Postgraduate by Coursework
The School of History, Politics, and Strategic Studies offers the following master’s degrees by coursework:
| Master of Arts (Malaysian History) | |
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| Duration | 2 years |
| Compulsory Courses | Historical Research Methodology |
| Malay Philosophy and Thought | |
| Malay Historiography | |
| Formation of a Nation State | |
| Malaysian International Relations | |
| Early Commerce | |
| Seminar in Selected Research | |
| Elective courses | History of Settlements and Cities |
| Islam and the Malay World | |
| Migration, Labor, and Malaysian Society | |
| Malaysian Administration and Law | |
| Malaysian Economy and Development | |
| Graduation requirement | Thesis |
| Master of Social Sciences (Political Science) | |
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| Duration | 2 years |
| Compulsory Courses | Research Methodology in Political Science |
| Theories of Political Science | |
| Political Philosophy and Ideology | |
| International Politics | |
| Political Economy | |
| Comparative Politics | |
| Malaysian Political Theory | |
| Elective courses | Public Policy and Administration |
| Globalization and Governance | |
| Environmental Politics and Governance | |
| Gender and Politics | |
| Political Theory and Islamic Administration | |
| Political Risk Analysis | |
| Graduation requirement | Thesis |
| Master of Social Sciences (Strategic and Security Analysis) | |
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| Duration | 2 years |
| Compulsory Courses | Research Methodology in Strategic and Security Studies |
| Approaches to Strategic and Security Studies | |
| Contemporary International Relations | |
| Globalization and International Security Issues | |
| Malaysian National Security Issues | |
| Major Security Issues of the Asia Pacific | |
| Comparative Defense Policies | |
| Elective courses | International Crisis Management |
| Evolution of Strategic Thought | |
| Seminar on Current International Security | |
| War and the International Humanitarian Law | |
| Ethnicity | |
| Graduation requirement | Thesis |
| Master of Social Sciences (East Asian Studies) | |
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| Duration | 2 years |
| Compulsory Courses | Research Methodology |
| International Relations in East Asia | |
| Economic Development in East Asia | |
| The Great Powers in East Asia | |
| ASEAN and East Asian Regionalism | |
| East Asian Language (Level 1) | |
| East Asian Language (Level 2) | |
| Elective courses | Trade and Finance in East Asia |
| Non-traditional Security Issues in East Asia | |
| Modern History of East Asia | |
| Current Issues in East Asia | |
| Government and Political Systems in East Asia | |
| Graduate Seminar in East Asia | |
| Graduation requirement | Thesis |