Information Before Submitting Your Application
Step 1: Check Your Research Interests
Faculty of Engineering and Science offers Higher Degree by Research (HDR) studies at both Master and PhD levels in the following four main research clusters and two research hubs:
- Energy and Environment Cluster
- Intelligent Systems, Design and Control Cluster
- Materials and Structures Cluster
- Bio-Process Technologies Cluster
- Curtin Highway Infrastructure Research & Innovation Hub
- Curtin University Digital Innovation Hub
Aside the multidisciplinary research groups, there are also departmental research capacities and strengths within specific engineering and science disciplines.
Chemical Engineering
- Separation Processes (Supercritical Fluid Extraction, Membrane, etc)
- Bioprocessing Engineering
- Environmental Technology
- Fuels and Energy
- Material Science and Engineering
- Process System Engineering (Multivariate data and image analysis, modelling, control, optimisation, CFD simulation, etc)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Renewable Energy, Machinery and Instrumentation
- Computer Systems, Software and Networking
- Signal and Image Processing
- Data Engineering
Environmental Engineering
- Water Treatment
- Solid Waste Management (industrial and hazardous waste management)
- Domestic and Industrial Waste Water Treatment
Civil and Construction Engineering
- Structures and Construction
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Environmental Management
Mechanical Engineering
- Design, Manufacturing and Optimisation
- Thermal-Fluids and Energy
- Structure and Materials
- Dynamics, Control and Automation
Applied Geology
- Organically Influenced Stalagmites
- Geochemistry of Clastics: Implications on Provenance, Paleoweathering and Tectonic Settings
- Hydrogeochemistry
- Environmental Geochemistry: Water and Soil Pollution
- Climatological Studies and Stalactites
- Carbone Geochemistry and Diagenesis
- Patrology and Geochemistry
- Karst Study
For more information, please visit Faculty of Engineering and Science‘s website.
Entrepreneurship and Organisational Performance
- Performance
- Firm Performance, Managerial Accounting, and Audit
- Entrepreneurship
Corporate Governance
- Governance and Disclosure
- Legal Environment
Financial Market and Macroeconomic Dynamics
- Financial Market Integration and Resilience
- Stochastic Financial Modelling
- Dynamic Atmosphere and Economic Growth
Marketing and Tourism
- Branding and Digital Marketing
- Sustainable Tourism
Business Information Systems & Operations Research
- Business Information Systems
- Operations Research
For more information, please visit Faculty of Business‘ website.
Media Studies
Our Media Studies research focuses on the role of media in today’s society. The fast-paced development of new technologies and changing trends, as well as more complex audiences, have become a challenge for the media to understand the changing needs of the world. This research area aims to understand the theories of media and link relevant research to the role and application of media in today’s world. It includes the representation of race and gender in film and television shows, the impact of reality shows on audiences, and the representation of Sarawak natives in films.
New Media
The evolving New Media channels have inevitably impacted the identity and social fabric of nations across the world. This research area explores the immense possibilities offered by online media, how democracy or political changes effect one another, online media and electoral politics, and the interrelationships between old and new media.
Cultural and Indigenous Studies
This research area focuses on changes in social behaviour and the structure of society, and how they affect culture. Areas of study include development and impact on indigenous communities, preservation and sustainability of Sarawak’s ethnic cultures, oral histories and material culture, and ethnographies.
For more information, please visit Faculty of Humanities & Health Sciences‘ website.
Step 2: Check You Have the Qualifications Required
Step 3: Consider How You Will Support Yourself During Your Studies
The amount that you pay for your tuition fees will depend on whether you are a domestic or international student, and the degree or units in which you enrol.
For the details, please refer to Fees and Charges section.
Full Curtin Malaysia Postgraduate Research Scholarship (CMPRS) (PhD Students only)
An awardee will receive a tax-free monthly stipend and tuition fee waiver for a period of 3 years. In return, awardees are expected to contribute a maximum of 4 hours of teaching load per week and learning and teaching (L&T) activities during the semesters.
Partial Curtin Malaysia Postgraduate Research Scholarship (CMPRS) (Partial Fee and/or Stipend)
Please contact GradSchool@curtin.edu.my for more details.
In return, awardees are expected to contribute a maximum of 4 hours of teaching load per week and learning and teaching (L&T) activities during the semesters.
Step 4: Find Supervisors
All supervisors serve as scholarly mentors and professional role models for the students during their Higher by Degree Research (HDR) research. Before you choose a supervisor, please find out a little more about them.
If you are unsure of who to choose, please contact the respective faculty representatives.
The full list of registered supervisors can be found at Register of Supervisors page.
Step 5: Submit your Application
Please refer to the Application Process and Flow of Application Process.
Applications need to be verified and approved by the Enrolling Faculty’s Associate Dean of R&D or HDR Program Coordinator before they are submitted to the Curtin Malaysia Graduate School. Therefore, please discuss with your prospective supervisors in obtaining this approval.
If you are still unsure about your prospective supervisors and have not contacted any potential supervisor, please discuss with Enrolling Faculty’s Associate Dean of R&D or Curtin Malaysia Graduate School. We will assist you in identifying the right supervisory team for your project.
