Doctor of Philosophy - Arts (DR-PHILART) // Course structure

Course structure

PhD thesis of 80,000 words. The award of the PhD is based solely on external examination of the PhD research thesis.

Four subjects (25 points in total) undertaken in the first year of probationary candidature:

• One compulsory subject: Arts PhD Research Intensive, taught intensively over 2 days in semester one (6.25 points)
• One core subject from a list of Arts PhD Research Workshops, held fortnightly in semester one (6.25 points)
• Two Arts PhD Electives (2 x 6.25 = 12.5 points)

Please note the following:

• All students are required to complete the Arts PhD Research Intensive (6.25 points total)
• All students are required to complete one PhD Research Workshop from the list below (6.25 points total)
• All students are required to complete two PhD Electives (12.5 points total) from the list below with the approval of the student’s supervisor.
• In some cases, supervisory panels, disciplines or Schools will require their students to take particular Electives or Workshops.
• Some subjects may be restricted to students with cognate disciplinary expertise in that area of study.
• Language subjects that are essential to the student's research thesis, or to improve a student’s English language proficiency, may be substituted for one PhD Elective (6.25 points) with approval from the student's supervisor and require the endorsement of the subject coordinator and Faculty.

Subject options

Arts PhD Research Intensive Workshop

This subject is taught intensively over two days in April (6.25 points).

Arts PhD Research Workshop Subject

One PhD Research Workshop subject, taught fortnightly in semester one (6.25 points).

Please note the following:

All students are required to select one Arts PhD Research Workshop with approval from their supervisor.

Arts PhD Elective Subjects

All students are required to select two Arts PhD elective subjects (2 x 6.25 points = 12.5 points total)

Last updated: 31 October 2023