RESEARCH HIGHER DEGREES
Whether you come from an academic, government or industry/practitioner background, CQUniversity Australia has a research higher degree that will provide you with the opportunity to learn and consolidate your research skills, and apply them in practical, real-world settings.
CQUniversity offers a strong sense of research community, as well as generous project funding, training and support, so that you can thrive as a researcher.
Our research higher degrees are available in full-time and part-time mode. Plus, we have a national footprint of campuses in regional
and metropolitan locations, so you can study wherever you choose, including by distance education.
Take yourself to a new world of learning and discovery – enrol now and join over 400 candidates who are already pursuing their
research passion with CQUniversity Australia.
Masters by Research programs are based on research by the candidate, carried out under supervision across any of the University's Schools in the Higher Education Division. The following Masters by Research programs are available at CQUniversity:
- Master of Applied Science
- Master of Health Science
- Master of Communication
- Master of Informatics
- Master of Human Movement Science
- Master of Education (by Research)
- Master of Arts (by Research)
- Master of Business
- Master of Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programs may be undertaken in any area in which supervisory expertise and appropriate infrastructure are available. The PhD is awarded on the basis of a thesis prepared under supervision that makes an original, significant and extensive contribution to knowledge and understanding in the relevant field of study, as judged by independent experts applying accepted contemporary international standards.
- Doctor of Philosophy - Arts, Humanities and Education
- Doctor of Philosophy - Business and Informatics
- Doctor of Philosophy - Sciences, Engineering and Health
Doctor of Education (EdD) is a professionally based research higher degree available through the University as an alternative to the traditional research programs. It offers a rigorous program combining structured advanced research tasks and a thesis component.
Doctor of Professional Studies is an internationally recognised higher research degree designed to produce innovation in commercial, government, educational and other applied settings. Whereas the PhD, EdD and other 'professional' doctorates are single-discipline based, the CQUniversity Doctor of Professional Studies is explicitly transdisciplinary to reflect the way research is carried out in industry and government.
The Doctor of Professional Studies is a challenging, real-world alternative to theoretical doctoral programs but with the same standard of academic rigour. Doctor of Professional Studies candidates attend CQUniversity Sydney for all coursework and support seminars. The campus is located in the heart of the city and offers a multicultural teaching and learning experience so that all students have the opportunity to develop skills and networks engendered by a 'global village' learning and working environment.
