1 For admission to the course of studies for the degree of Master of Educauonal Adm1n1strauon candidates
(1) shall have met one of the follow1ng requirements
(a) qualthcauon for the degree of Bachelor of Educauon of the Un1vers1ty or for an approved degree of another 1nsutu uon or
(b) quahhcauon for a post graduate Diploma in Educauon of the Untverstty or for an approved post graduate Diploma in Education of another 1nst1tul!on
(c) sausfactory completion of an approved four year course of teacher preparauon at a ternary institution or
(d) such other special quahf1c'lUons as are <1cceptable to the Board of the School (2) shall have not less than two years relevant work expenence
(3) shall have their candidature approved by the Chairman of the School or the Chairman s nominee
2 The Board of theSchool 1n special cases and subject to such cond1uons as the Bo'lrd may prescnbe tn each case may accept as a candidate a person who has not qualified for a degree or who has less than two years relevant cxpenence but who has given satisfactory evidence of fitness for candidature
3 To qualify for the degree the candidate shall sausfactonly co1nplete 72 unas (1) The untts shall include
(a) 58651 Evolving Concepts of administration (4~unns)
(b) 58656 Research methods for the adm1n1strator
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(c) 53657 (d) 53658 (e) 53685
The Australian educauon system The planning process
Research pro1ect
36 uni ts chosen from the follow1ng topics (£) 53652 Patterns o( organ1sauon and
organ1sat1onal change (g) 53653
(h) 53654 (1) 53655 (J) 53681 (k) 53682
Commun1cat1on and interpersonal relallons Planning techniques
Personnel in educauon S)Stems The organ1sauonal process Current issues and problems 1n educauon (Educauonal Adm1n ) (1) 53683 Alten1ative educational str'lteg1es (m)4J.2 units chosen from the £0I1ow1ng topics
53671 Planning and adm1n1stenng the educauonal programme 53672 I:conomics of education
53673 Concepts of work leisure and recreauon 53674 The school .i.nd the communuy 53675 Computers and management 53676 Planning techniques II
(n) 4!7 units selected from the following topics provided that they have not previously been credtted to the degree
53684 Special interest topic (Educauonal Administr'lnon) A topic selected from those listed 111 (m)
(4J.2unlts) (18 units)
(4J.2unlts)
Candidates may with theapprovdlof theStand1ngComm1ueeof thLSd1ool i.ubstllutedn approved mai.ter s level topic for the top1c(s) listed under clauses (k) and (n)
(2) Part ume candidates ,..,.111 be required e>.cepl \Vllh the permission of the Standing Committee to take topic 53656 and either topic 53651 or topic 53658 tn their first semester of enrolment
4 Failure to achieve a grade of C or better in a top1cortop1cs tot'1lhng at lea!it nine unlls 111 each year of enrolment until all coursC\vork has bec.n completed ,..,.ill constitute prinia facie evidence of unsausfactory progress for the purposes of Statute 7 3 Clause 14
5 Except by perm1ss1on of the Board of the School full lime graduate students ~hall
pursue their approved studies for Lhc degree of Master ofI:ducdllonal Adm1n1strauon fo1 not more than three ye'1rs and part time studenls for not more than six ye'1rs from the month from \Vh1ch thetr candidature , .. as dated
6 Cand1dales who dcsue that courses \\l'h1ch they have s'l.t1sfactonly completed u1 the Un1versuy or elsC\vhen. be credaed lo\vards the degree of Master of I ducauonal Admin1str.i.t1on may on wnnen appltcauon be granted such exempuon from the
requirement~ of (3) as the Board sh.i.11 deternune
7 l!.xcept with the permission of l.he Board a student may not enrol 111 any year tn '1
combination of topics valued at more than 39 units
8 On completton of the work for the degree a candidate m.i.y be required to take an oral exam1n.i.t1on
7 4 Degrees of Doctor of Phzlosophy and Doctor of Med?c1ne
There shall be degrees of Doctor of Philosophy dnd Doctor of l\iled1c1ne These degrees shall be administered by 1.he Academic Com1n1ttee wluch shall have rebard to the recommendauons of the Boards of the Schools
2 A person who w·1shes to become a c ind1date fora doctoral degree shall mdkc apphcauon to the Registrar subm1tung an outline of the stud1e!i the person proposes to pursue and detalls of the person s quahftcauons for undert.i.k1ng them A person ,..,.ho 1s notdgraduate
