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Academic Structures

Programme Academic Structure for 2023 - 2024, Master of Arts

This information is provisional & subject to change.

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Full-time Programme Structure

Year 1 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM01	Research Thesis - Year 1	180	P	0	100	1

Year 1 Optional Modules -

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
GS601	Intellectual Property and Commercialisation	5	7	0	100	2
GS602	Postgraduate Tutoring Principles and Practice	5	Semester 1	0	100	1
GS602A	Postgraduate Tutoring Principles and Practice	5	Semester 2	0	100	1
GTEIE	Graduate Training Elements (Institute of Educ		P	0	0	1
HR610	Personal and Professional Development	5	7	0	100	2
IE601	Mixed Methods Approaches to Ed. Research	5	Semester 2	0	100	1
IE603	Quantitative Approaches to Ed. Research	5	Semester 1	0	100	1
LC600	English for Academic Purposes	5	Autumn Semester	0	100	1

Year 2 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM02	Research Thesis - Year 2	180	P	0	100	1

Year 3 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM03	Research Thesis - Year 3	180	P	0	100	1

Year 4 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM04	Research Thesis - Year 4	180	P	0	100	1

Year 5 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM05	Research Thesis - Year 5	180	P	0	100	1

Year 6 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM06	Research Thesis - Year 6	180	P	0	100	1

Year 7 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM07	Research Thesis - Year 7	180	P	0	100	1

Year 8 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM08	Research Thesis - Year 8	180	P	100	0	1

Year 9 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM09	Research Thesis - Year 9	180	P	0	100	1

Part-time Programme Structure

Year 1 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM01	Research Thesis - Year 1	180	P	0	100	1

Year 1 Optional Modules,

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
GS601	Intellectual Property and Commercialisation	5	7	0	100	2
GS602	Postgraduate Tutoring Principles and Practice	5	Semester 1	0	100	1
GS602A	Postgraduate Tutoring Principles and Practice	5	Semester 2	0	100	1
GTEIE	Graduate Training Elements (Institute of Educ		P	0	0	1
HR610	Personal and Professional Development	5	7	0	100	2
IE601	Mixed Methods Approaches to Ed. Research	5	Semester 2	0	100	1
IE602	Qualitative Approaches to Ed. Research	5	Semester 2	0	100	1
IE603	Quantitative Approaches to Ed. Research	5	Semester 1	0	100	1
LC600	English for Academic Purposes	5	Autumn Semester	0	100	1

Year 2 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM02	Research Thesis - Year 2	180	P	0	100	1

Year 3 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM03	Research Thesis - Year 3	180	P	0	100	1

Year 4 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM04	Research Thesis - Year 4	180	P	0	100	1

Year 5 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM05	Research Thesis - Year 5	180	P	0	100	1

Year 6 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM06	Research Thesis - Year 6	180	P	0	100	1

Year 7 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM07	Research Thesis - Year 7	180	P	0	100	1

Year 8 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM08	Research Thesis - Year 8	180	P	100	0	1

Year 9 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM09	Research Thesis - Year 9	180	P	0	100	1

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