PhD (Environmental Biology) - School of Distance Education

OVERVIEW

The postgraduate degrees of Biology offer students to be experts such as microbiology, zoology, botany, environmental biology, applied parasitology, aquatic biology, plant pathology, applied entomology and biotechnology. The programmes provide an excellent atmosphere for students to conduct independent and original research, where excellent supervision and guidance are provided by academic staffs who are accomplished specialists in their respective scientific disciplines.

Research Thrust Areas:

1. Biology

Algalogy
Molecular Biology
Botany
Ecology
Animal Ecology
Plant Physiology
Genetics
Tissue Culture
Vertebrate Zoology
Environmental Biology
Application of Data Mining
Aquatic Biology
Biodiversity
Bioinformatics
Biomass Energy
Biotechnology
Eco-informatics
Ecological Processes
Entomology
Ethnobotany
Ethnozoology
Microbiology
Supercritical Fluid Technology
Wildlife Biology

Expertise available in the following School:
School of Distance Education

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants should possess one of the following:

A Master's degree in research mode; or
A Master’s degree in related area with CGPA 3.00/4; or
A Master’s degree in related area with CGPA 2.50-2.99/4 with additional requirements; or
Bachelor’s degree in related area with minimum CGPA 3.67/4 (fast-track to PhD)

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

(Applicable for International Applicants Only)

The minimum score for each programme can be vary from the below list, candidates are required to check for each programme requirements.

A minimum of Band 5 for IELTS; or
A minimum score of 40 for TOEFL (Internet-based); or
A minimum of Band 7.5 for TOEFL Essentials (Online); or
A minimum score of 154 for Cambridge English: Advance (CAE)/Proficiency (CPE) /Preliminary (PET) /First (FCE)/ Linguaskill Online min. score 154; or
A minimum score of 47 for Pearson Test of English (PTE); or
A minimum of Band 107 for CIEP Level (ELS); or
A minimum of Band 3.5 for Malaysian University English Test (MUET)

Exemption is given to candidate if:

English is the candidate’s mother tongue or National Language; or
Candidate graduated from an Institution of Higher Learning in which the medium of instruction at Bachelor and/or Master degree level is English (statement of proof required)

DURATION

Full-time: Min 4 semesters / Max 10 semesters

Part-time: Min 6 semesters / Max 15 semesters

FEES

Malaysian (MYR)
Full Time	Part Time
Registration Fee : 310.00 Tuition Fee (Semester) : 3,350.00 Research Methodology : 320.00 Thesis Evaluation Fee : 1000.00 Convocation Fee : 200.00	Registration Fee : 310.00 Tuition Fee (Semester) : 2,775.00 Research Methodology : 320.00 Thesis Evaluation Fee: 1000.00 Convocation Fee : 200.00

International (USD)
Full Time	Part Time
Registration Fees : 222.50 Personal Bond : 1000.00 Tuition Fee (Semester) : 1,250.00 Research Methodology : 80.00 Thesis Evaluation Fee: 375.00 Convocation Fee : 50.00	Registration Fee : 222.50 Personal Bond : 1000.00 Tuition Fee (Semester) : 1,113.00 Research Methodology : 80.00 Thesis Evaluation Fee : 375.00 Convocation Fee : 50.00

** Fees are subject to change