The PhD programme in Transportation and Logistics at the Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST) provides opportunities to students to conduct in-depth research in specialized areas while maintaining a reasonable breadth of knowledge in the dynamic field of transportation and logistics. This programme also offers sufficient flexibility to students to develop programmes of study and research that cross traditional disciplinary and departmental boundaries. This is necessary to tackle the increasingly inter-disciplinary nature of transportation and logistics issues and problems.
Degree Requirements
The PhD programme in Transportation and Logistics requires:
- successful completion of at least 6 doctoral level courses
- successful completion of General Examination comprising of both written and oral
- submission and approval of a PhD thesis research proposal
- undertaking of original research
- submission and defense of original research in the form of a dissertation.
The PhD degree programme requires a minimum of 6 semesters (3 years) of full-time study. The maximum candidature of the PhD programme is 12 semesters (6 years).
Admission Requirements
Admission to the PhD programme in Transportation and Logistics requires the completion of a Master's degree from an acceptable university programme.
Relevant Master's level preparation for entry into the PhD programme includes a broad spectrum of areas such as engineering, transportation, logistics, supply chain management, basic sciences, computer science, information technology, mathematics, economics, management or any other major which includes a number of such courses.
For additional information on general admission requirements, please refer to Admissions.
Required Academic Preparation Coursework
To fulfil the coursework requirements of the PhD programme, students must pass at least 6 full-time courses. The programme courses offered include the following:
MTL 701 Methods for Transportation Systems Analysis
MTL 702 Applied Econometric Analysis for Transportation and Logistics
MTL 703 Modeling and Simulation Techniques for Transport Systems
MTL 704 Computer Algorithms in Transportation
MTL 705 Advanced Traffic Management
MTL 706 Seminar in Transportation Policy, Planning and Implementation
MTL 707 Transportation Economics
MTL 708 Cases and Issues in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
MTL 709 Seminar in International Maritime Logistics
MTL 710 Air Transportation Management
MTL 711 Theoretical Frameworks and Applications in Transportation and Logistics
MTL 712 Land Use and Urban Transportation Planning
General Examination
Students are encouraged to take the General Examination consisting of a written and an oral examination, by the end of their third semester, and in no case can the examinations be scheduled later than the fourth semester of graduate study at MUST.
The written part of the examination will test students on three sets of integrated questions. Each set of questions will test an area of specialization in the field of transportation and logistics. The oral part of the examination requires the student to present a research proposal or previous research that demonstrates his or her potential to complete original research at the doctoral level.
Thesis Research
After passing the General Examination, the student is required to submit a PhD thesis proposal. The thesis proposal should provide strong foundation for the thesis, incorporating new research ideas and refinement of the scope of the research project. The thesis proposal is to be presented to an examination committee. Once the thesis proposal is approved, the student can proceed with the PhD thesis research. The student is required to write a doctoral dissertation and pass the Thesis Defense in order to be granted a PhD degree.
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