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Master of Philosophy in Management



Duration:
Full time (2 years)
Part time (3-4 years)
 


Awarded by:
APU, Malaysia


Intakes:
Full Time & Part Time:
07 Jan 2025 | 04 Feb 2025 |
05 Mar 2025 | 03 Apr 2025 | 
06 May 2025 | 04 Jun 2025 |
01 Jul 2025 | 05 Aug 2025 |
02 Sep 2025 | 07 Oct 2025 |
04 Nov 2025 | 02 Dec 2025
 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in related fields with a minimum CGPA of 2.75, or its equivalent qualification as accepted by the Senate.

• Bachelor’s degree in related fields with a minimum CGPA of 2.50 and not meeting a CGPA of 2.75 can be accepted, subject to a rigorous internal assessment.

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum CGPA of 2.00 as accepted by the Senate and with minimum 5 years relevant working experience, subject to a rigorous internal assessment.

• Bachelor’s degree in non-related fields with a minimum CGPA of 2.00 as accepted by the Senate and without relevant working experience, subject to passing pre-requisite courses.

Note: The above entry requirements may differ for specific programmes based on the latest programme standards published by Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA).

 
ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

• IELTS : 6.0

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Students from English speaking countries and those with qualifications taught in English (previous Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree taught in English) are exempted from English requirements. Applications for exemption must be accompanied by supporting documents.


PROGRAMME OUTLINE

This programme is specifically designed to provide:

  • Knowledge to enhance technical capabilities within the subject area.
  • Understanding of how to innovate, generate and manage the creation of new ideas.
  • In-depth knowledge of a certain domain of knowledge, that is related to management and computing.
  • Advanced research experience and skills that enable students to pursue a PhD programme.

CONVERSION TO PHD

Students of the Research Degree programme may convert to a PhD candidate if they satisfy all the criteria below:
(a) Display excellent progress in their research.
(b) Able to demonstrate the potential of their project to be expended to PhD level.
(c) Pass a rigorous assessment.

Successful conversion means that the student will no longer be a Research Degree candidate but will instead become a PhD candidate with their candidature start date backdated to their original Research Degree registration date. Hence, it allows the student to gain a PhD award within a shorter timeframe, without the need to complete a Masters programme.

MODULES AND ASSESSMENTS

This programme is conducted by research and is assessed via oral presentations and reports at various junctures, including a Proposal Defence, regular half-yearly progress monitoring at research colloquiums, Work Completion Defence, Thesis Examination and Viva Voce. Students would need to take one taught module on Research Methodology to gain the pre-requisite knowledge to effectively carry out their research. Regular discussions with the supervisors would be expected to ensure the direction of research as well as the quality and significance of the findings.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE / PROCESS FLOW

Application Process

Ideally, student works with potential supervisors to develop proposal.

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CAREER OPTIONS

  • Public and Private R&D Institutions
  • Data Analyst
  • Academic / Lecturer
  • Entrepreneur
  • Researcher


COURSE FEES

Malaysian Students

International Students

RM 27,500

RM 29,800 (USD 7,450)

​* Fees stated above do not include Enrolment Fees, Registration Fees and other Miscellaneous Fees. Please refer to Fee Guide for details.


MQA ACCREDITATION

(R/0414/7/0091)(05/29)(MQA/FA9018)

All information is correct at the time of publication, but is subject to change in the interest of continuing improvement.

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