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Teaching
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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Feedback
Students can expect to receive an online feedback report each term.
Assessment
Thesis / Dissertation
The maximum length for the thesis is 80,000 words.
Other
In the third term (the fifth term for part-time students) students will submit a report of 10,000 words and have an oral assessment based on the report to confirm that satisfactory progress has been made – full registration for the PhD is subject to successfully completing this assessment.
Students are required to complete at least once per year a training and progress log recording details of any training sessions they have undertaken and noting their progress to date. The Department offers some in-house research training and advice sessions for PhD students and also encourages students to make full use of the training opportunities available via the University's Social Sciences Research Methods Centre.