Master of Philosophy in School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences (MPHILPAM) at Griffith University

A research degree is an advanced program of study allowing you to investigate a topic relevant to your field. Under the supervision of world-class researchers, you will learn and apply advanced research methodologies to produce new knowledge and provide solutions to some of the world's greatest challenges. Completing a research degree means becoming an expert in your field. It's your opportunity to take a topic that interests you, explore it in depth, tackle intellectual, creative and practical challenges, and communicate your findings. UniSA research is inspired by the challenges and opportunities of today. In the 2018 Australian Research Council Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) evaluation of Australian universities, all of our assessed research was rated at world class or above. We are vibrant, outward-facing and responsive. We partner with industry, government and communities to seek answers to questions that arise in the real world. Our research themes are: An age friendly world Transforming industries Scarce resources Cancer Healthy futures Transforming societies Through a Masters by Research, students analyse a chosen thesis topic at an advanced level, applying research methodology and techniques to contribute further knowledge to their field. This is conducted under appropriate supervision (two years full-time equivalent). Research students can complete exciting and innovative research topics, which span areas such as: Cancer biology Clinical laboratory medicine Precision health/ nutritional and genetic epidemiology Drug and vaccines development Health service delivery Nutrition and food science Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Nursing and midwifery Pharmaceutical innovation Physiological sciences Quality use of medicines and pharmacy