Doctor of Sustainable Development

Based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, this innovative course is among the first of its kind.

In this course, 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.

Curtin is widely recognised for applied research firmly focused on solving real-world problems. Underpinning our research endeavours are strong partnerships with industry, business and government, which result in outcomes that greatly benefit the broader community locally, nationally and globally. Our international reputation for being a strong partner in industry-driven research ensures our graduates enjoy outstanding opportunities to become innovators in their fields.

Completion of Australian Year 12 and a scaled mark of at least 50 in English, Literature, or English as an Additional Language or Dialect.

You will require one of the following:

• A master degree and relevant work experience in a sustainable development-related area
• A relevant honours degree, normally first class, and relevant work experience in a sustainable development-related area
• Superior performance in one of the Faculty of Humanities’ graduate diplomas or the equivalent from another institution and relevant work experience in a related area
• Another qualification and background warranting special consideration by the Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research Training

PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English Academic) Overall score: 58; TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) PBT (Paper Based Test) score: 570 and 4.5 in TWE; Cambridge English: Proficiency/Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): 190 with 176 in Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking; CAE (Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English): Grade B; CUTE (Curtin University Test of English) - A. IELTS (International English Language Testing System) - Listening 6.5 Reading 7.0 Writing 7.0 and Speaking 6.0; Overall band score 6.5; TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) 79 (overall) Reading 24 Listening 20 Speaking 18 Writing 27.