Deakin University

Course Level

Doctor Degree (By Coursework)

CRICOS

006256E

Related Careers

Doctor of Philosophy (Nursing)

Make a significant contribution to your chosen field by undertaking PhD research that is grounded in clinical practice. This degree is run by the School of Nursing and Midwifery, which through its clinical partnership program and community links, has an established research program that embraces the theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of nursing. A major research focus of the School examines symptoms and risk management associated with a wide range of chronic illnesses. Other areas of research include the exploration of symptoms and risk management associated with management of patients in acute and critical care contexts. The research area of health services evaluation involves a critical evaluation of current health services models and the development of alternative models of health services delivery. Deakin currently has around 1600 higher degree by research candidates intelligent people making the most of our excellent facilities, partnerships, strategic research centres and excellent reputation

Campus	Duration	Fees	ATAR
Geelong Waterfront	Full-time - 3 years	N/A	N/A
Melbourne Burwood	Full-time - 3 years	N/A	N/A
Warrnambool	Full-time - 3 years	N/A	N/A
Cloud(online)	Online/Off-campus - 3 years	N/A	N/A

Structure

To complete the Doctor of Philosophy, you must pass 24 credit points.

Entry requirements

To be considered for selection into a Higher Degrees by Research (HDR) degree, you are required to have completed either:
a research project in a related area including a thesis which is equivalent to at least 25% of a years full time study at Level 8 or 9 of the Australian Qualifications Framework with achievement of a grade for the project equivalent to a Deakin grade of 70% or equivalent
a masters degree (research) in a related area