Working closely with your supervisors, you will undertake rigorous scientific investigation, generating significant discoveries relevant to business, social life, and academic scholarship.
Career opportunities
As a PhD Graduate you will be a recognised authority within your research field. Having gained valuable transferable skills during your PhD you will be a self-motivated project managers with excellent organisational and analytical skills, experienced in public speaking and event planning with an ability to effectively collect, analyse, interpret and communicate large amounts of complex data.
Most of our graduates do go on to careers within academia, some graduates take their research and teaching expertise into other professions, including:
- the business sector
- consultancies
- hotel
- restaurant
- travel technology
- food manufacturing and catering
- airlines and airports
- destination management organisations
- public administration.
Job roles
- hotel manager
- venue consultant
- event manager
- restaurant manager
- accommodation manager
- catering manager
- conference centre manager.
Graduate employers
- international hotels
- UK hotel and leisure groups
- restaurant companies
- contract or licensed sectors
- independent hospitality or food businesses.
Programme Structure
To enable you to enhance your professional profile, we support you throughout your research degree by:
- providing research seminars
- organising doctoral events and activities
- facilitating networking and collaboration opportunities
- encouraging and supporting publication and dissemination of your research
- offering opportunities to gain teaching expertise and experience.
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Admission Requirements
Academic requirements
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 120
- TOEFL iBT: 86
- PTE Academic: 58
- IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
The minimum entry requirements for a research degree are:
- a good first degree (First Class or Upper Second Class), or equivalent qualification in a relevant field
- a Masters Degree (MA, MSc, MBA or MRes) with Merit, or equivalent postgraduate or research experience.
- Competence in written and spoken English is a pre-requisite for entrance to this programme. An IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of 6.5 (with no element under 6.0).
Fees and Funding
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International: 30,263 AUD / year (≈ 16,000 GBP / year)
- Domestic: 9,268 AUD / year (≈ 4,900 GBP / year)
Additional Details
Part-time:
- National - £2,450 (September)
- International - £8,000 (September)
Living costs
London, United Kingdom: 2,151-4,080 AUD / month
Funding
Scholarship opportunities for this programme include The AMO Scholarship, provided by the University of West London: 5,000 GBP, merit-based, deadline not specified.
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