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Bachelor of Research StudiesApproved Abbreviation: BResSt
Western Sydney University Course Code: 8083.2
AQF Level: 7
Course Status: CURRENT
This version of the course is available to new and continuing students.
Students should follow the course structure for the course version relevant to the year they commenced. This version applies to students whose commencement year for this course is 2H 2017 or later.
Units may be revised or replaced to ensure students are provided with up to date curriculum throughout their studies, and this may result in a new course version. Refer to the Check My Course Progress page in MySR for the most up to date information for your course.
For Commencement Year 2H 2015 - 1H 2017 - please refer to 8083.1 Bachelor of Research Studies
The Master of Research is an internationally recognised qualification which will allow students to be globally mobile in advancing their research education, employment opportunities and pathways to further study. It is designed to increase students’ preparedness for PhD studies and ultimately for research-orientated careers.
The first year is comprised of advanced Bachelor level studies exposing students to comprehensive research methodology and advanced disciplinary coursework. Students will develop a research proposal, improve their academic literacy skills and engage with issues associated with research ethics and integrity. In the second year students will undertake a supervised year of higher degree research and produce a Masters thesis. The second year also includes a series of workshops and seminars designed to enhance students’ research and professional capabilities.
For domestic students, this program attracts Australian Government funding, packaged as a Bachelor of Research Studies/Master of Research to meet regulations.
In Year 1, domestic students are enrolled in the Bachelor of Research Studies as a Commonwealth supported student and are liable for student contribution amounts which can be deferred through the HECS-HELP scheme if they are eligible. In Year 2, domestic students are enrolled in the Master of Research.
Further information about the Master of Research can be found on the Future Students Research Studies pages.
Master of Research
Study Mode
Two years full-time or four years part-time
Course Advice
Prospective students should use the links at the top of the page for general enquiries about this course.Location
| Campus | Attendance | Mode | Course Advice | | Parramatta Campus - Victoria Road | Full Time | Internal |
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| Parramatta Campus - Victoria Road | Part Time | Internal |
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Admission
Admission is determined by the following criteria being met
- A Bachelor’s degree or a Master’s degree;
- Achievement of a threshold Admission Average Mark (AAM) equal to or above the minimum of 65;
- Applicants who do not meet the AAM equal to or above the minimum of 65 will be considered in exceptional circumstances, and applicants whose most recent qualification is 5+ years old shall provide additional evidence of relevant work experience or professional training, or evidence of seniority and standing in an area of endeavor and provide written support from the potential supervisor. Examples of evidence may include; work as a research assistant or laboratory technician, the writing of policy, consultancy involving the writing of reports, production of creative output, and publication of peer reviewed journal articles. Applications will be reviewed and approved by the relevant HDR Director and the Dean of the GRS;
- A statement that outlines a tentative research area.
Additionally for International students an English proficiency requirement of IELTS 6.5 overall (minimum 6.0 in each band) or equivalent.
Overseas qualifications must be deemed by the Australian Education International - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR) to be equivalent to Australian qualifications in order to be considered by UAC and the University.
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Course Structure
Year 1 of this course will also be studied by International students enrolled in 8084 Master of Research (High Cost) and 8085 Master of Research (Low Cost).
After completion of Year 1, domestic students will be transferred to either 8084 Master of Research (High Cost) or 8085 Master of Research (Low Cost), depending on their research discipline area.
Qualification for the award of Master of Research requires the successful completion of 160 credit points. All students will complete 80 credit points of coursework units and 80 credit points of higher degree by research.
All students must enrol in and complete the 30 credit points of prescribed Core units.
Core units
| 800218 | Researcher Development 1: Reading, Writing, and the Business of Research |
| 800219 | Writing Beyond the Academy: Knowledge Translation and Public Audience Communication |
| 800220 | Researcher Development 2: Proposing and Justifying Research |
Equivalent Core Units
The core units listed below count towards completion of this course for students who passed these units in 2019 or earlier.
