Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business (Integrated)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business (Integrated)
As a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy in Business, 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 Economics Finance Marketing Management Sport Management Skills…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
As a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy in Business, 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
Economics
Finance
Marketing
Management
Sport Management
Skills you’ll learn
Independent thinking
Decision-making skills
Good judgement
Logical thought, rationality
Communication skills
Project management skills
Your career opportunities
Researcher/Consultant/Manager
Entrepreneur
Business development
Analyst – policy, market, economic
Project manager
REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible for admission into the Doctor of Philosophy (DR-INTBUS) course, an applicant must have successfully completed: Master of Research (MR-INTBUS) at Swinburne with a minimum H2A average (70% or higher); Confirmation of Candidature Review.
Students applying to the Doctor of Philosophy (DR-INTBUS) will automatically be considered for a place in the Bachelor of Research (Honours) (BH-INTBUS) and Master of Research (MR-INTBUS) do not need to apply separately for these programs.
English language requirements
International applicants must provide evidence of one of the following:
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%)
successful completion of a total of 24 months (full time equivalent) of formal study where the language of instruction and assessment was English at AQF level 7 or above (or equivalent) at an approved university no longer than 60 months before submitting your application
successful completion of a degree where the language of instruction and assessment was English at AQF level 8 or above (or equivalent) at an approved university no more than 60 months prior to submitting their application for candidature.
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.
