The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) commitment requirements

The PhD degree normally involves a minimum of three years’ full-time research and six years’ part-time as a maximum. The minimum period of enrolment is three years. 
  • The PhD requires a considerable time commitment (15-30 hours per week) in addition to the wānanga/noho, particularly if studying full-time, which will be discussed with your supervisor
  • There are 4x wānanga/noho marae/online wānanga plus own research and writing off-site.

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Assoc. Prof Miriama Postlethwaite
National Programme Co-ordinator - Indigenous Graduate Studies
Awanui Perese
Academic Administrator - Indigenous Graduate Studies
Professor Virginia Warriner
Chair – Doctoral Research Committee
Professor Vaughan Bidois
Executive Director - Academic