Postgraduate Studies

Masters and PhD Studies

Master of Education

The Master of Education is ideal for practising professionals in a broad range of fields related to education and youth policy & research.

Many of the Masters qualifications can be taken as either coursework or research degrees. For further information about the possibilities within the Master of Education at  The University of Melbourne, visit the course website, or contact the Education Student Centre.

Master of Youth Health and Education Management

The Master of Youth Health and Education Management is designed to provide knowledge, skills and processes to enable education, health and welfare professionals to engage in effective cross-sectoral work with young people.
This degree is a joint program of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education and the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. Teaching is informed by the current research of the Youth Research Centre, the Centre for Adolescent Health and the Student Wellbeing Unit.

Details of the Master of Youth Health and Education Management, including an overview of the course, course subjects, entry requirements and fees can be found by following the link.

PhD Studies

General information about undertaking PhD studies within the Melbourne Graduate School of Education is available by following the link.

If your research interests are in the area of youth research, and you would like to further discuss one of the Youth Research Centre’s staff members supervising your PhD, please contact the staff member directly.

The Centre currently has 12 students at various stages of completing their PhD studies. Most of these students are housed at the Centre which provides desk space and IT access for these students.

The table (below) indicates the range of topics undertaken in recent years by students supervised, or co-supervised, by YRC staff.