The criteria for assessing applicants' eligibility for MPhil candidature are:

1. Minimum qualifications 
   Applicants are normally required to have completed at least a four-year honors degree at H2A standard from an Australian university, or a qualification or combination of qualifications considered by the RHD Committee to be equivalent.
2. Minimum level of academic achievement
   Applicants should have achieved an overall H1 (80-100%) or H2A (75-79%) grade in the relevant honors or Masters's degree.
3. Relevance of the degree
   The completed degree must be in an area that is relevant to the intended MPhil, including sufficient specialization such that the applicant will have already developed an understanding and appreciation of a body of knowledge relevant to the intended MPhil.
4. Evidence of research ability

Applicants are normally required to have completed a research project, component, subject, or group of subjects that accounts for at least 25% of their work (i.e. Honours year), or 25% of one year accumulated over the length of a Masters course, and which has, or have, been conducted, and assessed, individually. Research carried out in groups should at least have been graded individually.