Doctor of Philosophy

Overview

The Doctor of Philosophy provides the opportunity to pursue in-depth research. Candidates are expected to develop a research thesis that leads to an original and significant contribution to a field of knowledge.

Entry Requirements

Candidates must have an Honours Bachelor Degree of at least four years duration, and have as a minimum achieved Honours Class II, Division 2 or higher or completed a Masters by Research. In addition, a primary supervisor in the relevant academic unit must be identified prior to commencing the program.

All applications must be approved by the Chair of the GSM Research Committee.

Approval will be dependent on the availability of supervision for the proposed thesis topic.

International Student are required to have achieved as an minimum an IELTS score of 7.0 with level of 7.0 in reading, writing speaking and listening. Requirements are higher in some programs.

Course Requirements

Study at the Doctorate level, usually for a minimum of 3 years full-time, is by an advanced research thesis. Potential candidates must discuss their research plan with the Chair of the GSM Research committee at which time supervision arrangements of the school will be outlined.

Rules and procedures for Doctoral degrees by Thesis are listed in the Course Rules. Doctoral candidates are urged to be familiar with the Code of Practice - Supervision and the General Course Rules governing Thesis and Research degrees, including the regulations regarding preparation and submission of the Thesis

Other Information

Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/ or email: gsm_info@uow.edu.au or Phone - +61 2 4221 5925