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Monash University Handbook 2010Postgraduate areas of study by faculty: ArtsArts aos collation-pg-byfaculty-arts Anthropology
DescriptionAnthropology is the discipline within the University that is concerned with the study of specific cultures and their social organisation. All anthropology staff have intensive research experience in other societies and their cultures and bring to the units offered, whether they are about 'others' or 'ourselves', a distinctly anthropological perspective, an understanding of, and respect for, cultural difference. The ethnographic expertise of the staff ranges through indigenous Australia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific to the study of minority communities and their cultures in Australia, incorporating a range of theoretical perspectives. Research seminars are an important part of the graduate experience. Students are involved in seminars within the disciplines and the school to help them develop a range of research skills, receive feedback on their work, and share and learn with others in the intellectual community of the school. They are encouraged to organise and attend conferences, summer schools and enrichment programs, and to publish and present their work in a variety of forums. Previous students of the school who have completed graduate degrees have won scholarships for study, travel and further research. Many have had the opportunity to conduct and speak about their research across Australia and around the world. All our postgraduate programs aim to provide students with a broad range of research skills and equip them for careers in social research, government, industry and the public service. Relevant Courses
* By research. Applied Japanese linguistics
DescriptionResearch supervision is available in areas including language teaching and assessment; second language acquisition (including language learning and Information Communications Technology), intercultural interaction; sociolinguistics and language planning. For further information on courses, contact the school or visit the website at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/lcl/pgrad-coursework/index.php. Relevant Courses
*By research Applied linguistics
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DescriptionThe courses relevant to this area of study deal with applications of linguistics to professional and social contexts in which language plays a crucial role.They are particularly suited to teachers of English as a mother tongue, English as a second or foreign language and languages other than English, generalist primary school teachers, and those concerned with multicultural and language policies. Areas covered include the application of linguistics to the professional and social contexts in which language plays a crucial role, as well as other applications of linguistics such as in the media, business and industry. See also the arts postgraduate areas of study entry for linguistics. Relevant Courses
*By research Applied social research
DescriptionIn today's information society, we are constantly exposed to 'research findings'. Each day when we read the newspapers or listen to the television news we are told 'Research shows that ...', or 'According to a recent study ...', or 'Studies generally agree that ...'. It is essential to have a certain degree of 'research literacy' to understand the flood of 'facts' we are exposed to on a daily basis. Postgraduate study in applied social research aims to provide an understanding of the particular strengths and weaknesses of various research approaches and methodologies so we can make a critical and informed assessment of research findings. Research now plays a vital role in the shaping of community and governmental policies. Applied social research is the application of the analytical tools of the social sciences to the social, political and economic policy issues in today's society. In this way, applied social research aims to develop a practical understanding of the design process, execution and evaluation of social research projects which focus on immediate problems and their resolution. Relevant Courses
* By Research Archaeology and ancient history
DescriptionThe principal aim of the Centre for Archaeology and Ancient History is to expand students' engagement, through detailed research, with the culture and history of key civilisations of the ancient Mediterranean, especially Egypt. It encourages students to explore and consider the various means by which the ancient past can be approached through a combination of textual sources and material culture, and the ways in which it is both constructed and deconstructed. The centre offers the only program in Victoria and one of only two in Australia that provides supervision of research degrees in Egyptology, especially Egyptian archaeology from the Predynastic to early Christian Period. It also offers supervision in aspects of the Classical world, the Near East and regions extending to the Indian sub-continent. Postgraduate study can be undertaken by research or a combination of research and coursework. Students are supported by a process of induction, training in methodology and theoretical approaches, and supervised project design; regular seminars are held by staff, students and visiting academics. All postgraduate students are given the opportunity to participate in fieldwork in Egypt on one of the centre's various projects. Relevant Courses
* By research. Asian studies
DescriptionAsian studies comprises the interdisciplinary study of the region referred to as 'Asia'. Asia is usually regarded as starting to the west of Pakistan and extending to the western rim of the Pacific, including those countries in south, south-east and east Asia. The region contains two-thirds of the world's population and many hundreds of distinct cultures and languages. It is home to the world's two largest countries in terms of population and to the world's biggest democracy. It embraces some of the world's most sophisticated and developed economies, and some of the world's most impoverished and least developed countries. East Asia in particular has been the engine for global economic growth over the last two decades of the 20th century. Many of the region's political, strategic and diplomatic issues have dominated world attention at the beginning of the 21st century. Research on Asia is undertaken across a wide range of disciplines at Monash. Much of it is interdisciplinary and relates to aspects of society, language and culture, politics, government, economics, industrial relations, business, health and nutrition, education and law. Accordingly, supervision of research student candidature is available in a wide range of fields. Relevant Courses
* By research. Australian Indigenous studies
DescriptionThe Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies (CAIS) has been offering Indigenous studies at the undergraduate level since 1978, and runs a successful honours program. The Centre now offers research programs at the masters and doctoral level. Areas of research include: Indigenous education, the history of colonisation of Australia, Aboriginal rock music, Indigenous performance, racism and sport, and public policy. Relevant CoursesAustralian art
DescriptionFor further information see the related postgraduate area of study entry under visual culture. Relevant Courses* By research. Australian studies
