Faculty of Arts & Society
The Leeds School of Contemporary Art & Graphic Design
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Research Degrees
What is a research degree?
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A research degree is an independent programme of work involving rigorous and focussed study in the context of a specific project that you have clearly defined.
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It is different from a taught course in that you work independently, with the support of a team of two or three supervisors who have expertise that is relevant to your research project.
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We encourage networking and dialogue between our research students, facilitated by a regular programme of research workshops and symposia and other opportunities for discourse that provide a supportive environment within which to share and discuss work in progress.
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There are three kinds of research degree, MRes, MPhil and PhD.
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All of these can be undertaken by means of a research methodology that is primarily creative and/or visual. If you choose this route you will be required to submit a body of creative work together with a document of no more than 15,000 words that contextualises and critically reflects upon the intentions, process and outcomes of the creative research practice.
MRes
An MRes is a research degree awarded in recognition of a body of work that demonstrates: systematic enquiry and critical awareness, an understanding and use of appropriate methodologies and knowledge of existing work in the field or area of research.
MPhil
An MPhil shares the characteristics of an MRes and requires a greater emphasis on innovation, communicability and independence of thought. An MPhil may also be seen as charting a field of study from which a PhD programme could subsequently emergeand it is possible to make a transition from the MPhil stage to PhD study, subject to the satisfactory production and approval of a "transfer document".
PhD
A PhD has the same characteristics as an MPhil, but additionally requires a significant original contribution to knowledge and/or understanding. A doctorate must result in a more substantial body of work and demonstrate a greater degree of independent research, applying accepted contemporary international standards and resulting in work that is worthy of peer-reviewed publication or public presentation.
For more information, contact the School's research administrator, Jackie Leahy, at J.Leahy@leedsmet.ac.uk
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