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
A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is an opportunity to pursue a topic you're passionate about at the highest academic level. A PhD is an independent, supervised research project that is assessed on the submission of a thesis or creative work and exegesis. This course may be undertaken in any School within ECU, provided there are supervisors available in your proposed research area, and the resources and facilities required to complete your proposed project are accessible. ECU encourages interdisciplinary research that may span two or more disciplines. As a PhD candidate, you will be expected to develop a project that can be completed in three years full-time. You may submit your thesis any time after two years of full-time study, and the maximum course duration for a PhD is four years full-time. A PhD is a significant undertaking, and if enrolled full-time you are expected to commit at least 35 hours per week to your research.<br><br>Business research at ECU concentrates on specialised research services to specific industries and the community covering a wide range of areas from innovation, financial markets, business with Asia, e-commerce, marketing to social issues. Specific postgraduate research topics are developed in conjunction with the potential supervisor, however applications are particularly encouraged from those with an interest in innovation, work and performance, tourism, entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management (HRM), management, finance and economics, accounting, project management, marketing, and business with Asia. State-of-the-art facilities such as the SMART (Securities and Market Analytics, Research and Teaching) Lab that can be utilised for research and collaboration with industry partners, providing researchers with global financial markets data in real-time. Visualisation and video conferencing facilities also enable researchers to collaborate with other students and academics around the globe.