Exit this survey Masters nomenclature Question Title * The Programs Committee and the Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Committee are seeking your advice on a matter of degree nomenclature and would appreciate your input. There is an emerging Coursework Master Degree type that is designed to provide a pathway into PhD studies. It is not purely coursework and includes a research training component. Typically, these degrees include a thesis and are designed to allow students to clearly demonstrate equivalence to comparable Bachelor Honours degrees for entry to the PhD program. In the past many such degrees have been entitled Master of [Specialisation/Discipline area] (Honours) for example Masters of Accounting (Honours). However under the forthcoming Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF), the qualification category Master (Honours) will no longer exist. Faculties who are proposing these types of Coursework Master degrees are seeking an award title that distinguishes a straight coursework Master degree from a Master degree that is intended to prepare students for PhD studies (and yet is not a Research Master degree). The Programs Committee and the CTLC believe that we should aim for a common nomenclature across the University to recognise this distinction and which is also meaningful and attractive to students. At the same time, we need to align to the nomenclature in the AQF and avoid possible confusion with the Research Masters in the degree title. There have been a number of suggestions made for the bracketed statement. Please choose a number from the 'drop down list' to indicate your preferred options (no need to number all): Preferences Master of [Specialisation/Discipline area] (Research Studies) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Master of [Specialisation/Discipline area] (Research Studies) Preferences menu Master of [Specialisation/Discipline area](Research Preparation) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Master of [Specialisation/Discipline area](Research Preparation) Preferences menu Master of [Specialisation/Discipline area](Research Training) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Master of [Specialisation/Discipline area](Research Training) Preferences menu Master of [Specialisation/Discipline area](Research Methods) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Master of [Specialisation/Discipline area](Research Methods) Preferences menu Master of [Specialisation/Discipline area](Research Pathway) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Master of [Specialisation/Discipline area](Research Pathway) Preferences menu Master of [Specialisation/Discipline area](Analytical Methods) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Master of [Specialisation/Discipline area](Analytical Methods) Preferences menu Master of [Specialisation/Discipline area] (Academic Studies) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Master of [Specialisation/Discipline area] (Academic Studies) Preferences menu Master of [Specialisation/Discipline area] (Academic Inquiry) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Master of [Specialisation/Discipline area] (Academic Inquiry) Preferences menu Master of [Specialisation/Discipline area] (PhD Prelim) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Master of [Specialisation/Discipline area] (PhD Prelim) Preferences menu Other (your suggestions) Done