PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, Australia
About this program
The Doctor of Philosophy at Edith Cowan University is an opportunity to pursue a topic in depth at the highest academic level. A PhD is an independent, supervised research project that develops the candidate's capacity to conduct high-quality, original research, and is assessed on the submission of a thesis, or a creative work with an accompanying exegesis, together with an oral examination. It may be undertaken in any school within ECU.
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Course structure
1 term of coursework
- An independent
- supervised research project undertaken in any ECU School
- assessed by thesis or creative work with exegesis and an oral examination. Students continue re-enrolling in a discipline-specific thesis unit
- chosen from Agriculture Environmental and Related Studies
- Creative Arts
- Management and Commerce
- Engineering and Related Technologies
- Education
- Health
- Information Technology
- Natural and Physical Sciences
- or Society and Culture
- until the thesis is submitted. A project may be completed in as little as three years
- with thesis submission possible after a minimum of two years full time and a maximum course duration of four years full time. PhD unit sets are offered across more than 30 disciplines including Biology
- Business
- Computer Science
- Cyber Security
- Education
- Engineering specialisations
- Law
- Psychology
- Public Health and Visual Arts and Design. Total: 4 years full time or part time equivalent
- on campus at City Campus
- Joondalup
- South West or online
Admissions
A Masters Degree (Research), a Bachelor Honours Degree at First or Upper Second class, or demonstrated capacity to undertake original PhD level research. Applicants entering with a Masters qualification other than a Master by Research must also have the equivalent of 6 months full time research experience including project conception, design, and analysis and interpretation of findings. Applicants seeking online study must provide additional supporting information, as not all projects or disciplines suit online study. Special entry to the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) may require an audition or interview.
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