Academic regulations, rules and forms
The following regulations, guidance notes and forms are to be used in conjunction with the information provided in the postgraduate handbook (PDF, 1MB).
Taught postgraduates
- Code of practice for taught postgraduate programmes
- Request for extension to maximum period of study
(Word doc, 53.5KB)
- Request for suspension of study (Word doc, 53.5KB)
- Change of circumstance form (Word doc, 52 KB)
- Periods of study and word count for each degree (PDF, 854.5KB)
- MA coursework extension form (Word doc, 92.5KB)
- Notes of guidance for personal tutors and their tutees
- MA dissertation report form (Word doc, 49.5 KB)
- Dissertation assessment guidelines (Word doc, 36KB)
- Dissertation submission form (Word doc, 37KB)
- Extenuating circumstances form (Word doc, 36KB)
- Attendance monitoring for tier 4 students (Word doc, 40KB)
- Intention to graduate form (Word doc, 38.5KB)
- Withdrawal/external transfer form (Word doc, 39KB)
Research postgraduates
- Code of practice for research degree programmes
- Updrade from MPhil to MLitt [pre Oct-12] (Word doc, 46.5KB)
- Updrade from MPhil to MLitt [post Oct-12] (Word doc, 47KB)
- Updrade from MLitt to PhD [pre Oct-12] (Word doc, 45KB)
- Updrade from MLitt to PhD [post Oct-12] (Word doc, 46KB)
- Periods of study and word count for each degree (PDF, 854.5KB)
- Request for extension to maximum period of study
(Word doc, 55KB)
- Request for extension to upgrade to MLitt/PhD (Word doc, 39KB)
- Request for suspension of study (Word doc, 49.5KB)
- Progress report form (Word doc, 37KB)
- Attendance monitoring for tier 4 students (Word doc, 47.5KB)
- Change of circumstance form (Word doc, 39KB)
- Withdrawal/external transfer form (Word doc, 39KB)
- Research degree examiner's preliminary report (Word doc, 77KB)
- Research degree examiners' final report (Word doc, 102KB)
Forms for submitting your thesis
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