Candidates for the PhD will be examined on the basis of their thesis of 80,000 – 100,000 words. The PhD thesis may take the form of a corpus of creative work, plus a dissertation of no less than 40,000 words which aims to address, elucidate and contextualise the work.
A candidate will have appropriately experienced supervisor/s and an Advisory Committee who in consultation with the candidate, arranges a course of supervised research designed to suit the individual requirements and interests of the candidate. A candidate may be required to supplement their research program by attendance at, or enrolment in, additional subjects if considered necessary by the supervisor(s).