The full-time PhD course offers close supervision and extensive training, and is the standard entrance to the academic profession. The Faculty welcomes applications for this degree in a wide range of philosophical areas. The PhD culminates in the production of a thesis of up to 80,000 words, submitted after three years (nine terms) of study, although a maximum of four years is allowed before students are removed from the Register. An oral examination will be conducted on the subject of the thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls. The PhD culminates in the production of a thesis submitted after three years (nine terms) of study, although a maximum of four years is allowed before students are removed from the Register. A PhD thesis in Philosophy must be not fewer than 50,000 and not more than 80,000 words, including appendices and references. An oral examination will be conducted on the subject of the thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls.