Early Candidature Plan

One of the first year requirements is the Early Candidature Plan.

You are asked to discuss this with your principal supervisor or supervisory panel. The aim is to identify goals that would be good for you to achieve early in the candidature.

The Early Candidature Plan will be unique for each student and should be achievable within the nominated time frame, be clearly expressed, and should indicate what constitutes a successful completion. 

Early Candidature Plan may include things such as:

• mastering a laboratory research technique
• attending a relevant coursework component such as a research methods course
• producing written reports including a draft timetable for the project
• a literature survey
• other disciplinary requirements

Usually up to four items will be sufficient but please feel free to add additional items on a separate sheet. 

Early Candidature Plan is a compulsory requirement of enrolment.

• Early Candidature Plan Form (PDF, 955Kb)
• Guidelines and Procedures (PDF, 25Kb)
• Examples of Early Candidature Plan (PDF, 11Kb)

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