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Programme Academic Structure for 2024 - 2025, PhD

This information is provisional & subject to change.

Full-time Programme Structure

Year 1 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD01Research Thesis - Year 1P01001

Year 1 Optional Modules -

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
EF610Philosophy of Social Science5Year long01002
GTEFSHGraduate Training Elements (Science & Health)P001
HR610Personal and Professional Development5Year long01002
LC600English for Academic Purposes5Autumn Semester01001
MG610Principles of Research Methodology5701002
MM600Labview, Data Acquisition, Analysis & Control7.5Semester 201002
MT610Qualitative Research Methods5Semester 101002
MT611Quantitative Research Methods5Year long01002

Year 2 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD02Research Thesis - Year 2P01001

Year 3 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD03Research Thesis - Year 3270P01001

Year 4 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD04Research Thesis - Year 4270P01001

Year 5 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD05Research Thesis - Year 5270P01001

Year 6 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD06Research Thesis - Year 6270P01001

Year 7 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD07Research Thesis - Year 7270P01001

Year 8 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD08Research Thesis - Year 8270P01001

Year 9 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD09Research Thesis - Year 9270P01001

Part-time Programme Structure

Year 1 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD01Research Thesis - Year 1P01001

Year 1 Optional Modules,

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
EF610Philosophy of Social Science5Year long01002
GTEFSHGraduate Training Elements (Science & Health)P001
HR610Personal and Professional Development5Year long01002
LC600English for Academic Purposes5Autumn Semester01001
MG610Principles of Research Methodology5701002
MM600Labview, Data Acquisition, Analysis & Control7.5Semester 201002
MT610Qualitative Research Methods5Semester 101002
MT611Quantitative Research Methods5Year long01002

Year 2 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD02Research Thesis - Year 2P01001

Year 3 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD03Research Thesis - Year 3270P01001

Year 4 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD04Research Thesis - Year 4270P01001

Year 5 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD05Research Thesis - Year 5270P01001

Year 6 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD06Research Thesis - Year 6270P01001

Year 7 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD07Research Thesis - Year 7270P01001

Year 8 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD08Research Thesis - Year 8270P01001

Year 9 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD09Research Thesis - Year 9270P01001

Year R Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPD10Research Thesis - Year 10270P01001

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