Our Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine and Health) (PhD) is our premier research award and the highest qualification on the Australian Qualifications Framework. Join a world-class community of researchers and see your research make an impact.
This will require you to prepare a substantial piece of work that represents a contribution to a particular field of knowledge, giving you a good understanding of research methodology.
This postgraduate research degree is also uniquely embedded with a coursework component designed to provide our HDR students with the opportunity to create a truly distinct research pathway.
As an HDR student, you'll be able to select from over 270+ HDR units of study from across the University of Sydney to help you complete your thesis.
Furthermore, by undertaking your Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine and Health) with us, you'll also:
- boost your qualifications and stand out from the crowd with no fees for domestic students*,
- be studying at one of Australia’s top ranked universities for medicine, anatomy and physiology, pharmacy and pharmacology, nursing, and sports-related subjects,
- grow professionally and academically through a paid 3-6 month internship with an industry partner as you complete your degree.
- benefit from access to our world-leading research centres and institutes and state-of the art research facilities,
- be part of a stimulating research community environment that will equip you with the skills and confidence to engage in research globally, and
- develop highly transferable skills in communication, leadership, management and commercialisation, preparing you to pursue an academic career or move into industry, government, business or entrepreneurship.
We also offer a Master of Philosophy (Medicine and Health), the second-highest qualification on the Australian Qualifications Framework and can be a pathway to study at a PhD level.
*Fees are covered by the government Research Training Program fee off-set. Please note that fees apply for international students - refer to the relevant course page on Sydney Courses for details.
