MSc application, admissions and fees

MSc in Holistic Science 2010/11

If you are interested in applying to the MSc programme for 2011/12, please visit these pages again later in the Autumn, when the 2011/12 application form will be available. In the meantime, if you have any questions about the MSc programme please contact us by emailing holisticscience@schumachercollege.org.uk

Entry Requirements

The student group is small with up to 17 students. Students will normally possess a first degree in a natural or social science subject, or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of scientific experience and understanding.

Language skills

MSc students must be able to converse and write fluently in English. All applicants who do not hold a GCSE (Grade C or above) in English Language, must provide evidence of their English language ability in the form of a professional English qualification, or a TOEFL or IELTS Certificate to the correct level (taken in the last two years). The university entry standards for English language are as follows:

IELTS
6.5

TOEFL
575 (written test)
232 (computer based test)
90 (internet based test)

The University of Plymouth offers an English language support service for all students for whom English is a second language. This service is provided by the English Language Centre, based in the Cookworthy building on the University of Plymouth’s city centre campus. Language support is delivered through one-to-one tutorials, free English classes, workshops tailored for particular groups of students and e-mail. It is also possible for English Language Centre staff to visit the College to tutor students, individually or in groups, by prior arrangement.

Application

Click here to download an application form for entry in September 2010

Please note: This form must be completed, signed and hard copies sent as directed on the form. We do not accept electronic or faxed applications.

Important: On 1 April 2009 changes to the UK’s Immigration Law came into effect. Please ensure that you have a legitimate right of entry into the UK.

For further information about Immigration Law, please visit the UK Border Agency website

The application form details the documentation you need to send with your application. This includes:

Before submitting the application form, please make sure you have familiarised yourself with how the College works. You can get more information from other pages of the website including about the college.

Admissions

The College will shortlist applicants for interview. You may be asked to come to the College for an interview, or to conduct a telephone interview if you are not geographically well placed to come to the College. Subject to interview, we will select our MSc students and offer places. We may also consider late applications if we have not been able to fill our places after the interview selection process.

We will promptly acknowledge receipt of all applications by email. We will contact applicants to either arrange an interview or advise that their application will not be progresed further, within two weeks of receipt of an application.

Schumacher College is simply one of the finest teaching and learning environments to be found anywhere in the World.
David Abram, author of
The Spell of the Sensuous

Fees

Fees Summary for 2010/11.

The fees are made up of two components, from Schumacher College and the University of Plymouth:

1. Schumacher College Fees

Core Fees: £4,000
Food and accommodation for term 1 (2 Sept – 23 Dec 2010) and term 2 (2 Jan – 21 April 2011): £3,640
Short courses: £3,600

Total Schumacher College fees = £11,240

Schumacher College fees are payable to The Dartington Hall Trust upon enrolment, normally in early September. A deposit of £500 is requested from students who accept an offer of a place, in order to secure their place on to the programme. This is payable from April when the applications have been processed.

2. University of Plymouth Dissertation Fees

Dissertation fees for 2010/11 are:

EU/UK students: £1,840
International students: £4,520

The dissertation fees to the University of Plymouth are payable in two instalments: the first on enrolment, usually in September, and the second in January at the start of the second term.

TOTAL FEES:

EU/UK students: £13,080
International students: £15,760

Details of how to pay the fees are sent to MSc students when they are formally accepted on to the MSc programme.

Students will need to ensure they have accommodation and subsistence funds from mid-April 2011 to the end of the course programme. As well, students will need to budget for travel, books not held in the library, specialist research or University materials, bench fees, clothing, stationery and other additional items and services (e.g., photocopying) that fall outside of course fees.

At the College’s discretion students may live outside of the College during the core modules studied in the first term, when students may apply for a small rebate. However, to maximise students’ experience of Schumacher College’s community-learning environment we normally expect students to live on-site in the accommodation provided.

Please also see Food and Accommodation for MSc Students

Fee Status

Once a student is formally accepted on to the MSc Programme, their application details are scrutinised by the University of Plymouth Registry who conduct a fee assessment in order to determine the student’s fee status. A student will fall under one of three categories: UK, EU, or International. The fee status depends upon a number of factors including where the student has been living during the past three years. Students who are UK nationals and have lived in the UK for their entire life would normally be classified as a UK student. However, students should be aware that even if they are a EU national by birth, it does not necessarily follow that their fee status will be UK or EU. More detailed information on the regulations may be found at www.ukcosa.org.uk.

Scholarships

The ABOCA Scholarship for students of Holistic Science.

We are proud to announce the establishment of a scholarship fund in support of our MSc in Holistic Science by the Italian company ABOCA, one of Europe’s leading producers of organic herbal remedies. The scholarship provides a contribution of £2,000 towards fees and is intended for practitioners of herbal medicine and for ethnobotanists who are interested in applying insights from holistic science to their work with medicinal plants. Extensive information about ABOCA is available on www.ABOCA.com.

To apply for this scholarship please send a supporting statement with your MSc application clearly marked “ABOCA scholarship supporting statement” (this is in addition to the supporting statement you must include as part of your overall MSc application).

We do not have any other scholarships to support the MSc in Holistic Science.

Important information for US students

Schumacher College does not have Federal Aid Accreditation. This would be a requirement of the Federal Student Aid (FSA) programme for any US student applying for a loan in order to help fund their studies for this MSc in Holistic Science. Therefore, any US student needing a loan in order to take up a place on our MSc should not apply to the FSA programme.

Schumacher College is part of the Dartington Hall Trust, a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and as a charity (company no. 1485560, charity no. 279756). Registered office: The Elmhirst Centre, Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6EL, UK.