DescriptionAustralian studies aims to investigate and analyse Australian society, culture and politics in order to support greater understanding of Australia both locally and internationally. Australian studies is a dynamic, interdisciplinary subject area which provides insight into the modern world by applying historical perspectives to contemporary issues. The National Centre for Australian Studies (NCAS) plays a key role in the development of teaching and research in Australian studies both nationally and internationally. NCAS offers innovative undergraduate courses and postgraduate programs taught by staff actively engaged in research projects, public programs and international collaboration. The research interests of staff range from politics and trade union history to youth and Indigenous tourism; from publishing to media studies; from the history of advertising to diasporic Asian identities and culture. Masters and doctoral supervision is available from staff publishing in these and other areas. NCAS also offers internationally recognised vocationally-oriented tuition in communications and media studies, tourism, and publishing and editing. NCAS staff have expertise in applying interactive, multimedia technologies to teaching and have produced a range of multimedia resources in Australian studies. Teaching and research supervision at NCAS is informed by a commitment to the internationalisation of Australian studies. NCAS welcomes the interest of international students and visitors in its programs. Relevant Courses* By research. Behavioural studies
DescriptionBehavioural studies is concerned with a multidisciplinary (sociological, psychological and biological) examination of human behaviour and is also interested in exploring diverse interpretations of the nature and character of human development, personality, identity and relationships. This interest in behaviour has wide and varied applications into areas such as work and workplace relationships and identities, education, criminology, youth studies and services, intercultural communication and understanding, and medical and therapeutic contexts. Staff are able to provide research candidates with supervision in a range of areas, theoretical orientations and methodological perspectives and are dedicated to promoting research which is theoretically informed as well as grounded in rigorous empirical research. The school can offer research supervision in the following areas:
Relevant CoursesBioethics (ARTS)
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DescriptionThe growth of scientific knowledge and technical ability in medicine, genetics and the biological sciences has led to a number of ethical dilemmas which perplex all of us, but especially those in the health care field. Does the fact that we can prolong the life of a patient in a permanent vegetative state mean that we should do so? Is destructive embryo experimentation justified by the prospect it offers of alleviating infertility? Should research designed to find 'gay genes' be conducted given that the results of such work might be used against homosexual people? Should we proceed with research trying to clone people? These and many other questions raise complex ethical and legal issues. The study, discussion and teaching of these issues has come to be known as bioethics - a field generally defined as covering the ethical issues raised by medicine, genetics and the biomedical sciences. The Centre for Human Bioethics has academic strengths in the areas of:
The centre's research also has a strong emphasis on ethical theory, especially virtue ethics and consequentialism, the relevance of emotions to ethics, partiality and impartiality in ethics, feminist ethics, and applied ethics and moral philosophy. FellowshipsMaster of Bioethics students who have completed at least one semester of the course are eligible to apply for an annual fellowship of $9000 to work during the Australian summer as an intern in the human genetics program at the World Health Organisation in Geneva. For more information contact Associate Professor Justin Oakley. Relevant Courses
*By research Biography and life writing
DescriptionThe biography and life writing program offers students an opportunity to explore a range of different approaches to the researching and writing of biographies. Although offered within the School of Historical Studies, it draws on the ideas and approaches of a number of disciplines and makes use of the great strength in this field across the faculty. Students may take units that explore the history of biography, that deal with oral history and memory, or that look at some of the ways in which contemporary biographical work is being done. Relevant CoursesChinese language
DescriptionThe Chinese language program is available to postgraduate students as part of the Graduate Diploma in Languages. This program is for those wishing to add the equivalent of an undergraduate language major to their existing undergraduate degree. Students are enrolled at the appropriate level for their language competence; from introductory to advanced. It is possible to undertake some studies abroad. This can take the form of either a short intensive or semester-long in-country program. Relevant Courses3058 Graduate Diploma of Languages Chinese studies
DescriptionChinese studies and sinology have flourished in recent decades, in tandem with the economic and political rise of the People's Republic of China. As the world's longest continuous civilisation, China provides rich sources and case studies for a diverse range of research in the humanities and social sciences. At Monash University, graduate research in Chinese studies and sinilogy is focused on political, historical and cultural issues in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. Several staff members also have strong interdisciplinary interests in Taiwan studies. In addition to individual supervision, the program runs graduate research workshops on theoretical and methodological issues of relevance to China research. Many of our graduate students also undertake field research as part of their candidature, supported with University, school or program funding. Several graduate supervisors in Chinese studies also have the experience and expertise to co-supervise students enrolled in linguistics and translation studies. Research supervision is available in areas including:
Relevant Courses* By research. Civil ceremonies
DescriptionThe programs in civil ceremonies prepare students to plan and conduct public ceremonies of recognition such as weddings, namings and graduations, and ceremonies of grief such as funerals and divorce. They aim to enable graduates to provide expert advice on precedent and etiquette and to help people handle the often emotionally charged processes of moving through a rite of passage. The programs aim to prepare graduates to orchestrate the delicate issues of planning and conducting rites of passage with sensitivity, dignity and propriety. They are designed to develop an appropriate understanding of the possibilities and limitations of the role of a celebrant, including listening carefully to clients and, where appropriate, referring them elsewhere for professional legal and counselling advice. Literary and musical content of ceremonies are considered. This emerging profession has grown substantially since the first appointments were made in 1973 such that more than half of all marriages in Australia are now performed by civil marriage celebrants. People who perform functions touching the lives of others are widely expected to have been trained to undertake what they do. Relevant CoursesClassical studies
DescriptionAreas of research specialisation in classical studies include:
For up-to-date information about research areas, refer to the staff and research interest sections on the Classical studies website at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/classical/staff. Relevant Courses*By research Communications
