Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)

Testamur Title:	Doctor of Philosophy
Abbreviation:	PhD (Integrated)
Home Faculty:	Engineering and Information Sciences
Duration:	4 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Total Credit Points:	48 credit points per year
Delivery Mode:	On campus (Coursework and supervised individual research)
Starting Session(s):	Autumn or Spring
Location:	Wollongong
UOW Course Code:	210
CRICOS Code:	072905G

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.  

The coursework provides candidates with the opportunity to develop their research skills while allowing additional time to develop a detailed research topic, therefore providing greater certainty and better completion outcomes in the thesis.

The coursework also allows candidates to take individual subjects in a specific discipline area, thereby providing a deeper level of content from which to draw potential research themes.  International students intending to become university researchers and teachers in their home country will benefit from exposure to Australian teaching methods through the inclusion of these 'taught' coursework subjects.  

The PhD Integrated is therefore ideal for applicants who aspire to graduate with a PhD and who:

• want a flexible program which includes a selection of 'taught' subjects included in a specific discipline area of their interest;

• need further time and to develop a detailed research proposal; or

• need to develop their research training skills in order to demonstrate their capacity to undertake the major research thesis.

Entry Requirements

Applicants should have a minimum of four years of study at degree level, either a four-year Bachelor degree, or a Bachelor degree plus Masters by Coursework, with a minimum Credit average (65% or GPA 3.0 out of 4.0), or equivalent. In special circumstances, an undergraduate degree plus relevant research related experience.

International students are required to have a minimum overall IELTS score of 6 (Reading: 6 Writing: 6 Speaking: 6 Listening: 6).

All applications must be approved by the Head of Postgraduate Studies (HPS) in the appropriate discipline area. Approval depends on the availability of supervision for the proposed thesis topic and each PhD candidate has two supervisors.

PhD candidates will only be accepted if the Faculty can ensure that adequate supervision and facilities for the proposed research are available.

Course Requirements

Students will complete 48 credit points of coursework subjects and a substantial thesis reporting on an independent research topic in their field of study. The precise thesis topic will be determined in consultation with supervisors and the HPS.

Continuation to the PhD thesis will be dependent upon successful completion of the coursework component at a WAM of 65.

Coursework requirements will be tailored to the individual students needs. Where appropriate, prior study can be demonstrated, some of the coursework requirement may be relaxed.

Coursework subjects may be chosen from the list below

Core Subjects			Credit Points
RESH900	Fundamentals for HDR Writing	6
ENGG940	Dissertation	12
Civil Engineering
CIVL904	Highway Materials	6
CIVL909	Advanced Foundation Engineering	6
CIVL912	Engineering Hydrology	6
CIVL916	Research Topics in Civil Engineering	6
CIVL980	Advanced Computer Applications	6
CIVL981	Special Topic A	6
ENVE929	Site Contamination and Remediation Technologies	6
Environmental Engineering
ENGG953	Modelling of Engineering Management Systems	6
ENGG956	Financial Management for Engineered Assets	6
ENVE923	Industrial Waste Engineering and Cleaner Production	6
ENVE924	Solid and Hazardous Waste Management	6
ENVE925	Water Quality Engineering and Management	6
ENVE926	Air and Noise Pollution Management	6
ENVE927	Environmental Engineering Processes Design	6
ENVE928	Design or Urban Water Systems	6
ENVE929	Site Contamination and Remediation Technologies	6
ENVE930	Coastal, River and Groundwater Engineering	6
ENVE931	Membrane Processes and Applications	6
MECH979	Sustainable Transport and Engine Technology	6
Materials Engineering
ENGG909	The Science of Materials	6
ENGG953	Modelling of Engineering Management Systems	6
ENGG956	Financial Management for Engineered Assets	6
MATL903	Recent Developments in Materials	6
MATL905	Engineering Alloys	6
MATL906	Ceramic Materials	6
MATL907	Polymeric Materials	6
MATL913	Structural Analysis of Materials	6
MATL952	Corrosion, Wear and Fatigue	6
MATL938	Casting and Forming	6
MATL972	Selection and Design of Materials	6
Mechanical Engineering
ENGG941	Sustainability for Engineers, Scientists and Professionals	6
ENGG948	Sustainable Energy Technologies	6
ENGG953	Modelling of Engineering Management Systems	6
ENGG956	Financial Management for Engineered Assets	6
MECH913	Pneumatic Transport of Bulk Solids	6
MECH918	Sustainable Energy in Buildings	6
MECH919	Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering 1	6
MECH928	Finite Element Techniques in Mechanical Engineering	6
MECH934	Advanced Manufacturing Processes	6
MECH935	Integrated Manufacturing Systems	6
MECH949	Advanced Computer Control of Machines and Processes	6
MECH950	Advanced Robotics	6
MECH979	Sustainable Transport and Engine Technology	6
MECH980	Automotive Dynamics	6
Mechatronic Engineering
ECTE912	DC-Sourced Power Electronics	6
ECTE925	Industrial Drives and Actuators	6
ECTE931	Real-time Computing	6
ECTE941	Intelligent Control	6
ENGG953	Modelling of Engineering Management Systems	6
ENGG956	Financial Management for Engineered Assets	6
MECH935	Integrated Manufacturing Systems	6
MECH939	Advanced Topics in Mechatronic Engineering	6
MECH941	Micro/Nano Robotic Systems	6
MECH949	Advanced Computer Control of Machines and Processes	6
MECH950	Advanced Robotics	6
MECH980	Automotive Dynamics	6
Mining Engineering
MINE902	Advanced Studies in Mining Engineering	6
MINE903	Simulation of Mining Operations and Problems	6
MINE904	Rock Mechanics	6
MINE905	Environmental Control in Mines	6
MINE906	Mining Engineering Techniques	6
MINE916	Mineral Valuation, Risk Analysis	6
MINE918	Commodity Analysis	6
Medical Radiation Physics
PHYS951	Medical Physics Research Project	18
PHYS952	Radiation and Radiotherapy Physics	8
PHYS953	Medical Imaging and Nuclear Medicine	8
PHYS954	Radiobiology and Radiation Protection	8
Physics
PHYS444	Quantum Mechanics	8
PHYS446	Solid State Physics	8
PHYS950	Special Topics in Physics A	8
PHYS990	Applied Physics Project	24

Other subjects may be undertaken with prior approval of supervisors.

Other Information

Students are advised to consult the University's Code of Practice - Supervision at the following web address: www.uow.edu.au/handbook/codesofprac/cop_supervision.html

For further information about the Faculty's areas of research strength, please consult the Faculty's website at http://eis.uow.edu.au/index.html

For more technical information about the degree progress, please consult the website of the University's Office of Research at http://www.uow.edu.au/research/grs/

Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/ or email: Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - eis@uow.edu.au