Phd & Master (Research)
Doctor of Philosophy & Master of Science (Full Research)
PROGRAM INFO
DURATIONS OF CANDIDATURE
| Degree Program | Type of Candidature | Period of Candidature | |
| Minimum | Maximum | ||
| Master Degree | Full time | 24 Months | 48 Months |
| Part Time | 36 Months | 72 Months | |
| PhD Degree | Full Time | 36 Months | 72 Months |
| Part Time | 48 Months | 96 Months | |
| INTERNATIONAL - FULL TIME | 1st Semester (A) | Subsequent Semester (B) |
| Master | RM 8,390 | RM 4,260 |
| PhD | RM 8,740 | RM 4,610 |
| LOCAL - FULL TIME | 1st Semester (A) | Subsequent Semester (B) |
| Master | RM 2,800 | RM 1,700 |
| PhD | RM 3,100 | RM 2,000 |
| LOCAL - PART TIME | 1st Semester (A) | Subsequent Semester (B) |
| Master | RM 2,800 | RM 1,100 |
| PhD | RM 3,100 | RM 1,250 |
Engineering & TechnologyScience, Mathematics & ComputingEconomics, Business & ManagementSocial Sciences & HumanitiesOccupational Health & Safety
Doctor of Philosophy
- A student must have a Masters degree by research or;
- Masters degree by coursework with CPA of at least 3.00.
Masters degree
- by Research - A student must possess a Bachelor’s Degree (Honors) with CPA of at least 2.75/4.00.
(1) All international students must at least meet one of the following requirements:
i. Students (other than research area on Computer Science [NEC481], Business and Management [NEC340] and Language [NEC222]) must have IELTS Band 5.0 or MUET Band 3 or TOEFL Internet Based Test (IBT) 60 AND the certification should not be more than 2 years from the date test taken and registration of candidature. TOEFL ITP, PBT and CBT are not accepted.
ii. Students (research area on Computer Science [NEC481], Business and Management [NEC340] and Language [NEC222]) must have IELTS Band 6.0 or MUET Band 4 or TOEFL Internet Based Test (IBT) 80 AND the certification should not be more than 2 years from the date test taken and registration of candidature. TOEFL ITP, PBT and CBT are not
accepted.
(2) An exemption from the English Language proficiency requirement may be given to the following :
i. International applicants who do not fulfill the minimum English language requirements but graduated from universities in English speaking countries. The list of English speaking countries is shown in Appendix below.
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1 Anguilla 2 Antigua and Barbuda 3 Australia 4 Bahamas 5 Bangladesh 6 Barbados 7 Belize 8 Bermuda 9 Bhutan 10 Botswana 11 British Virgin Island 12 Cameroon 13 Canada (except Quebec) 14 Cayman Islands 15 Dominica 16 England 17 Eritrea 18 Ethiopia 19 Federated States of Micronesia |
20 Fiji 21 Gambia 22 Ghana 23 Gibraltar 24 Grenada 25 Guyana 26 Hong Kong 27 India 28 Ireland 29 Isle of Man 30 Jamaica 31 Jersey 32 Kenya 33 Kiribati 34 Lesotho 35 Liberia 36 Madagascar 37 Malawi 38 Maldives |
39 Malta 40 Mauritius 41 Montserrat 42 Namibia 43 Nauru 44 New Zealand 45 Nigeria 46 Pakistan 47 Palau 48 Papua New Guinea 49 Philippines 50 Puerto Rico 51 Republic of Ireland 52 Rwanda 53 St Kitts and Nevis 54 St Lucia 55 St Vincent and the Grenadines 56 Samoa 57 Scotland |
58 Seychelles 59 Sierra Leone 60 Singapore 61 Solomon Islands 62 South Africa 63 Sri Lanka 64 Sudan 65 Swaziland 66 Tanzania 67 Tonga 68 Trinidad and Tobago 69 Turks and Caicos Islands 70 Uganda 71 United Kingdom 72 United States of America 73 US Virgin Islands 74 Vanuatu 75 Zambia 76 Zimbabwe |
However, applicants from these countries must submit evidence of support that have been certified by the previous university.
ii. Local and International applicants with Bachelor or Master’s Degrees from Malaysian universities.
iii. International applicants who have graduated from an Institution of Higher Learning in which the medium of instruction is English. However, applicants must submit evidence of support that have been certified by the previous university.
(3) Applicants who have not met the English requirement are given provisional admission. The applicants are given (one) 1-year from the date of registration to fulfill‑the English requirement, failing which, they will be terminated from the program.
