Candidature Management Plan
At the commencement of your research candidature at Macquarie University, you are advised of a date by which time your thesis is to be submitted. There are a number of milestones to be achieved during your candidature and we have mapped these out in a Candidature Management Plan (CMP). The aims of the CMP are to ensure you are aware of the nature of these milestones as they relate to your research progression so that you can plan ahead and also to assist you in developing a realistic timeline for research completion by the due date.
Individual plans have been devised according to the degree of enrolment and scholarship status. For example, a candidate enrolled in a professional doctoral degree such as a Doctor of Psychology or Doctor of Business Administration has three years to complete the program, whereas a candidate in a Doctor of Philosophy has four years. Scholarship holders enrolled in a doctoral degree and receiving a stipend for three and a half years, should aim to submit their thesis within this time. Masters by Research candidates have two years to complete their research. Plans have been devised for each degree according to these candidature periods.
The CMP does not take into account specific discipline requirements and it may be that there will be some minor variations in research component completion due to the area of study. The Higher Degree Research Committee urges all candidates to discuss the CMP with their supervisors to ensure that both central candidature requirements and discipline-specific requirements are met within the designated candidature period.
Candidates researching for the submission of a Non Standard Thesis, which may or may not include a creative component, should also consult with their supervisors to ensure necessary requirements are met.
The CMP can be accessed at the sites indicated as follows for each of the degree types.
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