Direct Entry PhD program

Why choose the Direct entry PhD program?

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  • Flexibility

    Tailored to your needs and skills with full-time (up to 4 years) and part-time (up to 8 years) study options.

  • Professional career pathways

    Accommodates non-academic aspirations and candidates with professional work experience.

  • Cross-disciplinary research

    Research your chosen subject in collaboration with experts across many disciplines.

  • PhD internship options

    Gain paid or unpaid real-world experience in your chosen research discipline.

Program study options

This option offers the opportunity to work with leading business law scholars on projects that make a genuine and substantive impact on global economic, environmental, and social challenges. Our researchers solve these challenges by drawing on the perspectives and methods of other business disciplines in addition to law.

Our researchers specialise in a variety of research areas, including Asian and comparative business regulation, company law and litigation, international trade and commercial law, labour and human rights, law and environmental sustainability, law and technology, regulatory theory and practice, tax law and policy.

Your studies will include a coursework unit, Research strategies and methods in business law, which will build your skills for conducting research in business law.

The Interdisciplinary option offers the opportunity to focus on contemporary business, industry or policy challenges from a range of knowledge perspectives.

Your research question will be shaped by your professional experience and expertise and designed to have a real-world impact. Your supervisory team will guide you on how best to draw on specific disciplinary knowledge and frameworks most relevant to your applied research focus (e.g. across management and economics domains, or business law and accounting).

Your studies will include at least two coursework units to develop your research skills and knowledge appropriate for your project. Throughout, you will develop expertise and professional skills to support your future career ambitions.

The interdisciplinary option is also suitable for students in the IITB-Monash program and for students across the Indo-Pacific region who hold an externally funded (non-Monash) scholarship.

This program offers students the flexibility to be enrolled full-time or part-time, internally or externally, with the relevant approvals by their supervisor, PhD Program Director and scholarship provider. This will suit you if you want to continue your career while you undertake research

Our research expertise

Our departments and research centres feature world-leading scholars, specialising in a vast array of research areas and disciplines.

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Meet some of our students

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Silent achievers: Australia's best-kept sustainability secret

Why are so many companies keeping their carbon-neutral achievements under wraps?  A new study by Monash Business School PhD candidate Stephan Dua Modest has uncovered the reasons behind the surprising new ‘greenhushing’ trend.

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Breathing new life into workplace wellbeing

Modern workplaces can be stressful. But Monash Business School PhD candidate Shawn Ashkanasy hopes to provide a counterbalance by tapping into one of the fundamentals of life – breath.

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Say it like you mean it: Helping NGOs communicate with authenticity

Monash Business School Accounting PhD student Tirukumar Thiagarajah spends a lot of his time on numbers, but he knows the secret to building trust is all about the power of clear and authentic communication.

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Circular solutions: ending the vicious cycle of waste

An industry veteran has shifted career gears in a bid to drive Australia’s transition to a circular economy. His focus? Empowering local councils to lead the charge.

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Is renewable energy shrinking or widening the gap between the wealthy and the poor?

Rooftop solar panel installation is growing exponentially in Australia. But new research by Department of Economics PhD student Ha Chi is questioning how accessible new renewable energy sources really are for all Australians.

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Bridging the gap: The quest for digital equity

For PhD student Xiang (Michael) Yao, emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning and robotics are exciting uncharted territory. His new research aims to ensure developing economies are not left behind.

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Great expectations: How gender bias is limiting women in leadership

Are women leaders receiving the same support as their male counterparts? No, says PhD candidate Karryna Madison, whose insightful new research delves into how workplaces and individuals treat their leaders.

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Crunching the numbers: How new research has revealed the hidden truth behind indexes

Indexes are supposed to make complex data easier to understand – but often all they do is raise more questions. But Monash Business School PhD student Sherry Zhang has found a way to not only improve them, but also unleash their power.

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Decoding the crypto tax conundrum

Pioneering research by Monash Business School PhD student Yayan Riyanto promises to guide policymakers through the tricky terrain of tax compliance in the new financial frontier of cryptocurrency.

Applications

Our Direct entry PhD program is highly competitive with each intake receiving more applications than there are places available. As a result, meeting our eligibility requirements alone won't guarantee you a place in the program.

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