Entry Requirements MSc. and PhD in Clinical Linguistics

Master of Health Science with specialization in Clinical Linguistics
Doctor of Philosophy with specialization in Clinical Linguistics

Bachelor Degree in related field with a good Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) from any Institution of higher learning recognized by the Senate; or
Other qualification; equivalent to a Bachelor Degree and other qualification or experience recognized by the Senate.
International applicant should get a minimum score of 550 for TOEFL or Band 5.5 for IELTS.

Master Degree in related field from any institution of higher learning recognized by the Senate; or
Other qualification; equivalent to the Master Degree and other qualification or experience recognized by the Senate.
International applicant should get a minimum score of 550 for TOEFL or Band 5.5 for IELTS.

Master of Health Science (Clinical Linguistics)

Research areas available to potential candidates include the following areas (list not exhaustive):

Development of screening, assessment, and intervention tools
Linguistic analysis of speech, language and communication disorders using technologies (eg: phonetics instrumentation, fMRI, eye tracker).
Teaching/learning aspects and educational management of students with special needs.
Acquisition and processing of (normal) language.
Development of norms for speech and language of normal children for local languages (eg: Malay, Mandarin and Tamil, local dialects and other local languages).
Development of language descriptions for the local population in Malaysia.
Aspects of sociolinguistics for example bilingualism, multilingualism, language choice, code mixing and code switching, etc