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Teaching
Students will be registered initially for the Certificate of Postgraduate Study (CPGS) in Economics for one year full-time and two years part-time. In order to satisfy the requirements for the CPGS students are required to undertake and pass four coursework modules plus attend the 'How to do Economics' lecture course; write a research proposal (maximum length of 10,000 words); and attend workshops and seminars. The attendance of part-time students must be discussed with their respective supervisor.
Students will be considered for registration for the PhD once they:
- have successfully completed the requirements for CPGS (above); and
- submit an acceptable chapter of not more than 20,000 words. The chapter submitted must be of a standard that would enable it to form the basis of one-third of the student's eventual PhD thesis. This means that the thesis submitted must contain research that could be expanded upon to constitute one-third of the PhD thesis.
Once upgraded to PhD status, a student concentrates on their PhD thesis. In general, the thesis format is either in the form of a book divided into chapters, or of three or more connected articles; in either case, the Faculty has a strict limit of 60,000 words. As research progresses, there will be opportunities to present work in progress at research workshops attended by Faculty members and research students. PhD students will also be required to attend research seminars given by external speakers and Faculty members.
| One to one supervision | 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 | Full-time students are expected to be on campus throughout their degree. Part-time students will be expected to be in Cambridge for up to 45 days a year. The exact pattern of attendance for part-time students must be discussed with their respective supervisor. |
Feedback
The Faculty expects supervisors to meet their students regularly throughout the year. Meetings should take place at least once a month and should be more frequent during the first year of research for full-time students. Part-time students must discuss suitable arrangements with their supervisor.
A supervisor should give oral or written comments on draft chapters or papers.
Students can expect to receive an online feedback report each term.
Assessment
Thesis / Dissertation
Examination for the PhD involves submission of a thesis and an oral examination. In general, the thesis format is either in the form of a book divided into chapters, or of three or more connected articles; in either case, the Faculty has a strict limit of 60,000 words. The requirement is that full-time students submit within 4 years and part-time students submit within 7 years.
Essays
Depending on the modules chosen during the CPGS year (full-time) / two years (part-time), students might have to do essays, projects, or written papers to satisfy the requirements of the CPGS.
Written examination
Depending on the modules chosen during the CPGS year (full-time) / two years (part-time), students might have to sit written examination to satisfy the requirements of the CPGS. Both full-time and part-time students must take these in-person.
Other
The research proposal that must be submitted by the end of the CPGS will be evaluated and the student will also be subject to a viva. This will be in-person for both full-time and part-time students.