The School’s Structured Ph.D. program is a development of the traditional Ph.D., where students select an area of enquiry and complete their doctoral thesis under the supervision of a designated supervisor. In this new program, students, in consultation with their supervisor, may identify specific areas where they would benefit from attending taught modules, where such modules are running in any given year.
Thus, Structured Ph.D. students may attend relevant research methods courses, dependent on their needs in this area, and are also allowed to attend other relevant courses and seminars, up to a maximum of 30 credits over the duration of their studies with us (there is no minimum requirement). Typically, there is no assessment attached to attendance at such seminars and/or courses, and attendance is designed to provide students with additional knowledge and information in order to further develop their skills as researchers in their chosen area of study. Students must produce a thesis up to a maximum of 100k words in length.
The aim of this doctoral degree is to provide an additional level of support to traditional research students, as and when they and their supervisors deem it necessary or desirable.