DescriptionThe last decade has seen unprecedented changes in communications technologies and policy. The communications program is based around the need for a course which meets the academic and research needs of a discrete industry sector undergoing rapid change. The communications program also emphasises the need to maintain a critical literacy in information research, which increasingly requires the development of new skills in technological use and evaluation and an understanding of issues in information access. In this context, 'communications' is broader than any one of its traditional constituent elements, including journalism, public relations, media studies, publishing and editing, and creative writing. A broader approach, which places these elements in a cultural and policy framework, allows a range of students to enter the program and to specialise as appropriate within it. The program supports students in examining topics relevant to those employed (or seeking employment) in communications and media industries (for instance, audience and internet user studies, electronic journalism, policy formation, public relations and tourism marketing). Students come from a range of disciplinary and industry backgrounds, including those with undergraduate degrees in politics, journalism, science and fine arts, as well as those with extensive industry experience in areas such as print and radio journalism, public affairs, media liaison, public relations, and media or policy advisers to politicians and industry. Supervision of research candidates is available, with particular staff strengths in:
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*By Research Communications and media studies
DescriptionThe National Centre for Australian Studies (NCAS) offers an innovative, vocationally oriented graduate program in communications and media studies. It is focused particularly on challenges posed by the emergence of digital media, globalisation and increasing levels of cross-cultural exchange. The last decade has been one of unprecedented change in communications and media content, forms, technology and policy with wide-ranging implications for business, politics, public administration and everyday life. The graduate program in communications and media studies examines these developments from a historical, political and theoretical perspective and seeks to further students' understanding of communications and media systems both locally and globally. Relevant Courses
* By research. Comparative literature and cultural studies
DescriptionThe Centre for Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies has an international reputation for its postgraduate research training and graduate education. Particular research strengths in comparative literature include European, Asian and Latin American literature; romanticism, modernism and postmodernism; literature and philosophy; and comparative literary theory. Research strengths in cultural atudies include postcolonial culture; genre studies; graphic novels; New Hollywood; Japanese popular culture; science fiction; and cyber culture. Cultural studies at Monash seek to problematise the binary oppositions between high and low culture and make use of a broad range of theoretical perspectives. Relevant CoursesCorporate environmental and sustainability management
DescriptionThe courses in corporate environmental and sustainability management are designed to integrate environmental management concepts, issues and trends within a commercial context, through an understanding of the linkages between business practices and environmental outcomes. You will gain the analytical skills to identify environmental impacts in terms of product/service life cycles and to understand the synergies between business management theory and practice, and environmental management approaches. The courses are suitable for corporate managers, business strategists, technical and environmental managers and others who wish to develop combined environmental and business skills. Relevant Courses
Counter-terrorism studies
DescriptionThe September 11 attacks, Bali bombings and home-grown operations in London and those thwarted in Australia, have increased the importance of understanding terrorism and political violence. Counter-terrorism studies offers a rigorous course of study that evaluates these multifaceted phenomena, providing an understanding of what terrorism is and how it is constructed and reproduced, and addressing the diverse and multifaceted factors involved in enacting and preventing terrorism and other security concerns. The range of studies includes units on terrorisms (religious, revolutionary and right wing); the political, theological and intellectual bases of terrorism; political violence and political movements; and country and regional studies. Theoretical and empirical units that examine the international processes and events that fuel and discourage terrorism provide further context for students. Counter-terrorism studies is designed for students who wish to pursue graduate study in these areas and professionals working in law enforcement, public service, defence and diplomacy. Relevant Courses3758 Master of Counter-Terrorism Studies Creative writing
DescriptionEmbedded in the English section of the school, creative writing offers candidates the opportunity to experiment with creative writing, or with creative non-fiction, and to theorise their writing process by engaging in self-reflexive scholarly critique of the genre, considering it on social, cultural, intellectual and linguistic terms. Relevant Courses
*By research Criminal justice
DescriptionThis area of study presents the application of criminal justice in a unique mixture of regional, urban and international crime-related contexts. Studies specialise in contemporary regional and international crime matters, crime prevention, policing in its generic sense, criminal behaviours and profiles, and alternative justice and corrections initiatives. A special feature is the opportunity for students of criminal justice to develop links with regional practitioners and, in some cases, utilise placements within the criminal justice and allied systems. Relevant Courses
*By Research Criminology
DescriptionCrime, its causes and consequences, directly impact on all public and private sector institutions and on every member of society. The discipline of criminology interprets, analyses and evaluates critical aspects of crime, social control and the criminal justice process. People interested in pursuing research into the criminal justice system and related criminological issues are invited to apply. All relevant research topics will be considered, subject to the availability of supervision. Joint interdisciplinary supervision can be arranged. Current academic strengths relevant to the criminology discipline include:
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* By research. Critical theory
DescriptionCritical theory is a term that has come to signify a number of contemporary approaches to textual and cultural criticism. Research interests include eco-philosophy and eco-feminism; cultural materialism; deconstruction; feminist critical theory; hermeneutics; and psychoanalysis. Refer also to the postgraduate area of study entry for comparative literature and cultural studies. Relevant Courses
* By research. Drama and theatre studies
DescriptionDrama and theatre studies is a discipline that spans a wide range of research interests, characterised by an intersection of textual or theoretical enquiry with performance, as an exploratory activity, and/or a subject for documentation and analysis. Refer also to the postgraduate area of study entry for theatre performance. Relevant Courses
* By research. English
