The minimum periods of research in candidature for the degrees of M.Litt. The following points should be noted. The period of study dates from the initial registration for the MLitt degree. The period of study for each candidate is laid down by the Faculty Board and will be included in the official letter of acceptance from the University. A candidate for the PhD may be allowed to transfer after a year's full-time study to part time study for a further three years.
Candidates pay fees only during the minimum period of study.
All research students receive some basic training in research methods and the use of resources near the beginning of their period of registration. This includes courses on Research Methods and Critical Theory. The University's Language Centre is open to all postgraduate students and provides facilities to maintain or improve one s fluency in a wide variety of languages, as well as a library of recordings of English and Continental plays and poetry. Such teaching, if available, would be paid on a pro rata basis. The Department s postgraduate seminar gives all research students the opportunity to present papers to their peers and to discuss their work in progress, and a number of staff are always present on these occasions.