Doctor of Philosophy Integrated (Health and Society)
Course Overview
The Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated) in Public Health, Work Health & Safety, Social Work or Social Science is for graduates of a related degree program who have a strong background in research and wish to explore a specialised topic in depth, with the added component of research related coursework. This program will lead to an internationally recognised research Doctoral Degree qualification and will enhance your research and career prospects. This degree The Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated) is a four-year research degree that incorporates a traditional three-year PhD thesis with one year of coursework subjects, combining generic research training and discipline-specific content into a single degree. A minimum mark of 65% needs to be attained in the coursework subjects to be admitted into the three-year research component What you will study The coursework component is undertaken in the first year of this four-year degree and comprises subjects related to research skills and approaches in addition to subjects specifically related to the topic under investigation. Research skills studied in this program include: research design and procedures including data analysis; literature review approaches and techniques; critical analysis and scholarly writing; field and/or laboratory research skills.
