Additional Information
| Description | Graduate programmes under this structure are for both Masters and Doctoral level programme emphasize mostly on research as the major requirement for attaining the degrees. While there is no specific number of credits required to enroll some courses to strengthen their knowledge base. They are also required to participate in academic discussions and seminar presentations. At the end of the programme, they are required to submit a thesis to the Thesis Examination Committee as a significant contribution the knowledge mastered in the chosen field. |
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| Name of Institution | UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU (UMT) |
| Qualification | Doctoral Degree |
| Course Duration | 60 months |
| NEC Field | Fisheries |
| Entry Requirements | Master’s degree from UMT or any other higher institution recognised by the Senate; or Any other qualification equivalent to a Master’s degree and possesses evidence of adequate research or work experience recognised by the Senate; or Outstanding Master student from UMT who has been approved for conversion; or Must fulfil other requirements as specified by respective school or institute. |
| English Requirement | a. General requirements: i. Band of 5.0 and above in International English Language Testing System (IELTS); or ii. Score of 500 (PBT), 173 (CBT) or 60 (IBT) and above in Test of English Language as a Foreign Language (TOEFL); or iii. Band of 3 and above in Malaysian University English Test (MUET); or iv. Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) B1. b. Exemption is given to: i. Internationalstudents from countries using English as the official language (See Appendix A) ii. International students whose academic qualifications were those from the institutions that use English as the main medium of instruction and intend to pursue higher education in Malaysia. Note: Evidence must be submitted c. For international students who do not meet the English language requirements, the term of the conditional offer for the MUET examination or any examination that is aligned to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)* according to the general requirements set is before graduating from UMT. *Note: Examinations that are aligned to the CEFR: i. Cambridge English Placement Test (CEPT);or ii. Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE);or iii. English Test Aptis (British Council). d. International students who fail to meet the conditional offer on the subject (c) will not be approved for graduation. e. International students are encouraged to attend an internal English Preparatory Course at UMT without any specific time period, but they are still subject to the rules of the Immigration Department of Malaysia. *Note: English Preparatory courses available: i. Academic English for Postgraduate 1 (BBBA4012);or ii. Academic English for Postgraduate 2 (BBBA4022);or iii. English For MUET (BBB1013). f. International students who are attending the internal English Preparatory Courses must sit for the MUET exam or any of the examinations that are aligned to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) in accordance with the general requirements before graduating from UMT. |
| Special Requirement | - |
| Scholarship | No Scholarship Available |
| Scholarship URL | - |