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MON3500 · Research, experimentation and discovery
2026 Handbook6 credit pointsLevel 3Office of the DVC Student Experience and Senior VP
Last checked: 23 Aug 2026 UTCOverview
Research, Experimentation and Discovery (RED) is an immersive educational experience that invites students to bring diverse disciplinary expertise and perspectives to bear on the challenge of how research is implemented into practice. In RED, you will explore and investigate the cutting edge ‘live’ research happening throughout Monash: from responding to the impacts of climate change, preserving geopolitical security and fostering thriving communities. In RED, we invite you to step into these real-world research narratives where you will be tasked to investigate how an interdisciplinary research project can make a difference in and for the world. Across an intensive experience based in a range of on and off campus collaboration spaces, you will be asked to respond to a project in collaboration with a Monash research partner and develop a strategy to translate this research into practice, creating change and impact in the world. In doing so, RED aspires to help you as an emerging professional - no matter your degree or background - to create impact, and lead global, generational change.
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | Winter semester | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Clayton | Winter semester | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Malaysia | Summer semester A | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
Assessment
The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.
| # | Assessment | Type | Weight | Hurdle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Critical analysis and reflection | Portfolio | 30% | — |
| 2 | Research Impact Strategy | Artefact | 40% | — |
| 3 | Impact Statement Research Report 3 | Written | 30% | — |
Within semester assessment: 100%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Requisites
Learning outcomes
- Articulate key principles of interdisciplinary research, while drawing upon perspectives that are both within and outside your own discipline.
- Analyse a complex interdisciplinary research challenge, considering multiple stakeholders and disciplinary perspectives.
- Work collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams to respond to a complex research challenge.
- Develop a strategy that responds to an interdisciplinary research challenge that could create real-world impact within broader society.
- Communicate and disseminate outcomes of interdisciplinary research projects in both traditional and non-traditional formats.
- Critically reflect upon your own individual disciplinary perspectives in an interdisciplinary research setting, and in the context of your individual emerging professional identity.
Workload
144 hours, made up of intensive workshops, group work and personal learning.
| Activity | Duration |
|---|---|
| Assessments | 8 hours |
| Tutorials | 36 hours |
| Seminars | 16 hours |
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