Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Management (By Research)
Faculty of Management (FOM)
(R3/345/8/0141) 05/29 (A8126)
Master of Philosophy (Management) and Doctor of Philosophy (Management) are research programs offered at the Faculty of Management. Our research program equips you with the knowledge and research skills needed for conducting research in the area of your interest (i.e. accounting, auditing, business, banking, corporate governance, economics, finance, HR, IT Management, marketing, organizational behavior, quantitative finance, taxation, etc). Supervised by active and reputable researchers and supported by excellent research facilities, you will get to experience an incredible research journey from attending research-intensive workshops and international conferences and publishing research articles in international journals to winning research awards and thus becoming a successful researcher.
Fields of Research
Human resource management
International business
Entrepreneurship
Management
Knowledge management
Banking and finance
Economics
Accounting
E-commerce
Entry Requirements
- A Master’s degree (Level 7, MQF) in the field or related fields as accepted by the HEP Senate; OR
- A Master’s degree (Level 7, MQF) in non-related fields as accepted by the HEP Senate, subject to having relevant working experience and rigorous internal assessment; OR
- A Master’s degree (Level 7, MQF) in non-related fields as accepted by the HEP Senate and without relevant working experience, subject to passing pre-requisite courses; OR
- A Bachelor’s degree with minimum CGPA of 3.67 or equivalent in the field or related field from MMU or institutions recognised by Senate can be accepted subject to rigorous internal assessment; OR
- Other qualifications equivalent to a Master’s degree (Level 7, MQF) in the field recognised by Malaysian Government.
English Entry Requirement:
• Minimum IELTS overall band score of 6.0 or its equivalent*
• *The equivalency table is as below:
| English Competency | CEFR HighB1 | CEFR LowB2 | CEFR MidB2 | CEFR HighB2 |
| IELTS | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 |
| MUET | Band3.5 | Band4.0 | Band4.0 | Band4.5 |
| TOEFL iBT | 40 | 46 | 60 | 79 |
| TOEFL Essentials | 7.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 9.5 |
| Pearson Test of English (PTE) | 47 | 51 | 59 | 63 |
| Linguaskill Online | 154 | 160 | 169 | 176 |
• In addition to the above, any other qualification which is of equivalent level as determined by the Senate of the University.
• The English language requirement is waived for candidates who are native English speakers, or who have completed their entry qualification with English as medium of instruction.
Programme Duration
Full-Time: Min. 2 years, Max. 5 years
Part-Time: Min. 3 years, Max. 7 years
Intakes
Throughout the year
