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POSTGRADUATE
HANDBOOK

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:

(1) Master‟s Degree
 by Research (Dissertation)
 by Mixed Mode
 by Coursework
 by Clinical

(2) Doctoral Degree
 by Research (Thesis)
 by Mixed Mode
 by Prior Publications
 Industrial PhD
 Dual-PhD
- UM and University of Sydney, Australia
- UM and Liverpool John Moores University, UK
- UM and Ecole Polytechnique in Palaiseau, France
- UM and National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
- UM and The National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France
- UM and University of Tehran, Iran
- UM and Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran
- UM and University of Paris-Sud, France
- UM and University of Liverpool, UK
- UM and University of Nottingham, UK
- UM and University of Antwerp, Belgium
- UM and University of New South Wales, Australia
- UM and Osaka University, Japan
- UM and Loughborough University, UK
- UM and Australian National University, Australia
- UM and Nara Institute of Science & Technology, Japan
- UM and Swansea University, UK
- UM and KU Leuven (Leuven University), Belgium
- UM and University of Taipei, Taiwan

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 PhD
programme, candidate from the industry will do their research at the respective
industry where they are attached to.
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