Postgraduate - CourseDoctor of Philosophy

Students who commenced study in 2015 should refer to this course entry for direction on the requirements; 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 course.

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This course entry applies to students commencing this course in 2015 and should be read in conjunction with information provided in the 'Faculty information' section of this Handbook by the Monash Injury Research Institute.

Course code	2602
Managing faculty	Monash Injury Research Institute
Abbreviated title	PhD-MIRI
CRICOS code	041042F
Standard duration of study (years)	3-4 years equivalent full-time The student's PhD research project is to be conceived from the outset as clearly achievable within 3 years equivalent full time, with students expected to complete their degree within 3 to 4 years equivalent full time.
Study mode and location	On-campus (Clayton) Off-campus (Clayton) Multi-modal (Clayton)
Admission, fee and application details	http://www.monash.edu/study/coursefinder/course/2602
Contact details	Postgraduate Studies Administrative Officer, 21 Alliance Lane, Clayton Campus, telephone +61 3 9902 0358, email miri-enquiry@monash.edu
Course coordinator	Associate Professor Judith Charlton

Notes

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

Description

NOTE: This course has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2014. For details of changes, please consult the Handbook change registerHandbook change register (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/2015-change-register.html).

Candidature in a Doctor of Philosophy involves the independent investigation of a research problem that has been formulated by the student. It is expected that the research undertaken will make a significant contribution to the discipline in which the studentis enrolled. Doctoral students are supported by a minimum of two supervisors throughout their candidature.

Outcomes

Successful completion of the program will signify that the holder has completed a course of postgraduate training in research under proper academic supervision and has submitted a thesis that the examiners have declared to be a significant contribution to knowledge and which demonstrates the student's capacity to carry out independent research.

Candidature rules

For all candidature rules and other important information for PhD students refer to the Handbook for Doctoral and MPhil DegreesHandbook for Doctoral and MPhil Degrees (http://www.monash.edu.au/migr/research-degrees/handbook)

Structure

This course consists of:

a research and thesis component
professional development training component.

Areas of research

Current research areas include:

child injury prevention
emergency management and disaster resilience
falls prevention
injury epidemiology
injury outcomes
injury prevention in lower and middle income countries
road/transport safety
workplace safety.

Requirements

Students must, in consultation with and under the direct supervision of a member/s of the academic staff:

(a.) carry out a program of research on an agreed topic approved by the institute in the student's chosen discipline for a specified period, including attending and/or presenting at seminars and other related activities as indicated by the institute

(b.) submit for assessment a thesis of not more than 80,000 words on the program of research which meets the requirements of the examiners. Submission of the thesis based on or partially based on conjointly published or unpublished workconjointly published or unpublished work (http://www.monash.edu.au/migr/examiners/publication/) may be permitted.

(c.) satisfactorily complete a program of professional development training as outlined under 'Areas of study'.

Areas of study

Monash Injury Research Institute PhD program

Award(s)

Doctor of Philosophy