Examiners are asked to review the course rules for the specific thesis they are examining.
- Course rules for doctorates
- Course rules for masters.
All Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students are required to demonstrate:
- evidence of an original investigation or testing of ideas
- competence in independent research or experimentation
- thorough understanding of the appropriate techniques in the field demonstrated both by their application and a thorough review of the literature
- critical use of source material, experimental results (where appropriate) and published works
- appreciation of the relationship of the special theme to the wider field of knowledge
- capacity to present well written work
- a higher degree of independence of thought and approach
- a significant original contribution to knowledge in the thesis (For doctoral theses only).