Courses
| Master of Philosophy in Economics and Business | |||||||||
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| Course Code | FC021 | ||||||||
| Course Type | Postgraduate | ||||||||
| CRICOS code | 019835A | ||||||||
| Description | MPhilThe Master of Philosophy in Economics and Business is a higher degree by research. MPhil students may choose an area of specialisation for their MPhil from any of the Disciplines in the Faculty of Economics and Business. | ||||||||
| Degree Requirements | A Masters thesis should demonstrate the same general qualities of PhD research, but in a more limited way. The normal length of a Masters thesis is 50,000 words and the degree takes at least one year of full-time study to complete. The thesis is sent to two examiners, normally one internal and one external. | ||||||||
| Admission to Research Degrees | To be eligible for admission to MPhil candidature in the Faculty of Economics, applicants are required to hold an undergraduate degree with First or Second class (Division One) Honours in the proposed field of study - or an extremely good Masters degree (at least 80% average) with 25% research component from a recognised University or its equivalent. An Honours degree in Australia involves four years' study, including the preparation of a dissertation based on supervised research. Applicants who have not completed a recognised degree taught wholly in English must meet one of the following English language proficiency requirements.
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| Student Obligations | In the first semester of enrolment, all postgraduate students registered for research degrees are required to participate in the Discipline’s Thesis Preparation Workshop and to attend the Faculty Research Induction Program. In the second semester of their candidature, all students must produce and defend a Thesis Prospectus. The prospectus will outline the research topic, its relation to existing literature in the field, the specific questions that the research will address, the proposed intellectual contribution of the study, the hypotheses or propositions to be developed, and the methods that will be employed to establish them. In addition, all students are required to regularly attend the Discipline’s Research-in-Progress Seminar and to make at least one annual presentation, beginning in their second year of candidature. Making successful progress annually by handing in the Annual Progress Report to the Faculty Research Unit is essential. All students are also required to ensure their enrolments for each semester through their Unikeys. Students can contact the Faculty Research Unit for assistance of their enrolments. | ||||||||
| Duration | Candidature for an MPhil is for a minimum of 1.5 years full-time or three years part-time, and a maximum of two years full-time or four years part-time. This will typically include a probationary period of six months. | ||||||||
| How to Apply | Application details are available from the Future Students section of the Faculty web site or in person from the Faculty Research Unit. | ||||||||
| Faculty Handbook and Faculty Resolutions | For more detailed course information, requirements and resolutions for this course in 2008, students should refer to the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook. Students who commenced their course prior to 2008, should refer to the handbook of the year they commenced their course. | ||||||||
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