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POSTGRADUATE REGULATIONS & SYLLABUSES 2012 - 2013
THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & EDUCATION
REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION
OF A PHD DEGREE
1. a. A candidate may be required to attend courses during
the period of registration, and may be required to write
examinations. Such requirement must be approved by
the Faculty Sub-Committee at the time of registration
of the student.
b. A candidate registered for full-time studies will be
required to present a thesis on an approved subject
not less than 2 years, and not more than 5 years, after
full registration.
c. Part-time candidates will be required to present their
thesis not less than 3 years, and not more than 7 years,
after full registration
2. The length of the thesis shall be in accordance with
specifications laid down by the Departments of the Faculty,
but should not exceed 80,000 words excluding footnotes
and appendices. The Board for Graduate Studies may in
special circumstances give permission for this limit to be
exceeded.
3. A thesis will not be deemed adequate unless:
• it is judged to be a new contribution to knowledge
• it shows clear evidence of original research
• it is worthy of publication.
4. A candidate for the PhD will be required to take an oral
examination on the general field of study and on the thesis
submitted. Whenever possible, the External Examiner
should be present at the oral examination. In his absence,
his written report shall be made available to the other
examiners at the oral examination.
5. A candidate, after consideration of his thesis by the Board
of Examiners and after oral examination may be:
(i) recommended to Senate for the award of the degree
(ii) required to resubmit within 18 months but not
required to repeat the oral examination
(iii) required to resubmit his thesis and repeat the oral
examination on one subsequent occasion within
eighteen (18) months from the decision of the Board
for Graduate Studies.
REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION
OF THE MA BY COURSEWORK
1. The degree of MA by coursework is at present offered in
the following subjects: Cultural Studies, Creative Design:
Entrepreneurship, History, Literatures in English, and
Spanish.
2. The details of the regulations governing acceptance
into these courses, their CONTENT, and the award of the
degree vary, and may be obtained from the Departments
concerned. However, the following general conditions
usually apply:
• Thecourseofstudyusuallylastsonecalendaryear(two
calendar years for part-time students), and consists of
three courses and the writing of a thesis. Each course
normally leads to one three-hour examination. At
present, in some cases only part-time students are
admitted.
• Candidates must normally pass in all three courses
and in the research paper before being awarded the
MA degree.
Postgraduate Programmes in the
School of Humanities
Postgraduate Diplomas
• Arts & Cultural Enterprise Management (ACEM)
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
• Interpreting Techniques
Master of Arts (MA)
• Cultural Studies
• Creative Design: Entrepreneurship
• History
• Human Communication Studies
• English Language
• TESOL
• Literatures in English
• Spanish
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
• Creative Writing (Fiction)
Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
• Cultural Studies
• French
• History
• Human Communication Studies
• Linguistics
• Literatures in English
• Spanish
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
• Cultural Studies
• French
• History
• Human Communication Studies
• Linguistics
• Literatures in English
• Spanish