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Schedule Aii (PhD with Integrated Training) This schedule is for candidates who intend, from the outset, to submit for a final award of MPhil and PhD incorporating a prescribed, integrated programme of academic study. PhD with integrated training
MPhil (MA/MSc by Research)
4 Years (FT)
3 Years (FT)
8 Years (PT)
6 Years (PT)
Candidates who do not submit within the maximum time period must apply for a formal extension (section 5.10 and Research Degrees – Generic Institutional Regulations (UPR AS10, section 10.2 refers) Schedule Aii comprises of the following assessments: Initial Registration Assessment
Within 11 months of enrolment
Doctoral Review Assessment
Within 30 months of enrolment
Initial Registration Assessment The composition of the panel for the initial registration assessment is defined in the Research Degrees – Generic Institutional Regulations (UPR AS10, section 11.2 refers). The Principal Supervisor will ensure that the initial registration assessment panel is appointed within 10 months from the date of enrolment. The composition of the panel will be approved by the Research Degrees Board before the panel convenes. The candidate will submit a research programme proposal and an assessment report to the panel within 11 months from the date of enrolment. A candidate who does not comply with this requirement will have their enrolment under this schedule withdrawn. In addition, a candidate who does not present evidence of successful completion of the integrated, prescribed programme of academic studies shall have their enrolment under this schedule withdrawn. The research programme proposal will be phased, indicating timescales and identifying the points at which progress assessments are intended to occur. The assessment report will be no more than 6,000 words, excluding appendices. The initial registration assessment will include a viva or meeting at which all the panel members discuss the research programme proposal and the progress report with the candidate. The viva or meeting will take place no more than 4 weeks after the candidate’s submission of their research programme proposal and assessment report to the panel.
