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Sydney University

The Doctor of Arts (DArts) is a professional doctorate which allows students to pursue a higher degree of rigorous scholarship while advancing professional practice. The professional doctorate is designed to respond to the rapid changes taking place in the professional workplace which create demands on professionals such as journalists, creative writers, anthropologists, linguists, policy advisers, managers, and others to upgrade their qualifications. Further training at the upper levels of the discipline such as that offered to professional doctorate candidates can develop the sophisticated intellectual and applied knowledge and skills that are increasingly in high demand.The professional doctorate comprises two postgraduate research methods units of study and research leading to a thesis of 60,000-80,000 words for candidates not also submitting a significant creative project, or a thesis of 20,000-30,000 words for candidates also submitting a significant creative project under the supervision of a member of the academic staff. You may complete research in various areas within this discipline such as creative writing, linguistics, media and communications, museum studies or performance studies. 
Good analytical skills.
In this course the major studies include response to the rapid changes taking place in the professional workplace which create demands on professionals such as journalists, creative writers, anthropologists, linguists, policy advisers, managers, and others to upgrade their qualifications. Further training at the upper levels of the discipline such as that offered to professional doctorate candidates can develop the sophisticated intellectual and applied knowledge and skills that are increasingly in high demand.
(1) To be eligible to be admitted to candidature by the Dean or Associate Dean, an applicant must: (a) hold or have completed the requirements for:(i) a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent institution, with first or second class honours, in a relevant subject area; or (ii) a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent institution, in a relevant subject area, with a substantial portfolio of published/professional work (such as books, films, TV programs, creative work and/or government reports) equivalent to or greater than an undergraduate honours thesis; or (iii) a master’s degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent institution, in a relevant subject area; and (b) have a minimum of five years' recent, full-time employment or professional experience in a relevant field.(2) The Dean or Associate Dean may admit to candidature an applicant who does not meet the requirements of sub-clause (1), provided that the applicant holds a qualification or qualifications that, in the opinion of the Dean or Associate Dean, are equivalent to those prescribed in sub-clause (1).
After pursuing Doctor of Arts candidates may undertake research in one of the faculty's five schools. These are the Schools of Economics, Languages and Cultures, Letters, Art and Media, Philosophical and Historical Inquiry, Social and Political Sciences.
March
IELTS:-6.5(6.0),Internet Based TOEFL:-90(23/22)
AU$28560
4 years full time (international students only)