Research higher degree opportunities
Postgraduate research areas
The CSHE provides a fertile intellectual and collegial environment for higher degree research. As a leading research centre actively involved in all areas of higher education research and practice the CSHE attracts PhD, DEd and Masters students researching contemporary issues in higher education and tertiary education more broadly. Broad research areas include:
- Higher education policy
- Teaching and learning
- Curriculum development
- Assessment and evaluation
- The student experience
- Leadership, management, and institutional reform
- The academic profession and professional development
- Research policy and organisation
- Quality assurance
- Equity in higher education
- Cross-sectoral relations in tertiary education
- The contribution of universities to economy, society, and community
- International education and globalisation
- Comparative international trends
- Higher education in the Asia-Pacific region
Course advice
If you are considering a higher degree under the supervision of CSHE please contact:
Professor Richard James
Chair of Higher Education and Director
Centre for the Study of Higher Education
(CSHE)
Ph: (03) 8344 7627
Fax: (03) 8344 7576
Email: r.james@unimelb.edu.au
The Faculty of Education can answer enrollment questions for the DEd or MEd degrees.
PhD candidates should contact the School of Graduate Studies.