Program Overview

Doctor of Philosophy in Management (ODL)

Course Details

• ODL (Online Distance Learning)
• Part Time
• Duration: 3 years
• Intake Date:
  • 04 June 2025
  • 01 July 2025
  • 05 August 2025
  • 02 September 2025
  • 07 October 2025
  • 04 November 2025
  • 02 December 2025
• Awarding Body: APU, Malaysia

Admission Requirements

• Minimum Entry Requirement:
  • A Masters degree in a related field accepted by the APU Senate
  • Other qualifications equivalent to a Masters degree that are accepted by the APU Senate
• Minimum English Requirements:
  • IELTS: 6.0

Fields of Research

• Specialist Doctoral Topics for Supervision:
  • Strategy of Multinational Corporations
  • Strategic Framework for SDG6 Adoption - Malaysian In-Bound Technology Transfer Model
  • International Human Resource Management
  • Business Innovation
  • Digital Transformations
  • Green Business and Marketing
  • Human Resource Management
  • Organisation Behaviour
  • Public Administration
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Work Quality
  • Strategic Management
  • Supply Chain Operation Management
  • Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Sustainable Supply Chain
  • Digital Marketing
  • International Entrepreneurship
  • Sustainable Development

Programme Structure

• Application Process:
  • Ideally, student works with potential supervisors to develop proposal.
• Open & Distance Learning (ODL):
  • The ODL (Open & Distance Learning) PhD programmes are designed to address the theoretical, practical and scientific skills and contribute towards new and meaningful knowledge in their field of expertise.
  • ODL allows students to learn anytime, anywhere at their own pace - this power of freedom has ignited more interest & excitement in learning.
  • Students will reinforce their independent learning skills, as well as demonstrate their ability to produce a professional document.
  • The supervision and monitoring will be conducted via Microsoft Teams and Moodle.
  • There is an option to undertake additional research workshops organised jointly by Graduate School of Technology and Graduate School of Business.
  • Students must participate in online research seminars/colloquiums/conferences.
  • For PhD in Computing/ Technology, students are required to publish 1 journal article (indexed) as a requirement for the PhD award.
  • Assessment of the fundamental knowledge is carried out through assessment of the students’ performance based on oral and written assessment. The final assessment is the viva voce and the dissertation.

Fees & Certification

• Malaysian: RM38,500
• International: RM38,500 (USD8,955)
• MQA Cert: Programme code: (N-DL/0414/8/0072)(11/27)(MQA/PA14009)
• Note: Fees stated here do not include Deposits and other Miscellaneous Fees. Please refer to Fee Guide for details.