800166 - Research Design 1: Theories of Enquiry
800167 - Research Literacies
800169 - Research Design 2: Practices of Research
Students must also complete
- 50 credit points of specialisation cluster units. Students will choose 40 credit points of discipline-specific units from within their cluster and are encouraged to choose 10 credit points from an alternate cluster, however this is not mandatory. Students are required to complete 50 credit points of cluster units in total. The three cluster discipline areas are Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS), Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), and Health and Medicine, as shown below.
- 80 credit points of higher degree research.
Students may exit with the Bachelor of Research Studies (exit only) after Year 1 and the successful completion of 80 credit points, with advanced standing of 160 credit points from their previous undergraduate qualification being granted.
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Cluster
Please note: units will be offered subject to demand and availability
Graduate Research School
| 800228 | Research Internship and Engagement |
School of Humanities and Communication Arts
Research Methods based Units
| 102426 | Digital Humanities Research Methods (PG) |
Disciplinary Content Units
| 102582 | Philosophy of History and Politics |
| 102584 | The Image of Thought: Art, Film and Philosophy |
Hybrid - Disciplinary Content and Research Methods
| 102662 | New Genres in Research Writing |
| 102298 | The Cutting Edge: Advanced Studies in Humanities and Communication Arts |
| 102339 | Environmental Humanities |
| 102340 | Engaging Discursive Fields |
| 102342 | In the Realms of the Sensory: Ecologies of Word, Sound and Image |
| 102341 | Debates in Global History |
Creative Writing
Disciplinary Content Units
Hybrid - Disciplinary Content and Research Methods
| 102498 | Writing Practice and Tradition |
| 102501 | Writing, Sounds, Images, Texts |
Convergent Media
Hybrid - Disciplinary Content and Research Methods
| 101962 | Researching Convergent Media |
Continental Philosophy
Disciplinary Content Units
| 102616 | Philosophy and Literature |
Hybrid - Disciplinary Content and Research Methods
| 102380 | Philosophical Aesthetics |
| 102383 | Topics in the History of Philosophy |
| 102379 | Special Topics in Philosophy |
| 102620 | Philosophy, History and Interpretation |
Creative Arts
Disciplinary Content Units
| 102376 | Creativity: Theory and Practice |
Hybrid - Disciplinary Content and Research Methods
| 102375 | Research Methods in the Creative Arts |
| 102728 | Research into Practice: bridging the clinician-researcher divide in applied and creative therapies |
Linquistics and TESOL
Research Methods based Units
| 101854 | Language and Linguistics Research Methods |
| 102621 | Formal and Functional Grammar |
Hybrid - Disciplinary Content and Research Methods
| 101825 | English Linguistics for TESOL |
| 102325 | Advanced Academic English Skills |
| 100919 | Investigating Second Language Acquisition |
| 102525 | Bilingualism and Education |
Social Sciences and Psychology
Research Methods based Units
| 102253 | Digital Social Research in Action |
Hybrid - Disciplinary Content and Research Methods
| 102180 | Translation from Theory and Research to Policy |
| 102176 | Theories of Difference and Diversity |
| 102194 | Social Research in the Digital World |
Urban Studies
Hybrid - Disciplinary Content and Research Methods
| 101633 | Managing Cities: History and Theory |
| 101315 | Financing Cities in the Global Economy |
| 101634 | Planning and Environmental Regulation |
Development, Security and Sustainability
Hybrid - Disciplinary Content and Research Methods
| 101895 | Political Economy of Development |
| 101896 | Development and Security |
| 101636 | Developing Sustainable Places |
| 102577 | Humanitarian and Development Agendas and Progress |
Criminology
Hybrid - Disciplinary Content and Research Methods
| 102200 | Global Criminology and Human Rights |
| 102199 | Violence, Culture and Criminal Justice |
Religion and Society
Hybrid - Disciplinary Content and Research Methods
| 102201 | Contemporary Theories of Religion and Society |
