PhD (Accountancy)

RMIT's Swanston Academic Building is the base for your business research career.

The building's features include:

• interactive lecture and tutorial spaces, lectorial theatres, small-group rooms and
• other innovative spaces to support enterprise formation.
• Formal learning areas interspersed with retail and social spaces and scenic outlooks over the city of Melbourne.
• wireless connection to printers, the web and specialist learning resources
• the School of Graduate Research office
• 5 Star Green Star Rating for Australian Excellence in sustainable design

The result is a stimulating environment to encourage creative and intellectual activity among a variety of users.

Research in the School of Accounting

Research activities in the school concentrate on the principal areas of social and environmental accountability, accounting education, corporate governance, auditing and regulation, and accounting history. In addition to research within these areas, staff within the School of Accounting regularly author textbooks that are leaders within their respective fields and are well regarded in the provision of consultancy and training services such as financial planning, audit reviews, public sector accounting reforms, international accounting development and environmental projects.

Each year the School hosts annual conferences: The RMIT Accounting Governance and Sustainability Conference and the RMIT Accounting Educators’ Conference.

• Read more about applied research and our research capabilities in the school
• Discover more about research and the College of Business

Research at RMIT

Time spent on research

Full-time candidates are expected to commit at least four days per week (or at least two days per week for part-time candidates) to their research. The academic year is 48 weeks.

Regular contact with your supervisor

A schedule of meetings with your supervisor/s must be established to assess progress against milestones and timely completion.

Resources, facilities and support

You will have access to online and digital resources through the myRMIT student portal.

You will be part of an active research community and have access to resources and workshops to help you succeed.

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Business Research Office

The Business Research Office supports candidates, supervisors in the College of Business. It is the central office responsible for coordinating and disseminating information about funding opportunities and research-related activities. Prospective researchers are invited to contact the Business Research Office to discuss potential candidature.

School of Graduate Research

The School of Graduate Research works with Schools to further support candidates during their postgraduate research degree.

Graduates will be able to pursue an academic career in a university or be employed in senior leadership and management positions in government, non-government organisations and corporations.

As a researcher, your mastery of the discipline evidenced through a substantial and rigorous research project and other contributions to your field of specific interest can make a real difference to society.