PhD Applications

Prerequisites

The minimum requirement for admission to PhD candidature is a four-year honours degree from an Australian university, or a qualification or combination of qualifications considered by the PhD Committee to be equivalent.  In assessing overseas qualifications, the PhD Committee will consult guidelines published by the National Office of Skills Recognition.

Application Procedure

Applicants for PhD candidature should obtain information from the Deputy Degree Programs Officer about the department’s research activities and potential supervisors who are qualified and available to accept PhD candidates for supervision, prior to lodging a formal application.

Application forms for PhD candidature are available from Graduate Programs Office, Faculty of Music or the Information Officer at the School of Graduate Research, 1888 Building, Parkville, or may be downloaded from the School of Graduate Research (SGR) website (www.sgs.unimelb.edu.au/phd/).

Australian residents are required to complete an ‘Application for Acceptance as a Probationary Candidate for Degree of Doctor of Philosophy’ and lodge this with the Faculty Deputy Degree Programs Officer.  The Notification of Lodgement slip, which is provided with the application form, should also be completed by the applicant and sent to the School of Graduate Research when the application form is submitted.  The lodgement slip enables the School of Graduate Research to monitor the progress of applications.

The application must be approved by the supervisor(s), Head of Department, Dean of Faculty and the Chair of the PhD Committee.  Applicants are required to meet the English language requirements.  The official letter of offer is prepared by the School of Graduate Research and contains advice on enrolment.

New international students should complete an ‘Application for Admission as an International Postgraduate Student’ form and submit all application materials to the International Office.

PhD (Composition) Applications

In addition to a thesis proposal, applicants for the PhD (composition) degree are required to submit a folio of works including a major work for large acoustic ensemble (or alternative media), equivalent to that required for Masters standard.  Recordings of MIDI versions are acceptable, though it is advisable to submit at least one example of a live performance.  Electro-Acoustic works should be submitted on CD. Please also submit a list of other compositions, including instrumentation, duration and date.  Applicants should discuss their application with a member of the composition staff in person, or by email (if interstate or overseas).

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