Starting Your PhD (Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences)

Beginning a PhD can be a daunting experience, but this half-day course is designed for first-year students to help you make the best start that you possibly can. It provides an overview of doing a PhD, complementary to other introductions you may attend. We examine what's involved in doing a PhD, how to usefully define 'research', and how to plan a research project.

Outcomes:

• Understand what a PhD is, and what's involved in doing a PhD
• Have a definition of 'research' that enables you to be effective
• Be able to plan

First-year PhD students in the Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences.
Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available here.

Number of sessions: 1

Participative workshop including provision of information, discussion and practical exercises.

Three-hour session (including coffee break).

This course runs twice in Michaelmas term and twice in Lent term.