Postgraduate Research Guide

Degree options CONSIDERING POSTGRADUATE STUDIES BY RESEARCH? NOTRE DAME IS COMMITTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRONG AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH CULTURE. APPLYING FOR A RESEARCH PROGRAM AT NOTRE DAME IS JUST LIKE THE STUDY EXPERIENCE – PERSONALISED. MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY (ONE AND A HALF YEARS FULL-TIME OR THE EQUIVALENT PART-TIME) The Master of Philosophy degree is a suitable pathway for students who have completed a Bachelor’s degree but have not yet attained Honours level. The degree has a compulsory one-third coursework component which includes research training and qualifies as a research degree. MASTER’S BY RESEARCH (TWO YEARS FULL-TIME OR THE EQUIVALENT PART-TIME) A Master’s by research degree is recommended to students who wish to undertake a substantial piece of research in a chosen field. It is possible to include coursework components to address identified research skills needs, but the award of the degree is based wholly on the completion of a research thesis. PROFESSIONAL DOCTORATE (THREE YEARS FULL-TIME OR THE EQUIVALENT PART-TIME) The Professional Doctorate is a research degree designed to meet the needs of professionals who aspire to achieve academic excellence and lead the development of knowledge within their profession. It seeks to examine crucial professional topics and to integrate professional experience with scholarly inquiry. This degree includes a compulsory coursework component to develop research skills. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PHD) (THREE YEARS FULL-TIME OR THE EQUIVALENT PART-TIME) The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is a thesis- based research degree. The PhD program is individually designed and built around the methodological requirements of the research and the nature of the topic to be investigated. The PhD is offered at all Notre Dame Schools. Please refer to the degree tables on pages 8 and 9 for a complete list of areas of study. RESEARCH DEGREES IN MEDICINE The Master of Medicine/Surgery, offered on our Sydney Campus, offers emerging researchers the opportunity to further their skills by undertaking a research coursework component and the submission of an original thesis. The Master of Medicine/Surgery is offered to established researchers and entails the synthesis of a body of peer-reviewed work published over a number of years. For more information, please refer to the School of Medicine degrees on page 36. Applications for enrolment in all research degrees are accepted in Semesters 1 and 2 each year. Please see the Research Office webpage at nd.edu.au/research for further information. 7 Apply direct notredame.edu.au