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Keen to finish your degree on time?
You and your supervisors will meet formally to review your progress at key milestones throughout your degree. This will keep you on track with both your research objectives and your expected submission date.
Your supervisors will advise you of what is required for each milestone in your discipline to:
- evaluate the progress of your research project
- determine whether your work has met expectations
- identify any problems with your progress
- help you set the direction for your successful completion.
For more information concerning progress reviews, candidature milestones and expected submission dates, see Being a candidate.
Your schedule of milestones is outlined below.
Candidature milestones
Full-time students
PhD/doctoral student | MRes/MPhil student | |
---|---|---|
Pre-confirmation | 6 months | 3 months |
Confirmation | 1 year (1 year, 6 months if ≥75 credit points of mandatory coursework) | 6 months |
Progress review | 2 years | 1 year |
Progress review | 3 years | 1 year, 6 months |
Part-time students
PhD/doctoral student | MRes/MPhil student | |
---|---|---|
Part-time | Part-time | |
Pre-confirmation | 1 year | 6 months |
Confirmation | 2 years | 1 year |
Progress review | 3 years | 2 years |
Progress review | 4 years | |
Progress review | 5 years | 3 years |
Progress review | 6 years |
Please note:
- Pre-confirmation is a progress review meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to check that you are on track for your confirmation meeting.
- Confirmation is a key milestone early in your degree. This process determines whether your intended research project is feasible. It will also indicate your academic preparedness to complete your project.
- Depending on your discipline, there will be different work requirements at each milestone.
First published on 16 February 2022.
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