DescriptionThe discipline of English is concerned with the richest and most varied of the world's literatures, reaching in time from Anglo-Saxon writings of the eighth century to contemporary genre fiction, and in geographical range across all the many nations in which English is a preferred medium for writing. English has also been the source of some of the most exciting theoretical and interdisciplinary advances of recent decades. English at Monash has as its ideal a fruitful interaction of new energies and modes of awareness with the strengths of traditional scholarship and criticism. It offers studies in authors from the Renaissance onwards and in many thematic and theoretical fields. It is a world-recognised centre for the editing of scholarly texts, particularly from British literature pre-1800, classic Australian poetry and fiction, and postcolonial literature. Scholarly editions of Henry Handel Richardson and Mary Gilmore, and 19th-century Indian women's writing in English are among some of the section's recent productions. The Monash Library has particularly fine collections in the field of English literature 1660-1800 and has recently acquired a rare database, exclusive to Monash University, in postcolonial studies - Empire On-Line. The Rare Books library also has outstanding collections of Australian literature, children's literature, science fiction and ephemera. Particular academic strengths in the section include:
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* By research. English as an international language
DescriptionEnglish as an international language is a new and timely discipline that is concerned with all aspects of the spread and the use of English around the globe. This interdisciplinary area includes studies that deal with all areas of linguistics and applied linguistics that have implications for English as a language of international and intercultural communication. The very rapid growth in the use of English and in the number of English speakers around the world in recent decades has had significant linguistic, socio-cultural, political and pedagogical implications and consequences for this global language, which deserve scholarly attention. The program of English as an international language provides a unique opportunity for masters and PhD students to undertake in-depth studies in this area that will equip them with knowledge and expertise that is highly needed in today's internationalised world. Prospective students may choose to investigate topics from a wide range of sub-fields, including teaching and testing of English as an international language, intercultural communication, discourse analysis, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, cognitive linguistics, and cultural linguistics. Relevant Courses
* By research. Environment and sustainability
DescriptionPrograms in environment and sustainability have been designed to prepare students for careers in environmental policy and analysis, planning, consulting, education, advocacy and management. Refer also to the postgraduate area of study entries for 'geography' and 'environmental science'. Relevant CoursesEnvironmental science
DescriptionGeography and environmental science is concerned with understanding dimensions, complexities and relationships of the physical, human and environmental world. The school has an active research program that provides research training and the foundations for interactions across a range of government, non-government and industry sectors. There are a number of broad research strengths within the school including:
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* By research. European and European Union studies
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DescriptionThe Monash European and European Union Centre provides a focus for multidisciplinary teaching and research in European and European Union (EU) studies. It gives particular attention to the European Union and its significance on the world scene, including in the Asia-Pacific. The centre is also committed to highlight Europe's cultural, social, linguistic and intellectual heritage as reflected in the diversity of its peoples. It promotes top-quality research on Europe and the European Union. Relevant Courses
* By research. Film and television studies
DescriptionFilm and television studies offers graduate studies in:
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*By research. French language
DescriptionThe French language program is available to postgraduate students as part of the Graduate Diploma in Languages. This program is for those wishing to add the equivalent of an undergraduate language major to their existing undergraduate degree. Students are enrolled at the appropriate level for their language competence; from introductory to advanced. It is possible to undertake some studies abroad via either a short intensive program or semester-long program overseas. Relevant Courses3058 Graduate Diploma in Languages French studies
DescriptionThe French studies program is home to the Australian Journal of French Studies. Specific research strengths include:
For a full list of staff and research interests, see http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/historical-studies/staff/index.html. Relevant Courses
* By research. Geography
DescriptionGeography and environmental science is concerned with understanding dimensions, complexities and relationships of the physical, human and environmental world. The school has an active research program that provides research training and the foundations for interactions across a range of government, non-government and industry sectors. There are a number of broad research strengths within the school including:
Relevant Courses
* By research. German language
DescriptionThe German language program is for those wishing to add the equivalent of an undergraduate language major to their existing undergraduate degree. Students are enrolled at the appropriate level for their language competence; from introductory to advanced. It is possible to undertake some studies abroad via either a short intensive program or semester-long program. Relevant Courses3058 Graduate Diploma in Languages German studies
DescriptionAreas of research specialisation in German studies include:
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* By research. Hebrew
DescriptionHebrew language study is available to postgraduate students as part of the Graduate Diploma in Languages. This program is for those wishing to add the equivalent of an undergraduate language major to their existing undergraduate degree. You are enrolled at the appropriate level for your language competence; from introductory to advanced. It is possible to study part of your graduate diploma abroad by undertaking either a short intensive program or semester long program overseas. Relevant Courses3058 Graduate Diploma in Languages History
DescriptionHistorical research is primarily concerned with interpretations of the past based upon the careful analysis of evidence and the critical assessment of other perspectives. History's questions are intrinsically fascinating: How can we know about the past? What can we know? Who speaks in the historical record, and who does not? If the past is written about in this way or that way, what are its consequences for interpretations of the present and the future? The school's aim is to provide research and coursework students with the critical tools to undertake their own investigations of past worlds and to explore their own. Courses in the school also focus upon different approaches to the tasks of research, interpretation and writing, and encourage students to address questions such as the nature and status of different forms of historical evidence, the 'uses' of history in public debate, and the relationships between history and other ways of recording and remembering the past. History offers postgraduate research supervision across a broad range of fields, along with coursework units and degrees which enable students to explore their own interests as well as key theoretical, interpretive and methodological questions about the nature of historical knowledge, research and writing. Research degrees in history combine detailed work in a particular area with broader training in appropriate research skills and in understanding of the changes within history as a discipline. Research students are offered regular research training and work-in-progress seminars, an annual one-day conference for the presentation of graduate research, and the opportunity to participate in editing Eras, a refereed online journal. Seminars, conferences and reading groups offered by the school, provide a supportive environment for all postgraduate students. Specific research strengths in history at Monash include:
