Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science

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Entry Requirements

• We offer two entry pathways for this PhD programme, which are 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 (Level 7, MQF) in the field of Computing or related fields as accepted by the HEP Senate;
• A Master’s degree (Level 7, MQF) in non-Computing fields with a minimum of FIVE (5) years of working experience in the field of computing or related fields must undergo appropriate prerequisite courses as determined by the HEP;
• A Master’s degree (Level 7, MQF) in non-Computing fields with less than FIVE (5) years of working experience in the field of computing or related fields must undergo appropriate prerequisite courses as determined by the HEP and subject to rigorous internal assessment;
• Other qualifications equivalent to a Master’s degree in the field of Computing or related fields recognised by the Government of Malaysia must undergo appropriate prerequisite courses as determined by the HEP.
• International Students
• Achieve a minimum of Band 4 in MUET or equivalent to CEFR (Mid B2).
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• 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.

Career Prospects

• Applications Developer
• Database Designer
• E-Business Consultant
• Computer Communications Specialists
• Games Developer
• Games Graphic Designer
• Analyst Programmer
• Client / Server Specialist
• Information Technology Officer