MSc in Life Sciences

Entry Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree - A Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences (e.g. Medical Biotech, Biomedicine, etc) or a related field; with minimum CGPA of 2.75 or equivalent
• APEL.A - An APEL.A Certificate (APEL T-7) (Recognition of Prior Learning) (Click on this link for further information on APEL.A)
• Other Qualifications - Any other qualifications will be considered on a case-to-case basis and subject to the approval and acceptance by University Senate.

English Language Requirements

• IELTS 6.0
• TOEFL 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based) or 80 (Internet-based)
• PTE Academic 50 overall (minimum 46 in each skill)

Application Procedure

A) Applicants will be required to submit the following completed and signed documents:

• Sunway Postgraduate application form 
• One (1) passport-sized photograph
• Research statement: The statement should briefly describe the research question that the applicant has discussed with his/her future PhD supervisor
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Scholarship application form (if any)

B) The following true copies of documents must be certified:

• Passport (all pages including blank pages - for international students)/Identity card (for Malaysian students)
• English Language Qualification (IELTS/TOEFL/MUET/others) - for international students
• Academic qualifications/results (Certificates and complete transcripts) (Degree/master’s degree/others)
• International applicants must provide certified copies of their entire course transcripts including explanations of the mark schemes used and, where possible, an indication of their class ranking/position in class

C) Two (2) reference letters

Documents will be processed once the application is complete. Incomplete applications will not be evaluated. We will notify you of our final decision as soon as an appropriate supervisory team has been identified.

Research Proposal - The research proposal should comprise between 1,000 and 1,500 words (excluding references), and covers the following structure:

1. An appropriate title for the research project (designated supervisor if known)
2. Introduction and justification of the study, which includes: Research background, Problem statement, Research objective(s), Research question(s)/hypothesis
3. Literature review
4. Research methodology
5. Proposed research schedule
6. List of references