Overview

Studying within our Institute for Health and Sport (IHES), you'll discover extraordinary opportunities to conduct research into the health, fitness and wellbeing of communities and individuals.

With this Doctor of Philosophy degree from Victoria University you'll develop best-practice research methods, and complete an original doctoral thesis at the forefront of its field. You'll also acquire the advanced skills needed to present your findings in publications and at conferences.

Victoria University conducts highly-ranked research:

We are world number 7 for sport science education (ShanghaiRankings).

We are ranked 'well above' world-standard in sport and health fields (Excellence in Research for Australia).

Following your PhD, you’ll be ready for a research or management career in the private or public sectors, or to become an academic. These are usually high-level roles, and paid accordingly.

Career

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Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Conceptualising and Contextualising Research

Research Integrity and Ethics

Research Thesis

Doctoral Industry Project Placement

Doctoral Research End-User Engagement Internship

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-27 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-02-16 00:00:00

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Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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58

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IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Melbourne, Australia

Disciplines

Philosophy View 34 other PhDs in Philosophy in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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79

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58

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6.5

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General requirements

CRICOS code: 064447F

Completion of an Australian Bachelor Honours Degree (AQF8), or equivalent, in a similar discipline to the proposed research with average grades of at least H2A/Distinction (70% or above on the Victoria University grading scale) for the final year

Completion of an Australian Masters degree (AQF9), or equivalent, in a similar discipline and undertaken by a combination of coursework and a thesis with average grades of at least H2A/Distinction (70% or above on the Victoria University grading scale).

The output produced from the thesis must have been undertaken solely by the applicant and examined externally to the supervisory/advisory team, but this need not be external to the University where they completed the degree OR
Completion of an Australian Masters research degree (AQF9), or equivalent in a similar discipline with average grades of at least H2A/Distinction (70% or above on the Victoria University grading scale)

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

38800 AUD / year

≈ 38800 AUD / year

Additional Details

A$16,400 to A$19,400 per semester depending on field of research.
Australian and New Zealand citizens and Australian permanent residents do not usually pay tuition fees for graduate research degrees, as the fees are covered by the Australian Government's Research Training Program (RTP).

Living costs

Melbourne

Australia

1501 - 2659 AUD / month

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