Business / Information Technology
Master of Philosophy
KPT/JPT (R/340/7/0465) 12/19 - MQA/SWA0122
2 years (Full-time)
4 years (Part-time)*
Throughout the year
(Subject to availability of supervision)
Research
Malaysian Student
RM 40,280 (per year)
International Student
RM 44,308 (per year)
Enrolment in a Master of Philosophy involves the
independent investigation of a research problem
which you have formulated. It is expected that the
research undertaken will make a contribution to the
discipline in which you are enrolled by applying,
clarifying, critiquing or interpreting that knowledge.
You will be supported by a minimum of two
supervisors throughout your enrolment.
Course Structure
This program is 100% research-based and any
coursework undertaken must be approved by the
Graduate Research Coordinator. If you take this
program under the School of Business, and wish to
upgrade from the MPhil to PhD, you must
undertake relevant coursework of a particular
discipline area as enabling coursework and achieve
a mark of 70% or higher.
Areas of Research
School of Business
● Accounting
● Management
● Marketing
● Specialist streams in economics
* Part-time studies not available
for international students
“ I gained excellent experience in doing
research independently. I was encouraged
and supported to present and publicise my
research outputs in highly ranked
international conferences. I also got
a chance to travel to the USA to participate
in an international conference and to
Australia for a study tour. ”
TESFAHUN MELESE YILMA
PhD (Information Technology) student
Tesfahun is exploring health information seeking and
searching behaviour of university students from low and
middle-income settings.
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Postgraduate Prospectus 2018
School of Information Technology
● Artificial Intelligence
● Biometrics
● Data science
● Health Informatics and Telemedicine
● Internet of Things
● Multimedia security
● Networking and Communications
● Software engineering
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, it is
expected that you will be able to:
● Extend knowledge, expertise and skill through
the application of research to problems and
issues related to your field of study
● Gain experience in the design and
implementation of research
● Develop the ability to carry out independent
research
● Make a contribution to an existing body of
knowledge by applying, clarifying or interpreting
that knowledge.