Master of Research [M.Res] [Cancer Sciences] From University of Birmingham

The following required documents are:

• References: On Student's applications, they will have been asked for contact details of one or two references. For some courses, they will need the references before a decision to be made eg. School of Education courses.
  • The reference is on official headed paper with the organization or university’s logo and address
  • It includes the date, your details and the details of the referee
  • A summary of how they know you and confirm your suitability for studying on the course you have applied for
  • It should be signed by the referee with their official contact details.

• Academic certificate and transcript(s) for all prior degrees: 

  • Students will have been asked to upload a scan of their original or certified copies of their degree certificate(s) and transcript(s) on the Postgraduate Application Portal.
  • Send in their original or certified copies of their documents if the Admissions team requests to verify them.
  • If students don’t have certified copies of their documents and would prefer not to send the original, they can get copies certified by either the institution where they studied; a notary; or the British Council (students outside of the UK).

• Research proposal: If students have applied for a research-based programme (MRes, MPhil, PhD, etc.) they will have been asked to submit a research proposal.

• Sample work: If students are required to submit a piece of example work usually a short written piece (common for programmes such as Creative Writing or English Literature); music composition or performance for those looking to study music-related programmes they will be notified by the academic tutor before they can access and make a decision on their application.  

• Test Scores: Students have to submit their English language proficiency scores like IELTS, TOEFL, PTE, or other test scores.