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Online PhD UK-University of Sheffield
By onlinephd | November 1, 2008
In today’s blog of online PhD UK, we are bringing information about a UK university, providing a flexible PhD registration process for international and national students. The University of Sheffield aims to prepare students to face the constantly changing global business landscape. As such, the university aspires to be one of the top universities in the world recognized for its teaching excellence and the quality and distinctiveness of its graduates and research activities. Given that Sheffield prides itself with its research efforts, the university offers research degrees that allow students to obtain PhDs through new route. Along with their Full- time PhD Degree Programs, university offers the “Research Away” program wherein you can pursue and complete your MPhil or PhD at a specified place other than in the university premises.
University of Sheffield is offering various schemes that were developed in order to properly administer and monitor the research activities being undertaken. For example with the Joint Location Scheme, full time overseas and European Union students are allowed to complete the program at an approved overseas location. In this case, student must spend one year at university of Sheffield and this one year can be distributed over the three years. With academic approval this one year even can be spent as one whole year. However it is important to note that you need an academic approval before starting your PhD under this scheme. Apart from this joint location possibility, student will fulfill all the normal requirements related to research trainings (as required for most PhD Programs).
On the other hand, the Remote Location Scheme allows part time overseas and European Union students to undertake the program in an approved remote location. However student will need to attend the university for essential statutory requirements including last viva exam. Student’s progress will be monitored regularly by relevant department and supervisor. It is important to note that apart from overseas international student, fll-time and part-time home students can also pursue their PhDs provided that they are able to secure approval from the Faculty. This is on case to case basis. The basic requirements of the schemes remain the same; there just needs to be some supervisory arrangements to ensure that the students are fully backed by qualified individuals when they undertake their research activities.
Both of the above mentioned schemes can be useful for those international students who have a great desire to get a PhD Degree from a recognized UK university but with their busy life or budget issue, unable to do so. In this way you will be getting your Phd degree along with doing your job and still saving high living costs of UK.
In this coming week, here at online PhD UK, we will be bringing more information related to doing your PhD with cheaper possibilities, so make sure that you have saved or bookmarked this page as your favorites.
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