In recent years there have been opportunities for paid part-time work as teaching assistants on introductory undegraduate courses. In the case of exceptional students, bursary funds are occasionally available to provide assistance to students studying for research degrees at Stirling. Full support and advice will be given for applications to such sources. The Department of Religious Studies at Stirling offers some exciting opportunities to pursue taught postgraduate programmes leading to a Master of Philosophy or Postgraduate Diploma. Assessment for all units is by coursework.
All units follow a seminar format.
Students wishing to pursue a research degree in religious studies are expected to have an honours degree of upper second level at minimum in a discipline related to their research topic. The Research MLitt requires two years full time study, and is examined through a dissertation of 40,000 words which is primarily based on library research. For more info about the department, e-mail Professor Gavin Flood .