Regulations for Senior Doctoral Degrees

INTRODUCTION

For the purpose of the Regulations for the senior doctoral awards, the University has defined “published work” as publicly available research outputs.

Regulations follow for the award of the senior doctoral degrees shown below:

 Doctor of Letters (DLitt);
 Doctor of Science (DSc);
 Doctor of Economic and Social Studies (DSc Econ);
 Doctor of Laws (LLD)

REGULATION

1. Eligibility

1.1 An applicant for a higher doctorate awarded by the University shall normally be a  Graduate of the University of not less than two years’ standing and may be admitted  to candidature during or subsequently to:

(i) the second year after having qualified for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy;

(ii) the third year after having qualified for the degree of Master of Philosophy;

(iii) or the tenth year after having qualified for the degree of Bachelor in any Faculty.

1.2 A full-time member of the teaching, research, administrative, library or technical staff of the University who is a graduate of another University may become a candidate
 provided:

(i) that they have taken their initial degree at least ten years previously, and

(ii) that they have been a full-time member of the staff of the University for a least five years.

2. Criteria

2.1 The required condition for admission to the degree is the submission to the  judgement of the University of a candidate’s published work representing a  substantial contribution to the advancement of knowledge.  A candidature may be  based on joint work provided an estimate can be made of the candidate’s share and  that it is possible to apply to it the criteria used in judging independent work.

3. Submission

3.1 A Notice of Candidature Form must be submitted to the Registrar and Secretary,
 along with three copies of each of the published works, and three sets of the  following documents:

(i) particulars of the candidate’s degrees, other qualifications and research  experience, including all particulars required to establish eligibility under the University’s regulations;

(ii) a summary, of four or five pages in length, giving an indication of the field or fields in which the candidate has specialised, and indicating also the contribution to knowledge in that field which in their opinion their work has made;

(iii) where work involves joint authorship or collaboration, a statement signed by each collaborator indicating the nature and amount of work done in collaboration.

(iv) a statement of how much, if any, of the work has been submitted or is being currently submitted in candidature for any other degree.

3.2 At the discretion of the Internal Committee, the candidate may be summoned to an  interview.

3.3 Notice may be given at any time during the academic year, but if it is given later than  31 January, the result of the candidature will not ordinarily be determined at such date as to allow the candidate, if successful, to be admitted to the degree in that  academic year.

3.4 One copy of every work approved by the Internal Committee shall be deposited in the  University Library, and the other in the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.

3.5 The fee for admission to candidature must be forwarded to the Registrar and  Secretary of the University, together with the official form of notice of candidature.