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Duration

4 years full time / 8 years part time

Mode (Location)

On campus (Parkville)

Intake

Flexible
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Fees

Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) places available
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Course structure

You will enrol in a thesis subject for the duration of the degree.
The normal period of candidature is 3 years for full-time candidates (part-time equivalent) with the possibility of up to 12 months extension.
You are required to complete a minimum of 12 months full-time research at the University in order to benefit from planning, conducting and writing up your research within a University community and environment.
Normally the entire degree is undertaken at the University.
You will have appropriately experienced academics available to arrange a course of supervised research designed to suit your requirements and interests.
You may be required to supplement your research program by attendance at, or enrolment in, additional subjects if considered necessary by the supervisor(s).
You are expected to attend departmental seminars over the period of their candidature.
Academic progress is reviewed regularly throughout the degree.
You should refer to the University policy library and the Graduate Research Hub for further information regarding candidature, academic progress, ethics, thesis preparation and examination.
To be eligible to submit a thesis for examination, you must be enrolled in their course for the minimum period of 24 months full-time equivalent.

You will be examined based on your thesis which is examined externally. The normal length of a PhD thesis is between 80,000 and 100,000 words, exclusive of words in tables, maps, bibliographies and appendices.

Intended learning outcomes can be found on the Career Outcomes page.

Award of the degree is based on examination of the thesis and an oral deliberation (viva).

You can find out more about the structure and assessment of the Doctor of Philosophy - Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences in Handbook.

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