Doctor of Philosophy Integrated (Law)
Doctor of Philosophy Integrated (Law)
The Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated) (Law) is a four-year research degree incorporating a traditional three-year PhD thesis with one year of coursework subjects, combining generic research training and discipline-specific content into a single degree. Undertaken in the first year of your degree, the coursework component comprises research training skills and…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated) (Law) is a four-year research degree incorporating a traditional three-year PhD thesis with one year of coursework subjects, combining generic research training and discipline-specific content into a single degree.
Undertaken in the first year of your degree, the coursework component comprises research training skills and individual coursework subjects. Research skills typically include research methodology, literature review and critical analysis, as well as advanced topics or a minor research project. The individual subjects are normally chosen from options within the Masters by coursework degrees from the Law discipline, allowing you to obtain deeper content knowledge in your area of specialisation.
International students intending to become university researchers and teachers in their home country will benefit from exposure to Australian teaching methods through these subjects.
The research component is the same as for the three-year PhD program and leads to the production of a written thesis. The thesis, which involves a significant contribution to your field of knowledge, must be no longer than 100,000 words in length.
In order to progress to the research component, you must complete the first year with an average of 65%, including 65% in each research training skills subject. You will develop your specific research topic before progressing to the research component.
Why choose this course
The UOW School of Law is one of Australia’s leaders in postgraduate legal research, with strengths in:
Criminal law
Comparative law in the Asia-Pacific
Human rights law
International economic and business law
Intersectional research into law and society
Ocean resources and security
Social justice
With one of the lowest ratios of students to staff of any Australian law school, it includes qualified staff from Australian and overseas universities, and from the legal profession, whose expertise covers a wide range of specialist areas of law.
Graduates of our Doctoral and Masters programs are engaged in influential positions in courts, government agencies, private firms and universities throughout Australia, the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Wollongong (UOW) is a leading Australian university with an international reputation for academic excellence. It is consistently ranked among the top Australian universities for the quality of its teaching and research. The University offers a wide range of degree programs across all levels of study – undergraduate and postgraduate coursework and research: Engineering and IT, Health Sciences and Medicine; Business and Commerce Applied and Natural Sciences; Arts, Communications and Creative Arts; Law and Education.
