Doctor of Philosophy - UPAF-LLW8900

Complete your PhD in a research institute dedicated to improving our cities and communities through scientific, technological, creative and social innovation.
Victoria University offers exceptional opportunities to study in a supportive research community, with well-established connections to businesses, industry, educational institutions, the legal sector and government.
You’ll complete an original doctoral thesis at the forefront of its field, and learn to present your findings in a wide variety of contexts appropriate to your study area, such as publications, conferences, and creative works.
You'll receive expert supervision from researchers in our 'Sustainable industries and liveable cities' group, which offers leadership in our focus areas.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
engage in critical reflection, synthesis and evaluation;
develop, adapt and implement research methodologies to extend and redefine existing knowledge or professional practice;
disseminate and promote new insights to peers and the community; and
generate original knowledge and understanding to make a substantial contribution to a discipline or area of professional practice.

Completion of an Australian Bachelor Honours Degree AQF8 or equivalent in a similar discipline to the proposed research with average grades of at least H2ADistinction 70 or above on the Victoria University grading scale for the final year OR Completion of an Australian Masters degree AQF9 or equivalent in a similar discipline and undertaken by a combination of coursework and a thesis with average grades of at least H2ADistinction 70 or above on the Victoria University grading scale The output produced from the thesis must have been undertaken solely by the applicant and examined externally to the supervisoryadvisory team but this need not be external to the University where they completed the degree OR Completion of an Australian Masters research degree AQF9 or equivalent in a similar discipline with average grades of at least H2ADistinction 70 or above on the Victoria University grading scale OR Completion of an equivalent combination of academic and research achievements such as relevant industry experience research experience evidenced by peer review publications or the completion of a highlevel research project in a similar discipline to the proposed research deemed to be equivalent to any of the above entry requirements IELTS - Overall score of 6.5, no band less than 6.0, TOEFL - overall score of 79, section scores no less than Listening - 19, Speaking - 19, Reading - 18, Writing - 22 PTE - Overall score 58-64, no section score less than 50