The Department of Malay Studies offers a challenging graduate programme in which the humanities and social sciences are studied in both theory and practice, while the student is given much freedom to develop her/his own interests through research. We offer MA and PhD programmes by research which can be conducted part-time or full time. The research results in a thesis in English or Malay supervised by a staff member and examined by two internationally reputed specialists.

Intake & Scholarships: We welcome applications from qualified candidates for the programmes before 15 November or 15 March each year for intake in the following January and August respectively. Graduate students are awarded research scholarships on a competitive basis (for a list of scholarships see http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/sfau/schemes-gd-scholarshipawards.html). Funding for international conferences and fieldwork is also available for graduate students. The Department is keen on receiving applications from students of various nationalities.
For further information check out our website (www.fas.nus.edu.sg/malay/) and contact us at: mlsbox1@nus.edu.sg

Admission Requirements: for the MA programme: a good honours degree in a relevant regional study, such as Malay Studies, Southeast Asian Studies or Asian Studies, or disciplines such as linguistics, history, sociology, literary studies, media studies, political science, anthropology, or archaeology. Applicants must be proficient in the English language.
For the PhD programme: a good MA degree in any of the above areas or disciplines, in addition to the other mentioned requirements.

Programme Requirements: A good working knowledge of Malay is required to be able to study source material in the original language and to do field work in the Malay world. Although the programmes are by research, students need to take and pass a number of graduate modules.