Faculty of Commerce

Doctor of Philosophy

Testamur Title of Degree:

Doctor of Philosophy

Abbreviation:

PhD

Home Faculty:

Commerce

Duration:

3 years or part-time equivalent

Total Credit Points:

48 per annum

Delivery Mode:

Supervised individual research

Location:

All

UOW Course Code

201

CRICOS Code:

001247B

Overview

Candidates with demonstrated research potential, exhibited usually by a Bachelor Honours, Masters by Research degree or other Masters degree that includes a research project, can apply to take a Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty. Full-time study of three years, or the part-time equivalent, is normally required. Candidates will be expected to work under supervision on research projects related to their thesis area and may be required to complete coursework classes in order to acquire theory and develop methodological skills necessary for their doctoral research. Candidates for this degree enroll in the subject THES924 (full-time) or THES912 (part-time).

The following areas of research are some of the topics available to candidates undertaking the Doctor of Philosophy degree:

School of Accounting and Finance

Accountancy

    • Accounting and Information Systems

    • Accounting and EDI

    • Auditing

    • Controllership

    • Critical Accounting Theory

    • External Financial Reporting and Standard Setting

    • Government and Not for Profit Accounting

    • History of Accounting Thought

    • International Accounting and Finance

    • Management Accounting

    • Small Business Management

    • Social and Environmental Accounting

Finance

    • Banking

    • Behavioural Finance

    • Corporate Finance

    • Entrepreneurial Finance

    • Financial Economics

    • Financial Markets

    • Financial Planning

    • International Finance

    • Mathematical Finance

    • Personal Finance

    • Portfolio Analysis

    • Risk Management

    • Small Business Finance

School of Economics

Economics

    • Labour and Human Resources

    • International Trade and Investment

    • Economic Growth and Development

    • Small and Medium Enterprises

    • Industrial and Business Economics

    • Regional Development

    • Macroeconomic Performance and Policies

School of Management and Marketing

Management

    • Project Based Learning

    • Organisational Change and Leadership

    • Firm Performance

    • Internationalisation of Firms

    • OH&S Management

    • Entrepreneurial Identity

    • International and Comparative Human Resource Management

    • Role of Human Resource Management in Organizational Change

    • Inter-organisational Relations

    • Strategic Management in SE Asian Firms

    • Corporate Governance

    • Critical Analysis of HRM Practices

    • Cross-cultural Management

    • International Organizations

    • Corporate Decision-Making

    • Business Ethics

    • Logistics

    • Supply Chain Management

Marketing

    • Advertising

    • Consumer Behaviour

    • Internet Marketing

    • International Marketing

    • Marketing Communication

    • Marketing Research

    • New Product Marketing and Product Innovation

    • Relationship Marketing

    • Strategic Planning and Marketing

    • Sales Management

    • Services Marketing

Other Research Areas

    • Online Banking

    • Knowledge Management

    • Organisational and Institutional Web Systems

    • Executive Information Systems Management Information Systems & Decision Support Systems

    • Activity Theory

    • Management of Information System, Architectures and Infrastructures

Other Information

Additional information is available from www.uow.edu.au or email: commerce@uow.edu.au