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 management and computing.
- Advanced research experience and skills that enable students to pursue a PhD programme.
Conversion To PhD
- Students of the Research Degree programme may convert to a PhD candidate if they satisfy all the criteria below:
- (a) Display excellent progress in their research.
- (b) Able to demonstrate the potential of their project to be expended to PhD level.
- (c) Pass a rigorous assessment.
- Successful conversion means that the student will no longer be a Research Degree candidate but will instead become a PhD candidate with their candidature start date backdated to their original Research Degree registration date. Hence, it allows the student to gain a PhD award within a shorter timeframe
