Monash Arts is renowned for its innovative, engaging and high quality research in humanities, social sciences, languages and performing arts. By engaging with different cultural environments and communities around Australia and the world, we make deep connections that empower us to respond to the most pressing issues faced by society today. By undertaking your graduate studies at Monash Arts, you will have the opportunity to work with some of the world’s most inspiring and distinguished researchers and be part of our stimulating, supportive and professional research environment.
At the core of the PhD program is an extensive, independent research project supported by at least two expert academic supervisors from a wide range of areas. Your written thesis will be enhanced by a series of professional development activities or coursework units that provide you with the skills to make an impact in academia, industry, government or the wider community. Your overall study will make 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
This full-time course is also offered on-campus in the below location:
Malaysia Campus
24 Julio 2023
Monash University
Clayton Campus,
Wellington Road,
MONASH UNIVERSITY,
Victoria,
3800, MELBOURNE, Australia
24 Julio 2023
Caulfield campus
900 Dandenong Road,
CAULFIELD EAST,
Victoria,
3145, MELBOURNE, Australia
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
Puede haber diferentes requisitos de IELTS en función del curso elegido.
