Overview

You will benefit from a vibrant and dynamic research culture and engage with internationally renowned School members who are experts across a range of fields.

Career Pathways

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at the University of Sydney Law School is a pathway to a number of careers, including tertiary education, policy development, advanced research, and specialisation for employment in government, inter-governmental and international organisations, and civil society organisations.

You will conduct a research project that makes a substantial and original contribution to knowledge and will have a highly developed knowledge base, with strong written, oral, and critical analytical skills.

Programme Structure

Research projects examples include:

The Digital Criminal Justice Project: Vulnerability and the Digital Subject
Citizenship and Claims of Belonging in Australian Law and History
Indonesia’s Anti-Corruption Courts: Making or Breaking Governance Reform?
Peer Review of Financial Regulators
Financial Services Human Rights Benchmark
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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-01 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-03-01 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Sydney, Australia

Disciplines

Legal Studies View 8 other PhDs in Legal Studies in Australia

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General requirements

CRICOS code: 006450C
There are three main conditions of admission, namely:
Academic qualifications
Research and publication experience and
Suitability of the proposed course of study and research. If you are not academically qualified to undertake a research degree, you may consider pursuing your research interests through coursework study before progressing to a research degree.
The coursework program provides you with an opportunity to enhance your expertise in the proposed area of research by allowing you to complete research projects in related units of study.
Applicants require a Master's degree and/or Bachelor's degree with first or upper second class honours.

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Tuition Fees

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58400 AUD / year

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Living costs

Sydney

Australia

1882 - 3547 AUD / month

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

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Delivered

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English requirements

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General requirements

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Living costs

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