Whatever your area of interest, undertaking your PhD at QUT Law means you can have access to leaders in the field of crime and justice, commercial and property law, health law, intellectual property law and international law and global governance. It's your opportunity to be guided by experts who are immersed in vibrant research that makes a real world difference. There's also more detailed information about scholarships and student support at the university's PhDs and research degrees page. Course requirements QUT adopts a project management approach. PhD candidates work closely with their supervisory team to meet collegially reviewed milestones leading to timely submission of a thesis for examination. QUT is proud of its record of timely completions and low attrition rates realized by this approach. During candidature the supervisor and other key stakeholders will provide advice and direction to the candidate to encourage their participation in university scholarly activities such as research seminars, teaching and publication. The length of the thesis varies according to the topic, but should normally be no longer than 100,000 words, excluding bibliography. Course Design Mandatory units: IFN001 Advanced Information Retrieval Skills Time-based Thesis Other units as agreed by student in negotiation with their supervisor and faculty.