November 2026
Bathurst Campus
Panorama Avenue,
BATHURST,
New South Wales,
2795, Bathurst, Australia
November 2026
Parramatta Campus
16 Masons Drive,
North Parramatta,
New South Wales,
2151, Parramatta, Australia
Entry Qualifications for Doctor of Philosophy Degree
The entry qualifications required for admission to a Doctor of Philosophy program are:
qualified for the award of a Master by Research at an acceptable level;
or
an appropriate Bachelor degree with class 1 or class 2(i) honours from an Australian university or an equivalent overseas tertiary institution, taken over a minimum of four years (full-time equivalent);
or
qualified for entry into a Charles Sturt University Master by Research program, and completed a minimum of 4 years full-time equivalent study, and duly enrolled and shown exceptional ability in the conduct of a research project which is clearly capable of being extended to a doctoral level;
or
qualified for the award of a coursework Master degree with a research project and thesis/dissertation component. It is normally expected that a grade equivalent to the appropriate class of Honours will have been obtained;
or
some other appropriate combination of undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications (such as relevant graduate diplomas) and research experience that demonstrate capacity to undertake research at a Doctoral level.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.