PhDLaw
Doctor of Philosophy - Law
Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
About this program
The Doctor of Philosophy - Law at Curtin University is a research doctorate in which candidates develop a systematic and critical understanding of a complex field of learning and specialised research skills to advance knowledge, completing an original supervised research thesis. Graduates pursue academic, research, policy and senior legal careers. Courses at Curtin are primarily based at the Bentley Perth campus. Indicative international tuition is around 40,400 Australian dollars per year.
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Course structure
- This is a genuine research degree with no coursework curriculum. Candidates complete an original supervised thesis in a law discipline
- with progress formally reviewed at set milestones by the Graduate Research School. The degree is completed through submission and external examination of the thesis rather than through enrolment in taught units
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Admissions
Applicants must demonstrate a capacity to carry out independent research and adequate training to pursue the proposed research topic. This is normally satisfied by a Master's degree, or a Bachelor's degree with First or Upper Second Class Honours, or a Bachelor's degree plus a Graduate Diploma (or a Master's by coursework) with a course-weighted average of at least 70%. In exceptional circumstances, applicants with a Bachelor's degree and substantial relevant peer-reviewed publications or research experience may also be considered. A supervisor and an approved research proposal must be secured before admission; full detail is in Section 3.2.1 of Curtin's HDR admission policy.
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