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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

 

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