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of the University shall submll documenlary evidence of quahhcauons and academic record
3 A person who holds an Honours Degree of the Un1vers1ty or who holds quahhcat1ons deemed by the Board of the appropriate School to be at least equiv<1.lent to an Honours Degree of the University may be accepled for enrolment as a Doctor of Philosophy student provided that
(a) the candidature and programme of studies have been approved by the Board of the appropriate School and
(b) the proposed programme of studies can be conveniently pursued and appropriately supervised and that the apphcant is Judged by the Board of the .ippropnate School to be qualified to undertake it and
(c) che <1.pplicant may be required as a pre requisite for enrolment as a doctoral student to under Lake and to complete to the satisfaction of the Board of the appropriate School sud1 qualifying exam1nat1ons as may be presented by the Board
4 A person who holds the degree of Bachelor of Med1c1ne and Bachelor of Surgery of the Universlly or who holds quahhcauons deemed by the Board of I.he School of Med1c1ne to be at least equivalent to the degree of Bachelor of Med1c1ne and Bachelor of Surgery of the University may be accepted for enrolment as a Doctor of Medicine student provided chat {a) the candidature and programme of studies have been approved by the Board of the School of Medicine and
(b) the proposed programme of studies can be conveniently pursued and appropnately supervised and that the <1.pphcant is 1udged by the Board of the School of Medicine to be qualified to undertake lt and
(c) che applicant may be required as a pre requisite for enrolment as a doctoral student to undertake and to complete to the sausfaction of the Board of the School of Medicine such qualifying examinations as may be prescnbed by the Board
5 A person who does not hold an Honours Degree of the University orwhodoesnothold quahhcationsdeemed by the Board of theappropnateSchool to be<1.t least equivalent to an Honours Degree of the Un1ver<;ity will be requ1ted as a pre requislle to enrolment as a doctoral student to underLake such topics and to complete to the sausfacuon of the Board of the appropriate School such qualifying exam1nallons as may be prescnbed by the Board provided that
(a) I.he candidature and programme of studies have been approved by the Board of the appropnate School and
(b) the proposed programme of studies can be conveniently pursued and supervised Wllhin the Universlly and that the applicant ts 1udged by the Board of the appropriate School to be quahhed to take lt
6 Not\v1thstand1ng the prov1s1ons of clause 5 the Academic Commtttee may in special cases and sub1ect to such condiuons as the Committee may prescnbe in eachcaseacceptasa doctoral student a person who does not hold a degree of a Un1verslty or a quahhcauon deemed by the Board of the appropnate Sd1ool to be at least equivalenl to d degree of a Un1vers1ty but who has given evidence sausfactory to the Committee of fitness for doctoral studies and whose candidature is supported by the Board of U1e appropn 1te School 7 The Academic Committee may accept a doctoral student at any time and shall specify the mooch from which the candidature shall be dated
8 The Academic Committee may accept at any time a student taking quahfy1ng topics or examinations as pre requ1s1te to enrolment as a doctoral student and shall specify \Vhen the student shall enrol and Lhe amount of umewhich shall be permitted for thecompleuon of those topics or exam1nauons
9 When an applicant has been accepted as a doctoral student or as a student taking qualifying topic<; or examinauons as a pre requisite to enrolment as a doctoral student the apphcant shall enrol as a student in the appropnate School of the Universlly and shall pay the appropriate fees
IO A student shall re enrol dunng the prescnbed enrolment penod each year until such tune as
(a) the student has completed to the sat1sfo.cuon of the Board of theappropnate School all of the topics or exam1nat1ons required dS a pre requisite to enrolment as a doctoral student
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(b) the student has completed all the work iequired for the award of a doctoral degree or
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(c) the student has ceased to be a student of the Un1verstty
