Higher Degrees by Research
Laresa Kosloff. ‘Agility drill’.
Image by Shoshanna Jordan.
Image by Shoshanna Jordan.
RMIT offers the following two research programs in the School of Art. Program guides provide full details including, program structures, entrance requirements and application information.
Prospective candidates
Information for candidates
Postgraduate students in the School of Art are supervised by experts in their field. Research students work in a creative community of practice and theory as they learn to work intelligently through material practices and critical reflection, and share ideas with other researchers in collaborative and supportive seminars and critiques.
Being part of the RMIT School of Art means they are part of a global outreach with opportunities for international debates and relationships.
Postgraduate research is carried out through practice-based projects as well as theoretical theses. Research and creative practice are of international standard in traditional and the latest of technological and innovative contemporary practices.
Application procedures
- Check your eligibility: check the entrance requirements listed in the program guide of your chosen program
- Select a potential supervisor: discuss your proposed research project with a potential supervisor. You need to identify a staff member with the appropriate research interests and qualifications from the School of Art Research Supervisors list. Then contact your potential supervisor (contact details are linked from the lists) and arrange to meet or to discuss your project. If the supervisor believes it to be a suitable project ask if they will supervise you and indicate this in your application.
- Follow the process for applying for research degrees and scholarships.
Policies and procedures for higher degrees by research
- Higher Degrees by Research Policy and Procedures
- Higher Degree by Research Policy and Procedures Information Booklet 2007 (PDF 814KB)
- Plagiarism in Research Programs: Policy and Procedure
- Rights and Responsibilities of Current Students
Contact
Assoc. Prof. Keely Macarow – Coordinator of Postgraduate Research
Karen Hewitt – Administrative Officer, Research
Email: art.researchadmin@rmit.edu
Phone: +61 3 9925 1947