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PhD in Information Systems

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PhD in Information Systems

Programme Information

Qualification

PhD

Duration

3 Years

Intake

January, July

Tuition Fee

RM 11000

Overseas Program

Available

Location

Perak

Overview

The University provides excellent research facilities and services for postgraduate students. This includes an experienced pool of academic not only from UTP, but also visiting lecturers from UTP partners and industry experts. In addition, students have access to industry data and practices for project work; they are also able to utilise latest sofware tools and simulation packages currently used by industry.

Students will also benefit from studying in a dynamic research environment where the university’s Mission Oriented Research (MORs) in nine thematic areas encourages interdisciplinary and translationary research work to flourish within the campus. These nine thematic areas are Enhanced Oil Recovery, CO2 Management, Deepwater Technology, Nanotechnology, Green Technology, Biomedical Technology, Hybrid Energy Systems, Intelligent City and Sustainable Resources.

Joint postgraduate programmes are offered, providing opportunities for research to be conducted at different universities and industry locations worldwide. UTP has partnerships with internationally renowned universities such as the University of Manchester and Herriot-Watt University in the United Kingdom, Lehigh University, U.S.A. as well as the institut Francais du Petrole (IFP) and Univesity of Burgundy, France. The University also has collaborations with many global industry giants including Shell, Schlumberger, Mitsubishi, Technip, Baker Hughes, Halliburton, Hitachi as well as Intel and locally with organisations such as MIMOS Berhad, Muhibbah Engineering and PETRONAS subsidiaries.

Our Postgraduate programmes have been acknowledged internationally and the university has admitted postgraduate students from various parts of the world, who are sponsored by governments, organisations and in

Entry Requirements

a) Fresh Graduate from MSc by Coursework
Candidates must hold a Master Degree with minimum CGPA 2.50/4.00 in the relevant field OR equivalent from a recognized university

b) Fresh Graduate from MSc by Research
Candidates must hold a Master Degree in the relevant field OR equivalent from a recognized university​.​​
c) Graduate with relevant working experience
Candidates must hold a Master Degree in the relevant field OR equivalent from a recognized university and have a minimum 5 years working experience.
*Working experience in relevant field will be an added advantage.
ii) English Requirement
Pass English requirement with a minimum score of:
  • Engineering Programmes –  IELTS – 5.0, TOEFL – 500
  • Science/PhD. in Management/PhD. in Social Science & Humanities Programmes – IELTS –            6.0,  TOEFL – 550
  • Information Technology / Information Systems Programmes – IELTS – 6.0, TOEFL – 550
However, this requirement is waived if candidate;
  • ​have obtained Bachelor / Master or other relevant degree from Malaysian recognized institution whereby all courses are fully conducted in English or;
  • a native of an English speaking countries or;
  • graduated from English speaking countries institutions

Course Outline

Research Area

  • Advanced Database and E-Commerce
  • Knowledge Management
  • Software Engineering
  • Multimedia
  • Data Comm. & Networking
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Network and Communication System
  • Enterprise Resource Information System
  • High Performance Computing
  • Cloud Computing

Programme Information

Qualification

PhD

Duration

3 Years

Intake

January, July

Tuition Fee

RM 11000

Overseas Program

Available

Location

Perak