Monash University
Graduate Research Program in
Literary and Cultural Studies
Induction
Structure
– Higher degrees are administered by the Monash
Institute for Graduate Research (MIGR):
http://www.monash.edu.au/migr/whymonash/about/
– Students enrol in particular Programs, of which
Literary and Cultural Studies (LCS) is one:
http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/grp-literarycultural-studies/
LCS Structure
– LCS has
• a Director, Professor Robin Gerster
Robin.Gerster@monash.edu ;
• a Co-ordinator, Professor Marko Pavlyshyn
Marko.Pavlyshyn@monash.edu ;
• an executive committee, which includes
representatives of the disciplines within LCS:
– Creative Writing
– Translation and Interpreting Studies and
– Translation Studies), and
• a student representative; and
• an administrative officer, Sally Riley
Sally.Riley@monash.edu
Arts Graduate Research
– Intermediary between the Program and MIGR is
the Arts Graduate Research Committee,
http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/graduateresearch-programs/
– chaired by the Associate Dean (Research Training),
Professor Farzad Sharifian.
Candidature
• Your candidature comprises two parts:
– Thesis
– Research training
• The guiding principles, procedures and rules are
set out in the Handbooks – for
– Research Masters
http://www.monash.edu.au/migr/researchdegrees/handbook/masters/
– PhD http://www.monash.edu.au/migr/researchdegrees/handbook/content/
Thesis
– Your most important relationship is with your
supervisors. (Main and at least one associate.)
http://www.monash.edu.au/migr/researchdegrees/handbook/chapter-five/5-2.html
• Meetings fortnightly for full-time candidates.
• Academic guidance and advice in refining your topic,
finding suitable sources, structuring your thesis, but
especially planning. Planning involves:
– Ensuring the smooth progress of your candidature so that you
finish within the three-year time frame. This includes timely
completion of your milestone events.
– Ensuring that you complete the research training components
of your thesis.
Milestones
• Milestone events: (see Handbooks for details)
– Confirmation of candidature (PhD: 12 months,
Masters: 9-12 months if full-time)
– Mid-Candidature Review (MCR): PhD: 21-27
months if full-time.
– Pre-submission seminar: PhD: no less than 6
months before the candidature end date.
Coursework unit
– Every candidate must undergo
• a coursework unit:
– For Literary and Cultural Studies not otherwise identified http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/APG6724.ht
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– For Literary and Cultural Studies / Translation or Translation and
Interpreting –
» http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/units/AP
R5876.html OR
» http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2013handbooks/units/AP
R6724.html OR
» http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/units/AP
R6021.html
– For Literary and Cultural Studies /Creative Writing –
» http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/units/AP
R5272.html
• and an additional 96 hours of research training.
Research Training
– The available activities under research training are
adjusted to each of the disciplines of the Literary and
Cultural Studies program:
• Literary and Cultural Studies
– Literary and Cultural Studies HDR program - PhD
– Literary and Cultural Studies HDR program - Master's
– Translation and Interpreting Studies HDR program PhD
– Translation and Interpreting Studies HDR program Master's
– Translation Studies HDR program - PhD
– Creative Writing HDR program- PhD
– Creative Writing HDR program - Master's
Program Plans
– All programs are available as pdf files through the
MIGR page
http://www.monash.edu.au/migr/researchdegrees/program-plans/
– Example: the LCS otherwise unmarked PhD
http://www.monash.edu.au/migr/assets/documents/
program-plans/phd-program-plan-literary-andcultural-studies170413a.pdf
– The appropriate research training has to be planned
on the basis of this document with your supervisor. At
each milestone, you will need to show that you have
done the appropriate components of your training.
Keeping track of your Research
Training
• To help students maintain a record of the research
training activities that they have undertaken, the LCS
program has devised a template:
– A self-expanding “Research Training Requirements Record
of Activity” form, available at
http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/grp-literary-culturalstudies/?p=243&preview=true
• This is not an official form. There is no obligation to use
it, but it may be helpful at the time when you need to
report on the research training activities that you have
completed in your milestone reports.
Seminar Series
• Writers and their World series (Mondays, 2-4 p.m.),
First Semester, about which notices are circulated by email, and
• The LCS/Research in Literary Studies (RILS) series,
Second Semester (Mondays, 3-5 p.m., also advertised
by e-mail and on the web at
http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/rils/lcsrils-seminarseries-2013/
• From this page you may also download a form on which
to create a record of your attendance at a particular
training event
Other Research Training Activities
• Work-in-Progress Presentation Day
• Postgraduate symposium