Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Students can commence research studies at any time throughout the year.
Language
English
- TOEFL iBT: 56
- PTE Academic: 46
- IELTS: 5.5
Delivered
On Campus, Online
Campus Location
- Townsville, Australia
- Cairns, Australia
- Singapore, Singapore
Offered at multiple locations, but you can enroll in only one. Apply to your chosen location.
Disciplines
Management Studies, Commerce
Overview
As a JCU PhD candidate, you'll have the opportunity to undertake focused research in the tropics. You'll explore and generate new knowledge to meet the social, environmental and sustainability challenges facing tropical communities.
Work closely with experienced advisors to identify a research question, design and implement a project, analyse the results and document the research as a thesis. The Management and Commerce program from James Cook University generally has no required coursework, although some can be taken as an option.
Manage your project challenges and timeline pressures with structured milestones built into the program. Benefit from professional development activities, participate in international conferences and publish your work along the way.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Management and Commerce program from James Cook University are internationally recognised as experts who discover valuable new knowledge in their fields.
The future for PhD graduates is diverse. The skills you develop during your PhD allow you to gain a toolkit for theoretical and practical approaches to problems and innovation with social and commercial impact. This will allow you to take on leadership roles across industry, government and academic sectors in a range of roles and contexts including researcher, practitioner, and research manager.
Programme Structure
Skills:
- Cognitive skills to demonstrate expert understanding of theoretical knowledge and to reflect critically on that theory and practice
- Cognitive skills and use of intellectual independence to think critically, evaluate existing knowledge and ideas, undertake systematic investigation and reflect on theory and practice to generate original knowledge
- Expert technical and creative skills applicable to the field of work or learning
- Communication skills to explain and critique theoretical propositions, methodologies and conclusions
- Communication skills to present cogently a complex investigation of originality or original research for external examination against international standards and to communicate results to peers and the community
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
- TOEFL iBT: 56
- PTE Academic: 46
- IELTS: 5.5
General requirements
CRICOS Code: 081385G
- a Bachelor's degree with at least Second Class, Division A (Honours) in a degree program that included a total of at least a semester of supervised project work, the results of which contributed to the Honours grade;
- a postgraduate qualification which included: (a) supervised research component(s) of at least one semester or equivalent and resulted in the production of output(s) graded at the equivalent of Distinction or better, and (b) at least one research methods subject;
- a Research Masters degree, where at least two thirds of the degree consisted of a supervised research component and resulted in the production of a thesis or equivalent;
- a combination of qualifications, research training and experience, considered equivalent to the above by the Dean of the College to which the Candidate is applying, e.g., senior authorship of at least one peer-reviewed publication plus completion of an appropriate research methods subject.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
International
34,120 AUD / year
Course fees are not applicable for Domestic students.
Living costs
Townsville, Australia
1,500-2,800 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Scholarships
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Management and Commerce.
Available Scholarships
- Australia Awards Pacific Scholarships — Australian Government — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: Not specified
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program — U.S. government — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: 2026-10-07
- Sustainable Health Care Funding (SHCF) Scholarship (Both Directions) — American Australian Association (AAA) — Grant: 40000 AUD — Deadline: 2026-09-30
- Veterans' Fund Indigenous Scholarships — American Australian Association (AAA) — Grant: 40000 AUD — Deadline: 2026-09-30
- Destination Australia Cheung Kong Exchange Program — Australian Government Department of Education — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: 2026-11-21
- ServiceScape Scholarship — ServiceScape — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 2026-11-30
- VisaEnvoy Scholarships — VisaEnvoy — Grant: 4000 AUD — Deadline: 2027-01-20
- ACES Scholarships — ACES Education Fund — Grant: 3500 USD — Deadline: 2026-11-15
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility — OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: Not specified
- Destination Australia — Province of Lower Austria — Grant: 15000 AUD — Deadline: Not specified
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship — IvyPanda — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 2026-10-31
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship — Voice Talent Online — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 2027-03-01
- Dream Chaser Scholarship — Salvado Law — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 2027-01-13
- MVC Vocational Education Scholarships — Meridian Vocational College — Grant: 2000 AUD — Deadline: Not specified
- MVC Young Chef's Club Award — Meridian Vocational College — Grant: 2000 AUD — Deadline: Not specified
- Scholarship for students with disabilities — Anonymous Hope Fund — Grant: 3000 USD — Deadline: 2026-12-31
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship — IELTS from 6 to 9 — Grant: 1500 USD — Deadline: Not specified
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme — The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme — Grant: 12000 USD — Deadline: 2027-01-11
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