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Research degrees | www.essex.ac.uk We have an international reputation for the quality of our research and offer the following research degrees: n n n n n n n n Master of Arts by Dissertation (MA) Master of Science by Dissertation (MSc) Master of Philosophy (MPhil) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Integrated Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Doctoral Programme (PhD) Professional Doctorates Doctor of Medicine (MD) (see page 74) Research degrees As a research student, you will work at the heart of our internationally-acknowledged and well-connected research community. 20 | Postgraduate Prospectus 2012
www.essex.ac.uk | Research degrees Research degrees Your research degree gives you the chance to investigate your chosen topic in real depth and reach a profound understanding. In communicating that understanding, through a thesis or other means, you have a rare opportunity to generate knowledge. Your research degree allows you to develop new high-level skills, enhance your professional development and build new networks. It can open doors to many careers. We offer world class supervision and training opportunities, and encourage you to engage with other researchers, professionals, practitioners and research users, where possible. Our research is supported by a wide spectrum of UK research councils, EU framework programmes, public-sector organisations and departments, charities, and private-sector industry and businesses. Engagement with these external funders and stakeholders enriches the quality and relevance of your experience and training. You have many opportunities to engage with our wider research environment and communicate your work. Many of our departments, schools and centres run their own postgraduate journals (print and online) and working papers. All offer doctoral research seminars and conferences and encourage you to present at such events, as well as taking a lead in managing, facilitating, promoting and chairing them. Our advanced students can apply for our University funds to assist them to present papers at national and international conferences. Apart from academic outputs, you are encouraged to pursue other forms of knowledge transfer and can access training on this from our Research and Enterprise Office. We offer shared office and social space to all our doctoral students, plus excellent computing facilities. Our new Student Centre (due to open in 2013) will provide additional dedicated study, wi-fi and networking space for postgraduates. Master of Arts (MA) by Dissertation, Master of Science (MSc) by Dissertation and Master of Philosophy (MPhil) You present a dissertation at the end of your period of study, which sets out the results of investigative work carried out during that period. MPhil programmes in our Department of Language and Linguistics combine two terms of specialist academic training followed by the submission of your thesis. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) We offer several routes to a PhD. Each requires you to conduct and present your results of original investigations and research. It is our policy to register all PhD students initially as MPhil/PhD students and, assuming progress is satisfactory, confirmation of PhD status normally occurs in the first half of your second year of study (second half of your third year, if part-time). n n PhD If you hold the necessary qualifications to embark upon your PhD, the normal minimum period of registration is three years (full-time). A significant amount of training in professional and research skills is available to all our PhD students (see page 38). Integrated PhD (New Route PhD) In addition to our standard PhD, we offer a four-year route to a PhD combining an intensive year of taught study with preparation and submission of a thesis. Your first year includes research methods training, taught subject-specific modules and a dissertation. At the end of your first year, you are formally assessed and an intermediate award, usually a Masters, may be made. On successful completion of your first year, you follow three years of supervised research, during which you continue to receive training in professional and research skills. (See individual subject entries for details of subjects offering the Integrated PhD). Duration of study Full-time Part-time Programme of study Minimum period Maximum Minimum period Maximum of registration permitted time of registration permitted time for submission for submission of thesis of thesis MA by Dissertation One year Two years Two years Three years MSc by Dissertation One year Two years Two years Three years MPhil Two years Three years Four years Five years PhD Three years Four years Six years Seven years Integrated PhD Four years Five years Eight years Nine years Professional Doctorate See individual See individual See individual See individual programmes programmes programmes programmes The minimum and maximum periods of registration for our different research degrees are shown above. Postgraduate Prospectus 2012 | 21
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