Overview

Plant Systematic from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia will contribute to the capacity building in this area especially in megadiversity countries of the tropics. It will also complement other interests such as ecology, system management, agriculture, environmental and development assessment, plant genetic resource management, natural resource exploration, environmental education.

Students at Plant Systematic from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia will get a stimulating approach to a wide range of modern taxonomic theory and practice, especially on:

taxonomic foundations,

biodiversity assessment methodologies,

economic and applied aspects such as ethnobotany,

economic botany,

natural resources and conservation,

bioprospecting and Flora writing.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Biogeography

Plant Systematic and Diversity

Conservation Biology

Taxonomic Data and Resource Management

Phylogeny, Diversity and Taxonomy of Cryptograms

Economic Botany and Ethnobotany

Plant Micromorphology and Anatomy

Principles and Methods of Phylogeny Reconstruction

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-10-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

IELTS

5.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

46

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Biology Botany Ecology View 9 other Masters in Botany in Malaysia

Academic requirements

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

English requirements

IELTS

5.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

46

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field with minimum CGPA 2.50 or equivalent, from any institutions of higher learning recognized by the UKM Senate; or

Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field with minimum CGPA 2.00 – 2.49 or equivalent, with minimum of 5 years working experience or research project in relevant field. Proof of the working experience of a foreign candidate should be acknowledge by the embassy of the respective country;

An international student shall obtain minimum results of TOEFL iBT score 46 / IELTS band 5.5 / CEFR band B2 / MUET band 3 (An international student who comes from a country where English is the official language, or who has obtained academic qualifications from any institution of higher learning that uses English as the medium of instruction may be exempted from the requirement for TOEFL / IELTS / MUET); and

Fulfill other requirements prescribed by the UKM Senate from time to time.

Tuition Fee

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International

33200 MYR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 33200 MYR for the full programme during 12 months.

Living costs for Kuala Lumpur

2210 - 3815 MYR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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