Program Objectives

The PhD Management program of IMSciences aims to equip students with a depth of knowledge and research skills so as to enable them to successfully pursue careers in research, industry and higher educational institutions. IMSciences highly emphasizes the quality of its PhD program and offers the finest resources in academia and deep impacted research with learning independence in classrooms through outstanding faculty. The program will help the public and private sector teachers, researchers and executives to improve their academic qualification, research capacity, and practical application. The doctoral degree will be offered in three major disciplines (Finance, Marketing, and Human Resource).

Program Eligibility

BS/MS/MPhil or equivalent degrees with a minimum CGPA of 3.00 out of 4.00 in the semester system or First Division in the annual system in the most recent degree obtained from Pakistani or foreign universities.

The applicants shall be required to submit a Statement of Purpose, which shall form an integral part of the application.

All applicants to PhD programs shall be required to take one of the following non-subject specific admissions tests:

    • Minimum 60% marks in The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) test administered by the Education Testing Service;
    • Minimum 60% marks in a graduate admission test administered by the Education Testing Council;
    • Minimum 60% marks in NTS-GAT General
    • Minimum 70% marks in the Institute’s own test.

Registrations are offered in the PhD programs throughout the year.

PhD Scheme of Studies-I

Program Structure

The students admitted to the PhD program with 18 years of relevant requisite qualification will be required to complete a minimum twenty-four (24) credit hours of coursework and thirty-six (36) credit hours of research work culminating in a thesis. A number of non-credit research seminars will be part of the program to significantly improve the research capacity of the scholars. The minimum period for completion of PhD program will be three (3) years, whereas the maximum period will be eight (8) years.

PhD Scheme of Study and Eligibility Criteria

A. Course work:  24 Credit Hours
B. Thesis:  36 Credit Hours
Total Credit Hours for PhD Program (A+B): 60 Credit Hours

Semester wise breakup of courses will be based on the following model-scheme of studies:

Semester 1

No. of courses

Credit hour per course

Total Credit Hours for the semester

4

3

12

 

Semester 2

No. of courses

Credit hour per course

Total Credit Hours for the semester

4

3

12

Year Two & Three

S.No

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

1

xxx

Research Dissertation

36

 

PhD Scheme of Studies-II

Program Structure

A student admitted to the PhD program with 16 years of requisite qualification will be required to complete a minimum forty-eight (48) credit hours and thirty-six (36) credit hours of research work culminating in a thesis. A number of non-credit research seminars will be part of the program to significantly improve the research capacity of the scholars. The minimum period for completion of PhD program will be three (3) Program Structure years, whereas the maximum period shall be eight (8) years.

The scheme of the courses and the semester wise breakup of the PhD program are given below.

A. Course work:  48 Credit Hours
B. Thesis:  36 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours for PhD Program (A+B): 84 Credit Hours

Note: The Institute may withhold PhD Scheme of Studies-II, if HEC retracts the same.

Semester wise breakup of courses will be based on the following model-scheme of studies:

Semester 1

No. Of Courses

Credit Hour Per Course

Total Credit Hours For The Semester

4

3

12

 

Semester 2

No. Of Courses

Credit Hour Per Course

Total Credit Hours For The Semester

4

3

12

 

If a student successfully completes the full set of requirements for the award of an MS/MPhil (or equivalent) degree during the course of their PhD studies, the Institute may award the applicable degree to such students upon completion of the relevant requirements. Such students will complete further 06 credit hour course work or thesis dissertation.

 

Special Semester for Exit with MS/MPhil degree

No. Of Courses

Credit Hour Per Course

Total Credit Hours For The Semester

2

3

6

OR

1 (Thesis dissertation)

6

6

Note: This special semester will only be completed by those students who want to exit with an MS/MPhil degree upon the completion of relevant requirements.

Semester 3

No. Of Courses

Credit Hour Per Course

Total Credit Hours For The Semester

4

3

12

 

Semester 4

 

No. Of Courses

Credit Hour Per Course

Total Credit Hours For The Semester

4

3

12

Year Three & Four

S.No

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

1

Xxx

Research Dissertation

36

Core Courses

Code

Course Title

Credit

Hours

RES 805 Advanced Research Techniques Three (03)
RES 825 Philosophy of Science Three (03)
RES 911 Critical Review of Literature Three (03)
RES 890 Seminar on Theology, Normative Economics and Management Three (03)
RES 981 Independent Research Study I Three (03)
RES 982 Independent Research Study II Three (03)

Electives (Finance)

Code

Course Title

Credit

Hours

FIN 801 Theory of Finance Three (03)
FIN 811 Seminar in Finance Three (03)
FIN 821 Behavioral Finance Three (03)
FIN 825 Treasury and Funds Management Three (03)
FIN 851 Data Science for Finance Three (03)
FIN 861 Financial Engineering Three (03)

Electives (Marketing)

Code

Course Title

Credit

Hours

MKT 811 Seminar in Marketing Three (03)
MKT 821 Statistical Models for Marketing Three (03) Statistical Models for Marketing Three (03)

Electives (HRM)

Code

Course Title

Credit

Hours

HRM 811 Organizational Development Three (03)
HRM 815 Managerial Leadership Three (03)
HRM 821 Change Management Three (03)
HRM 825 Performance Management Three (03)
HRM 831 Workforce Diversity Management Three (03)
HRM 835 Consulting in Human Resource Management Three (03)
HRM 841 Directed Research in Human Resource Management Three (03)
HRM 845 Case Studies in Human Resource Management Three (03)
HRM 851 Conflict and Negotiation Management Three (03)
HRM 855 Salary and Compensation Management Three (03)
HRM 861 Global Human Resource Management Three (03)
HRM 865 Strategic Planning and Human Resource Management

Challenges

Three (03)
HRM 871 Organizational Diagnosis and Transformation Three (03)
HRM 875 Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management Three (03)
HRM 881 Intellectual Capital Management Three (03)