Teaching
| One to one supervision |
Around 4 supervisions per term. The University of Cambridge publishes an annual Code of Practice which sets out the University's expectations regarding supervision. |
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| Seminars & classes |
All PhD students are expected to attend the (normally weekly) speaker seminar that is held in their particular classical sub-discipline. First-year PhD students are encouraged to attend any of the seminars held for MPhil students. |
| Lectures |
PhD students, particularly in their first year, are encouraged to take advantage of advanced undergraduate lecture courses both in the Faculty of Classics and elsewhere in the University that enable them to extend their knowledge and skills. |
| Small group teaching |
Specialist skills classes, such as epigraphy and numismatics, are available. There is also a class on academic German. |
| Posters and Presentations |
PhD students are expected to regularly present their work to their peers in a postgraduate work-in-progress seminar. They will normally be offered an opportunity in their second or third year to present a full-scale seminar paper to the seminar held in their particular sub-discipline. |
| Taught/Research Balance |
Entirely Research
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Feedback
Students receive regular feedback on their work in progress from their supervisors. All doctoral students have annual reviews, which involve sample written work being read by someone other than the main Supervisor.
Assessment
Thesis / Dissertation
One thesis of no more than 80,000 words and oral examination (viva).
Other
PhD students are probationary in the first year and progression to the second year (and registration for the PhD) depends on a successful first-year review normally held in the third term of doctoral study. Students are required to submit (a) a provisional thesis title and a draft thesis proposal; (b) a piece of written work; and (c) a Personal Development Plan which identifies training needs and explains how they will be approached or met. The review meeting is normally carried out by the student’s academic advisor and an independent assessor.