Doctor of Philosophy
The aims of this programme are to provide advanced knowledge through research; enabling students to gain specialist knowledge and research skills through original research at a doctoral level worthy of publication; and to foster a research culture and facilitate their contribution to new knowledge. Students are expected to pursue structured, supervised original research into one of the many economics, finance, business and management related fields in which the faculty has expertise. All theses must be written in English.
The faculty offers three PhD programmes:
PhD in Management
PhD in Economics
PhD in Finance
Programme Structure
Students will write a thesis containing up to 100,000 words on an agreed topic under supervision over a 3-5 years (full time) or 5-7 years (part time) period. Although the programme is based entirely on research, students upon recommendation by their respective supervisor/programme leader may be directed to take selected master level modules relevant to their research topic. Students are also required to attend research seminars and workshops organized by the faculty.
Areas of specialisation in Economics, Finance and Management are dependent on the availability of the faculty’s expertise and students’ interest. These may include:
Management
Human Resource Management
Information and Knowledge Management
Environmental Management
Strategic Management
Logistic Management
Operations Management
Entrepreneurship
Small Business Management
Information Systems
E-Commerce/E-Business/E-Government
Economics
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Development Economics
Financial Economics/Econometrics
International Trade and Finance
Environmental Economics
Economics of Poverty
Econometrics
Time Series
Finance
Accounting
Behavioural Finance
Investments
Islamic Finance and Banking