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macau university of science and technology
doctor of philosophy in artificial intelligence
study plan

i. program duration

the normal study period of the program is 3 years, a direct-admitted ph.d. student could extent 1-2 years to the study period. the maximum study duration is 6 years.

ii. study mode

lectures

iii. medium of instruction

chinese and english

iv. academic field

advanced networking

v. course structure

table 1: core courses (8 credits)

table 2: elective courses (6 credits)

*university has the ultimate right to cancel the course with insufficient number of students

table 3: other core courses (2 credits)

table 4: dissertation (18 credits)

vi. teaching requirements

1. students are required to complete “artificial intelligence principles” and “machine learning” from table 1 and the “literature survey and thesis planning” from table 3 during the first 3 semesters. in 1-4th semesters, students must participate at least 10 “academic activities” to gain 10 credits. students should pass the assessment.
2. during the period of study, each student is required to complete 2 courses out of the 6 elective courses listed in table 2 (completed in the 1st and 2nd semester) according to the research direction and majors. students should gain 6 credits and pass the assessment.
3. after the approval of research proposal, students can begin to write the phd dissertation to gain 18 credits.
4. students should publish at least 2 academic papers in english before they can apply for a doctoral dissertation defense:2 sci journal papers, or 1 sci journal paper and 1 top international conference paper. recommend (but not limited to) top international conferences in table 5.
5. after gaining all the credits required in the study plan and passing the doctoral dissertation defense，students can apply and receive a doctoral degree in accordance with the doctoral application procedure of the macau university of science and technology.

table 5: recommend top international conferences list

vii. study duration

1. the duration for taking all courses is 12 -24 months.
2. the duration for dissertation composition is 24 months. the writing time should not be less than 12 months.
3. in general, classes will be arranged in evening from monday to friday.

viii. graduation requirements

upon approval from the senate of the university, the doctor of philosophy in artificial intelligence degree will be conferred on a student when he or she has:

1. completed and met the requirements prescribed in the study plan of his or her program within the specific study period, and achieved a cumulative gpa of 2.50 or above (excluding dissertation)
2. abided by the regulations of the university
3. cleared all fees and charges and returned all university’s property and equipment borrowed

note: all curriculums and study plans are based on the newest announcement of the boletim oficial da região administrativa especial de macau.

※ in case of any discrepancy, the chinese version shall prevail.