C/10.2 Examination of theses

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The principal supervisor of a candidate's thesis should not be an examiner of the thesis.

Research masters degrees

QUT requires that at least two examiners, at least one of whom should be external to the University, be appointed to examine a thesis presented for a research master degree. The academic board responsible for the course appoints examiners on advice from the head of school and/or principal supervisor. Notes for the guidance of examiners of research master degree theses can be found at the Research student's Centre .

Honours degrees

For honours degrees, project reports and dissertations will be examined by an examining committee, appointed by the executive dean, and consisting of at least two examiners, one of whom may be external to the University. The supervisor of the candidate's work may be a member of the committee but may not chair the committee or act as the primary examiner. A minimum of three copies of a dissertation should be presented to the supervisor for examination. Dissertations should be temporarily bound in order to facilitate the making of any revisions and editorial changes required by examiners before final printing and binding.

PhD degrees

In the case of a PhD thesis, at least two external examiners should be appointed. University Research and Innovation Committee appoints examiners on advice from the principal supervisor. Notes for the guidance of examiners of PhD theses are available from the Research Students Centre web page.

Professional doctorates

In the case of a doctoral degree in a specified professional field, a thesis shall normally be examined by an examination committee comprising two external examiners and one internal examiner. The internal examiner normally shall chair the committee.

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