The Master of Philosophy (Agricultural Sciences) is an internationally recognised masters (by research) degree. It is designed help develop advanced skills in carrying out independent and sustained research.

RESEARCH BY THESIS

Your thesis should demonstrate a critical application of specialist knowledge. And you'll make an independent contribution to existing scholarship in the area of research. The normal length of an MPhil thesis is 30,000-40,000 words.

MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO KEY RESEARCH AREAS

Key research areas include: soil and plant health, animal health, animal production and welfare, food sciences, agribusiness.

1. Minimum qualifications 

Applicants are required to have completed at least a four-year honours degree at H2A (Second Class Honours, Division A) standard from an Australian university, or a qualification or combination of qualifications considered to be equivalent.

2. Minimum level of academic achievement 

Applicants will have achieved an overall H1 (80-100%) or H2A (75-79%) grade in a relevant honours or Masters degree. 
Applicants who have completed professional degrees such as a BVSc or DVM will be assessed individually.

3. Relevance of the Degree 

The completed degree must be in an area that is relevant to the intended PhD, including sufficient specialisation such that the applicant will have already developed an understanding and appreciation of a body of knowledge relevant to the intended PhD. Professional experience in the area of the intended PhD may be deemed equivalent.

4. Evidence of research ability

Applicants are normally required to have completed a research project, component, subject or group of subjects that accounts for at least 25% of their work (i.e. Honours year), or 25% of one year accumulated over the length of a Masters course.

5. Currency of applicant's knowledge of the discipline 

The applicant's degree/s and/or professional experience must demonstrate that their knowledge of the discipline in which they plan to undertake their research higher degree is current. It is therefore expected that an applicant will have completed their tertiary studies and/or any relevant professional experience in the 10 years immediately prior to their intended entry to a PhD.