Doctor of Philosophy

Entry Requirements

To enrol in the degree, students need a Bachelor of Arts (or equivalent qualification) with Honours at Class II Division ii or higher, or a Master of Arts - Research with a strong performance in the major thesis.

Length of Thesis

The Doctoral Thesis must be a minimum of 80,000 words and no longer than 100,000 words in length. The thesis will be on a topic to be decided by the student in consultation with the appointed supervisor/s.

Time Limits

A full-time candidate should normally complete the Doctorate in three years. The Faculty requires the candidate to complete in not less than four (4) consecutive sessions, not including Summer sessions, and not more than eight (8) consecutive sessions, not including Summer sessions, from the date of registration. A part-time candidate shall complete the Doctoral Thesis in not less than six (6) consecutive sessions, not including Summer sessions, and not more than sixteen (16) consecutive sessions, not including Summer sessions, from the date of registration. Candidates may be extended beyond the maximum time period following a satisfactory review of progress.

Fields of Study

Students of the Faculty enrol for the PhD in one of the following areas:

- Communication and Cultural Studies
- English Studies
- French
- History
- International Relations
- Italian
- Japanese
- Linguistics
- Maritime Policy
- Philosophy
- Politics
- Science, Technology and Society
- Sociology

in either: