Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Synopsis This is intended to give students their first experience of a supervised research project. (For coursework MA students it will normally be an initial study for the minor thesis undertaken in Part II.) The recommended length is 6000 words. The research paper is due at the end of the second semester. However, since the research project is very much self-directed, students are strongly advised to begin work much earlier in the academic year. Third-year students expecting to take honours in philosophy should consult with the honours coordinator about their research paper topic at the end of their third year, when a provisional supervisor will be appointed. The subject of the research paper must be finalised no later than the first week of the first semester, at which time students must give a written proposal plus a reading list to their supervisor. Students should expect to meet with their supervisor from time to time during the first semester and weekly in the second semester.
Assessment Written (6000 words): 100%