The Doctor of Philosophy award will take you between three and four years of full-time research to complete (you can also complete a part-time equivalent). This award is conducted in English and is made principally on the basis of a research thesis comprising of original written work, most typically up to 100,000 words. Your thesis will be independently assessed by no fewer than two examiners where at least one examiner is external to the University. Depending on your discipline an alternative to a written thesis may be submitted and assessed.

Career options following the Doctor of Philosophy include many opportunities in addition to an academic path.

* Economics

Many jobs require high-level economic analysis and our graduates work in consulting firms, think tanks, government research departments, and private enterprise.

* Policy and Governance

Many positions require high level policy analysis development skills. Around the world, our graduates work for government departments, including in research roles; think tanks; consulting firms; international organisations; private enterprise and civil society.

* Resources, Environment and Development (RE&D)

Our graduates for government departments, think tanks, private enterprise, civil society organisations and international agencies.