This course will provide candidates with the philosophical and research design considerations to fully meet the expectations of HDR qualifications at RMIT.

Candidates will critically analyse the ontological, epistemological and theoretical foundations, intellectual traditions, research design and impact considerations taking a multi-disciplinary perspective.

The course will expose candidates to the implications of philosophical assumptions on the conduct and outcome of research.

The course will be modular in structure allowing candidates to complete the components they need to prepare for their research project and to enable more granular recognition of prior learning.

This course is: