English Phd Research Development Programme

ENGLISH final, amended, with codes.

COMPULSORY Induction events (all Semester 1)

Code / Activity / TYPE / Total Points / [A] Knowledge & intellectual abilities / [B] Personal Effectiveness / [C] Research governance & organization / [D] Engagement, influence & impact
HSS310001 / * PhD Induction (Year-1 PhDs, English, compulsory)
Friday 30 Sept, 3-5.30 pm (incl. drinks 4-5.30 pm) / SCH-IND / 2 / 1 / 1
* College induction
Wed 5 & Thurs 6 October / COURSE / 14 / 2 / 5 / 7
HSS310002 / * Core-skills training day (Year-1 PhDs, joint English & Drama)
Friday 14 October / COURSE / 7 / 2 / 2 / 1 / 2

Research Development Seminars

Code / Activity / TYPE / Total Points / [A] Knowledge & intellectual abilities / [B] Personal Effectiveness / [C] Research governance & organization / [D] Engagement, influence & impact
SEMESTER 1
HSS310003 / Applying for North American Academic Jobs (Anne Janowitz)
Wed, wk 2, 4-5 pm / COURSE / 1 / ½ / ½
HSS310004 / How to prepare an academic CV (Nadia Valman)
Wed, wk 4, 2.30-4.30 pm / COURSE / 2 / 1 / 1
HSS311001 / * Issues in English Studies (I)
(Peter Howarth) [reading from Gerald Graff, Professing Literature: An Institutional History (1989) tbc]
Wed, wk 6, 12.30-2 pm / COURSE / 2 / 1 / 1
HSS311002 / * Issues in English Studies (II)
(Lisa Jardine) [topic tbc]
Tues, wk 8, 4-6 pm / COURSE / 2 / 1 / 1
HSS310005 / * Preparing for Progression
Tues, wk 10, 3-4.30 pm / COURSE / 2 / 1 / 1
SEMESTER 2
HSS311003 / * Issues in English Studies (III)
(Jacqueline Rose) [Psychoanalysis and Writing]
Wed, wk 2, 3-4.30 pm / COURSE / 2 / 1 / 1
HSS312001 / * Thinking about Form: Essays
(Peter Howarth)
Wed, wk 5, 12.30-2 pm / COURSE / 2 / 1 / 1
HSS310006
(Catherine may have given you a code for this as a Drama module; I’d like it to have an English code too; ditto for all for which this is true) / Applying for Post-Docs (Jen Harvie & Sid Bose)
Tues wk 6, 4-6 pm / COURSE / 1 / 1
HSS310007 / * Working with Theory
wk 8 (Mon, wk 8, 10-12) / COURSE / 2 / 2
HSS311004 / * Issues in English Studies (IV)
(Julia Boffey) [topic tbc]
Wed, wk 9, 3-4.30 pm / COURSE / 2 / 1 / 1
HSS310008 / Applying for Academic Jobs (Catherine Silverstone and Andrew van der Vlies) [Joint English and Drama]
Tues, wk 11, 4-6 pm / COURSE / 2 / 1 / 1
EXAM TERM
HSS312002 / * Thinking about Form: Conference papers
(Andrew van der Vlies)
Wed, wk 1, 1-3 pm / COURSE / 2 / 1 / 1
HSS310009 / * Publishing in Journals
(Maria Delgado) [JOINT English and Drama]
Wed, wk 2, 5.15-7.15 pm / COURSE / 2 / 1 / 1
HSS310010 / Preparing for the viva (Year-3 & -4 PhDs) (Markman Ellis) [JOINT English and Drama]
Wed, wk 3, 1-2.30 pm / COURSE / 2 / 1 / 1

