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2. Entrance Requirements and Admissions Prospective students should refer to the Postgraduate Admissions Policy which is published on the University’s website at http://www.qub.ac.uk/ado. 2.1 Admission procedures Application for the majority of Postgraduate Taught and Research programmes should be made through the online direct applications portal https://dap.qub.ac.uk/portal/ and full guidance is included on this website. Applications shall be considered, in accordance with the University Postgraduate Admissions Policy, by the School which shall have overall responsibility for the admission of students, and Heads of School shall be responsible for ensuring that suitable arrangements for postgraduate admissions are in place in their School. This may include provision for interviewing students. Where responsibility has been delegated, the Admissions and Access Service will make decisions on Postgraduate Taught applications on the School’s behalf on the basis of clear written criteria and will refer non-standard applications to the School, when necessary. In considering applications for research degrees, decisions must involve at least two members of the School’s staff and the School shall take into account: i. The applicant’s academic qualifications. By the start of the research, an applicant must hold or have qualified for a degree of this University, or any university or other institution approved by the Academic Council, or a qualification which is approved by the Academic Council as being a suitable alternative to a primary degree. Relevant publications or achievements by the applicant may also be considered as additional evidence of suitability for admission. The normal minimum requirement for admission is upper second class honours, or equivalent. ii. Referees’ reports on the applicant. iii. The availability of evidence from applicants for whom English is not their first language of proficiency in the use of the English Language, in the form of one of the qualifications on the University’s list of acceptable English Language qualifications (http://go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs). Applicants who are non-EEA nationals must also satisfy the UK Border Agency (UKBA) immigration requirements for English Language for visa purposes (www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk). iv. Whether the proposed programme of research can be studied to the depth required to obtain the research degree. v. The likelihood that the proposed programme of research can be completed within the time to be designated for it. vi. Whether there is at least one appropriate supervisor with relevant knowledge of the proposed field of research, and whether proper supervision can be provided and maintained throughout the research period, including during any periods of absence of the supervisor(s) or time spent away from the University by the applicant. vii. The availability of the necessary resources (e.g. library, computing and laboratory facilities, technical assistance, running costs). viii. The applicant’s funding arrangements. Applicants must not be admitted if appropriate supervision, resources and facilities cannot be provided. Applicants for a PhD by Published Works are required to establish a prima facie case that their work is of an appropriate standard. The application must include: i. Details of the applicant’s academic qualifications. ii. A list of the publications to be submitted. iii. A brief statement of the nature and scope of the research work on which the application is based, and an explanation of the inter-relationship between the cited publications. iv. A statement about joint authorship of publications, and the extent of the applicant’s contribution to the work. Applicants must be academic members of staff at Queen’s, who have been a member of staff for a minimum of one year prior to application. Their case will be considered by the School Postgraduate Research Committee. Applicants for a Higher Doctorate are required to establish a prima facie case that their work is of an appropriate standard. The application must include: i. The proposed title. ii. A statement of the intended award. iii. A CV. iv. A publications list, indicating works to be submitted. v. A précis of the work to be submitted (500 – 1000 words, with reference to how the applicant meets the requirements for the award (see Study Regulations for Higher Doctorates 4.3)). vi. A statement about joint authorship of publications, and the extent of the applicant’s contribution to the work. vii. A statement describing any previous submission of the works for a degree of this or any other university. Applicants must have a significant link to the University, normally by being a graduate of the University or a current academic member of staff. Normally applicants will also have a minimum of ten years research experience at a postdoctoral level. Their case will be considered by the School Postgraduate Research Committee who should have the right to seek views from outside its membership. 2.2 Registration of entrance qualifications Applicants who have been accepted for admission to the University will be instructed about the arrangements for verification of their entrance qualifications. They will be asked to produce photographic proof of identification or, in the case of international students, a passport. Full information is provided with the Welcome Pack provided to new undergraduate and postgraduate students. 2.3 Enrolment for classes Students will normally enrol at the start of the academic year for all the modules which they wish to study for credit in that year. Students must obtain the approval of their Adviser of Studies for their choice of modules and shall not normally be permitted to enrol for a module unless they have satisfied the prerequisites and/or corequisites for that module. The details of the modules required for general honours and particular specialist degrees (‘Programmes’) can be found on the Queen’s Student Information System (Qsis).
2.4 Students with disabilities As outlined in the Student Disability Policy Queen’s University Belfast is committed to a policy of equal opportunity to Higher Education and seeks to ensure that disabled students have equitable access to all aspects of university life. In outlining this commitment, the University will take all reasonable steps to ensure that disabled students can benefit from the full range of academic, cultural and social activities that the University offers to non disabled students. The University also endorses the social model of disability, thereby not focusing on the individual’s disability or medical condition, but instead identifying the impact of disability in the structural, organisational, physical and attitudinal barriers that prohibit disabled students from achieving equality of opportunity. 2.5 Regulations concerning admission of applicants who have a criminal record For information regarding admission of applicants who have a criminal record go to Appendix 1. Queen’s University Belfast will be guided by the Special Educational Needs and Disability Order 2005, QAA Code of Practice: Disabled Students 2010 and Section 75. The Student Disability Policy which can be obtained at www.qub.ac.uk provides a comprehensive overview of the range of reasonable adjustments available and guidance on academic issues such as recording of lectures, retrospective marking and alternative forms of assessment. Further details on the range of services available can be obtained from the University’s web site http://www.qub.ac.uk/sgc/disability. Contact details: Disability Services Student Guidance Centre Queen’s University Belfast University Road Belfast BT7 1NN Tel: (028) 9097 2727 Fax: (028) 9097 2828 E-mail: disability.office@qub.ac.uk 2.6 Admissions appeals/complaints procedure For information regarding the University’s Admissions appeals/complaints procedure go to Appendix 2.
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