MSc Application Form

Please complete the application form below to apply.

All applicants must have an adequate level of English language proficiency in order to be accepted onto one of our courses. If English is not your first language you will be asked to provide us with evidence of your English language proficiency during the enrolment process. An overall IELTS level of 6.5 is required with a minimum level of 6.0 for each component or other proof of English language competency e.g. a letter from your employer if English is used as their business language.

Home students can choose to study modules onsite or by distance learning subject to specific course requirements. If you live outside of the UK and require a student visa, you cannot study the majority of this course in person here at the Centre for Alternative Technology because we do not hold a Student Study license (previously known as a Tier 4 licence). You could however study with us through distance learning or via a mixture of residential and distance learning (blended learning) if you are eligible to study in the UK for under 6 months. To check your eligibility, use the following link: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa (from September 2021 students from the EEA will be considered as Overseas students due to the change to UK Government fee status and will need to consider the above).

We offer places on a first come first served basis which may mean we close some courses at short notice once they reach capacity, so we can continue to offer a high quality of learning for each student enrolling at CAT. In the case, if a course reaches capacity, we will then consider any applications on a waitlist basis.

Please note that if you apply and enrol after the end of July, you may experience delays accessing resources and receiving your Student ID from our validating universities. We recommend applying as soon as possible as our Student Support team have already begun to prepare new students for the start of the course, through running online Q&A sessions, supporting you in accessing Teams and providing you with your CAT student email address.

(Note: partially completed application forms can be saved prior to final submission. Saved forms will be deleted after 3 months).

Personal Details

Name

Title

Gender

Female

Male

Non-binary

Prefer not to say

If you prefer to use a different term, please specify it in the box that appears below

Date of Birth

YYYY

Address

Fee Status

To check your fee status please go to:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/student-finance-eligibility-2021-to-2022-academic-year.

Your final fee status will be assessed on completion of enrolment where you may be asked to provide evidence of your fee status.

Home

Overseas

Telephone numbers: Please enter at least one phone number

Home

Work

Mobile

Confirm email

Course Options

If you are interested in more than one of our programmes please select your first choice below (do not submit multiple applications). Subject to entry requirements being met, the programme that you select at this stage can be changed by contacting the Admissions Team (study@cat.org.uk)

Please select

When would you like to start?

September 2025

Type of participation on the course

Full time

Part time

Would you like to do some modules by Distance Learning?

Yes

Have you attended or booked to attend an Open Day at CAT?

Yes (have attended)

Yes (booked to attend)

Date Open Day attended / booked to attend?

(leave blank if you have not attended or booked an Open Day)

YYYY

Education / Qualifications

A Level subjects and grades (or equivalent)::

Higher education qualification (e.g. BSc, MSc, DPhil, PhD etc.)

Enter 'None' if you do not have a recognised higher education qualification

Title of degree / qualification

Awarding university / college

Year awarded

Grade

Employment & Professional Qualifications

Previous employment:

Brief details only: employer, address, role and dates.

Professional qualifications and/or experience:

Highest level attained.

Other personal experience/achievements:

Additional Needs

We welcome applications from potential students with learning differences or additional needs. Any information you provide below will NOT be used to assess your academic suitability for a programme but, should you be made an offer to study at CAT, will be shared (unless requested otherwise) with GSE staff to ensure we are aware you may need extra support and to consider appropriate reasonable adjustments.

If you declare any additional needs or disabilities here and/or at enrolment, we will be in touch before you begin in September in order to make sure all arrangements are made to secure optimal accessibility to your chosen programme of study.

If you would like to know more about the support we offer to students with additional needs please refer to our Student Support and Welfare Services Guide, available from the Useful Documents / Policies and Procedures section of our website. (available HERE).

Please select

Please use this space to tell us more about any specific needs, if you wish to:

Personal Statement

Please tell us why you want to study this programme in the space below. Please include what you hope to achieve through studying this programme and how it is relevant to your future career / academic goals.

Your statement should be approximately 250 words (maximum 300 words).

Personal statement

Data Protection

The information you have provided in this form is initially collated to ascertain your suitability for the course and to contact you regarding your application and enrolling onto the course.

This information will be kept on record throughout your time as a student and some aspects may be retained as an alumnus for varying purposes. For all the ways your information is used and shared and your rights, please see our Privacy Notice. The contents and specifics of the Privacy Notice may change over time and we will inform you if we will use your data for any purposes different to those outlined in this current version.

Your Agreement

I have read, understood and agree to the use of my information as outlined in the above Privacy Notice

Newsletter sign up

Please send me news about the Graduate School - for example open day dates, special events, funding opportunities and new course developments

Declarations

We would like to be able to accept you onto the programme and to process your application as quickly and efficiently as possible. It is therefore essential that you provide us with accurate and truthful information so we can be confident that you are fully aware of the programme content and commitments.

Please note that all offers to study at The Graduate School of the Environment are made subject to verification of your declared qualifications and/or work experience prior to registration with the awarding university.

In asking you to make this declaration we are reminding you of the importance of these matters and of your own responsibility for making the right choices. Please read the programme specification for this course and check all of your responses carefully.

I declare that:

The information I have inputted into this form is accurate.

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Please specify details here

Clicking the Submit button below should complete your application process and take you to a new page where you can complete our Applications Monitoring form.

If clicking the submit button does not take you to a new page, please check the whole form for missing or incomplete information and try to submit again. If you need any help, please contact us on the email below.

We will respond to your application from the email address study@cat.org.uk - please add this to your address book to ensure that you receive our emails. Please be aware it may take 10 working days for us to get back to you, and sometimes longer during holidays and busy periods.