APPENDIX B: GRADUATE DEGREE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS MASTER’S DOCTORAL DEGREE DEGREE This degree is This degree awarded to extends the students who skills have associated demonstrated: with the Master’s degree and is awarded to students who have demonstrated: 1. Depth and A systematic A thorough Breadth of understanding understanding Knowledge of knowledge, of a and a critical substantial awareness of body of current knowledge problems that is at the and/or new forefront of insights, much their academic of is at, or discipline or informed by, area of the forefront professional of the practice. academic discipline, field of study, or area of professional practice. 2. Research A conceptual a. The ability and understanding to Scholarship and conceptualize, methodological design, and competence implement that: research for i) Enables a the generation working of new comprehension knowledge, of how applications, or established understanding techniques of at the research and forefront of inquiry are the discipline, used to create and to adjust and interpret the research knowledge in design or the discipline; methodology ii) Enables a in the light of critical unforeseen evaluation of problems; current b. The ability research and to make advanced informed research and judgments on scholarship in complex issues the discipline in specialist or area of fields, professional sometimes
APPENDIX B: GRADUATE DEGREE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS MASTER’S DEGREE This degree is awarded to students who have demonstrated: DOCTORAL DEGREE This degree extends the skills associated with the Master’s degree and is awarded to students who have demonstrated: 1. Depth and Breadth of Knowledge A systematic understanding of knowledge, and a critical awareness of current problems and/or new insights, much of is at, or informed by, the forefront of the academic discipline, field of study, or area of professional practice. A thorough understanding of a substantial body of knowledge that is at the forefront of their academic discipline or area of professional practice. 2. Research and Scholarship A conceptual understanding and methodological competence that: i) Enables a working comprehension of how established techniques of research and inquiry are used to create and interpret knowledge in the discipline; ii) Enables a critical evaluation of current research and advanced research and scholarship in the discipline or area of professional a. The ability to conceptualize, design, and implement research for the generation of new knowledge, applications, or understanding at the forefront of the discipline, and to adjust the research design or methodology in the light of unforeseen problems; b. The ability to make informed judgments on complex issues in specialist fields, sometimes
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