Academic Regulations
1. Candidacy commences when the University of Western Sydney (UWS) offers the applicant a place and advises the name(s) of its supervisor(s). Candidacy is conditional on satisfactory progress.
2. Once candidacy commences it is the responsibility of the MTC supervisor to take the initiative in arranging a meeting of the supervision panel. This should consist of the MTC supervisor and co-supervisor and the Principal Supervisor from UWS.
At that meeting the following need to be addressed:
2.1. The MTC thesis proposal needs to be endorsed or an agreement documented to modify it;
2.2. The first year milestones need to be agreed;
2.3. The UWS document ‘Thesis Proposal: Information for thesis proposal advisory committee members’ needs to be reviewed and a preliminary plan agreed for the student to prepare for the presentation and defence of the thesis proposal agreed. This agreement should include names of other Moore College faculty who will be present for the presentation.
2.4. A program of meetings with UWS Principal Supervisor needs to be agreed.
3. Soon after the foregoing meeting a program of meetings between the MTC supervisor and the student needs to be agreed.
4. Part-time candidates are required to undertake the first two semesters as full-time residential students. Thereafter those wishing to reside outside Sydney metropolitan area must spend at least two weeks per year in Sydney.
5. All candidates are required to participate in MTC’s program of Advanced Topic Seminars and, where appropriate, Biblical Studies Research Seminars. This includes the presentation, at least once per year, of an abstract of their research to date. The MTC supervisor is required to attend this presentation. Normally, students are required to participate in all such seminars offered by MTC (usually four per year). However, students residing outside the Sydney metropolitan area may apply to the Postgraduate Committee for permission to participate in a lesser number. In such cases, students are expected to combine visits to Sydney for seminars with face-to-face consultations with their supervisor.
6. Candidates are required to participate in the College’s program of Advanced Topic Seminars and where appropriate Biblical Studies Research Seminars. This includes the presentation, at least once per year, of an abstract of their research to date. The supervisor is required to be present for that presentation. Normally students must participate in all such seminars offered by the College (usually four per year). However, students residing outside the Sydney metropolitan area may apply to the Postgraduate Committee for permission to participate in a lesser number. In such cases, students are expected to combine visits to Sydney for seminars with face to face sessions with their supervisor.
7. Changes to a thesis topic may be initiated by the student, the supervisor or the Postgraduate Committee. Changes must be approved by the Board of Studies on the recommendation of the Postgraduate Committee and then submitted to UWS through the Principal Supervisor.