DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
KPT/JPT (R/210/8/0016) 03/20 - MQA/SWA0117
You will be supported by a minimum of two
supervisors throughout your candidature. Our areas
of research are varied across different disciplines:
Business
> Accounting
> Management
> Marketing
> Specialist streams in economics
Engineering
> Advanced materials
> Artificial intelligence
> Bioprocess engineering
> Biomechanics
> Bioinspired systems
> Critical infrastructure
> Energy
> Engineering in medical and healthcare
> Environmental engineering
> Food and pharmaceutical processing
> Future wireless access technologies
> Intelligent lighting
> Management of natural resources and
phenomena
> Nanotechnology
> Nanoelectronics
> Optical communications and photonics
> Process modeling, simulation and optimisation
> Smart manufacturing and industry 4.0
> Sustainable transportation engineering
> Sustainable drainage and flood management
> Thermal management
> Waste management
Medicine and Health Sciences
> Biochemistry and molecular biology
> Epidemiology and preventive medicine
> General practice
> Infectious diseases and immunity
> Medical education
> Medicine
> Microbiology
> Neuroscience
> Nanoparticles
> Public health
> Paediatrics
> Pharmacology
> Physiology
> Psychological medicine
> Psychology
> Surgery
> Toxicology
Pharmacy
> Anticancer therapeutics
> Clinical pharmacy
> Drug delivery
> Drug discovery and development
> Health economics
> Medicinal chemistry
> Microbiology
> Organic and biomolecular chemistry
> Pharmaceutical sciences
> Pharmacogenomics
> Pharmacognosy
> Pharmacology
> Pharmacy practice
> Phytochemistry
3 – 4 years (Full-time)
6 – 8 years (Part-time)*
Your PhD research project is to be conceived
from the outset as clearly achievable within
three years equivalent full time, and you’re
expected to complete your degree within
three to four years equivalent full time.
Throughout the year
(Subject to availability of supervision)
Enrolment to the School of Business is
available in March, August and December.
Research
RM 41,100 Malaysian Student
RM 45,200 International Student
2019 fees p.a.
*Part-time study is not available for international students.
Course structure
For Engineering and Business disciplines,
the program structure consists of:
> a research thesis component
> a coursework study program
For PhD programs in other disciplines,
the course will consist of:
> a research and thesis component
> a coursework study and/or professional
development training program
(depending on the program)
Requirements
In addition to program requirements,
the traditional PhD will require you to
submit a thesis, the length of which may
vary across disciplines but which should
not exceed 80,000 words.
Science
> Biodiversity and conservation
> Biotechnology
> Chemistry
> Environmental science
> Food science and technology
> Genetics and genomics
> Infectious diseases
> Medical bioscience
> Microbiology
> Natural products and drug discovery
> Tropical biology
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Arts and Social Sciences
> Anthropology (visual and urban)
> Communications
> Critical Asian studies
> Cultural studies
> Development studies
> Film and television studies
> Gender and sexuality studies
> History
> Human geography
> International political economy
> International relations
> Internet studies
> Literary studies
> Media studies
> Migration studies
> Politics/political science
> Religious studies
> Sociology
> Theology
> Urban studies
Information Technology
> Artificial intelligence/Machine intelligence /
Machine learning
> Cyber security
> Human computer interaction
> Computer networks
> Optimisation
> Software engineering
> Software systems
Candidature in a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
involves the independent investigation of
a research problem which you have formulated.
It is expected that the research undertaken will
make a significant contribution to the knowledge
and understanding of the chosen discipline.