Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business

Accepted pathways

• Masters in the related discipline
• Passed Bachelor's degree with min. CGPA 3.67 and registered as a Masters candidate and passed related qualifying assessment
• Any other equivalent qualification recognized by Malaysian government or accepted by the Taylor's University Senate

Conditional admission

Any of the above would require the student's research proposal to be approved

Accepted routes

• Obtain a master's degree in the field or related fields accepted by the HEP Senate; or obtain other qualifications equivalent to a master's degree recognised by the Government of Malaysia
• Candidates without a related qualification in the field/s or working experience in the relevant fields must undergo appropriate prerequisite courses determined by the HEP

Eligible applicants

Bachelor's degree candidates who are registered for master's degree programmes may apply to convert to the doctoral degree programmes

Conditions

• Within 1 year for full time and within 2 years for part-time candidates
• Having shown competency and capability in conducting research at doctoral level through rigorous internal evaluation
• Approval of the Taylor’s University Senate

Without related qualification or relevant working experience

Students without a qualification in the related fields or relevant working experience require a bridging module and pass it

With relevant working experience

Students without a qualification in the related field but with relevant working experience must fulfil one of the following:

• CGPA above 2.50 with at least one (1) year of relevant working experience
• CGPA 2.00 to 2.50 with at least five (5) years of relevant working experience

Additional assessment

In addition, students will need to undergo a rigorous internal assessment

Publication requirement

Minimum of 5 publications or equivalent works in alignment with the theme of the specialisation

Required documents

• An executive summary of the above publications to demonstrate the applicant’s contribution to knowledge in the field
• A list of scholarly published work

Language proficiency

The minimum language proficiency of the candidates must be determined by the HEP consistent with applicable programme standards or based on the needs of the programme, i.e., learning outcomes and the medium of instruction

Approval process

A Selection Committee must be established to review the formal application for PhD by Retrospective or Prior Publication and recommend to the Senate to obtain approval

Published work criteria

• Published work must encompass high-quality journals, monographs, books, research-based chapters in books, electronic publications which have not been used to obtain other awards or deemed a part of those awards
• The publications must be published within a period not exceeding ten (10) years from the date of submission
• For the five (5) nominated publications, the candidate must be the principal author with the contributions of others clearly defined