Admission Requirements

The program will admit students with a master’s degree in management, business administration or related fields. The admission screening procedures will include English proficiency tests, a departmental interview, evaluation of the applicant’s proposal, his/her statement of purpose and other applicable procedures as defined by SQU’s policy 2018. The PhD program will be 100% research based and the official study duration to earn a doctoral degree is up to 3 years’ full-time and 6 years’ part-time. Upon completion of the requirements set forth in SQU Policy 2018, the student will be awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Management.

General requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following fields: business management, economics, psychology, sociology, engineering, and mathematics from a recognized university.
• A Master’s-level degree (MBA, MSc, MA, etc.) in the field of business and management.
• A Master’s-level degree must be obtained from a recognized university or business school.
• A Master cumulative Grade Point Average of not less than 3.00 on a 4-point scale or equivalent in any other system and the Deanship of Postgraduate studies makes the assessment for equivalency acceptance.
• A resume showing the candidate’s qualifications, research interests, research experience, research publications, work experience, and skills.
• Two academic letters of reference confirming the competence in the discipline of interest and research capabilities.
• A research proposal must include the following section: title, abstract, six keywords, introduction including rationale/justification for the proposed research, theoretical background/ framework/perspective, literature review leading to the formulation of research questions and/or hypotheses, methodology, and expected  implications of the proposed research for theory, research, practice and society as a whole. The format: APA 7th edition, font Times New Roman 12, line spacing 1.5, word count: no more 6000 words including references.
• A successful interview: a face-to-face interview for local applicants and an online interview for international applicants who are unable to attend the interview physically.
• English proficiency: Band 6.5 or higher in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS), with a score of not less than 6.5 in the reading and writing part.

Additional requirements for Omani applicants

 Omani applicants for the full-time mode must submit a release letter or a study leave from their employer, addressed to the dean of postgraduate studies at SQU.

• Omani applicants for the part-time mode must submit a no-objection letter from their employer.
• Unemployed Omani applicants must submit a statement from the Ministry of Labor documenting the unemployment status of the applicant.

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Please follow the link below to apply in PhD Management program:

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For more information:

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Fees:

Current fees for a PhD program:

• Omani students:                      OMR 6000
• International students:          OMR 7000

Fees are decided by the University authority and may change at any time.

Fees information:

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