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Doctoral & Master of Philosophy examination
 

Doctoral & Master of Philosophy examination

Links and documents for use by research candidates, research supervisors, and thesis examiners. This information applies to both doctoral and Master of Philosophy (MPhil) programs.

  

Overview of the doctoral examination process

It is strongly recommended that research candidates and academic and administrative staff consult the Doctoral information handbook prior to and during the examination.

Chapter 7: Thesis and examination matters outlines each stage of the examination process and suggests courses of action where problems are experienced.

Master of Philosophy (MPhil) examination

The subject / other components of the program must be completed before the thesis is submitted.

Doctoral examination procedures shall normally apply, including those procedures which operate in the event that there is a difference of opinion between examiners. A difference is that one of the two examiners may be internal to Monash University.

A guide to MPhil examination [WORD]

Notes for examiners of Doctoral/MPhil theses

Documents for thesis examiners:

Nomination of examiners

Documents for academic and administrative staff only:

Submission of thesis forms and checklist

Request to submit thesis following lapsed candidature

For use by former doctoral and MPhil candidates who completed a study program for a degree but did not submit a thesis within the period of candidature. The Research Graduate School Committee may allow a former candidate under Regulation 18.2 to submit a thesis within three years of the end of candidature.

Document for research candidates:

 

  

Participation in meetings of advisory panels

Academic staff may wish to participate in meetings of advisory panels in order to satisfy a requirement of the university's Research Supervisor Training Program.

Documents for academic staff only:

Appointment as Junior Honorary Research Associate

A recommendation for appointment as a Junior Honorary Research Associate may be made where there is a demonstrated need for continuing use of Monash University facilities during the period of the examination.

Examples of this need are where a candidate holds a Postgraduate Publication Award or requires use of university libraries to facilitate preparation of papers arising from material in the thesis.

The Application for ID only (word) is to be used for appointing a research student under examination to the position of Junior Honorary Research Associate. Junior Honorary Research Associates should be classed as Honorary or Affiliate/Associate depending on circumstances (if unsure check with Personnel Services).

The appointment to the position of Junior Honorary Research Associate is a fixed term appointment for an initial period of no longer than six months. The appointee is entitled to a Monash University Staff identity card and access to such facilities as may ordinarily be accessed with a staff identity card. There is no salary entitlement with this appointment.

Postgraduate Publication Awards (PPA) Scheme

The Postgraduate Publication Awards (PPA) Scheme provides a modest income to authors during the preparation of articles and books which are based on their theses submitted for a research degree.

For more information, including application procedure and condition of award, visit MRGS: Scholarships and Grants.

Exit Survey

The Monash Research and Research Training Management Plan commits the University to developing a strategy for improving the quality of research training.

Research candidates are invited to contribute to this process. Please contribute your ideas in this survey.

Exit Survey form (rtf)