Master of Philosophy

Entry requirements

Approval for admission to an MPhil requires an applicant to demonstrate that they have sufficient background and experience in independent supervised research to successfully complete the course. It also requires the University to ensure that appropriate supervision and resourcing are available.

Applicants are required to demonstrate that they have met the requirements of the University Policy on: Adequate Research Preparation and any other requirements for admission of the University,

and

• (a) have a bachelor's degree of this University or equivalent qualification;

or

• (b) (i) have previously undertaken work of a sufficiently high standard towards a higher degree by research in this or another approved institution but not have submitted it for any degree;

and

• (ii) have completed an appropriate MPhil research proposal.

A student who wishes to undertake an MPhil in the field of creative writing must, in addition, submit a substantial folio of published creative work, normally in the form of one or more books.

Prior to enrolment,  all applicants are required to demonstrate that they have met the University’s English language requirements.

English requirements

• Qualification through WACE, TEE or equivalent
  • Pass in English, English Literature, or English as a Second Language
• GCE O-level (GCSE and IGCSE)
  • Minimum grade C / C6 in English, English Language, English (First Language) or English Literature.
  • Minimum grade A in IGCSE English as a Second Language, with grade 1(One) in Oral/Aural Communication.
  • Must be endorsed by CIE, OCR, Edexcel, AQA or other UK authority (independent and school-assessed O-levels are not sufficient).
• TOEFL (paper-based)
  • 570 with a Test of Written English (TWE) of no less than 4.5
  • Scholarship applicants require 580, with 45 in the Test of Spoken English (TSE) and 4.5 in the Test of Written English (TWE)
• IBT TOEFL (Internet-based test score)
  • 82 with 22 for writing, 20 for speaking, 20 for listening, and 18 for reading
• IELTS (Academic)
  • 6.5 (no band lower than 6.0)
• Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English
  • C pass
• Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English
  • B grade
• CELT Bridging Course
  • Overall score of 70% with a minimum of 65% for each section
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic)
  • Overall score of 64 with a minimum score of 64 in the Reading and Writing sections, 59 in the Speaking section and 54 in the Listening section.
  • The Law School requires an overall score of 70 with a minimum score of 70 in each section.

Other requirements

Higher English scores are required for admission to higher degrees in some faculties at UWA:

• Law: overall IELTS of 7.5, with a minimum score of 7.5 for reading and writing and a minimum of 7.0 for speaking and listening.
• Education: overall IELTS score of 7.0, with a minimum of 6.5 in reading and writing.
• Dentistry: overall IELTS score of 7.0, with a minimum of 6.5 in reading and writing.
• Business: overall IELTS score of 6.5, with a minimum of 6.5 in reading and writing.