However, at the present time, postgraduate students don't have access to the student loans scheme. A public body that was set up in 1994 to manage initial teacher training and oversee the development of teaching as a profession. Most full-time postgraduates are prohibited by their institutions from teaching for more than six hours per week. There is debate as to weather this figure refers to contact time only, or includes other tasks such as marking and preparation. Thesis A document produced to describe the research undertaken for a research degree, or as part of a taught postgraduate qualification.
Theses vary in accordance with subject area and level of study.
These refer to fees that are charged by institutions in addition to existing tuition fees . There was considerable concern that the proposals made in the Harris report may lead to the introduction of top-up fees in certain institutions. Furthermore, there is a worry at present that some 'elite' universities may start to charge top-up fees to postgraduates on the basis of their supposedly enhanced quality of provision. As yet, however, top-up fees have not been imposed by many universities. UCAS University and Colleges Admission Service.