education Department, the Oversea Development Agency and the British Academy. In Scotland, the Carnegie Trust offers a limited number of scholarships. The University of Aberdeen funds several postgraduate studentships each year, as well as providing 'top up' funds, both for students in receipt of major awards and for those who have been unsuccessful in obtaining such awards.