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Teaching
| One to one supervision | Second Year: 4 x 1 hours per year. |
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| Seminars & classes | First Year: 3 teaching weekends. Second Year: 1 teaching weekend. A teaching weekend is approximately 16 hours therefore 48 hours in year 1 and 16 hours in year 2. |
| Lectures | See above. |
| Literature_reviews | Some assignments and the dissertation require literature reviews. |
| Posters | Students may be required to give individual presentations or contribute to group presentations, on which the students would receive constructive feedback. |
Feedback
Students are given formal feedback on their assignment and informal feedback throughout their course, including during supervisions. Supervisions also result in an annual progress report at the end of year 1 and termly reports during year 2.
Assessment
Thesis
Dissertation: 15,000-18,000 words (including footnotes and appendices but excluding bibliography).
Essays
Essay 1: 3,000 words. Essay 2: 3,000 words. Essay 3: 6,000 words.
Other
There is a formative preparatory assignment of between 1,500 and 2,000 words undertaken before the first module. There is also a formative assessment for module 4 of up to 3,000 words. This is an update on the research proposal submitted with the application.
At the discretion of the Examiners the examination shall include an oral examination on the dissertation and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls; such an oral may include questions relating to one or more of the other pieces of work submitted by the candidate.