Requirements

Graduate REsearch School administers all HDR students.

The University requires all Research HDR students, in the first year of candidature, to complete as part of the Confirmation of Candidature process, the following tasks or milestones.

Candidates are required to have:

  1. presented a detailed research proposal for formal approval within the first 6 months of candidature for full-time students and within the first 12 months for part-time students; (refer to UNE's 'Writing a research proposal')
  2. completed an annotated bibliography or literature review if not included in proposal;
  3. applied for ethics approval where relevant;
  4. passed safety course where required;
  5. completed successfully any required coursework units;
  6. completed other approved development activities needed – e.g. units in statistics, academic writing, intellectual property and electronic literacy including use of electronic databases; and
  7. presented their progress to date at an interview with the Confirmation Panel (an interview without the presence of the Principal Supervisor will also be available to students).

These may need to be adapted according to specific School requirements. Any School specific requirements should be provided to the student early in their candidature.

The requirements specified under points 6 and 7 must be communicated to each student in writing as part of the induction process.

Check with your supervisor whether there are specific guidelines and requirements for confirmation in your School.

If there are special requirements noted on your enrolment, you'll be aware of them. The other common elements of confirmation - the report, the presentation and the defence - are discussed individually in this module (click on the highlighted links).

Note that to confirm your candidature you also need to complete Part 1 ‘Candidate Details’ of the  Confirmation Proforma for Doctoral Awards and submit this form to your Principal Supervisor before the end of your first 6 months of full-time candidature. Your Principal Supervisor will complete Part 2 and then pass the documents to the Chair of the Confirmation Panel.