Academic Regulations Governing Postgraduate Degrees by Research and Thesis

NOTE:our regulations are currently under review and are therefore subject to change. Dublin City University's revised Academic Regulations For Postgraduate Degrees By Research & Thesis are available here.

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This document contains the Dublin City University's academic regulations for postgraduate degrees by research and submission of a thesis as approved by the Academic Council on 14 October 1992. These regulations have been approved for implementation in the academic year 1992/93 and subsequently. They have been modified to take account of practice and procedure at St Patrick's College Drumcondra and as set out here apply to programmes conducted at St Patrick's College Drumcondra.

Dublin City University and St Patrick's College Drumcondra reserve the right to revise, amend or alter academic regulations at any time by giving such notice as may be determined by Academic Council in relation to any such change.

1. General Regulations
2. Qualification Requirements
3. Application and Registration Procedures
4. Period of Time for Completion of Research Programmes
5. Supervision of Programmes of Research
6. Assessment Procedures
7. Thesis Format
8. Appointment of External Examiners
9. Regulations for Examiners for masters and PhD Degrees
10. Regulations for the Admission of Candidates who do not have a primary degree cognate to the area of proposed research
11. Regulations for the Admission of candidates living outside Ireland
12. Masters qualifying Examination
13. Transfer from masters to PhD Register / Formal Review of Progress of PhD and PhD-track students
14. Deferral/withdrawal

 

 

Last Updated: Friday February 03 2012