University of Stirling

The University of Stirling is a public university in Stirling, Scotland, established by royal charter in 1967 as one of the new United Kingdom campus universities. The main site occupies the Airthrey Estate, a landscaped campus with a loch and the eighteenth-century Airthrey Castle, a short bus ride from Stirling city and about 40 minutes from Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Academic work is organized in faculties covering arts and humanities, health sciences and sport, natural sciences, and social sciences. The Institute of Aquaculture is a major graduate center for fish biology and aquatic food systems. Other concentrated fields include sports studies, psychology, media and communications, economics, nursing, and environmental science.

Enrollment is about 14,000 students, with international students around a fifth or more of the total and a higher share on taught master's courses, drawn from many countries. Faculty number several hundred. Alumni include former First Minister of Scotland Jack McConnell and novelist Iain Banks.

Graduate study includes MSc, MRes, MPhil, and PhD degrees and professional master's in education and health. The Scottish two-semester year structures taught programs; research degrees are supervisor led. Funding includes UK Research and Innovation studentships, university scholarships, and Commonwealth awards. Much housing sits on the estate, with other students in Stirling town and Bridge of Allan.

In the Grad School Navigator directory, University of Stirling lists 2 graduate programs in business & management and economics: 1 master's program and 1 doctoral program.