Discover your admission pathways

Griffith offers multiple admission pathways to a PhD or other doctoral degrees.

You need to first gain the necessary academic qualifications with at least 40 credit points of research component, and have achieved specific thesis and GPA requirements, or equivalent.

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Graduate Diploma of Research Studies

The Graduate Diploma of Research Studies provides a Griffith pathway to a PhD or MPhil for applicants who do not possess the required qualifications for direct admission. These are offered in specific disciplines.

Find out more about the Australian Qualifications Framework, including national program levels and criteria.

Australian Qualifications Framework

Choose your path to a PhD or other doctoral degree

This interactive diagram allows you to select your study path, to lead to a PhD of other doctoral degree.

  • Bachelor Degree

    AQF 73 or 4 years2
  • Bachelor Honours

    with Class I or IIA

    AQF 84+ Years8
  • Bachelor Honours

    with Class IIB

    AQF 84+ Years3
  • Bachelor Honours

    with Class III

    AQF 84+ Years4
  • Bachelor Honours

    with Class I or IIA

    AQF 84+ years8
  • Bachelor Honours

    with Class IIB

    AQF 84+ Years3
  • Bachelor Honours

    with Class III

    AQF 84+ Years4
  • Graduate Certificate

    No Research

    AQF 86-12 Months6
  • Graduate Diploma

    No Research

    AQF 81-2 Years6
  • Graduate Diploma

    Research Studies

    AQF 81-2 Years5
  • Masters Degree

    Coursework - Insufficient research

    AQF 91-2 Years3
  • Masters Degree

    Coursework - Research component

    AQF 91-2 Years5
  • Masters Degree

    Research

    AQF 9 1-2 Years8
  • Masters Degree

    Research

    AQF 9 1-2 Years8
  • Graduate Diploma

    Research Studies

    AQF 81-2 Years8
  • Masters Degree

    Coursework - Research component

    AQF 91-2 Years5
  • Doctoral Qualification

    including PhD

    AQF 10 3-4 Years
  • Masters Degree

    Research

    AQF 91-2 Years8
  • Masters Degree

    Coursework - Research component

    AQF 91-2 Years7
  • Graduate Diploma

    Research Studies

    AQF 81-2 Years7
  • Masters Degree

    Research

    AQF 9 1-2 Years8
  • Doctoral Qualification

    including PhD

    AQF 10 3-4 Years
  • Masters Degree

    Research

    AQF 91-2 Years8
  • Doctoral Qualification

    including PhD

    AQF 10 3-4 Years