The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) is awarded by QUT in recognition of a candidate's erudition in a broad field of learning and for notable accomplishment in that field through an original and substantial contribution to knowledge.

The candidate's research must reveal high critical ability and powers of imagination and synthesis and may be in the form of new knowledge or significant and original adaptation, application and interpretation of existing knowledge.

Topics can include multidisciplinary problems suggested by external bodies, for example, industry, government and commerce, with joint supervisors from both academic and outside environments. The candidate's doctoral work can be undertaken either at San José or at a location approved by SLIS and QUT. The candidate's PhD will be linked closely with the research area of one of the San José faculty

Total Credit Points

288 (One Year Full–time is typically 96 credit points, 48 credit points per semester, 24 for part–time students)

Duration

(Part–time): Six years (minimum 48 months; expected 72 months; maximum 96 months), including 24 months of provisional registration.

Research Areas

Areas of research interest, additional specificity and contact details can be obtained from the San José and QUT websites.

The San José cohort is limited to these areas of expertise:

Archives and records administration
Information retrieval
Information systems and technologies
Information use
Education for LIS
Management and leadership
Youth services

QUT also has specialist expertise in these areas:

Information use (especially information literacy and human-information interaction)
Smart tools and services
Intelligent infrastructure
Enterprise systems

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