The Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in the Faculty of Medicine and Health will allow you to pursue innovative research across a range of area. Undertaking a research degree in medicine and health at the University of Sydney is an opportunity to make an impact on individual and community health. This course is for graduates with a Bachelor’s degree with first or upper second-class honors or a Master’s degree with substantial research. It suits those seeking to deepen expertise in a specific field while developing research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Entry requirements
Postgraduate and higher courses usually use academic prerequisites, degree equivalence and English-language requirements.
Postgraduate entry
In most cases, to be eligible to apply for a Master of Philosophy you will have:
a bachelors degree with first or upper second class Honours
a masters degree performed at a high academic standard, and which includes a substantial component of research
an equivalent qualification or experience that demonstrates research experience, excellence and capability.
English requirement
IELTS Academic 7, no band below 7PTE Academic 72, no component below 72TOEFL iBT 96 (L 23 / R 23 / W 25 / S 23)
If your current English result is below direct entry, consider the university-recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package; successful completion at the required level can usually satisfy English entry without another English test.
Past Offers
Current-course cases first, supplemented by same-institution scored cases.
Scored cases
Source countriesChina · Malaysia
Common pathwayBachelor background · Foundation background
Target levelMaster degree · Bachelor degree
Offer fieldsBiological Science · -
1
IndiaHigh school background
Bachelor of PsychologyBachelor degree · Psychology · In Australia
percentage guessPercentage 88.75%strong band · approx. top 10-15%
2
MalaysiaFoundation background
Bachelor of ScienceBachelor degree · Biological Science · Offshore
GPA / 4.0GPA 3.96/4.0top band · approx. top 5%
3
IndonesiaBachelor background
Master of CommerceMaster degree · Business Analytics · Offshore
GPA / 4.0GPA 3.75/4.0top band · approx. top 5-10%
4
ChinaBachelor background
Master of Computer ScienceMaster degree · - · In Australia
percentage guessPercentage 66.3%lower band · approx. top 30-35%
5
MalaysiaFoundation background
Bachelor of ScienceBachelor degree · Biological Science · Offshore
GPA / 4.0GPA 4.0/4.04.00 · top band · approx. top 5%
Course curriculum
Course structure, credit points and subject sequence