Master of Arts

Cultural Centre provides opportunities for candidates to pursue research in the following areas:

• Music - Composition, Ethnomusicology, Musicology, Music Technology, Music Education
• Drama and Theatre - Arts Management, Drama Ethics and Philosophy, Drama for Education, Eastern Drama, Modern Drama, Theatre Criticism, Traditional Theatre
• Dance - Asian Dance, Choreography, Dacne Criticism, Ethnology, Indigenous and Malay Dance
• Visual Arts - Malaysian Art, Thai Art and Architecture, Islamic Art, Comparative Study of 20th-century art in Southeast Asia, Topics in Southeast Asian Art (Pre-modern), Theories and historiographies of art histroy, Topics in curatorail and exhibition studies, Topics in contemporary Asian art, Topics in modern Asian art, Visual culture and design history.

A Bachelor's Degree or its equivalent in the related field*

* Note:

• Preference will be given to applicants with a Master's Degree with CGPA 3.0 and above or its equivalent.
• Applicants with a Bachelor’s Degree with CGPA 3.7 and above can apply directly for the PhD programme.

English Language Requirement

International applicants must possess at least:

• A band 5.5 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) (Academic); or
• A score of 550 for paper-based total, a score of 213 for computer-based total, or a score of 80 for internet-based total for Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

The application for research programme is open throught the year.  

Tuition Fees: (Local) RM20,589.00; (International) RM43,700.00

Disclaimer:

• The amount of fees is based on the average period of study (4 semesters for Master's Degree).
• The University reserves the right to review the fees whenever necessary.