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Master of Arts (Research)

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The School of Social Sciences and Psychology offers supervision for Master's degree programs in areas including

  • Asian and Pacific Studies
  • History
  • Political Science
  • Sociology
  • Post-colonial Studies
  • Social Policy;
  • Sociology
  • Social Movement Studies
  • Globalisation Studies
  • Criminal Justice Studies
  • International Development.

In addition, the discipline of Psychology offers supervision for Master's programs in areas including 

  • Aboriginal issues in psychology
  • child and adolescent development
  • cross-cultural issues and service delivery
  • developmental psychology
  • diabetes and health behaviour
  • sleep and sleep disorders
  • stroke and dementia
  • women's health.

Our School has office space and computing access to support our research students.

Course Essentials

How to apply

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Careers

Careers may include: researcher, academic, career professional development.

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

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Course Objectives

The School of Social Sciences & Psychology offers supervision for Master's programs in many key research areas:  some examples include History; Political Science, Sociology, Asian Studies and International Development.

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Units and electives

Standard completion times for research are 18 months for a Master's Degree and 36 months for a PhD, or part-time equivalent.

Students are invited, in the first instance, to discuss their potential research topic with the School Research Professor, or contact the Faculty Postgraduate Co-ordinator for more information.

What's a unit?

A unit or 'subject' is the actual class you'll attend in the process of completing a course.

Most courses have a mixture of compulsory 'core' units that you need to take, and optional 'elective' units that you can choose to take based on your area of interest, expertise or experience.

Credits

Each unit is worth a set amount of study credits based on the amount of time you study. Generally, 1 credit is equal to 1 hour of study per week.

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Admission Information

  • Mature: Applicants for the Master of Arts (by Research) in the School of Social Sciences and Psychology, should normally be an accredited fourth year (Honours or Graduate Diploma) program in a relevant discipline area, with honours level results. Students with fourth-year or Master's degrees in other related disciplines may be considered if appropriate supervision is available.
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How to apply for this course

Applications have closed for this course.

Please contact the College of Arts for the next course intake date.

You can also contact us directly:

  • Ring us on +61 3 9919 6100
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Ring us on +61 3 9919 6100

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