Doctor of Philosophy

Testamur Title of Degree:	Doctor of Philosophy
Abbreviation:	PhD
Home Faculty:	Faculty of Creative Arts
Duration:	3 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Total Credit Points:	48 per annum
Delivery Mode:	Supervised individual research/creative project
Starting Session(s):	Autumn or Spring
Location:	Wollongong
UOW Course Code:	201
CRICOS Code:	028401G

Overview

The Doctor of Philosophy is for those individuals with a track record of high-level professional or academic experience 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 or exegesis and creative work presentation. The course 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 have limited artistic experience, but should demonstrate high levels of promise and an appropriate standard of preparation. Assessment is by two external examiners.

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 submit a combination of thesis and creative work should demonstrate that both their academic and artistic backgrounds equate with the above minimum standard. Applicants without a solid scholarly research background deemed sufficient may be required to undertake up to 24 credit points of coursework before commencing work on their thesis or 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 or exegesis (50%) combined with creative work (50%).

The submission for the PhD will normally be a thesis in the range of 60,000 to 90,000 words, or an equivalent workload where submission is by thesis or exegesis 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. Examples of creative work submission include a folio of compositions or writing, exhibitions of artwork, and music or theatre performances. As a guide, the scale of the submission of creative work would normally not constitute significantly less than for the Doctor of Creative Arts.

Where the submission is a combination of thesis or exegesis and creative work, the Faculty requires that students submit the written documentation no later than the date of examination of their final exhibitions and performances, except under extraordinary circumstances approved by the supervisor and Head of Postgraduate Studies. Students presenting folios, for example literary manuscripts or music compositions, should place their thesis or exegesis and folio together in one submission for examination.

Assessment is by two external assessors.

Major Study Areas

School of Art and Design

Graphic Design

• Print and Publication Design

• Web, Interactive Multimedia and Motion Design

• Graphic Design and New Media Theory

Media Arts

• Photography, Film, Video and Animation

• Software and Electronic Art

• Contemporary Media and New Media Theory

Visual Arts

• 2D and 3D Studio Practice [photography, printmaking, textiles, painting and sculpture]

• Art History and Contemporary Theory [focussing particularly on issues of creative practice]

• Curatorial Theory and Practice

School of Journalism and Creative Writing

Creative Writing

• Poetry

• Prose

• Script Writing (film, television, theatre)

School of Music and Drama

Music

• Composition

• Digital and New Musics

• Composition for theatre in both online and physical environments

• New Interfaces for Musical Expression

• Tuning Systems

Theatre

• Performance

• Dramaturgy and Performance Studies

• Direction