14May
PostgraduateCourse summary
Candidates seeking a Doctorate by Published Works in Military History must be University of Buckingham graduates or members of staff. Graduates of other universities seeking to obtain a Doctorate by Published Work should contact the university from which they graduated. The candidate must submit published scholarly work which gives clear proof of a significant and original contribution to the knowledge of the discipline. This contribution should consist of the discovery of new knowledge in the field of Military History, or the exercise of a new and independent critical approach, e.g. the connection of previously unrelated facts, the development of new theory, or the revision of previously held views. The candidate must show, by means of a 20,000 word commentary on the submitted work and in a viva (oral examination), that they appreciate the relationship of their special work to a wider field of knowledge. Study period Registration will be for a period of one year (full-time) or two years (part-time), during which time the candidate will have regular supervisions with the Supervisor and be guided in accordance with the same process and provision as if registered for a PhD by research programme. Supervision During the period of study, the candidate will have regular supervisions with the Supervisor and be guided in accordance with the same process and provision as if registered for a PhD by research programme (at least twice per term if full-time, or once per term if part-time).
Assessment method
At the end of the registration period, the submission for the degree will be delivered to the Research Administrator, and will comprise: (a) A list of the published works upon which the application is based. The list should indicate whether and with what result any of the works have previously been submitted for any degree of any university or awarding body (b) A supporting 20,000 word commentary indicating the area of knowledge to which the published work relates and the ways in which it makes a significant and original contribution to learning meriting the award of the degree (c) Where any of the works submitted have been produced jointly with others, a written statement signed by the other contributors to the works concerned indicating the share which the candidate took personally in the work (d) The published works upon which the application is based (e) A curriculum vitae The works submitted as part of the application must be published and freely available. Unpublished work, or material in the course of being published, will not be accepted. Work which has been successfully submitted for the award of a degree at this or any other university or awarding body can only be considered as supporting material explaining the context or background to other works submitted. All works submitted shall be written in English, except where the prior approval of the University Research Committee has been given for the submission of work in another language. There shall be three Examiners for the degree, at least two of whom shall be External Examiners.
Entry requirements
The degree of PhD by Published Work may be conferred on: (a) graduates of this university of not less than five years standing; (b) graduates of another university of not less than five years standing who have also held an appointment as a member of staff of this university for at least two years; (c) graduates of another university of not less than five years standing who have also held a Fellowship of this university for at least two years. International students We are happy to consider all international applications and if you are an international student, you may find it useful to visit our international pages for details of entry requirements from your home country. The University is a UKVI Student Sponsor.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Provider information
University of Buckingham
Hunter Street
Buckingham
MK18 1EG