In March 2018, 20 MSc Gerontology students were welcomed to Highfield Campus for a week-long Residential Course in the Department of Gerontology. It was their first time on campus, as these students usually study with us via Distance Learning. Many of the students have been funded through prestigious Commonwealth Scholarships and come from a diverse range of countries such as: India, Zambia, Kenya, Ghana, and Lesotho.
The Residential Course aims to enhance students’ critical skills in key areas, such as development and equality over the life course, and in preparing students for the MSc Dissertation.
Group photo during the 2018 Residential Course for MSc Gerontology Distance Learning.
Professor Maria Evandrou, Head of the Department of Gerontology, said:
“We are delighted to welcome the MSc Gerontology Commonwealth scholars to Southampton. The students have diverse academic and professional journeys, but are all highly motivated to do well and complete the MSc programme.
“They are very excited to be here on campus and use the university facilities, rather than sitting in their bedroom or at their kitchen table in their home country, listening to our recorded lectures and seminars on their laptop and engaging via Skype. They are also very pleased to meet their fellow students in person. They are the next cohort of gerontologists and ageing policy specialists around the world.”
The University partners with the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission to offer fully funded scholarships for both the MSc Gerontology (DL) and MSc Global Ageing and Policy (DL). This year, 21 scholars received this prestigious award, which enables those from the least developed and lower-middle income Commonwealth countries to participate in the programme, contributing to the development needs of their home country.
Applications are now open for 2018 entry, with a deadline of 20 June 2018. To read more about these scholarships, please visit the Gerontology Fees & Funding webpage.
