49 PhD programmes offered by the university

This Doctor of Philosophy - Urban and Regional Planning candidate at Curtin University prepares students to acquire a systematic and critical understanding of a complex field of learning and specialised research skills to advance learning and/or professional practice corresponding to AQF level 10 qualifications.

As a doctoral research degree in Doctor of Philosophy - Mining and Metallurgical Engineering candidate at Curtin University, you will uncover new knowledge either by the discovery of new facts, the formulation of theories or the innovative reinterpretation of known data and established ideas. 

As a doctoral research candidate in Doctor of Philosophy - Humanities at Curtin University, you will uncover new knowledge either by the discovery of new facts, the formulation of theories or the innovative reinterpretation of known data and established ideas. 

As a research degree in Doctor of Philosophy - Occupational Therapy candidate at Curtin University, you will uncover new knowledge either by the discovery of new facts, the formulation of theories or the innovative reinterpretation of known data and established ideas. 

As a student of this Doctor of Philosophy - Applied Geology programme at Curtin University, you will uncover new knowledge either by the discovery of new facts, the formulation of theories or the innovative reinterpretation of known data and established ideas.

Doctor of Philosophy - Agriculture and Food Science from Curtin University requires the development and implementation of a rigorous research plan, based on a competitive understanding of the relevant literature and the need for answers to questions posed in that literature as a result of new theory.

Undertake meaningful research in the Doctor of Philosophy - Aboriginal Studies from Curtin University grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing.

As a doctoral research degree in Doctor of Philosophy - Petroleum Engineering candidate at Curtin University, you will uncover new knowledge either by the discovery of new facts, the formulation of theories or the innovative reinterpretation of known data and established ideas. 

Based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, this innovative Doctor of Sustainable Development programme from Curtin University is among the first of its kind.