Course

Master of Arts (Research Studies)/PhD

Approved Abbreviation: MA(ResSt)/PhD

Western Sydney University Course Code: 1687.3

AQF Level: 9

CRICOS Code: 071119G

Students should follow the course structure for the course version relevant to the year they commenced. This version applies to students whose commencement year for this course is 2012 or later.

Units may be revised or replaced to ensure students are provided with up to date curriculum throughout their studies, and this may result in a new course version. Refer to the Check My Course Progress page in MySR for the most up to date information for your course.

Commencement Year 2011 - 1687.2 Master of Arts (Research Studies)/PhD

Commencement Year 2010 - 1687.1 Master of Arts (Research Studies)/PhD

The Master of Arts (Research Studies) / PhD is designed to prepare students to undertake a doctoral research project across disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences. It combines 1.5 years of course work and research training in Humanities and Social Science research methods and theory to prepare students to undertake a substantial doctoral research project in the second and subsequent years of the degree.

Study Mode
Four and a half years full-time (one and a half years for the Master of Arts (Research Studies) plus three years for the PhD).

Admission

This course is only available to International students. Please contact the Director Academic Program for further information.

Course Structure

The coursework component of the Master of Arts (Research Studies)/PhD is structured on a total of 120 credit points to provide students with a discipline and research based coursework. The course will include a 120 credit point Master degree that has a research training component of one third (40 credit points) with a coursework component of discpline based content of two thirds (80 credit points).

The PhD component of the course will be completed according to the current Doctor of Philosophy policy.

The course will comprise the following

Core units - 20 credit points
Research Training - 40 credit points
Alternate units - 50 credit points
One Elective unit - 10 credit points

Students must successfully complete

Core Units - 20 credit points

400585

Theories of the Social

101854

Language and Linguistics Research Methods

Research Training component - 40 credit points

400421

Research Methods for Humanities and Social Sciences

101297

Languages and Linguistics Special Project

102628

Critical and Creative Enquiry

Note: unit 102628 - Critical and Creative Enquiry is a 20 credit point unit.

Alternate Units - 50 credit points - selected from the following

101825

English Linguistics for TESOL

400417

Epidemiology and Quantitative Methods

101695

Introduction to Interpreting PG

101696

Introduction to Translation PG

100919

Investigating Second Language Acquisition

100925

Literary Translation

101697

TESOL Methodology and Curricula

Note: 101697 TESOL Methodology and Curricula is a 20 credit point unit

And one elective unit - 10 credit points

In order for students to progress into the PhD research program, they must have an average grade of 75% or greater across all units and have obtained an average grade of greater than 74% across 101297 Languages and Linguistics Special Project and 400586 Integrating Theory, Research and Practice. The required research Human resource development (HRD) documentation will be assessed by the College of Arts Research and Higher Degree Committee.

As part of this evaluation, successful candidature will be dependent on the availability of appropriate topics and available supervision. In order to facilitate this transition, students will be given ongoing academic advice regarding potential doctoral projects during the course of their Master’s study.

Replaced Units

The units listed below count towards completion of this course for students who passed these units in 2019 or earlier.

400586 - Integrating Theory, Research and Practice

101889 - Integrated Project

102178 - Critical and Creative Enquiry