| 102202 | Religion and Law in Contemporary Public Discourse |
Humanitarian and Development Studies
Hybrid - Disciplinary Content and Research Methods
| 101896 | Development and Security |
| 102576 | Global Health, Migration and Development |
| 102577 | Humanitarian and Development Agendas and Progress |
| 102574 | Public Health in Complex Emergencies (Advanced) |
| 102575 | Emergency and Disaster Management |
Institute for Culture and Society
Hybrid - Disciplinary Content and Research Methods
| 800216 | Researching Post-Capitalist Possibilities (PhD Summer School) |
| 102295 | Space, Place and the Field |
| 800196 | Rethinking Culture and Society |
School of Education
Research Methods/Disciplinary Content
| 102160 | Education Policy, Practice and Global Knowledge Co-construction |
| 102158 | Learning and Teaching in Challenging Contexts |
| 102159 | Designing Curriculum Futures |
| 102165 | At the cultural interface - learning two ways |
| 100701 | Leadership, Mentoring and Professional Growth |
| 102509 | Computational Thinking across the STEM Curriculum |
Hybrid - Disciplinary Content and Research Methods
| 102168 | Principles and Practices of Evaluation |
School of Business
Business students are required to undertake 30 credit points of research methods electives
Research Methods based Units
| 200897 | Advanced Analysis and Interpretation |
| 200898 | Seminal Papers in Business |
| 200896 | Business Analysis Seminars |
Business students may then select up to 20 credit points of cluster elective units
Disciplinary Content Units
| 200848 | Governance, Ethics and Social Entrepreneurship |
| 200828 | Diversity, Labour Markets and Workforce Planning |
| 200845 | Innovation Through Digital Technology |
| 200719 | Industrial Relations and Workplace Change |
| 51211 | International Finance |
| 200852 | Innovation, Creativity and Foresight |
| 200722 | Strategic Employment Relations |
| 200401 | Accounting Theory and Applications |
Hybrid - Disciplinary Content and Research Methods
| 51212 | Security Analysis and Portfolio Theory |
School of Law
| 200957 | Bioethics in Perspective |
| 200907 | International Environmental Law and Policy |
| 200948 | International Banking and Finance Law |
| 200949 | International Climate Change Law |
| 200953 | Human Rights in Practice and Theory |
| 200951 | International Law of Ocean Governance |
| 200961 | International Human Rights Law |
| 200962 | International Criminal Law and Justice |
| 200963 | International Space Law - Commercial Aspects |
| 200964 | Principles of International Law |
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Cluster
Please note: units will be offered subject to demand and availability
School of Computer, Data and Mathematical Sciences
Research Methods/Disciplinary Content - Computing
| 301363 | Advanced Cloud Computing |
| 301196 | Advanced Topics in Artificial Intelligence |
| 300252 | Advanced Topics in Networking |
| 301312 | Applied Machine Learning |
Research Methods/Disciplinary Content - Data Science
Research Methods/Disciplinary Content - Mathematics
| 301177 | Mathematical Proof and Reasoning |
| 301106 | Mathematical Investigations |
| 301176 | Advanced Mathematical Investigations |
Research Methods based Units
| 301387 | Research Preparation in Post Graduate Studies |
Hybrid - Disciplinary Content and Research Methods
| 301236 | Advanced Topics in Cybersecurity |
| 301365 | Probabilistic Graphical Models |
School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment
Disciplinary Content Units
| 301002 | Specialised Software Applications |
| 300197 | Power System Planning and Economics |
| 301024 | Advanced Numerical Methods in Engineering |
| 300594 | Advanced Structural Analysis |
| 300595 | Advanced Water Engineering |
| 300604 | Advanced Geotechnical Engineering |
| 300939 | Sustainability and Risk Engineering (PG) |
| 301008 | Advanced Composite Structures |
| 301009 | Advanced Timber Structures |
| 301010 | Advanced Applied Mechanics |
| 301011 | Advanced Highway Infrastructure |
| 301012 | Water Resources Systems Analysis |
| 300515 | Instrumentation and Measurement (PG) |
| 301013 | Advanced Statistical Hydrology |
| 301012 | Water Resources Systems Analysis |
