Upgrading Registration from MPhil to PhD
- What are the criteria for successful upgrading?
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- Institute of Education criteria for MPhil and PhD theses
- What is the difference between a PhD and an MPhil?~
- A more extensive study (3-4 years ft as compared with 2-3; 80,000 words as compared with 60,000)
- PhD thesis must constitute a distinct and original contribution to knowledge in the field
- A more extensive study (3-4 years ft as compared with 2-3; 80,000 words as compared with 60,000)
- the thesis must contain an explicit argument as to the nature of this contribution
- the thesis must demonstrate a 'deep and synoptic understanding' of the field
- the student's work must be explicitly contextualised in relation to existing work in the field, which must be comprehensively surveyed
- The thesis must demonstrate research skills relevant to the student's project
- the thesis must be of publishable standard, measured by the criteria of relevant learned journals etc.
- So, what will the upgrade readers be looking for?
- Institute of Education criteria for MPhil and PhD theses