Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU)
Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Management
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Master degree
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jun 2027
TUITION FEES
MYR 29,500 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for Malaysian students. 36800 (USD 9200) for international students
Key Summary
About: The Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Management at The Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation prepares postgraduate students with advanced research skills, specialist knowledge in management and engineering domains, and methods to innovate and manage ideas. The programme enhances technical capabilities, offers in-depth domain expertise, and provides research training to pursue a PhD. Keywords: management, innovation, R&D, postgraduate research, innovation management, engineering management.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can enter public and private R&D institutions, as a data analyst, become an academic/lecturer, be an entrepreneur, or work as a researcher, applying skills in research methods, innovation management, and data analysis.
This programme is specifically designed to provide:
- Knowledge to enhance technical capabilities within the subject area.
- Understanding of how to innovate, generate and manage the creation of new ideas.
- In-depth knowledge of a certain domain of knowledge that is related to engineering.
- Advanced research experience and skills that enable students to pursue a PhD programme.
Programme Structure/Process Flow
This programme is conducted by research and is assessed via oral presentations and reports at various junctures, including a Proposal Defence, regular half-yearly progress monitoring at research colloquiums, Work Completion Defence, Thesis Examination and Viva Voce. Students would need to take one taught module on Research Methodology to gain the pre-requisite knowledge to effectively carry out their research. Regular discussions with the supervisors would be expected to ensure the direction of research as well as the quality and significance of the findings.
Application Process
Ideally, students work with potential supervisors to develop a proposal. Research topics for supervision are as follow:
- International education
- Strategy of multinational corporations
- International Human Resource Management
- Information Systems
- Business Innovation
- Transformations
- Green Business
- Financial and economics of aging, older consumers
- Monetary movements, financial markets
- Security and strategic studies
- Econometrics
- Human Resource Management
- Organization Behaviour
- Public Administration
- Customer Satisfaction
- Work Quality
- Expatriate Management
- Strategic Management
- e-Government and e-Democracy
- Counter-Terrorism
- ASEAN Studies
Career Options
- Public and Private R&D Institutions
- Data Analyst
- Academic/Lecturer
- Entrepreneur
- Researcher