Handbook

Research Project A and Research Project B are a course of study based on the development and completion of an extended research essay. The course offers the student an opportunity to conceive and develop a research topic of their own choosing that is of relevance to the Master program in which the student is enrolled. The prerequisite for entry is at least a Distinction average over six courses. The topic will be agreed in consultation with a supervisor and approved by the Program Authority. Applicants should approach a potential supervisor or the Program Authority with ideas or a brief research proposal. The student will then work with the supervisor to scaffold the research and writing process, resulting in an essay of 10,000 – 12,000 words. The student must enrol in both courses (A and B) to fulfil the requirements but may enrol in the two concurrently to complete in a single semester, or consecutively to complete it over two semesters.