Overview

In most fields, the Masters is considered the pinnacle of academic achievement and the Master of Philosophy from University of Malaya is testament to the candidate’s academic excellence and ability.

About IAS

Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), formely known as Institute of Graduate Studies (IGS), is Malaysian first postgraduate and advanced research institution within a university providing facilities for multidisciplinary studies. Since its inception in 1979, the IAS has been offering an extensive range of graduate research opportunities and the number of postgraduate candidates has increased significantly over the years.

IAS is highly recognized for conducting leading edge research in key areas of sciences, social sciences and humanities. In addition to the research centres base across the faculties, the IAS has four Higher Institution Centres of Excellence (HiCoE) and two University of Malaya Centres of Excellence (UMCoE), namely, the University of Malaya (UM) Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre (UMPEDAC), Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), Photonic Research Centre (PRC), Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences (IOES), Centre for Research in Biotechnology for Agriculture (CEBAR) and Tropical Infectious Research and Education Centre (TIDREC).

Programme Structure

Curriculum includes:

At the end of the doctoral study, a thesis must be submitted and upon a successful defence of the thesis, the candidate will be awarded a Master degree.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-30 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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IELTS

5.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Disciplines

Philosophy View 15 other Masters in Philosophy in Malaysia

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Academic requirements

GPA

3

English requirements

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80

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Other requirements

General requirements

A Bachelor’s Degree with honours or equivalent with CGPA 3.0 and above;
Applicants having a Bachelor’s Degree with CGPA 3.7 and above can apply directly for the PhD programme.
Other qualifications may be approved by the Senate from time to time.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

51100 MYR / year

≈ 51100 MYR / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

29700 MYR / year

≈ 29700 MYR / year

Living costs

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

2210 - 3815 MYR / month

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Overview

About IAS

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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English requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Living costs

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Funding

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