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Admissions |
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For admission to the programme, students:
- must satisfy the General Regulations for Research Degrees with a Major Taught Component;
- must satisfy the necessary programme requirements as set out in the programme specification (outlined below).
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Entry requirements
Students for entry to the course must normally possess a good honours degree in an appropriate specialism. |
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Equal opportunities
All individuals are selected and treated on their relative merits and abilities in line with the University's Equal Opportunities Policy. Disabled applicants will be treated according to the same procedure as any other applicant with the added involvement of the Enabling Services Office to assess their needs. |
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Structure of Programme(s) |
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The General Regulations for Research Degrees with a Major Taught Component apply to this programme. In addition: |
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The MPhil (Res Meth) is recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for the ‘1 + 3’ in the Doctoral Training Centre Education Pathways and comprises twelve taught modules and a dissertation. For the Quantitative Research Methods in Educational Research pathway the 12 modules are specified. For the Mixed Methods in Educational Research pathway there are 5 compulsory modules and 7 electives. |
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The programme is offered full-time or part-time. Students are required to undertake the study over a period of not less than one year and not more than three years' full-time study, or not less than two years and not more than five years' part-time study. |
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Progression |
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After having obtained the award, students may transfer to the second year of the EdD programme provided they have satisfactorily completed the core modules of the first year MPhil which are common to both programmes. |
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Assessment |
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Students are required to successfully complete:
- specified assessed coursework in appropriate modules (coursework assignments will total 30,000 words);
- an oral examination.
Students who successfully complete all coursework are eligible to submit a dissertation of approximately 20,000 words.
Students who fail the dissertation may, with the approval of Southampton Education School, resubmit the dissertation on one occasion only by a date specified by the School. |
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Award of Qualification(s) |
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Placements/Study Abroad/Exchange/Fieldwork |
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Other |
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