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Graduate Certificate in Research (X5A)

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Overview  2024

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Duration

Minimum 0.5 Years, up to a maximum of 2 Years

Duration

Duration refers to the minimum and maximum amounts of time in which this course can be completed. It will be affected by whether you choose to study full or part time, noting that some programs are only available part time.

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Entry Requirements

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Duration

Minimum 0.5 Years, up to a maximum of 2 Years

Duration

Duration refers to the minimum and maximum amounts of time in which this course can be completed. It will be affected by whether you choose to study full or part time, noting that some programs are only available part time.
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The Graduate Certificate in Research has been introduced by the University to assist Higher Degree by Research (HDR) candidates systematically acquire the skills and training they need to complete their research. The Graduate Certificate is also part of an initiative by the University to internationalise and increase the transferability of UTAS degrees, improve student experience and retention rates, and ensure the timeliness of completion of higher degrees by research.

All PhD and Research Masters candidates commencing after 1 January 2011 are required to participate in the program.

Please visit the Graduate Certificate in Research website for detailed information including core unit dates, managing your enrolment, applying for credit / exemptions and off schedule unit requests.

The Bologna Process identified the global need to raise the quality of both research environments and HDR graduates: It is now commonly agreed that HDR candidates need to be equipped with generic and transferable skills and an understanding of social and ethical responsibility, both of which improve completion rates and broadens a candidate's career prospects.

Postgraduate training is now seen as moving beyond merely training the next generation of academics. Instead it is accepted as a means of equipping an advanced workforce with the skills necessary for critical thinking and team work.

The Graduate Certificate (Research) will include a generic unit that exposes candidates to the issues surrounding ethical research, long term data storage and meta-tagging, intellectual property and patents, commercial and other sensitivities, opportunities to commercialise the outputs of research, and the globalisation of research.

  • 1 Independently and critically review multi-faceted problems to justify discipline-specific research ideas and innovative approaches to address complex questions
  • 2 Develop a plan to undertake and manage the processes required for conducting and disseminating ethical research
  • 3 Effectively communicate complex information in written, visual and oral forms to a diverse range of stakeholders

    • Career outcomes

    The Graduate Certificate will imbue our HDR graduates with the fundamental skills and attributes that future employers would expect, including competencies in communication and advanced analysis specific to their discipline.

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    Course structure

    For PhD candidates, X5A Graduate Certificate in Research requires the completion of:  

    25 credit points of Core units  

    and 

    25 credit points of Elective units  

    All PhD candidates must complete XGR501 Introduction to Higher Degree by Research, and one other unit prior to Confirmation of Candidature. It is highly recommended that the second unit completed before Confirmation of Candidature be XGR502 Communicating Research, however it is understood that in some cases greater benefit may be gained from completion of an elective unit at this time. Please discuss with your primary Supervisor and the Course Coordinator of the Graduate Certificate in Research if a unit other than XGR502 is being considered.  

    Students will work with their primary supervisor to select Level 200-700 units available as electives that best support and complement the student’s research program. Students may also enrol in Level 100 introductory language units with the primary supervisor’s approval.  Students must meet any unit prerequisites for the selected units.  

    Candidates must complete all units in the Graduate Certificate within two years of full time (or equivalent) candidature.

    Introduction to Higher Degree by Research will introduce doctoral and masters candidates to higher degrees by research (HDR) study at the University of Tasmania.Candidates will be introduced to a range of topics including what it means to be an HDR…

    Credit Points: 12.5

    LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
    OnlineSemester 1
    OnlineSummer school
    OnlineWinter school (late)
    OnlineSpring school (extended)

    Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

    View all details for XGR501 Introduction to Higher Degree by Research

    Communicating Research introduces principles of academic writing, referencing and broad presentation skills to PhD and Masters candidates to higher degrees by research (HDR) training at the University of Tasmania.This unit will focus on a range of topics including: managing and…

    Credit Points: 12.5

    LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
    OnlineSemester 2
    OnlineSpring school (extended)
    Online11 Week Session Feb
    Online11 Week Session Apr

    Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

    View all details for XGR502 Communicating Research

    Students will work with their primary supervisor to select Level 200-700 units available as electives that best support and complement the student's research program. Students may also enrol in Level 100 introductory language units with the primary supervisor's approval. Students must meet any unit prerequisites for the selected units.

    Entry requirements

    Admission to the Graduate Certificate in Research requires concurrent admission to a Higher Degree by Research at the University of Tasmania, such as the Doctor of Philosophy or Masters by Research.

    HDR Candidates are automatically admitted to the Graduate Certificate and are enrolled concurrently with their HDR course.

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    Fees & scholarships

    Domestic students

    Options for this course

    This is a full-fee course, which means you’ll need to pay the full amount for your studies. Commonwealth Supported Places are not available in this course. However, there are still support options available for eligible students to help you manage the cost of studying this course.

    You may be able to fund all or part of your tuition fees by accessing a FEE-HELP loan from the Australian Government. FEE-HELP is a loan scheme that assists domestic full-fee students to pay for University, which is repaid through the Australian Tax System once you earn above a repayment threshold. This means you’ll only have to start repaying the loan once you start earning above a specific amount

    Our scholarships and prizes program also offers more than 400 scholarships across all areas of study. You can even apply for multiple scholarships in one easy application.

    Further information

    Detailed fee information for domestic students is available at Scholarships, fees and costs, including additional information in relation to the compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).

    International students

    2024 Total Course Fee (international students): $7,475 AUD*.

    Course cost based on a rate of $14,950 AUD per standard, full-time year of study (100 credit points).

    * Please note that this is an indicative fee only.

    International students

    International students are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the annual rate. International students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.

    Scholarships

    For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.

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