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Doctor of Philosophy
KPT / JPT ( R / 210 / 8 / 0016 ) 03 / 20 - MQA / SWA0117
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 .
You will be supported by a minimum of two supervisors throughout your candidature . Our areas of research are varied across different disciplines :
Jeffrey Cheah School of 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
School of Arts and Social Sciences
● Arts
● Humanities
● Social sciences
School of Business
● Accounting
● Management
● Marketing
● Specialist streams in economics
School of 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
School of Information Technology
● Artificial intelligence
● Biometrics
● Data science
● Health Informatics and Telemedicine
● Internet of Things
● Multimedia security
● Networking and Communications
● Software engineering
School of Pharmacy
● Anticancer therapeutics
● Clinical pharmacy
● Drug delivery
● Drug discovery and development
● Health economics
● Medicinal chemistry
● Microbiology
● Organic and biomolecular chemistry
● Pharmaceutical sciences
● Pharmacognosy
● Pharmacology
● Pharmacy practice
● Phytochemistry
School of 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
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 .
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 are 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 on March , August and December .
Research
Malaysian Student RM 40,280 ( per year )
International Student RM 44,308 ( per year )
* Part-time studies not available for international students
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