Post-graduate education in great britian

POST-GRADUATE EDUCATION IN GREAT BRITIAN 
 

      The undergraduate course of studies at English universities is completed when students are ready to take their degree examinations. After graduating they obtain the first academic degree (or distinction) of a Bachelor of Arts, depending on satisfactory examination results. Bachelor's degrees are at two levels: Honours and Pass. Honours degrees are first, second or third class, and usually only about 5 per cent of the students are placed in the first class. Those who have a bent for research work can apply for an advanced course of study extending over not less than two academic years for full-time post-graduates and not less than three academic years for part- time graduate students.

      The first post-graduate degree is normally that of Bachelor, conferred for a thesis based on one or two years’ full-time work. In a few of the biggest universities there are some seminars for post-graduate students, but usually there are no regular courses for them. In most universities it is only at the science faculties that any large numbers of students stay to do post-graduate work.

      Every post-graduate working on a research problem is provided with an adviser and referees for the refereeing and evaluation of his thesis. On completing his course of study every candidate must submit a thesis. He is also required to forward a short abstract of his thesis comprising not more than 300 words. If the thesis is satisfactory on all points, the candidate will be awarded the degree and will continue his work in the academic field. Everywhere the degree of Doctor is given for a thesis, which is considered to be an original contribution to knowledge.