Candidates may register for a research degree at the level of Masters (MSc), Master of Philosophy (MPhil) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Candidates for PhD are normally first registered for MPhil before transferring, depending on the programme, to PhD.
Master of Science (MSc)
Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
Doctorate (PhD)
PhD with Integrated Study in International Development
Fees
This has a 12-month registration period and requires the preparation of a 30,000-word thesis to be completed within six months of the end of the registration period.
Masters students are not required to attend courses unless they propose to transfer to the MPhil or PhD degree, in which case they must undertake a research methods course
The MPhil has a 24-month registration period. It requires the preparation of a thesis not exceeding 60,000 words, which must be an original work of merit. Students on this programme are normally required to undertake and be assessed in a research methods module and another course in a substantive area relevant to their field of study (see list of IDD modules). It is possible to transfer from this programme to the PhD.
The normal full-time PhD registration period is 36 months and the thesis must be completed within five years.
The degree requires the preparation of a thesis not exceeding 80,000 words, which must be worthy of publication by a learned society.
Unless they have already completed this requirement at MSc or MPhil level, students on this programme are normally required to undertake and be assessed in basic and advanced research methods and another course in a substantive area relevant to their field of study (see list of IDD modules).
The PhD with Integrated Study has been developed to provide a new route to the internationally respected British PhD degree by incorporating subject knowledge, research training and the development of transferable skills.
While the traditional PhD programme requires students to engage entirely in research training, culminating in the production of a thesis, the PhD with Integrated Study enables students to gain added value from taught, subject-based modules.
The taught modules allow students to broaden, as well as deepen, their subject knowledge at the same time as undertaking their own research and developing a set of transferable professional skills in preparation for careers as professional educators and researchers, and for senior positions in public and private sector organisations.
The programme normally lasts for four years and consists of taught modules and a thesis. Taught modules include core skills and subject specific modules, and the thesis is 80,000 words.
Research activity will begin in year one and will continue alongside taught modules in years two and possibly three. In year four, students will focus entirely on their research, culminating in the production of the thesis. The range of subjects available as taught modules can be seen by clicking IDD modules. In addition, students will be expected to take assessed modules in basic and specialist research methods.
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Research degrees |
Overseas |
Home / EU |
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| Degrees by Research | £9880 | £3390 |
| PhD with Integrated Study | £9880 | £4350 |
* Fees for subsequent years are likely to rise with inflation.
