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It helps us to process your application if
the form is clearly written or typed, with all sections
completed fully and accurately, and all relevant
supporting documentation submitted.
Research
You will need to discuss your proposed field of
research in some detail with the Department. The
Department must ensure that the University can provide the
necessary supervision, equipment and research materials.
Your initial application should take the form of a letter
setting out your education to date, your existing and
expected qualifications, and a fairly detailed research
proposal (probably two or three pages). You should send
this to the contact name given for research in the
appropriate Department.
If accepted, you may then be asked to fill in a form so
that the University's approval and registration procedures
can be completed.
The majority of research students start in September, but
it is possible to start at any time during the year.
Typical periods of registration for full-time research are
fifteen months (minimum twelve) for an MPhil, and three
years for a PhD.
Part-time study
Part-time study is possible for some taught courses
(Click here for details) and for all research degrees.
Permission to study part-time is normally granted only to
those whose employment or domestic circumstances make
full-time study impracticable. Part-time taught courses
generally last for two years. Typical periods of
registration for part-time research degrees are three
years for MPhil and five years for PhD.
Extramural study
It may be possible for students to undertake part or
the whole of a programme of research away from the
University, provided that suitable arrangements for
supervision can be made. This must be negotiated with the
appropriate Department.
Visiting students
Each year it welcomes a number of occasional and
visiting students who are not registered for a complete
degree programme. These students attend individual courses
or undertake a special programme of research as either
full-time or part-time students, and pay fees at an
appropriate rate.
If you are interested in undertaking a programme of study
or research which does not lead to any formal Bradford
qualification, you should write to the contact name in the
appropriate Department setting out your requirements.
Accreditation of prior learning
The University now permits importation of academic
credit for both certificated and experimentall learning. If
you need to know more, please contact Mrs Rosemary
Reynolds, APL Unit, c/o the School of Lifelong Education
and Development.
Disabled students
Bradford positively encourages applications from
disabled students, and many students with varying
disabilities have successfully completed a range of
courses. It is fully committed to providing an accessible
learning environment for study. You can be sure that your
application will be considered on the same academic
grounds as apply to all candidates whatever the nature of
your disability.
Adapted accessible accommodation is available in all the
Halls of Residence, and access improvements are regularly
carried out across the campus. Sign language
interpretation and some permanent and portable induction
loops can be provided for deaf students or students with a
hearing impairment. Some lecture theatres have recently
been refurbished and have infra-red systems for people who
have a hearing impairment.
If you are interested in further study at Bradford, it is
important for you to contact the Head of the appropriate
Department as early as possible. You may also wish to
contact the Co-ordinator for Disabled People, Liz Clarke,
in order to discuss any support requirements, or to
enquire about access around the campus. You will usually
be invited to visit Bradford, to allow a full discussion
of the facilities available, and to see how together it
can best give you full access to your course of study.
You can contact the Co-ordinator for Disabled People at
any time. She will offer advice on facilities, access and
support in Bradford, and will also provide general support
to you during your time here.
Registration
If you are coming on a postgraduate taught course in
2003 - 2004, then you will probably have to register on the
Wednesday, Thursday or Friday 17, 18 or 19 September 2003;
prior to the start of the first semester on 22 September.
(A few courses have earlier starting dates, but you will
be told about this in good time.)
It is best if new research students can also register at
the beginning of the academic year in September, though
there is more flexibility here. If you wish to start your
research programme at any other time (such as the
beginning of January), then you will need to make special
arrangements with your Department.
You may want to attend the special 'Welcome Week'
organized by the Students' Union, which takes place the
week before registration. This will introduce you to the
University in particular, and life in the City of Bradford
in general. If you are coming from overseas you should
also certainly attend the special 'Orientation Day'. which
will be held on Monday 15 September 2002.
It is also a good idea to make sure of your accommodation
before the semester starts, especially if you are coming
from overseas and/or making your own arrangements.
Accommodation is easier to find in Bradford than in most
cities in the UK, but it is still wise to get this sorted
out before you begin your formal study. If you come well
before the beginning of the semester, it may be able to
let you have a room in a Hall of Residence for a few days
while you find something.
So though the dates set out below are the periods when you
are expected to be in residence in order to follow your
course of study, it shall certainly expect you to come to
Bradford before the first day of the first semester.
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