Postgraduate Training
Scheme (PGTS)
This key is designed to help you select appropriate
modules towards your PGTS certificate.
Remember that your choice of modules needs to be
made in consultation with your supervisor.
You also need to contact the module provider to confirm
availability and the timetable.
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Postgraduate Training
Scheme
In making your choices you may want to consider:
• The Research Councils’ Skills Training Requirements
• Whether you are part-time or based off-campus
• The stage that you are at in your research programme
• Do you want generic or discipline-specific modules?
For details of the PGTS and the full list modules see the
PGTS manual
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Research Councils’ Skills
Training Requirements*
Follow the links for guidance on which modules may
help you build up skills in each of the following:
• Research Skills and Techniques
• Research Environment
• Research Management
• Personal Effectiveness
• Communication Skills
• Networking and Teamworking
• Career Management
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*See pp 19-26 in the PGTS Manual
Research skills and Techniques
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Basic communication skills 05002/05027
Project managing your research degree 05025/05032
Research ethics 05014
Research progress report 05703
Viva voce defence of the research report 05705
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Research Environment
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Project managing your research degree 05025/05032
Departmental presentation 05042
Departmental poster 05043
Conference presentation 05044
Conference poster 05045
Published research paper 05706
Research ethics 05014
Safety in research in science and engineering 05701
An introduction to quantitative methods 05010/05028
An introduction to qualitative research 05011/05029
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Research Management
 Project managing your research degree 05025/05032
 Departmental presentation 05042
 Departmental poster 05043
 Conference presentation 05044
 Conference poster 05045
 An introduction to quantitative methods 05010/05028
 An introduction to qualitative research 05011/05029
 Published research paper 05706
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Personal Effectiveness
 Project managing your research degree 05025/05032
 Basic communication skills 05002/05027
 For chairing the conference organisation 05018
 For assisting with organisation of a conference 05019
 Practical entrepreneurship 05033
 Departmental presentation 05042
 Departmental poster 05043
 Conference presentation 05044
 Conference poster 05045
 Research progress report 05703
 Viva voce defence of the research report 05705
 Published research paper 05706
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Communication Skills
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Basic communication skills 05002/05027
Practical demonstration skills 05015
For chairing the conference organisation 05018
For assisting with organisation of a conference 05019
Booster sessions for local pupils 05023
Project managing your research degree 05025/05032
Research progress report 05703
Viva voce defence of the research report 05705
Published research paper 05706
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Networking and Teamworking
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Project managing your research degree 05025/05032
Basic communication skills 05002/05027
For chairing the conference organisation 05018
For assisting with organisation of a conference 05019
Practical entrepreneurship 05033
Departmental presentation 05042
Departmental poster 05043
Conference presentation 05044
Conference poster 05045
Booster sessions for local pupils 05023
Published research paper 05706
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Career Management
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Career management skills for research students 05024
 Project managing your research degree 05025/05032
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Generic modules
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University level modules
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Generic skills
Presentation skills
Credit for training undertaken at other institutions
Residential Schools (Easter/Summer School)
Other open modules
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Other open modules
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The research interview 35702
Survey methods and questionnaire design 35703
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Discipline-specific modules
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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences pp 40-59
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Social Sciences pp 60-67
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Faculty of Health and Social Care p 68
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Faculty of Science pp 69-83
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The Business School pp 84-88
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Faculty of Education pp 89-93
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What stage are you at?
What modules would it be helpful to take at this stage of
your research degree?
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Starting out
Planning
Handling data
Writing up
What’s next?
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Starting out
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Personal development
Generic research skills
Discipline-specific modules
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Planning
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Project management
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Managing the research process 05001/05004
Project managing your research degree 05025/05032
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Handling Data
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Consider statistics and ICT courses,
e.g.
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Computer data management 05008
An introduction to quantitative methods 05010/05028
An introduction to qualitative research 05011/05029
Qualitative data analysis 35953
Numerical techniques in biology 58727
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Writing up
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Project managing your research degree 05025/05032
 Research progress report 05703
 Published research paper 05706
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What’s next?
