Law

First year MPhil students will normally be expected to spend a substantial part of their programmed study time in courses related to methods of research. All full-time research students are expected to have made the transition from the MPhil to PhD within fifteen months of first registration and to have completed their PhD theses within six years. Part-time students will normally be expected to be upgraded to PhD by the end of their second year and to complete their theses within eight years. The decision to upgrade from MPhil to PhD is determined by a panel. This panel will include two members of staff other than the supervisor. A detailed listing of the departmental regulations for MPhil/ PhD students can be found in the MPhil/ PhD Law Handbook distributed to all incoming MPhil students and available from the Doctoral Programme Administrator's office. The LSE Methodology Institute provides a series of courses for all research students in the social sciences, designed to give methodological instruction and guidance that goes beyond the purely substantive aspects of a student's research. Attendance at the Law Department Research Seminar (see entry for LL500) is compulsory for all students in their first year.

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