1. a)  MPhil Applied Sciences (Environmental Sanitation)

2. b)  MPhil Applied Sciences (Renewable Energy)

3. c)  MPhil Applied Sciences (Industrial Process Technology)

4. d)  MPhil Applied Sciences (Environmental Protection and Management)

5. e)  MPhil Applied Sciences (Environmental Health)

6. f)  MPhil (Applied Mathematics)

7. g)  MPhil (Applied Statistics)

MPhil the candidate must have an Honors degree in the First or Upper Second Division or a bachelor’s degree with at least a Credit or a strong. Candidates with bachelor’s degree will be required to accumulate 60 credits of taught modules relevant to the selected MPhil research area. The PhD and MPhil programmes are of 3 and 2.5 years duration, respectively.

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Fees and Expenses

• US$5,500 (Paid in MK Equivalent) for the whole programme of MPhil will cater for tuition, supervision and examination costs with indicative figure of US$3,500 for research for the whole MPhil programme for budgeting purposes.
• APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR MPhil;

  • A completed MPhil applications MUST INCLUDE:

  • A non-refundable application fee of MK10,000 for Malawian applicants and US$25.00 for international applicants;

  • A completed postgraduate application form;

  • Academic transcripts of all previous university courses taken including percentage

    scores where necessary;

  • Certified copies of relevant certificates;

  • An abstract of master’s research or dissertation;

  • A concept paper relating to the proposed research topic which should not be more than 5 pages long. The concept note must include the following;

     Introduction
      Problem statement
      Research objective
      Preliminary literature review  Methodology
      references

  • Sample academic writing i.e. publications, conference reports, etc which adhere to the broad conventions of academic publishing (i.e. contain an up-to-date review of relevant literature, adescription of relevant research methods and an evaluation of results, etc.) and which identify the applicant as a significant contributor (maximum of 30 pages);

  • 1letters from an academic referee at postgraduate level and 1 letter from professional referee;

  • A detailed latest CV.