The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business Administration prepares candidates to acquire knowledge and skills necessary to function at the highest academic and professional levels. Exposure in the areas of management will be in-depth, whereby graduates will focus on a specialised area and will work to further develop their conceptual and intellectual knowledge and methodological tools necessary to design and conduct independent research.

• A  Master's Degree in Business Administration or relevant field from any Malaysian government accredited institution; OR
• Other equivalent qualifications approved by the Senate of IUKL
• Sufficient mastery of the English language is required
• For local applicants, sufficient mastery of the English language is required OR credit in Bahasa Inggeris during SPM or score BAND 3 in MUET
• International applicants who originate from a country where English is the native language; OR are required to have a minimum score of TOEFL 550 OR IELTS 6.0.; OR have attained a degree from a university where the medium of instruction is in English.