Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Philosophy

Tuition fees for the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Master of Philosophy (MPhil) vary according to your:

  • enrolling unit (e.g. School, Faculty, Institute etc.), and
  • project.

MPhil and PhD students are charged a tuition fee each research quarter, as stated in your written contract.

Tuition fees per research quarter

The fees in this table apply to students who commenced in 2014:

Band Enrolling unit Full-time / Internal Part-time / Internal* Full-time / Remote** Part-time / Remote**
A
  • Faculty of Business, Economics & Law (all schools)
  • Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (all schools, institutes and centres – except for those projects listed in Band B)
  • Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR)
  • School of Human Movement Studies and Nutrition Sciences (socio-cultural research projects)
  • School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work
$6,350 $3,175 $3,810 $2,540
B
  • Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
  • Diamantina Institute (except for those projects listed in Band C)
  • Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology (all schools)
  • Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences (all schools and projects – except for those listed in Band A or Band C)
  • Faculty of Medicine (except for those projects listed in Band C)
  • Faculty of Science (all schools and projects – except for those listed in Band C)
  • Institute for Molecular Bioscience
  • Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Queensland Brain Institute (except for those projects listed in Band C)
  • School of Psychology
  • School of Social Science (archaeology research projects)
  • Sustainable Minerals Institute
$8,050 $4,025 $4,830 $3,220
C
  • Diamantina Institute (clinical research projects)
  • Faculty of Medicine (clinical research projects)
  • Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences (clinical research projects – all schools except those listed in Band A or Band B)
  • Queensland Brain Institute (clinical research projects)
  • School of Veterinary Sciences (clinical research projects)
$10,320 $5,160 $6,192 $4,128

* This rate also applies to full-time collaborative mode.

** Remote candidates may be charged an additional amount for periods of on-campus study.

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact Student Fees:

(07) 3365 2328

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