1322 - Doctor of Philosophy - Art and Design
This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the Faculty information section of this Handbook by the managing faculty for this course
| Abbreviated title | PhdArt&Design |
|---|---|
| CRICOS Code | 037830A |
| Managing faculty | Art and Design |
| Study location and mode | Off-campus (Gippsland, Caulfield) On-campus (Gippsland, Caulfield) |
| Duration (years) | 4 years FT, 8 years PT Early submission can take place after 3 years |
| Contact details | Telephone +61 3 9903 1517, email enquiries@artdes.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.artdes.monash.edu.au. |
| Course coordinator | Professor Bernard Hoffert |
Description
The Faculty of Art and Design offers a PhD program of studio-based research in art, design, multmedia and architecture as well as cross disciplinary research topics. It also offers the written PhD in art, design and architectural theory. Research topics are determined through consultation between candidates, supervisory staff and the research committee. Works and text resulting from this research make a contribution of substantial cultural significance.Structure
Requirements
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 written and visual documentation of about 30,000 words. This documentation provides a photographic record of the visual or creative work. Candidates are required to successfully complete a sequence of three units which guide them through the discursive and documentary dimensions of their project:
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.
Disciplines offered include:
- architecture
- ceramics
- design
- digital arts
- drawing
- glass
- graphic design/visual communication
- industrial design
- interior architecture
- metals and jewellery
- multimedia/multimedia design
- painting
- photomedia
- printmedia
- sculpture
- visual arts.
Candidates may elect to develop an interdisciplinary studio research project for consideration.
Assessment
Examination normally occurs through an exhibition of visual work and the supporting documentation. The documentation is not examined separately, but is considered together with the work and unites theory with practice.
By thesis (100per cent research)
The principal research discipline is theory of art and design. 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.
Assessment
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.
Award(s) received on completion *
* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.