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Faculty

Law, Business and the Creative Arts

Minimum English Language Proficiency Requirements

Students of non-English speaking backgrounds must have an adequate English language capacity assessed under the Australian International English Language Testing System (IELTS).  The IELTS score required for admission to this course can be found in Schedule I of the JCU Admissions policy.

Special admission requirements

Nil

Additional course rules

Nil

Course learning outcomes

Graduates of a Masters Degree (Research) will have:

Knowledge:

• A body of knowledge that includes the understanding of recent developments in one or more disciplines

• Advanced knowledge of research principles and methods applicable to the field of work or learning.

Skills

• Cognitive skills to demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and to reflect critically on theory and its application

• Cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories and to apply established theories to different bodies of knowledge or practice

• Cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level

• Cognitive and technical skills to design, use and evaluate research and research methods

• Communication and technical skills to present a coherent and sustained argument and to disseminate research results to specialist and non-specialist audiences

• Technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse, theorise and disseminate research that makes a contribution to knowledge.

Graduates of a Masters Degree (Research) will demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills:

• With creativity and initiative to new situations and/or for further learning

• With high level personal autonomy and accountability

• To plan and execute a substantial piece of research.

Cairns

Maximum time to complete

4.5 years

Confirmation of candidature

See HDR Degree Requirements

Progression

See HDR Degree Requirements

Maximum credit points of coursework subjects

15 credit points of non-core coursework subjects

Advanced standing

Not eligible

Exit with lesser award

Candidates who exit the course prior to completion and have completed the appropriate subjects may be eligible for a Graduate Certificate