MASTERS OF DENTAL SCIENCE BY RESEARCH
Course Code: 252PT
CRICOS Code: 006669F
Year: 2010
- Course aims
- Course objectives
- Admission requirements
- English language entry requirements
- Duration
- Course structure
- Assessment
- Fees
- How to apply
- Closing date for applications
- Contact
COURSE AIMS
The MDSc by research aims to enhance the academic and research skills of dental graduates interested in developing an academic or research career. This course could lead to on a PhD.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
In this course you would define and manage an original, independent research project. This would equip you for more sustained and original work at the doctoral level or for applied research positions in a wide context.
Our research masters graduates should develop:
- an ability to initiate research projects and to formulate viable research questions;
- a demonstrated capacity to design, conduct and report independent and original research on a closely-defined project;
- an ability to manage time to maximise the quality of research;
- an understanding of the major contours of international research in the research area;
- a capacity for critical evaluation of relevant scholarly literature;
- well-developed and flexible problem-solving abilities appropriate to the discipline;
- the ability to analyse research data within a changing disciplinary environment;
- the capacity to communicate effectively the results of research and scholarship by oral and written communication;
- an understanding of and facility with scholarly conventions in the discipline area;
- a profound respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of research and scholarship;
- a capacity to cooperate with other researchers;
- an ability to manage information effectively, including the application of computer systems and software where appropriate to the student’s field of study.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
You must hold an undergraduate degree in dentistry with very good academic results, and have completed at least two years full-time, continuous clinical work experience since graduation. Completion of professional development courses and a strong record in research publications would be highly regarded.
The following selection criteria are also taken into account:
- Referees’ reports and interviews -You will need to nominate three professional referees. An interview, in person or by telephone, may also by conducted.
- Evidence of additional study - Many applicants will have completed primary Fellowship examinations, a postgraduate diploma or higher degree.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
For information about the English language requirements for this course, please refer to http://www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/int/apply/grad/english-req.html
DURATION
Full-time students usually complete in two years. Part-time students usually complete in four years.
COURSE STRUCTURE
Full-time
Year 1
Students enrol in one of the following discipline-specific research subjects:
511-622 Dental Materials Science
511-621 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
In addition, you may attend 511-731 Research Design 1 and 511-732 Research Design 2 in your first year, although you do not need to formally enroll in these subjects. Please discuss this with your supervisor to ensure these subjects are appropriate to your needs.
Year 2
Re-enrolment in the discipline-specific subject undertaken in Year 1 is continued.
Please note
- These subjects are correct at the time of publication. However, subjects are dependent on the availability of teaching and supervisory staff so may not be offered in every semester.
- This course does NOT qualify international students without a registerable undergraduate degree to practice dentistry in Victoria. Please refer to the Dental Practice Board of Victoria
ASSESSMENT
The majority of your time will be spent working on your research project and writing a major thesis of approximately 40,000 words.
FEES
Local
Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents and New Zealand citizens are awarded a Research Training Scheme place sponsored by the Commonwealth Government of Australia. There is no tuition fee charged for these students.
International
International students pay tuition fees. Further information is available at http://www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/int/apply/fees/
HOW TO APPLY
Local
Please go to this link for the online application form https://sis.unimelb.edu.au/cgi-bin/course-application.pl.
International
Please go to this link for information about submitting an application http://www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/int/apply/grad/gradcoursework.html
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS
You may apply any time throughout the year.
CONTACT
GRADUATE ADMINISTRATOR
Kim Hanson
Melbourne Dental School
Tel: (+61 3) 9341 1507
Email: khanson@unimelb.edu.au