MS in Women's & Reproductive Health (Research)

Your transcripts should give detailed information of the individual grades received in your university-level qualifications to date. You should only upload official documents issued by your institution and any transcript not in English should be accompanied by a certified translation.

Whilst you must register three referees, the department may start the assessment of your application if two of the three references are submitted by the course deadline and your application is otherwise complete. Please note that you may still be required to ensure your third referee supplies a reference for consideration. References should usually be academic, though one professional reference is acceptable provided that it is relevant to the course and the other two references are academic. Your references will support intellectual ability, academic achievement, motivation, and ability to work in a group.

You should submit a detailed outline of your proposed research, written in English, covering areas such as the background to the research, methodology, expected results and the contribution to the field of learning. The overall word count should include any bibliography. If possible, please ensure that the word count is clearly displayed on the document. It will be normal for your ideas subsequently to change in some ways as you investigate the evidence and develop your project. You should nevertheless make the best effort you can to demonstrate the extent of your research question, sources and method at this moment. Your proposal should focus on research rather than personal achievements, interests and aspirations. This will be assessed for: your reasons for applying your future career plans the coherence of the proposal the originality of the project evidence that you have identified a member of the academic staff who is willing to supervise your project and provide the necessary resources evidence of motivation for and understanding of the proposed area of study the feasibility of successfully completing the project in the time available for the course (a maximum of three years) preliminary knowledge of research techniques capacity for sustained and intense work reasoning ability.

For this course, the application form will include questions that collect information that would usually be included in a CV/résumé. You should not upload a separate document. If a separate CV/résumé is uploaded, it will be removed from your application.

Your statement of purpose/personal statement and research proposal should be submitted as a single, combined document with clear subheadings. Please ensure that the word counts for each section are clearly visible in the document. Statement of purpose You should provide a statement of your research interests, in English, describing how your background and research interests relate to the programme. If possible, please ensure that the word count is clearly displayed on the document. It will be normal for students’ ideas and goals to change in some ways as they undertake their studies, but your personal statement will enable you to demonstrate your current interests and aspirations. The statement should focus on academic or research-related achievements and interests rather than personal achievements and interests. This will be assessed for: your reasons for applying; evidence of motivation for and understanding of the proposed area of study; the ability to present a reasoned case in English; capacity for sustained and focused work; and understanding of problems in the area and ability to construct and defend an argument.