Postgraduate study
Continuing your studies
This site offers you a range of resources to assist your progress as a postgraduate student. You can go to the checklist for new postgraduate students to familiarise yourself with common terms and references.
Orientation course
All research students use English as an additional language are encouraged to participate in the Orientation to Research course, offered each semester.
Many students beginning research are unsure of the process or their topic of choice and study and expectations may be different here in Australia to what you are used to. Your supervisor, other students and the advisers in our units will all assist you to become familiar with studying in Australia.
You can have individual appointments with an adviser. To find out how to make an appointment go to Consultations – see an adviser.
Assistance for postgraduate students
Postgraduate resources at La Trobe
- Research and Graduate Studies office (RGSO)
- Ethics Information
- LUPA La Trobe University Postgraduate Association
- International Programs Office (LTI)
- Postgraduate Handbook
- Library
- La Trobe University publications
- Guide to studying at La Trobe
- Orientation to research
- Writing a research proposal (DOC 37KB)
Expectations of research
- The stages of a PhD - from the University of Queensland
- How to write a literature review in Health Sciences - University of Toronto
- Frequently asked questions about a PhD - from the University of Queensland
- Theses from all disciplines available online for you to read.
Developing information literacy
- Academic research techniques
- A list of references about evaluating web sources
- Subject area style guide
- Guide to citation of electronic documents
- Guide to documentation styles
Academic Writing
- The University of North Carolina Writing Centre - had terrific sections on all you need to know about writing for university.
Oral Skills
Grammar