TYPES OF RESEARCH DEGREES
Research degrees in the School of Geography are awarded to students who successfully complete a thesis presenting original research on an approved topic. The key characteristic is that the thesis represents a substantive original contribution to knowledge within its own geographical field.
Three different research degrees are obtainable through the School of Geography:
MA, MSc (by research); MPhil; and PhD.
Each in turn represents a successively higher quality of scholarship and originality.
The stipulated periods of study and word limits for each of these three research degrees are given below:
Degree |
Full or part-time |
Study Period (years) |
Word Limit |
||
- |
- |
Min |
Normal |
Max |
- |
MA (by Research) |
FT |
1 |
- |
1 |
20 / 30,000 |
MA (by Research) |
PT |
2 |
- |
2 |
20 / 30,000 |
MSc (by Research) |
FT |
1 |
- |
1 |
20 / 30,000 |
MSc (by Research) |
PT |
2 |
- |
2 |
20 / 30,000 |
MPhil |
FT |
1 |
2 |
3 |
60,000 |
MPhil |
PT |
2 |
4 |
6 |
60,000 |
PhD |
FT |
2 |
3 |
4 |
100,000 |
PhD |
PT |
3 |
5 |
7 |
100,000 |
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