Special Seminars & Workshops

Code / Activity / No. of hours / Total Points / [A] Knowledge & intellectual abilities / [B] Personal Effectiveness / [C] Research governance & organization / [D] Engagement, influence & impact
SEMESTER 1
HSS315001 / Writing Workshop for Year-2 PhDs (JOINT English & Drama) (Catherine Davidson)
Fri. Wk 5, 11am-1pm / COURSE / 2 / 1 / 1
HSS313001 / * Book Studies Basics
(Matt Symonds)
Tues, Wks 9 & 11, 1-3 pm / COURSE / 4 / 4
HSS315002 / * Writing Workshop for Year-1 PhDs (JOINT English & Drama) (Catherine Davidson)
Thurs, Wk 12, 1-3pm / COURSE / 2 / 1 / 1
HSS313003 / IT Skills (as part of CELL MA/MRes) (Dr Matt Symonds) Mon, Wks 1-12, 2-4pm / COURSE-TECH / 1 per session (up to 10) / ½ per session / ½ per session
HSS313004 / Textual Scholarship (as part of CELL MA/MRes) (Dr Noah Moxham)
Fri, Wks 1-12, 10am-12pm, 2-4pm / COURSE-TECH / (3 per session, up to 15 total) / 3
SEMESTER 2
HSS315003 / Thinking/Writing retreat (JOINT English & Drama, max. 8 students from each department, booking essential) (facilitated by Thinking/Writing) TBC / WRITE-RET / 4 / 2 / 2
HSS3005
HSS3006
(allocate code to each session) / An Introduction to Digital Humanities
(Matt Symonds)
RESCHEDULED; new dates tbc 1-3 pm / COURSE / 4 / 4
HSS313004 / Textual Scholarship (as part of CELL MA/MRes) (Dr Noah Moxham)
Fri, Wks 1-12, 10am-12pm, 2-4pm / COURSE-TECH / (3 per session, up to 15 total) / 3
TERM 3
HSS315004 / Thinking/Writing-style retreat
(max. 16 students from English, facilitated by Andrew van der Vlies)
TBC / WRITE-RET / 4 / 2 / 2

Special Compulsory activities

Code / Activity / No. of hours / Total Points / [A] Knowledge & intellectual abilities / [B] Personal Effectiveness / [C] Research governance & organization / [D] Engagement, influence & impact
HSS314001 / * Year-1 PhD conference
(attendance, presentation)
Exam term, wk 6, Wed, 9-5 / CONF-INT / 7 / 2 / 3 / 2
HSS314002 / Year-2 PhD conference
(attendance, presentation)
Exam term, wk 6, Thurs, 9-5 / CONF-INT / 7 / 2 / 3 / 2

Other activities (throughout the year)

Code / Activity / TYPE / Total Points / Max. points / [A] Knowledge & intellectual abilities / [B] Personal Effectiveness / [C] Research governance & organization / [D] Impact, Engagement, influence
HSS316001 / * Attendance at Postgraduate Research Seminar (weekly; English) / SEM-INT-ED / 1 per seminar / 30 (over 3 years, max. 10 per year) / 1
HSS316002 / Organisation of Postgraduate Research Seminars; committee of Year-2 students / ORG-EVENT / TO CLAIM FOR
HSS316003 / Attendance at reading group
(including Theory Reading Group, 18C Reading Group, Early Modern Reading Group, etc.] / JC-RG-ATT / ½ per week /seminar attended / 10 (over 3 years) / ½
HSS316004 / Attendance at external seminars and reading groups (e.g. at IES, SAS, other Colleges of the University of London) / SEM-EXT / ½ per week /seminar attended / 10 (over 3 years) / ½
HSS316005 / Research presentation in Department or Research Institute (QMUL) / PRES-INT / 4 / 4
HSS316006 / Attendance at external (non-QM) conference / CONF-ATT / 7 per day / 14 / 5 / 2
HSS316007 / Presentation at External Conference† / PRES-EXT / 10 / 3 / 3 / 4
HSS316008 / Publication (paper, article) / PUBLICATION / 10 / 2 / 8
HSS316009 / Publication (review) / PUB-REVIEW / 4 / 8 / 1 / 3
HSS316010 / Getting external funding / FUNDING-EXT-APP / TO CLAIM FOR
HSS316011 / TA training and support
[Timetable to be advised for Year-2 students and above] / COURSE / 7 for whole-day event; 1 for each additional hour session / 10
HSS316012 / Teaching / TEACH / 1 per hour / 20 / ½ per hour / ½ per hour
Other activities††

†† These will be awarded after consultation in each case depending on circumstances (e.g. attendance at external course, organising a conference, etc.)