Doctor of Philosophy

Overview
The Doctor of Philosophy is for those individuals with a track record of high-level professional practice who wish to extend their practice within a scholarly context.

The Doctor of Philosophy is based on submission of a thesis in a scholarly field or a combination of scholarly thesis and creative work presentation. Whilst the Doctor of Creative Arts is intended for artist practitioners of substantial skill and experience, the Doctor of Philosophy is intended for scholars or artist-scholars who have a solid academic and/or artistic background and who wish to develop either or both fields to a doctoral level. Such candidates may not yet have had substantial artistic experience, but should demonstrate high levels of promise and an appropriate standard of preparation.

It may be possible for individuals with appropriate expertise to undertake studies that involve more than one discipline area. Interested applicants should contact the Faculty's Professional Officer.

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge
Applicants should have an Honours Bachelor degree of at least four years duration in an appropriate discipline at Class II, Division 1 or higher, or equivalent qualifications. Applicants wishing to apply for a combination of thesis and creative work should demonstrate that both their academic and artistic backgrounds equate with the above minimum standard. In certain circumstances students may be required to commence their enrolment in the Master of Arts – Research and seek transfer to the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) when they achieve a suitable standard.

It is important that applicants submit adequate material to demonstrate the quality and standing of their work.

Course Requirements
Students enrol in THES924 (Thesis full-time) or THES912 (Thesis part-time).
Submission will be in the form of:

• scholarly thesis (100%); or
  
• scholarly thesis (50%) combined with creative work (50%).

The thesis will be in the range of 60,000 to 90,000 words, with an equivalent workload where submission is by thesis and creative work. The exact nature of each submission will vary according to the student’s educational and professional background and will be negotiated in consultation with the supervisor(s) and the Head of Postgraduate Studies

Major Study Areas
Creative Writing
Poetry
Prose Fiction
Script Writing
Graphic Design and New Media
Graphic Design
Web Design
Interactive Multimedia
Digital Imaging
Graphic Design and New Media Theory
Music
Composition
Musicology and Analysis
Performance
Theatre
Performance
Production
Dramaturgy and Theatre Studies
Visual Arts
2D and 3D Studio Practice [Printmaking, Textiles, Painting and Sculpture]
Contemporary Visual Arts Theory
Curatorial Theory and Practise