COURSE INFORMATION
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The Doctor of Philosophy in the School of International, Cultural and Community Studies is a three year full-time research program which is also available part-time. It is designed to enable students to pursue original research in their field of specialisation.
Doctoral candidates are accepted in the fields of Aboriginal and Intercultural Studies, Applied Linguistics, Development Studies, English, Geography, History, Human Services, Religious Studies, Sociology/Anthropology and Writing.
The course is available on the Mount Lawley and Joondalup campuses and by full-time or part-time study externally.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants should hold a Masters by Research or an Honours degree (First Class or Upper Second Class) in a relevant subject area.
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Students enrol (re-enrol) in the research thesis unit CCS7200 each semester until the thesis is submitted for examination, at 25, 50, 75 or 100% of fulltime enrolment. Studies will be undertaken by research and thesis presentation. Candidates should be available for consultations with the supervisory team appointed. By special permission, some part of the writing may be done off-campus.
All theses, except in Writing, follow ECU Thesis Guidelines.
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Doctor of Philosophy Thesis |
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The thesis for a Writing student comprises a major creative project and a related theoretical/critical essay. The creative work (approximately 80% of marks) will take the form of either a novel, a book of poems, a full-length play script, a collection of short fiction, a biographical/historical work or other work of non-fiction. This will be a substantial, original work which is publishable.
The essay (approximately 20% of marks) takes the form of an essay, or set of essays (25,000-30,000 words) which may involve one or more of the following in relation to the writing project: relevant theoretical issues; its conceptual and/or cultural contexts; its aims and methods; its relation to other writers or writing within the genre; any other matter agreed upon with the Candidate's Supervisor and appropriately approved. |
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| Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005) | | | For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website: | | http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity |
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 11/18/2004
