Doctor of Philosophy in Education

Key Modules

• 1Research Methodology
• 2Research Method for Social Science (Core Module)
• 3Qualitative Research Methods / Quantitative Research Methods
• 4Education Management and Leadership
• 5Education Policy
• 6Education Administration
• 7Mentoring and Supervision in Education
• 8Education Reform
• 9School Leadership
• 10Curriculum and Teaching
• 11Curriculum Theory and Implementation
• 12Mathematics Education
• 13Social Studies Education
• 14Teaching Approaches
• 15Classroom Management
• 16Technology, Innovation and Learning Design
• 17e-Learning
• 18ICT in Education
• 19Instructional Design
• 20Educational Assessment
• 21Classroom Assessment
• 22Testing and Evaluation
• 23Assessment in Higher Education
• 24Teacher Development
• 25Teacher Education
• 26Teacher Professional Development
• 27Continuing Education
• 28Language Education and Literacies
• 29Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
• 30Teaching Literature
• 31Teaching Reading
• 32Education and Society
• 33Multicultural Education
• 34Gender and Education
• 35Peace Education
• 36Life-long Learning
• 37Philosophy of Education
• 38Education for Sustainable Development
• 39Sociology of Education
• 40Hiring Graduate Students
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• 42Who Should Join This Programme?
• 43Associate Professor Dr Jasmine Jain, Programme Director
• 44VIEW ALL LECTURERS

Entry Requirements

• We offer two entry pathways for this PhD programme, 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 recognise the value of your prior publications and include them as a significant part of your submission for the Doctoral award.
• A Master’s degree in Education field (Level 7, MQF) as accepted by the HEP Senate; or
• A Master’s degree in non-education must undergo prerequisite courses; or
• Other relevant equivalent qualifications recognised by Malaysian government as equivalent to the above requirements; or
• A Bachelor’s degree with the following conditions: or
• A Bachelor's degree in the field or related fields with first-class (CGPA of 3.67 or higher) or its equivalent from an academic or Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme;
• Undergo internal assessment; and
• Approval of the HEP Senate
• A 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 by the HEP; and
• For International Student
• IELTS 6.5 / TOEFL 79 (Internet Based Test) (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.
• 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
• Having shown competency and capability in conducting research at doctoral level through rigorous internal evaluation.
• Approval of the Taylor's University Senate.
• 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;
• The minimum language proficiency of the candidates must be determined by the HEP consistent with applicable programme standards or based on the needs of the programme, i.e., learning outcomes and the medium of instruction.
• 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 or productions must be published or produced within a period not exceeding ten (10) years from the date of submission.
• For the five (5) nominated publications or productions, the candidate must be the principal author or creator with the contributions of others clearly defined.
• You will need to fulfil one of the below
• The minimum language proficiency of the candidates must be determined by the HEP consistent with applicable programme standards or based on the needs of the programme,
• i.e., learning outcomes and the medium of instruction.
• : All information is subject to change. Readers are responsible for verifying information that pertains to them by contacting the university.

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