PhDPolitical Science & International Relations
Doctor of Philosophy, Crawford School of Public Policy
Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
About this program
The Doctor of Philosophy, Crawford School of Public Policy is a doctoral research program at the Australian National University in Canberra, taken over 4 years full-time (192 Units). Coursework includes 6 units from completion of the following compulsory courses. Graduates are expected to generate original knowledge and understanding to make a substantial contribution to key concepts, theoretical debates and practical challenges in public policy in Australia, Asia and the Pacific, and/or globally. ANU is a research-intensive, Group of Eight university based in Australia's capital, and international students in this program study alongside a large Canberra-based policy, research and public-service community.
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Course structure
Study plan in 60 parts
- The Crawford PhD program consists of Part A (Coursework) and Part B (Supervised Research and Thesis). For Part A
- all students are required to complete the coursework specified for their program of study below. In Part B of the program
- each candidate is required to complete a thesis. The final thesis should be no more than 100
- 000 words in length including footnotes and tables. The thesis will be examined by external examiners who are experts in the relevant field. The degree is awarded solely on the basis of the examination of the research thesis
- Part A requirements by program are:
- Crawford PhD in Economics
- students are required to complete 48 units of economics coursework in the first 12 months of candidature or part-time equivalent
- A maximum of 12 units may come from completion of 6000-level courses
- The 48 units must consist of:
- 6 units from the following compulsory courses:
- CRFW9000
- Fostering Public Policy Research
- IDEC9024
- Economics Seminars
- 6 units from the following advanced microeconomics courses:
- IDEC8064
- Advanced Applied Microeconomics
- ECON8011
- Microeconomic Theory
- 6 units from the following advanced macroeconomics courses:
- IDEC8008
- Open Economy Macroeconomics
- Finance
- and Development
- ECON8022
- Macroeconomic Theory (Master)
- A minimum of 6 units from the following advanced econometrics courses:
- IDEC8023
- Case Studies in Applied Econometrics
- IDEC8026
- Quantitative Policy Impact Evaluation
- EMET6001
- Applied Micro-econometrics
- EMET6010
- Applied Macro and Financial Econometrics
- EMET6012
- Business and Economic Forecasting
- EMET8014
- Advanced Econometrics I
- EMET8008
- Advanced Econometrics II
- A maximum of 24 units from the set of courses below:
- Graduate-level courses offered by the Crawford School of Public Policy
- Graduate-level courses offered by the Research School of Economics
- Graduate courses taught elsewhere at ANU – for example
- in mathematics or finance – can be approved if suitable
- Crawford PhD in Policy and Governance
- students must complete a minimum of 12 units of coursework
- 6 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
- CRFW9000
- Fostering Public Policy Research
- POGO9097
- Research Design for Public Policy
- A minimum of 6 units of additional coursework
- to be approved by the primary supervisor/HDR convenor
- Crawford PhD in Resources
- Environment and Development
- students are required to complete 12 units of coursework
- CRFW9000
- Fostering Public Policy Research
- 12 units from the following research courses:
- EMDV9102
- Research Methods
- EMDV9008
- Research Proposal
- EMDV9066
- Research Project
Admissions
Economics To be admitted to the Doctor of Philosophy in the Economics program you are required to have achieved: A Bachelor degree with First Class Honours or Second Class Honours Division A in economics with a minimum weighted average of 75 from an Australian Go8 university or equivalent Or A Bachelor degree with First Class Honours or Second Class Honours Division A with a minimum weighted average of 75 from an Australian Go8 university or equivalent that includes a major or equivalent in economics or is complemented by a Master degree or equivalent in economics Or A Master degree in economics that is deemed by the Economics HDR Convenor to be at least equivalent to Second Class Honours Division A at ANU, with a minimum weighted average of 75 Or A Master degree in economics that is deemed by the Economics HDR Convenor to be at least equivalent to Second Class Honours Division A at ANU, with a minimum weighted average of 70 plus research experience, potentially including a research project at the Master level, academic publications, and/or research experience in a work setting. Candidates are assumed to have a background in mathematical economics at least at the level of ECON6012 Optimisation for Economics and Financial Economics or IDEC8015 Mathematical Methods in Applied Economics and in econometrics at least at the level of EMET8005 Methods and Modelling or IDEC8017 Econometric Techniques. Candidates who do not satisfy this requirement may be permitted to satisfy it while enrolled in Part A, but the course/s will not be counted toward the Part A coursework requirement. Policy and Governance To be admitted to the Doctor of Philosophy in the Policy and Governance program you are required to have achieved: A Bachelor degree with First Class Honours from an Australian Go8 university or equivalent. Or A Bachelor degree with a minimum of a Second Class Honours Division A degree with a minimum weighted average of 75 from an Australian Go8 university or equivalent. Or A Master’s Degree in social science or related fields of social studies with a proven academic publication record as a first author. These will be evaluated on a case by case basis. You may be granted admission if you can demonstrate that you have a background equivalent to these qualifications. Resources, Environment and Development To be admitted to the Doctor of Philosophy in the Resource, Environment and Development program you are required to have achieved: A Bachelor degree with First Class Honours from an Australian Go8 university or equivalent. Or A Bachelor degree with a minimum of Second Class Honours Division A degree with a minimum weighted average of 75 from an Australian Go8 university or equivalent. Or A Master’s Degree in social science or related fields of social studies with a proven academic publication record as a first author. These will be evaluated on a case by case basis. You may be granted admission if you can demonstrate that you have a background equivalent to these qualifications.
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