Doctor of Philosophy [Ph.D] [Communication and Creative Industries] From Charles Sturt University

The Doctor of Philosophy from Charles Sturt University gives the opportunity to make an original and significant contribution to knowledge in students' chosen discipline within the arts. Students will design and implement a high-quality original research project of significance to the discipline. Through this process, students will develop a thorough knowledge of scholarly debate in the students' field and the capacity to critically analyze and constructively contribute to that debate.

The Ph.D. program demonstrates the Creative Industries Faculty’s reputation for innovation and excellence in research training, welcoming collaborative and interdisciplinary research projects and activity in the Creative Industries Precinct—Australia’s first site dedicated to experimentation and commercial development in the creative industries. Some of the world’s leading practitioners in the creative industries come here to teach, theorize, research, and create. 

While students usually have considerable flexibility in defining the focus of their work, most research is concentrated across the faculty's key research strength areas:

• digital media, communication, and culture,
• innovation in the performing and digital arts, and
• sustainability and innovation in design.