Doctor of Philosophy (Business)
The degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at the University of Sydney Business School may be undertaken within all disciplines, or within a research centre, and in association with one of our dynamic research groups.
As part of your progression towards the degree, you will have access to an extensive HDR Curriculum from which you will have to complete 12 credit points worth of coursework units.
Research areas
PhD candidates at the University of Sydney Business School may undertake supervised research with one of the following disciplines or research centres within the school:
Discipline of Accounting
Discipline of Business Analytics
Discipline of Business Information Systems
Discipline of Business Law
Discipline of Finance
Discipline of International Business
Discipline of Marketing
Discipline of Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies
Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies.
Campus Information
Camperdown/Darlington
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Intakes
- March
- July
Application Processing Time in Days: 30
Application Process
Minimum English Language Requirements
English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
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Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
Through the completion of a PhD, students gain deeper understanding of a subject area and develop analytical, problem solving, communication and project management skills. These skills are highly valued by prospective employers. PhD graduates may pursue careers in industry, academia and research organisations.
PSW Opportunity
- 2 or 3 years of Post Study Work Visa Opportunities
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
- Admission to a research degree in the University of Sydney Business School is very competitive. You need to have completed an Australian honours (or equivalent) or a postgraduate degree with outstanding results (at least 80%) in order to be considered for an offer. Admission to the PhD program also requires prior completion of a 20,000 word honours or Masters thesis.
TOEFL - IBT score - A minimum result of 96 overall including a minimum result of 23 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 25 in Writing
IELTS score - A minimum result of 7.0 overall and a minimum result of 7.0 in each band
TOEFL - PBT score - A minimum result of 592 overall including a minimum result of 4.5 in Writing
Pearsons Test of English - A minimum result of 68 overall and a minimum result of 54 in each band
- Course Code: 000704A
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Doctoral Degree/PhD
- Duration: 03 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
153000 AUD
Annual Cost of Living: 24505 AUD
Application Fee: 150 AUD