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The difference between coursework and research
Courses at Monash are offered as either research-based programs, or coursework-based programs:
- Coursework programs (eg faculty, graduate or postgraduate certificates; undergraduate, graduate or postgraduate diplomas; bachelors degrees; honours degrees; Masters (Honours), Masters by coursework and Professional Masters) involve undertaking units of study usually comprising some combination of teaching sessions such as lectures, tutorials, practical group work like laboratories, and assigned assessment tasks, including examinations.
- Research degrees include a research project which makes up at least 66 percent of the course. The research project involves one-on-one supervision by academic staff of an agreed directed task undertaken by the student. Assessment is via production of a thesis or other appropriate large body of work. Research courses which are not 100 percent research include coursework and in some cases other means of assessment.
- Most honours degrees and some postgraduate degrees involve a combination of coursework and research.
The relationships between these programs, the `articulation' between course types, and between coursework and research programs is illustrated in the 'Pathways between qualifications' diagram in this section of the guide.
The terms 'research' and 'coursework' are also used to describe students enrolled in the relevant types of courses.
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