Law - 1730
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Law
Contact: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/
Campus: Sydney
Career: Research
Typical Duration: 4 Years
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC Per Semester: 12
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC For Award: 144
Award(s):
Doctor of Philosophy (Research)
Information valid for students commencing 2013.
Students who commenced prior to 2013 should go to the Handbook's Previous Editions
Program Description
As a general guide, the UNSW entry requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy are as follows:
- A candidate for the degree shall have been awarded an appropriate degree of Bachelor with Honours from the University of New South Wales or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution at a level acceptable to the Research Committee of the appropriate Faculty.
- Candidates may apply to convert to a PhD after one year's full-time enrolment in a Masters by Research program by attending a Confirmation of Candidature Reveiw Panel and satisfying the requirements of this Review Panel as set out in section 5, page 3 of the following document: [[http://research.unsw.edu.au/sites/all/files/related_files/regular_page_content/AnnualProgressReviewsandConfirmationofCandidature.pdf]].
- In exceptional cases an applicant who submits evidence of such other academic and professional qualifications as may be approved by the Committee may be permitted to enrol for the degree.
English language requirements also apply. Please see: [[http://www.unsw.edu.au/english-requirements-policy]]
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
Program Structure
The length of a doctoral thesis normally should not exceed 100,000 words of text and should be submitted for examination within 4 years of full-time study.
In some faculties advanced coursework is also prescribed.
Academic Rules
Fees
Further Information
Prospective students are strongly advised to make contact with potential supervisors before applying for research study at the University.
Please refer to the relevant Faculty home page for contact details of Schools and Departments.
Please refer to the following web-page for further information on how to apply, scholarships, English language requirements, thesis preparation and other research related matters: www.unsw.edu.au/futurestudents/research
Area(s) of Specialisation