Course Guide - Edith Cowan University

Students are required to continue re-enrolling in the thesis
component of their study until the thesis is submitted for
examination.
Doctoral candidates will normally complete no less than two years
and no more than four years of full-time equivalent study by the
time their thesis is submitted for examination. By special
arrangement, part or all of this course may be undertaken
externally.
LST7200 Doctor of Philosophy Thesis 0
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Course Code V77
The Doctor of Philosophy in the School of International, Cultural
and Community Studies is a three year full-time research program
which is also available part-time. It is designed to enable students
to pursue original research in their field of specialisation.
Within the School of International, Cultural and Community
Studies doctoral candidates are accepted in the fields of:
Development Studies
English
Geography
History
Human and Communiuty Services
Philosophy and Religion
Politics and Government
Sociology/Anthropology
Writing
Doctoral candidates are accepted in a range of fields in the
Humanities, Social Sciences and Community Services.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants should hold a Masters by research or an Honours
degree (First Class or Upper Second Class) in a relevant subject
area.
The admission requirements specified for each field should be
read in conjunction with the Edith Cowan University (Admission,
Enrolment and Academic Progress) Rules.
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Mt Lawley, and Joondalup Campuses.
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following modes of delivery -
Campus-Based, and Print-Based.
COURSE STRUCTURE
Students enrol (re-enrol) in the research thesis unit CCS7200 each
semester until the thesis is submitted for examination, at 50 or
100% of fulltime enrolment. Studies will be undertaken by
research and thesis presentation. Candidates should be available
for consultations with the supervisory team appointed. By special
permission, some part of the writing may be done off-campus.
All theses, except in Writing, follow ECU Thesis Guidelines.
The admission requirements specified for each field should be
read in conjunction with the Edith Cowan University (Admission,
Enrolment and Academic Progress) Rules.
CCS7200 Doctor of Philosophy Thesis 0
The thesis for a Writing student comprises a major creative
project and a related theoretical/critical essay. The creative work
(approximately 80% of marks) will take the form of either a
novel, a book of poems, a full-length play script, a collection of
short fiction, a biographical/historical work or other work of nonfiction.
This will be a substantial, original work which is
publishable.
Included in the assessment of the thesis is an essay (approximately
20% of marks), or set of essays (25,000-30,000 words) which may
involve one or more of the following in relation to the writing
project: relevant theoretical issues; its conceptual and/or cultural
contexts; its aims and methods; its relation to other writers or
writing within the genre; any other matter agreed upon with the
Candidate's Supervisor and appropriately approved.
ELECTIVES
Graduate Elective Units
GELEC
The following units are available within graduate coursework
programs to non-English speaking background students from all
Faculties, with approval of the relevant course coordinator.
UNIT SET LOCATION
This unit set is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This unit set is available in the following mode of delivery -
Campus-Based.
ESL4101 University English for Postgraduate Study * 15
ESL4102 University English for Postgraduate Study 2 15
ESL4103 University English for Postgraduate Study 3 15
ESL4107 University English for Postgraduate Study: 15
Society
ESL4010 University English for Postgraduate Study: the
Arts
15
*ESL4101 is available offshore only
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY
OF PERFORMING ARTS
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN ARTS
MANAGEMENT
Course Code V57
Course Code H80
The Graduate Certificate in Arts Management is a fee-paying,
four - unit programme conducted over two semesters. Aimed
at both Australian and overseas students, the course provides an
introduction to key theories and concepts associated with the arts
management function, focussing particularly on the areas of
management, marketing, finance and law as they relate to the arts
industry.
The course equips students with fundamental knowledge and
skills which will serve to augment existing practical arts
experience and can be applied in a wide variety of arts contexts,
including those areas which require specialist knowledge, such as
venue management, gallery management and metropolitan and
regional community arts programmes.
174 ECU Postgraduate Course Guide 2007