COURSE STRUCTURE FOR MASTERS OF SCIENCE (MSc) BY RESEARCH MODE

With the same objective, School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering offer postgraduates study by research mode at Masters of Science (MSc) level. This programme is designed to produce candidates with significant skill of conducting systematic research and prepare them for further study up to PhD level.

Name of programme:
Masters of Science (MSc) by Research Mode

Study  mode:

• Full time research mode
• Part time research mode

Duration: 

• Full time (Minimum 2 semesters, maximum 6 semesters)
• Part time (Minimum 4 semesters, maximum 12 semesters)

Requirement of admission: 
  i. A Bachelor’s degree with Honours in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or equivalent with minimum CGPA of 2.75, or

     A Bachelor’s degree with Honours in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or related fields with CGPA lower than 2.75 will also be considered if they have vast experience in some specific areas of specialisation and approved by the School Board.

 ii. For international students, there is an additional English language requirement, which is:  

• A minimum score of 35 for TOEFL (Internet-based); or
  • https://www.ets.org/
• A minimum of Band 5 for IELTS; or
  • https://www.ielts.org/
• A minimum score of 36 for PTE; or
  • https://pearsonpte.com/
• A minimum score of 154 for CAE/CPE; or
  • https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/
• A minimum of Band 2 for MUET
  
  • https://www.mpm.edu.my/en/

Exemption is given to candidate if:

• English is the candidate’s mother tongue or National Language; or
• Candidate graduated from an Institution of Higher Learning in which the medium of instruction at Bachelor and/or Master degree level is English (statement of proof required)

Communications
o      RF system and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
o      Wireless & mobile systems
o      Antenna & propagation
o      Microwave & satellite systems

Computer Engineering
o      Imaging
o      Digital signal processing
o      Distributed computing
o      Software engineering

Control & Automation
o      Robotics
o      Sensors &  Instrumentation
o      Computational intelligence
o      Industrial automation control

Microelectronics
o      Advanced digital systems
o      Integrated circuit design
o      Device modelling & characterization
o      Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
o      Analogue and digital IC design

Power Systems & Electrical Machines
o      Power electronics & devices
o      Power system & energy conversion
o      Electrical machine & drives
o      Power quality management 

Requirements of graduation:
  i. Complete MSc thesis
 ii. Pass viva-voce

Interested candidate can applied on line via:

http://www.ips.usm.my/index.php/prospective-students/admission