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Postgraduate Study and Research

Considering Postgraduate Study in Chemistry?


The Department of Chemistry offers a number of postgraduate degrees, including both research and coursework degrees.

If you are considering postgraduate study, it is important to make contact with academics in research groups that most closely represent your area of interest, since acceptance into a postgraduate program depends on having an available supervisor and agreed research topic. The academic staff pages detail each academic's expertise and research interests.

The Department has excellent facilties for research, including state-of-the-art instrumentation and computing facilities. We currently have about 30 honours, masters and postgraduate research students in the Department. There are 9 permanent academic staff as well as several additional research-only staff, all supported by technical and administrative personnel.

The Honours and Masters Research Projects provides a sample of the type and range of research being carried out within the Department, and is indicative of the range of Masters and PhD projects available.

For more general information, contact details are given below.

Postgraduate Degrees


The Department of Chemistry offers a number of postgraduate degrees: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Master of Science (Research) and Master of Chemical Science (Coursework). Find out more about these postgraduate degrees.

Fees and Scholarships


Research awards for postgraduate students include Australian Postgraduate Awards, La Trobe University Postgraduate Research Scholarships and Chemistry Department Studentships. Find out more about postgraduate fees and scholarships.

International Students


International students who wish to apply for a research course are strongly encouraged to establish contact with a prospective supervisor before submitting an application. Further information for international students is available.

There are specific research awards available for overseas postgraduate students. Further details of these, as well as the English language requirements and tuition fees for international students, can be found on the La Trobe University International Students pages.

General Enquiries and Further Information


For further information, please contact: