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Enrolment

You will be automatically enrolled for each session of study. Enrolment in sessions 1 and 2 constitutes an enrolment for the full calender year.  If you wish to change your enrolment pattern from that normally expected (e.g., move from full time to part time) you will need to contact student administration. There is an expectation that you will work for at least 48 weeks per year during the research component of your course of study.  

Key Milestones

Broadly speaking, there are three official milestones:

1. completion of probation,
2. annual completion of a progress report and,
3. submission of the thesis.

Probation

Formally each research candidate is admitted under probation and becomes a confirmed candidate only when the probationary conditions have been met. These conditions vary between courses and disciplines but in a broad sense cover the following areas:

• attendance/participation at induction;
• completion of any specified coursework subjects;
• completion of a literature review/ synopsis of literature;
• presentation of a seminar;  and
• submission of the research proposal

Please review the specific probation conditions which apply to your candidature.

Seminar Presentation

As part of the probationary conditions for your candidature, most courses and Faculties will require you to present, in a seminar setting, your research proposal.

Seminars are an important means of integrating the work of HDR candidates into that of schools and research centres and making academic members of schools and research centres aware of HDR candidates' contributions. HDR candidates' work becomes known to other researchers who may be able to offer advice and assistance beyond that which is provided by supervisors.

The seminars are one effective way for HDR candidates to establish themselves and their work as significant contributors and contributions to research. The first seminar should be presented prior to submitting the research proposal, when a draft of the literature review is complete and after the research design has been developed. It may consist of an argument for the type of research planned in the context of the current state of knowledge in the relevant field and discuss research methodology and design.

Faculties also provide further opportunities to present your research results after research has actually commenced. These seminars offer an opportunity for HDR candidates to strengthen their focus on the particular contribution to knowledge which they are making as they assess and apply the evidence which they have collected.