A Master of Philosophy (MPhil) is a great option if you are interested in building your research skills while setting yourself up for the opportunity to advance to a PhD.

Our Master of Philosophy is personalised and innovatively designed to recognise the broad diversity of applicants' skills and background experiences, understanding each student has unique career aspirations.

Each of our faculties offers a Master of Philosophy, but if you're not sure what you'd like to specialise in there is also the option of a non-specialised degree.

Research areas

Business

Collaborate with government and industry to find innovative solutions that benefit business and community - locally, nationally and globally. Recent partnerships and funding from innovative sectors of the economy highlight our ability to make real progress.

Explore areas like:

• accountability, regulation and governance
• consumers, markets and stakeholders
• economics and finance
• entrepreneurship, innovation and strategy
• non-profit and social enterprise
• organisation and work.

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Creative industries and innovation

Join our progressive and collaborative postgraduate community and make an original contribution to media, design or creative arts research. We believe in fostering a supportive intellectual environment that encourages our researchers to address real world problems in areas like:

• digital media, communication and culture
• innovation in the performing and digital arts
• sustainability and innovation in design.

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Education

Recognised internationally as a leader in education research with a global outlook, we provide the right environment for our researchers and research students to make real progress and generate real world impact. Our research is leading the way in areas like:

• childhood in changing contexts
• initial teacher education and professional learning
• literacies, culture and digital media
• STEM education
• student engagement, learning and behaviour.

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Health and biomedical innovation

Discover new patient treatments and ways to provide better health for our community. Gain hands-on experience with patients and students, and seize the opportunity to collaborate with government, community groups, hospitals and institutions from around the world. Your work has the potential to advance real-world healthcare in a vast range of areas from behavioural neuroscience and mental health to tissue repair and regeneration.

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Law and justice

As our commercial, social and digital worlds continue to evolve, our laws and justice system must progress with them. Our research is helping to shape the law and guide policy reform in areas like:

• commercial and property law
• crime and justice
• health law, intellectual property and innovation law
• international law and global governance.

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Science and engineering

From robotics to biomedical engineering, we are leading the way with research that will contribute significantly to the social, economic and environmental wellbeing of people across the globe. It's exciting, world-changing work and it’s happening now in areas like:

• chemistry, physics and mechanical engineering
• civil engineering and built environment
• earth environmental and biological sciences
• electrical engineering and computer science
• information systems
• mathematical sciences.

Professional recognition

Graduates of the Master of Architecture meet the academic requirements for graduate membership of the Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA). Graduates who have also completed 3,300 hours (approximately two years) of practical architectural experience under the supervision of an architect, (at least 12 months postgraduate and in Australia) will be eligible to undertake the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA) Architectural Practice Examination (APE) which, if successful, will enable the graduate to be eligible for registration with any Architect Registration Board (ARB) in Australia.