UK/EU Postgraduate Tuition Fees 2013-14

Postgraduate Taught Tuition Fees

Standard Full-time

Full-time standard postgraduate taught tuition fees are £4,400 for the academic year 2013-14.

A student is classified as full-time if the total CATS points of the courses that he/she is studying are greater than 120 CATS points.

CATS is an acronym for the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme. This is a system which gives credit for each individual course unit that is completed successfully.

There are a number of postgraduate taught courses which have nonstandard fees.  Please refer to the Tuition Fee Schedule 2013-14 for further details.

Standard Part-Time

Part-time standard postgraduate taught courses are priced at £24.44 per CATS point. A student is classified as part-time if the total CATS points of the courses that he/she is studying are less than or equal to 120 CATS points.

Standard Dissertation

If the required dissertation is not submitted by 30 September of the academic year in which the student is enrolled, he/she will be required to pay the fee for a full dissertation module (60 CATS points) for the following year, at the prevailing rate.

Other Postgraduate Taught Tuition Fees

For students who first enrolled on their programme prior to 2013-14, the full time fee will be £4,045 and the part-time fee will be £22.47 per CATS point. 

There are a number of Postgraduate Taught courses which have a tuition fee which differs from the standard fee quoted above. For further details please refer to the Tuition Fee Schedule 2013-14  pages 9 and 10.


Postgraduate Research Tuition Fees and Charges

Full-time 

Full time postgraduate research tuition fees are £3,900 for the academic year 2013-14.

The fee will be calculated on a monthly basis, pro-rated for the academic year in which he/she starts. 

Part-time 

Part-time research students are assessed, as such, on the basis that they are studying less than 21 hours per week, over a period of more than 18 weeks, on the course of study. 

The tuition fee is calculated at 50% of the full-time fee for students admitted from 2013-14 onwards. The part-time research fee for 2013-14 is £1,950.

The part-time research fee for students who first enrolled on their program prior to 2012-13 at Queen's will be £1,320.

Thesis 

A student who has completed his/her research and is engaged on writing up his/her thesis will be charged £265.

Tuition Fee Payment Options

Students will be required to complete the University's enrolment and registration process at the start of the academic year. This process will be undertaken via the enrolment and registration wizard.

The payment arrangements at enrolment and registration are detailed below and are intended to further streamline the enrolment and registration process. Students should ensure that they have made the necessary payment arrangements in advance of enrolment and registration.

Students whose personal contribution is £250 or less, will be required to pay in full on enrolment.

The table below provides a summary of the payment options available to postgraduate students, with the exception of International postgraduate students.

*Eligible students only - please refer to your Education and Library Board for further information on eligibility.

The overarching principle, regarding the payment of tuition fees, and other associated charges, is that the student remains liable for the payment.  If the student loan or sponsorship arrangements do not subsequently provide funding, the student will be required to pay all the fees and charges personally.

Pay Tuition Fees in Full at Enrolment by Credit/Debit Card, Cheque or Bank Transfer.

Pay by Credit/Debit Card

Payment can be made online via the registration wizard or through 'self-service' on the student's Qsis account, or by phoning the Fees Helpline on 028 9097 3223. 

It should be noted that debit/credit card payments made on-line* will be processed to student accounts immediately at the point of payment. 

Debit/credit card payments made in person or by telephone may take up to one working day to be processed to student accounts.During the period of enrolment and registration, this may take longer. 

The University accepts payment via: 

• Visa Debit/Credit
• MasterCard
• Maestro 

The University does not accept payment via: 

• American Express
• Solo
• Laser 

*On-going problems have been encountered when trying to pay online when using Apples web browser Safari.  Please use Internet Explorer for all online payments.

Pay by Cheque

Cheques should be made payable to 'Queen's University Belfast', quoting the Student Number on the back and, posted to the following address; 

Cheques or bank drafts must be drawn in pounds sterling and the University will not accept post-dated cheques 

Pay by Bank Transfer

To pay by bank transfer, please make the payment, quoting the appropriate student number, and should be made payable to the bank account below: 

For payments that originate outside the United Kingdom, but within the European Union, the following IBAN number should be quoted.

It is essential that the bank processing the transfer quotes the name of the student and his/her student number (also known as EmplId) on the transaction. If this information is not included, it may result in a delay in processing the payment to the student’s account. 

