Overview
The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree is offered in all faculties of the University of New South Wales and encourages initiative and originality in research. Candidates should make a significant contribution to knowledge in their field.
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.
In some faculties advanced coursework is also prescribed.
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September 2025
Kensington Campus
High Street, Kensington,
UNSW SYDNEY,
New South Wales,
2052, SYDNEY, Australia
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
January 2026
Kensington Campus
High Street, Kensington,
UNSW SYDNEY,
New South Wales,
2052, SYDNEY, Australia
A candidate for the degree shall have been awarded an appropriate degree of Bachelor with Honours from the University of New South Wales or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution at a level acceptable to the Research Committee of the appropriate Faculty.
Candidates may be admitted to the PhD program after one year's full-time enrolment in a Masters by Research program, with the approval of the Faculty Postgraduate Affairs Committee.
In exceptional cases an applicant who submits evidence of such other academic and professional qualifications as may be approved by the Committee may be permitted to enrol for the degree.
English Language Requirements:
IELTS: 7.0 overall (min 6.5 in each subtest); TOEFL IBT (Internet Based): 96 overall (min. 27 in writing, 23 in reading, listening and speaking); Pearson (PTE - Academic): 65 overall (min. 58 in each subtest); C1 Advanced Cambridge: 185 overall (min. 176 in each subtest); C2 Proficiency Cambridge: 185 overall (min. 180 in each subtest); UNSW Global University English Entry Course (UEEC): Successful completion with a minimum overall grade of B and a minimum grade of B- in the writing component.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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