Directed Studies

The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) is running a research program for students potentially interested in doing a PhD.

You can formally enrol in a Directed Studies (ELEN90011) subject and get credit (12.5pt).

A full list of Directed Studies projects and supervisors are linked below. This list is indicative and students can talk to other academics and check if they are willing to offer other projects.

Application Process

Please first talk to the relevant supervisor(s) to make sure that they are willing to supervise you. Then email Dragan Nesic to ensure that you are eligible (see below for eligibility details) and indicate the project(s) you are interested in.  We expect to contact you about the outcome soon afterwards and then you can enrol

Directed Studies projects and supervisors 

Your application should contain

  1. Your name, contact details and one paragraph description about your plans for doing a PhD (e.g. research area, description of your motivation, potential topic and the nominal starting date).
  2. A ranked list of all Directed Studies research topics that you are interested in (the first is the most preferred and the last is the least preferred). NOTE: you can not select two or more projects supervised by the same academic. You should only consider topics in the provided list.
  3. We ask that you provide a ranked list of all projects that you are interested in (at most one project supervised by the same supervisor). As this is a competitive process, you may not be able to get your first preference. Students with the highest WAM will be given preference.
  4. An email from the relevant academic(s) stating they are happy to supervise you. This should be done for every topic in your list in item 2 above.

Eligibility and selection criteria

  1. Only students with WAM above 75 are eligible.
  2. Only students currently enrolled in a Master Degree at the University of Melbourne are eligible.
  3. Note that there is a limit of one student per academic and so we ask that you provide a ranked list of all projects that you are interested in. As this is a competitive process, you may not be able to get your first preference. Students with the highest WAM will be given preference.
  4. Students in the final semester of their study will be given a preference.

Questions regarding the process should be directed to Dragan  Nesic

Contact Program Coordinator