PhD Handbook

• Foreword

• Introduction
  • The PhD degree
  • The Melbourne Experience and Graduate Attributes
  • History of the degree
  • Structure of PhD
  • Legislation and prescriptions
  • The School of Graduate Research 
  • Academic Enrichment Programs
  • Research resources
  • Infrastructure Support
  • Students with disabilities

• Admission
  • Minimum standards for entry to the PhD
  • English language requirements
  • Postgraduate course fee
  • Residency
  • Applicants based at approved outside institutions
  • Part-time candidature
  • Employment restrictions on full-time candidates
  • Research assistants
  • PhD candidates freed by employers for full-time research
  • Application procedures
  • Applications from Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens and Permanent Residents
  • Applications from International students
  • Joint department applicants
  • Applications for a Cotutelle arrangement
  • Transfer from Masters by research candidature
  • Transfer of PhD candidature from another institution
  • Police check for clinical placements

• Candidature
  • Student contact details
  • Enrolment
  • Probationary status and confirmation of candidature
  • Progress reports
  • Completion report form
  • Period of candidature
  • Recreation leave
  • Variations to Candidature
  • Leave of absence
  • Study away from the University
  • Change in enrolment status between full-time and part-time
  • Change of project
  • Change of supervisor/department
  • Early submission of thesis
  • Extension of period of candidature
  • Lapsed candidature in good standing
  • Reinstatement of candidature
  • Withdrawal from the degree
  • Departure from conditions of candidature
  • Unsatisfactory progress
  • Advice to candidates about problems during candidature
  • Student grievances
  • Supervision
  • Supervisor training
  • Advisory committee
  • Definitions

• Research Guidelines
  • Responsible Conduct of Research
  • Academic honesty and plagiarism
  • Intellectual property
  • Obtaining ethics approval
  • Research data and records
  • Environment Health and Safety
  • Insurance

• PhD Thesis
  • Preparation of a PhD thesis
  • Questions to consider when writing a PhD thesis
  • Standard of examination of Creative Work
  • Editing of theses
  • Completion Seminar
  • Writing a thesis in a language other than English
  • Word limit
  • Published material
  • Format of the thesis
  • Order of contents
  • Thesis preparation and binding
  • Notice of intention to submit thesis: 80 word summary
  • Thesis submission
  • Final form of the thesis
  • University of Melbourne ePrints Repository (UMER)
  • Manuals on the presentation of theses

• Examination
  • Nomination of Examiners
  • Chairperson of examiners
  • Duration of examination
  • Examiner's report
  • Amendments to a thesis
  • Minor amendments
  • Revisions
  • Disagreement between examiners
  • Resubmission
  • Notification of pass result
  • Confidentiality of names of examiners
  • Library Release Authorisation and copyright of theses
  • Restricted access to a thesis
  • The Chancellor's Prize

• Appendix A: Guidelines on PhD candidature for departments, supervisors and candidates
  • Introduction
  • A. Responsibilities of academic departments to PhD students
  • B. Principles for PhD supervision
  • C. Responsibilities of candidates
  • D. Applicants for admission to PhD candidature
  • E. Code of Conduct for Research
  • F. Candidates based at outside institutions
  • G. Procedure to base an individual candidate at an institution not on the approved list.

• Appendix B: Legislation and Prescriptions
  • R3.60 - Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
  • Prescriptions of the Academic Board pursuant to Regulation R3.60 governing the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
  • Procedures for the examination of PhD theses pursuant to Regulation R3.60 and Statute 12.5 as prescribed by the Academic Board
  • Statute 11.3 - Enrolment for a higher degree*
  • Statute 11.5 - Unsatisfactory progress
  • Statute 12.5 - Examination of theses for higher degrees*