{"id":111769,"date":"2019-10-17T13:55:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T05:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/applying\/domestic\/how-to-apply\/research-2\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T16:13:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T08:13:19","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/applying\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research degree applications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Higher Degree by Research is your chance to pursue a specialist area in your field and build knowledge in your profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to apply for a Higher Degree by Research<\/h2>\n\n\n<section\n                class=\"block numbered-list \"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n    <ol class=\"numbered-list__items\">\n                    <li class=\"numbered-list__item\">\n                                    <h3>Review our areas of research<\/h3>\n                                                    <div class=\"numbered-list__content content last-mb0\">\n                        <p>Check your research interests align with Curtin\u2019s current areas of research:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.curtin.edu.au\/research-areas\/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-knowledge\/\">Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.curtin.edu.au\/research-areas\/agriculture-and-environment\/\">Agriculture and environment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.curtin.edu.au\/research-areas\/biomedical-and-clinical-science\/\">Biomedical and clinical science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.curtin.edu.au\/research-areas\/business-society-and-community\/\">Business, society and community<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.curtin.edu.au\/research-areas\/chemical-science\/\">Chemical science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.curtin.edu.au\/research-areas\/defence\/\">Defence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.curtin.edu.au\/research-areas\/digital-transformation\/\">Digital transformation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.curtin.edu.au\/research-areas\/energy-transition\/\">Energy transition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.curtin.edu.au\/research-areas\/health-data-to-knowledge\/\">Health data to knowledge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.curtin.edu.au\/research-areas\/healthy-communities\/\">Healthy communities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.curtin.edu.au\/research-areas\/resources-mining-and-minerals\/\">Resources, mining and minerals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.curtin.edu.au\/research-areas\/space\/\">Space<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.curtin.edu.au\/research-areas\/structural-engineering\/\">Structural engineering and monitoring<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.curtin.edu.au\/research-areas\/sustainable-development\/\">Sustainable development<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                    <li class=\"numbered-list__item\">\n                                    <h3>Choose a research degree<\/h3>\n                                                    <div class=\"numbered-list__content content last-mb0\">\n                        <p>Curtin offers the following postgraduate research degrees:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/search\/?search_text=Master%20of%20Philosophy&amp;study_level=research&amp;study_type=course\">Master of Philosophy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/search\/?search_text=Master%20of%20Research&amp;study_level=research&amp;study_type=course\">Master of Research<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/offering\/course-research-doctor-of-business-administration--dr-busadm\/\">Doctor of Business Administration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/offering\/course-research-doctor-of-education--dr-educp\/\">Doctor of Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/search\/?search_text=Doctor%20of%20Philosophy&amp;study_level=research&amp;study_type=course\">Doctor of Philosophy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                    <li class=\"numbered-list__item\">\n                                    <h3>Find a research supervisor<\/h3>\n                                                    <div class=\"numbered-list__content content last-mb0\">\n                        <p>Ensure you have a proposed research topic in mind, and a current CV ready; prior to contacting a potential research supervisor via the <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.curtin.edu.au\/Produce\/Form\/External%20Forms\/Graduate%20Research\/\">Expression of Interest form<\/a>. If you are unsure or are yet to find an appropriate supervisor, we recommend you contact the proposed enrolling school for advice. For example, if you are seeking to complete a DBA, you should contact the <a href=\"mailto:mba_programs@curtin.edu.au\">MBA Programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.curtin.edu.au\/our-researchers\/?query=&amp;type=supervisors\">Find a research supervisor<\/a><\/p>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                    <li class=\"numbered-list__item\">\n                                    <h3>Write a research proposal<\/h3>\n                                                    <div class=\"numbered-list__content content last-mb0\">\n                        <p>The merit of your postgraduate research will be judged on your proposal.<\/p>\n<p>It should:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>state your research topic<\/li>\n<li>outline your research plan and objectives<\/li>\n<li>show you have sufficient experience and knowledge in the area<\/li>\n<li>demonstrate your research is significant and <a href=\"https:\/\/research.curtin.edu.au\/standards\/\">ethical<\/a><\/li>\n<li>be accompanied by any cited references.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"#modal=research-proposal\">View our recommendations on how to structure your research proposal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                    <li class=\"numbered-list__item\">\n                                    <h3>Apply<\/h3>\n                                                    <div class=\"numbered-list__content content last-mb0\">\n                        <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/search\/?search_text=&amp;study_level=research&amp;study_type=course\">Choose your course<\/a>. Select \u201cApply now\u201d and follow the prompts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/search\/?search_text=&amp;study_level=research&amp;study_type=course\">View our full range of HDR courses<\/a><\/p>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n            <\/ol>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"article-overlay\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Article overlay\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n    \n\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/smiling-students-meeting@XXL.jpg\"\n                alt=\"A bunch of students at the Medical School talking at a table\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/smiling-students-meeting@XXL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/smiling-students-meeting@XXL-740x370.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/smiling-students-meeting@XXL-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/smiling-students-meeting@XXL-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/smiling-students-meeting@XXL.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/smiling-students-meeting@XXL.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/smiling-students-meeting@XXL-480x240.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/smiling-students-meeting@XXL-1260x630.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/smiling-students-meeting@XXL-1520x760.jpg 1520w\"\n                sizes=\"(min-width: 2560px) 2560px, (min-width: 1920px) 1920px, (min-width: 1440px) 1440px, (min-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px\" loading=\"lazy\">\n    \n    <div class=\"article-overlay__content\">\n                    <h2 class=\"h3\">Once you have applied<\/h2>\n        \n                    <p>If your application is approved, you will receive an offer letter from the Graduate Research School along with any information needed to complete your enrolment.<\/p>\n<p>If your application is unsuccessful, you will be advised of the outcome accordingly.<\/p>\n\n        \n            <\/div>\n\n<\/mimas-block>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Higher Degree by Research is your chance to pursue a specialist area in your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":441,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111769","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/111769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111769"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/111769\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175136,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/111769\/revisions\/175136"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}