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26 May 2011: Edge Scholar grants for the University of Essex's flagship MA in Sociology and Management
Deadline: Friday August 19, 2011.
The University of Essex is offering three scholarships for its MA in Sociology and Management, a joint programme run between the Department of Sociology and Essex Business School, funded by the Edge Foundation, an independent education foundation, dedicated to raising the status of practical and vocational learning. The scholarships consist of a full tuition waiver at the home / EU rate (£4,450).
The Department of Sociology is one of the top Sociology departments in the UK. We are the only Sociology department in the country to have been awarded the highest rating in all six of the national Research Assessment Exercises (RAE) that have been undertaken since 1986. In the 2008 RAE, Essex Sociology achieved joint first position nationally.
Featuring four research centres in Accounting, Finance, Entrepreneurship and Management, Essex Business School has an international reputation for high quality research across the whole range of business subjects. We feature teaching not only in core business disciplines, but also on the wider social, ethical and environmental implications to current business strategy and practice.
During this 12-month taught programme, Edge Scholars follow a combination of mandatory and optional modules, including Sociological Research Design, Dynamics of Home and Work and Management in Organisations, and undertake an independent dissertation on research pertinent to the operation and future development of the Edge Hotel School, a joint collaboration between the Edge Foundation and the University of Essex.
Entry qualifications
A good undergraduate degree in social science related discipline that has already been awarded or, in the case of students in the final year of their degree, that is anticipated. For non-native speakers of English, either a TOEFL score of 580 or an IELTS score of 6.5 is required. Home / EU candidates only for this scheme.
For further information and application details, contact the Department of Sociology, University of Essex: http://www.essex.ac.uk/sociology via socpgadm@essex.ac.uk.
Deadline: Friday August 19, 2011.