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HDR Coursework requirements
All HDR candidates commencing a PhD or MPhil are required to complete 24 units of coursework (Masters level courses) or 12 units of coursework (PhD level courses).
Options:
- HUMN9001 (6 units) + two or three postgraduate courses (the remaining 18 units) as agreed with the Chair/Supervisor
- HUMN9001 (6 units) + HUMN9002 (6 units)
The course HUMN 9001 Interdisciplinary Humanities Research: Theories and Skills is required for HDR candidates. The remaining 18 units are to be agreed upon with the supervisory panel. HUMN9001 is based on a participatory learning model and features guest seminar leaders drawn from among the RHSA’s faculty members, fellows and adjunct professors, as well as faculty located in other programmes across the University. It begins in mid-April and will run for approximately 7 weeks.
The course HUMN9002 Interdisciplinary Research: Frameworks, Connections &Dissemination is designed to pair with HUMN9001 Interdisciplinary Humanities Research: Methods, Theories and Skills. It is based around a schedule of research seminars (minimum 10) selected by the PhD candidate.