There is also considerable expertise in the area of historical biography. Students with research interests in areas such as public history and heritage should also refer to the postgraduate area of study entry for 'public history'. For a full list of staff and research interests, see http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/historical-studies/staff/index.html. Relevant Courses
* By research. Human services management
DescriptionDesigned to meet the needs of professionals in the social, community and human services sectors who have, or who wish to move from direct practice into a managerial role. The curriculum includes program planning and evaluation, management and leadership, strategic planning, development of quality standards and best practice models, human resource management, problem-solving and organisational culture and environment analysis. The area of study offers a unique focus on exploring the role, function and responsibilities of the human service organisation in rural, regional and urban environments, and is designed to allow students, whether local or in international agencies, to adapt topics and assignments to their own experience and professional context. Relevant CoursesIndonesian language
DescriptionThe Indonesian language program is for those wishing to add the equivalent of an undergraduate language major to their existing undergraduate degree. Students are enrolled at the appropriate level for their language competence; from introductory to advanced. The program is offered in both on-campus and off-campus modes and can be combined with some studies abroad via either a short intensive program or semester-long program. Relevant Courses3058 Graduate Diploma in Languages Indonesian studies
DescriptionIndonesia is the world's fourth most populated country and has the largest Muslim population of any nation-state. As our nearest Asian neighbour Indonesia has important political, economic and cultural meaning for Australia. Postgraduate study on Indonesia is a crucial component of the relationship between Australia and Indonesia in particular to ensure that there are people in both countries who have the ability and skills to critically engage with each other based on a deep understanding of the language, culture and society of the other country. Indonesian studies at Monash focuses on socio-cultural, literary and linguistic issues, although within the Faculty of Arts there are also other areas of study which focus on the history, politics, economy and the music of Indonesia. Monash University is an excellent institution to undertake postgraduate study on Indonesia as in addition to the Indonesia program there is also the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies and the Monash Asia Institute. Moreover the Matheson Library has one of the best Indonesian studies collections in the world available for research purposes. Areas of research specialisation include:
Joint research supervision with other schools in the faculty is possible. Relevant Courses* By research. International development
DescriptionResearch in international development covers the ideas and debates that comprise the over-arching term 'development'. The focus is on contemporary concerns with the processes, theories and practices of globalisation and environmental sustainability in the international context. Supervision of research candidates is available in areas which relate to:
Relevant CoursesInternational development and environmental analysis
DescriptionCoursework programs in international development and environmental analysis have been designed to equip students with tools and knowledge for a career promoting just and sustainable change in the developing world. Studies cover a broad range of topics including:
Refer also to the postgraduate area of study entries for 'international development', 'geography' and 'environmental science'. Relevant CoursesInternational relations
DescriptionResearch programs in international relations at Monash are designed to enable students in politics or related disciplines to explore, at an advanced level, the many issues and questions raised by the rapidly changing nature of contemporary world politics:
The graduate coursework programs analyse these and related questions with particular attention to relationships among major powers, developments in Australia's region and the principal theoretical approaches in international relations. The programs are particularly suitable for students interested in pursuing careers in such areas as government, diplomacy, business, NGOs, teaching and journalism. Politics staff are active researchers and in 2008 alone, published four books, six book chapters and twelve journal articles. They are also deeply engaged in public debate and government policy; three politics staff were selected in 2008 for the national 2020 Summit in Canberra. Monash politics staff are also actively sought by the Australian and international media for expert commentary and regularly address major forums, such as the Australian Institute of International Affairs, dealing with issues of major public interest. For students who wish to undertake research in international relations at masters or doctoral level, the school is able to provide supervision in a wide variety of sub-fields, including, but not limited to:
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* By research. Interpreting and translation studies
DescriptionExpert supervision is available in the fields of translation history, translation and interpreting theory, translation and interpreting pedagogy, literary and cultural translation, gender studies and intercultural studies. Supervision is available for the following languages: Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian. Relevant Courses
* By research. Islamic studies
DescriptionIslamic studies offers a broad and comparative introduction to the social, cultural, historical and political aspects of Islam. A multi-disciplinary approach to the study of Islam is offered and particular attention is paid to Islamic thought, social movements and Muslim societies and cultures in Southeast Asia, South Asia and Turkey which includes the disciplines of anthropology, politics, sociology, history, religion and theology, and international studies. Studentswill be exposed to the history of Islam and its civilization, its diversity of thoughts and interpretations, its geographical spread, challenges of modernity and globalisation, and the practice of Islam in the West. Relevant Courses4003 Master of Islamic Studies Italian language
DescriptionThe Italian language program is available to postgraduate students as part of the Graduate Diploma in Languages. This program is for those wishing to add the equivalent of an undergraduate language major to their existing undergraduate degree. Students are enrolled at the appropriate level for their language competence; from introductory to advanced. It is possible to undertake some studies abroad via either a short intensive program or semester-long program overseas. Relevant Courses3058 Graduate Diploma in Languages Italian studies
