MPhil/PhD in European Studies

Programme Code: RPEU

Department: European Institute

For students starting this programme of study in 2019/20

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

In addition to progressing with their research, students are expected to take the listed research training and transferable skills courses. Students may take courses in addition to those listed and should discuss this with their supervisor. For a complete list of courses please refer to the Handbook for Research Degree Students.

Year 1
Paper	Course number, title (unit value)
Training courses	Compulsory (not examined):
	EU550 Research Workshop in European Studies (0.0)
	Optional (examined):
	MY552 Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) ^#
	Further training courses provided by the Department of Methodology and agreed with their supervisors.
Transferable skills courses	Optional (not examined):
	EU455 Concepts in Political Economy (0.5)
	Relevant courses provided by the Library, Teaching and Learning Centre and Methodology Institute.
Year 2
Training courses	Compulsory (not examined):
	EU550 Research Workshop in European Studies (0.0)
	Students expected to take relevant course(s) in the Department of Methodology or in other departments as agreed with their supervisors.
	Optional (not examined): It is highly recommended that students with research interests in political economy attend and present their work in the following interdepartmental research seminar:
	EU555 Political Economy and Public Policy Workshop (0.0) (not available 2019/20)
Transferable skills courses	Optional (not examined):
	EU455 Concepts in Political Economy (0.5)
Year 3
Training courses	Compulsory (not examined):
	EU550 Research Workshop in European Studies (0.0)
	Optional (not examined): If not taken in Year 2, the following relevant research seminar:
	EU555 Political Economy and Public Policy Workshop (0.0) (not available 2019/20)
	GV555 Political Economy and Public Policy Workshop (0.0) (not available 2019/20)
	IR555 International Political Economy Research Workshop (0.0)
Transferable skills courses	Optional (not examined):
	EU455 Concepts in Political Economy (0.5)
Year 4
Transferable skills courses	Optional (not examined):
	EU550 Research Workshop in European Studies (0.0)

# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.

Upgrading to PhD/Targets for Progress

Year 1 - For a standard thesis: a research proposal (approximately 2,500 words) and abstract of the whole thesis (one page); a sample chapter (approximately 8,000 words); a chapter synopsis, and a timetable for completion. For a thesis as a series of publishable papers: a research proposal (approximately 2,500 words) and an abstract covering the three prospective papers; a full draft of the introduction or a full draft of one of the papers (approximately 8,000 words); and a timetable for completion.

Year 2 - For a standard thesis: at least two further substantive chapters (of approximately 5,000-7,000 words each). For a thesis as a series of publishable papers: at least one fully written paper (approximately 10,000 words); and outlines of the other two papers (approximately 2,000 words).

Year 3 - For a standard thesis: a full draft of all core chapters and agreed timetable for completion. For a thesis as a series of publishable papers: full drafts of all three papers and agreed timetable for completion of the thesis.

Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.

MPhil/PhD in European Studies

Paper

Course number, title (unit value)