Doctor of Philosophy (Business)

• An Honours Bachelor degree in an appropriate discipline at Class II Division 2 or higher or appropriate Master of Philosophy with a strong thesis performance.

1. Special Admission Requirements

All applicants for research degrees must submit a written (preferably typed) proposal as part of their application. This proposal should:

• commence with a statement detailing any previous research or project experience you have undertaken, including if possible a copy of the abstract of such work;
• contain, in no more than one additional page, a clearly focussed research proposal for the study you would wish to undertake throughout your registration in the course; and
• conclude with a statement of your motivation for wanting to undertake the research course.

2. English Requirements

• IELTS Academic: Overall Score of 6.5 (Reading: 6.0, Writing: 6.0, Listening: 6.0, Speaking: 6.0)
• TOEFL (Internet-based): Overall Score of 88 (Reading: 18, Writing: 18, Listening: 18, Speaking: 18)
• UOW College: English for Tertiary Studies: Credit (weighted average mark of 65)

Accountancy

• Accounting and Accountability In Developing Countries
• Accounting and Information Systems
• Accounting Regulation
• Auditing
• Carbon Accounting and Accountability
• Corporate Governance
• Critical Accounting Theory
• Environment and Social Governance
• Financial Reporting and Standard Setting
• Government and Not for Profit Accounting
• History of Accounting Thought
• International Accounting and Finance
• Management Accounting
• Social and Environmental Accounting
• Voluntary Disclosure Regimes and Accountability

Finance

• Banking
• Behavioural Finance
• Chinese Financial Markets
• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Governance
• Corporate Ownership Structure
• Financial Econometrics
• Financial Economics
• Financial Markets
• International Finance
• IPO
• Market Microstructure
• Managerial Compensation and Incentives
• Political Connections
• Portfolio Analysis
• Risk Management
• Small Business Finance
• Venture Capital

Economics

• Applied Econometrics
• Applied Microeconomics
• Business Innovation and Social Innovation
• Economic and Business History
• Economic Growth and Development
• Health Economics
• Industrial and Business Economics
• International Trade and Investment
• Labour and Human Resources
• Macroeconomic Performance and Policies
• Poverty and Inequality
• Regional Development
• Small and Medium Enterprises
• Social Capital and Networks

Management

• Applied Systems Research
• Business Ethics
• Corporate Decision-Making
• Corporate Governance
• Critical Analysis of HRM Practices
• Cross-cultural Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Firm Performance
• Innovation Management
• International and Comparative Human Resource Management
• Internationalisation of Firms
• Inter-organisational Relations
• Knowledge Management in Organizations
• OH&S Management
• Organisational Change and Leadership
• Strategic Management in SE Asian Firms
• Supply Chain Management

Marketing

• Advertising and Public Relations
• Brand Management
• Consumer Behaviour
• Corporate Marketing and Social Responsibility
• International Marketing
• Internet Marketing
• Issues and Crisis Management
• Marketing Research
• New Product Marketing and Product Innovation
• Non-for-Profit Marketing
• Relationship Marketing
• Sales Management
• Services Marketing
• Tourism Marketing
• Social Marketing

Other Research Areas

• Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Business Wellbeing
• Management systems
• Corporate Recovery and Turnaround Strategy
• Organisational Behaviour
• Financial Management of Enterprises
• Financial Restructuring
• Strategic Management
• Corporate Governance and Business Ethics
• International Business Strategy
• Labour Regulation in the Global Economy
• Public Policy and Public Administration
• Health Management and Policy Development
• Activity Theory
• Executive Information Systems Management Information Systems and Decision Support Systems
• Knowledge Management
• Management of Information System, Architectures and Infrastructures
• Online Banking
• Organisational and Institutional Web Systems