They are designed to provide the required training for research degrees. Each starts in October, with the taught elements normally being completed within six months and the dissertation being submitted within twelve months. Applications should be made as early as possible in the academic year preceding enrollment. The Department reserves the right to vary any of the courses or regulations detailed in this document. The postgraduate degrees awarded by the Department are the M.Litt.
Candidates normally register for a two-year M.Litt.
The award of this degree is dependent on the satisfactory completion of a thesis of about 80,000 words which must 'represent a contribution to knowledge' and show 'signs of originality and critical power'. The M.Litt. is awarded for a shorter thesis. Both the M.Litt. A list of dissertations completed in the department between 1996 and 1999 is available. Postgraduates may register for a research degree directly after completing their undergraduate degree.