Overview

Be empowered to expand your critical thinking, applied research, and evaluation skills with University of Southern Queensland’s Master of Research while building rigorous research design capabilities and the ability to effectively report and share your research outcomes.

Explore research across a variety of UniSQ areas, including (but not limited to):

Astronomy
Agricultural Science
Computer Science
Creative Arts
Business
Education
Engineering

Health and Wellbeing

Career prospects

As a graduate of the Master of Research, you will develop fundamental research skills and specialist area knowledge that will enhance your career prospects or enable you to proceed to further higher degree by research studies. You can apply for roles in:

market research
policy analysis
private sector, in areas such as market research and technology
teaching positions in universities.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Design Methodologies
Qualitative Research Techniques
Statistics for Quantitative Researchers
Ethical Professional Practice
Advanced Research Approaches
Assessment & Interview Skills

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-20 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-09-14 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-02-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-16 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-06-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-06 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-06-01 00:00:00 , National

More details

Applications may be submitted at any time, but it is ideal to allow a minimum of 25 working days between when you submit your application and the start.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

55

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

16 alternative credits

Units

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Toowoomba, Australia
, Australia
, Australia

Disciplines

Educational Research View 42 other Masters in Educational Research in Australia

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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55

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS: 108591H
Completed a 3-year degree at an Australian university or equivalent, with a GPA of 5.0/7.0 or above, or equivalent score, in a relevant discipline

or

Completed a 3-year degree at an Australian university or equivalent, and have successfully completed a coursework masters, with a GPA of 5.0/7.0 or above, or equivalent score, in a relevant discipline

plus

In addition to the above, students in the Psychology research specialisation will need to have completed an APAC-accredited 3-year sequence undergraduate program in psychology and to be current in the area of psychology.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

36160 AUD / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

36160 AUD / year

≈ 36160 AUD / year

Living costs

Toowoomba

Australia

1200 - 2000 AUD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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