Philosophy - 3194
Research master's degree
The MPhil degree involves the independent investigation of a research problem that has been formulated by you as the student. It is expected that the research you undertake will make a contribution to the discipline in which you are enrolled by applying, critiquing, analysing or interpreting that knowledge in ways that facilitate pathways for further learning.
The principal component of the MPhil is a thesis of up to 35,000 words, embodying the results of a research project. Candidates are supported by a minimum of two supervisors throughout their candidature. Together with supervisors, each candidate is responsible for developing the research program to be followed and should be designed to take no more than two years of full-time equivalent candidature.
The Master of Philosophy also includes a coursework component, with the exception of School of Business, Malaysia, where the course is 100% research. Depending on your focus, you will be assigned to one of the following disciplines:
- Accounting
- Business Law and Taxation
- Econometrics and Business Statistics
- Economics, Management
- Marketing
- Centre for Health Economics
Students may transfer to the Doctor of Philosophy, after successful completion of confirmation, and provided that satisfactory progress has been made and certain conditions are met. Malaysia Business School students who want to transfer from the MPhil to PhD must undertake relevant coursework of particular discipline area as enabling coursework and achieve a mark of 70 per cent or higher. Only the following PhD programs are available at the Malaysia Business School:
- Accounting
- Management
- Marketing
- Specialist Streams in Economics
Visit the Faculty of Business and Economics postgraduate website.
At a glance
Course Details
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Duration |
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Start date |
First Semester (February) Second Semester (July) |
Qualification |
Master of Philosophy |
Entry Requirements
You need to satisfy the following entrance requirements to be considered for entry to this course.
Minimum Entry Requirements (Domestic students)
Qualifications
All applicants must be able to demonstrate a capacity to carry out independent research and have adequate training and ability to pursue the proposed course of study.
Detailed information on the admission criteria for Monash graduate research courses is available here.
English requirements
Sound English language skills are required for academic programs at Monash University.
Detailed information on our English language proficiency requirements is available here.
University entrance requirements
Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.
This course consists of a coursework component and a research and thesis component. The School of Business Malaysia students undertake 100% research.
Making the application
Future students
Applications for this course are submitted via the My.App portal.
Fees
Research Training Program (RTP)
This course is supported by the Australian government's Research Training Program (RTP). Under the RTP, domestic students are awarded an RTP Fees Offset which covers the cost of course tuition fees. The estimated annual value of Australian Government support for an RTP Fees Offset is published on the University Graduate Research Scholarships website. The RTP Fees Offset duration is equivalent to the course duration, based on your commencement date and no more than 4 years (FTE) for students enrolled in Doctoral courses and no more than 2 years (FTE) for students enrolled in research Masters courses.
Other costs and fees
For information on other study costs and fees, see other study costs.