In place of two Masters courses students may apply to undertake a Research Project in a relevant subject area with the approval of the Course Authority, provided always resources are available. The prerequisite will be a Credit average over four courses (the average of those marks). The project topic will be determined by special consultation between the Course Authority and the student. The research project may be taken over one or two sessions. Enrolling over two sessions must be done in consultation with Student Administrative Services. The total length of the research project should not exceed 12,000 words.