DescriptionItalian studies focus on the study of Italian literature, history, language and linguistics, Renaissance culture and literature, women's studies, cinema studies, and social and linguistic issues connected with Italian migration to Australia. Italian studies staff can provide supervision of research candidates in the areas of:
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* By research. Japanese language
DescriptionThe Japanese language program is available to postgraduate students as part of the Graduate Diploma in Languages. This program is for those wishing to add the equivalent of an undergraduate language major to their existing undergraduate degree. Students are enrolled at the appropriate level for their language competence; from introductory to advanced. It is possible to undertake some studies abroad via either a short intensive program or semester-long program overseas. Language units can also be taken within selected masters programs. Relevant CoursesJapanese studies
DescriptionSupervision research candidates, as well as coursework-based studies are available in the following areas:
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* By research. Jewish civilisation
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DescriptionThe Graduate School of Jewish Studies is Australia's leading institute of Jewish studies, attracting students nationally and internationally. Its diverse program will offer academics and students an environment shaped by the Monash ethos of excellence in teaching and research. An academic faculty comprised of four Professorial Chairs, lecturers and a stream of distinguished Visiting Fellows lead the programs. The courses offered by the graduate school are diverse and incorporate interdisciplinary perspectives and a range of partners from Monash University. Masters programs are available in the following areas:
Supervision of research candidates is also available. Relevant Courses
* By research. Journalism
DescriptionThis course caters for students from various disciplines with no journalism background as well as extending the professional skills of students with journalism degrees and those with industry experience. Students also have the opportunity to research their own particular field of interest in journalism and related media. Relevant Courses
* By Research Korean language
DescriptionThe Korean language studies program is available to postgraduate students as part of the Graduate Diploma in Languages. This program is for those wishing to add the equivalent of an undergraduate language major to their existing undergraduate degree. Students are enrolled at the appropriate level for their language competence; from introductory to advanced. It is possible to undertake some studies abroad via either a short intensive program or semester-long program overseas. Relevant Courses3058 Graduate Diploma in Languages Korean studies
DescriptionAreas of research supervision include Korean linguistics and applied Korean linguistics. Close links with several universities in the Republic of Korea are maintained. Travel and field grants are available on a competitive basis for research students. Korean studies may also be incorporated into coursework masters programs in Asian studies and applied linguistics for language teachers. Relevant CoursesLinguistics
DescriptionLinguistics is the study of the structure and function of language and the uses of language in communication, including written, spoken and cyber contexts. Linguistics explores how languages differ and what they all share, and provides the techniques and principles to be adopted in the analysis and description of any given language. In addition, the linguistic study of language and language use in socio-cultural contexts contributes to our understanding of identities, social and cultural organisation, multiculturalism and multilingualism, institutions and power, as well as the creative functions of language in texts and discourses. Knowledge of linguistics is also central to the study of languages. Linguistics also offers students of anthropology, mathematics, philosophy, sociology, engineering, psychology, law, and computer science, useful insights into the nature of language in their particular area of interest. Examples of the practical applications of linguistics include communications within organisations, communications interfaces with electronic systems, the preparation of materials for language teaching, the documentation of endangered languages, the development of language policies in government and education, and in the areas of business, professional and technical communication, tourism, intercultural communication and speech therapy. The school accepts suitably qualified candidates for research degrees in linguistics. Monash staff in the linguistics program have expertise in a number of areas including:
In addition, there is close collaboration with linguists in other programs within the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics who may have skills not represented within the linguistics program. Co-supervision can be arranged where it will be beneficial to a postgraduate student. Refer also to the postgraduate area of study entries for applied linguistics, Chinese studies, English, English as an international language, French language, German studies, Hebrew, Hispanic studies, Indonesian language, interpreting and translation studies, Italian studies, Japanese language, Korean language, Slavic studies, Spanish and Latin American studies, Spanish language, translation studies, Ukrainian. Relevant Courses
* By research. Music
DescriptionMusic at Monash comprises the areas of composition, ethnomusicology, musicology and performance, and music studies. Students may choose to complete a postgraduate program in music that is musicology-oriented, ethnomusicology-oriented, composition-oriented, music education-oriented, or performance oriented, or a combination of these. Facilities are available for the supervision of research candidates in most of the main areas of music, including historical and systematic musicology and ethnomusicology, music education, music performance and music composition. The school's concentration is on:
CompositionThe Monash School of Music - Conservatorium has one of the finest composition programs in Australia in terms of works composed and performed by staff and students. The school also offers performance opportunities dedicated to the development and performance of works written by its students. Composition students will have access to a wide range of facilities at various levels of sophistication in computer music, studio recording, and electronic music. They can also be involved with the sonic art group, which is a studio-based ensemble for composition students interested in electronic and computer music. Ethnomusicology and musicologyThe programs in music studies are designed for musicians who wish to develop a greater knowledge, understanding and competence in music. Students can acquire skills in research methods and techniques and develop the capacity for critical reflection and informed assessment in the area of music specialisation. Vocational outcomes include musicology, ethnomusicology and world music, composition, music education and pedagogy, contemporary music and Australian music. PerformanceThe School of Music - Conservatorium is involved in presenting sixty to seventy concerts a year by students, staff and outside artists. They include many large-scale choral/orchestral and small-scale solo and chamber music concerts of music