Masters Research Project 1

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. articulate a research topic or problem and carry out a coherent plan for a research/ creative practice project
  2. find and understand varieties of scholarly literature, materials and sources relevant to the research
  3. analyse scholarly literature and materials relevant to the research or creative practice and apply findings in the research project plan
  4. develop scholarly or professional communication skills sufficient to express and manage complex ideas and arguments
  5. demonstrate advanced understanding of cultural, creative and/or technical aspects of the research area

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Curtin University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• CUR-MIC-MAS-2025 - Master of Digital and Social Media

Elective

• CUR-ISE-MAS-2025 - Master of Information Science (Extended)
• CUR-ADC-MAS-2025 - Master of Arts (Digital Communications)
• CUR-HRI-MAS-2025 - Master of Human Rights
• CUR-APW-MAS-2025 - Master of Arts (Professional Writing and Publishing)
• CUR-AFA-MAS-2025 - Master of Arts (Fine Art)
• CUR-ACW-MAS-2025 - Master of Arts (Creative Writing)

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• CUR-INFM600 (Not currently available)

• CUR-CHRE601 (Not currently available)

You won't be able to enrol into this subject if you've already successfully completed or currently enrolled in the following subject(s) as they are considered anti-requisites due to the similarity of the content.

• CUR-COM610-Masters Professional or Creative Project

Others

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following program:
1. Master of Information Science (Extended) AND have completed at least 100 credit points (or 4 subjects, including completed or study at the same time INF520 Research and Evaluation) before enrolling in this subject;
2. Master of Human Rights AND have completed at least 100 credit points (or 4 subjects) before enrolling in this subject;
3. Master of Art (Creative Writing) AND have completed at least 200 credit points (or 8 subjects, including COM605 Planning an Arts Research Project) before enrolling in this subject;
4. Master of Art (Digital Communications) AND have completed at least 200 credit points (or 8 subjects, including COM605 Planning an Arts Research Project) before enrolling in this subject;
5. Master of Art (Fine Art) AND have completed at least 200 credit points (or 8 subjects, including COM605 Planning an Arts Research Project) before enrolling in this subject;
6. Master of Art (Professional Writing and Publishing) AND have completed at least 200 credit points (or 8 subjects, including COM605 Planning an Arts Research Project) before enrolling in this subject.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.25 EFTSL

This is in the range of 20 to 24 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.