Australian National University
Doctor of Philosophy, Research School of Social Sciences
The Doctor of Philosophy, Research School of Social Sciences in Humanities and Social Sciences is offered by Australian National University.
Program Length: 4 YEARS.
The Doctor of Philosophy equips graduates to work in a wide variety of areas including academia, public and private sectors and NGO’s.
Further Information
ANU is consistently ranked amongst the best universities in the world for its research in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Our students are part of a community of leading researchers and are inspired by intellectual curiosity and scholarly excellence.Graduate research degrees are available in over 20 disciplines in the arts, humanities and social sciences within the College of Arts & Social Sciences (CASS). The major component of the research program is a substantial piece of written work which investigates a particular subject or issue. A research student works independently under the direction of a primary academic supervisor who forms part of a supervisory panel of academic staff.Graduate students in the Research School of Social Sciences are located across seven school and centres: School of Sociology, School of Politics and International Relations, School of Philosophy, School of History, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian Demographic and Social Research Centre, and Centre for Aboriginal Economic and Policy Research.