Health Sciences Swinburne University of Technology

Overview

As a Doctor of Philosophy candidate you will undertake supervised research with the aim of making a significant and original contribution to a discipline or profession.Candidates undertake research, which may be pure, exploratory, applied, experimental and/or creative. They must submit a written research thesis, or a written research thesis including associated papers, of between 70,000 and 100,000 words.

Aims and Objectives 

Upon successful completion of the Health Sciences program at the Swinburne University of Technology, graduates will be able to:

• Demonstrate systematic and critical understanding in one or more specialist fields or discipline areas by planning and generating a substantial and original contribution that advances scholarship or professional practice
• Effectively disseminate research outcomes to a variety of audiences using highly developed communication skills and work productively within a team of experts in the field
• Demonstrate autonomy, authoritative judgment, adaptability, leadership, initiative, resilience and responsibility of an expert and leading practitioner or scholar.