The aim of the course is to broaden and deepen the student’s knowledge and understanding of a specified subject area or topic considered to be relevant to the MPhil/PhD student’s area of research.

The course objectives are:

• to provide a framework for an MPhil/PhD postgraduate student to undertake and to a prescribed programme of studies of a specified subject area or topic;
• to develop and further a postgraduate student’s knowledge and understanding of that subject area or topic which is regarded to be essential to his/her research;
• to cater for the student’s coursework needs which cannot be met by available courses.