Doctor of Philosophy In Design Management

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Entry Requirements

• We offered two entry pathway for this PhD programme, which is normal mode and prior to publication mode. Our PhD by Prior Publication mode provides a unique pathway for you to achieve a Doctoral award based on your existing body of work. We recognize the value of your prior publications and include them as a significant part of your submission for the Doctoral award.
• A Recognised Master's Degree preferably in Art and Design or a relevant field
• Equivalent qualification and / or experience which is recognised by the Senate / institution
• Candidates are required to submit a research proposal; and A Pass in an interview.
• International Students
• Required to achieve a minimum Malaysian University English Test (MUET) with Band 4 OR its equivalent score of 6.5 in IELTS. (May join IEN preparatory course and achieve the IELTS score) The validity of the IELTS or equivalent is within 2 years from the date of the examination.\
• *Students without a qualification in the related field but with relevant working experience requires to fulfil the following conditions:
• a) CGPA above 2.50 must have at least one (1) year of relevant working experience; or
• b) CGPA 2.00 to 2.50 must have at least five (5) years of relevant working experience;
• In addition, students will need to undergo a rigorous internal assessment
• Bachelor to PhD Track
• A Bachelor's degree with the following conditions:
• A Bachelor's degree in the field or related fields with first-class (CGPA of 3.67 or higher) or its equivalent from academic or Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme;
• Undergo internal assessment; AND
• Any other requirement of the HEP
• Bachelor's degree candidates who are registered for master's degree programmes may apply to convert to the doctoral degree programmes subjected to the following conditions:
• Within 1 year for full time and within 2 years for part-time candidates; Having shown competency and capability in conducting research at doctoral level through rigorous internal evaluation, and approval of the Taylor's University Senate.
• Students without a qualification in the related fields or relevant working experience requires to undergo and pass a bridging module.
• Any of the condition of the above would require student’s research proposal to be approved.
• All information is subject to change. The above entry requirements serve as a guideline. Readers are responsible to verify the information by contacting the university’s Admissions Department.
• Prior Publication Mode
• You will need to fulfil one of the below
• Obtain a master's degree in the field or related fields accepted by the HEP Senate
• Obtain other qualifications equivalent to a master's degree recognised by the Government of Malaysia
• Candidates without a related qualification in the field/s or working experience in the relevant fields must undergo appropriate prerequisite courses determined by the HEP
• In addition to the above criteria, those who want to join Doctoral Degree by Retrospective or Prior Publication mode must include the below to the formal application:
• Minimum of 5 publications or equivalent works in alignment with the theme of the specialisation;
• An executive summary of the above publications to demonstrate the applicant’s contribution to knowledge in the field;
• A list of scholarly published work;
• For international candidates, evidence of English Language Proficiency as determined by the intake standards approved by the Senate
• A Selection Committee must be established to review the formal application for PhD by Retrospective or Prior Publication and recommend to the Senate to obtain approval.
• Criteria for published works
• Published work must encompass high-quality journals, monographs, books, research-based chapters in books, electronic publications which have not been used to obtain other awards or deemed a part of those awards.
• The publications must be published within a period not exceeding ten (10) years from the date of submission.
• For the five (5) nominated publications, the candidate must be the principal author with the contributions of others clearly defined.
• : All information is subject to change. Readers are responsible for verifying information that pertains to them by contacting the university.

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