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SP501     
Research Student Seminar

This information is for the 2019/20 session.

Teacher responsible

Dr Berkay Ozcan OLD 2.32 and Dr Timothy Hildebrandt OLD 2.56

Availability

This course is compulsory on the MPhil/PhD in Demography/Population Studies and MPhil/PhD in Social Policy. This course is available on the MPhil/PhD in Demography/Population Studies and MPhil/PhD in Social Policy. This course is not available as an outside option.

For all MPhil/PhD students in the Department of Social Policy.

Course content

The course for first year students provides structured sessions for MPhil students (e.g. the MPhil/PhD process, ethics, risk). It also provides the forum in which first year full-time and second year part-time MPhil students must present their work to fellow students and staff in advance of submitting their major review (upgrade) document.

The course for second and third year students provides the forum where third year full-time (or equivalent) PhD students must present their work to fellow students and staff in advance of submitting their third year review document.

Teaching

20 hours of seminars in the MT. 20 hours of seminars in the LT.

First year: 20 hours of seminars in the MT. 20 hours of seminars in the LT.



Second and third year: Workshops aranged through the year, plus for third years, pre-third year review presentation.

Key facts

Department: Social Policy

Total students 2018/19: Unavailable

Average class size 2018/19: Unavailable

Value: Non-credit bearing

Personal development skills

  • Self-management
  • Team working
  • Problem solving
  • Communication
  • Application of numeracy skills
  • Specialist skills