PhDEngineering
Doctor of Philosophy - Geospatial Engineering
UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
UNSW's Doctor of Philosophy in Geospatial Engineering is a research doctorate requiring a minimum of three years of full-time supervised research, culminating in an original thesis of normally no more than 100,000 words, submitted within four years of full-time study. Because the program is entirely research-driven, the specific focus depends on the individual candidate's chosen research question within geospatial engineering, whether in satellite positioning, geographic information systems, remote sensing or another subfield, with some faculties also prescribing advanced coursework. It suits geospatial or surveying engineering graduates with a genuine research question who are aiming for an academic career or a specialised research role in mapping technology, positioning systems or spatial data science, rather than students seeking a taught postgraduate geospatial qualification. Entry requires an Honours-level bachelor's degree or equivalent judged suitable by the relevant faculty's research committee.
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Course structure
- Students must complete 144 UOC when taken as a standalone program
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Admissions
A candidate for the degree shall have been awarded an appropriate Bachelor degree with Honours from the University of New South Wales or a qualification considered equivalent to the above from another university or tertiary institution. A candidate for the degree shall have been awarded an appropriate coursework Master degree which includes a substantial research component from the University of New South Wales or a qualification considered equivalent to the above from another university or tertiary institution. Candidates may be admitted to the PhD program after one year's full-time enrolment in a Masters by Research program, with the approval of the Faculty Higher Degree Committee. In exceptional cases an applicant who submits evidence of such other academic and professional qualifications as may be approved by the Committee may be permitted to enrol for the degree. However, as each...
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