You need to fulfill one of the requirements below: 

• Masters in the related discipline; OR
• Passed Bachelor's degree with min. CGPA 3.67 and Registered as a Masters candidate and passed related qualifying assessment OR
• Any other equivalent qualification recognized by Malaysian government or accepted by the Taylor's University Senate and Any of condition of the above would require student's research proposal to be approved.

International Students

English Requirement: IELTS 6.0 (May join IEN preparatory course and achieve the IELTS score)

Accelerated PhD Programme

Bachelor's degree candidates who are registered for master's degree programmes may apply to convert to the doctoral degree programmes subjected to the following conditions:

• Within 1 year for full time and within 2 years for part-time candidates
• Having shown competency and capability in conducting research at doctoral level through rigorous internal evaluation
• Approval of the Taylor’s University Senate

If Your Bachelor Degree Are From Different Fields

• Students without a qualification in the related fields or relevant working experience requires to undergo and pass a bridging module.
• Students without a qualification in the related field but with relevant working experience requires to fulfil the following conditions:
  • CGPA above 2.50 must have at least one (1) year of relevant working experience; or
  • CGPA 2.00 to 2.50 must have at least five (5) years of relevant working experience;
• In addition, students will need to undergo a rigorous internal assessment

You will need to fulfill one of the below:

• Obtain a master's degree in the field or related fields accepted by the HEP Senate
• Obtain other qualifications equivalent to a master's degree recognised by the Government of Malaysia
• Candidates without a related qualification in the field/s or working experience in the relevant fields must undergo appropriate prerequisite courses determined by the HEP

In addition to the above criteria, those who want to join Doctoral Degree by Retrospective or Prior Publication mode must include the below to the formal application:

• Minimum of 5 publications or equivalent works in alignment with the theme of the specialisation
• An executive summary of the above publications to demonstrate the applicant’s contribution to knowledge in the field
• A list of scholarly published work

The minimum language proficiency of the candidates must be determined by the HEP consistent with applicable programme standards or based on the needs of the programme, i.e., learning outcomes and the medium of instruction.

A Selection Committee must be established to review the formal application for PhD by Retrospective or Prior Publication and recommend to the Senate to obtain approval.

Criteria for published works

• Published work must encompass high-quality journals, monographs, books, research-based chapters in books, electronic publications which have not been used to obtain other awards or deemed a part of those awards.
• The publications must be published within a period not exceeding ten (10) years from the date of submission.
• For the five (5) nominated publications, the candidate must be the principal author with the contributions of others clearly defined.

The minimum duration of candidature is 6 months and must not exceed 2 years.

The minimum requirement for the award of the degree is to: 

1. Pass thesis examination and viva-voce/ oral examination.
2. Confirmation of meeting minimum candidature period (from the first day of intake commencement to confirmation of satisfactory amendment of thesis/dissertation by examiners).

Progression tracking is done by monitoring of research progress periodically through:

1. Regular consultation with the supervisors (supervisor-supervisee log);
2. Progress report; and Seminars (research seminar, thesis completion seminar).