Fields of Research
The following are the fields of research into which higher degree candidates may be considered for admission to Charles Sturt University. The codes are the standard FOR classification codes used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and the Australian Research Council (ARC) to classify research activity in Australia.
It is in these areas that the University has established research communities and cohorts of scholars, and around which it encourages applications from potential research students. Such areas provide particular depth of academic and research capability to offer quality research and research training opportunities to staff, students and communities, including partners in industry, the professions and the communities of inland Australia.
Faculty of Arts & Education
The Arts
- Performing Arts
- Visual Arts
Historical Studies
- Australian History
Journalism, Communication and Media
- Media and Communication Studies
Literature Studies
- Australian Literature
Philosophy and Religion
- Philosophy
- Professional and Applied Ethics
- Religion and Religious Traditions
Education for Rural/Regional Sustainability
- Rural and Remote Education
Education Studies
- Curriculum Studies
- Curriculum Theory, Development and Evaluation
- Literacies, Numeracies and Multiliteracies
- Mathematics Education
- Child Development
- Early Childhood Education
- Educational Psychology
- Inclusive and Special Education
- Sociology of Education
- Educational Policy and Administration
- History of Education
Information Studies
- Library and Information Studies
- Teacher Librarianship
Studies in Human Society
- Anthropology
- Human Geography
- Human Services
- Rural Social Studies
- Sociology
- Social Work
- Other Studies in Human Society
Teacher Education and Professional Development
Vocational Education and Training
Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences
Accounting
- Financial Accounting
- Management Accounting
Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
- Pattern Recognition and Data Mining
- Computer Vision
- Adaptive Agents and Intelligent Robotics
- Simulation and Modelling
- Neural, Evolutionary and Fuzzy Computation
Distributed Computing
- Web Technologies
- Distributed and Grid Systems
Economics
- Agricultural Economics
- Environmental and Resource Economics
- Industry Economics and Industrial Organisations
Information Systems
- Information systems management
Management
- Human Resources Management
- Industrial Relations
- International Business
- Organisational Behaviour
- Organisational Planning and Management
Marketing
- Consumer Behaviour
- Product or Service Development
- Marketing Management, Strategy and Relationship Marketing
- Marketing Theory
Numerical and Computational Mathematics
- Numerical Analysis
Law Enforcement
- Crime Prevention
- Criminology
Policy and Administration
- Public Policy
- Public Administration
- Research, Science and Technology
- Policy
Psychology
- Learning, Memory, Cognition and Language
- Social and Community Psychology
- Developmental Psychology and Ageing
- Industrial and Organisational Psychology
- Psychology
Faculty of Science
Animal Production
- Animal Husbandry
- Animal Production
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
- Analytical Biochemistry
- Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Biological Sciences
- Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Chemical Sciences
- Environmental Chemistry (including Atmospheric Chemistry)
- Other Chemical Sciences
Crop and Pasture Production
- Plant Biochemistry and Physiology
- Plant Protection (Pests, Disease and Weeds)
- Agronomy
- Crop and Pasture Production
Ecology and Evolution
- Freshwater Ecology (excluding Limnology)
- Terrestrial Ecology
- Palaeoecology
Environmental Sciences
- Wildlife and Habitat Management
Exercise Science, Sport and Health
- Exercise Physiology
- Physical Education
Geomatic Engineering
- Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Horticulture
- Oenology and Viticulture
- Horticulture
Industrial Biotechnology and Food Sciences
- Fermentation, Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology
- Food Processing
Manufacturing Engineering
- Robotics and Mechatronics
Medical Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry
- Clinical Chemistry
Medical Microbiology
Medical Physiology
- Systems Physiology
Microbiology
Nursing
Other Agricultural, Veterinary and Environmental Sciences
- Fertilisers and Agrochemicals (Application, etc.)
- Other Agricultural Sciences
Public Health and Health Services
Rural Management
- Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Management
Soil and Water Sciences
- Soil Biology
- Soil Chemistry
- Soil Capability and Soil Degradation
- Applied Hydrology (Drainage, Flooding, Irrigation, Quality, etc.)