Pay by Cash

Cash cannot be accepted at the University enrolment sites, and up to a maximum of £300 at the Student Finance Office.

Pay Tuition Fees by Direct Debit

Signing up to Direct Debit (DD) - This will require a minimum payment of 25% of the calculated tuition feefor the academic year 2013-14 to be paid at enrolmentand registration, followed by 3 consecutive monthly payments, November, December and January.

In order to be eligible to sign up to the Direct Debit Scheme, a minimum payment of 25% must be made, either by credit/debit card, cheque,or bank transfer. If paying by cheque or bank transfer, the payment needs to be received, and processed no later than 11^th October 2013. Please note, that it may take several working days for a cheque or bank transfer to be processed to a student's account.

The person whose bank account the Direct Debits are to be paid from must complete a Direct Debit Mandate form and return this to the Student Finance Office for receipt no later than 11^th October 2013. A new form needs to be completed for each academic year. 

If the bank account holder is NOT A STUDENT at the University, then a copy of their driver license or recent utility bill, with the account holder address, must be provided with the Direct Debit mandate form, to verify the identification of the account holder.  Mandates submitted without this identification will be deemed ineligible.

Deposit payments and mandates received after 11^th October 2013 will not be eligible to avail of the Direct Debit Scheme, and in such circumstances, the student's tuition fees will be due immediately.

Direct Debit payments will be collected on the last working day of each month, or within 4 working days, from November 2013 to January 2014.

The Direct Debit facility is only available to those students who have a UK Current Bank Account (Not a Savings Account) which is recognised by the Direct Debit Scheme.

For postgraduate research students, following payment of a minimum deposit of 25%, Direct Debit payments will be taken in three equal monthly payments, based on the enrolment date. For students enrolling between June and September, the Direct Debit scheme will not be available.


The Direct Debit mandate form can be downloaded via the following link: Direct Debit Mandate

Sponsor

Students sponsored by any grant-awarding body or official organisation must provide a letter of commitment from their sponsor. The letter must be on official letter-headed paper and provide the following details: 

Letters can be presented to the Student Finance Office in person, by fax or by email please see below for details. 

A sponsor letter must be provided for each academic year. 

Should a sponsor fail to pay tuition fees, liability for payment of the tuition fees will revert to the student.

Applying for a Tuition Fee Loan from the SLC

When a full-time student has applied for a university course he/she can apply to his/her local Education and Library Board (ELB) or Education Authority for a tuition fee loan and/or maintanence loan. A single application form is used for applying for a tuition fee loan, maintanence loan and Government maintenance grants. Students first registering in 2013-14 should complete a PN1 form ( this includes students studying on a PGCE course and a few designated PGT courses). Returning students who registered prior to 2013-14, should complete a PR1 form.

A student does not need to wait until a firm offer of a university place has have received. Application forms are available from March 2013. A student can contact his/her local ELB (Student Awards), or Education Authority, if residing outside Northern Ireland, and ask for an application form. The student award contact numbers for each ELB are: 

Students from Northern Ireland can also apply online for a fee loan via the Student Finance Northern Ireland website or by calling Student Finance Northern Ireland on 0845 600 0662. Monday to Friday 8.00am to 8.00pm, Saturday and Sunday 9.00am to 4.00pm.
 

The ELB will send the student a Support Notification which will include details of the amount of fee loan the student has requested. Please retain this for your own records

The date when a student withdraws will affect the level of tuition fees which may be refunded.  Adjustments to tuition fees are calculated with reference to the date of a student's withdrawal from the University, not the last date of attendance. The table below demonstrates how tuition fees are calculated in respect of withdrawals;

Withdrawal Policy (effective from 1 August 2013)

The dates of the University’s Semesters and Vacations are available on the website:
http://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/AcademicStudentAffairs/AcademicAffairs/SemesterDates/

Part-time Postgraduate Student
Fees for part-time students are calculated by semester.  Further details of the withdrawal and module drop policy, for part-time students, are outlined in Section 4.4.2 of the Student Finance Framework 2013-14

Postgraduate Research Students
The tuition fee liability for a Postgraduate Research student withdrawal, or a temporary leave of absence, is based on the official date of withdrawal in the academic year, and a refund will be issued, if appropriate.  The tuition fee is calculated for a month, if a student is deemed to be in attendance on, or after, the 5th of that month.

For further information, please refer to the Student Finance Framework 2013-14.

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