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Doctor of Philosophy
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Admission Requirements
(2) applicants who have previously undertaken work, which in the Board's opinion is of a sufficiently high standard, towards a research higher degree in this or another approved institution but have not submitted it for any degree and have had their research proposals approved by the Board; and
(3) applicants who have satisfactorily completed an acceptable preliminary program at this University or an approved institution and have had a research proposal approved by the Board.
Doctor of Philosophy
Approval for admission to a PhD requires an applicant to demonstrate that they have sufficient background and experience in independent supervised research to successfully complete the course. It also requires the University to ensure that appropriate supervision and resourcing are available.
Applicants are required to demonstrate that they have met the requirements of the University Policy on: Adequate Research Preparation and any other requirements for admission of the University, and—
(a) have a bachelor's degree of this University or equivalent qualification;
or
(b) (i) have previously undertaken work of a sufficiently high standard towards a higher degree by research in this or another approved institution but not have submitted it for any degree;
and
(ii) have completed an appropriate PhD research proposal;
A student who wishes to undertake a PhD in the field of creative writing must, in addition, submit a substantial folio of published creative work, normally in the form of one or more books.
Prior to enrolment, all applicants are required to demonstrate that they have met the University’s English language requirements.
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English is the language of instruction and assessment at UWA and you will need to meet the University’s English language requirements to be eligible for a place.
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- Available
- Perth (Crawley campus)
- Albany
- Kalgoorlie
- Full-time
- Part-time
- On-campus
- Off-campus
- By agreement with their supervisors, students may commence at any time throughout the year, except December.
- Full-time students are expected to spend at least 30 hours per week on their research throughout the year. Part-time students are expected to spend at least 15 hours a week on their research throughout the year.
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