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 1.  Research experience outside of a degree programme. Exactly how much research experience is required here varies between universities. This could potentially be as little as just getting a single paper published in a high-quality journal. In the sciences, this would typically be a Q1 [Scimago journal](https://www.scimagojr.com/journalrank.php).
 
-2.  Honours degree with a sufficient research component and division A second-class honours or first-class honours. The minimum size for this research component varies between universities but can be as little as the equivalent to a single semester of part-time study (around 20 hours/week of study). An honours degree typically consists of a year of full-time study that includes independent study, research training courses (RTCs) and research culminating in the submission of a thesis (University of Southern Queensland, 2024a, 2024b).
+2.  Honours degree with a sufficient research component and division A second-class honours or first-class honours. The minimum size for this research component varies between universities but can be as little as the equivalent to a single semester of 20 hours/week of study. An honours degree typically consists of a year of full-time study that includes independent study, research training courses (RTCs) and research culminating in the submission of a thesis (University of Southern Queensland, 2024a, 2024b).
 
-3.  Master's degree by coursework (MDC) with a sufficient research component (as for an honours degree, the minimum size of this research component varies between universities). An MDC typically takes 1.5-2 years full-time study to complete. It typically consists of over a year of coursework and a research project that builds upon a topic learned as part of this coursework (Australian Qualifications Framework Council, 2013).
+3.  Master's degree by coursework (MDC) with a sufficient research component (as for an honours degree, the minimum size of this research component varies between universities but is usually the equivalent to a single semester of 20 hours/week of study). An MDC typically takes 1.5-2 years full-time study to complete. It typically consists of over a year of coursework and a research project that builds upon a topic learned as part of this coursework (Australian Qualifications Framework Council, 2013).
 
-4.  Master's degree by research (MDR). These programmes typically take 1.5-2 years of full-time study. They are, as their name suggests, mostly comprised of research and they culminate in the submission of a thesis (Australian Qualifications Framework Council, 2013).
+4.  Master's degree by research (MDR). These programmes typically take 1.5-2 years of full-time study. They are, as their name suggests, mostly comprised of research and they culminate in the submission of a more substantial thesis than any of the degree programmes listed above involve (Australian Qualifications Framework Council, 2013).
 
 Additionally, students typically also require a prospective supervisor's endorsement, a written thesis proposal (which they will need to write themselves) and maybe, depending on the university, referee reports (Macquarie University, n.d.; The University of Melbourne, n.d.; University of New South Wales, n.d.; University of Southern Queensland, n.d.).