Whats the difference between the MRes, MPhil and PhD degrees?
MPhil/PhD are research degrees involving individual study of a specific research problem. For a student to be awarded a PhD, the research work must have resulted in a significant original contribution to the field of study: this is not required for an MPhil. The MRes degree has been designed to meet the needs of students wishing to advance their knowledge of an area of research interest in Computer Science and research methods either as preparation for a research degree or to gain specialist knowledge of research developments and techniques which may be applied in industry and elsewhere. The MRes degree programme offers a two-year part-time or one-year full-time research project, seminars and taught modules. Students follow a module on Research Methods in Computer Science and Information Systems as well as 3 taught modules relevant to their research interests in the case of MRes Computer Science, or a further research methods module as well as 2 taught modules relevant to their researc
