Master of Philosophy

This elite intensive research degree in health and (bio-) medical sciences will provide students with the opportunity to pursue and independent investigative research project under the supervision of an academic staff member in the School of Medicine, along with coursework specifically designed to provide relevant skills in research design, communication, integrity and interpretation. This course will provide students with a dedicated pathway into PhD programs or into employment where deeper disciplinary knowledge and research skills are required.

The research projects that centre on the basis of health and disease span from basic gene discovery and molecular analysis, through to functional genomics and pre-clinical development, to clinical and population studies. This includes in the fields of immunity, infectious diseases, developmental biology, exercise physiology and metabolism, musculoskeletal biology, haematology, cancer, metabolic disease, neuroscience, molecular psychiatry and nanomedicine. Research projects may also be offered in the field of rural and regional medicine, general practice, chronic disease management, public health, medical education, epidemiology, farmer health, medical imaging, surgery and optometry.

To be considered for selection into this degree you are required to meet at least one of the following criteria:

completion of a masters degree with a minimum credit average (65% or equivalent) in the same discipline as the proposed research thesis

completion of a bachelor degree with a distinction average (70% and above) for third year units or equivalent in the same discipline as the proposed research thesis

completion of the pre-clinical component of the Doctor of Medicine (or equivalent degree) at the postgraduate level.

English Language Requirements:

IELTS: Overall 7 No band less than 6.5

TOEFL IBT: 94 Writing 24

C1 ADVANCED and C2 PROFICIENCY: 185 No band less than 176

PTE: 65 No less than 58 in each skill

OET: Overall B (equivalent to a IELTS 7~7.5 range)

DUELI EAP PROGRAM: EAP 4 (70%)