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Introduction

The Master of Science in Politics and Government program aims to equip students with a deeper understanding of theories in the field of politics and government. Students are required to discuss and evaluate competing theories and models in politics and government. Upon completion of the coursework, students are required to apply the knowledge gained to a short analytical thesis in order to demonstrate their understanding and competence in the area.

Program Requirements

Credit Requirement :

The minimum number of credits required for graduation is 9 excluding the thesis (SPS 5999).

Courses Offered :

FEM 5001 Research Method and Design
FEM 5002 Social Statistic
PKK 5100 Theories & Philosophy of Politics
PKK 5101 Ethnicity, Nationalism and Globalization
PKK 5102 Public Administration
PKK 5103 Political Culture and Socialization
FEM 5997 Special Topics

Students are also allowed to register for other courses offered by the faculty and university.

SPS 5999 : Thesis

Master students are required to register for SPS 5999 (Master Thesis) as partial fulfillment of the program. This course is a research project that will be undertaken by the students under the supervision of a supervisory committee which comprises at least 2 academic staff members. Students are encouraged to present their research proposals before embarking on their research. The thesis will be evaluated and a viva voce will be carried out to determine students’ competence in their field of study.

Application Requirements:
1.Application is open to all Malaysian and International citizens who have been offered to study in a Masters (by research) or PhD programme at UPM.

2.Application is also open to UPM students who are currently enrolled in a Masters (by research) or PhD programme. However, they are required to fulfil the following conditions:

i)Registered as a UPM student and the current status of study is “Good Standing”.
ii)Have not exceeded 3 semesters of study for the Masters and 5 semesters for the PhD programmes at the time of submission of application.
iii)The application must be supported by the Advisor/Chairman of the Supervisory Committee and the Dean of Faculty/Director of Institute.

3.The following students are not eligible to apply:

i)Those with a “Probation” status.
ii)Those who have deferred their study.
iii)Those who under a split postgraduate programme.

4.International applicants must comply with the English language requirement by providing one of the following as evidence:

i)IELTS - Band 6; or
ii)TOEFL: Paper Test – minimum score 550; Computer Test - minimum
score 213; Internet Test – minimum score 79-80); or
iii)English Placement Test - Pass; or
iv)English course BBI2418 – Pass

5.The applicant must not be a recipient of any other form of financial support or scholarship/fellowship or engaged in any type of employment during the tenure of the fellowship.

Provisions of the Fellowship:
The successful applicant will be:

i)provided with a monthly stipend of RM1,700.00 for a PhD programme and RM1,500.00 for a Masters programme;
ii)exempted from paying tuition fee which will be borne by the University. The exemption amount are as follow:

• Masters:
- Medical : RM1200.00
- Science : RM900.00
- Social Science : RM700.00

• PhD
- Medical : RM1700.00
- Science : RM1400.00
- Social Science : RM1200.00

Duration of the Fellowship:
• PhD programme : Maximum 6 semesters
• Masters programme : Maximum 4 semesters

Conditions of Sponsorship:
1.The fellowship shall be immediately withdrawn if a recipient is found to be also a recipient of any other form of financial support or scholarship/ fellowship or engaged in any type of employment during the tenure of the fellowship.

2.A recipient (of the Fellowship) who defers his/her study shall have the monthly stipend withdrawn.

3.A recipient shall assist in the teaching/tutoring/supervising final year students and/or laboratory classes for a period of 4 hours/week (for Masters programme) or 6 hours/week (for PhD programme) including during semester breaks.

4.A recipient is required to conduct his/her research in Malaysia only.

5.A recipient on a Masters programme is required to submit at least 1 cited journal article while a recipient on a PhD programme is required to submit at least 2 cited journal articles before completing his course of study (articles must be accepted for publication). The recipient who fails to fulfil this requirement will be considered to have breached the contract.

6.A recipient is required to sign an Intellectual Property Agreement with the University.

