Course
code: 2846 + Course fees: Local students -- RTS HECS-exempt places
available; international students -- $A13,500 pa + Course director:
Associate Professor Kevin O'Connor
The MA by coursework and research is available on Clayton campus. It is
intended for students wishing to obtain the internationally accepted research
degree which testifies to high standards of initiative, independence and
innovation and which, if gained at a sufficient standard, is accepted as a
qualification for admission to the PhD.
Note that the section also offers a Master of Environmental Science degree by
coursework and research, details for which are outlined under the
'Environmental science' entry.
The minimum entry requirements are a four-year honours degree in a related discipline, with a grade of H2A or H1, or a masters qualifying with a substantial research component with an overall grade of H2A or above and a distinction or above in the research component, or a qualification deemed to be equivalent. In normal circumstances, no credit will be granted for the coursework component of this degree.
The
MA in Geography by coursework and research entails a thesis of 20,000 to 30,000
words (66 per cent), plus 24-points of coursework chosen from level five units
listed below. The MA may also be taken by 100 per cent research.
Whether a student is allowed to undertake a thesis on a particular topic is
contingent upon the availability of appropriate supervision. Individual units
are offered according to the availability of staff and subject to sufficient
enrolments. The research only degree is completed in two years of full-time
work (or the equivalent part-time), while the coursework combined research
degree is completed in one-and-a-half years full-time or three years part-time.
Level-five units from other schools
may be chosen, subject to approval.
Note that the minimum pass grade for units in the Master of Arts is 60 C, ie a
grade of credit or above is required in every unit and for the thesis.
Candidates undertaking a 66 per cent research load will normally be required to enrol for all of the units in the coursework component on Clayton campus and may then apply for transfer to external candidature.
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