Study a Higher Degree by Research

Become an expert in your field

Kickstart your career as a clinician scientist.

This 6-12 month degree is available to individuals who have already generated a range of high-quality publications that form a substantial contribution to knowledge, that is, publications completed prior to the commencement of the degree. As a general guide, this would be at least six to eight clustered first-author publications, as a minimum.

Applicants must have spent at least three years following conferral of their PhD entry qualification substantially engaged in the practice and study of the discipline or related discipline.

During candidature, the student will undertake a short program of work culminating in a thesis comprising a contextual statement and including the body of published work accumulated prior to acceptance into candidature.

Add an international perspective to your PhD experience, enhance collaboration and access world-leading research through a cotutelle doctoral degree. This course is undertaken jointly at Flinders University and an international higher education institution, spending a minimum of 12 months at each. Experience:

• exposure to different educational environments
• increased networks, personally and professionally
• enhanced career opportunities
• access to different research expertise, equipment and perspectives, and
• the ability to increase the global impact of their research.

Higher Doctorate

Three higher doctorates are available at Flinders University:

• Doctor of Laws
• Doctor of Letters
• Doctor of Science

Application for a Higher Doctorate is available to individuals who have published a substantial body of work after the conferral of their doctoral degree that demonstrates a significant advance in knowledge in the relevant field or inter-disciplinary scholarship. 

This 3-6 month degree is available only for full-time, online study.