PhD - Subject Area Policy
Application
PhD applicants and candidates considering PhD subject areas at the University.
Purpose
To specify the approved PhD subject areas available for a PhD candidate to enrol in.
Policy
1. A PhD candidate must be enrolled in a single approved PhD subject area. The subject area is associated with an academic unit.
2. In the case of cross-disciplinary subject areas, one Academic Unit must take overall responsibility for the provision of supervision, research resources and facilities.
3. Changes in PhD subject area during candidature may occur only with the permission of the Board of Graduate Studies (or delegate). Permission will usually be granted only where a subject area is renamed or a new subject area is approved under the PhD subject Area Changes Policy and Procedures.
List of PhD subject areas
Subject | Faculty/Large Scale Research Institute |
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Accounting | Business and Economics |
Anaesthesiology | Medical and Health Sciences |
Anatomy | Medical and Health Sciences/Liggins Institute |
Ancient History | Arts |
Anthropology | Arts |
Applied Linguistics | Arts |
Architecture | Creative Arts and Industries |
Art History | Arts |
Asian Studies | Arts |
Audiology | Medical and Health Sciences |
Behavioural Science | Medical and Health Sciences |
Bioengineering | Auckland Bioengineering Institute/ Engineering/ Medical and Health Sciences |
Biological Sciences | Science |
Biomedical Science | Interfaculty |
Chemical and Materials Engineering | Engineering |
Chemistry | Science |
Chinese | Arts |
Civil Engineering |
Engineering |
Commercial Law | Business and Economics/Law |
Comparative Literature | Arts |
Computer Science | Science |
Computer Systems Engineering | Engineering |
Criminology | Arts |
Dance Studies | Creative Arts and Industries |
Design | Creative Arts and Industries |
Development Studies | Arts |
Economics | Business and Economics |
Education | Education and Social Work |
Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Engineering |
Engineering Science |
Engineering |
English | Arts |
Environmental Science | Science |
European Studies | Arts |
Exercise Sciences | Science |
Finance | Business and Economics |
Fine Arts | Creative Arts and Industries |
Food Science |
Science |
Forensic Science | Science |
French | Arts |
Gender Studies | Arts |
General Practice | Medical and Health Sciences |
Geography | Science |
Geology | Science |
German | Arts |
Greek | Arts |
Health Psychology |
Interfaculty |
Health Sciences |
Interfaculty |
Heritage Conservation | Creative Arts and Industries |
History | Arts |
Information Systems | Business and Economics |
Innovation and Entrepreneurship | Business and Economics |
International Business | Business and Economics |
Italian | Arts |
Japanese | Arts |
Korean | Arts |
Latin | Arts |
Latin American Studies | Arts |
Law | Law |
Linguistics | Arts |
Management | Business and Economics |
Maori and Pacific Health |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Maori Studies | Arts |
Marine Science | Science |
Marketing | Business and Economics |
Mathematics | Science |
Mathematics Education | Science |
Mechanical Engineering | Engineering |
Mechatronics Engineering | Engineering |
Media, Film and Television |
Arts |
Medical Imaging | Medical and Health Sciences |
Medicine | Medical and Health Sciences/Liggins Institute |
Molecular Medicine | Medical and Health Sciences/Liggins Institute |
Music | Creative Arts and Industries |
Nursing | Medical and Health Sciences/Liggins Institute |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
Medical and Health Sciences/Liggins Institute |
Operations and Supply Chain Management |
Business and Economics |
Operations Research | Engineering |
Ophthalmology | Medical and Health Sciences |
Optometry | Medical and Health Sciences |
Pacific Studies | Arts |
Paediatrics | Medical and Health Sciences/Liggins Institute |
Pathology |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Pharmacology | Medical and Health Sciences/Liggins Institute |
Perinatal Science | Liggins Institute |
Pharmacy | Medical and Health Sciences |
Philosophy | Arts |
Physics | Science |
Physiology |
Medical and Health Sciences/Liggins Institute |
Planning | Creative Arts and Industries |
Politics and International Relations | Arts |
Population Health | Medical and Health Sciences |
Property | Business and Economics |
Psychiatry | Medical and Health Sciences |
Psychology | Science |
Public Policy | Arts |
Russian | Arts |
Social Work | Education and Social Work |
Sociology | Arts |
Spanish | Arts |
Software Engineering | Engineering |
Speech Science | Science |
Statistics | Science |
Surgery | Medical and Health Sciences |
Theology | Arts |
Translation Studies | Arts |
Urban Design | Creative Arts and Industries |
Definitions
The following definitions apply to this document:
Academic units are those units with which the PhD subject area is associated and may be managed by either a faculty or LSRI. Academic units include faculties, schools, departments and institutes.
University means the University of Auckland and includes all subsidiaries.
Key relevant documents
Include the following:
Document management and control
Content manager: School of Graduate Studies
Owner: Dean of Graduate Studies
Approved by: Board of Graduate Studies, Senate and Council
Date approved: June 2021
Review date: June 2026