MPhil in Land Economy

Apply using the Applicant Portal

The Apply Now button on the right will take you to the Applicant Portal. There, you can create and submit your application and supporting documents, and you can also request your references.

An application is only complete when:

1. you have submitted your application and supporting documents via the Applicant Portal
2. you have paid the application fee if applicable. For further information on application fees, and which courses require an application fee, see here.
3. your referees have provided their references.

If you miss the deadlines specified in this section, you will not be able to submit your application.

Those applicants who are subject to a language requirement are strongly encouraged to submit their language results with their initial application.

Selection Process

Applications for our MPhil programmes are reviewed in batches throughout the applications cycle. However, the Department is subject to restrictions on the number of offers it can make for these courses and whilst in some cases a decision on an application will be made following the first review, in a large number of cases an application will be held for re-consideration at a later stage. This may mean that a decision on your application is not taken until after the closing date for applications to the course.

The department aims to make the initial review within 12 weeks after being placed under consideration.

If your application is being reconsidered, you will be informed by the Student Business Office.

Further information on How To Apply

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Things You'll Need

You should start preparing the things that you'll need when you apply. These will be mandatory, unless specifically flagged as optional.

• Two referees willing to give you a reference
  Either academic or professional – please see our References guidance for more information about which type you need. Your referees will need to have submitted their reference by the course deadline.
• Transcript  
• CV/resume
• Evidence of competence in English
  If required - please see our Competence in English guidance for more information.
• Research Proposal (document upload) (mandatory)
• Statement of Interest (5000 characters) (mandatory)

Gates Cambridge Scholarships

If you wish to be considered for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship you will also need to provide the following:

• Gates Cambridge Reference  
• Research Proposal (PhD applicants only)

See Gates Cambridge for more information.

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How to Find a Supervisor

You ought to have reviewed the Department’s areas of expertise, and to be familiar with the research interests of its academic staff, as well as the cross-disciplinary links that the Department shares with other departments or research areas.

Before submitting an application, you are recommended to formally contact prospective supervisors to assess their availability and suitability to supervise your particular research interests. You are only permitted to nominate one potential supervisor in your application.

You are invited to consider the research profiles of our academic staff on our Departmental Website: All Staff | Department of Land Economy (cam.ac.uk)

You are required to contact a prospective supervisor in order to ascertain 1) their availability 2) their suitability.

Applicants who do not nominate a supervisor will be assigned one by the Department. A failure to nominate a supervisor, however, may result in substantial delay in the processing of their application.