from countries in all continents. The concerts are widely advertised as part of the Monash performing and visual arts activities and are presented mainly in the excellent venues of the Monash Arts Precinct (which comprises the Robert Blackwood Hall, Music Auditorium, Alexander Theatre, and Drama Theatre, as well as the Religious Centre) but also in the city of Melbourne, and overseas. The school offers many major concerts of choral and orchestral works as well as solo, chamber and small ensemble concerts. The large ensembles in the school and their vibrant public concert seasons include performers from across the faculties of the University and from the external community. They include the Monash Academy Orchestra, the Monash Sinfonia (string orchestra), the Monash Wind Symphony, the Monash Viva VoceChoral ensemble, re-sound (a contemporary music group), and the Monash Gamelan Orchestra. There are also several chamber groups. In recent years, the school's choirs and orchestras have toured Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. Music studiesThe programs in music studies are designed for musicians who wish to develop a greater knowledge, understanding and competence in music. Students can acquire skills in research methods and techniques and develop the capacity for critical reflection and informed assessment in the area of music specialisation. Vocational outcomes include musicology, ethnomusicology and world music, composition, music education and pedagogy, contemporary music and Australian music. Relevant Courses
* By research. Philosophy
DescriptionThe school's strength lies in the area of analytic philosophy in the Anglo-American tradition. It is also able to offer high-quality supervision in many areas of recent European thought, feminism and the history of ideas. Relevant Courses
* By reseach Politics
DescriptionPolitics is a field of study that focuses upon the way people live in association, addressing in particular the institutions, practices and cultural meanings of public and private expressions of power. It examines basic questions about the nature of politics and communities, and how they are organised. The politics discipline takes an analytical-critical rather than simply descriptive approach to the area, attempting to explain why and how things happen politically. Politics staff are active researchers. Supervision of research candidates is available in a wide range of sub-fields, including specialisations in the nature and implications of globalisation, social and political theory, contemporary political cultures and Australian politics. Refer also to the postgraduate area of study entries for international relations, counter-terrorism studies, Islamic studies. Relevant Courses* By research. Psychological studies
DescriptionAs a discipline, psychological studies has a teaching and research interest in all fields of psychology and a myriad interations with other disciplies. Students and staff within psychological studies are involved in both laboratory- and field-based research, and are supported by grant and industry sources of funding. Two current broad areas of interest are virtual reality (VR), and road safety. Projects associated with our virtual reality laboratory include the development and testing of VR interfaces, particularly using the sense of touch - simulations, training and remote control for mining and medical applications, and the interaction between the different sensory modalities in virtual reality. Current road safety topics have a particular focus in the areas of heavy vehicle safety, motorcyclists, and ecodriving. Supervision is also potentially available in a wide range of other areas such as the psychophysics of touch, sensory integration, parapsychology, sports psychology, motivation, health psychology, teaching and learning technologies, human factors, human-machine interface, and behaviour change. Psychological studies academics have a history of collaboration with academics in other disciplines (both within and outside Monash, including internationally) in order to accommodate projects that cross boundaries. Supervision is available for both on-campus and off-campus students. Psychological studies boasts strong cross-fertilisation across projects as all staff and student researchers (honours and postgraduate) participate in regular informal round-table discussions of all ongoing projects. Research students at all levels are also strongly encouraged and supported to publish, including attendance at appropriate conferences. Relevant Courses* By research Public history
DescriptionPublic history offers vocational programs for historians and related professionals. They deal with working in public history, heritage conservation and management, museums and community or local history. Graduates may go on to work in the fields of commissioned history, heritage conservation and management, oral history, community history, museums and related areas. The programs have excellent links with the heritage industry and professional historians working in these fields. The public history program draws on teaching strengths across the faculty, and you will have a number of opportunities to build professional networks through assessment tasks, including a period of supervises work experience. Specific research strengths in this area include historic conservation, the heritage movement's indigenous and colonial histories, especially of landscape and environment; and oral history, life stories and memory. Relevant Courses
* By research. Publishing and editing
DescriptionThis vocationally-oriented program in publishing and editing is designed to prepare graduates for careers in the publishing industries. Graduates will acquire advanced skills in the preparation of print and electronic publications; understand the roles of the author, publisher, editor, designer, production manager, publicist, sales manager and sales representative; and understand key topics in publishing, including technological development, intellectual property rights, international sales and licensing, market analysis and project commissioning and leadership. Monash staff from the publishing and editing program are available to supervise research candidates in a variety of publishing-based areas. Relevant Courses
* By research. Religion and theology
DescriptionAll human cultures reflect on the meaning of life through myth, symbol and abstract reflection. Studying the religions and theologies of different cultures, within a variety of historical contexts is both an important intellectual exercise and a fascinating process that provokes many questions about the past, the present and the future. The Centre for Studies in Religion and Theology was established in order to promote interdisciplinary teaching and research in the areas of religion and theology. The centre has established extensive links with the Melbourne College of Divinity and offers symposia, workshops and seminars in which research into religion and theology is presented and discussed. The centre is devoted to the critical study of a wide range of religious traditions, as interpreted both in the past and in the contemporary world. It is also concerned with thinking about the ways in which specific religious traditions (such as Buddhism, Judaism and Christianity) engage in intellectual reflection on a wide range of specific issues, such as the nature of God, ethics, social issues, gender, the environment and the meaning of life. The centre has research strengths in the area of the relationship between culture and belief, both in relation to contemporary society and to the past. There is supervisory expertise in the historical and literary analysis of religion in biblical, medieval and early modern periods, as well as in contemporary (postmodern) approaches to the study of religious questions, including religion in Australian society. Expertise also exists in Islamic studies, contemporary hermeneutics, gender studies, environmental thought, philosophical theology, and Jewish civilisation, religion and history, ancient and modern. Relevant Courses
