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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 |
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RESH900 |
Fundamentals for HDR Writing |
6 |
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ENGG940 |
Dissertation |
12 |
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Civil Engineering | |||||
Highway Materials |
6 |
||||
Advanced Foundation Engineering |
6 |
||||
Engineering Hydrology |
6 |
||||
Research Topics in Civil Engineering |
6 |
||||
Advanced Computer Applications |
6 |
||||
Special Topic A |
6 |
||||
Site Contamination and Remediation Technologies |
6 |
||||
Environmental Engineering | |||||
Modelling of Engineering Management Systems |
6 |
||||
Financial Management for Engineered Assets |
6 |
||||
Industrial Waste Engineering and Cleaner Production |
6 |
||||
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management |
6 |
||||
Water Quality Engineering and Management |
6 |
||||
Air and Noise Pollution Management |
6 |
||||
Environmental Engineering Processes Design |
6 |
||||
Design or Urban Water Systems |
6 |
||||
Site Contamination and Remediation Technologies |
6 |
||||
Coastal, River and Groundwater Engineering |
6 |
||||
Membrane Processes and Applications |
6 |
||||
Sustainable Transport and Engine Technology |
6 |
||||
Materials Engineering | |||||
The Science of Materials |
6 |
||||
Modelling of Engineering Management Systems |
6 |
||||
Financial Management for Engineered Assets |
6 |
||||
Recent Developments in Materials |
6 |
||||
Engineering Alloys |
6 |
||||
Ceramic Materials |
6 |
||||
Polymeric Materials |
6 |
||||
Structural Analysis of Materials |
6 |
||||
Corrosion, Wear and Fatigue |
6 |
||||
Casting and Forming |
6 |
||||
Selection and Design of Materials |
6 |
||||
Mechanical Engineering | |||||
Sustainability for Engineers, Scientists and Professionals |
6 |
||||
Sustainable Energy Technologies |
6 |
||||
Modelling of Engineering Management Systems |
6 |
||||
Financial Management for Engineered Assets |
6 |
||||
Pneumatic Transport of Bulk Solids |
6 |
||||
Sustainable Energy in Buildings |
6 |
||||
Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering 1 |
6 |
||||
Finite Element Techniques in Mechanical Engineering |
6 |
||||
Advanced Manufacturing Processes |
6 |
||||
Integrated Manufacturing Systems |
6 |
||||
Advanced Computer Control of Machines and Processes |
6 |
||||
Advanced Robotics |
6 |
||||
Sustainable Transport and Engine Technology |
6 |
||||
Automotive Dynamics |
6 |
||||
Mechatronic Engineering | |||||
DC-Sourced Power Electronics |
6 |
||||
Industrial Drives and Actuators |
6 |
||||
Real-time Computing |
6 |
||||
Intelligent Control |
6 |
||||
Modelling of Engineering Management Systems |
6 |
||||
Financial Management for Engineered Assets |
6 |
||||
Integrated Manufacturing Systems |
6 |
||||
Advanced Topics in Mechatronic Engineering |
6 |
||||
Micro/Nano Robotic Systems |
6 |
||||
Advanced Computer Control of Machines and Processes |
6 |
||||
Advanced Robotics |
6 |
||||
Automotive Dynamics |
6 |
||||
Mining Engineering | |||||
Advanced Studies in Mining Engineering |
6 |
||||
Simulation of Mining Operations and Problems |
6 |
||||
Rock Mechanics |
6 |
||||
Environmental Control in Mines |
6 |
||||
Mining Engineering Techniques |
6 |
||||
Mineral Valuation, Risk Analysis |
6 |
||||
Commodity Analysis |
6 |
||||
Medical Radiation Physics | |||||
PHYS951 |
Medical Physics Research Project |
18 |
|||
Radiation and Radiotherapy Physics |
8 |
||||
Medical Imaging and Nuclear Medicine |
8 |
||||
Radiobiology and Radiation Protection |
8 |
||||
Physics | |||||
Quantum Mechanics |
8 |
||||
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