MINIMUM ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS
To be considered for the award of a Brunei Darussalam Government Scholarship, applicants
must satisfy the entry requirements set by the following institutions:
1. ADMISSION TO UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM (UBD)
Applicants must satisfy the general entry requirements and specific entry requirements
as set for each programme.
Applicants must also note that fulfilling the general entry requirements and specific
entry requirements does not guarantee entry into UBD’s programmes as admission to
all programmes is competitive and limited subject to availability of space.
1.1 Entry Requirement for Ph.D. Programmes
i) General entry requirements.
The minimum requirement for a Ph.D. Programme is normally a relevant
Master’s Degree or its equivalent from institutions recognized by the
University Senate. Applicants are also required to submit a detailed
research proposal, which is normally expected to include the following:
proposed title; rationale; aims and methodology; literature review;
preliminary bibliography; provisional timetable; provisional table of
contents, and an indication of any special requirements for the study. The
maximum duration of a Ph.D. programme is normally 5 years full-time or
7 years part-time.
ii) Specific entry requirements for Ph.D. programmes can be obtained in
Attachment A.
1.2 Entry Requirement for Master’s Degree Programmes
i) General entry requirements.
The minimum requirement for a Master’s Degree Programme is
normally a relevant Bachelor’s Degree with Honours (Second Class
Honours and above) or its equivalent from institutions recognized by
the University Senate, unless otherwise stated.
Applicants who do not possess a Second Class Honours Degree may
be considered, provided they have relevant working experience and 2 | P a g e
possess other academic or professional qualifications deemed
suitable and equivalent for the purpose of admission to the
programme.
For entry to the Master’s degree programme in English medium,
applicants must be able to demonstrate English language proficiency
with at least a credit 6 in English Language at GCE ‘O’ Level
Examination or a grade ‘C’ in IGCSE English (as a Second Language) or
an IELTS score of 6.0 or TOEFL minimum overall score of at least 550.
Please take note that other specific entry requirements may be
provided under the separate programmes.
For a Master’s degree by Research, the applicant must submit a
research proposal with the application. The research proposal is
generally expected to include the following: proposed title; rationale;
aims and methodology; literature review; preliminary bibliography;
provisional timetable; provisional table of contents, and an indication
of any special requirements for the study.
ii) Master’s by Research
Currently, Master’s by Research offered by various programmes are
available. The duration of the Master’s by Coursework is 1 year full-time
(or 2 years part-time) and Master’s by Research is 2 years full-time (or 4
years part-time).
iii) Specific entry requirements for Master’s Degree programmes can be
obtained in Attachment A.