Doctor of Philosophy

The Faculty of Medicine and Health was created in 2018 to enable innovation, excellence and strategic vision in teaching, research and clinical practice not only in medicine and health, but in all of the areas in which we operate. The Faculty is organised through a School based structure composed of the following Schools:

• Sydney Dental School
• Sydney School of Health Sciences
• Sydney Nursing School
• Sydney Pharmacy School
• Sydney School of Public Health
• Sydney Medical School, inclusive of:
  • Children’s Hospital Westmead Clinical School, Westmead Clinical School, Central Clinical School, Concord Clinical School, Northern Clinical School and Sydney Adventist Hospital Clinical School, Rural Clinical School (Dubbo/Orange), Nepean Clinical School, Rural Clinical School (Broken Hill), Rural Clinical School (Northern Rivers).

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is different from all the other degrees offered by the University as it is the only degree offered at the University level. The same regulations govern a PhD student regardless of faculty or field of study.

The Rules governing the degree of Doctor of Philosophy are the University of Sydney (Higher Degree by Research) Rule 2026. and the Thesis and Examination of Higher Degree by Research Policy 2015. The most recent version of this rule can be found on the Policy Register sydney.edu.au/policies.