東南アジア研究における研究学位（MPhil / PhD）

Structure

All students register in year 1 of the programme as MPhil students. The upgrade from MPhil to PhD takes place at the end of the first academic session for full-time students (or at the end of the second academic session for part-time students).

All new MPhil/PhD students are provided with a supervisory committee of three members, comprising a main or primary supervisor, and a second and third supervisor. The split in time commitment across the supervisory committee is 60:25:15. In the first year, students are expected to meet their main supervisor on a fortnightly basis for a period of at least one hour.

The student’s primary supervisor is always a member of the Department in which the student is registered. The second and third supervisors, who act in a supplementary advisory capacity, may be from the same Department, or other Departments/Centres in the Faculty of Languages and Cultures or in Departments/Centres in the other Faculties of the School.

Depending on the nature of the research, joint supervision is sometimes recommended, under the direction of two primary supervisors. In such cases, the student has only one further supervisor on their committee.

The student’s progress is further overseen by a Departmental Research Tutor.

1年目には、研究担当副学部長が学部レベルで開催する研究トレーニングセミナーシリーズ（RTS）に参加し、学習・教育開発が提供する一般的なトレーニングのサポートを受けて研究の準備をします。

Students working in the fields of literature and cultural studies are also invited to participate in the additional training offered by the Centre for Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies (CCLPS).

Students may also be encouraged by supervisors to attend additional taught courses relevant to their research and to their training needs. These may include specialist disciplinary, language or regional culture courses or research training in other Departments outside the Faculty.

Year 1

1 年生は 12 月 15 日金曜日までに 5000 語の文献レビューを指導委員会に提出する必要があります。

フルタイムの1年目（パートタイムの学生は2年目）は、通常、次の要素を含むコアチャプターと研究提案（約10,000語）を5月11日（金）までに指導委員会に提出する必要があります。

• Research rationale and context of proposed research
• Main research questions
• Literature review
• Theoretical and methodological framework and considerations
• Proposed research methods
• Ethical issues (where applicable)
• Outlining the structure of PhD dissertation
• Schedule of research and writing
• Bibliography.

Adjustments to one or more of these sections, including additions or deletions where appropriate, are possible by prior arrangement between the students and lead supervisors.

MPhil から PhD へのアップグレード プロセスは、学生の研究委員会によるコア チャプターの評価、および 20 ～ 30 分の口頭発表とそれに続くディスカッションに基づいて行われます。口頭発表は、学科のスタッフと研究生に対して行われます。拡張提案が問題なく完了すると、学生は正式に PhD にアップグレードされ、2 年目に進みます。(評価者がアップグレード提案に欠陥があると判断した場合、学生は PhD ステータスへのアップグレードを確認する前に、満足のいくまで提案を修正するよう求められます。) アップグレード プロセスが完了するまで、学生は通常 2 年目に進級できません。

Year 2

The second year (or part-time equivalent) is normally spent engaged in research. This may be by any combination of fieldwork and research in libraries and material collection as agreed between the student and the supervisor(s).

Year 3

The third year (or part-time equivalent) is devoted to writing up research for the PhD thesis. During this time, students will normally give a presentation in a research seminar organised by the Departmental Research Tutor, comprising a select number of staff members with special expertise in the topic and other research students. During the third year (or part-time equivalent) students will present draft chapters to their main supervisor for comment, before completing a final draft of the thesis. Once a full draft is complete, the work is assessed by all members of the supervisory committee and the student can either submit the thesis or move on to Continuation Status to be given a further 12 months to complete the thesis and submit it for examination. The thesis must be completed within 48 months from the time of registration (or part-time equivalent).

The thesis – not to exceed 100,000 words in length - is examined by two leading authorities in the field.

PhD Degrees are awarded by SOAS from registration in 2013 and are subject to SOAS regulations.