AustraliaPhD208 weeks
Doctor of Sustainable Development
Curtin UniversityPerth, Australia
Fee for international students
A$159,760 for the whole course (as of 2026)Source: CRICOS
- Intakes
- Not published
- Duration
- 208 weeks
Programme facts
- Level
- PhD
- Duration
- 208 weeks
- Language of teaching
- English
- Study mode
- Not published
- Credits
- Not published
- Intakes
- Not published
About this programme
The Professional Doctorate of Sustainable Development - DSD will include 100 credit points of units (equivalent to 0.5 EFTL) taken at Bentley campus, or online; and a doctoral thesis worth 500 points (2.5 EFTL), for a total of 600 points (3 EFTL). The course will require three years full-time study. The research and writing for the thesis will be undertaken predominantly in situ in developing countries. An option to undertake the thesis by publication would also be available. The course would conform to the requirements of Australian Qualifications Framework Level 10.
Entry requirements
Typical for this university, not this programme's own requirement.
- IELTS5.5 overall, no band below 5.5
- TOEFL iBT46
- PTE Academic54
- Prerequisites
- Applicants require a master degree, together with relevant work experience in a sustainable development-related area, or a relevant honours degree, normally first class, together with relevant work experience in a sustainable development-related area, or superior performance in one of the Facultys graduate diplomas or the equivalent from another education al institution, and relevant work experience in a related area, or other qualification and background warranting special consideration by the Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research Training. The process for assessing applications is highly competitive and each applicant will be assessed on individual merit.
Data: CRICOS, Australian Government.