Monash University Handbook 2011 Postgraduate - Course

1322 - Doctor of Philosophy

This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the 'Faculty information' section of this Handbook by the Faculty of Art and Design

Managing faculty	Art and Design
Abbreviated title	PhdArt&Design
CRICOS code	037830A
Standard duration of study (years)	4 years FT, 8 years PT
Study mode and location	On-campus (Caulfield, Gippsland) Off-campus (Caulfield, Gippsland)
Admission, fee and application details	http://www.monash.edu/study/coursefinder/course/1322
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

Notes

Early submission can take place after three years

Structure

The degree of Doctor of Philosophy can be undertaken by either studio research or by thesis.

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:

ADD5091 Research methods
ADD5092 Theory workshop
ADD6093 Documentation studies

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 (100 per 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)

Doctor of Philosophy