Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

  Institution: Private: Universiti Malaya (UM)

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) is the highest degree awarded by the university, and requires the conduct of an original research project and the writing and defense of a dissertation. The Ph.D. is designed to train students for roles as researchers, educators and administrators through a program of research and scholarly activity.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The Ph.D degree is offered by Research mode only, i.e. full research leading to the submission of a thesis.

Currently, candidates are only required to take a Research Foundations course during their first semester of enrolment. However, students may be required to attend other courses, as prescribed by the faculty.

Research is the core of the Ph.D program. All candidates are required to carry out an original research project, leading to the submission and defense of a thesis

Current areas of research group in ICT and Computational Science Research Cluster in the faculty include :

• Software Engineering Process
• HCI and CSCW/L
• Applied Software Engineering
• Object-based Reusable Software and Architecture
• Artificial Intelligence in Education
• Intelligent Data Processing
• Advanced Network Research
• Network Security Research
• System-on-Chip (SoC)
• Mobile and Pervasive Computing
• Wireless Communication Research
• Information Security
• Grid Computing
• Web-based Information System
• Data and Knowledge Engineering
• Digital Libraries
• Information Literacy
• Multimedia Research
• Biodatabase and Information Architecture
• Computational Speech

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Other areas of research may be considered, depending on the expertise available in the faculty. Interdisciplinary research is allowed. Students are also welcome to propose their own topics.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The minimum requirements for admission into the Ph.D program are :

• a Masters degree in the relevant field; and
• evidence of adequate training and ability to undertake research

The faculty may also consider for admission a person who possesses a Bachelor’s degree with distinction (CGPA 3.7 and above, or its equivalent), subject to the monitoring of the candidate’s progress, and the presentation of a research seminar.

International applicants are required to have :

• at least IELTS Band 6 or TOEFL score of 550 (paper-based) / 213 (computer-based) /80 (Internet-based) if their first degree is from a university where English is not the medium of instruction; or
• pass an English proficiency test approved by the University.

DURATION OF PROGRAMME

The minimum time period for the Doctor of Philosophy degree is 4 semesters. While the maximum period is 12 semesters.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Application and admission are open throughout the year.

For further information, please visit the Institute of Graduate Studies website http://www.ips.um.edu.my

Email : query_fsktm@um.edu.my