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Master of Surgery - M.S.

The Master of Surgery at a glance...

Duration full time: 2 years

Duration part time: 3 years

Commencing semesters: 
Semester 1
Semester 2

Course location: 

  • Camperdown/Darlington Campus
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Course study mode: 

  • Research

Available to international students? 

  • Full time Onshore

Course code: KC000

CRICOS code: 012841D

Faculty:  Medicine
Faculty contact: 
David Baxter
Contact position: 
Research Admissions Advisor
Faculty fax number: 
+61 2 9351 8529
Faculty phone number: 
+61 2 9351 6804

Faculty mailing address: 
Postgraduate Student Administration Unit
Faculties of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy
Edward Ford Building - A27
The University of Sydney   New South Wales   2006
Australia
Faculty street address: 
Postgraduate Student Administration Unit
Faculties of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy
Room 206
Edward Ford Building - A27
The University of Sydney   New South Wales   2006
Australia

The Master of Surgery (MS) is a research degree in which students undertake supervised research leading to the production of a thesis.

Course completion requirements

Full-time MS students have a minimum of 2 years and maximum of 3 years to submit a thesis for examination. Part-time students have a minimum of 3 years and a maximum of 4 years to submit. The word limit for a thesis submitted to the Faculty of Medicine is 80,000 words. MS students are not normally required to attend classes or undertake coursework units of study, with the thesis being the only or major examinable assessment requirement for the degree.

On campus attendance pattern

Full time, Part time

End qualification

master's degree

Course level

Masters by Research

Handbook website link

http://www.usyd.edu.au/handbooks/medicine/00_deansmessage.shtml

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