The research involved in producing a doctoral (PhD) dissertation involves a significant contribution to a field of knowledge. Each PhD candidate has two supervisors. The Faculty will ensure that a supervisor with appropriate expertise is allocated to a candidate at the time of application. Students are encouraged to identify potential supervisors who match their area of research interest by visiting the Faculty's web pages. Students are also advised to make contact with a potential supervisor to discuss their project prior to applying for admission.

ICT professionals work across all fields and industries. Some of the more common roles are listed below. UOW can prepare you for these roles, as well as ones that don’t exist yet. As a future-proof ICT graduate you have the potential to shape the world: Analyst Animator Computer or Software Engineer Database Administrator Electronics Engineer Games or App Developer Investment Banker IT Consultant Network Architect or Engineer Programmer Security Engineer Web Designer or Developer.