Why choose Monash University?

Delivering Excellence in Research

Monash University's strong performance is reflected in our membership of the prestigious Group of Eight (Go8), representing the top research universities in Australia. In 2006 we were placed in the top third of the world's finest universities, as determined by The Times Higher Education Supplement. The Social Sciences at Monash was ranked 28 in the top 100 universities.

Another example of strong performance is a recent report by the Philosophical Gourmet Report of graduate programs in Philosophy in the English speaking world, where the School of Philosophy and Bioethics ranked fourth in Australasia. This means Monash is comparable to departments in the top 30 philosophy programs in the United States.

Quality Supervision

The Faculty of Arts attracts one of the largest enrolments in higher degrees by research in Australia. Monash Arts scholars have distinguished themselves on international and national levels as leading commentators, theorists and critics in a wide range of research areas. The Faculty Supervisor Accreditation Scheme is one of the ways we assure quality supervision. New staff are mentored and provided with a structured program before taking on supervision roles, and only research-active staff with strong records in bringing candidates to completion are allowed to act as main supervisors of PhD and Masters research candidates.

Broad Supervision Capacity

Because we are one of the largest Arts faculties in Australia we have the capacity to supervise graduate researchers across a broad range of topics in the performance arts, humanities, languages and the social sciences. View a list of our academic staff and their supervision areas on the supervision page.