Overview

Plant Biotechnology (Research) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia aims to provide professional development of students, providing experience in problem definition, hypothesis formulation and testing, data acquisition, analysis and interpretation, and project presentation.

Key facts

work under the guidance of a supervisor who is a full-time academic staff member of the faculty.

be examined through the presentation of a thesis, and may be required to take prescribed subjects in research methodology or any other subject deemed necessary by their principal supervisor

undertake extra activities in consultation with their supervisor to enhance and develop their skills as a researcher, where these activities are documented each year in the form of a study plan.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Structure and Functions Gen

Genomics and Bioinformatics

Biochemistry

Molecular Biology

Animal Science

Structures Biology

Plant Biotechnology

Microbiological Interactions

Environmental Biotechnology

Developmental Biology

Signal Transduction

Natural Complex Biology

Mammal and Biological Cell Biology Fermentation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-06 00:00:00

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More details

Application for research mode programmes can be made any time throughout the year.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

46

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PTE Academic

51

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IELTS

5.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

46

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PTE Academic

51

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IELTS

5.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor’s Degree by obtaining a good Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) from a University or any institution of higher learning recognized by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) and/ or having accreditation recognized by a foreign Accreditation Body, or institution who has accreditation as prescribed by a programme;
Doctor of Medicine degree or Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University or any institution of higher learning or an equivalent degree from any institutions of higher learning recognised by the Senate;
any other qualification recognised by the Senate obtained through the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL);
fulfils other requirements prescribed by the programme (if applicable) and
fulfils requirements of the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA)

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

30400 MYR / year

≈ 30400 MYR / year

Living costs

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

2210 - 3815 MYR / month

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Funding

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Student Insurance via Studyportals Partner

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Living costs

Kuala Lumpur

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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