PhD Programmes in Collaboration with Al-Maktoum College draft

Program Overview

This PhD program, offered in collaboration with Al-Maktoum College and Abertay University, focuses on various aspects of business and management, including organizational learning, business excellence, and sustainability. It offers flexible intakes and a research-intensive environment with expert supervisors and industry connections. The program is open to candidates with a relevant Master's degree and strong English language skills.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Duration: 3-5 years
• Delivery: February, June, October intakes
• Focus Areas:
• Organisational learning, workplace learning, lifelong learning
• Business excellence and quality management
• Future foresight and innovation management
• Performance management and improvement
• Leadership and corporate culture
• Moral economy and sustainability, sustainable development
• Environmental law and regulations, net-zero and green industry
• Climate change governance policies
• Digital transformation
• Management and business consulting
• Public administration, corporate governance
• Corporate social responsibility and corporate environmental liability
• Sustainability and the law of corporate bankruptcy
• Structure:

Teaching:

• Supervisors: Candidates can directly contact potential supervisors from Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education or Abertay University
• Research environment:
• Both universities have excellent research environments and researcher training opportunities
• Close links with industry, the public and third sectors
• Welcoming student support
• Pan-University Graduate School, which encourages interdisciplinary working in our next generation of researchers.

Careers:

• Potential career paths:

Other:

• Application process:
• Two-stage application process
• Stage 1:
• Prepare a research proposal (6-8 pages minimum) using the provided template
• Send research proposal and CV to PhD@almcollege.ac.uk
• You will be notified with a decision on your research proposal
• If accepted, proceed to Stage 2
• Stage 2:
• Apply through the Al-Maktoum College application portal
• Contact Dr Alaa Garad if you have any questions: PhD@almcollege.ac.uk
• Deadlines:
• Tuition fees:
• UK Students: £4,682
• International Students (self-funded): £15,000 with a tuition fee discount of £2,000 per year.
• Qualifications:
• MSc, MA, MBA or other relevant Master's degree (or equivalent).
• English Language Requirements:
• IELTS Academic: Overall 6.5 with at least 6.0 in each component
• TOEFL-iBT (including home edition): Total 92 with at least 20 in each component.
• CAE and CPE: Total 176 with at least 169 in each component.
• Trinity ISE: ISE ii with distinctions in all four components.
• PTE Academic: 62 overall with at least 59 in each component.
• NECO English at B (4)
• WAEC English at B (4)
• Applicants not from a majority English speaking country must hold a Degree no more than three and a half years old at the beginning of their programme of study, unless using IELTs, TOEFL, Trinity ISE or PTE, in which case it must be no more than two years old.
• UK Government approved Secure English Language Tests (SELT):
• IELTS – 6.0 (Minimum of 5.5 in each component and 6.0 in writing) or equivalent
• LanguageCert – B2 or equivalent

UK Students: £4,682 International Students: £15,000 International students who are self-funded are eligible to apply for a tuition fee discount of £2,000 per year.