Doctor of Philosophy

• General information
• By studio research (85 per cent research)
• By thesis (100 per cent research)
• Admission requirements

General information

Course code: 1322 + Caulfield campus, Gippsland campus + Off-campus + Four years full-time, eight years part-time
The degree of Doctor of Philosophy can be undertaken in two modes:

By studio research (85 per cent research)

Candidates develop a studio research project, resulting in a body of work examined by exhibition. The examinable material includes a written exegesis of about 30, 000 words. This documentation provides a photographic record of the visual or creative work. Candidates undertake a sequence of three units which guide them through the discursive and documentary dimensions of their project:

• ADD5091 Research methods
• ADD5092 Theory workshop
• ADD6093 Documentation studies

The final examination is usually an exhibition of visual work. The works in the exhibition are not only new but result in a doctoral level contribution which has substantial cultural significance. The documentation is the retained archival record of the research. It outlines the development of the research and its conclusion and provides a critical context within which the work may be viewed and examined.
Unless site specific, the faculty requires doctoral examination exhibitions to be conducted on campus at either the Caulfield or Gippsland campuses.

By thesis (100 per cent research)

Candidates develop a substantial written proposal that outlines the proposed project, places the research within the context of the scholarly literature, and provisionally outlines the methodology by which it might be brought to conclusion. Examination is by thesis only and requires the candidate to submit a thesis, the length of which would not normally exceed 100,000 words. The thesis is expected to make a substantial contribution to knowledge.

Admission requirements

The PhD is a university award, administered by the Monash Research Graduate School Committee. Applicants normally will have qualified for a masters degree from Monash or any recognised tertiary institution, or an honours degree with a grade of H2A or above (or equivalent) in the field of study appropriate to their research interest. Applications for the PhD by studio research should be accompanied by 12 -- 20 slides or photographic prints of recent original work, clearly numbered with a corresponding list of details attached.

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