The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree is offered in all faculties of the University of New South Wales and encourages initiative and originality in research. Candidates should make a significant contribution to knowledge in their field.
UNSW Built Environment academic staff constitute a highly qualified and experienced group of academics from across a wide range of built environment disciplines and provide excellent academic support and supervision to research students.
The major disciplines represented are architecture, construction management, industrial design, interior architecture, landscape architecture, property development and management, sustainable development, urban design and urban planning.
A high quality, collaborative research community is created through staff-student interaction and excellent support facilities.
UNSW Built Environment encourages both discipline-specific and interdisciplinary research within the domain of the built environment. Cross-disciplinary research is encouraged and collaborative supervision across disciplines and with other disciplines within the University may be arranged when appropriate.
Strong research support is provided by UNSW Built Environment to students including guidance on research methods, writing, thesis preparation, and completion. Regular seminars aimed at developing research skills are held. A close relationship is maintained with the UNSW Graduate Research School to address student needs on an ongoing basis.
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is renowned for the quality of its graduates and its commitment to new and creative approaches to education and research. It was established in 1949 and has expanded rapidly and now has close to 40,000 students, including more than 7000 international students from over 130 different countries. The University offers more than 300 undergraduate and 600 postgraduate programmes, and has developed an extensive network of alumni chapters throughout Asia. The main UNSW campus is located on a 38-hectare site at Kensington, seven kilometres from the centre of Sydney.