| 300939 | Sustainability and Risk Engineering (PG) |
| 301018 | Mechanical System Design |
| 301017 | Advanced Waste Management |
| 301019 | Advanced Dynamic Systems |
| 300600 | Mechatronic System Design |
| 301020 | Advanced Mobile Robotics |
| 301021 | Advanced Thermal and Fluid Engineering |
| 301022 | Advanced Computer Aided Engineering |
| 301023 | Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| 301024 | Advanced Numerical Methods in Engineering |
| 300196 | Personal Communication Systems |
| 300197 | Power System Planning and Economics |
| 301026 | Advanced Smart Grids and Distributed Generation |
| 300515 | Instrumentation and Measurement (PG) |
| 300601 | Advanced Electrical Machines and Drives |
| 300596 | Advanced Signal Processing |
| 300603 | Advanced Control Systems |
| 301019 | Advanced Dynamic Systems |
School of Science
Hybrid - Disciplinary Content and Research Methods
| 401266 | Experimental Design and Analysis PG A |
| 401267 | Experimental Design and Analysis PG B |
| 401203 | Applications of Magnetic Resonance from Cancer to Neuroanatomy |
| 301248 | Space Instrumentation, Technology and Communication |
| 301249 | Space Science, Planetary Science and Meteorology |
The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development
Hybrid - Disciplinary Content and Research Methods
| 800173 | Cognitive Science: Research and Application |
| 800171 | Learning and Processing Human Language |
Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment
Research Methods based Units
| 800186 | Emerging Technologies for Biological Science |
Hybrid - Disciplinary Content and Research Methods
| 800170 | Ecosystems in a Changing World |
| 800195 | Researching our Changing Environment |
Health and Medicine Cluster
Please note: units will be offered subject to demand and availability
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Nursing and Midwifery
Research Methods based Units
| 401168 | Evidence Based Health Care |
| 401085 | Scholarship for Practice Change in Health Care |
Disciplinary Content Units
| 400220 | Contemporary Professional Practice in Mental Health Nursing |
| 400238 | Policy, Power and Politics in Health Care Provision |
| 400777 | Leadership for Quality and Safety in Health Care |
| 400210 | Health Promotion and the Nurse |
School of Health Sciences
Research Methods based Units
| 401077 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
Disciplinary Content Units
| 401414 | Advanced Sport and Exercise Science |
Hybrid - Disciplinary Content and Research Methods
| 401076 | Introduction to Epidemiology |
School of Medicine
Research Methods based Units
| 401075 | Major Incident Management |
Disciplinary Content Units
| 401175 | Analytic Approaches in Epidemiology |
| 401174 | Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases |
| 401173 | Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology |
| 401179 | Data Management and Programming for Epidemiology |
Hybrid - Disciplinary Content and Research Methods
| 401176 | Statistical Methods in Epidemiology |
| 401178 | Controversies in Epidemiology |
Translational Health Research Institute (THRI)
Research Methods
| 800215 | Applied research with marginalised populations and sensitive health topics |
NICM Health Research Institute
| 800225 | Clinical Research in Health Science |
Specialisation Units
The specialisation units listed below count towards completion of this course for students who passed these units in 2021 or earlier.
401291 - Advanced Sport and Exercise Science
301016 - Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment
102220 - Applied Methods in Literary Studies and Creative Writing
102222 - Applied Practice in Literary Studies and Creative Writing
401167 - Applied Research in Health Care
101897 - Development for Equality
400975 - Ethics in Health Research
401162 - Experimental Design and Analysis (PG)
800213 - Fieldwork in Complex and Hostile Places
102336 - Functional Grammar
301118 - Genomic Data Science
102698 - Green Urbanscapes: Bio-Physical Functions and Services
800176 - Internship and Community Engagement (PG)
102181 - Nation, Power and Difference
301037 - Scientific Informatics
401164 - Transferable Research Skills