Overview

The Education course from Sunway University flexible, mixed-mode doctoral programme equips professionals with research expertise, strategic leadership skills, and practical solutions to solve real-world education challenges and influence policy at institutional, national, and global levels.

Career opportunities:

Academician / Lecturer
School principal
Head Faculty
School Director
Corporate Trainer
Year Level Coordinator
Student Engagement Lead
Student Experience Lead
Education Manager
Head of Department

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Academic Writing
Curriculum Design and Innovation
Advanced Qualitative and Quantitative Research
Educational Research Methodology
Teaching and Learning in Digital Age Environment

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-28 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-02-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-03 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-05-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-04 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

IELTS

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Subang Jaya, Malaysia

Disciplines

Education View 17 other PhDs in Education in Malaysia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

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Other requirements

General requirements

A Master’s Degree in Education (Level 7, MQF) as accepted by the HEP’s Senate; OR
Other qualifications equivalent to a Master’s Degree, as accepted by the HEP Senate; OR
A Master’s Degree in a non-education field, with the requirement to complete a prerequisite course

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

14616 USD / year

≈ 14616 USD / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

14081 USD / year

≈ 14081 USD / year

Additional Details

National tuition: RM59,020 for Malaysian students
International students must pay their fees in RM equivalent. The USD here is just an indicative/estimation and subject to the prevalent exchange rate

Funding

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Delivered

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