Programs - PhD Management Sciences

Objectives of PhD Program:

  • To prepare students for careers in research and development in the commercial and corporate world.
  • The intended outcome of this program is to provide students with cross-disciplinary knowledge and expertise. Students from outside the business world with relevant work experience and managerial skills gains a grounding in business fundamentals, which can pave the way for further advanced study.
  • The purpose of this purpose of this PhD program is to improve the research skills of the students and foster their growth with regarding their creative capacities to discover novel business models and research paradigms.

Learning Outcomes of PhD Program:

By the end of the program, students will be expected to:

 • Develop a knowledge base of theories and concepts within their primary area of study.

 • Use different approaches to solving problems using well established ideas and techniques within the discipline.

 • Locate and critically evaluate qualitative and quantitative information. • Formulate and communicate orally and in writing arguments based on information, theories, and concepts.

 • Apply knowledge and skills in a variety of contexts, including situations that are new to the student.

 • Conceptualize, design, and implement research for the generation of new knowledge or understanding within the discipline.

 

Scheme of Study PhD Management Sciences

 

Credit Hours

No. of Courses

Graduation Requirements

45

6

Core Courses

6

2

Elective Courses

12

4

Thesis

27

-

 

Scheme of Study PhD Management Sciences

Total Course Work (18 credit hours)

Year 1

Semester 1

Semester 2

Code

Course Title

Cr Hrs

Prerequisite

Code

Course Title

Cr Hrs

Prerequisite

MGT_7XX

Core Course 1

3

-

MGT_7XX

Core Course 3

3

-

MGT_7XX

Core Course 2

3

-

MGT_7XX

Core Course 4

3

-

MGT_7XX

Elective 1

3

-

MGT_7XX

Elective 3

3

-

MGT_7XX

Elective 2

3

-

MGT_7XX

Elective 4

3

-

Total Credit Hours

12

 

Total Credit Hours

12

 

 

Year 2

Semester 3

Semester 4

Code

Course Title

Cr Hrs

Prerequisite

Code

Course Title

Cr Hrs

Prerequisite

MGT_8XX

Core Course 5

3

-

MGT_8XX

Core Course 6

3

-

MGT_8XX

Elective 5

3

-

MGT_8XX

Elective 8

3

-

MGT_8XX

Elective 6

3

-

MGT_8XX

Elective 9 

3

-

MGT_8XX

Elective 7

3

-

MGT_8XX

Elective 10

3

-

Total Credit Hours

12

 

Total Credit Hours

12

 

 

Semester 5 – 10

 

Comprehensive Exams (written & Oral)

Major

0

Synopsis Defense, Research & Thesis

Major

27

 

Note: The “Elective*” courses may be changed for different batches depending on the availability of Faculty and student interest.

 

Time Frame

Sr. No

Type of activity

Semesters

No. of chances

1

Course work

I-IV

N/A

2

Comprehensive Exam (Written + oral),

III-VI

2

3

Synopsis Defense

IV-VI

2

4

Thesis

VI-X

N/A

 

Core Courses

Course

Code

Advance Strategic Management/Philosophy of Management Sciences Research.

MGT-801

Advanced Techniques in Quantitative Research

MGT-802

Advanced Techniques in Qualitative Research

MGT-803

Advanced Financial Management

MGT-804

Advance Strategic Marketing

MGT-805

Advance Strategic Human Resource Management

MGT-806

 

Elective Courses: Finance

Course

Code

Advanced Theory of Finance/Advanced Theories of Finance

MGT-807

Advanced Corporate Finance

MGT-808

Advanced Strategic Finance

MGT-809

Advanced Islamic Finance

MGT-810

Advances in Financial Markets and Institutions

MGT-811

Advance Topics in Finance

MGT-812

Advance Entrepreneurial Finance

MGT-813

Advanced Strategic Financial Planning

MGT-814

Mergers and Acquisitions

MGT-815

 

Elective Courses: Marketing

Course

Code

Marketing Strategy: Advanced Concepts and Practices

MGT-816

Product and Brand Management: Advanced Strategic Approach

MGT-817

Seminars in Marketing

MGT-818

Marketing Ethics

MGT-819

International Marketing

MGT-820

Advance Entrepreneurial Marketing

MGT-821

Advances in Theory and Practices of Consumer Behavior

MGT-822

Entrepreneurial Marketing

MGT-823

Business to Business Marketing 

MGT-824

Customer to Customer Marketing

MGT-825

 

Elective Courses: Human Resource Management

Course

Code

Advance Human Resource Management

MGT-826

Advance Organizational Behavior

MGT-827

International Human Resource Management.

MGT-828

Organization Studies and Human Resource Management In Services

MGT-829

Advanced Employment Research

MGT-830

Global Leadership Practices for Human Resource Development

MGT-831

People And Performance (Case Based)

MGT-832

Leadership Development

MGT-833

Advanced Contemporary Theories in Leadership and Change Management

MGT-834

Published work in Human Resource Management (cases and theories)

MGT-835

Succession Planning

MGT-836

HR Audits

MGT-837

 

6– Credit hours of course work to be completed by studying two (2) core courses:

  • Advanced Techniques in Quantitative Research
  • Advanced Techniques in Qualitative Research.

 

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