Pathway to a PhD Course
How the course works?
live
90-minute seminars
Each seminar will go through the home exercise, essential steps during your search for a PhD, and a live demonstration.
detailed lecture notes
Receive professional and high quality notes following each seminar prepared by our PhD team.
home exercises & detailed feedback
Do exercises that allow you to practice and apply your newly-learned skills and knowledge.
weekly group discussions with lecturer during seminar
Access the top 1% of world experts from universities including Cambridge, UCL, and many others.
What will you learn?
1.
Weeks 1-2
Researching your options
How to narrow down your topic, contact academics,
compare programmes and research deadlines
2.
Weeks 3-4
Writing and sending an 'initial pitch' email
How to grow and use your academic network,
gain research experience and find a supervisor.
3.
Weeks 5-6
Honing your proposal and applying
How to write a research proposal, find appropriate literature and research methods, and apply to PhD programmes.
4.
Week 7
Funding
How and from where to apply for funding,
and how to maximise your chances of getting it.
5.
Week 8
Interview
How to prepare for interviews,
common formats and questions.
6.
Weeks 9-10
Preparing to start
How to increase your academic
profile and get ready to start researching.
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Course schedule
Week 1:
Researching your options part 1 (7 July 2020)
Week 2:
Researching your options part 2 (14 July 2020)
Week 3:
Preparing for research (21 July 2020)
Week 4:
The initial pitch (28 July 2020)
Week 5:
Honing your proposal (4 August 2020)
Week 6:
Application (11 August 2020)
Week 7:
Finding funding (18 August 2020)
Week 8:
The interview (25 August 2020)
Week 9:
Getting ready to start (1 September 2020)
Week 10:
Getting started (8 September 2020)