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Master Of Arts

Overview

The Master of Arts program is a research-based degree that requires candidates to produce a dissertation. Candidates are also required to attend a Research Methodology course as prescribed by the Cultural Centre. The program offers four research areas: Music, Drama and Theatre, Dance, and Visual Arts.

Research Areas

The Cultural Centre provides opportunities for candidates to pursue research in the following areas:

• Music: Composition, Ethnomusicology, Musicology, Music Technology, Music Education
  • Sub-areas include:
    • Composition
    • Ethnomusicology
    • Musicology
    • Music Technology
    • Music Education
• Drama and Theatre: Arts Management, Drama Ethics and Philosophy, Drama for Education, Eastern Drama, Modern Drama, Theatre Criticism, Traditional Theatre
  • Sub-areas include:
    • Arts Management
    • Drama Ethics and Philosophy
    • Drama for Education
    • Eastern Drama
    • Modern Drama
    • Theatre Criticism
    • Traditional Theatre
• Dance: Asian Dance, Choreography, Dance Criticism, Ethnology, Indigenous and Malay Dance
  • Sub-areas include:
    • Asian Dance
    • Choreography
    • Dance Criticism
    • Ethnology
    • Indigenous and Malay Dance
• Visual Arts: Malaysian Art, Thai Art and Architecture, Islamic Art, Comparative Study of 20th-century art in Southeast Asia, Topics in Southeast Asian Art (Pre-modern), Theories and historiographies of art history, Topics in curatorial and exhibition studies, Topics in contemporary Asian art, Topics in modern Asian art, Visual culture and design history
  • Sub-areas include:
    • Malaysian Art
    • Thai Art and Architecture
    • Islamic Art
    • Comparative Study of 20th-century art in Southeast Asia
    • Topics in Southeast Asian Art (Pre-modern)
    • Theories and historiographies of art history
    • Topics in curatorial and exhibition studies
    • Topics in contemporary Asian art
    • Topics in modern Asian art
    • Visual culture and design history

Entry Requirement

To be updated. A Bachelor's Degree or its equivalent in the related field is required.

• Preference will be given to applicants with a Master's Degree with CGPA 3.0 and above or its equivalent.
• Applicants with a Bachelor's Degree with CGPA 3.7 and above can apply directly for the PhD programme.

English Language Requirement

International applicants must possess at least:

• A band 5.5 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) (Academic); or
• A score of 550 for paper-based total, a score of 213 for computer-based total, or a score of 80 for internet-based total for Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

Intake Schedule

The application for research programme is open throughout the year.