Admission requirements:

Application is by a 500-word proposal for research leading to a written thesis of 20,000 words (max.). The proposal should relate to or be situated between one of the following aspects of Utopian Studies:
i) utopian histories/literatures from the early modern to the 19th century;
ii) critical theories of culture and society in the 20th century;
iii) contemporary practices for a utopian society

The proposal will be used in determining an applicant’s aptitude for the course and the viability of supervision.
Applicants should also provide satisfactory academic references and hold, or be in the process of gaining, a first- or upper second-class honours degree in an area of study appropriate to the project proposal, or a degree of a comparable standard from a university or recognized degree awarding body in another country.

In exceptional circumstances candidates may be considered under APEL/APCL provisions. These provisions will be applied on an individual case-by-case basis and will relate explicitly to specific module learning outcomes.

Students for whom English is not their first language must have proficiency in written and spoken English. Normally applicants should attain minimum test scores of 7 for IELTS (International English Language Testing Scheme). However candidates must be aware that, given the nature of the programme, students will be expected to read and engage with complex theoretical texts and debates for which fluency in English is essential.