哲学博士（PhD）是在最高学术水平上追求您感兴趣的主题的机会。博士学位是一项独立的，有监督的研究项目，会根据论文或创造性工作和解释的提交进行评估。本课程可以在ECU内的任何学校中进行，只要您建议的研究领域中有可用的主管，并且可以访问完成您建议的项目所需的资源和设施。ECU鼓励可能涉及两个或多个学科的跨学科研究。作为博士候选人，您将有望开发一个可以在三年内全职完成的项目。全日制学习两年后，您可以随时提交论文，博士学位的最长课程持续时间为全日制四年。博士学位是一项重要的工作，如果是全日制学生，则您每周应至少投
Security science is an empirical endeavour seeking to describe analyse explain and counter security and other malevolent centred actor problems in a rigorous and impartial mannerThe universitys focus on security science has been recognised as world leading with scholars within the School of Science educating students on the application of scientific knowledge through the scientific method to diagnose infer about and treat security problems accordant with empirical evidence The Schools research across the domain of security science seeks to add to the security science body of knowledge through empirical research outcomes Security science research at ECU concentrates on Risk Resilience Intelligence and Counterintelligence CyberPhysical security intersection Security technology Corporate security Community security and Crime prevention Surveillance Security education Terrorism and Violent extremism Specific research topics related to the above are developed in conjunction with academic supervisors The School has a range of facilities including a security science laboratory to facilitate research and also places a high emphasis on industry collaborations and government agencies to enhance postgraduate research outcomes and student experience