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Postgraduate and research study options (Monash Malaysia)
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You have outstanding opportunities to further your studies at Monash through postgraduate coursework or research degrees, including PhD programs. Our postgraduate degrees offer you personal enrichment and enhanced career opportunities. We also provide scholarships to deserving honours, masters and PhD students. If you’re interested in a research degree, consider possible research projects and topics that align with your interests, qualifications and experience. Look through Monash University’s research strengths by school for reference and identify potential supervisors. Further details on how to proceed with each school are provided below.
Explore our postgraduate courses or research degrees:
Arts & Social Sciences
The School of Arts and Social Sciences (SASS) is a dynamic school whose staff are committed to remaining at the forefront of their research fields. At the same time, we are committed to providing our postgraduate students with the best education in the arts and social sciences in the country. We offer the following postgraduate programs:
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Contact the School of Arts and Social Sciences for more information about our staff and our research strengths.
Business
We offer postgraduate business programs that are research-focused, industry-driven and recognised worldwide. They prepare our students for successful careers upon graduation. Staffed by qualified and research-active academics, the School of Business is committed to excellence in teaching and research.
We offer the following postgraduate programs:
- Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Commerce (research and coursework)
- Master of Digital Business (coursework)
- Master of International Business (coursework)
- Master of Philosophy (research)
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Visit the School of Business website for more information about our staff and research strengths.
Engineering
If you’re interested in helping solve some of the world’s most pressing problems, an engineering research degree from Monash Malaysia will give you the skills you need.
From mechatronics to photonics and semiconductors, from green electronics to creating sustainable processes through chemical engineering, our talented researchers can help you make a difference in industries that need clever engineers.
You can get involved in our cutting-edge research projects through our postgraduate programs:
- Postgraduate Certificate of Applied Engineering
- Master of Applied Engineering (coursework)
- Master of Engineering Science (Research)
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Our engineering research interests can be very diverse. If you’re interested in discussing a research topic, contact the School of Engineering for more information about staff supervision, facilities and our research strengths.
Information Technology
Our school specialises in Intelligent Health research and brings together transdisciplinary teams of researchers to collaboratively work on significant problems at the intersection of technology and medicine, pushing the boundaries of fundamental and applied research to define and deliver health care into the next century. A driving motivation behind our research is to innovate solutions that redefine the state-of-the-art in health care and to make the state-of-of-the-art available to all.
We offer the following postgraduate programs:
- Master of Artificial Intelligence (coursework)
- Master of Business Information Systems (coursework)
- Master of Data Science (coursework)
- Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Contact the School of Information Technology for more information about our staff and our research strengths.
Medicine and Health Sciences
The Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences excels at research and offers exciting options for postgraduate studies, including recognised research clusters in the areas of cardio-metabolism, infection and immunity, neuroscience and global public health.
We place great emphasis on building and strengthening partnerships with the government, other universities, various professional institutions and companies from the industry to uphold the culture of excellence, collaboration and accountability.
We offer the following postgraduate programs:
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Master of Biomedical Science
- Master of Biotechnology
- Master of Clinical Psychology
- Master of Professional Counselling
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Prospective applicants are advised to contact the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences for more information about staff supervision, facilities and our research strengths.
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is more than a course. It’s a lifetime of saving and improving lives as a community. It’s a lifetime of curiosity, innovation and discovery – together, for only through community and collaboration can we achieve the best possible result. Together we aim to shift gears and change old ways of thinking.
We offer the following postgraduate programs:
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Prospective applicants are advised to contact the School of Pharmacy for more information about staff supervision, facilities and our research strengths.
Science
During your postgraduate studies with us, you will be guided by highly qualified researchers who come from a range of international research experiences and backgrounds. When you graduate, you will have career opportunities in such fields as medical and pharmaceutical research, biotechnology industries, genetic engineering, biomedical equipment and sales, and environmental consulting.
The School of Science has research strengths in bioactive compounds and the following priority areas:
- applied chemistry
- cell and molecular biology
- environmental science
- molecular pathology
- plant biotechnology.
Monash Malaysia gives you the best chance for exceptional achievements in these important fields by exposing you to world-class researchers and giving you access to state-of-the-art laboratories.
We offer the following postgraduate programs:
- Master of Science (Research)
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Research interests in science can be very diverse. Prospective applicants are advised to contact the School of Science for more information about staff supervision, facilities and our research strengths.
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