The stages of your doctoral journey, the requirements for the award and the attributes our graduates develop.
A three-year programme with five clear stages, taking you from application to award.
To be awarded the Doctor of Philosophy in Management, candidates must meet the following three requirements.
Successfully complete the compulsory Research Methodology course, which builds the advanced research skills you need for doctoral work. There are no examinations for this course.
Publish research arising from your doctoral study as one paper in an indexed journal or two papers in refereed journals.
Submit a thesis that makes an original contribution to knowledge and defend it successfully at the viva voce examination.
Supplementary MBA courses: Where a candidate needs to build the subject knowledge required for doctoral research, the Admission Committee may recommend supplementary courses from the Faculty of Management Studies MBA, one of the country's well-known management programmes. These courses are taken only where needed, and a separate certificate is issued on their completion.
In line with Sri Lanka Qualifications Framework (SLQF) Level 12, our doctoral graduates will be able to:
Through original research that extends the frontiers of management scholarship and merits peer-reviewed publication.
By critically evaluating established frameworks and designing rigorous qualitative, quantitative or mixed-methods research.
On complex management issues, often where evidence is incomplete or contested.
To academic, professional and policy audiences through publications, conferences and teaching.
By upholding the highest standards of research ethics and academic responsibility.
By turning research insight into better practice and policy, and into positive outcomes for society.
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