Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Information Technology (By Research)

(R3/481/8/0037) 08/30 (A4269)

The faculty offers two accredited postgraduate programme by research, namely Master of Science (Information Technology) and Doctor of Philosophy (Information Technology). The research programmes are designed for students who wish to pursue an academic or industrial career in IT. The programmes equip students with knowledge and skills to solve fundamental problems in ICT and to meet the needs and demands of the society.

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Scholarship Postgraduate (Malaysian)
Scholarship Postgraduate (International)

• Fields of Research
  • Security Technology
    Cryptography
    Cloud Computing and IoT
    Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
    Computer Vision
    Wireless Communication and Networking
    Information Systems and Data Analytics
    Speech and Signal Processing
    Human Computer Interaction
    Natural Language Processing
• Entry Requirements
  • 1. A Master’s degree in the field or related fields, as accepted by the Senate; OR
    2. A Master’s degree in a non-related fields, as accepted by the Senate, and subject to having relevant working experience and rigorous internal assessment; OR
    3. A Master’s degree in non-related fields, as accepted by the Senate and without relevant working experience, subject to passing pre-requisite courses; OR
    4. A Bachelor’s Degree with minimum CGPA of 3.67 or equivalent, in the field or related fields, as accepted by the Senate can be accepted subject to rigorous internal assessment
  • Notes:
  • • Candidates must have completed at least ONE (1) of their earlier Degrees (Master’s or Bachelor’s) in Computing or related to computing (Programme Standard of Computing).
  • English Entry Requirement:
    • Minimum IELTS overall band score of 6.0 or its equivalent*
    • *The equivalency table is as below:

    English Competency	CEFR High B1	CEFR Low B2	CEFR Mid B2	CEFR High B2
    MUET	Band 3	Band 3	Band 4	Band 4
    IELTS	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5
    TOEFL iBT	42	46	60	79
    Pearson Test of English	47	51	59	63
    Cambridge English Qualifications and Test	154	160	169	176
    Linguaskill	154	160	169	176

    • In addition to the above, any other qualification which is of equivalent level as determined by the Senate of the University.

    • The English language requirement is waived for the candidates who are natives of and/or have completed their Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees from countries that use English as the medium of instruction as well as the first language.

• Programme Duration
  • Full-Time: Min. 2 years, Max. 5 years
  • Part-Time: Min. 3 years, Max. 7 years
• Intake
  •  Throughout the year