Certificate of Postgraduate Study in Astronomy

The General Board and the Board of Graduate Studies have approved a proposal from the Faculty Board of Physics and Chemistry to introduce a Certificate of Postgraduate Study in Astronomy with effect from 1 October 2005. Special regulations for the examination have been approved as follows:

Natural Science (Astronomy)

1. Certificates of Postgraduate Study shall be awarded for advanced study and training in research in Astronomy.

2. The study and training shall include:

(a)	courses of lectures approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Physics and Chemistry;
(b)	practical work carried out in one or more of the following ways: (i) organized experiments or theoretical exercises of an advanced type, (ii) assistance with a piece of research, (iii) a small research investigation, (iv) training in some technique.

3. At the discretion of the Examiners the examination for the Certificate may include (in addition to the submission of a dissertation and an oral examination as laid down in General Regulation 5) one or two written papers on subjects cognate to the lectures attended by the candidate.

4. The dissertation shall be of not more than 12,000 words in length, inclusive of tables, bibliography, and appendices.