Higher Degree by Research students usually study in only one of the discipline clusters shown below. The rates shown are for one EFTSL (equivalent full-time student load) which equals eight credit points per annum. If you are studying two credit points per teaching period, your assessed fees will be a quarter of the rates shown.
Please note that fees are reviewed annually and will vary each year.
| Area of Study (discipline) | Annual cost for full-time study (EFTSL*) |
| Law | 25,072 |
| Accounting, Economics, Commerce, Administration | 25,072 |
| Public Relations | 25,072 |
| Humanities | 21,040 |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 24,920 |
| Computing | 23,640 |
| Built Environment | 23,640 |
| Other Health | 23,640 |
| Social Studies | 20,984 |
| Behavioural Sciences excl. Clinical Psychology | 24,880 |
| Education | 20,984 |
| Clinical Psychology | 24,856 |
| Foreign Languages, Visual and Performing Arts | 20,968 |
| Allied Health | 23,616 |
| Nursing (Clinical and Non-clinical units) | 23,576 |
| Engineering, Surveying | 24,856 |
| Science | 24,856 |
| Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science | 33,960 |
| Agriculture | 24,832 |
* EFTSL - Equivalent full time student load
Please note: For international students commencing in 2012 it is expected that fees per credit point will increase by no more than 7% per year.
2013 International Higher Degree by Research fee rates are now available.