Admission

Admission to candidature
Applicants must hold a Bachelor degree with Honours Class I or II.1 in a relevant subject area or a Master of Arts degree with Merit in a relevant Arts or social sciences subject area with a good distinction average or a Master of Philosophy degree from The University of Sydney or equivalent, to undertake independent research under supervision. Admission is approved at the discretion of the department concerned. Prospective candidates should consult the postgraduate coordinator or the Chair of Department, in order to formulate a suitable research topic.

Applicants are required to submit a research proposal of 1,000 words with their application form.

Admission to candidature
Applicants must hold a Bachelor degree with Honours Class I or II.1 in a relevant subject area or a Master of Arts degree with Merit in a relevant Arts or social sciences subject area with a good distinction average from The University of Sydney or equivalent, to undertake independent research under supervision. Admission is approved at the discretion of the department concerned. Prospective candidates should consult the postgraduate coordinator or the Chair of Department, in order to formulate a suitable research topic.

Applicants are required to submit a research proposal of 1,000 words with their application form.

The Doctor of Arts (DArts) and Doctor of Social Sciences (DSocSci) are professional doctorate degrees which allow candidates to pursue a higher degree of rigorous scholarship as well as advance their professional practice. The professional doctorate is designed to respond to the rapid changes taking place in the professional workplace which create demands on professionals such as journalists, creative writers, anthropologists, linguists, policy advisers, managers, and others to upgrade their qualifications. Leading employees are increasingly expected to be more aware of the changing environment of their professional practice, more focused on the specific developments of their field, and more skilled in research and analytical techniques. Further training at the upper levels of the discipline such as that offered to professional doctorate candidates can develop the sophisticated intellectual and applied knowledge and skills that are increasingly in high demand.

Admission to candidature

• Bachelor degree with Honours Class I or II (in a relevant field) or
• Bachelor degree with substantial portfolio of published professional work (for example, books, film, TV programs, creative work, government reports) in a relevant field or
• Master degree by coursework with Merit (distinction average) and
• a minimum of three years recent, full-time employment or professional experience in a relevant field.

The Master of Arts (Research) is designed to meet the needs of students who wish to extend their studies beyond their undergraduate degree primarily by thesis but do not have an undergraduate honours degree or other qualification that would allow entry into a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). The MA (Research) can be undertaken in a range of subject areas by research and thesis only, or a combination of thesis and coursework, as outlined below.

It is not possible to upgrade from a Master of Arts (Research) degree to higher degree research candidature. The MA (Research) has different admission requirements to both the Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.

Admission to candidature
A Bachelor degree with a major in a relevant subject area with a Distinction average from The University of Sydney, or an undergraduate degree deemed to be equivalent.