Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (Information Technology) (Part-time)

Monash University Malaysia

Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia

Quick Facts

Duration

6 years

Mode

Part-time, On-campus

Intake

Jan, May, Jul, Oct

Tuition Fees

RM145,440

Entry Requirements

Standard entry

  • A bachelor's degree of at least four years in a relevant discipline, which includes a research thesis or project, with a minimum overall average grade of an honours degree equivalent to the Second Class Honours Division A; or
  • A master's degree in a relevant discipline which includes a research thesis or project equivalent to at least 25 percent of one year of full-time study, with a minimum overall average grade of honours equivalent to the Second Class Honours Division A; or
  • A qualification, or combination of qualifications and relevant professional experience, deemed equivalent by the GRC (or delegate)

School of Information Technology graduate research entry (course code 0190)

  • A bachelor's degree of at least four years' full-time study, normally including a research component in the fourth year, or an equivalent course as rated by the faculty, or a master's degree that comprises a significant research component
  • Minimum equivalent to H2A

Monash graduate research English language proficiency (Information Technology faculty grouping)

  • IELTS/IELTS One Skill Retake (Academic test centre) with overall 6.5 and minimum 6.0 in reading, listening, speaking and writing
  • TOEFL (internet-based) from 21 January 2026 with overall 4 and minimum reading 3.5, listening 3, speaking 3.5 and writing 4.5
  • TOEFL (internet-based) prior to 21 January 2026 with overall 79 and minimum reading 13, listening 12, speaking 18 and writing 21
  • Pearson Test of Academic English with overall 58 and minimum 50 in each skill
  • C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge English) with overall 176 and no skill below 169
  • Test results must be valid at the time of application and no more than two years old
  • Tests must be taken at an official test centre, and home-based or online test formats are not accepted

Notes:

  • Applicants may instead meet the requirement through prior tertiary study of at least two years' full-time duration taught and assessed entirely in English, subject to the published recency conditions
  • The Monash English page states that the Malaysian Government also sets a minimum English language requirement for each Monash University degree and that the higher requirement applies where it exceeds the Monash English requirement

Course Structure

Areas of research

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Computer vision and pattern recognition
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data science
  • Digital health
  • Human-machine interaction
  • Image, video and speech processing
  • Learning analytics
  • Machine learning
  • Mobile networks
  • Software engineering

Estimated Fees

Application fees (non-refundable)

RM100

Tuition fees

RM145,440

Other miscellaneous fees

RM1,400

Total payable amount

RM146,940

Scholarships

Monash University Malaysia

Bandar Sunway, Selangor

Graduate Research Pathway Scholarship

Amount

Up to 100% tuition fee waiver

Study Level

PhD by Research, PhD by Coursework, Master's Degree by Coursework, Master's Degree by Research

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