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Admission & Qualifications - PostGraduate Courses
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UK institutions offer an enormous variety of taught postgraduate
certificates, diplomas and Master’s degrees.
These are often highly specialized, and a large number are unique. Many of these
courses are recognized as amongst the best available.
Following courses are commonly available:
1. Certificates and diplomas
The Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) and Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) are
taught qualifications, and are not awarded for research.
These qualifications are approximately intermediate in academic level between
a first (Bachelor’s) degree and a Master’s degree.
They are available in a range of subjects, and usually concentrate on one particular
area of a subject, rather than the more general approach of a first degree.
Many courses are professional, in finance, IT, media and many other fields.
The duration of these qualifications is normally one year full-time or two years
part-time. UK Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma courses are widely recognised
for their academic or professional value and are welcomed by employers and academic
institutions.
2. PGCE
The Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE, has a unique status. To be
able to work in Britain, schoolteachers must obtain a qualification that gives
those Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or its Scottish equivalent. Most education-related
first degrees will give holders QTS.
However, it is possible to take a first degree in a chosen subject, such as
physics, French, mathematics and then proceed to a one-year full-time Postgraduate
Certificate in Education (PGCE) programme that concentrates entirely on education
techniques and practices.
This programme confers QTS on successful candidates. Students who qualify for
’home’ fee status may be able to study the PGCE programmer part-time
over two years; certainly not for Indian students.
3. Master’s degree (taught)
These courses are generally more specialized than first degrees, and focus on
particular elements of an academic discipline, or on professional subject areas
that are not available for undergraduate study.
Applicants generally need a Bachelor’s degree with first or second class
honours in a relevant discipline to enter taught Master’s programmes,
although those with practical experience or professional qualifications gained
in the same subject area may be able to gain a place.
Courses leading to MA, MSc, and equivalent qualifications usually take one or
two years of full-time study to complete, but the length and assessment methods
vary greatly between courses.
Tuition and coursework are intensive, with students expected to reach a high
standard of work. Many courses are assessed by a project, thesis or dissertation,
but some also include written examinations, essays, presentations or ’viva
voce’ interviews.
4. Research degrees and programmes
Students usually undertake academic research only after completing a first degree
(BA or BSc or equivalent), and often also a second taught degree (MA or MSc
or equivalent).
There are several categories of postgraduate research work. Some MA and MSc
qualifications are awarded on the basis of research and usually last one year,
full time, and may include some taught elements. Such degrees are not as advanced
as an MPhil or PhD.
5. M.Phil (Master of Philosophy)
The title Master of Philosophy is usually given to all successful candidates
who undertake an original research project usually lasting two or more years
in any academic discipline.
Students do not usually take examinations for this qualification but submit
a thesis, containing details of their research work, and the conclusions they
have drawn from it.
6. PhD or D.Phil (Doctor of Philosophy)
A doctorate usually takes three years study to complete, although it can take
much longer or, very rarely, shorter.
A candidate would normally complete both a Bachelor’s and a taught Master’s
degree with high marks in each before considering research work leading to a
doctorate.
Researchers often work part-time, teaching students on Bachelor’s or taught
Master’s degree programmes, or act as tutors.
Almost all students in any discipline who successfully complete a doctoral research
programme graduate as ’Doctor of Philosophy’ (PhD). A few disciplines
use slightly different titles, such as DMus for music, or DBA for business administration.
7. Special postgraduate programmes
There are two postgraduate Bachelor’s degrees open only to graduates of
first degrees. These are the Bachelor of Philosophy (BPhil) run by a small number
of institutions and open to graduates of several disciplines, and Bachelor of
Architecture (BArch), a professional qualification open only to graduates with
a first degree (BSc) or equivalent qualification in architecture.
These programmes normally last two years full-time, and may include tuition
and project work and research. It is possible to take the BPhil part-time for
up to four years. Although these are true postgraduate degrees, with a level
of study comparable to an MA or MSc, they are sometimes termed ’second
undergraduate’ programmes.
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