100 PhD programmes offered by the university

The PhD in Commerce program from Victoria University of Wellington involves original and sustained research, mentored by an academic supervisor. It’s an opportunity to make new discoveries, address some of the big issues of our time, challenge yourself, and develop a mix of transferable and specialised skills.

Build your knowledge and study the latest developments in computer science. Place yourself at the frontiers of this fast-changing world with a PhD in Computer Science postgraduate study at Victoria University of Wellington.

Expand your knowledge with a postgraduate qualification and master the skills needed to become an expert in the innovative world of PhD in Data Science at Victoria University of Wellington.

Explore architecture from a cultural and historical perspective with this PhD in Architecture History and Theory offered at the Victoria University of Wellington. 

Enhance your Bachelor’s degree and gain an advanced understanding of national health systems and policy. We offer a PhD in Health Policy, Planning and Service Delivery degree at Victoria University of Wellington.

Create indoor spaces that inspire. Learn how colour, materials, light, shape, and form can influence a person's mood or provoke a particular response with the PhD in Interior Architecture degree offered at the Victoria University of Wellington. 

Gain advanced knowledge and skills to prepare you for a rewarding career at the intersection of information technology and business with a PhD in Information Systems degree at the Victoria University of Wellington.

Pick up skills and techniques that will empower you to shape the future, with a postgraduate qualification in PhD in Artificial Intelligence at Victoria University of Wellington. 

Get advanced knowledge and skills in managing organisations, people, relationships and activities in a global environment with the PhD in International Business degree at Victoria University of Wellington.

Build on your musical knowledge and gain skills in research and critical thinking with postgraduate study in Music program from Victoria University of Wellington.

Advance your understanding of education and gain specialist knowledge in your area of interest with a Doctor of Education postgraduate study at Victoria University of Wellington.

Enhance your career prospects by gaining the latest knowledge and new skills with advanced study of PhD in Electronic and Computer Systems at Victoria University of Wellington.

Deepen your knowledge of the relationships between people, place and the environment with postgraduate study in human PhD in Geography at Victoria University of Wellington.

Get advanced knowledge and skills in the increasingly vital business area of PhD in Mathematics at Victoria University of Wellington.

PhD in Landscape Architecture at Victoria University of Wellington is about exploring and envisaging better design solutions for outdoor spaces. It merges design, art, culture, nature, and science to create engaging and functional spaces.

Gain the skills and knowledge required in the architecture profession, including the ability to visualise spatial subjects in three dimensions with the Architecture and Design degree at the Victoria University of Wellington. 

Graduate with the skills you need to be able to perform, compose or teach at a high professional level with this Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance program from Victoria University of Wellington.

Gain advanced theoretical and technical accounting knowledge and develop the skills for thorough independent PhD in Accounting research at the Victoria University of Wellington. 

Enhance your career prospects and increase your knowledge with postgraduate study of PhD in Ecology and Biodiversity at Victoria University of Wellington.

The tourism industry offers a world of opportunities. Studying the PhD in Tourism Management at Victoria University of Wellington will help you on your journey towards a senior role in this exciting, diverse, and growing industry.