Information for Prospective Students
How to Join Us
The Faculty of Education offers a Doctor of Philosophy in the fields of education, information studies, and exercise science.
You can take these courses full time or part time via distance or full time on campus. All distance education students are expected to have contact with their principal supervisor at least monthly via email, telephone, video conference, online forums, or skype and through CSU Interact.
During your candidature you are required to present a seminar on your proposed research - usually within the first year of enrolment (in the first two years for part time candidates) - to a panel of readers and other interested staff. This is usually done on campus but off-campus candidates may be able to present their research via video conference/skype.
The Faculty runs a three-day seminar each year for all doctoral students and their supervisors. Students attending are required to give a short presentation on their research with workshops and other sessions held on relevant subjects.
Before applying for entry to a doctoral program you should contact the Sub-Dean, Graduate Studies to discuss your proposed research.
Find a supervisor in your desired research area
To help you decide if CSU's Faculty of Education is the right place for your doctoral studies, look at the Research Expertise page for to see the areas of expertise of our qualified supervisors.
Scholarships and Fees
Fee-Waiver Scholarships
There are a limited number of fee-waiver scholarships for part time, distance education students. These scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis according to academic track records/potential; capacity to devote the time required to make satisfactory progress; the Faculty's ability to provide supervision by researchers actively researching in the student's area of research interest and closeness of fit with Faculty research concentrations. Applications are made directly to the Faculty, supplying the following documentation.
- information regarding your capacity to devote 16 -20 hours per week, for an average of 48 weeks of the year, to doctoral study detailed in a written study plan for a typical week and an indication of any additional blocks of time you would be able to devote to your doctorate (e.g., school holidays, long service leave)
- a sample of your academic writing - this could be a chapter of an earlier thesis, an assignment from Masters level study, or an overview of methodology you would be interested in using
- an indication of how your research interests would contribute to one of the Faculty of Education's areas of research concentration:
More information on Australian Postgraduate Award and International Postgraduate Research Scholarships can be found here: University Research Office scholarships page.
Fees
Australian and New Zealand students
Fee paying place
As a fee paying student, the Australian Government does not contribute to towards your study costs. You pay a tuition fee for each subject you undertake:
Information on fees for domestic students can be found here
International Students
Complete information on fees for International Students [on shore] can be found here.
Complete information on fees for International Students [off shore] can be found here.