School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry Progress Review Guidelines

Before reading the guidelines outlined on this page, ensure you have reviewed all the information about Progress Reviews, including the criteria for each review, and the Higher Degree by Research Candidature Progression Procedure.

How to organise a Progress Review

The following guidelines outline the management and conduct of HDR Progress Reviews in the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry. These guidelines should be used in combination with the Higher Degree by Research Candidature Policy and the Higher Degree by Research Candidature Procedure. Further instructions to help you to arrange your upcoming review are available here.

Progress Reviews Snapshot

Progress review requirements
	Confirmation of Candidature (R1)	Review 2 (R2)	Review 3 (R3)
Candidature Documents	Candidate statement Individual Development Plan (IDP) HDR portfolio of activity, including summary of development activities (DOC, 131.5 KB)	Candidate statement Individual Development Plan (IDP) HDR portfolio of activity, including summary of development activities (DOC, 131.5 KB)	Candidate statement Individual Development Plan (IDP) HDR portfolio of activity, including summary of development activities (DOC, 131.5 KB)
Project Documents	Thesis chapter iThenticate report	New Thesis chapter Draft of thesis iThenticate report	New Thesis chapter Draft of thesis iThenticate report
Review Meeting	Up to 60 minutes	Up to 60 minutes	Up to 60 minutes
Oral Presentation	Open 20 minutes presentation + 10 minutes questions	Open 20 minutes presentation + 10 minutes questions	Closed 20 minutes presentation + 10 minutes questions

Note 1: Documents should be submitted by the census date in of research quarter in which your review is due.

Note 2: Progress reviews should, if feasible, be scheduled to fit into your discipline’s seminar series.

Panel Composition

Your Progress Review Panel (PRP) in the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry will consist of a chair and at least one reviewer. Typically, the chair is your discipline research and research training advisor, and the reviewers are staff or honorary staff.

Confirmation of Candidature Review (R1)

Your confirmation of candidature review will include the submission of your candidature and project documents, an up to 60 minute meeting with the review panel, and an open 20 minute oral presentation and 10 minutes of question time.

Documents

Your HDR portfolio with all sections filled in
A thesis chapter of at least 5000 words for a PhD (maximum about 10000) or 2500 for an MPhil (maximum about 5000)

Written feedback will be provided by your reviewer(s) after the interview. Your chair will also prepare a written report and will provide a recommendation to the Dean, UQ Graduate School about attainment of the review.

In order to attain your confirmation, you need to demonstrate to the committee members that you meet all of the following performance-criteria:

You have a sharply defined research project with clear parameters.
Your proposal is viable within the scope of a PhD or MPhil.
Your method is appropriate for realising your project.
You are engaging with current scholarly debates pertaining to your field of research.
Your project has logically developed since your commencement.
You have a high-quality draft of at least 1 thesis-chapter of no less than 5000 (PhD) or 2500 (MPhil) words.
You are appropriately considering your training needs in research-related and generic skills.

Progress Review 2 (R2)

Your second progress review will include the submission of your candidature and project documents, an up to 60 minute meeting with the review panel, and an open 20 minute oral presentation and 10 minutes of question time.

Documents

A thesis chapter of at least 5000 words for a PhD (maximum about 10000) or 2500 for an MPhil (maximum about 5000) that is different from the chapter submitted for the first review
The draft of your thesis as it currently stands as one consolidated Word document

In order to complete your second progress review you need to demonstrate to the committee members that you meet all of the following performance-criteria:

You continue to have a sharply defined research project with clear parameters.
Your project remains viable within the scope of a PhD or MPhil.
Your method remains appropriate for realising your project.
You continue to engage with currently scholarly debates pertaining to your field of research.
Your project has logically developed since your confirmation.
You have a high-quality draft of at least 2 thesis-chapters of no less than 5000 (PhD) or 2500 (MPhil) words each.
You have a rough draft of at least 30 percent of your thesis.
You continue appropriately to consider your training needs in research-related and generic skills.

Progress Review 3 (R3)

Your third progress review will include the submission of your candidature and project documents, an up to 60 minute meeting with the review panel, and a closed 20 minute oral presentation and 10 minutes of question time.

Documents

A thesis chapter of at least 5000 words for a PhD (maximum about 10000) or 2500 for an MPhil (maximum about 5000) that is different from the ones that you submitted as part of your first two reviews
The draft of your thesis as it currently stands as one consolidated Word document

You will complete your third progress review if you demonstrate to this review committee that you meet all of the following performance-criteria:

Your thesis meets the standard for a PhD or MPhil.
Your thesis clearly engages with current scholarly debates pertaining to its field of research and contributes to such debates.
Your project has logically developed since your mid-candidature review.
You have, or will soon have, a near-complete draft of the whole thesis.
You are clearly going to submit within 5-6 months, if you are doing a PhD on a full-time basis, or within 8-12 weeks, if your thesis is an MPhil.
You continue appropriately to consider your training needs in research-related and generic skills.

School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry Progress Review Guidelines

Progress Reviews Snapshot

Panel Composition

Confirmation of Candidature Review (R1)

Progress Review 2 (R2)

Progress Review 3 (R3)

Information for Panel Members and Advisory Team