1997 QUT Handbook

the applicant be not admitted;
and may set conditions on an offer of admission including date of admission.
2.10 On admission, the candidate shall develop, in consultation with his/her supervisors, and provide to the
Research Degrees Committee, a realistic and clear statement of objectives, which may be coursework,
projects or research, which will constitute the basis of a full course of study (see Regulation 3).
2.11 Normally, within twelve months of admission (or eighteen months for part-time candidates), the
candidate shall develop, in consultation with his/her supervisors, a full course of study (see Regulation 3),
which shall incorporate work done to this point and shall be able to demonstrate a research capacity.
2.12 The faculty shall review the candidate’s progress and full course of study and shall submit to the
Research Degrees Committee an Application for Confirmation of Candidature consisting of:
appraisal of the candidate’s progress and suitability for continuation in the PhD program
the full course of study
statement that the course of study is of the standard required for a PhD program
statements of whether the studies continue to be within the aims and objectives and physical and human
resources of the centre/research concentration area.
2.13 Research Degrees Committee may require changes to the full course of study, and shall:
confirm the candidature
if the recommendation of the Faculty is not to confirm candidature immediately, grant an extension of up
to 3 months in which confirmation of candidture must be undertaken. A further extension up to a maximum
of 3 months may be granted only in exceptional circumstances.
Where an extension of time has been approved, the candidate must be advised of the conditions to be met
for confirmation of candidature in the form of clear written guidelines on the work to be completed and
due dates for submission of materials. The conditions should be endorsed by the student, supervisor(s),
director of centre and the head of school; or the Dean as appropriate; or
after giving the candidate opportunity to show cause why such action should not be taken:
terminate the candidature with an offer of admission to candidature for the degree of Master; or
terminate the candidature with no such offer.
2.14 Candidature shall have commenced on the date of admission, or at some later date as determined by
the Research Degrees Committee.
3. Course of Study
3.1 A candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy is required to complete successfully a course of
study which results in a substantial contribution to knowledge. This contribution may be in the form of new
knowledge, or of significant and original adaptation, application and interpretation of existing knowledge.
3.2 The course of study normally will include:
a program of assessed coursework
participation in university scholarly activities such as research seminars, teaching and publication
regular face-to-face interaction with supervisors, and
a program of supervised research and investigation
and must be such as to enable the candidate to acquire competence in relevant methods of research and
scholarship related to the subject of the proposed investigation, and to display sustained independent effort.
3.3 Coursework at doctoral level demands a capacity for critical analysis and a specialisation of research
interests not normally appropriate for an undergraduate program. Such coursework may be conducted in a
number of ways:
as advanced lecture courses
as seminars in which faculty and students present critical studies of selected problems within the subject
field
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