AQF Qualifications

Masters Degree

The Masters degree provides a mastery or high-order overview of a relevant field of study or area of professional practice.

Graduates of a Masters degree possess a range of academic and vocational attributes such as:

• advanced knowledge of a specialist body of theoretical and applied topics;
• high order skills in analysis, critical evaluation and/or professional application through the planning and execution of project work or a piece of scholarship or research;
• creativity and flexibility in the application of knowledge and skills to new situations; and
• the ability to solve complex problems and think rigorously and independently.

There are a range of pathways to the Masters degree, with entry based on evidence of a capacity to undertake higher degree studies in the proposed field.

Typical programs and entry pathways are:

• the coursework Masters degree program, comprised of coursework, project work and research in varying combinations with entry from a Bachelor degree, a Bachelor Honours degree or a Graduate Diploma;
• the research Masters degree program, comprised of at least two-thirds research with a substantial, often externally assessed thesis outcome and with entry from a Bachelor Honours degree or Masters preliminary year, a research-based Graduate Diploma or equivalent research experience; and
• the professional Masters degree program, which may involve a work-based project, with entry from a relevant qualification and professional experience or extensive relevant professional experience.

You can access the Masters degree guideline here.

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