Welcome to the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies

Introduction

Welcome to the department’s Postgraduate Research Student Handbook for 2023-24. The handbook comprises our regulations, guidance, and advice to ensure that you receive the best experience during your degree. It is designed to be a reference document that provides information on your course and the University, as well links to important information maintained elsewhere in the University. You may find it most useful when you have a specific question, but you should look it over at the beginning of the year to ensure that you're clear about what you can expect from the department, and what we expect from you. If you have any questions about the handbook or its contents, or if you would like to make a suggestion, please speak with your Student-Staff Liaison Committee Course Representative or your Personal Tutor.

The handbook's descriptions of departmental policy are made in good faith and are an honest attempt to describe current practices. The latest formulations of our policies can be found on our website (warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/englishLink opens in a new window), which we advise you to check regularly (our practices are sometimes subject to change due to shifts in University policy). We'll of course email you with any significant changes and update this website throughout the year. Printed copies are valid only on the date they're printed. The final arbiter of policy and procedure is the University and the Regulations outlined in the University Calendar, which can be found on the University Governance webpages (warwick.ac.uk/services/govLink opens in a new window).

This handbook will introduce you to a number of important ways that the department organises postgraduate research. These are based on agreed departmental practice as well as University and national guidelines. It is designed for use by current and prospective students as well as members of staff.

This handbook supplements the information available on the Doctoral CollegeLink opens in a new window website for current students. This is the key University website for all students taking research degrees at Warwick. All current students are expected to be familiar with it.

Students should consult two other documents outlining university regulations governing research degrees:

*The Guidelines on the Supervision and Monitoring of Research Degree StudentsLink opens in a new window

*The Guide to Examinations for Higher Degrees by ResearchLink opens in a new window

All of these documents are all available for downloading from the Doctoral College website. It is the responsibility of research students to be familiar with the guidelines and regulations governing their degree.