The requirements are as below:

Qualifying test

Candidates who wish to pursue their studies by thesis writing are required to sit and pass a qualifying test before being allowed to continue with their research/thesis writing.  The qualifying test is a research-proposal defence in the presence of the Qualifying Test Committee members. Failing to pass, candidates may re-sit ONCE.

Thesis

• Masters Degree
  Each candidate is required to submit a thesis of not more than 60,000 words. (The total number of words must not include footnotes, excerpts, appendices, formulas, tables, diagrams, bibliographies, etc.)
   
• Doctor Of Philosophy degree
  Each candidate is required to submit a thesis of not more than 100,000 words.  (The total number of words must not include footnotes, excerpts, appendices, formulas, tables, diagrams, bibliographies, etc.) 
   
   

Thesis Supervision

Each candidate will be put under the supervision of a Supervisor/Primary Supervisor and Co-supervisor/Supervisory Committee appointed by the Dean of Graduate Studies. The faculty will determine the appointment of supervisors.

Candidates are required to have face-to-face interaction with the assigned Supervisor/Primary Supervisor and Co-supervisor/Supervisory Committee at least twice throughout a semester. This face-to-face interaction does not include discussion either through mail or email or phone call. 

Examination

Master or PhD candidates who wish to pursue the programmes by research and thesis writing are required to have:

• A thesis that will be examined by at least two (2) examiners, where one of them must be an External Examiner. 
• An oral examination (viva voce) to defend their thesis in front of the Oral Examination Committee, appointed by the Senate. Supervisors are invited to attend this examination to confirm the decision made by the Graduate Examiner Committee. 
• A report submitted to the Dean of Graduate Studies Centre and copy to the chairman of the Graduate Examiner Committee.

Confirmation of Degree Conferred

Only candidates whose oral examination reports have been endorsed and whose hardbound copies of the thesis have been received shall be considered by the Senate for conferment of the degree.

Candidates who write their thesis in Arabic are required to obtain a score of at least 500 in TOEFL or Band 5 in IELTS or Band 4 in MUET or on another test that is equivalent and recognised by the Senate for graduation.

Candidates who write their thesis in English are required to obtain a score of at least 600 in TOEFL or Band 6 in IELTS or Band 5 in MUET or on another test that is equivalent and recognised by the Senate for graduation.