Admission

New Postgraduate Student Registration Activities

A. ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Academic Session 2020/2021 (Revised on 28/05/2021)
Academic Session 2021/2022 (Revised on 16/09/2021)
Academic Session 2022/2023 (October 2022 / March 2023 intake)
Academic Session 2023/2024 (October 2023 / March 2024 intake)
Academic Session 2024/2025 (October 2024 / March 2025 intake)

B. RESEARCH MODE PROGRAMMES

Registration guidelines for new postgraduate students as below:

Download here (Updated on September 2023)

C. COURSEWORK/MIXED MODE PROGRAMMES

Below are the guidelines for October 2024 intake.

Registration guideline (click here)
New Students Registration Briefing (pdf) as early reference only (this is previous intake briefing) - click here
New Students Registration Briefing (recording) as early reference only (this is previous intake briefing) - click here

List of names ready for student card collection (October 2024 intake) - click here

Forms to Submit for Registration

Kindly fill up these forms and submit it to the link given in the Registration Guidelines.

Student Pledge Form
Medical Report Form
Health Declaration Form (only for International students)
Confirmation of Registration Form (choose one only):

School Orientation Programme & Timetable

This part will be updated from time to time.

The below links are the Coursework/Mix Mode Programmes briefing/orientation and timetable for Semester 2, Academic Session 2023/2024 - March 2024 intake.

Should the information is not available for the programme, kindly liaise with the officer in-charge via the given email address.

Schools / Centres / Institutes	Timetable	Orientation / Programme Briefing	Notes

Centre for Global Sustainability Studies (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Masters in Sustainable Development Practice	Click here	Click here

Centre for Islamic Development Management Studies (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Master of Social Science (Islamic Development Management)	Click here	Click here	Guidebook

Collaborative Microelectronic Design Excellence Centre (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Master of Science (Microelectronic Engineering) - on campus Master of Science (Microelectronic Engineering) - industry	TBC Click here

Graduate School of Business (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)	Click here	Click here
Doctor of Business Administration (eDBA)	Click here		Click here
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	Click here		Click here
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Dual Degree - ITB
Master of Business Administration (e-MBA)	Click here		Click here
Master of Business Administration (e-MBA) Dual Degree - ITB

Institute of Nano-Optoelectronics Research and Technology (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Master of Science (Nano-Optoelectronics)	Click here	Click here

School of Chemical Sciences (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Master of Science (Chemical Instrumentation)	Click here	Click here

School of Communication (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Master of Arts (Communication)	Click here	Click here
Master of Communication (Integrated Marketing Communication) -Full Time -Part Time	Click here Click here	Click here	Click here

School of Computer Sciences (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Master of Science (Computer Science)	Click here
Master of Science (Data Science and Analytics)	Click here	Click here
Master of Science in Digital Transformation	Click here

School of Educational Studies (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Doctor of Education	Click here

School of Housing, Building and Planning (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Master of Landscape Architecture	Click here
Master of Science (Building Technology)	Click here
Master of Science (Project Management)	Click here
Master of Science (Tourism Development)	Click here

School of Humanities (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Master of Arts (Hadith)	Click here	Click here
Master of Arts (Literature)		Click here
Master of Arts (Southeast Asian History)		Click here
Master of Science (Sustainable Cities and Communities)		Click here
Master of Science in Geomatic for Disaster Risk Reduction

School of Industrial Technology (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Master of Science (Environmental Science)	Click here

School of Languages, Literacies and Translation (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Master of Arts (Translation for Professionals)	Click here	Click here	Video

School of Management (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Master in Global Islamic Finance	Click here	Click here
Master of Management (Global Islamic Finance)	Click here	Click here
Master of Business Analytics (Conventional)	Click here	Click here
Master of Business Analytics (Online)	Click here	Click here
Master of Professional Management (Online)	Click here	Click here
Master of Professional Management (Conventional)	Click here	Click here

School of Mathematical Sciences (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Master of Science (Mathematics)	Click here	Click here	Guidebook
Master of Science (Statistics)	Click here		Guidebook
Master of Science (Teaching of Mathematics) - Penang	Click here		Guidebook
Master of Science (Teaching of Mathematics) - USMKL	Click here		Guidebook

School of Medical Sciences (zThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Master of Cognitive Neurosciences	Click here

School of Physics (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Master of Science (Applied Geophysics)	Click here
Master of Science (Radiation Science)	Click here
Master of Science (Solid State Physics)	Click here

Student Visa

International students are required to obtain Student Pass/Visa approval before can be allowed to register as USM student.

Application for Visa Approval is required to be completed 3 months before the new semester started (for Coursework/Mixed mode programs), or 3 months before the intended registration date (for Research mode programs).

Students under online mode* and offshore programs are not required to obtain Student Pass/Visa approval.

*Master of Business Administration (eMBA)
Master of Business Analytics (eMBiz)
Master of Professional Management (eMPM)
Doctor of Business Administration (eDBA)

Liaise with USM Visa Office team for assistance in visa matters.

Website: https://imcc.usm.my/v2/visa/
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Tel: +604-653 2777 , +604-653 2493

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