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Teaching
| One to one supervision | PhD students should expect to meet with their principal supervisor roughly twice, or more, per term, and with their adviser on an ad hoc basis. The University of Cambridge publishes an annual Code of Practice which sets out the University’s expectations regarding supervision. |
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| Lectures | The Faculty conducts a wide range of research seminars and lectures. Students are encouraged to attend these as appropriate to their interests. |
| Small group teaching | Students are offered optional workshops in teaching skills and other transferable skills. |
Feedback
PhD students are given regular feedback from their supervisors, as well as more detailed feedback following their registration review, and subsequent reviews in terms five and seven.
Assessment
Thesis / Dissertation
The PhD culminates in the production of a thesis submitted after three or four years of full-time study or five to seven years of part-time study. A PhD thesis in Philosophy must be not fewer than 50,000 and not more than 80,000 words, including appendices and references.
Other
An oral examination will be conducted on the subject of the thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls.