Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration

Course Overview

Curriculum

Programme Delivery

Stage 1 : Proposal Development

Stage 2 : Data Collection

Stage 3 : Report Writing

Stage 4 : Thesis Examination / Viva
Voce

Research Fields

Wholesale and Retail Sales

• Auctioneering
• Buying & selling
• Consumer Services
• Dairy Retailing
• Demonstration Techniques
• Property Sales
• Purchasing, Procurement & Contracts
• Real-Estate Business
• Retailing Sales Representatives
• Stock-Keeping
• Telephone Selling
• Warehouse
• Wholesaling

Marketing & Advertising

• Advertising
• Market Research
• Marketing
• Merchandising
• Public Relations
• Sales & Marketing

Finance, banking, insurance

• Bank Teller Programmes
• Banking & Finance
• Business Finance
• Finance Theory
• Finance Banking Insurance
• Financial Management
• Insurance Investment Analysis
• Investment & Securities
• Pension Insurance
• Social Insurance
• Stock-Broking

Accounting & Taxation

• Accounting
• Auditing
• Book-Keeping
• Tax Accounting

Management & Administration

• Administration
• Business Administration
• Educational Management
• Employment Management
• Enterprise Training
• Human Resource Management
• Local Public Administration
• Logistic Management
• Management of Education
• Management Science
• Management Skills
• Office Management
• Organisational Theory & Behaviour
• Performance Appraisal
• Personnel Administration
• Public Administration
• Public & Institution Management
• Quality Management Recruitment
• Start Your Own Business Courses
• Training Management

Secretarial & Office Work

• Administration & Secretarial Services
• Business Correspondence
• Clerical Programmes
• Court Reporting
• Data Entry
• Foreign Language Secretary Programmes
• Information Processing/Data Entry
• Keyboard Skills
• Legal Secretary Programmes & Management
• Management Support Services
• Medical Secretary Programmes
• Office Automation
• Operation of Office Machines
• Receptionist Training
• Secretarial Programmes

Working Life

• Clients’ Needs
• Company Knowledge
• Industrial Relation
• Introductory Courses at Work
• Organisation at Work
• Quality Assurance
• Trade Union Courses (General)
• Work Development
• Working Life

Audit Subject

• Research Methodology
• Quantitative Data Analysis
• Qualitative Data Analysis

Entry Requirements

For Malaysian  and International Students:

• Possess a recognised Master’s degree; OR
• Other recognised equivalent qualification.

Additional Requirements:

• A statement of research intent, describing what you have already done and what you hope to accomplish in your doctoral research
• A curriculum vitae (CV) or resume.

Minimum English Language Requirements for International Students:

• Minimum score of 6.0 for IELTS 6.0; OR
• Other recognised equivalent qualification.
• Those who have their tertiary education in English will normally be exempted from the above requirement.

*Any of the above conditions would require student’s research proposal to be approved. 

*The above entry requirements serve as a guideline. Applicants are responsible to verify the requirements by contacting the University’s Admission Unit.