* By research. Slavic studies
DescriptionThe Slavic studies program conducts and supervises research in the literatures and cultures of various Slavic nations, in the first instance Russia, and the nations of the former Yugoslavia, as well as Slavic socio-linguistics. Areas of research specialisation include:
Relevant CoursesSociology
DescriptionThe focus of sociology is the study of human society. It involves the investigation of human groups, communities, institutions and organisations, and the networks of meaning and association which link individuals and groups to the broader social structure of society. Sociologists are also concerned with the analysis of policy, for example, public health policy, and its impact on society and individuals. Sociologists have developed a range of research methods and techniques, and theoretical approaches,that can be applied to diverse issues and problems in social life. Coursework studies in sociology at Monash aim to provide the student with a broad range of relevant and widely applicable research skills and equip them for careers in social research, government, industry and the public service. Research supervision is available in areas including:
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* By research. Spanish and Latin American studies
DescriptionResearch specialisations and supervision of research candidates in this area include:
For up-to-date information about research areas, refer to the staff and research interest sections on the Spanish and Latin American studies website at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/spanish/staff. Relevant Courses* By research. Spanish language
DescriptionThe Spanish language program is available to postgraduate students as part of the Graduate Diploma in Languages. This program is for those wishing to add the equivalent of an undergraduate language major to their existing undergraduate degree. Students are enrolled at the appropriate level for their language competence; from introductory to advanced. It is possible to undertake some studies abroad via either a short intensive program or semester-long program overseas. Relevant Courses3058 Graduate Diploma in Languages Theatre performance
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* By research. Tourism
DescriptionThe tourism industry currently employs around 10 per cent of the Australian workforce and over the last decade has been both one of the world's, and Australia's, fastest growing industries. Currently more than eight million international visitors are forecast to arrive in Australia by the year 2012. Australia is widely regarded as being one of the global leaders in the management and marketing of tourism. Some of the key issues that the graduate tourism program addresses include the following:
The key strength of the graduate tourism program lies in its international focus, its multidisciplinary nature, its industry links and its ability to critically evaluate the industry from various perspectives. The program highlights the value of field-based learning, and a range of study tours are offered to encourage student interaction with the industry. Academically, the program encompasses the areas of:
All courses within the graduate tourism program are designed for students who wish to work in the management sector of the industry. The graduate tourism program actively pursues research and supervision in the following areas:
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* By research. Translation studies
DescriptionThe translation studies program is designed to provide an academic qualification for those intending to take up careers as professional translators working in a broad range of fields, such as business, science, technology, and cross-cultural communication, as well as those who wish to pursue careers in publishing, or the media. The flexible structure of courses in this area allows participation by working language professionals who wish to expand and enrich their knowledge or specialise in new areas. Students develop skills in translation to and from English and another language, and their awareness of practical and theoretical approaches to translation and translation studies. Languages available include Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish (refer also to the postgraduate area of study entries for these languages). Other languages may be available depending on student numbers. An introduction to the field of translation studies is supplemented by a translation project and elective units that offer a wide range of choice, thus enabling student to work on topics tailored to their interests, whether they be vocational or theoretical/literary. Electives include a unit that focuses on the work of the professional translator. Relevant CoursesUkrainian studies
DescriptionResearch supervision is available in the areas of Ukrainian literature and culture, including nineteenth and twentieth century literature; contemporary literature and popular culture; and Ukrainian culture in Slavic and European contexts. Projects involving rhetorical and postcolonial approaches are especially welcome. Relevant Courses
* By research. Visual culture
DescriptionVisual culture is a multidisciplinary field which incorporates film, television, visual arts, advertising, the built environment, and new digital and electronic forms of representation. Visual culture is associated with a critical shift in art history/visual arts in the late 1960s and the emergence of new disciplines such as film and television studies within universities. Visual culture breaks down the historical boundaries between high and popular culture and encourages a broad range of disciplinary approaches, including feminist, Marxist, psychoanalytic, structuralist, poststructuralist, postcolonial and post-humanist analysis. Visual culture also encompasses research in art history, and students may choose to concentrate on selected aspects of art from the Renaissance to the postmodern. Postgraduate programs in visual culture give students the possibility of specialisation in Australian art, film and television studies, galleries, museums and the cultural industry, photography and performance. Supervision is available in the following areas of research:
Relevant Courses* By research. Women's studies
DescriptionWomen's and gender studies is an exciting interdisciplinary field of study offering feminist perspectives on gender, sexuality and culture. The study programs provide graduates with a broad knowledge of, and a familiarity with, a wide range of feminist and social and cultural theories and methodologies of gender. The postgraduate programs seek to bring innovative theory and research techniques to the study of women's lives, their status in society, and the dilemmas and contradictions surrounding gender identity, power relations and sexualities. In this way, women's studies attempts to correct the absence of material on women and gender relations that for a long time characterised more traditional areas of study. Women's and gender studies also emphasises the diversity of women's experience and the different cultural and historical forms of gendered and sexual embodiment and experience. Beyond general considerations of the changing status of women and where dominant ideas and assumptions about gender and sexual difference come from, women's and gender studies therefore also covers broader issues of:
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