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Explore groundbreaking research in health and psychology, offering meaningful insights into fields like child development or mental wellness.
Advance knowledge in diverse psychological and health domains through doctoral studies.
Research opportunities span clinical, forensic, and health psychology; mental health and social dynamics; youth health; risky behaviors; body image and eating disorders; substance use; eyewitness reliability; offender rehabilitation; sexual health; reproductive wellness; geriatric mental health and depression; cognitive neuroscience and neurodevelopmental conditions; life satisfaction; interpersonal relationships; sensory perception studies; and workplace psychology in healthcare environments.
Join Deakin's community of over 1600 postgraduate researchers – brilliant minds leveraging our world-class resources, collaborations, research centers, and esteemed academic standing.
To be considered for selection into a Higher Degrees by Research (HDR) degree, you are required to have completed either:
a research project in a related area including a thesis which is equivalent to at least 25% of a year's full-time study at Level 8 or 9 of the Australian Qualifications Framework with achievement of a grade for the project equivalent to a Deakin grade of 70% or equivalent
a masters degree (research) in a related area
English Language Requirements:
IELTS: Overall 7 No band less than 6.5
TOEFL IBT: 94 Writing 24
C1 ADVANCED and C2 PROFICIENCY: 185 No band less than 176
PTE: 65 No less than 58 in each skill
OET: Overall B (equivalent to a IELTS 7~7.5 range)
DUELI EAP PROGRAM: EAP 4 (70%)