List of application conditions for doctoral degree in Australia

After completing the master's degree, some students choose to continue their studies and enter the doctoral stage for study and research. Let's take a look at the list of Australian doctoral application conditions with you.

I. Application Process

1. Find a mentor

First of all, make clear the school you want to apply for. You can determine the intended school through the school official website or specific research institutions, and confirm which college you want to apply for. Then you need to know which professors are in the college, which are related to your application field. Professor's field doesn't have to be 100% related to your past research. However, the direction you want to study in the future must be related to the field involved by the professor.

Contact your mentor.

Once the mentor is determined, you need to contact the mentor, which is the legendary "magnetic sleeve". When you find a specific tutor, you usually communicate by email first. Show what research you are interested in, want to study under them, what is your background, what kind of research you like, etc. What needs to be noted here is that although it is only an email, we must pay attention to professionalism. In addition, it is best to attach a resume so that the tutor can understand your specific situation, such as your education and research direction. Of course, you can't expect every tutor to give you a definite answer.

If the tutor is interested, he will call you back and better tell you how to apply for the admission notice and whether there is a scholarship. Others just politely tell you that you have a good background and have the opportunity to apply for an admission notice, but it may be difficult to apply for a scholarship. In addition, if your domestic schools or research institutions cooperate with Australian universities or research institutions, you can also ask if you can recommend them.

Apply for school

Once you receive the offer from the school tutor to accept you as a doctoral student, you need to apply for the admission notice and scholarship from the school.

apply for a scholarship

Every school will have different scholarships, both government-run and school-run. Professors will also provide different scholarship programs for students. Usually, doctors can apply for scholarships such as school scholarships, international doctoral scholarships, and endeavor scholarships.

A prerequisite for applying for a doctorate is that you need to receive at least 16 years of education, which means you need to have a master's degree or an honorary bachelor's degree.

Second, the application materials

The specific application materials are provided according to the application requirements of the school. Generally, it includes school scores, academic credentials, personal statements, CV (Resume), letters of recommendation, English standardized test scores, application essays, research topics, published papers, award certificates and other auxiliary materials acceptable to the school.

Third, the application conditions

1. Performance requirements

Bachelor or master (with degree certificate), with an average score of more than 80 points.

2. Language requirements

The entrance examination language requires IELTS 6.5 or above (no less than 6 in a single item) or TOEFL 88 or above. GRE320+ or GMAT650+ is required to apply for prestigious universities.

3. Soft demand

It is best to have a working or scientific research background after graduating from a master's degree in teaching, and you can apply for a doctoral degree directly after studying for a master's degree in research. Research topics, published papers and award certificates are particularly important in the soft background, and need to be prepared in advance.

If you are interested in applying for a Ph.D. and want to get a scholarship, I suggest you start preparing from the undergraduate course. The earlier you start, the more you can find your real interests and the more chances you have to get results in scientific research.

4. Background enhancement

Opportunities for background improvement are not all outside the classroom. Paying attention to the graduation thesis of undergraduate and graduate students and getting the opportunity to publish in authoritative journals will add a lot of points to your application, especially scholarships.

Fourth, planning the application time will greatly improve the success rate.

To apply for a doctoral degree in Macau, you should prepare the application plan at least one year in advance. What I mean here is that when the English standardized test scores and scientific research background are basically ready, I can check the doctoral research direction and professor information to match my own situation and submit the time plan for admission according to the requirements of the school. That is, graduate students applying for doctoral degrees need to start in the second year of research.

Research topic, paper publication and award-winning certificate are more important and need to be prepared in advance. If you are interested in applying for a doctorate and want to get a scholarship, I suggest you start preparing from the moment you enter the university. The earlier you start, the more you can find your real interests and the more chances you have to get results in scientific research.

Language standardization tests such as TOEFL (or IELTS) and GRE. It's best to make a good preparation before submitting your application and reserve more than two exam opportunities for yourself in the exam schedule.

In addition, the applicant should make a good choice between TOEFL and IELTS.

IELTS is an international English language test jointly launched by Australian Agency for International Education and Development, Cambridge University Examinations Board and British Council. The organizer of the new TOEFL is "ETS", an established educational service institution with a history of more than 65,438+000 years in the United States.

The first is to look at the accreditation of specific institutions. It is not a day or two to implement mutual recognition from the national level to the inter-agency mutual recognition. This requires a process. Students must first find out what kind of language test scores they intend to report.

Secondly, consider the choice according to the purpose of studying abroad. If students plan to study in countries with Commonwealth education system, it is recommended to apply for IELTS; If you are studying in a North American system country, it is recommended to apply for TOEFL. If students plan to attend high school in Australia and then go to American universities for undergraduate or postgraduate studies, with the goal of getting scholarships or applying to top American universities, then taking TOEFL and preparing for other exams in the same system, such as sat, gre and gmat, can better cope with everything.

Australian Immigration Minister ChrisBowen recently announced that Australia accepts three standard language tests (TOEFL, PTE Academic and CAE) in addition to IELTS, and all four test results can be used to apply for an Australian study visa. TOEFL allows students all over the world to apply for Australian visas and universities at the same time.

PTE Academic English (Forum) Test (PTE Academic) and Cambridge Advanced English Test (CAE) will be added to the language test for applying for student visa as stipulated in the current immigration regulations 1994. The government expects that from the second half of this year, these new language tests will be accepted by Australian visa applications.

At present, IELTS is mainly recommended by the Australian Immigration Department (DIAC) to examine the English level of students studying in Australia. TOEFL, PTE Academic and CAE are recognized by the Australian government, which indicates that the internationalization of Australian education has entered a new stage.