Doctor of Philosophy

Testamur Title of Degree:	Doctor of Philosophy
Abbreviation:	PhD
Home Faculty:	Health and Behavioural Sciences
Duration:	3 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Total Credit Points:	48 per annum
Delivery Mode:	Supervised individual research
Starting Session(s):	Autumn, Spring
Location:	Wollongong
UOW Course Code:	201
CRICOS Code:	012104D

Overview

The Doctor of Philosophy provides the opportunity to pursue in-depth research. Candidates are expected to develop a research thesis that leads to an original and significant contribution to the knowledge in a particular field.

Major Study Areas

School research activities are in the areas of:

School of Health Sciences

Biomechanics

Cardiovascular Physiology

Exercise Physiology

Exercise Rehabilitation

Functional Anatomy

Health Policy

Health Promotion

Human Thermoregulation and Applied Physiology

Metabolic and Lipid Chemistry

Neuroscience

Nutrition and Dietetics

Occupational Health and Safety

Public Health

Public Health Nutrition

School of Nursing

Continuity of care

Consumer partnerships/collaboration

Evidence-Based Practice

Mental Health Nursing

Nursing workforce and staff mentorship

Social marketing & community engagement

Critical marketing & media analysis

Health education, leadership and practice development

Alcohol Marketing and Promotion

Aged Care & Dementia

Cancer prevention and detection

Health Professional Education

Workplace Health, Safety & Productivity

School of Psychology

Psychophysiology

Short-term Memory

Visual Perception

Cognition Development

Cognitive Neuroscience relating to Cognition (particularly memory, vision and development)

Mental Health and Emotional Well-being

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge

Candidates must hold an Honours Bachelor degree of at least 4 years duration, and have achieved Honours Class II Division 2 or higher, or completed a Masters by Research degree. In addition, a primary supervisor in the relevant academic unit must be identified prior to commencing the program.

International students are required to have achieved an IELTS score of 6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 in all bands of reading, writing, speaking and listening. Requirements are higher in some programs.

Course Requirements

Study at the Doctoral level is by advanced research thesis and the requirements for the degree are not defined by a total credit point value, but by successful completion of the advanced research thesis. The normal full-time study pattern requires enrolment in 48 credit points of subjects per year in accordance with the table below, for a minimum of 3 years. Part-time study is also available in most cases.

Potential candidates should discuss their research plan with the Postgraduate Research Coordinator of the relevant School, at which time the supervision arrangements of the School will be outlined.

Rules and procedures for Doctoral degrees by Thesis are listed in the Course Rules. Doctoral candidates are urged to be familiar with the Code of Practice - Supervision and General Course Rules governing Thesis and Research Degrees, including the regulations regarding preparation and submission of the thesis.

Subject Code	Subject Name	Session	Credit Points
THES924 or	Thesis for full-time students	Autumn, Spring	24
THES912	Thesis for part-time students	Autumn, Spring	12