PGCTS for PhD Students
Source: https://warwick.ac.uk/services/dc/transferable-skills/pgctss/phd/ Parent: https://warwick.ac.uk/services/dc/transferable-skills/pgctss/
Important information for Chemists, Biologists and Physicists
The Postgraduate Certificate in Transferable Skills for Doctoral Researchers has been accredited by the Royal Society of ChemistryLink opens in a new window, the Royal Society of BiologyLink opens in a new window and the Institute of PhysicsLink opens in a new window. Our program maps onto Chartered Chemist, Chartered Biologist and Chartered Physicist status. You can find all the relevant information here.
Format of PGCTS
- Take 6 modules over 3 years
- Postgraduate Award of 3 modules, to include DC950 Doctoral Skills 1
- If you take 6 modules over 3 years you will more than meet the recommended 10 days of PGR professional development training a year.
Core Modules
3 core modules:
Optional modules
- Year 1: We recommend DC953 Team Working in a Research Environment
- Year 2: Choose one further optional module
- Year 3: Choose one further optional module
Registration
- Your dept will register you if you are part of Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Life Sciences, Mathematics and Physics
- Other students: register interest via this form
- Individual modules: register via individual module page
Your portfolio
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Your on-line portfolio forms the basis for the assessment and is a log of the evidence you have collected, the modules you have completed and the research you've undertaken.
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For PG Cert or PG Award: Submit portfolio six weeks before the independent examiner's visit in December. Please complete and submit a portfolio submission form and send to transferable.skills@warwick.ac.uk
Assessment/ accreditation
- Course Regulations
- Assessment is by portfolio
- Tasks are assessed by your Supervisor/feedback Supervisor or PhD Advisory Panel/Board
- Modules are marked complete by your Director of Graduate Studies, or by the PGCTS Programme Director
- Submit 6 modules for the Certificate and 3 for the Award.
- You may submit more modules for consideration.