The Institute runs a programme of continuing professional development workshops throughout the year. Some of these form part of the MSc and Diploma courses and are available free of charge. Some are voluntary and available for a greatly reduced fee since they are sponsored by the Institute and external organisations. All applicants should be numerate and have a good grasp of statistics. Students are expected to have the initiative and capacity for working without close guidance and to devote considerable time to their own research and reading in the course area.
Team working is strongly encouraged.
Students have a responsibility for organising and managing their own learning, for exploiting available resources and for maintaining their motivation and goals. Whilst carrying out their research projects, MSc students have considerable flexibility, within the constraints imposed by the availability of their supervisors and research base, to arrange their own timetable. There is a rolling closing date for this course, however, we advise you to try to submit your form by late April so that we may commence our selection procedure. Remaining places can then be allocated to those on the reserve list. In some circumstances, late applications may be considered.