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18 September 2017 20 April 2024
Monash University

Research - Area of study

Students who commenced study in 2014 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirments; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.

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Managing facultyFaculty of Science
Offered bySchool of Biological Sciences
Campus(es)Clayton
CoordinatorDr Elizabeth McGraw

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.

  • This program is only available to students enrolled at Clayton campus undertaking studies in biological sciences.

Description

This program provides doctoral (PhD) candidates with the opportunity to focus on developing knowledge and expertise in their chosen subject, as well as developing professional skills that will support candidate's career ambitions.

Each candidate's research will be supported by the development of a range of skills that will help them to become more efficient researchers, ultimately improving the quality of the research and developing generic/transferable skills of value to prospective employers.

Program requirements

Skills training component

Candidates must, in consultation with and under the direct supervision of a member/s of the academic staff, satisfactorily complete research skill training across the following modules:

  • faculty induction
  • research integrity
  • professional development (generalist) - 2 weeks of training
  • advanced professional development (discipline specific) - minimum of 1 week of training.

It is a requirement of higher degree by research training in the Faculty of Science that a portfolio/research log be kept by candidates that reflects on each attendance at research training. This log is to be submitted at each candidature milestone panel meeting.

Candidates may also be encouraged to attend and make presentations at various forums throughout their candidature.

For detailed information about the options available in the biological sciences HDR program visit Monash Graduate Institute of Research's Graduate Research Program PlansGraduate Research Program Plans (http://www.monash.edu.au/migr/research-degrees/program-plans) webpage.

Relevant courses

0057 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.