Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Arts

Monash University

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Doctoral Degrees

Qualification

3 Years

Course duration

6/30/2025

Start Date

US$26493

Fee

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Monash Arts is renowned for innovative, engaging and high quality research in the humanities and social sciences and the Research Graduate School is committed to providing graduate research education of the highest quality in a stimulating, supportive and professional environment. A PhD offered in Arts takes the form of the Monash Doctoral Program – a PhD for the 21st century. At the core of the program is an extensive, independent research project on an agreed topic, supported by a minimum of two expert academic supervisors. This is enhanced by professional development activities or coursework units that provide you with the skills required to make an impact in academia, industry, government or the wider community. Your study will result in a research thesis or alternative approved output, which makes a valuable contribution to the current body of knowledge on your chosen topic. A PhD (Arts) involves the independent investigation of a research problem formulated by you in consultation with your supervisors. You will be required to produce a research thesis of no more than 80,000 words. A key strength of our research programs lies in their diversity. This is reflected in our academics who are some of the world’s most inspiring and distinguished researchers. We offer supervision across seven graduate research programs: Film, Media, Communications & Journalism Historical Studies, including History, Religious Studies, Jewish Studies and Indigenous Studies Linguistics & Applied Linguistics Literary & Cultural Studies, including Creative Writing, Languages and World Literature, Translation and Interpreting Studies Philosophy, including Bioethics Social & Political Sciences, including Anthropology, Criminology, Human Geography, Politics & International Relations, Sociology Gender Studies Theatre, Performance & Music As well as the research component, you will also complete a series of professional development activities or coursework units relevant to your chosen research focus. These activities are designed to provide you with the skills needed to develop your professional skills to support you in your future career

For international students

The minimum qualifications for admission to PhD enrolment are: a bachelor's degree requiring at least four years of full-time study in a relevant field, and which normally includes a research component in the fourth year, leading to an honours 1 or 2A in a relevant field; a course leading to a level rated by the relevant department, faculty and committee as equivalent to an honours 1 or 2A in a relevant field; a master's degree that entails work, normally including a significant research component, including at least 25% of one full time equivalent year of work, including a thesis. It is normally expected that a grade of honours 2A has been obtained for the research thesis or project. Where ungraded, examiners' reports will be taken into account; or have qualifications which in the opinion of GRC are deemed equivalent. English entry requirements IELTS 7.0 overall (no band less than 6.5) TOEFL (paper-based) : 587+ TWE 4.5 TOEFL 94 + Reading 19, Listening 20, Speaking 20 & Writing 24 Pearson Test of English (Academic): 65 + communicative score 58 Cambridge English: 185 + Writing 185 and no skill below 169

3 Years - Full time

Fee

A$40,200.00 (US$ 26,493) per year

Start Date

6/30/2025

Address

Caulfield campus, 900 Dandenong Road, CAULFIELD EAST, Victoria, 3145, MELBOURNE, Australia

3 Years - Full time

Fee

A$40,200.00 (US$ 26,493) per year

Start Date

6/30/2025

Address

Clayton Campus, Wellington Road, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Melbourne, Australia

Monash University - Museums Victoria PhD Research Scholarship

Value of scholarship

A$5,000.00 (US$ 3,321) a year

How to applay

Prior to applying for this scholarship, you will need to discuss your project with a relevant Museums Victoria curator. You will be required to provide a letter of support from Museums Victoria as well as a written recommendation (maximum 1 A4 page) from your proposed/current supervisors regarding the relevance and quality of the project as part of your application.

Requierments

Applicants must be: a commencing or continuing full-time PhD student and enrolled in Research Quarter 1 (in the following year) at a Monash campus in Australia; working on projects which are either co-supervised by Monash and Museums Victoria, or are substantially focused on some aspects of Museums Victoria’s collection; and in the first two years of candidature and must meet all course requirements in a timely manner (e.g. milestones). To retain this scholarship: you will be required to comply with Monash University’s RTP Scholarship policy and procedures; you must be willing to participate in activities showcasing the Robert Blackwood Partnership (e.g. research seminars, promotional events); and you will be required to complete a report on the collaboration with Museums-Victoria following submission of your thesis.

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Monash University, founded in 1958, is Australia’s largest university, based in Melbourne. Study options on offer cover subject areas including Science; Arts; Architectural Design; Global Design; Fine Arts; Commerce; Business; Information Technology; Computer Science; Nursing; Education; Medical Science; and Design. The University is among top 100 universities globally and is known for the quality of its teaching and its exceptional facilities and it is also a member of Australia's Group of Eight. With students from over 170 countries, and a presence in Italy, Malaysia, India, South Africa and China, students will benefit from a truly global education at Monash.

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