The Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS), School of Engineering is inviting applications for the following Postgraduate Programmes which will commence in April, 2022.

1. MPhil in Engineering (Industrial Management)
2. MPhil in Engineering (Infrastructure Development & Management)
3. MPhil in Engineering (Power and Machines)
4. MPhil in Engineering (Telecommunications)
5. MPhil in Engineering (Transport Systems)

Applicants for MPhil programmes MUST have: an Honours degree in the First or Upper Second Division or a Bachelor’s degree with at least a minimum of a strong Pass (55% to 59%). Candidates with a Bachelor’s degree will be required to accumulate 60 credits of taught modules relevant to the selected MPhil research area. The MPhil programme is for 2.5 years duration

FEES AND EXPENSES

US$5,500 (Paid in MK Equivalent) for the whole MPhil programme payable to the institution will cater for tuition, supervision and examination costs with an indicative figure of US$3,500 for research

APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR MPhil

A complete PhD or MPhil application package MUST INCLUDE: 

1. A non-refundable application fee of MK10,000 for Malawian applicants and US$25.00 for international applicants; 
2. A completed postgraduate application form; 
3. Certified/sealed academic transcripts of all previous university courses taken including percentage scores where necessary; 
4. Certified copies of relevant certificates; 
5. An abstract of master’s research or dissertation (for PhD applicants only); 
6. 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 

7. 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, a description of relevant research methods and an evaluation of results, etc.) and which identify the applicant as a significant contributor (maximum of 30 pages); 

8. A letter from an academic referee at postgraduate level and a letter from a professional referee;

9. A detailed latest CV. 

Please note that  MPhil candidates may apply for placement at any time of the academic year.

APPLICATION METHOD

i. You can email your application along with accompanying documents to: applications-postgraduate@mubas.ac.mw

OR

ii. You can send your physical application to the following address:

The Registrar

Office of the Dean of Postgraduate Studies

MUBAS

Private Bag 303

Chichiri

Blantyre 3

Closing Date for receiving applications is Monday, 23rd December, 2021.

Application Forms can be downloaded below .For more information  Contact the Postgraduate Office as follows: Tel + (265) 1 870 648/0999 968 971 OR Email: dean-postgraduate@mubas.ac.mw; admin-postgraduate@mubas.ac.mw