The main objective of the PhD in Business Administration as a research degree is to enable students benefit from advanced education by focusing on research, theory, and practice of business administration and to strengthen the ability for active learning through modern teaching methods and research techniques in an environment that actively seeks the mental, moral, and spiritual development of the scholar.
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GEDS 901 |
Personal and Family Wholeness |
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GEDS 902 |
Advanced Statistics |
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GEDS 912 |
Advanced Research Design |
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GEDS 911 |
Research Proposal Writing |
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BSAD 921 |
Management Thought & Philosophy |
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BSAD 912 |
Leadership, Organizational Behaviour and Development |
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BSAD 922 |
Advanced Strategic Mgt. & |
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BSAD 931 |
Advanced Comparative Management |
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BSAD 927 |
Religion and Management |
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BSAD 903 |
Doctoral Seminar 1 |
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BSAD 905 |
Doctoral Seminar 2 |
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BSAD 906 |
Doctoral Seminar 3 |
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BSAD 908 |
Doctoral Seminar 4 |
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BSAD 990 |
Doctoral Thesis |
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Specialization Courses |
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NB: Candidates in consultation with the Departmental Head and PG Coordinator are to pick one specialization course each in the first and second semesters of the first year.
LIST OF SPECIALIZATION COURSES (3 credits per course)
Operation Research and Production Management
BSAD 961 Advanced Operations Management
BSAD 962 Production Systems
BSAD 952 Mathematical Programming
Strategic Management
BSAD 971 Business Modeling and Competitive Strategy
BSAD 916 Organizational structure and Management
BSAD 914 International and Corporate Strategy
Human Resources Management
BSAD 924 Contemporary Issues in Human Resources Management
BSAD 951 Labour Code and Relations Management
BSAD 972 Performance and Knowledge Management
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
BSAD 918 Innovation & Change Management
BSAD 953 Business Environment Analysis & Start up
BSAD 956 Entrepreneurship Sales and Marketing
Graduation Requirements
General Courses - 8 Credit Units
Core Courses - 15 Credit Units
Thesis -16 Credit Units
Doctoral Seminars - 12 Credit Units
Specialization Courses - 6 Credit Units
TOTAL 57 Credit Units
Course Duration
Regular: minimum of six (6) semesters and maximum of eight (8) semesters.
Elongated: minimum of seven (7) semesters and maximum of nine (9) semesters. The minimum CGPA for graduation shall be 4.0 on a 5-point scale.
"Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming."
~ Richard Branson
Individuals eligible for admission into PhD programme in Business Administration must satisfy the general requirements demanded by the College of Postgraduate Studies at Babcock University. Additionally, applicants are required to have an MSc degree in Business Administration from Babcock University or from any other recognized university within and outside Nigeria, wherein they would have obtained an average of at least 60% (4.0 on a 5.0-point scale). Candidates must submit official transcripts as evidence.
Candidates with a CGPA of 3.50-3.99 on a 5.0-point scale or 55-59% in the MSc in Business Administration may be admitted under conditional status to the PhD programme, provided they successfully complete a minimum of required additional 16 credits in Master’s-level coursework in Business Administration at Babcock University and any other relevant area at the 60% pass level prior to commencing any coursework in the PhD programme.
Candidates with a minimum of 4.0 CGPA (on a 5.0 scale) from a cognate discipline may be considered for admission subject to prescribed remedial courses as approved by the department.
An MPhil in Business Administration from Babcock University, with a minimum proficiency level of 60%, will count for the first year of the PhD programme, with the student commencing the activities of the second year of the PhD programme of studies. If the student has an MPhil in Business Administration from any other institution or in any other relevant area, with a minimum proficiency level of 60%, the student will commence the first year of the PhD programme of studies.
Note: Professional experience may not be counted to waive a deficiency in the programme requirement. Furthermore, no credits from outside BU may be counted toward the PhD degree. The admission requirements into the undergraduate programmes of the Department also apply.
