Prospective candidates for the Ph.D., M.Sc. or M.Litt. degrees are normally admitted for a probationary period in the first instance, either not registered for any qualification at all or registered for an appropriate one-year M.Phil., Diploma or Certificate course. Towards the end of that probationary year the question of your registration as a research degree [...]
The degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) is the University’s principal research degree for graduate students and is available in all Faculties and Departments. If you are a candidate for the Ph.D. you must normally pursue supervised research in residence in Cambridge for 9 consecutive terms (3 years). The degrees of either Master of Science [...]