Deakin University

Course Level

Doctor Degree (By Coursework)

CRICOS

090790G

Related Careers

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Candidates for H902 PhD will undertake research in a public health related topic under the supervision of academic staff members at Deakin University and University of Copenhagen. They will spend at least six months at each institution to allow them to be provided with exposure to international health systems and research. Research areas supported include Public Health and Health Promotion, Health Economics and Program Evaluation, Public Health Nutrition, Health Service Management, Medicine and Allied Health. A Doctor of Philosophy is awarded for a substantial, original contribution to knowledge achieved in up to four years of full-time study (or four to eight years of part-time candidature). Deakin currently has around 1600 higher degree by research candidates intelligent people making the most of our excellent facilities, partnerships, strategic research centres and excellent reputation. This degree is perfect if you are looking to kick start your career in research and academia.

Campus	Duration	Fees	ATAR
Cloud(online)	Online/Off-campus - 4 years	N/A	N/A
Geelong Waterfront	Full-time - 4 years	N/A	N/A
Geelong Waurn Ponds	Full-time - 4 years	N/A	N/A
Melbourne Burwood	Full-time - 4 years	N/A	N/A

Structure

To complete the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), you must pass 24 credit points.

Entry requirements

To be considered for selection into a Higher Degrees by Research (HDR) degree, you are required to have completed either:
a research project in a related area including a thesis which is equivalent to at least 25% of a years full time study at Level 8 or 9 of the Australian Qualifications Framework with achievement of a grade for the project equivalent to a Deakin grade of 70% or equivalent