7.A recipient is required to record his/her daily attendance at the University. At the end of every month, the record must be verified by the Advisor/Supervisor and must be submitted not later than the 7th day of the following month to the Deputy Dean (Postgraduate)/Deputy Director (Postgraduate) of the Faculty/Institute.

8.A recipient is only allowed to take leave for a maximum of 2 days per month with the prior approval of his/her supervisor. Any recipient who fails to record his/her attendance at the University or takes leave for more than 2 days/month, with or without the prior approval of his/her supervisor, shall have his/her allowance deducted according to the rates shown below:

a) Master – RM68.00/day
b) PhD - RM77.00/day

9.Any recipient who fails to record his/her attendance at the University or who is on leave for more than 10 days per month, will have his/her allowance for that month not be paid.

10.A recipient whose study has been upgraded to a PhD programme is entitled to the provisions provided for PhD students.

11.A recipient who fails to comply with the terms in the agreement shall be considered to have breached the contract and will be required to repay all costs and expenses due to the University including tuition fees that were previously waived.

Application Guidelines:
The following documents should be submitted with your application:

•The Graduate Research Fellowship Application Form (GS-44);
•A copy of your Identity card/Passport.
•A copy of the Admission Offer Letter (new students only) or latest semester result (for continuing students).
•A copy of the IELTS/TOEFL/Result for English Placement Test/English Course (BBI2418) – International students only.
•A letter from the embassy or high commission (for international students) verifying that you are not a recipient of any financial assistance or scholarship, or are not receiving income from any agency/government.

Enquiries
For enquiries, please contact Mrs. Herni Mat Sibi /Mrs. Noraini Abu Bakar / Mrs. Nur Azeeda Ismail / Mr. Izzuddin Abdullah at 03-89464224.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Let me introduce my current faculty, the Faculty of Human Ecology! I’m currently undergoing my Master studies in this faculty at Universiti Putra Malaysia. Just in case you wanna know what is the Faculty of Human Ecology all about, I’m posting this to let you know a little bit about it.

Faculty of Human Ecology was officially established on 1 April 1992 with the merger of the Department of Development Studies, from the Faculty of Agriculture with the Department of Social Science from the Faculty of Educational Studies. At that time, four departments were formed in Faculty of Human Ecology, that is Community Food and Health, Human Development Studies, Family Development Studies and Resources Management and Consumer Studies.

The history of the Department of Human Development Studies begun with the establishment of the Home Economic Unit as one of the Units in the Department of Extension Education, Faculty of Agriculture. In 1973 this unit was upgraded to a department, known as the Department of Food and Home Technology in Faculty of Agriculture. In 1978 this department was known as the Department of Home Technology and in 1980 it was known as the Department of Human Development Studies and it remains as one of the departments under the Faculty of Agriculture until now.

The Department of Social Science was initially known as the Unit of Social Science under the Department of Agriculture Extension, Faculty of Agriculture. In 1975 this unit was merged with the Education Unit and became the Department of Education and Social Science under the Faculty of Educational Studies. On 1 January 1982, the Department of Social Science was established with the restructuring of the Department of Education and Social Science.

In 1994, a change in the university’s new administrative era saw the move of the Department of Food and Community Health to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, which was newly established. At the same time the Department of Communication was moved from the Center of Expansion and Education Extension to a department in the Faculty of Human Ecology. Subsequently, in 1996 the Department of Music was added on to the Faculty of Human Ecology.

In 1999, the Faculty’s organizational structure took another turn, when the Department of Communication was moved to the Faculty of Modern Languages. In 2001, the Department of General Studies was established and subsequently upgraded as the Center of General Studies in January 2002. However the center was restructured in May 2003 to become a department in the Faculty, which it remains until now, as the Department of Government and Civilization Studies.

Currently FHE consists of five departments:
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Resource Management and Consumer Studies
• Social and Development Science
• Government and Civilization Studies
• Music

Apart from these departments there is also the External Education and Industrial Training Unit.