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2. ACADEMICS

Postgraduate Programmes
The University of Malaya offers postgraduate programmes for both Master‘s and
Doctoral Degrees. The programmes of study shall be classified as follows:

Master‟s
 Master‘s Degree by Coursework
 Master‘s Degree by Clinical Coursework
 Master‘s Degree by Research (Dissertation)
 Master‘s Degree by Coursework & Research (Dissertation)
- also known as the Mixed-Mode programme

Doctoral
 Doctoral Degree by Research (Thesis)
 Doctoral Degree by Coursework & Research (Thesis)
 Industrial Ph.D
 Doctoral Degree by Prior Publications
 Dual-Ph.D
- UM and Liverpool John Moores University, UK
- UM and University of Sydney, Australia
- UM and University of Nottingham, UK
- UM and Ecole Polytechnique in Palaiseau, France
- UM and The National Polytechnique deToulouse, France
- UM and National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
- UM and University of Tehran, Iran
- UM and University of Paris-Sud, France
- UM and University of Liverpool, UK
- UM and Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran

In choosing a coursework programme the candidate will gain depth of
knowledge and be trained in their chosen field of study. A research programme
offers the candidate the opportunity to hone his/her skills in both research and
academic writing. The candidate‘s research findings are expected to contribute
new insights into his/her particular area of research. In a coursework and
research programme the candidate will attend lectures and at the same time get
the opportunity to carry out supervised research. For the Industrial Ph.D
programme, candidates from the industry will do their research at the respective
industry where they are attached to.

Candidates with excellent publications may submit their Ph.D thesis in the format
of published papers. Details of the format are available at
http://www.ips.um.edu.my under the ‗Rules and Regulations‘ tab.

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