Phase 1 Coursework Three core courses

•  Academic Writing
•  Research Methodologies
•  Communication Theories

Colloquium

• The Colloquium allows students to gain public
  speaking experience, learn about student research
  from fields within and outside their academic
  discipline, and experience judging methods used by
  professional panels for national and international
  meetings.

Phase 2 Proposal Defence

•  Each student must submit the first three chapters
  of his or her thesis for internal assessment. They
  must then present and defend their PhD research
  proposal. The student is only allowed to continue
  with the research to Phase 3 on the passing of
  the defence of their proposal.

Phase 3 Data Collection and Thesis Preparation

• The student proceeds to his/her data collection,
  data analysis and thesis writing
  Work Completion Seminar
  The Work Completion Seminar serves as a
  moderation process to assess whether the work
  done by the candidate is sufficient for the PhD
  degree. The candidate must pass this before their
  thesis is allowed to proceed to Viva Voce.

Phase 4 Viva Voce

• After submitting the thesis, the student is required
  to attend a Viva Voce to defend his/her thesis