C03018v2 Master of Arts in Humanities and Social Sciences (Research)
Award(s): Master of Arts (MA)CRICOS code: 014624G
Course EFTSL: 2
Location: City campus
Note(s)
Research degrees are offered on a sponsored, scholarship, faculty part-sponsored or full-fee-paying basis. Contact UTS: Communication or the UTS: Graduate Research School for further details.
Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Other information
Overview
The Master of Arts in Humanities and Social Sciences (Research) provides an opportunity for graduates to develop their research skills, to deepen their knowledge in an area of the social sciences or humanities, and to undertake some original research.
Career options
The research degrees offered by UTS: Communication are especially valuable for those wishing to pursue an academic career, a career in research or an advanced level of professional practice.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate research studies.
Selection criteria include the quality of the research proposal, UTS: Communication's ability to offer appropriate supervision in the applicant's chosen field of study, and, where necessary, possession of generic technical skills.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 7.0 overall with a writing score of 7.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 584-609 overall with TWE of 5.0, internet based: 94-101 overall with a writing score of 23; or PTE: 65-72; or CAE: 67-73
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Course duration and attendance
The maximum course duration is two years of full-time or four years of part-time study.
Course structure
This research degree is undertaken wholly or mainly by thesis. A master's thesis is normally a work of 30,000–40,000 words. Coursework subjects may be prescribed, according to individual student requirements.
While the usual master's thesis is written in dissertation style, candidates may, if they wish, illustrate their argument by submitting film, video, sound/audio, photography or other formats together with a written dissertation of shorter length. Applicants should contact the research degrees administrator for further information on non-traditional formats for thesis presentation.
Course completion requirements
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Other information
Further information is available from the research degrees administrator on:
telephone +61 2 9514 4512
email hss.researchdegrees@uts.edu.au
