PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Auckland
Duration
4 years
Intake
Degree
PhD
Program Overview
The University of Auckland Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is a globally recognised postgraduate research degree, available in over 100 different subjects. Candidates will undertake independent and original research, supervised by academic experts and research leaders.
During your doctoral studies, you will have opportunities to expand and develop your personal, professional and academic skills. Our doctoral candidates present their work at local and international conferences, and are encouraged to network and collaborate with a wide range of experts in their research field.
Key Information
University
University of Auckland
Campus
Total Credits
Study Mode
Full-time
Loan Availability
No
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Fees are set in advance of each calendar year and will be updated on this website. Fees are inclusive of 15% GST, but do not include the Student Services Fee, course books, travel and health insurance, or living costs. Fees will be confirmed upon completion of enrolment into courses.
Course Structure
The University of Auckland PhD is a three-to-four year full-time advanced research degree.
On entry to the PhD programme, you will be enrolled provisionally. By the end of your first year, you must meet a number of milestones to be confirmed into the PhD programme, including developing a full thesis proposal. After confirmation, you will continue to work on your research before submitting your thesis for examination after three years and within four years of your start date. The examination process includes an oral exam.
Part-time enrolment is available for New Zealand students, in which case provisional enrolment lasts for 24 months, and you must submit your full thesis for examination no earlier than 6 years, and within 8 years, of your start date.
As part of your PhD study, you have access to our doctoral skills workshops and resources, designed to help you achieve success in your research and develop skills for your future. We have a dedicated postgraduate careers advisor, and our library service includes research services advisers to help you in your research. The central School of Graduate Studies provides dedicated support and advice for the doctoral community.
For international students, your visa conditions will generally stipulate that you must be enrolled for full-time PhD study.
It may be possible for candidates to undertake a PhD including scholarly creative work and/or publications that they worked on while under supervision for their PhD.
Entry Requirement
Academic
General Requirements 1 A candidate for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is required to undertake an original and coherent research project and to present the outcome of that research project for examination as a thesis. 2 The research project, which may include scholarly creative practice, must involve enquiry that is experimental and/or critical in nature and be driven by an intellectual hypothesis, position, problem or question(s) capable of being rigorously explored and of making an original and significant contribution to knowledge and/or understanding in the relevant field(s) of study. 3 The research project must be conducted under supervision and over the period of enrolment in the PhD programme, and must be conducted in accordance with the Research Code of Conduct Policy. 4 The thesis requirement at Regulation 1 must be satisfied by a cohesive written document, which shall not normally exceed 100,000 words. Scholarly creative work (written or otherwise) that forms an integrated whole with the written document may be submitted for examination as part of the thesis requirement. 5 The thesis must be undertaken and completed in accordance with the Doctoral Thesis Policy and Procedures and, where scholarly creative work is (to be) presented for examination as part of the thesis requirement, with the PhD – Including Scholarly Creative Work Policy and Procedures. 6 In order for the PhD degree to be awarded, the Vice-Chancellor (or delegate) must be: a satisfied that the requirements of Regulations 1-5 and Regulation 47 have been met and b satisfied that, subject to Regulation 43, the candidate has performed at doctoral level in an oral examination, held in accordance with this Statute on the thesis, the subject of the thesis and the field(s) to which the subject belongs and c satisfied, by the examination process prescribed by this Statute, that the thesis: (i) makes an original and significant contribution to knowledge or understanding in its field(s) and (ii) meets internationally recognised standards for such work and (iii) demonstrates knowledge of the literature relevant to the subject and the field(s) to which the subject belongs, and demonstrates the ability to exercise critical and analytical judgement of that literature and (iv) is satisfactory in its methodology, in the quality and coherence of its expression, and in its scholarly presentation and format.
Language
IELTS - IELTS: 6.5
PTE - PTE: 58
TOEFL - TOEFL: 90
How To Apply
How to Apply?
As part of the application process, you need to provide an outline of your proposed research project. Although you are not required to nominate a doctoral supervisor as part of your initial application, you can look at supervisor profiles and research projects currently available. Find a supervisor.
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