UTS course code: C02038
Testamur title: Doctor of Philosophy
Abbreviation: PhD
Course fee: see note (local); $6,600 per semester (international)

Note: Research degrees are offered on a sponsored, scholarship, faculty part-sponsored, or full-fee-paying basis. Students should contact the Institute or the University Graduate School for further details. There are, however, student service fees to be paid (see Fees and costs).

The Institute for International Studies at UTS has strong expertise in China Studies and offers the research degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in that area. The doctoral program in China Studies at the Institute is unique in that candidates may choose to write their thesis in Chinese rather than English. Candidates may access library sources in China while completing a degree in the Western academic tradition. The degree is most valuable to those people without sufficient writing skills in English to write a PhD thesis in that language, but who wish to pursue an academic career, a career in research or an advanced level of professional practice in the area of China Studies.

The Institute has the capacity to supervise theses in the fields of:

• Modern and Contemporary Chinese History
• Chinese Political Economy
• Social Change in the PRC, and
• Contemporary Chinese Culture.

Admission requirements

A major criterion for the acceptance of applications for admission to a PhD in China Studies is the availability of appropriate supervision. Application forms are available in Chinese or English.

To qualify for admission to the Doctoral program, applicants must hold a Bachelor's degree with Honours, or a Master's degree, or transfer from a Master's (by thesis) degree. Alternatively, applicants may be a graduate of at least two years' standing of UTS or another tertiary educational institution and have research publications and written reports on works carried out by the applicant which satisfy the University Graduate School Board that he or she has the ability and experience to pursue his or her proposed course of study.