C02028v5 Doctor of Philosophy
Award(s): Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)CRICOS code: 008681E
Course EFTSL: 4
Location: City campus
Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Applications
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Other information
Overview
The PhD is a University-wide degree which involves an intense period of supervised study and research, culminating in the submission of a thesis. The PhD is awarded to candidates who make an original and distinct contribution to knowledge in their field of specialisation.
This degree is particularly valuable for students wishing to pursue a career in research or academia.
Career options
Career options include positions in universities, undertaking research, contributions to public policy, or other academic work including teaching, submissions to think tanks and interest groups and legal publishing.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised master's by research or bachelor's degree with first or second class honours (division 1), or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate research studies.
Support for the project, availability of supervision, availability of places, evidence of research capacity in a relevant discipline and the applicant's overall abilities and experience are all taken into account.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 58-66
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Applications
Applicants must submit a research proposal at the point of application. Once final approval is obtained for a research proposal, the topic cannot be changed except with the approval of the University.
Detailed information about the application process can be found at:
www.research.uts.edu.au/future-students
Course duration and attendance
The maximum course duration is four years of full-time or eight years of part-time study. Students can complete the course in less than the maximum time.
The work may be carried out either on University premises or at a site external to the University, or some combination of both. Candidates are required to make contact with their supervisor(s) at least once a month to discuss the progress of their research.
Course structure
Candidates are required to submit a dissertation of approximately 100,000 words. As part of this course, students must also complete the subject, 77697 Higher Degree Research Seminar.
The candidate is required to undertake all assessments as part of the Faculty's Doctoral Framework three-stage program. Within the first stage candidates must complete a formal candidature assessment, and within the second stage candidates must complete a progress confirmation assessment, to ensure their progress is consistent with completion of the research program in the prescribed time and demonstrates potential to complete the work to standard. Doctoral candidates are required to make an oral presentation of their dissertation six months prior to submission of their dissertation for examination.
Information regarding UTS: Law's key research areas and strengths, and the research interests of staff members, is available at postgraduate research degrees.
Course completion requirements
| 77696 PhD Thesis: Law | ||
| 77697 Higher Degree Research Seminar |
Other information
Further information is available from the faculty research officer:
telephone +61 2 9514 3753
fax +61 2 9514 3400
email law.research@uts.edu.au
www.law.uts.edu.au
Applicants are encouraged to visit the UTS: Graduate Research School website at:
