PhD (Humanities)
The programme offers interdisciplinary courses in Religion, Languages, History & Archaeology and Philosophy & Ethics with a focus on major aspects of the Asian traditions.
This programme aims to produce students who are able to synthesise knowledge and contribute to original research that broadens the frontier of knowledge in Humanities – Display leadership qualities through communicating and working effectively with peers and stakeholders and appraise problems in Humanities critically using scientific skills.
What Our Student Says?
“I like the PhD programme because of its flexible mode of learning coupled with its affordability that allows me the freedom to manage my work, family and study at the same time. My learning has been accelerated through a wonderful and supportive academic environment which is characterized by creativity and innovation, networking and partnership, and most importantly collegiality and togetherness towards academic development. As a researcher in humanities, I would thrive on the support that AeU receives from the 34 Asia Cooperation Dialogue member countries as there is great potential in research cooperation between the education communities of many nations.”
Overview
Programme Highlights
- Internationally benched marked, approved by the Ministry of Education and accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency.
- Supported with research workshops, research colloquia and research clinics.
- Access to the physical and digital library comprising of around 190,000 e-books, 95,000 e-journals, and 2.4 million e-theses titles accessible anywhere anytime..
- No proposal is needed at the point of entry. Only brief research intent.
- Viva Voce for international students can be done on-campus or off-campus via video conferencing.
- Transfer of candidature is possible, if compliant-requirements are fulfilled.
Learning Objectives
- Provide opportunities for students to engage in academic research, which will provide them skills in problem solving, systematic analysis, communication and collaboration.
- Encourage students to be original, independent and critical thinkers, with the ability to develop theoretical concepts.
- Enhance students’ capabilities in providing innovative solutions to issues faced in career development and growth.
- Encourage students to demonstrate awareness of issues and recent advances in chosen fields.
Programme Structure
Programme Delivery
Stage 1 : Proposal Development
Stage 2 : Data Collection
Stage 3 : Report Writing
Stage 4 : Thesis Examination / Viva
Voce
Research Fields
Religion
- Religion
- Religious History
- Religious Studies
- Study of Different Religions
- Study of Sacred Books
National (Malay) Language
- Creative Writing
- Interpretation
- Linguistics
- Literature
- Sign Language
- Translation
Other Languages
- Creative Writing
- Interpretation
- Linguistics
- Literature
- Sign Language
- Translation
History & Archaeology
- Archaeology
- Comparative Literature
- Cultural History
- History & Philosophy of Science & Technology
- History of Science & Ideas
- Literature History
- Medieval Renaissance Studies
- Museulogy
Philosophy & Ethics
- Ethics
- Logic
- Moral
- Philosophy
Audit Subjects
- Research Methodology
- Quantitative Data Analysis
- Qualitative Data Analysis
Entry Requirements
For Malaysian and International Students :
- A Master’s degree accepted by the Senate of HEP; or
- Other equivalent qualifications to Master’s degree that are accepted by the Senate of HEP.
Notes:
- There shall be no direct entry from Bachelor’s degree level to Doctoral degree level,
- Candidates registered for Master’s Degree programmes shall normally CGPA of 3.67a t Bachelor’s Degree level to apply to convert their candidacy to the PhD programmes subject to:
- Having shown competency and capability in conducting research at PhD level
- Rigorous internal evaluation by the HEP
- Approval by the HEP’s Senate.
ELCR Band (International Students Only): Minimum score of Band 2 for MUET OR its equivalent.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
- All International students who intend to pursue a programme at Diploma, Bachelor, Master’s or Doctorate level are required to fulfil the academic entry requirements for the programme concerned as well as the English Language Competency Requirement as follows:
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or
- Test of English as a Foreign Language Paper Based Test(TOEFL PBT)Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet Based Test (TOEFL IBT),
- Cambridge English: Advance (CAE)],
- Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE), or
- Pearson Test of English (PTE), or
- Malaysian University English Test (MUET)
- These students who meet the academic entry requirements will be provided with conditional offers initially to enable them to attend the English Language Preparatory Course for a period not exceeding 12 months.
- Notwithstanding the above, any international student from countries using English as an official medium of instruction or from an academic institution using English as a medium of instruction, shall normally be exempted from the above requirement.
- Any international student from countries using English as an official medium of instruction or from an academic institution using English as a medium of instruction, shall normally be exempted from the above requirement. e.g.
- A Level, O level or tertiary education taken with English as the medium of instruction.
- Diploma / Bachelor / Master taken with English as the medium of instruction
*Any of the above conditions would require student’s research proposal to be approved.
* The above entry requirement serve as a guideline. Applicants are responsible to verify the requirements by contacting the University’s Admission Unit.
Financial Aid
For Malaysian and International students:*
- 10% discount on tuition fee available through student loyalty scheme
For Malaysian Students only:*
- 50% discount on tuition fee for senior citizens who are 60 years of age & above
- 75% discount on tuition fee for the disabled
- EPF withdrawal assistance
*Terms and conditions apply
For more details on the discounts and financial incentives, click HERE.
