24 Students meet their tutor approximately once a fortnight to discuss progress in general and their dissertation. This four week placement provides students with first-hand experience of large scale research in action. Twice a year course members spend a weekend at a conference centre, together with the teaching and research staff of the Department and students attending our part-time postgraduate degrees. Visiting speakers provide a range of different perspectives on research - not only on technical matters, but placing the research act in its social, political and ethical context. An importantpart of the course is the dissertation.
Some students use their research for a dissertation as the starting point for doctoral work.
The dissertation is read by an external examiner, who also interviews the student about his work. The University's Accommodation Office can help with finding places to live off-campus. Single students from abroad and a limited number from Great Britain may be accomodated on campus. The fees are revised annually in June. They include the cost of the residential weekends.