iPhD Film Studies 2025-26

Academic Regulations: Faculty of Arts and Humanities

SchoolHumanities
Final AwardDoctor of Philosophy
With exit awards of:
Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert)
Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip)
Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
Programme(s)Integrated PhD in Film Studies (closed to applicants)
Last modifiedApril 2025

The Academic Regulations apply to and regulate the programme(s) listed above.

On occasion, programmes can be exempted from one or more of the clauses in the Regulations; one or more of the clauses can be varied; and programmes can impose additional requirements. 

  • Exemptions are characterised by the omission of the relevant clause.
  • Variations are characterised by the replacement of the clause with alternative wording.
  • Additions are characterised by requirements in addition to those detailed in the Academic regulations.

The programmes listed have approval from the Academic Quality and Standards Subcommittee for the exemptions and/or variations and/or additions to the regulations noted below.

The taught component is assessed under the Progression, Determination and Classification of Results: Postgraduate Master’s Programmes regulations with additional requirements below.

 

  1. At the end of Year 1 an overall average mark of 60 or above is required in the taught component and a pass mark of 70 in the research proposal in order to continue to the research phase of the iPhD programme (Part 2).

     
  2. All taught modules in Years 2 and 3 must be passed with an average mark of 60 or above.

     
  3. Candidates who pass the taught part of the programme but fail to achieve the pass mark for the research proposal may be permitted to undertake supervised research for a master’s dissertation for the award of the MA, provided they have met the requirements of the University’s regulations for Postgraduate Master’s Programmes

These regulations should be read in conjunction with the programme specification.

Disclaimer:

As a research-led University, we undertake a continuous review of our programmes to ensure quality enhancement and to manage our resources. As a result, these regulations may be revised during a student’s period of registration, however, any revision will be balanced against the requirement that the student should receive the educational service expected. Please read our Disclaimer to see why, when and how changes may be made to a student’s programme.