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GENERAL INFORMATION

Rules & Regulations

The rules and regulations that binds all the academic programme offered are being constantly
updated from time to time. Students are advised to refer to the University of Malaya (Master’s
Degree) Rules 2019 and University of Malaya (Master’s Degree) Regulations 2019 in the
University website under the Student Portal (MyUM) for details and latest updates
pertaining to their programme of study.

Course Registration

(1) Registration of courses shall be completed before the semester starts. A candidate who
fails to complete his course registration within the prescribed period will not be allowed to
follow the course and may have his candidature terminated.

(2) Any candidate who fails to register continuously for a period of two (2) normal semesters
and fail to complete his registration in a specified duration for the following normal
semester shall cease to be a candidate and terminated from his study.

Attendance in Programme of Study

(1) It is compulsory for a candidate to attend all teaching and learning activities related to his
programme of study.

(2) A candidate who does not attend any teaching and learning activities ie required to inform
the reason for his absence to the teacher immediately together with the relevent
supporting documents. The teacher shall inform the student of the consequences of being
absent and is responsible to keep the reason of the notification and class attendance.

(3) A candidate may with the approval of the Faculty undergo a part of the degree programme
of study at other university or institution.

(4) A candidate pursuing a programme of study by Research shall comply with the Academic
Residential Requirement which is either physically or non-physically for a period of at least
one (1) semester.

(5) Notwithstanding anything stated in subregulation (4), a candidate pursuing a programme
of study by Research, with the approval of the Faculty, can be assumed to have met the
Academic Residential Requirement if he has fulfilled any one (1) of the following:

(a) followed and passed the Research Methodology course; or

(b) presented the Proposal Defence; or

(c) presented the Candidature Defence; or

(d) has face to face consultation with the supervisor, as determined by the Faculty; or

(e) participated in the activities of the Faculty as determined by the Faculty.

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