Graduate Research Programmes

Master of Science (MSc) students are required to complete:

• 24 units of coursework
• Research project culminating in the submission of a thesis

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) students are required to complete:

• 32 units of coursework (for students who enrolled from Aug 2022). Students who enrolled before Aug 2022 are required to complete 28 units of coursework.
• A PhD Qualifying Examination by Year 2
• Research project culminating in the submission of a thesis, and successfully defending the research in the thesis defence

Students who enrolled before August 2018 are also required to achieve regular attendance in the student research rounds/PhD thesis defences. The student research rounds will be incorporated into the SPH6770 Graduate Research Seminar in Public Health course from August 2018 onwards.

Students who enrol in August 2018 and after are required to complete the SPH6770 course instead of the student research round requirements.

Please refer to the SSHSPH Research Student Handbook for more information.