Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Creative Multimedia (By Research)

(R2/213/8/0227) 07/27 (A0694)

Faculty of Creative Multimedia (FCM) focuses on research areas covering topics in Design & Creativity, Animation & Visual Effects, Advertising Design, Virtual Reality, Video, Film Production & Cinematography, Interface Design & Product Design, Media Arts, Multimedia Learning & E-learning, Interaction Design, Sound and Music, Visual Communications & Graphic Design, and Media, Culture & Humanities. FCM is also interested to venture into other areas for the improvement of knowledge and skills in the field of creative multimedia. More details are available here: http://creative.mmu.edu.my/research-areas/

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Scholarship Postgraduate (Malaysian)
Scholarship Postgraduate (International)

• Fields of Research
  • Advertising Design
    Education Technology
    Film, Animation and Visual Effects
    Interface and Product Design
    Media Art Technology
    Multimedia Programming
    Multimedia Knowledge Management
    Photography
    Sound and Music
    Virtual Reality
    Visual Communication
• Entry Requirements
  • 1. 1. 1. A Master’s degree (Level 7, MQF) in the field or related field of Creative Multimedia Technology as accepted by MMU Senate, and passing rigorous internal assessment; OR
          2. A Master’s degree (Level 7, MQF) in non-related fields as accepted by MMU Senate, and passing rigorous internal assessment; OR
          3. A Bachelor’s degree (Level 6, MQF) in the field or related field of Creative Multimedia Technology with minimum CGPA of 3.67 or equivalent as accepted by MMU Senate, and passing rigorous internal assessment
          4. Other qualifications equivalent to a Master’s degree (Level 7, MQF) recognised by the Malaysian Government, and passing rigorous internal assessment.

       Note: Rigorous internal assessment includes a presentation interview (online / virtual / conventional), submission of portfolio and research proposal

  • Direct Entry
  • A Bachelor’s degree (Level 6, MQF) in the field or related field of Creative Multimedia Technology with minimum CGPA of 3.67 or equivalent as accepted by MMU Senate, subject to rigorous internal assessment
  • Note
  • Rigorous internal assessment includes a presentation interview (online / virtual / conventional) and submission of student’s research proposal
  • English Entry Requirement:
    • Minimum IELTS overall band score of 6.0 or its equivalent*
    • *The equivalency table is as below:

    English Competency	CEFR High B1	CEFR Low B2	CEFR Mid B2	CEFR High B2
    MUET	Band 3	Band 3	Band 4	Band 4
    IELTS	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5
    TOEFL iBT	42	46	60	79
    Pearson Test of English	47	51	59	63
    Cambridge English Qualifications and Test	154	160	169	176
    Linguaskill	154	160	169	176

    • In addition to the above, any other qualification which is of equivalent level as determined by the Senate of the University.

    • The English language requirement is waived for the candidates who are natives of and/or have completed their Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees from countries that use English as the medium of instruction as well as the first language.

• Programme Duration
  • Full-Time: Min. 2 years, Max. 5 years
  • Part-Time: Min. 3 years, Max. 7 years
• Intake
  •  Throughout the year