Academic Qualifications

- Graduated with or qualified for the award of the degree of Master within the University which requires the completion of a publicly available thesis or research project to an acceptable standard.
- Graduated with, or qualified for, the award of the degree of Bachelor with First Class Honours or Upper Second Class Honours or GCPA 3.30 equivalent within the University.
- Graduated with or qualified for the award of the degree of Bachelor and completed a Postgraduate Diploma or its equivalent, or completed a Master’s degree by Coursework, with, in both cases, a course-weighted average of not less than
seventy percent within the University and demonstrated the capacity to undertake significant research.
- Obtained qualifications from another institution which are recognized by tertiary admission authorities in Australia and which are deemed to be equivalent to, or a satisfactory substitute for, any of the qualifications prescribed in the three points listed above.
- Enrolled in a research Master’s degree for the equivalent of at least one semester full-time, and shown exceptional ability in the conduct of the early stages of the research project which is clearly capable of being extended and converted to Doctoral level.

English Requirements:
TOEFL (IBT): 79 (band minimum W-21, L-13, R-13, S-18)
PTE Academic: Overall 58 (All Communicative Skills 50)
IELTS: Overall 6.5 (no individual band below 6.0)
MUET: Band 4 and no less than 200 in aggregate score


Completion of a bachelor degree course in which English was the language of instruction is also considered as meeting the English language requirement. Each application is assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Faculty of Business

RM86,100 (3 years full time)

Curtin Malaysia Postgraduate Research Studentship (CMPRS)

An awardee will receive a stipend of RM2100 per month and fee waiver for a period of 3 years. In return, awardees are expected to contribute a maximum of 8 hours of teaching load per week and learning and teaching (L&T) activities during the semesters.

1. Knowledge

Graduates will have:

A body of knowledge that include understanding of recent development in a discipline.

Advanced knowledge of research principles and methods applicable to the field of study.

2. Skills

Graduates will have expert, specialized cognitive and technical skills in a body of knowledge or practice to independently:

Analyse critically, reflect on and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories.

Research and apply established theories to a body of knowledge or practice.

Interpret and transmit knowledge, skills and ideas to specialist and non-specialist audiences, through publication of research outcomes.

3. Application of knowledge and skills

Graduates will apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, expert judgment, adaptability and responsibility as a practitioner or learner.