York postgraduate applicants 2012/3

Hi everyone,

I tried looking for a York postgraduate applicant thread, and decided to address the lack of one Who else has applied? Currently waiting to hear back about my MSc Cyber Security application!

Ahoy!

I have an offer to read the MA in Medieval Studies at York. Alas I've been turned down for the AHRC RPM scholarship but I'm keeping my fingers crossed for other scholarship options. Otherwise I've got no idea how I'm going to pay for it.

I'll bite.

Applied and got an unconditional offer for PhD in Medieval History. Just waiting on scholarship news (which should be next week). Not holding out much hope, though.

Cyber Security? That new?

Yes, very. The course was only announced perhaps 6 weeks ago. Good luck for the scholarship!

Thank you for the luck- I am going to need it! Like I say, not getting my hopes up and even considering the armed forces as an alternative.

Sounds interesting... and kinda cool, actually. What's it about exactly? What's involved?

Sorry if those questions are a little unspecific.

Armed forces? I considered that but a recruiting Colonel told me that he thought that the Economist was too heavy a read... that and I couldn't do that while attached. Dual nationality also makes it difficult

So, it's fundamentally about both stopping bad guys from eavesdropping on, disrupting or preventing communication between people, and showing that what we currently have is inadequate. Whether that's real time conversations, or getting at stored information! The course involves a lot of know-thy-enemy stuff, as well as the maths behind classical/modern code making and breaking. It's trying to appeal to both corporate/government policy makers and future researchers (like me, hopefully ). One module is a mock conference!

Hello!

Got an offer for MA is History of Art and I think I'm gonna firm it

Duel Nationality? Where are you from?

The course certainly sounds a treat. I take it it can be applied to modern Intelligence work? Sounds like a course for those going into the Intelligence services, or am I barking up the wrong tree?

Kind of- certainly more GCHQ's line than SIS/SS. Think Signals rather than Int. Corp
I'm American, and also British by choice. Which part of the Forces are you thinking of?

Thanks, it's a good indicator of future academic teaching success which indirectly answers your question. Government research would be very interesting, but my loyalties may end up being brought into question, so free/academic research is probably the best

That Colonel put me off the Army, and I wasn't allowed to be a submariner, so. Never mind

Welcome and congrats on the offer.

Will you be based at King's Manor?

Thanks!

Hmm, I'm not really sure about that. From what I learned from the website, King's Manor is for the Medieval Studies? I'm gonna specialised in the architectural history and theory, so I'll probably be somewhere else

Anyway if you don't mind me asking, what kind of scholarship are you applying for?

I made the mistake of confusing communicating badly for cleverness, but I've tried to change my ways

Something about not wanting a dual national to be in a position where they might command the UK's nuclear deterrent...!

Oh, I don't mean communicate badly. I mean communicate enigmatically.

Is there a difference? Do you have a thesis topic in mind?