TAR UMT - (TBA) (N/340/8/0737) (09/27) (MQA/PA 13941)

Doctor of Philosophy in Business

  • Delivery: Face to Face
  • Study Level: Postgraduate
  • Duration: 3 years

Your choice of full-time or part-time study to fit in with your lifestyle.

Course Overview

This Doctor of Philosophy in Business programme is designed to develop strong professional and ethical values so that you can contribute effectively to the industry's development. You would be able to generate new inventions, innovations, ideas or methods towards the improvement or enhancement of business processes. Graduates of this programme will possess the essential entrepreneurial skills required for both employment and self-employment.

  • Accessible and flexible
    Study full time or part time to suit your professional and personal commitments.

Career paths

Graduates will have a broad scope of business roles available to them, including:

  • Academia
  • Market Researcher
  • Administrative Manager
  • Marketing Manager
  • Sales Manager

Key Facts

Delivery
Face to Face
Study Level
Postgraduate
Programme Type
Doctorate
Duration
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4 years (Part time)
3 years (Full time)
Modules
2
Intake
Anytime
Total Price
RM15,200
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International student: RM22,400

Course Structure

The Doctor of Philosophy in Business programme has two core modules and a doctoral thesis.

Core Subjects
  • Research Methodology
  • Advanced Data Analysis for Economics and Business Research

Intake Dates

Open throughout the year.

Fees

Local student
RM15,200 (Full time), RM16,200 (Part time)

International student
RM22,400 (Full time)

Fees are estimation on overall completion of the programme. In any cases where there are credit exemptions, offered rebates or approval of scholarship applications, there may be a reduction in the fees. Fees for international students may differ from those for local Malaysian students.

Entry Requirements

Academic Qualification

To apply for this course, you must have completed at least one of the following:

  • A Master's degree in a business field or relevant field as accepted by the university senate.
  • Other qualifications that are equivalent to a Master's degree that are accepted by the university senate.

Note: Candidates registered for Master's degree programmes may apply to convert their candidature to the doctoral degree programmes within one year after they register for Master's degree programmes subjected to:

  • having shown competency and capability in conducting research at the Doctoral degree level.
  • rigorous internal assessment by the HEP.
  • approval by the HEP Senate.

HEP may accept graduates of the Malaysian Qualifications Framework (MQF) Bachelor Level 6 for direct entry into the MQF Level 8 Doctoral programme with the following conditions:

  • The student obtains a first class or equivalent,
  • The graduate gains a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.67 or equivalent from the academic or Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes.
  • A neutral internal assessment by the HEP.
  • The individual receives approval from the HEP senate and gains acceptance into the MQF Level 8 Doctoral programme candidacy. Students should show appropriate progress during their candidature.

English Language Requirements

1) Local student

  • MUET Band 4.0, IELTS Band 6.0, CEFR Mid B2, TOEFL iBT 60 or equivalent.
  • Exemption of English language requirement if the medium of instruction during bachelor studies was in English.

2) International student

  • IELTS Band 6.0, CEFR Mid B2, TOEFL iBT 60 or equivalent.
  • Exemption of English language requirement if the medium of instruction during bachelor studies was in English.