I I A doctoral student may be accepted as a full ume or part ume candidate but a part time candidate will be accepted only 1f the Board of theappropnateSchool 1s saushed that the part tune candidate is able to devote sufficient time to the approved studies and subject to such conditions as the Board may prescribe
12 For each student the Board of the appropnate School shall appoint one or more Supervisors who shall be members of the academic staff of the University one of whom shall be appointed as the Chief Supervisor In special circumstances an additional Supervisor who ts external to the University may be appointed
13 Where a student has only one Supervisor and th.it Supervisor ceases to be a member of the staff of the Un1vers1ty or 1s absent from the Un1versny for a penod exceeding three months the Board of the appropnate School may after one month and shall after three months appoint a new Supervisor or a temporary Superv1sor\vho shall act in place of the Supervisor
14 A student shall pursue the approved studies under d1e superv1s1on of the appointed Supervisor or Supervisors to the sausfacuon of the Academic Committee (and subject to any special condttlons that may be approved by the Comnuttee) At the end of each academic year each Supervisor shall submlt a wntten report to the Board of the appropnate School on the work of each student under the Supervisor s charge In the case of a student who 1s taking qualifying topics or exam1nauons the annual report may take the form of a report of examtnauon results to the Board of the appropnate School The Supervisor shall also report to the School Board when in the Supervisors op1n1011 a student ts not making satisfactory progress or ts not fulf1ll1ng the condiuons prescnbed for the candidature or appears unlikely to reach the standard requued
15 If tn the op1n1on of the Academic Commatee a student is not making s.it1sfactory progress the Committee may after consulung the Board of the appropnate School terminate the enrolment of the student \vho shall thereupon ce.ise to be a student of the Un1verstty
16 Schedules defining the nature and extent of the \vork to be completed by lhe candidates and the fees to be paid by candidates and students undertaking quahfy1ng studies shall be drawn up from time to time by the Academic Committee Such schedules shall become effective as from the date of approval by the Counctl or from such other date as the Council may determine
17 On compleuon of the approved programme of studies a student proceeding to a doctoral degree ellher wholly or partly by thesis shall lodge wtth the Registrar fourcoptes of the thesis prepared 1n accordance wnh the rules for theses approved by the Ac.idem1c Committee
18 After cons1denng the reports of the examiners of a candidate for a doctoral degree the Board of the appropnate School shall report to the Academic Commutee ,vhether 1n Its view
(a) the degree should be awarded or
(b) the degree should be awarded subject to minor amendments to the thesis as may be specified or
(c) 1n the case of a candidate who has submitted a thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy an appropnate Masters degree should be awarded or
(d) the candidate should be required to take an oral exam1nauon or
(e) the degree should not be awarded but the candidate should be permllted to resubmit the thesis or take such further exam1nauon as the Board of the appropnate School shall prescnbe or both or
(f) the degree should not be awarded and the candidate should not be allowed to present for the degree again
19 If after cons1derauon of a report of the Board of theappropnateSchool the Academic Commatee agrees that a doctoral degree should be awarded to a candidate Jt shall recommend accorchngly to the Council
20 The Counctl shall admit to a degree any student who has fulftlletj all of thecond1nons prescribed for that degree
21 The Academic Committee may delegate to the School Boards any or all of us po,vers and functions spec1f1ed 111 clauses 6 7 8 and 14 of thts Statute
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22 A School Board may delegate to its I:xam1nauons Board HS Standing Committee or other specified committee of the Board any or all of us functions specified in th1sStatuteor in any schedule to this Statute
SCHEDULE 1 THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY