Posted by alexandra_k on May 1, 2005, at 19:27:39
In reply to Australia-Health service and university, posted by The_Resistance on April 30, 2005, at 11:09:27
>I would really like to do postgraduate work in Australia but don't no anything about how to do it, or were to get information.
If you are looking at PhD level then there are scholarships available similarly to ones that are available in the US (ie ones that cover tuition and a living stipend). In fact the living stipend is more generous than the US - especially given the cost of living.
Australasian institutions tend to be more research focused than the US. People are encouraged to get into research ASAP. The PhD program is 3 years (instead of 5 in US or 4 in Canada) and is thesis only. No coursework. If you go to a good institution they should have a good seminar series, though, where people present their current research, and there should be lots of reading groups which basically replace coursework and you get to pick which reading groups you want to participate in.
It is common practice to get 4 years of funding out of them...
There is no teaching requirement - teaching is optional and you get paid extra if you choose to do that.
To find out more just have a look at the admissions (and scholarship pages) for the university you are interested in.
I don't know what you are studying... For some subjects (well, mine at least) there are reports available which list the institutions and there strengths in the subject area etc. If there is one for your subject then that can be a good place to find some institutions. Then just check out that institutions webpages.
Good luck.
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