How to apply

Doctor of Philosophy

The minimum qualifications for admission to PhD candidature are:

• a bachelor's degree requiring at least four years of full-time study in a relevant field, and which normally includes a research component in the fourth year, leading to an honours 1 or 2A in a relevant field;
• a course leading to a  level rated by the relevant department, faculty and committee as equivalent to an honours 1 or 2A in a relevant field;
• a master's degree that entails work, normally including a significant research component, including at least 25% of one full time equivalent  year of work, including a thesis. It is normally expected that a grade of honours 2A has been obtained for the research thesis or project. Where ungraded, examiners' reports will be taken into account; or
• have qualifications  which in the opinion of GRC are deemed equivalent.

Applicants must also satisfy Monash University's minimum English language proficiency requirements for admission to this research degree.

English entry requirements

Please refer to the Handbook for Doctoral Degrees for comprehensive information on English language requirements.

Masters by Research (Master of Philosophy and Master of Science (Research)
(Monash Malaysia ONLY))

The minimum qualifications for admission to Masters by Research are:

• a bachelors degree requiring at least four years of full-time study, and which normally includes a research component in the fourth year with upper H2B (a mark of 65 or above) in an honours year in a relevant field; or
• a master’s degree in a relevant field that entails work, normally including a significant research component, at least equivalent to an honours degree (a ‘significant research component’ in a master’s degree will vary from discipline to discipline). It is normally expected that at a minimum, a grade of upper 2B (with an overall mark of at least 65 or above) has been obtained for the research thesis or project. Where ungraded, examiners' reports will be taken into account; or
• have qualifications which in the opinion of the GRC are deemed equivalent.

English entry requirements

Please refer to Handbook for Research Master’s Degrees for comprehensive information on English language requirements.

Higher Doctorate (Doctor of Science)

For more information please click here.