Program Overview

PhD in Computing

Course Details

• Full Time
• Part Time

Duration 3 years

Intake Date 04 June 2025 01 July 2025 05 August 2025 02 September 2025 07 October 2025 04 November 2025 02 December 2025

Awarding Body APU, Malaysia

Duration 4 years

Intake Date 04 June 2025 01 July 2025 05 August 2025 02 September 2025 07 October 2025 04 November 2025 02 December 2025

Awarding Body APU, Malaysia

Admission Requirements

Minimum Entry Requirement

• A Masters degree in a related field accepted by the APU Senate
• Other qualifications equivalent to a Masters degree that are accepted by the APU Senate

Minimum English Requirements

• IELTS : 6.0

Specialist Doctoral Topics for Supervision

• Database Development
• Artificial Intelligence
• Green Computing
• Computing & Society
• Medical Image Processing
• Neural Networks
• Data Compression
• User Interfaces
• Human Computer Interaction
• Content-based Retrieval
• Malware Analysis and Detection
• Cyber Security
• Computer Forensics
• Artificial Intelligence
• Algorithm and Distributed Computing
• Digital Image Processing
• Machine Learning
• Data Mining
• Neural Networks
• Robotics
• Healthcare Systems
• Technological Innovation and Change
• Information Systems Adoption
• Image Processing
• Graph Theory/ Combinatorics
• Computational Analysis
• Big Data Analytics
• Cloud Computing
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Natural Language Processing

Programme Structure

• Ideally, student works with potential supervisors to develop proposal.

Facilities

• The APU Centre Point & Atrium serves as a melting pot of cultures from all over the world. Here, cultural activities are organised regularly at the campus, fostering long-lasting intercultural relationships among APU students, who come from over 130 countries.

Fees & Certification

• Malaysian: RM46,800
• International: RM46,800 (USD10,885)
• MQA Cert: Programme code : (R2/0610/8/0002)(07/27)(MQA/FA0928)

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About APU

• Malaysia’s Premier Digital Tech University
• 5-Star Excellence Rating (SETARA)
• 100% Employability Rate
• Ranked No.16 for International Students in the World
• More than 80,000 Graduates & Alumni

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