The Doctor of Philosophy (Business Management) is more than a defining business credential. It’s a catalyst for change. Designed with top executives, high-potential leaders and business owners in mind, this comprehensive programme hones your business acumen and leadership skills. Ultimately, this programme is designed to provide you with freedom – the freedom to think, to take risks, to make the smarter decisions and lead change.

At UCSI, you will enjoy access to a large repository of case studies and your thinking will be razor-sharp as you analyse and address present and future challenges in the industry. You will work alongside academics and research mentors who are at the forefront of knowledge. The intellectual environment at the Faculty leaves no stone unturned and no theory or idea is taken for granted. Disciplined thinking will become a way of life. And as you comprehend the fundamental assumptions that are imperative in each successful business and the underlying forces that make them work, you’ll be empowered to take your career and company where it should be – the next level

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Core Course

• Understanding and Appreciating Research*
• Research Methodology*
• Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation*

Compulsory Courses

• Postgraduate Colloquium
• PhD Thesis

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

i. A master’s degree in the field or related fields accepted by the HEP Senate; or

ii. Other qualifications equivalent to a master’s degree recognised by the Government of Malaysia.

iii. Candidates without a related qualification in the field/s or working experience in the relevant fields must undergo appropriate prerequisite courses determined by the HEP.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

• IELTS minimum Band 6.0
• TOEFL (Internet-based) minimum 60
• Cambridge English Qualification and Test minimum score of 169
• Pearson Test of English minimum score 59
• MUET minimum Band 4

CAREER PROSPECTS

The comprehensive and analytical nature of this programme paves the way for careers as academicians in universities, consultants or researchers in government agencies or in the private sector, corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, as well as managerial roles in just about any industry.