Applicants applying for the Doctoral should have the following qualification:
All international students are required to follow two (2) Malay language courses equivalent to 4 units offered by the Citra Centre. Exemptions can be given to candidates who have taken and passed Malay language courses organized by other bodies recognized by the UKM Senate.
Doctor of Philosophy programme requires a candidate to do a research in the selected field and take the Research Methodology course. At the end of the programme, the candidate is required to prepare a thesis. The thesis has to be presented and defended in an oral examination which will be examined by examiners appointed by the faculty. Throughout the course of study, candidates are required to adhere to the following requirements :
Student must take and pass the Research Methodology course.
Student is required to submit research proposal and progress to the committee members between 6 months to 2 years of their study in order to continue their study at PhD level. Failure to submit their research proposal and progress may cause their studies to be terminated.
Students are required to produce at least TWO publications with a minimum of 2 journal articles (ISI/Scopus).
However, the PhD student can write to the Dean of FTSM/Director of UKM Postgraduate Office to apply for exemption from the minimum duration of study requirement, subject to approval from the Senate, having met the following conditions:
The PhD student who is exempted under subregulation 5, has to pay the tuition fees for the duration of minimum study requirement.