Newcastle University Masters Research Training at Faculty Level

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Newcastle UniversityMasters Research Training
at Faculty Level
 

• Faculty of Humanities
• and Social Sciences

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ESRC Recognition

• outlets (ie Sociology, Politics, Law) apply for
  recognition to apply for studentships
• Benchmark for RPG recruitment, and Gold Standard
• Based on
• Institutional provision for PGRs (Code of
  Practice)
• Critical mass of PGRs
• Submission and Completion rates
• Quality of Research Environment
• Meeting Research Training Guidelines
• To maintain recognition, Submission rate (60 of
  research studentships they fund)

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ESRC Research Training Guidelines

• Generic guidelines
• Discipline specific guidelines
• 13 system (1 year research masters, 3 years PhD)

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Impetus behind Faculty provision

• Economies of scale
• Drawing on expertise across Faculty (see
  academics contribute from disciplines)
• Interdisciplinarity
• Multi-disciplinary learning environment

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Masters Modules at Masters Level

• Thinking about Research (10 credits)
• Dissertation Preparation (10 credits)
• Nature of Explanation and Enquiry (10 credits)
• Introduction to Qualitative Methods (20 credits)
• Introduction to Quantitative Methods (20 credits)
• Handbooks downloadable from
• http//www.ncl.ac.uk/hss/postgrad/training/

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Quality Assurance of Faculty Level Modules

• My role
• Board of Studies Staff/Student Committee
• Marking and moderation
• External Examiner
• Board of Examiners