POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

ABOUT THE ACADEMY

The Language Academy at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Johor Bahru Campus and UTM Kuala Lumpur campus offers an array of language courses to meet language and communicative needs for various purposes. Apart from English proficiency courses at various levels, foreign language courses are also offered. In addition to professional communication and training programmes, The Academy is equipped with state-of-the-art Digital Language Labs.

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

The Academy offers postgraduate programmes leading to the degree of Master and Doctor of Philosophy. These programmes provide individuals with the opportunity to carry out original research in various areas of English Language or Applied Linguistics.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

This is a full time research program
Minimum 6 semesters, maximum 12 semesters
The admission for the programme opens throughout the year. Check out this website for admission: http://smart.utm.my/admission/?_gl=1*29579l*_ga*MjA4MTAzNjY1LjE2MDQyNzc5NTA.*_ga_N3HJW8G3P7*MTYxMjY1NzgwOS4zOS4xLjE2MTI2NTc4MTQuMA..

MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY

This is a full research programme
Minimum 3 semesters, maximum 6 semesters
The admission for the programme opens throughout the year. Check out this website for admission: http://smart.utm.my/admission/?_gl=1*29579l*_ga*MjA4MTAzNjY1LjE2MDQyNzc5NTA.*_ga_N3HJW8G3P7*MTYxMjY1NzgwOS4zOS4xLjE2MTI2NTc4MTQuMA..

KEY AREAS OF RESEARCH

We are still accepting students who are interested in English Language or Applied Linguistics specifically in the following research areas:

English Online Learning and Communication
Language and Communication
Language and Communication difficulties
Reading Difficulty
Language and Media
Language Learning & Communication
Literacy and multiliteracy
Discourse Analysis (but NOT Critical Discourse Analysis)
Health Communication
Computer-Mediated Communication
Workplace Communication
Pragmatics
English Language Training
Corpus Linguistics
Genre
English for Specific Purposes
Systematic Functional Linguistics

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Anyone who has a Bachelor’s Degree in any field of study related to language and communication with a CGPA of ≥ 3.00 from any Malaysian University or from any other institutions of higher learning recognised by UTM is eligible to apply.

Anyone who has other equivalent qualifications recognised by UTM with at least two years of working experience is also eligible to apply.

For more information on academic rules and regulations, check out this website: https://sps.utm.my/policy-guidelines-v2/

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS

International applicants need to have an English Language Proficiency level equivalent to International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Band 6.0 or Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) 600.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD) PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The duration of the PhD programme at Language Academy is 6 to 16 semesters with full time mode. The admission for the programme opens throughout the year. Students need to complete the following courses as graduation requirement:

Courses	Course Code and Name	Credit
Faculty Compulsory Course	UHPP6013 Language and Communication Research Methodology Section 01	0
University General Course (offered by other faculties) *choose one	UBSS6013 – ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR AND DEVELOPMENT – AHIBS KL UBSS6023 – BUSINESS ETHICS, RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY – AHIB KL UHMS6013 – SEMINAR ON GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ISSUES SHARP, FSSH UHMZ6023 – MALAYSIAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE – SHARP, FSSH UHIS6013 – PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND CIVILISATION – ATI, FSSH UHPS6013 – DYNAMICS OF LEADERSHIP – SP, FSSH UHLM6013 – MALAY LANGUAGE FOR POST GRADUATE – AB, FSSH URTS6013 – ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS – FTIR UECS6013 – IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT _FC UECS6023 – INTRODUCTION TO TECHNPRENEURSHIP – FC UMJJ6013 – BASIC JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE – MJIIT	3
Thesis (must register every semester)	• Sem 1: PLAG 1100 • Sem 2: PLAG 1200 • Sem 3: PLAG 2100 • Sem 4: PLAG 2200 • Sem 5: PLAG 3100 • Sem 6: PLAG 3200	93
Total		96

MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY (MPhil) PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The length of the Master of Philosophy (MPhil) programme at Language Academy is 3 to 8 semesters with full time mode. The admission for the programme opens throughout the year. Students need to complete the following courses as graduation requirement:

Courses	Course Code and Name	Credit
Faculty Compulsory Course	UHPP6013 Language and Communication Research Methodology Section 01	0
University General Course (offered by other faculties) *choose one	UBSS6013 – ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR AND DEVELOPMENT – AHIBS KL UBSS6023 – BUSINESS ETHICS, RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY – AHIB KL UHMS6013 – SEMINAR ON GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ISSUES SHARP, FSSH UHMZ6023 – MALAYSIAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE – SHARP, FSSH UHIS6013 – PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND CIVILISATION – ATI, FSSH UHPS6013 – DYNAMICS OF LEADERSHIP – SP, FSSH UHLM6013 – MALAY LANGUAGE FOR POST GRADUATE – AB, FSSH URTS6013 – ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS – FTIR UECS6013 – IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT _FC UECS6023 – INTRODUCTION TO TECHNPRENEURSHIP – FC UMJJ6013 – BASIC JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE – MJIIT	3
Thesis (must register every semester)	MLAG 1100 Research (1^st semester) MLAG 1200 Research (2^nd semester) MLAG 2100 Research (3^rd semester)	10 13 14
Total		40