Doctor of Philosophy - Creative Practice
UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
UNSW's Doctor of Philosophy in Creative Practice, covering research through the School of the Arts and Media and School of Humanities and Languages, normally consists of a portfolio of creative work alongside a dissertation of at least 45,000 to 50,000 words, submitted within four years of full-time study. Because the program is entirely research-driven and practice-based, the specific creative discipline and project depend on the individual candidate's chosen area, whether in performance, writing, visual art or another creative field, with the School's Postgraduate Research Coordinator able to advise on specific arrangements. It suits practising creative artists and writers with a genuine creative research question who want their portfolio of creative work formally recognised as legitimate doctoral research, rather than a purely written dissertation, distinguishing this pathway from a standard humanities PhD.
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Course structure
- CRTVAR Creative Practice
- HUMLAR Humanities & Languages
Admissions
As a general guide, the UNSW entry requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy are as follows: A candidate for the degree shall have been awarded an appropriate degree of Bachelor with Honours from the University of New South Wales or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution at a level acceptable to the Research Committee of the appropriate Faculty. Candidates may be admitted to the PhD program after one year's full-time enrolment in a Masters by Research program, if they meet the PhD entry requirements and with the approval of the Faculty Higher Degree Committee. In exceptional cases an applicant who submits evidence of such other academic and professional qualifications as may be approved by the Committee may be permitted to enrol for the degree. As each Faculty manages its own PhD programs, prospective local and international res...
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