1. The faculty may admit as a candidate for the degree of doctor of Engineering a.
bachelor of Engineering who is of at least five years' standing, or a graduate in some other faculty who is of at least five years' standing and who satisfies the faculty that he possesses adequate experience of Engineering.
2. The faculty shall not admit any person as a candidate for the degree unless in the opinion of the faculty he has already made substantial published contributions to Engineering.
3. A candidate shall submit a record of his published work, and the prescribed number of copies' of all the work, whether published or unpublished, which he wishes to submit for examination. A candidate may not submit for examination work in respect of which he has already qualified for a degree in any university or, without the permission of the faculty, work which he has previously presented for any such degree. The faculty, if it approve the subject or subjects of the work submitted for examination, shall nominate examiners.
4. A candidate, in submitting his published work and such unpublished work as he may think appropriate, shall state generally in a preface and specifically in notes the sources from which his information is derived, the extent to which he has availed himself of the work of others, and in general terms the portions of his work which he claims as original.
When a candidate submits work carried out in collaboration with another person, he shall indicate his own share in the work.
5. Subject to the statutes and regulations of the University, the faculty shall give directions for the conduct of the examination.
6. A candidate whose work as submitted gives evidence of research and ability satis- factory to the examiners and in their opinion constitutes a definite contribution to Engineering and who has fulfilled the prescribed conditions may be admitted to the degree of doctor of Engineering.
1 Three copies must be submitted (see regulation 4.6).
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REGULATION 3.60
DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY 1. A candidate for the degree of doctor of Philosophy must—
(a) (i> be a graduate of the University or of some other university or approved institu- tion of university status recognized for the purposes of this regulation by the Professorial Board, and, if not a graduate of the University of Melbourne,.
matriculate in the University, save that—
(ii) in special circumstances the Professorial Board may permit a person who is qualified to graduate in the University to be a candidate for the degree. However the theses of such a candidate submitted under section 6 of this regulation shall not be accepted for examination unless he has graduated in the University;
(b) submit a proposed course of advanced study and research to be undertaken by him in a department of the University;
(c) give satisfactory evidence of adequate training' and ability to pursue the proposed course;
(d) be of such standing' as may be required by the Professorial Board for graduates in his faculty;
(e) be accepted as such by the Professorial Board on the recommendation of the head of
the appropriate department.
z. After being accepted he must pursue for at least two years a course of advanced study and research in the University under supervision prescribed by the Board, save that—
(a) in special circumstances the Board may grant permission for the candidate to spend not more than one year of his course in research at another institution provided that his work can be supervised in a тaппеr satisfactory to the Board, or
(b) when the head of the appropriate department recommends that it is essential for the candidate to obtain material for his course away from the University, the Board may grant permission for the candidate to absent himself from the University for such period as may be determined in each case, provided that supervision satisfactory to the Board can be maintained.
3. (r) The candidate shall be required during the course to devote his whole time to his advanced study and research, save that-
(a) the Board may allow a candidate on application to undertake a limited amount of University teaching or outside work which in its judgment will not interfere with the continuous pursuit of the proposed course of advanced study and research; and (b) a member of the University staff may be accepted as a part-time2 candidate for the degree, whereupon the Board shall prescribe a minimum period for the duration of his course.
(a) In special circumstances the Board may accept as a part-time2 candidate for the degree a person engaged in another regular occupation which in its opinion leaves the
1 The minimum requirement of the Board is approved research experience for one full year or part-time approved research experience which, in the opinion of the Board, is equivalent to that gained in one full year. '1 ins requirement is included in the following specific statements of the pre-requisites of the several faculties.
Agriculture: B.Agr.Sc. plus one year of approved research experience.
Applied Science: В.App.Sc. plus one year of approved research experience.
Arсhičecture: B.Arсh. with honours plus one year of approved research experience. •
Arts: М.А. with first or second class (Division A) honours; B.A. with first or second class (Division A) honours -together with one year's experience in approved postgraduate work in the subject as tested by publication or further examination to the satisfaction of the Faculty of Arts (equivalent to first or second class (Division A) honours).
Dental Science: B.D.Sc plus one year of approved research experience.
Economics and Commerce: M.Com. or (in special cases approved by the Faculty) its equivalent, such qualifications to include at least one year of approved research experience.
Education: M.Ed.; or B.Ed. with first class or high second class honours (or with equivalent performance) plus one year of approved research experience.
Engineering:, В.E. or В.Surv. plus one year of approved research experience.
Law: LL.B. with honours (or, in special cases its equivalent) plus one year of approved research ex-
perience. - - - - - - - -
Medicine: MB.,- B.S. plus one year of approved research experience.
Science: M.Sc. (obtained as a result of at least two yearś approved research experience); or В.Sc. (Ions.) plus one additional year's approved research experience; or B.Sс. (Ord.) plus two years' approved re- search experience.
The Faculty of Science would be prepared to accept as a sufficient pre-requisite in certain cases of full- time members of the Academic Staff, part-time research experience gained over two years providing such experience is more than equivalent to that gained in one. full year.
Veterinary Science: B.V.Sг. plus one year of approved research experience.
2 Normally candidates in the following categories only may be accepted on a part-time basis:
(a) Full-time -- members of the University Staff who are able to devote a substantial proportion of their time to research.
(b) Other persons working full-time in University departments under the supervision of the Head of the Department and who are able to devote a substantial proportion of their time to research.
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candidate substantially free to pursue his course in a department of the University. The Board shall prescribe for the duration of his course of advanced study and research a minimum period which in its opinion, having regard to the proportion of his time which he is able to devote to the course in the appropriate University department, is equivalent to the two years ordinarily required.
4. A candidate may be required during his course to attend lectures and practical work in subjects prescribed by the Board.
5. If the Board is of opinion that a candidate is not making satisfactory progress it may terminate his course or make such changes in the conditions of his candidature as it thinks fit.
6. On completing the course of advanced study and research a candidate must present a satisfactory thesis embodying the results of his research. The thesis shall be examined in manner provided in regulation 4.6 for the examination of theses for higher degrees. The candidate must also satisfy the examiners in such written, oral or practical examinations as may be required by the Board on the recommendation of the examiners. There shall be a panel of three examiners of whom two shall be external. The head of the appropriate department shall act as chairman of the panel but need not be one of the three examiners.
If the head of the appropriate department is not an examiner he shall not have a vote.' 7. Three copies of the thesis and a summary of ;Øçoо words must be submitted. The thesis must be of a standard format' approved by the Board.
8. A candidate in submitting his thesis shall state generally in a preface and specifically in notes the sources from which his information is derived, the extent to which he has availed himself of the work of others, and in general terms the portions of his work which he claims as original. When a candidate submits work carried out in collaboration with another person, he shall indicate his own share in the work.
. A candidate may not present as his thesis any work for which a degree has been conferred on him in this or another university, but he will not be precluded from incor- porating such work or any part thereof in his thesis:
Provided that in his application for acceptance he has stated his intention of doing so and in presenting the thesis indicates the part of the work which has been so incorporated.
to. Candidates who have fulfilled the prescribed conditions may be admitted to the degree of doctor of Philosophy.
a The chairman of examiners shall facilitate consultation among the examiners and shall prepare a com- prehensive report on the result of the examination.
4 See regulation 4.6, footnote 2.
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