The PhD and/or Master of Nursing by Research helps student to achieve an advanced level of academic achievement and scholarship, producing independent research that contributes to the body of nursing knowledge. RMIT can provide research supervision in a range of areas and in a variety of theoretical traditions and research methodologies. These include: child and family health nursing, clinical nursing, critical transcultural nursing, health education, health policy, mental health nursing, midwifery, multicultural health, policy evaluation, primary health, public health. PhD candidates are normally required to do a postgraduate-level research unit as part of their candidature. If student is eligible, then student can have an exemption from this requirement at enrolment.