Master of Philosophy - MDHS (Health Sciences)
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| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2026-11-01 | - |
| 2027-03-01 | - |
| 2027-11-01 | - |
Program Overview
Master of Philosophy - MDHS (Health Sciences)
The Master of Philosophy - Health Sciences (MPhil) is an internationally recognised masters (by research) degree. The MPhil degree is designed for students to develop advanced skills in carrying out independent and sustained research.
Overview
Students will produce a thesis which will demonstrate a critical application of specialist knowledge and make an independent contribution to existing scholarship in the area of research. The thesis should demonstrate a critical application of specialist knowledge and make an independent contribution to existing research in the field of Health Sciences.
Course Details
- Course code: MR-PHILHLT
- Duration: 2 years full time / 4 years part time
- Location: On campus (Parkville)
- Intake: Flexible
School and Research Areas
The School comprises the following departments:
- Audiology and Speech Pathology
- Nursing
- Physiotherapy
- Social Work
- Optometry and Vision Sciences Research projects are available in all departments and are grouped under broad research themes of:
- Cancer survivorship
- Child health and wellbeing
- Immunology and inflammation
- Practice and service improvement
- Recovery and rehabilitation across the lifespan
- Sensory neuroscience
Commencement Periods
Students may commence the Higher Degree by Research at any time during the year between 1st March and 31 October. Commencement between 1st and 28th February or between 1st and 30th November may be approved subject to approval of the proposed principal supervisor. Commencement in January or December is not permitted.
Course Description
Students will produce a thesis which will demonstrate a critical application of specialist knowledge and make an independent contribution to existing scholarship in the area of research.
Related Study Areas
- Audiology and speech pathology
- Health
- Health sciences
- Nursing
- Optometry and vision sciences
- Physiotherapy
- Science
- Social work
Fees
Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) places available.
Policies
A range of University policies and procedures apply to Higher Degrees by Research and students should familiarise themselves with these policies via the University of Melbourne Policy Library.