“Products that transform work and play and truly disrupt markets are based on great design fuelled by deep customer insight. The road to such products is filled with pitfalls, but a necessary starting point is design ethnography.”
Dennis Wixon, Microsoft Games Studio, Seattle USA*
* The opinions expressed here are my own and do not necessarily represent Microsoft Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.
Admissions
Linda Spalding
l.s.spalding@dundee.ac.uk
Tel: 01382 385298
Detailed Enquiries
Dr Catriona Macaulay
c.macaulay@dundee.ac.uk
Tel: 01382 386522
Fees & Funding
Home/EU £3,235 (this is the 2007-8 figure, Home/EU fees for 2008-9 have not yet been finalised).
Overseas £10,500.
Financial Support for National, E.U. or EEA Students
Students may be eligible for financial assistance with fees and/or maintenance from the Student Awards Agency for Scotland. Full details are available on their website:
http://www.student-support-saas.gov.uk/
Another possible source of finance is the Career Development Loan scheme run by the government in association with several banks. Information on these can be obtained from the CDL website.
Financial Support for International Students
Students paying full overseas student fees may be eligible for School of Computing Scholarships, worth £2000. The School of Computing also offers a small number of Discovery Scholarships (funding 50% of the tuition fee), for overseas students.
Additional sources of funding include:
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British Chevening Scholarships for students from most countries (not USA): http://www.chevening.com
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Commonwealth Scholarships in the United Kingdom for students from commonwealth countries: http://www.acu.ac.uk
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British Marshall Scholarships for students from US studying in the UK: http://www.acu.ac.uk
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Fulbright Student Scholarships for students from USA who wish to study in the UK: http://www.fulbright.co.uk/
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Henry Lester Trust Ltd for Chinese students studying in UK: http://www.gbcc.org.uk
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British Council: Students should apply to the British Council office in their home country.
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Home Governments: Many government agencies fund their students to study abroad.
For more details on fees and possible sources of funding see the Postgraduate Prospectus and the International Office websites
http://www.dundee.ac.uk/admissions/postgrads/
http://www.dundee.ac.uk/admissions/international/
Further information is also available from the United Kingdom Council for Overseas Student Affairs (UKCOSA): http://www.ukcosa.org.uk




