Course
code: 0190 * Caulfield, Clayton, Gippsland and Peninsula campuses * School
coordinators: Dr Kate Smith (Business Systems), Associate Professor Henry Wu,
Professor Bala Srinivasan (School of Computer Science and Software
Engineering), Dr Frada Burstein, Professor Don Schauder (School of Information
Management and Systems), Dr Baikunth Nath (Gippsland School of Computing and
Information Technology) and Dr Jun Han (School of Network Computing)
The Faculty of Information Technology offers a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
program by research in each of the academic units of the faculty, across four
of the university's campuses. The degree is awarded for a thesis which, in the
opinion of the examiners, makes a significant contribution to knowledge or
understanding of any field of study with which the university is directly
concerned. The award of the degree is generally accepted as showing that the
candidate is capable of carrying out independent research.
Areas for research include graphics and image processing, artificial
intelligence, inductive inference, parallel and persistent computer
architectures, systems analysis and design methodologies, knowledge-based
systems, knowledge management, information systems management,
inter-organisational systems, data modelling, electronic commerce,
computer-assisted software engineering, programming paradigms and languages,
object-oriented systems, formal specification, software metrics, decision
support systems, executive information systems, network computing, computer and
network security, human-machine interfaces, distributed systems, information
storage and retrieval, robotics, digital communications, microelectronic
circuit design, digital systems design, and librarianship, archives and
records.
The degree is usually undertaken on a full-time basis over three years.
Part-time studies are available on conditions approved by the PhD and
Scholarships Committee.
In appropriate circumstances, enrolment for a masters degree by research may be
converted to enrolment for a PhD.
The
minimum qualifications for admission to PhD candidature are: (a) a
bachelors degree requiring at least four years of full-time study and normally
including a research component in the fourth year, leading to an honours degree
at first or upper second class level (HI or HIIA); or (b) a course leading
to a masters preliminary qualification at a level rated by the relevant school
and faculty as equivalent to a first or upper second class honours degree; or
(c) a masters degree that comprises a significant research component, at
least equivalent to (a) above.
The degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at Monash signifies that the holder
has completed a course of postgraduate training in research under proper
academic supervision, and has submitted a thesis that the examiners have
declared to be a significant contribution to knowledge, and that demonstrates
the candidate's capacity to carry out independent research.
For further information about the PhD program and attendance requirements,
contact the Research, Training and Support Branch in the Research Services
Division of Monash University, Clayton campus.
For further information about the research interests of each school within the
faculty, refer to the section titled ´School information'. School
coordinators can provide advice and information about research topics and
supervision.
Applications for PhD candidature can be made at any time of the year and
application forms are available from the faculty offices.
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