Course: Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Design (251AA)

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Award: Doctor of Philosophy
Course Level: 02
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Design
CRICOS Code: 054213G
Offered Locations and Delivery Modes:

• UC Bruce Campus
  • Full Time, Face-to-Face - Convener: Dr Eleni Petraki (Ph: +61 2 6201 5219)
  • Part Time, Face-to-Face - Convener: Dr Eleni Petraki (Ph: +61 2 6201 5219)

Introduction

The Faculty offers a PhD program in areas of study related to its research centres: cultural heritage conservation studies and environmental philosophy, planning and design.

Course Requirements

A candidate will be required to undertake original research resulting in a thesis which makes a significant contribution to understanding, and/or to knowledge and/or its application in an agreed specialised area within the field of studies in environmental design. The work should entail systematic and searching reviews of the relevant literature in order to locate the study in relation to existing work in the field, the development of a clear statement as to the aims and objectives of the study, systematic investigation of the topic and the development of a well articulated theoretical position for undertaking its analysis. All this work should be incorporated into a well-written and well-argued thesis which describes the work done and articulates the findings of the study.

Typical Course Structure

Students enrol in either 4436 Doctoral Thesis Envir/mental Design D:FT (full-time); or 4435 Doctoral Thesis Envir/mental Design D:PT (part-time).

Course Duration

3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Admission Requirements

Candidates must hold an honours degree at first class or 2A level, or a qualification deemed by the University's Admissions Committee to be equivalent. The qualification should be in a relevant discipline.