The degree is available in any discipline, and is awarded on the basis of a portfolio of published work together with a critical review of the submitted work. Candidates may submit within three months, and must submit within twelve months of registration. Degrees of Master of Philosophy and Master of Letters The MPhil and MLitt degrees are awarded on the basis of supervised research undertaken in any department of the University but some programmes include coursework. The normal period of full-time study is two years. Part-time study is permitted for certain candidates.
Final examination is normally by thesis.
The Faculty of Music offers the MPhil for supervised musical composition. The alphabetical list of programmes including coursework can be found in Appendix E. Course descriptions can be found in Section 8. The DClinPsychol may be awarded on the basis of supervised clinical practice, written examinations, assessed essay and research portfolio, including thesis, small-scale research projects and experimental case reports. The normal period of full-time study is three years. The course description can be found in Section 8.