Be part of a proud tradition of research excellence.
This PhD program consists of an extensive, independent research project in your discipline of choice, supported by a minimum of two academic supervisors throughout your candidature. Your study will result in a research thesis, which makes a valuable contribution to the current body of knowledge on your chosen topic.
As a graduate research student at Monash, you’ll explore your discipline on an advanced level and learn how to apply your new knowledge to real problems. You’ll have access to world-class research facilities and equipment, on top of great academic support, so that you too can devise innovative solutions to global challenges.
You’ll be required to submit for assessment a thesis of not more than 80,000 words in one of the following research areas:
- Advanced materials
- Artificial intelligence
- Bioprocess engineering
- Biomechanics
- Bioinspired systems
- Critical infrastructure
- Energy
- Engineering in medical and healthcare
- Environmental engineering
- Food and pharmaceutical processing
- Future wireless access technologies
- Intelligent lighting
- Management of natural resources and phenomena
- Nanotechnology
- Nanoelectronics
- Optical communications and photonics
- Process modeling, simulation and optimisation
- Smart manufacturing and industry 4.0
- Sustainable drainage and flood management
- Sustainable transportation engineering
- Thermal management
- Waste management.
Quality education
Your degree will be recognised wherever you want to work or study in the world. Our School of Engineering is rated Tier 5 (Excellent) in D-Setara Engineering by the Ministry of Education Malaysia, and Monash University is ranked (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024):
- No. 34 in the world for Civil and Structural Engineering
- No. 43 in the world for Chemical Engineering
- No. 63 in the world for Mechanical Engineering
- No. 78 in the world for Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
The finest facilities
Engineering is a hands-on discipline and it’s important to choose a university with the best facilities to support your studies. At Monash, you’ll have access to world-class engineering facilities supporting research in micro and nanodevices, intelligent lighting, robotics, fluid mechanics, and many more.
Benefit from expert supervision
You’ll work with some of the world’s most inspiring and distinguished researchers in a stimulating, supportive and professional environment.
Research with impact
Monash researchers pursue innovative, multidisciplinary research addressing national and international priorities. From developing new ways to extract energy from waste by-products to designing next-generation systems and treatments to enhance the quality of life for patients, we’re working on overcoming some of the key challenges facing society today.
Be supported
We offer a range of scholarships to help ensure money and circumstances aren’t barriers to you accessing a world-leading engineering education. Click here for details and a full list of scholarships.
Monash’s international reputation offers graduates career and research opportunities in Malaysia and around the world.
You’ll have a highly respected qualification that positions you well for employment in multinational corporations, government and non-governmental organisations, and universities.
To enter Monash University, you must satisfy particular academic, English language and age requirements.
To apply for the Doctor of Philosophy, you must have completed at least one of the following:
- A bachelor’s degree requiring at least four years of full-time study in a relevant field, and which normally includes a research component in the fourth year, leading to an honours 1 or 2A in a relevant field
- A course leading to a level rated by the University as equivalent to an honours 1 or 2A in a relevant field
- A master’s degree that entails work, normally including a significant research component, including at least 25% of one full-time equivalent year of work, including a thesis. It is normally expected that a grade of honours 2A has been obtained for the research thesis or project.Where ungraded, examiner’s reports will be taken into account
- Have qualifications which in the opinion of the Graduate Research Committee and Monash Graduate Research Office are deemed equivalent.