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The University of Melbourne

Course Details

The Doctoral Program in Economics at the University of Melbourne is the leading PhD program in the region and sits among the worlds top graduate research programs. This program is jointly offered by the Department of Economics and Australias pre-eminent economic and social policy research institution, the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research. The diversity and depth of available research advisors and research topics in theoretical and applied economics in Australia is unparalleled in the region.

Qualification: Doctor Degree (By Research)

Course structure: The Doctor of Philosophy degree is awarded on the basis of a thesis of approximately 80,000-100,000 words, in which candidates report on an independent, sustained and academically supervised research project investigating a specialised topic.

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