Overview

This Program covers study towards the PhD undertaken in the School of Education. Staff of the School of Education conduct research in the broad area of educational research. For details on the disciplinary and cross-disciplinary areas of research in which these academic units offer PhD supervision, visit the School website. … For more content click the Read More button below. Program Structure This program involves a minimum of three years full-time study. Students undertake supervised research leading to the production of the thesis. The length of a doctoral thesis normally should not exceed 100,000 words of text and should be submitted for examination within 4 years of full-time study.

Program Structure

Students must complete 144 UOC when taken as a standalone program.

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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Minimum Entry Requirements

Program Requirements

Progression Requirements

For more information on university policy on progression requirements please visit Academic Progression

Additional Information

If you are considering applying for a PhD at UNSW you will need to make contact with the relevant School by emailing the School's nominated representative. This is necessary in order to establish that your research interests and those of the Faculty are aligned, and that there is a suitable supervisor for your particular area of research.

Prospective students can also make contact with potential supervisors before applying for research study at the University.

Visit the following websites:

UNSW Arts and Social Sciences
Information on entry requirements, how to apply, contact details, supervision areas.

School of Education
Discipline information and potential supervisors.

UNSW Graduate Research School
Information for future research students including scholarships, English language requirements, thesis preparation and other research related matters.

Program Fees

At UNSW fees are generally charged at course level and therefore dependent upon individual enrolment and other factors such as student's residency status. For generic information on fees and additional expenses of UNSW programs, click on one of the following:

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