PhD in Business Administration
The Ph.D. programme emphasizes the importance of research as evidence of an individual’s ability to conceptualize, conduct, and communicate research effectively. Quality research addresses significant problems within the chosen field of study and contributes meaningfully to the profession’s theory or practice. Our programme is designed to create highly qualified human resources in the fi ld of management sciences, fostering intellectual development in both educational and industrial sectors. Through practical solutions, our scholars aim to address social, economic, and managerial challenges faced by our nation, bridging the gap between educational institutes and industries to generate valuable insights for overcoming current crises.
Program Details & Curriculum
Program Duration
3 to 7 years
(6 Semesters)
Credit Hours
38 Cr. Hrs.
| Program Overview | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The program comprises 38 credit hours across 6 semesters, with a minimum duration of 3 years. | ||||
| Program feature | Requirement | |||
| Total credit hours | 38 | |||
| Total courses | 8 coursework courses plus dissertation | |||
| Duration | 3 to 7 years | |||
| Semesters | 6 | |||
| Curriculum component | Courses | Credit hours | ||
| General Education | 2 | 2 | ||
| Core Courses | 3 | 9 | ||
| Elective Courses | 3 | 9 | ||
| Dissertation | 18 | |||
| Total | 38 | |||
| Semester I | ||||
| Code | Course title | Credits | Category | Pre-Requisite |
| BRS851 | Research Philosophy And Theory Development | 3+0 | CORE | |
| BRS852 | Advanced Statistical Modelling | 3+0 | CORE | |
| Elective - I | 3+0 | ELECTIVE | ||
| GEN111 | Understanding Of Holy Quran - I | 0+1 | GEN ED | |
| Semester credit hours | 10 | |||
| Semester II | ||||
| Code | Course title | Credits | Category | Pre-Requisite |
| Elective - II | 3+0 | ELECTIVE | ||
| BIT851 | Advanced AI Applications In Business | 3+0 | CORE | |
| Elective - III | 3+0 | ELECTIVE | ||
| GEN112 | Understanding Of Holy Quran - II | 0+1 | GEN ED | GEN111 |
| Semester credit hours | 10 | |||
| Semester III to VI | ||||
| Code | Course title | Credits | Category | Pre-Requisite |
| BRS991 | Dissertation | 18+0 | ||
| Semester credit hours | 18 | |||
| Elective Areas | ||||
| Human Resource Management; Marketing; Finance; Supply Chain Management. | ||||
| Specialization and Elective Course Lists | ||||
| Human Resource Management | ||||
| Course code | Course title | Credit hours | Pre-Requisite | |
| BHR951 | Behavior Systems And Management Thought | 3+0 | ||
| BHR952 | Organizational Change And Innovation | 3+0 | ||
| BHR953 | Social Capital: Theory And Application | 3+0 | ||
| BHR954 | Seminar In Strategic HRM | 3+0 | ||
| BHR955 | Seminar In Strategy Research | 3+0 | ||
| BHR956 | Seminar In Organizational Behavior | 3+0 | ||
| BHR957 | Sustainable HRM And Leadership | 3+0 | ||
| BHR958 | Advance Topics In HRM | 3+0 | ||
| BHR959 | Management Control And Performance Management | 3+0 | ||
| BHR960 | Strategic HR Analytics And Metrics | 3+0 | ||
| Marketing | ||||
| Course code | Course title | Credit hours | Pre-Requisite | |
| MKT 951 | Marketing Strategy | 3+0 | ||
| MKT 952 | Consumer Behavior Models | 3+0 | ||
| MKT 953 | Behavioral Decision Theory In Consumer Behavior | 3+0 | ||
| MKT 954 | Corporate Brand Management | 3+0 | ||
| MKT 955 | Seminar In Marketing Theory | 3+0 | ||
| MKT 956 | Strategic Integrated Marketing Communication | 3+0 | ||
| MKT957 | Applied Marketing Analytics | 3+0 | ||
| MKT958 | International Marketing Strategies | 3+0 | ||
| MKT959 | Digital Branding And Consumer Insights | 3+0 | ||
| MKT960 | Digital Media Planning | 3+0 | ||
| Finance | ||||
| Course code | Course title | Credit hours | Pre-Requisite | |
| FIN 951 | Finance Theory | 3+0 | ||
| FIN 952 | Empirical Research In Finance | 3+0 | ||
| FIN 953 | Seminar In Investment Theory | 3+0 | ||
| FIN 954 | Seminar In Corporate Finance | 3+0 | ||
| FIN 955 | Seminar In Financial Markets And Institutions | 3+0 | ||
| FIN 956 | Corporate Governance | 3+0 | ||
| FIN 957 | Financial Engineering | 3+0 | ||
| IFN 958 | Contemporary Issues In Islamic Finance | 3+0 | ||
| IFN 959 | Risk Management In Islamic Finance | 3+0 | ||
| IFN 960 | Islamic Financial System And Maxims | 3+0 | ||
| IFN 961 | Economics For Islamic Finance | 3+0 | ||
| IFN 962 | Islamic Capital Markets | 3+0 | ||
| FIN963 | Behavioral Finance And Decision Making | 3+0 | ||
| FIN964 | Behavioral Economics And Finance | 3+0 | ||
| FIN965 | Financial Technology And Digital Innovation | 3+0 | ||
| FIN966 | Blockchain Governance And Digital Sukuk | 3+0 | ||
| Supply Chain Management | ||||
| Course code | Course title | Credit hours | Pre-Requisite | |
| SCM 951 | Inventory Management And Control | 3+0 | ||
| SCM 952 | Global Supply Chain Strategy | 3+0 | ||
| SCM 953 | Seminar In Supply Chain Management | 3+0 | ||
| SCM 954 | Research In Supply Chain Risk Management | 3+0 | ||
| SCM 955 | Advanced Supply Chain Analytics | 3+0 | ||
| SCM 956 | Theories And Research In Logistics And SCM | 3+0 | ||
| SCM 957 | Supply Chain Networks And Complexity | 3+0 | ||
| SCM 958 | Sustainable Supply Chain Management | 3+0 | ||
| SCM 959 | Selected Readings In SCM | 3+0 | ||
| SCM 960 | Advanced Topics In SCM | 3+0 | ||
| SCM 961 | Logistics And Transportation Modeling | 3+0 | ||
| SCM 962 | Stochastic Models For Operations And Supply Chain Management | 3+0 | ||
| SCM 963 | AI In Supply Chain Forecasting And Risk Management | 3+0 | ||
| SCM 964 | AI & Automation For Supply Chain Resilience | 3+0 | ||