Presently 50 plus students are enrolled for any PhD and also the School of Atmosphere is positively trying to expand its participation in Doctorate level education. Individuals who sign-up within the PhD programme can complete the needs within 3 to 4 years. Candidates for that degree are assessed based on a thesis only.

For assistance with PhD programmes, contact the right programme advisor .

For general assistance with PhD enrolment and needs, contact:

Chair of PG Committee and Mind of Postgraduate Matters

Entry needs

Admission to the programme can occur anytime in the past year. Admittance to the Doctorate programme is generally restricted to those who have achieved a bachelors degree with honours or perhaps a masters degree with top class or second class (division 1) honours. However, the main criteria are that applicants possess a proven ability to handle independent research, and they have appropriate supervision arranged within the School of Atmosphere.

Therefore, students contemplating a PhD project within the School of Atmosphere should contact potential supervisors, or even the Mind of Postgraduate Research, to go over their application and also to present an itemized proposal for that thesis project, since the subject envisaged, logistics and way of funding.

This stuff, along with degree transcripts, letters of reference, and proof of British language proficiency will be formally given to The College of Auckland and also the School of Atmosphere with the online Application for Admission (AfA) system.

Structure from the PhD programme

Newbie
Throughout the newbie The College of Auckland mandates that candidates develop a full-grown research proposal and offer a seminar towards the School of Atmosphere.

Within the School of Atmosphere we’ll schedule your seminar date throughout the first six several weeks of the enrolment. This really is to help you make any necessary changes for your research plans, while still allowing lots of time to progress your quest throughout the newbie.

Both seminar and also the research proposal should be authorized by the School of Environment’s Postgraduate Research Committee prior to the finish from the newbie in the latest.

Additionally to preparing and presenting your quest proposal, you’re also needed to accomplish a considerable written piece on your provisional year. Oftentimes, this is the literature review and/or any other preliminary chapters from the final thesis. All students also make significant progress using their research within the newbie, by identifying field sites, acquiring ethics approval for his or her research (if needed), and developing their knowledge of the techniques they’ll use for his or her research.

Confirmation of enrolment past the provisional year relies upon acceptable completion of the aforementioned activities. Your quest proposal is posted combined with the Doctorate Provisional Year Report (DPYR) for Faculty approval for the finish of the provisional year.

In each one of the subsequent years
Every year of enrolment students develop a Doctorate Annual Report along with their supervisor(s). The Doctorate Provisional Year and Annual Reports provide possibilities for college students and supervisors to help keep the study on the right track.