*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
October 2025
Herston Campus
Herston,
Herston,
Queensland,
4006, HERSTON, Australia
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
April 2025
St Lucia Campus
280-284 Sir Fred Schonell Dr, St Lucia,
BRISBANE,
Queensland,
4072, BRISBANE, Australia
You have to prove you are prepared for PhD study. You do this by showing you:
have completed some research experience
have completed an approved university degree and
can meet the English language requirements.
Approved degrees
An approved degree needs to be:
in an area relevant to your proposed PhD project and
completed no more than 10 years ago.
You need one of the following approved degrees to apply for a PhD:
Master of Philosophy (or another research masters degree); or
Bachelors degree from an approved university with at least honours class IIA or equivalent; or
Coursework masters degree with an overall grade point average of 5.65 on the 7-point UQ scale which includes relevant research experience, approved by the dean; or
Postgraduate degree (at least one year full-time or equivalent) with an overall grade point average of 5 on the 7-point UQ scale, together with demonstrated research experience equivalent to honours class IIA will be considered on a case-by-case basis; or
Bachelors degree plus at least 2 years of relevant research experience, including research publications.
English Language Requirements
IELTS (clinical projects) minimum overall score of 7.0, 7.0 in every sub-band
IELTS (all other disciplines) minimum overall score of 6.5. 6.0 in every sub-band
TOEFL (paper-based) 5705.0 in TWE (written), and 54 in reading & listening
TOEFL (internet-based) minimum overall score of 87, 21 in written, 19 in reading, listening & speaking
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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