Course code: 3111 + 2 years full-time, 4 years part-time + On-campus (Caulfield)
The
Master of Design is an 87.5% research degree. Candidates develop a studio
research proposal that results in a body of design works with an accompanying
written and visual exegetical essay. The exegetical essay is a written and
visual commentary that outlines the development of the project and its
conclusion, and provides a critical context within which the work may be viewed
and assessed. The normal length of the written commentary is between 10,000 and
20,000 words, with a photographic record of the design work being bound into
the document. The exegetical essay is not examined separately, but is
considered together with the work and unites theory with practice.
Candidates are required to successfully complete a sequence of two units which
guide them through the methodological and documentary dimensions of their
project:
Examination normally occurs through an exhibition of design work. The works are new works that demonstrate a conclusion to the research at the masters level. Works completed for other purposes, or before the candidacy, are not permitted for inclusion in the exhibition. Unless site specific, the faculty requires masters examination exhibitions to be conducted on-campus at either the Caulfield or Gippsland campuses.
Applicants
should hold an honours degree or undergraduate degree plus
graduate/postgraduate diploma (level 4 studies) in an area appropriate to their
research discipline from Monash University or an equivalent qualification from
another tertiary institution or university approved by the faculty.
Applications should be accompanied by 10 to 15 slides or photographic prints of
recent original work, clearly numbered with a corresponding list of details
attached.
In special circumstances, the faculty may admit to candidature an applicant who
lacks any of the qualifications listed above but whose publications,
professional practice (five years minimum), creation of design registrations
(or patents in other countries), major commissions and other experience is
considered by the faculty to be equivalent research training in the proposed
field of study. Such applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
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