PhD
Doctor of Philosophy - Social Sciences
UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
UNSW's Doctor of Philosophy in Social Sciences covers research undertaken through the School of Social Sciences, spanning sociology, anthropology, criminology, politics and international relations, social work and policy studies, alongside the Social Policy Research Centre and the Centre for Social Research in Health, which covers social aspects of health including HIV, sexual health, drug use and Aboriginal health. Because the program is entirely research-driven, the specific discipline and research question depend on the individual candidate's interests and available supervision across these genuinely broad social science fields, requiring a minimum of three years of full-time study toward an original thesis of normally no more than 100,000 words. It suits social science graduates with a genuine research question who are aiming for an academic career or a specialised research role in policy, government, health research institutions or the community sector.
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Course structure
- NCHRAR Social Research in Health
- SOSSAR Social Sciences
- SPRCBR Social Policy
Admissions
As a general guide, the UNSW entry requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy are as follows: A candidate for the degree shall have been awarded an appropriate degree of Bachelor with Honours from the University of New South Wales or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution at a level acceptable to the Research Committee of the appropriate Faculty. Candidates may be admitted to the PhD program after one year's full-time enrolment in a Masters by Research program, if they meet the PhD entry requirements and 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. As each Faculty manages its own PhD programs, prospective local and international res...
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