Faculty of Science
Agricultural Sciences
Start year entry only, part-time study is unavailable
All applicants require a completed supervisor allocation form
Application process:
- Applicants are required to nominate a supervisor and research project within their online application. Applicants are encouraged to contact the appropriate staff member prior to applying.
- Complete this Supervisor Expression of Interest Form and submit with the online application
- Handbook: Agricultural Course Structure
Animal Sciences and Management
Start year entry only, part-time study is unavailable
All applicants require a completed supervisor allocation form
Application process:
- Applicants are required to nominate a supervisor and research project within their online application. Applicants are encouraged to contact the appropriate staff member prior to applying.
- Complete this Supervisor Expression of Interest Form and submit with the online application
- Handbook: Animal Science and Management Course structure
Biosciences specialisation
Start year and mid-year entry, part-time study is unavailable
All applicants require a completed supervisor allocation form
Application process:
- Applicants must arrange a supervisor and a research project: Search for suitable research topics in our Supervisor and Project Directory. Read more about finding a supervisor and project.
- Complete the BioSciences Supervisor and Research Allocation Form and submit with the online application
- Current students: Apply for the course via my.unimelb
- Non-University of Melbourne students: Apply for the course via Study
- Handbook: BioSciences Course structure
Chemistry specialisation
Start year and mid-year entry, part-time study is unavailable
Application process:
- Applicants are required to nominate a supervisor and research project within their online application. Not all academic staff are available to supervise students.
- Chemistry Research Group leaders information
- Current students: Apply for the course via my.unimelb
- Non-University of Melbourne students: Apply for the course via Study
- Contact the Chemistry Academic Support Officer
- Handbook: Chemistry Course structure
Earth Sciences specialisation
Start year and mid-year entry, part-time study is unavailable
All applicants require a completed supervisor allocation form
Application process:
- Applicants are required to nominate a supervisor and research project within their online application. Applicants are encouraged to contact the appropriate staff member prior to applying.
- Complete the Supervisor Form and submit with the online application
- Current students: Apply for the course via my.unimelb
- Non-University of Melbourne students: Apply for the course via Study
- Handbook: Earth Sciences Course Structure
Ecosystem Science specialisation
Star year and mid-year entry, part-time study is unavailable
All applicants require a completed supervisor allocation form
Application process:
- Applicants are required to nominate a supervisor and research project within their online application. Applicants are encouraged to contact the appropriate staff member prior to applying.
- Complete the Supervisor Form and submit with the online application
- Current students: Apply for the course via my.unimelb
- Non-University of Melbourne students: Apply for the course via Study
- Handbook: Ecosystem Science Course Structure
Food Sciences
Start year entry only, part-time study is unavailable
All applicants require a completed supervisor allocation form
Application process:
- Applicants are required to arrange a supervisor and a research project
- Complete this Supervisor Expression of Interest Form and submit with the online application
- Handbook: Food Science Course structure
Geography specialisation
Start-year entry only, part-time study is unavailable
All applicants require a completed supervisor allocation form. Additionally, only applications submitted before the deadline will be assessed
Application process:
- Applicants are required to arrange a supervisor and a research project
- Complete the Supervisor Expression of Interest Form and submit it with the online application
- Current students: Apply for the course via my.unimelb
- Non-University of Melbourne students: Apply for the course via Study
- Handbook: Geography Course structure
Human Nutrition
Start year entry only, part-time study is unavailable
All applicants require a completed supervisor allocation form
Application process:
- Applicants are required to arrange a supervisor and a research project
- Complete this Supervisor Expression of Interest Form and submit with the online application
- Handbook: Human Nutrition Course structure
Veterinary Biosciences
Start-year entry only, part-time study is unavailable
All applicants require a completed supervisor allocation form
Application process:
- Applicants are required to arrange a supervisor and a research project
- Complete this Supervisor Expression of Interest Form and submit with the online application
- Current students: Apply for the course via my.unimelb
- Non-University of Melbourne students: Apply for the course via Study
Further information:
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
How to apply
Visit the How to apply website for detailed application process, key dates and available research projects.
Major streams
- Anatomy and Neuroscience
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Clinical Pathology
- Medical Biology (WEHI)
- Medicine
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Optometry and Vision Sciences
- Oral Health Science
- Otolaryngology (Hearing Sciences)
- Paediatrics (Murdoch Children’s Research Institute)
- Pathology
- Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- Physiology
- Population and Global Health
- Primary Care (General Practice)
- Surgery (Austin Health)
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Psychology
- The application deadline for start-year entry can be found here.
- Visit the How to apply website for further information
- Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences