Prof Waltraud Schelkle CBG.6.01, Prof Simon Glendinning CBG.7.01 and Prof Jonathan White CBG.7.09

Waltraud Schelkle is convenor for this course.

This course is compulsory on the MPhil/PhD in European Studies. This course is available on the MPhil/PhD in European Studies. This course is not available as an outside option.

This course is compulsory for all first, second and third year European Institute MPhil/PhD students. The course is also recommended for those second and third year PhD students in the Government Department whose research focuses on European topics.

Presentation and detailed discussion of PhD related research, outlines and progression. Discussion of thesis chapters and related doctoral research, with an emphasis on research design and methodology. Practice conference panel sessions. A detailed syllabus is fixed at the start of each term.

15 hours of seminars in the MT. 15 hours of seminars in the LT.

There is no examination for this course. Regular attendance and active participation is required. All students are required: to present at least one substantial chapter/paper draft; to act as a discussant on another paper; and to read papers in advance of the seminar in which they are discussed.