Key Information
- Duration: Full-time, 48 months
- Starting February 2027 (apply before Nov 2026) and July 2027 (apply before Apr 2027 international / Jul 2027 national)
Overview
In this Doctor of Sustainable Development programme from Curtin University you will develop a critical understanding of the complex issues that lay at the frontier of sustainable development. You will understand sustainable development as a profoundly inter-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary endeavour, involving professionals, policy developers and researchers on global and local scales.
The Doctor of Sustainable Development will comprise at least two-thirds research and four units of coursework. You will learn cognitive and technical skills relevant to sustainable development and use these skills to undertake a significant research project. Your research will be well designed and locally embedded to help you become a long-term influencer of change within society and your profession.
What you'll learn
- have a systematic and critical understanding of a substantial and complex body of knowledge at the frontier of sustainable development and of inter-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary roles and representations of sustainable development, and apply this knowledge to professional practice and research.
- develop a range of analytical, creative, critical specialised research skills, integrate these cognitive and research skills and apply them to research in professional practice.
- demonstrate specialised cognitive, technical and research skills relevant to sustainable development,; evaluate the relevance of information making valid judgements,; and synthesise information from a range of sources.
- communicate in ways appropriate to audience and purpose and disseminate and promote new insights into sustainable development through appropriate channels.
- use appropriate technologies appropriate to research and communicate the complexities of sustainable development.
Visit the programme website for more information
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- Design and Built Environment Research Methods
- Doctoral Thesis
- Environment & Climate Emergency
- Architectural Systems and Research Methods
- Design Paradigms
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
- TOEFL iBT: 79
- PTE Academic: 58
- IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
CRICOS: 085112M
To obtain additional information about the program, we kindly suggest that you visit the programme website, where you can find further details and relevant resources.
Fees and Funding
Tuition Fees
International: 36,000 AUD / year
Living costs
Perth, Australia: 1,328-2,367 AUD / month
Funding
Scholarships are available. Visit the programme website for more information.
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