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Admission Criteria for MPhil (See details in Rule M. 4). For any of the degrees of MPhil an applicant should have at least:

• an Honours degree, normally at the level of a second class pass; or
• a four-year undergraduate degree that the Senate considers suitable and that has been passed with an average of a second class in the fourth year of study; or
• a three-year degree of Bachelor and evidence of having pursued for a period of at least two years a course of study or research relevant to the MPhil field which he or she proposes to follow and who satisfies the Senate that he or she has attained an Honours standard in that field; or
• a qualification that the Senate considers to be appropriate; or
• in the case of a person who does not qualify under any of the above, but who qualifies for admission terms of the College's Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Policy (see Policies under Governance on this site) and who the Senate considers to be able to undertake the requirements of the MPhil.

Methods of studying for the MPhil
There are three ways to complete an M Phil at the College:

A combination of coursework and research
The standard method of study, i.e. by completing 7 modules by attending classes, doing assignments and other work and writing a formal examination (or an assignment examination) and then doing a Research Paper for the 8th module.

Also by a combination of coursework and research
A candidate may be permitted to undertake a special curriculum which means the completion of only 4 of the attendance modules and then undertaking a longer Research Paper. This course is open to applicants who show evidence of having had some experience in having conducted research previously. This requires the permission of the Academic Board.

By research only: Details are spelt out in Rule M.5. of the Prospectus.