Teaching
The course involves 36 hours of face-to-face teaching. This is made up of a mixture of lectures and small group seminars. Teaching sessions take place in the Faculty, once a week (on Wednesday afternoons from 2pm) in the Michaelmas and Lent terms. There is only a small amount of teaching in the Easter term.
| One to one supervision |
4 hours. |
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| Seminars & classes |
The course involves 36 hours of face-to-face teaching over the year. This is made up of a mixture of lectures and small-group seminars. Teaching sessions take place in the Faculty, once a week (on Wednesday afternoons) in the Michaelmas and Lent Terms. There is only a small amount of teaching in the Easter Term when students are writing up their dissertations. |
| Posters and Presentations |
In Lent and Easter Term, students are required to give short unassessed presentations with slides about their research. |
| Taught/Research Balance |
Equal Taught/Research
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Feedback
Throughout the programme, students will submit work and receive feedback. Informally, feedback is also provided through supervisions. At the end of each term, supervisors write an online report, which can be viewed by the student via the Postgraduate Feedback and Reporting System.
Assessment
Thesis / Dissertation
The dissertation is up to 15,000 words in length and submitted in August.
The examination shall include an oral examination on the dissertation and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls, save that the Examiners may, at their discretion, waive the requirement for an oral examination.