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Find out more about taking a <a href="/study/undergraduate/degree-routes/honours/joint/">joint Honours degree</a>.</p></div> </li> </ul> </div> </section>  <section id='d.en.227263' class="heading-section row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <h2 class="heading-section__heading">Postgraduate taught</h2> </div> <div class="col-md-8"> <span id="d.en.227273"></span> <button class="accordion-group__toggle">Open all</button> <ul class="accordion-group accordion-group__toggle-container"> <li id="d.en.227275" class="accordion-item"> <div class="accordion-item__toggle"> <h3 class="accordion-item__toggle-title"> <button class="accordion-item__toggle-button" aria-controls="">Explore courses</button> </h3> </div> <div class="accordion-item__content" id="" aria-hidden="true"><div class="list-group"><a class="list-group-item" href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/statistics/data-intensive-analysis-msc/"> <span class="item-label">Data-Intensive Analysis</span> <span class="badge">MSc</span> </a> <a class="list-group-item" href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/interdisciplinary/energy-ethics-msc/"> <span class="item-label">Energy Policy and Finance</span> <span class="badge">MSc</span> </a> <a class="list-group-item" href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/interdisciplinary/gender-studies-mlitt/"> <span class="item-label">Gender Studies</span> <span class="badge">MLitt</span> </a> <a class="list-group-item" href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/interdisciplinary/global-thought-mlitt/"> <span class="item-label">Global Social and Political Thought</span> <span class="badge">MLitt</span> </a> <a class="list-group-item" href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/sustainable-development/global-sustainable-development-msc/"> <span class="item-label">Global Sustainable Development</span> <span class="badge">MSc</span> </a><a class="list-group-item" href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/interdisciplinary/health-data-science-msc/"> <span class="item-label">Health Data Science</span> <span class="badge">MSc</span> </a> <a class="list-group-item" href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/history/legal-constitutional-studies-mlitt/"><span class="item-label">Legal and Constitutional Studies</span> <span class="badge">PGDip/MLitt</span> </a> <a class="list-group-item" href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/history/medieval-studies-mlitt/"> <span class="item-label">Medieval Studies</span> <span class="badge">MLitt</span> </a> <a class="list-group-item" href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/interdisciplinary/museum-and-heritage-studies-mlitt"> <span class="item-label">Museum and Heritage Studies</span> <span class="badge">MLitt</span> </a> <a class="list-group-item" href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/interdisciplinary/museums-heritage-and-society-pg-online"> <span class="item-label">Museums, Heritage and Society</span> <span class="badge">PGCert/PGDip/MLitt</span> </a></div></div> </li> </ul> </div> </section>  <section id='d.en.227260' class="heading-section row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <h2 class="heading-section__heading">Postgraduate research</h2> </div> <div class="col-md-8"> <div id="d.en.227262" class="content-section"> <p>As a prospective PhD, MSc(Res) or MSt(Res) student, you will apply to work with an individual supervisor or supervisory team within a <a href="/contact/schools/">School</a> or <a href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/research/university/centres/">institute</a>, and not a specific programme of study. 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