Ph.D Management Sciences

Introduction

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Management Sciences is an internationally recognized research qualification which allows professionals, managers and academicians to apply advanced research skills and techniques to describe and improve existing management practices in a scientific manner. The USP Ph.D degree program in Management Sciences comprises of course work and supervised research thesis provides training and education with the objective of producing Professionals/scholars who have the capacity to conduct research independently at high level of originality and quality and serve at higher level in the prestigious business organizations, Academic and financial institutions.. The goal of Ph.D program is to contribute to existing body of knowledge by filling gaps in the current literature. This aim can be achieved when a Ph.D candidate discover new knowledge either by inventing new facts, formulating new concepts and ideas or give innovative management skills. This Ph.D. program has been designed to produce professionals through rigorous teaching and research who have strong capability to cope with latest business challenges and having capability to resolve them efficiently. The purpose of Ph.D program is to enable the students to discover the knowledge which we do not know.

Admissions Test

a) Candidate is required to:
I. Pass the test equivalent to GRE/HAT General developed by ISP, with the passing score of
60%. OR
II. Pass the test equivalent to GRE/HAT General, conducted by testing bodies accredited by
HEC, with a passing score of 60%.
b) In addition to clause (a), ISP may conduct subject test for admission in PhD programs, if
required.

Interdisciplinary Qualifications

Consistent with best practices internationally (including leading global universities),
intradisciplinary admissions may only be allowed, if:
I.
The applicant has a strong interest in pursuing a PhD in a different discipline.
II. The applicant has passed GRE-Subject/Equivalent Test with minimum 50% marks in the
discipline of admission and has taken 6-9 CH of deficiency courses of level 7.
III. The admission committee is satisfied that the applicant’s knowledge of the primary area
(level 7) has sufficiently prepared him or her to undertake the course of study of the doctoral
program (or, in the opinion of the admissions committee, the preparation can be deemed
satisfactory by taking a few additional courses after starting the program).

Program Objectives

The Program aims:
To produce graduates committed to excellence in research, teaching and in other professions.
To inculcate a strong grasp of the philosophy of research in management studies.
To train students for undertaking self-directed scientific research and producing high quality outcomes.

Admissions Criteria

The admission criteria for PhD Management Sciences will be
a) The candidate must have minimum CGPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 in the semester system) or 60%
(in the annual system) in the MS/MPhil/Equivalent, whether such degree was obtained from
Pakistani or foreign universities.
b) If the CGPA/Percentage is not mentioned on the transcript, the candidate must produce
equivalent weightage from the parent university.
c) The students having strong demonstrated interest in obtaining PhD degree, but their CGPA
is below than 3.00 (out of 4.0 in the semester system) or 60% marks (in the annual system)
in the most recent degree obtained, may be admitted to a PhD program after fulfilling the
following requirements:
I. Shall study additional courses of 9-12 CH of level 7 taking a zero semester and passed
with score minimum 3.00 out of 4.00 GPA.
II. The admissions committee is satisfied that the applicant’s knowledge of primary area
(level 7) has sufficiently prepared him or her to undertake the course of studies of the
doctoral program.

Scheme of Study Ph.D Management Sciences

Total Credit hours: 30

Courses
Core I	Core II	Elective I	Core III
Core IV	Elective II	Thesis

Core Courses
Management Thoughts and Philosophy	Academic Writing	Advanced Quantitative Research Methods	Advanced Qualitative Research Methods

Elective Courses
Contemporary Issues in Management	Advanced Topics in Innovation Management	Industrial and Organizational Psychology	Contemporary Issues in Marketing
Strategic Social Marketing	Marketing Data: Measurement and Analysis	Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management	Reward System: Theory and Administration
HR Data Analytics	Contemporary Issues in Corporate Finance	Financial Theory and Corporate Policy Decisions	Applied Econometrics