Program Overview
Completing a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) indicates your admission to the community of scholars in your area of domain knowledge and requires the completion of a thesis of 80,000-100,000 words on a specialised topic of your choice. The PhD candidates are also expected to complete course work in research methods and theories. As per the guidelines of the UGC, the faculty of Sustainability Studies will be offering a PhD programme.
Conducting research and providing research training is a core activity of the University. The Faculty of Sustainability Studies is a trans-disciplinary program. Under the faculty, there are five schools and a center
The schools and the centre provides a broad spectrum of intellectual traditions students could choose from
The Faculty is committed to providing comprehensive support to the scholars to make them more effective researchers. We endower to help the students to develop the expertise and skill needed to make an impact in academia, industry, government and the community.
Many prospective PhD students already have a specific research question in mind, or might be thinking about an area of study than a specific research question. Whichever stage you are in your research preparation, we will help you to find the right PhD program for you.
As a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Sustainability Studies, the students will become part of a community, which includes students, research guides from various schools, researchers and external collaborators, whom all work together to improve facilities, locate available funding and improve the postgraduate research experience for the students
We also offer some limited financial support for the students, for conference attendance, and access to teaching assistance ship
The MIT-WPU has expanded access to some of the latest literature and books on Social Sciences, Public Health, Ecology, agribusiness and peace studies.
The Faculty is committed to enhance your experience as a PhD research student, to generate internationally leading research; to guide PhD students towards a successful future career, whether inside or outside of academia.
The Faculty of Sustainability Studies is a collaboration between five schools of various disciplines. The staff is dedicated to providing the best possible student experience for a PhD student.
The Key research themes of emphasis of the Faculty
The PhD students of the faculty are particularly encouraged to publish at international reputed journals.