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Degree
KEY FEATURES
Q
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
WT
Master of Philosophy
Fees 2013
International:
$32 544 per year
EY
Domestic:
RTS places available
Y
nn
Research available in wide range of disciplines.
See dent.unimelb.edu.au/dsweb/research
nn
Students conduct substantial original research
in an area mutually agreed on by student and
supervisor.
Duration:
1.5 years full time/3 years part time.
Entry:
Semester 1/Semester 2.
nn
Four-year honours degree in relevant science
or biomedicine discipline with minimum 75%
average or equivalent
nn
For Science or Biomedicine applicants who
do not have a four-year honours degree –
demonstration of a research project equivalent to
25% of one year‘s full-time student load at fourth-
year or masters level
nn
Science or Biomedicine applicants –
demonstration of relevance of research
experience to proposed topic of research.
Applicants who have completed a professional
degree such as a Bachelor of Dental Science will
be assessed individually. They will be deemed to
have met the requirement to provide evidence
of research ability with the completion of their
professional degree.
Doctor of Philosophy
Fees 2013
International:
$32 544 per year
EY
Domestic:
RTS places available
Y
nn
Research available in wide range of disciplines.
For more information, go to: dent.unimelb.edu.
au/dsweb/research
nn
Students conduct substantial original research
in an area mutually agreed on by student and
supervisor.
Duration:
3 years full time/6 years part time.
Entry:
Semester 1/Semester 2.
nn
Four-year honours degree in relevant science
or biomedicine discipline with minimum 75%
average or equivalent
nn
Science or Biomedicine applicants who do not
have a four-year honours degree – demonstration
of research project equivalent to 25% of one
year‘s full-time student load at fourth-year or
masters level
nn
Science or Biomedicine applicants –
demonstration of relevance of research
experience to proposed topic of research.
Applicants who have completed a professional
degree such as a Bachelor of Dental Science will
be assessed individually. They will be deemed to
have met the requirement to provide evidence
of research ability with the completion of their
professional degree.
Notes:
Q
Courses are delivered on campus unless otherwise indicated.
W
Entry requirements listed are a guide only and may be subject to change for 2014 entry. Students must also meet English language requirements (see
page 122). Required grades listed are equivalent to a University of Melbourne percentage.
E
Fees shown are for 2013 and assume full-time study unless otherwise indicated. Fees are subject to annual review and are normally shown as course
fee per year. One year is equivalent to one EFTSL (Equivalent Full-Time Student Load) or a standard annual full-time load. If a course duration is one
year or less, an estimate of the total program fee is shown. For further details see page 116 (domestic students) or page 124 (international students).
R
Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are only available to eligible domestic students. See page 116 for details.
T
The Selection Committee may conduct interviews and tests and may call for referee reports or employer references to expand on any of the matters
referred to in the selection criteria.
Y
Domestic students are exempt from tuition fees under the Australian government‘s Research Training Scheme (RTS). See page 116 for details.
International students pay full fees but are frequently supported by scholarships. For more information, see page 20.
RESEARCH DEGREES
International students cannot usually enrol part time due to visa requirements.