PhD of Business Administration

● The student studies nine courses, distributed as follows:
√ Seven compulsory courses.
√ Two elective courses from among the courses offered by the college for doctoral students.
● The study is conducted through research seminars in each course. The research seminar is based on multiple references and is in accordance with the methodology and standards of scientific research.
● The study of each of the nine courses takes four credit hours for a minimum of four weeks and may exceed that according to each student’s abilities. After that, the student’s competency and knowledge test is held in the course he completed, then he starts in another course in the same manner, and so on.
● The student is assigned two hypothetical courses that the college chooses from among the courses that the student has studied at the bachelor’s level. The student must divide each course from twelve to fourteen brief lectures. The student presents each lecture in the form of a written summary of its topic in Word or PDF format, accompanied by a video recording of it in the student’s voice using the PowerPoint program, with a duration of no less than ten minutes and not more than About twenty minutes.
● Study courses in the first year, the student has the right to extend the study for a period not exceeding a second year.

The requirements for obtaining a doctorate degree are ninety credit hours according to the study plan approved by the University Council. These requirements are distributed according to the following programs:

1- Research courses of thirty-six credit hours.

2- A thesis with thirty-six credit hours.

3- Practical training of eighteen credit hours.

PhD thesis topic registration requirements
● The student must pass the stipulated courses with a score of at least 70%.
● The student obtained a TOEFL certificate of at least 450, or its equivalent, or obtained an equivalent certificate in the French language, with the exception of those who obtained a first university degree in one of the two languages, or in one of the two languages.
● The student submits a request to the university administration to register the thesis with a proposed topic in one of the subspecialty tracks.
● If the initial approval of the subject title is achieved, the college council will designate a supervisor to guide and follow up the student in preparing the plan.
● The research plan includes the importance of the topic and a critical presentation of previous studies in it, specifically the research problem, then defining the study’s curriculum and its main hypotheses or questions that you want to answer, and the division of the study and its sources.
● The student presents his proposed plan in a scientific seminar, discussing the plan as a topic and an approach.
● The student adjusts his plan based on the professors’ observations in the seminar if he is asked to amend.
● After the seminar, the plan is presented to the college council to take its decision regarding the registration of the subject.
● In the event of approval, the College Council’s decision is presented to the University Council to approve the registration, and the registration date is calculated from the date of the University Council’s approval.

Discussion and awarding of degrees
● The minimum for preparing the thesis is one year and nine months starting from the date of approval by the University Council to register the subject, and the maximum is four years that can be extended for an exceptional fifth year on the recommendation of the supervisor and approval of the College Council, provided that the total period of student enrollment in the degree does not exceed six years.
● The supervisor submits a semi-annual report that includes what has been accomplished and what is required in the remaining period.
● After the student completes the thesis and the supervisor reviews it, the supervisor submits to the university administration a report stating its validity for discussion, including an assessment of the student’s performance during the period of preparation of the thesis of 140 degrees, with a full copy of the thesis signed by him, and a letter with the names of the discussion and judgment committee proposed by the professors of the specialty, for presentation to the college Council.
● At least fifteen days must pass before the student’s discussion from the date of the approval of the discussion committee by the college.
● The validity period of the committee formed to discuss the thesis is six months, which may be renewed for a similar period based on a report from the supervisor and the approval of the College Council.
● Each member of the committee writes a detailed scientific report on the validity of the thesis for discussion, and evaluates the thesis out of 420 degrees, and the average of the three degrees is taken.
The student may not be discussed unless he/she gets at least 70% of the supervisor’s evaluation of his performance and the committee members’ evaluation of the thesis in the individual reports.
● A collective report is submitted after the discussion, signed by all members of the committee, in which an assessment of the thesis discussion of 140 points is submitted.

The thesis is approved after public discussion with one of the ratings shown in the following table:

After the faculty approves the student’s results, the doctoral degree is awarded at a rate calculated from the average total of the courses and thesis grades.
After obtaining the approval of the University Council to grant a doctorate degree to the student, he is entitled to obtain insured certificates, authenticated by the university, stating that he obtained that degree, in order to present them to the various authorities.

The duration of study to obtain a doctorate degree from the College of Business and Administration in various disciplines is three years as a minimum, and six years as a maximum.
In the first year, the student studies at least eight subjects, and the study is through research seminars for each course. The research seminar depends on multiple references and is in accordance with the methodology and standards of scientific research.
In the second and third year, the student attends a general seminar for the topic of the scientific thesis that he will prepare and submit for discussion
The general seminar is discussed by the scientific committee at the university, and the title of the scientific thesis is approved
The student works to complete his thesis under the supervision of the supervisor decided by the Presidency of the University based on the proposal of the Dean of the College
The student completes his scientific thesis and submits for discussion before the committee formed by the Presidency of the University in a public session and completes the conditions for the Ph.D.
Courses of study in the first year The student has the right to extend the study in it for a period not exceeding a second year
The scientific thesis is prepared by the student during a period of time not less than one year and nine months and not more than four years

1) The student is considered to have passed any of the courses of the program if he achieves a final result of not less than 60%. He is also considered successful in the doctoral project if he obtains a mark (granted by the judging committee) not less than 70%.
After the student presents the results of his project before the committee, and discusses its technical content.
2) The student is not entitled to submit to discuss his thesis until he has published two scientific papers in an approved refereed journal
3) The student obtains a doctoral degree certificate after he has fulfilled all the scientific requirements for this degree

Academic Track Structure
9 courses = 36 credit hours,

 practical training = 18 credit hours

 Ph. D. thesis = 36 credit hours