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Career management skills for research students 05024
 University of Hull Careers Service
http://www.hull.ac.uk/careers/
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Are you part-time or based offcampus?
If you find it difficult to make regular weekly
sessions then one of these options may suit you:
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Residential schools
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On-line modules
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Other modules
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Residential schools
The following modules are taught during the
Easter School or Summer School. This means
that they are available only for part-time
students or those based off the main campus
(e.g. Scarborough students).
• Easter School
• Summer School
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Easter School Options
Option 1
Module
No
Title
Option 2
Option 3
Module
No
Title
Module
No
Title
05054
The successful and
effective
researcher
05027
Basic
communication
skills
05010
An introduction to
quantitative
methods
05013
Research design
and the
practicalities of
research
05011
An introduction to
qualitative methods
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Note: Options 1, 2 and 3 are mutually exclusive
Summer School Options
Option 1
Option 2
Module No
Title
Module No
Title
05032
Project managing
your research degree
05028
An introduction to
quantitative methods
05033
Practical
entrepreneurship
05029
An introduction to
qualitative methods
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Note: Options 1 and 2 are mutually exclusive
Generic skills
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Basic communication skills 05002/05027
Research ethics 05014
Practical demonstration skills 05015
For chairing the conference organisation 05018
For assisting with organisation of a conference 05019
Booster sessions for local pupils 05023
Career management skills for research students 05024
Project managing your research degree 05025/05032
Knowledge transfer partnership associate development course 05031
Practical entrepreneurship 05033
Safety in research in science and engineering 05701
Research progress report 05703
Viva voce defence of the research report 05705
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Presentation skills
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Departmental presentation 05042
 Departmental poster 05043
 Conference presentation 05044
 Conference poster 05045
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Training Elsewhere
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Training Elsewhere 05901-05
Can be accredited towards the Certificate
p36 of the PGTS Manual
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Residential schools
The following modules are taught during the
Easter School or Summer School. This means
that they are available only for part-time
students or those based off the main campus
(e.g. Scarborough students).
• Easter School
• Summer School
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Easter School Options
Option 1
Module
No
Title
Option 2
Option 3
Module
No
Title
Module
No
Title
05054
The successful and
effective
researcher
05027
Basic
communication
skills
05010
An introduction to
quantitative
methods
05013
Research design
and the
practicalities of
research
05011
An introduction to
qualitative methods
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Note: Options 1, 2 and 3 are mutually exclusive
Summer School Options
Option 1
Option 2
Module No
Title
Module No
Title
05032
Project managing your
research degree
05028
An introduction to
quantitative methods
05033
Practical
entrepreneurship and
business plan
development
05029
An introduction to
qualitative methods
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Note: Options 1 and 2 are mutually exclusive
On-line modules
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Career management skills for research students 05024
Research methods in education contexts 12042
Foundations of online learning and teaching 12106
* Note: this module might includes 2 contact days on the Hull Campus
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Other modules
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Poster presentation
 Conference presentation
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Personal development
As a student of the University of Hull you are expected to
keep a Progress File. On an annual basis you will meet
with your supervisor and undertake a Training Needs
Analysis (TNA) which will form the basis of your
Personal Development Plan and help you choose
appropriate modules.
Modules which may be helpful to you in this area include:
 Project managing your research degree 05025/05032
 Career management skills for research students 05024
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Generic skills
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Basic communication skills 05002/05027
Research ethics 05014
Practical demonstration skills 05015
For chairing the conference organisation 05018
For assisting with organisation of a conference 05019
Booster sessions for local pupils 05023
Career management skills for research students 05024
Project managing your research degree 05025/05032
Knowledge transfer partnership associate development course 05031
Practical entrepreneurship 05033
Safety in research in science and engineering 05701
Research progress report 05703
Viva voce defence of the research report 05705
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Discipline-specific modules
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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences pp 22-39
Social Sciences pp 40-42
Postgraduate Medical Institute p 44
Faculty of Health and Social Care p 33
Faculty of Science pp 46-60
The Business School pp 61-63
Institute for Learning pp 65-68
Scarborough Campus p 69
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