Doctor Of Philosophy (PhD)

Available in any field of endeavor

Admission Requirements to PhD:
A master degree or its equivalent;

Graduation Requirements to PhD:
The PhD program consists of 5 required courses including electives and the completion of a thesis for a total of 60 credits. Satisfactory completion of these 60 credit hours is necessary for graduation. The program is structured into a compulsory section of 24 credits, elective section of 12 credits and a program completion section of a research based thesis of 24 credits. The PhD degree requires also satisfaction of the following criteria:
• Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (B) or higher.
• All required courses must be passed.

In a practical-based module, most of a student's time will be spent on practical work and in preparing for assessment. In a lecture-based course a considerable amount of time will be spent on private study. The set-up allows a very flexible manner of studying. Therefore, the course can be combined excellently with a job. The study load, which is the standard necessary study time to realize the competencies mentioned in the training set-up, amounts to a total of 1680 (60 credits x 28 hours) hours based on the following:

708 hours assigned study time,

140 hours laboratory and practical study time,

120 hours revision and examination preparation and

712 hours for examination and thesis completion



Additional admissions Criteria:

At least 4 year work experience engaged in related sports or similar position and preferably in the field of endeavor. Registration in professional bodies will be an added advantage.

An ambitious outlook with appropriate employment in industry shall add value to the student’s and further enhance the student’s admission into the program.

Engaged in combining work and study where required for high level intellectual academic work.

Major research study area in any one of the areas listed below:
As approved in any field related to in the selected area of study

Elective Study Areas:
Select any study area below (12 credits per course) 12 credits
Mini thesis based research area that has a bearing on the nature of the topic for the dissertation, minimum length 10000 words.

DDB6520 Selected Topic related to the study area of the student
Course Completion - Compulsory Units:
EMR4003 Research Methods 6 credits
EMR4002 Research Methodology 6 credits
EMR4004 Statistical Probability and Related Analysis 6 credits
EMR4005 Quality Planning and Analysis 6 credits
Course Completion: Dissertation 24credits
TOTAL 60 credits



GENERAL DOCTORAL STUDY REQUIREMENTS

Degree Requirements — Doctoral Degrees
The program of doctoral study is planned with the student’s graduate advisor and com­mittee to combine any or all of the following: graduate courses of instruction, special seminars, independent study, supervised research, and supervised training designed to promote a broad and systematic knowledge of the major field and to prepare the student for the comprehensive qualifying and final examinations and writing of the dissertation.

Graduate Committee
General requirements for all graduate committees — The majority of the members of any graduate committee must be members of the graduate faculty, including the chair of the committee. No more than one person may be a nonmember of the graduate faculty. No family member may serve on the graduate committee of his or her relative. All graduate committees are subject to the approval of the chairperson or designee of the department/division and the dean or designee of the college/school. Once a graduate committee has been officially established, it will not be necessary to alter it if the graduate faculty status of member(s) of the committee is downgraded.

Doctoral dissertation committees consist of no fewer than five members, the majority of whom must be regular graduate faculty, including the chairperson. At least one member of the committee must be from a department other than the one in which the student is seeking a degree.

Plan of Study
Shortly after entrance into a degree program and usually before nine to 12 hours of graduate coursework have been completed, the student, the advisor, and the committee (if appointed) draw up a plan of study (or prospectus). Depending on the degree sought and the field of study, the plan may also contain an outline of the research problem to be undertaken. In some graduate programs, the student and committee meet at a later date to delineate the research project more formally. The plan of study is subject to approval and becomes a formal agreement between student and program faculty regarding the conditions to be met to complete the degree. Any subsequent changes in the plan of study or prospectus can be made only through mutual agreement because of the binding nature of these documents. The responsibility for arbitration rests with the dean of the school or college should a disagreement arise at any time.

Doctoral Degree Coursework Requirements
The doctorate is a research or performance degree and does not depend on the accu­mulation of credit hours. The three requirements of the degree are admission to candidacy, residency, and completion and defense of a dissertation. The degree signifies that the holder has the competence to function independently at the highest level of endeavor in the chosen profession. Hence, the number of years involved in attaining or retaining competency cannot be readily specified. Rather, it is important that the doctoral student’s competency be assessed and verified in a reasonable period of time prior to conferral of the degree, generally five years from the admission to candidacy.

Graduate education, especially at the doctoral level, involves many learning experiences that take place outside the formal classroom setting. These involve observing and participating in activities conducted by the graduate faculty, using departmental and University libraries, attending lectures presented by visiting scholars, informally debating other students, and similar activities. However, because of the contractual nature of graduate study, an individual student or graduate committee may propose an alternative plan by which the student can gain equivalent educational experience. For example, the plan of study may require the student to spend time in residence at a national or foreign laboratory, institute, archive, or research center as partial fulfillment of the residency requirement.

Regulations described in the preceding sections governing admission, registration, etc., must be followed. In addition, the student must satisfy requirements specified by the faculty responsible for the major field. Students applying for admission to a doctoral program, after having received a master’s degree, must file a new application for graduate work with the Office of Admissions.

Doctoral Degree Time Limit
Because the qualifying examination attests to the academic competence of the student who will become an independent researcher or practitioner, the examination cannot precede the conferring of the degree by an extended period. The time allowed to complete the degree is not more than five years in which to complete remaining degree requirements. In the event a student fails to complete the doctorate within five years after admission to candidacy, an extension that may be obtained only by repeating the qualifying examination and meeting any other requirements specified by the student’s committee, including the setting of deadlines by which all degree requirements must be completed.

Dissertation Research
The candidate must submit a dissertation pursued under the direction of the faculty of the University on some topic in the field of the major subject. The dissertation must present the results of the candidate’s individual investigation and must embody a definite contribution to knowledge. While conducting research or writing a dissertation, the student must register at the beginning of each term or summer during which credit is being earned. No residence credit will be allowed for special field assignments or other work taken off the University campus without prior approval by the associate provost for Graduate Academic Affairs.

Dissertation Submission
The requirements for a doctorate include acceptance of the dissertation and submission of the electronic dissertation. If there is a substitute faculty member scheduled for the final examination, the final examination, the substitute signs the shuttle sheet; however, the origi­nal committee member is to sign printed copies of the dissertation. The dissertation must be presented to the University not later than the last day of classes of the semester or summer session in which the degree is expected to be granted.

The candidate is required to maintain close contact with the supervisor or chairperson of the graduate committee on these matters in developing a dissertation so as to incorporate the special requirements of the subject discipline