Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)

Testamur Title:	Doctor of Philosophy
Abbreviation:	PhD
Home Faculty:	Sydney Business School
Duration:	4 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Total Credit Points:	192
Delivery Mode:	Coursework and Supervised Individual Research
Starting Session(s):	Trimester 1
Location:	Innovation Campus (Wollongong)
UOW Course Code:	210
CRICOS Code:	072794J

Overview

The PhD (Integrated) is a four year research degree which integrates a traditional three year PhD thesis with one year of coursework comprising generic research training and discipline-specific content into a single degree.

Entry Requirements

Applicants will have a minimum of four years of study at a degree level, either a four year Bachelor degree, or a Bachelor degree plus Masters by Coursework, with a minimum Credit average (65% or 3.0GPA out of 4.0), or equivalent.

Applications must be accompanied by a 2,000 word proposal describing the candidate's preferred area of research interest.

International applicants must also meet the University's English Language requirements as set out at http://www.uow.edu.au/future/international/index.html

Course Requirements

Students will be required to complete one year of coursework, comprising research training skills and individual coursework subjects. Students who successfully complete their first year, with an average of 65%, including 65% in each research training skills subject, will be required to complete three years of research. The research component is the same as for the three year PhD program and leads to production of a written thesis. Students not meeting progression requirement into Year 2, may be offered an alternative of transferring into a Masters program.

Coursework Program

Core Subjects		Credit Points
TBS997	Research Foundations 1: Literature Review	12
TBS996	Research Foundations 2: Research Methodology	12
TBS972	Current Issues in Business*	12
TBS973	Business Development*	12
Plus, candidates enrol in THES924 (24 cp, full time) or THES912 (12 cp, part time) which represents three years of study, for full time students or part time equivalent.

*Note TBS972 and TBS973 may be substituted with other suitable subjects with approval

For areas of research offered by the Sydney Business School, please refer to the topics available for the Doctor of Philosophy degree.

Other Information

Additional Information is available from www.uow.edu.au/sbs or email sbs@uow.edu.au