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Expected Academic Standard
Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK High II.i Honours Degree.
If your degree is not from the UK, please check International Qualifications to find the equivalent in your country.
Please be aware that this is the minimum criterion for academic results and that attaining the minimum does not guarantee admission to the programme. Admissions are fiercely competitive and applicants who simply meet the minimum academic standard are often not accepted onto the MPhil. Higher conditions may be set in some cases.
Admission to the MPhil in Human Evolutionary Studies is based on high achievement in a previous or current degree, typically first class, high II.i or an equivalent. Students will normally hold an undergraduate degree in range of relevant disciplines, including:
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From undergraduate degrees in anthropology, archaeology, social anthropology and cognate disciplines, students seeking to focus their learning on human evolutionary studies, and seeking accessible training in the methods and principles involved in research within one of the sub-disciplines of evolutionary anthropology;
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From undergraduate degrees in natural sciences, medicine, psychology and veterinary sciences, students seeking to learn across the discipline of evolutionary anthropology, while acquiring training in the methods and principles involved in research on a topic that intersects evolutionary approaches to humans or non-human primates with their own scientific background;
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Students and professionals engaged with the study and curation of human remains, who wish to learn across the discipline of evolutionary anthropology, while acquiring training in the traditional and digital methods and principles involved in the study of human and non-human primate osteology using materials from the Duckworth Laboratory.
The programme is designed to accommodate flexibly the needs of students with different backgrounds, and the mixture of students from different national, educational and professional backgrounds is a strength of the course. Applicants with other backgrounds will need to show strong reasons for applying and relevant experience where possible.
If you have a non-traditional academic trajectory or your most recent degree is five or more years in the past, please get in touch with the postgraduate admissions administrator before making an application so that we can advise you appropriately.
University Minimum Academic Requirements
Language Requirement
IELTS (Academic)
| Element | Score |
|---|---|
| Listening | 7.0 |
| Writing | 7.0 |
| Reading | 7.0 |
| Speaking | 7.0 |
| Total | 7.5 |
TOEFL Internet Score
| Element | Score |
|---|---|
| Listening | 25 |
| Writing | 25 |
| Reading | 25 |
| Speaking | 25 |
| Total | 110 |
C1 Advanced
Score: Grade A & B (overall score of 193, with no element lower than 185 plus a Language Centre assessment)
C2 Proficiency
Score: Grade A, B, or C (with at least 200 with no element lower than 185).