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9. A candidate shall normally be required to present at
least one seminar to staff and students of the
University on the subject of publication.
10. A candidate may not submit for examination work previously
submitted for any previous academic qualification.
11. In the first instance three copies of the publication shall
be forwarded to the Registrar of the University who
shall request the Committee to assess whether the
candidate and the publication presented conform to
the guidelines numbered above (4-10) and are worthy
of examination for the award of Masters degree by
publication.
12. The publication submitted shall be in English; if the
original publication is in a language other than English,
a translation must be supplied.
13. If the publication is deemed worthy the Committee
shall instigate the examination of the submission. The
publication shall be examined by two examiners
appointed in the same manner as those for the degree
of Master by research. At least one of the examiners
shall be external to the University.
14. Each examiner shall be asked to give an opinion as to
whether the publication demonstrated:
(a) a thorough understanding of the relevant field of
study;
(b) a high level of competence;
(c) a discernable contribution in the field of study.
15. Each examiner shall assess the publication submitted as
either:
(a) pass, or
(b) fail.
Publications which have been deemed to have failed
may not be re-submitted.
16. If the examiners disagree, the Committee may appoint
a third examiner and a majority view will determine the
result; the candidate may be required to undertake an
oral examination.
17. One copy of the publication, if passed by the
Committee, shall be lodged in the University Library,
and one shall be held by the department whose field
of interest is closest to that of the candidate's work,
and one shall be returned to the candidate.
18. This statute may be amended from time to time by
Council on the advice of the Academic Board acting on
the recommendation of the Committee.
Statute for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy
1. Definitions
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o. Committee means the Higher Degrees Committee of
c the-Academic Board;
$4 Council means the Council of Swinburne University of
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Technology;
University means Swinburne University of Technology;
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responsible for studies being undertaken in the area;
Head of Department means the person appointed Head
of Department or elected as Chairman of Department
responsible for studies in the particular discipline.
2. Grading of degree
The degree of Doctor of Philosophy shall be awarded in
one grade only.
3. Admission to candidature
3.1 Entry requirements
A person wishing to be admitted to candidature
shall have:
3.1.1 qualified for the award of the degree of
Master of the University (in a field relevant
to the work proposed) or for the award of
such other degree as the Committee may
deem equivalent for this purpose; and shall
have demonstrated to the Committee's
satisfaction a capacity for research and
investigational work in the area of study
proposed; or
3.1.2 qualified for an award judged by the
Committee to be of relevant character and
appropriate standard; and haw experience
which fulfills the requirements set out in
3.1 .l.
3.2 A candidate who is enrolled for the degree of
Master in the University may be permitted to
transfer hislher candidature to the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy after the completion of not
less than twelve months (or its equivalent) of fulltime
research/coursework.
3.3 Application
No application for admission to candidature may
be approved by the Committee except with the
support of the faculty board.
3.4 Supervision and facilities
An applicant shall be admitted to candidature only
if the Committee is satisfied, on advice supplied by
the faculty board, that the proposed program is a
suitable study in the discipline or area concerned
and that adequate facilities and supervision are
available.
4. Program
4.1 The candidate shall carry out a program of
research, investigation or development involving the
submission of a major thesis embodying the results
of that program.
The program shall be one which will make a
distinct contribution to knowledge and in the
execution of it the candidate shall demonstrate a
substantial degree of originality.
4.2 In addition, a candidate may be required to undertake
other formal studies as approved by the
Committee.
4.3 The program may be carried out in:
4.3.1 a department of the University, or
4.3.2 an industrial, commercial, governmental,
educational or research organisation
approved by the Committee, or
4.3.3 a combination of 4.3.1 and 4.3.2.
4.4 A candidate wishing to undertake other studies in
addition to any specified by the Committee under
4.2 must seek the approval of the Committee.