Higher Degree by Research Preliminary (Health and Medical Sciences) (90440)

UWA's admission requirements for some postgraduate courses have changed for Semester 2, 2020 to facilitate student access to study during the COVID-19 situation.

In many cases, these changes may not be extended beyond 2020.

Contact Future Students for more information.This course is not an award course.

It provides students with an opportunity to meet the adequate research preparation admission requirements for Higher Degrees by Research if their research output is assessed as at least 70% for PhD or 65% for MPhil or Masters by Research degrees.

Graduates are not guaranteed admission to an HDR degree, and must meet all the usual admission requirements.This one year course comprises between 24 and 48 points of research preparation in health and medical sciences, which represents the equivalent of one semester or one year of full-time study respectively.

When the research preparation is less than 48 points, up to 24 points of relevant coursework completes the course.In the research preparation component students undertake an original research project under supervision.

In consultation with their project supervisor students define a project and develop research questions or hypotheses, set objectives and aims, plan and execute the research, interpret the results and present those results in oral and written forms.

The final output of the research project will be a research dissertation similar in content and context to a peer reviewed research article in an academic journal, or other academic writing, in the discipline of the research.In all cases, and prior to application, students must have written agreement by two supervisors and written approval by their relevant Head/s of School/s or Head/s of Division, as defined in the rules.

See also the rules for the course and the Student Rules.

4. To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—

(a) a relevant bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;

and

(b) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 65 per cent or equivalent as recognised by the faculty.

OR

(c) a relevant postgraduate degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;

and

(d) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 65 per cent or equivalent as recognised by the faculty.'

AND

(e) written agreement by a suitable academic on the UWA Supervisor Register as Principal Supervisor to supervise the project, and written approval from their Head of School, Head of Division, and

(f) written agreement by a suitable academic on the UWA Supervisor Register as Coordinating Supervisor to supervise the project, and written approval from their Head of School or Head of Division, and

(g) if (e) and (f) are the same person, written agreement by a suitable academic on the UWA Supervisor Register to co-supervise the project, and written agreement by their Head of School, Head of Division.