Economics - 1540

Program Summary

• 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 be admitted to the PhD program after one year's full-time enrolment in a Masters by Research program, with the approval of the Faculty Postgraduate Affairs Committee.
• 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.

• design, plan and execute an original piece of research that makes a substantial contribution to disciplinary knowledge
• undertake self-directed research and produce high-quality outcomes in an acceptable time period
• critically evaluate relevant academic literature and perspectives in order to assess arguments and evidence in relation to their research program
• demonstrate a comprehensive understanding and appreciation of the diversity and applicability of different methods of problem solving and research inquiry
• determine and apply appropriate research methods for their research problem
• demonstrate and apply advanced knowledge and scholarship in a specialist field related to their research problem
• demonstrate high level and systematic knowledge and understanding of the principles, methods and applications of their discipline
• communicate complex issues and impart scholarly knowledge, both orally and in writing, to peers and the scholarly community