7.1.1 A candidate may register on a full-time or a part-time basis.
- A full-time candidate shall devote on average at least 35 hours per week over a 44-week year to the research and should be in attendance at the University for a substantial proportion of this time as agreed with their Supervisory Team.
- A part-time candidate on average at least 15 hours per week.
7.1.2 Where a candidate changes from full-time to part-time study or vice versa, the minimum and maximum registration periods shall be calculated as if the candidate were a part-time candidate.
7.1.3 When a student has completed the maximum period for their programme and moved on to the final stage of the programme, they are then eligible to pay the Continuation Fee and their registered mode of study will remain unchanged unless an application for change of mode of study is submitted to the Research Degree Committee for approval.