What will I learn?

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is a research degree that provides you with the opportunity to make an original and significant contribution to knowledge in an area of built environment research. The focus of a PhD is to develop a students expert knowledge in a chosen field and enhance their skills in research, critical and creative thinking and problem solving. The length of a doctoral thesis normally should not exceed 100,000 words of text and should be submitted for examination within four years of full-time study.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

CRICOS

009536F

Study options

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees

A$43,500.00 (US$ 28,667) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

February 2025

Venue

Kensington Campus

High Street, Kensington,

UNSW SYDNEY,

New South Wales,

2052, SYDNEY, Australia

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees

A$43,500.00 (US$ 28,667) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

June 2025

Venue

Kensington Campus

High Street, Kensington,

UNSW SYDNEY,

New South Wales,

2052, SYDNEY, Australia

Entry requirements

For international students

As a general guide, the minimum requirement for admission to a PhD degree is an appropriate undergraduate degree with first or upper second class honours or a completed Masters by Research degree in a field represented within UNSW Built Environment faculty or another relevant discipline.

Candidates may be admitted to the PhD program after one years full-time enrolment in a Masters by Research program, with the approval of the Faculty Research 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.

English Language Requirements:

IELTS: 7.0 overall (min. 6.0 in each subtest); TOEFL IBT (Internet Based): 94 overall (min. 25 in writing, 23 in reading, listening and speaking); Pearson (PTE - Academic): 65 overall (min. 54 in each subtest); C1 Advanced Cambridge: 185 overall (min. 169 in each subtest); C2 Proficiency Cambridge: 185 overall (min. 180 in each subtest); UNSW Global University English Entry Course (UEEC): Successful completion with a minimum overall grade of B and a minimum grade of C+ in the writing component.

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