POSTGRADUATE

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

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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.

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.