1. The degree of Doctor of Social Work (DSW) may be awarded by the Senate to postgraduate students who have successfully pursued a course of study as prescribed below to the satisfaction of the Faculty of Social Sciences.
2. All students will initially register for the MPhil (Res Meth). and on the successful completion of their portfolio on the taught work they will be eligible to register for the DSW.

Admission

3. Candidates for entry to the course most normally possess an undergraduate degree of an approved University or of CNAA in an appropriate specialism. Other candidates may be admitted to the course on the recommendation of the Faculty Board.

Scheme of study

4. All students will initially be registered for the MPhil (Res Meth). On successful completion of the portfolio based on the taught work they will be eligible to register for the DSW.

5. The scheme of study will comprise attendance at 6 units comprising an appropriate mix of taught compulsory and elective units, and completion of a compulsory research thesis.

6. All students will be assigned a personal tutor during the coursework phase and a research supervisor who will be responsible for the supervision of the student's progress in researching and writing thesis.

7. Candidates are required to undertake the scheme of study over a period of not less than three years full-time study or four years part-time study or five years part t-ime stdy with a maximum of seven years part-time study.

Examination

8. Candidates are required to complete successfully:
   1. a portfolio of coursework of 30,000 words based on a range of assignments across the taught units. Permission to proceed to the thesis will be decided by the Faculty Board on the basis of a satisfactory portfolio.
   2. a research thesis of 45,000 words which relates to a substantive area on a topic approved by the Faculty Board.
   3. an oral examination.

9. There will be one external examiner for the taught courses.

   The examiners for each candidate shall recommend one of the following courses of action:

   1. successful completion of all the taught work leads to either the award of the MPhil (Res Meth) or permission to undertake research for the award of the DSW.
   2. that a candidate who fails in up to two units may be referred and resubmit work on one occasion by a date specified by the Faculty Board;
   3. failure in more than two units will lead to a recommendation for termination of course registration

Examination of the Thesis

10. Each thesis will be examined by an examiner approproately qualified to assess the research material. The examiners shall recommend one of the following courses of action for each candidate:
    1. that the degree of DSW be awardrd, subject if necessary to minor amendments being made by a date specified;
    2. that the candidate be permitted to submit by a date specified a revised thesis on one occasion only;
    3. that the candidate be required to attend a further oral examination
    4. that the degree of DSW be not awarded, and that resubmission of the thesis be not permitted;
    5. that in the case of a candidate who has failed to satisfy the requirements for the award of DSW the degree of MPhil (Res Meth) be awarded;
    6. that in the case of a candidate who has failed to satisfy the requirements for the award of DSW or MPhil (Res Meth) the candidate shall normally be regarded as having failed the examination.