Information about research higher degrees within the
School of English, Journalism and European Languages

The Graduate Research community in the School of English, Journalism and European Languages is vibrant and dynamic, and we welcome applications from prospective candidates. We offer a range of graduate research programmes in all our teaching disciplines – English, Journalism, Media and Communications, French and German – and it is possible to enrol in either Masters and PhD programmes (and to transfer from one to another after an initial period of enrolment).

Our staff can provide supervision in a range of areas. We offer supervision in English, creative writing (MA only), journalism, media, and communication, French and Francophone literature, and Austrian, German, and Swiss literature. Follow the links below to explore the available research areas for supervision.

We have a graduate student cohort of between 20 and 30 candidates, both full-time and part-time, who work on a diverse range of projects: see the Graduate Student profiles below for details. In addition to their supervisory relationships, candidates are encouraged to become involved in the full life of the School. As Graduate Research Coordinator, I run a series of seminars during the year focusing on research training skills relevant to graduate researchers across the disciplines. These include regular postgraduate panels in the School's Removing the Boundaries seminar series. 'ejels' – the Tasmania University Union English, Journalism and European Languages Society – provides regular social and intellectual opportunities for candidates. A range of other events actively encourage postgraduate involvement: the postgraduate theory reading group, regular seminars from the Centre for Colonialism and Its Aftermath, symposia, conferences and work-in-progress days, and the possibility of casual tutoring and research assistant work in SEJEL all expose postgraduates to the academics and teachers of the School, in addition to our visiting colleagues from national and international institutions.

Please get in contact with me to discuss graduate research possibilities.

Graduate Research Coordinator, Dr Nicola Goc
Telephone: +61 3 6226 2473
Fax: +61 3 6226 7631
Location: Sandy Bay Campus, Humanities Building, Room 544
Email: Nicola.Goc@utas.edu.au

	NEWS
	Congratulations on recent graduations Ms Anica Boulanger-Mashberg, MA (English) Thesis title: "The Secret River and Searching for the Secret River: Mapping a Composite Narrative." Dr Michael Christie, PhD (English) Thesis title: "Unbecoming-of-Age: Australian Grunge Fiction, the Bildungsroman and the Long Labor Decade." Dr Dominic Lennard, PhD (English) Thesis title: "Little Terrors: The Child Antagonist in the Horror Film." Mr Bruce Montgomery, MA (Journalism, Media and Communications) Thesis title: Hold the Presses: The Vision Unsplendid for Australian Newspapers."

 

Available Research Areas for Supervision

• Discipline of English
• Discipline of French
• Discipline of German
• Discipline of Journalism, Media and Communications

 

Resources provided by the Graduate Research Unit

Graduate Research Website
Information for Prospective Candidates at the University of Tasmania

 

Resources provided by the School of English, Journalism and European Languages

Graduate Research Community and Resources
Current News for Graduate Research candidates in the School of English, Journalism and European Languages including seminars, policy documents and conference funding forms.

 

Current Research

• Discipline of English
• Discipline of French
• Discipline of German
• Discipline of Journalism, Media and Communications

 

Current Research Higher Degree Students

 

English

MA candidates

• Sophie Alexander
• Anne Fagan
• Stephanie Pfennigwerth

PhD candidates

• Lesley Beasley
• Rebecca Dorgelo
• Jane McGennisken
• Toni Sherwood

 

German

MA candidates

• Margit Assmann

Journalism, Media and Communications

MA candidates

• Daniel Lynch
• Sophia Staite

PhD candidates

• John Martinkus
• Lyn McGaurr
• Damian McIver