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PhD - Doctor of Philosophy (Building)

Australia

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What will I learn?

The School of Architecture and Built Environment is an exciting community dedicated to teaching and research in support of the built environment professions. We have an international reputation for pioneering problem-based learning, research-led learning, and online and blended learning in both our undergraduate and postgraduate built environment programs. There are more than 2200 undergraduate and postgraduate students studying architecture, construction management, project and disaster management. Importantly, the school has supported many international students to achieve academic success and it has a distinguished record in teaching innovation and partnerships with industry.

Which department am I in?

College of Engineering, Science and Environment

CRICOS

012982B

Study options

Full Time (4 Years)

Tuition fees
A$41,960.00 (23,33,055) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

September 2025

Venue

Callaghan Campus

University Drive,

CALLAGHAN,

New South Wales,

2308, NEWCASTLE, Australia

Entry requirements

For international students

An applicant for admission to candidature for a Doctoral Degree (Research) shall:

i) have satisfied all of the requirements for admission to the degree of Bachelor with Honours Class 1 or Honours Class II, Division 1 or any other degree approved for this purpose by the Assistant Dean (Research Training); or

ii) have satisfied all of the requirements for admission to the degree of Bachelor in the University or any other degree approved for this purpose by the Assistant Dean (Research Training), and have achieved by subsequent work and study a standard recognized by the Assistant Dean (Research Training) as equivalent to at least Honours Class II, Division 1; or

iii) in exceptional cases submit evidence of possessing such other academic or professional qualifications and/or experience as may be approved by the Assistant Dean (Research Training) on the recommendation of the relevant School; or

iv) in the disciplines of education, medical physics, nursing, social work, social sciences and surgery have completed a minimum standard of professional experience as required by the Assistant Dean (Research Training) on the recommendation of the School; An Australian honours degree with Class 1 or Class 2 division 1. For international students, a four-year bachelors degree including a significant research training component attained at a high standard, is commonly considered equivalent to an Australian honours degree.

TOEFL paper-based test score of 550; TOEFL internet based score of 79; IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5; PTE GSE score of 58; Cambridge English: Advanced score of 58.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About The University of Newcastle

The University of Newcastle, Australia is ranked in the top 175 universities in the world.

  • 12 of its subjects are placed in the world’s top 200
  • 95 percent of research is “at” or “above” world standard
  • Top 30 in the world for impact (THE Impact Rankings 2023)
  • Over 39,000 students from 98 nations