Doctor of Philosophy, Crawford School of Public Policy

Course Details

The Australian National University provides PhD candidates with a vibrant research community and outstanding program support. The Crawford PhD program comprises offerings from three of the Schools Departments: the Arndt Corden Department of Economics (ACDE), the Department of Policy and Governance (POGO) and the Department of Resources, Environment and Development (READ). The degree equips individuals with the skills needed to research, investigate, and develop new knowledge in public policy, public administration, applied economics, and resources, environment and development. As a PhD candidate you will work with independence under the direction of a supervisory panel of experts in the field. Your research will make an original and important contribution to human knowledge, research and development.

Qualification: Doctor Degree (By Research)

Course structure: The Crawford PhD program consists of Part A (Coursework) and Part B (Supervised Research and Thesis). For Part A, all students are required to complete the coursework specified for their program of study below. In Part B of the program, each candidate is required to complete a thesis. The final thesis should be no more than 100,000 words in length including footnotes and tables. The thesis will be examined by external examiners who are experts in the relevant field. The degree is awarded solely on the basis of the examination of the research thesis.