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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Design (Integrated)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Design (Integrated)

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

As a Doctor of Philosophy in Design (Integrated) candidate, you’ll undertake supervised research with the aim of making a significant and original contribution to a discipline or profession. The research you’ll undertake may be pure, exploratory, applied, experimental and/or creative.

Research areas

Industrial Design

Innovation/New Product Development

Humanitarian Design

Information Design

Communication Design

Urban Design

Skills you’ll learn

Independent thinking

Decision-making skills

Good judgement

Logical thought, rationality

Communication skills

Project management skills

Your career opportunities

Academic

Design Researcher/Design consultant

Entrepreneur

Business development

Analyst – policy, market, quantitative

REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible for admission into the Doctor of Philosophy (DR-INTDES) course, an applicant must have successfully completed:

Master of Research (MR-INTDES) at Swinburne with a minimum H2A average (70% or higher)

Students applying to the Doctor of Philosophy (DR-INTDES) will automatically be considered for a place in the Bachelor of Research (Honours) (BH-INTDES) and Master of Research (MR-INTDES) do not need to apply separately for these programs.

English language requirements

minimum IELTS overall band of 6.5 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0 or a TOEFL iBT (internet-based) minimum score of 79 (with a reading band no less than 18 and writing band no less than 20); or Pearson (PTE) 58 (no communicative skills less than 50) no longer than 24 months before submitting your application

satisfactory completion of Swinburne’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Advanced level certificate at the postgraduate level (EAP 5: PG-70%)

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Swinburne University of Technology is a public university based in Melbourne- that is among the top 3% of universities in the world. The University focuses on science, technology and innovation and offers courses well recognised by professional organisations. The Good Universities Guide 2016 awarded the University five stars for both graduate satisfaction and generic skills and four stars for teaching quality. It also features in the top 200 ranked universities in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings; and enjoys close ties with industry- providing students with invaluable workplace experience.

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Swinburne University of Technology is a public university based in Melbourne- that is among the top 3% of universities in the world. The University focuses on science, technology and innovation and offers courses well recognised by professional organisations. The Good Universities Guide 2016 awarded the University five stars for both graduate satisfaction and generic skills and four stars for teaching quality. It also features in the top 200 ranked universities in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings; and enjoys close ties with industry- providing students with invaluable workplace experience.

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