University of South Australia

Hi all,

I received the info pack for PhD studies in Business and Management from the University of South Australia (UniSA - not to be confused with UNISA - University of South Africa) and to my surprise, they have accepted over 180 PhD candidates. Now I admit, this number is over a period of four years, but it still seems like a lot to me. In addition, they claim, according to their website, that there have been 75 PhD graduates so far. Considering that the tuition for the three-year programme is $ 26,700 (US), their potential revenue is a little over $ 7 million US dollars (that's assuming that all the 180 students graduate and add to that number the current 75 graduates). The question then is: Are they selling their PhD degrees, or is this an excellent business practise and marketing tool on their part? There certainly seems to be a need for a PhD degree in this part of the world (Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong) and they are certainly filling a need. I was just wondering what Dr. John Bear thinks about this situation.

Check out the Asia Pacific Management Institute here in Hong Kong (They represent UniSA) at:
http://www.apmi.com.hk

UniSA's site is: http://www.unisa.edu.au

Cheers!

Peter Jak

Hong Kong

(SARS-free so far...)

 

I am not sure what your question is, but no, they do not 'sell' PhD's - they must be earned (except for the odd honourary ones conferred to the likes of Bob Hawke etc, but they do not count).

Many Aussie PhD candidates qualify for PELS or a similar loan scheme, so they are definately not a major revenue generator. Do your homework my friend, but you cannot go far wrong with a GAAP PhD from Australia.

Cheers,

George

 

I understand your concern, however, many PhD DL universities graduate tons of students. Capella graduated 450 students in the last three years. For a typical university, 180 might sound a bit too much, but the trend for the DL Phds is to enroll large groups. In the future, the PhD will have the same value that the MBA has today.