Monday 24 June 2013

IIUM: Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting

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Duration/Mode of Programme
Students may enrol on a full-time or part-time basis.
The duration of studies for both full-time and part-time students is as follows:
Status
Minimum
Normal
Maximum
Full-time
2 academic years
3 academic years
6 academic years
Part-time
3 academic years
6 academic years
8 academic years

Entry Requirements

Programme Structure
The PhD in Accounting programme comprises of 12 credit hours of coursework (4 courses) and 60 cedit hours of thesis. These four courses are to be completed within the first year of the programme.
Two of the courses are core courses as follows :-
Core Courses
Course Code
Course Name
ECON 7910
Research Methods
ACC 7010
Contemporary Issues in Accounting
ACC 7020 Accounting Theory & Practice
In addition students have to take two other courses, one related to research method (either Qualitative Research or Quantitative Methods) and another one (3 Cr. Hrs.) accounting related course from the elective courses of M.Sc. in Accounting programme.


Elective Courses
Course Code
Course Name
ACC 8025
Qualitative Research
Or
ACC 8015
Quantitative Methods
and
ACC 6xxx Any one of M.Sc courses
 PhD Thesis

Students will proceed to do research once they complete all the courses. At the research stage, students need to prepare and defend their research proposals. Once the proposals approved, the candidates will continue with their research. The final research work (thesis) needs to be defended in a viva voce.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A relevant Bachelor's degree with good grades (CGPA 3.0) from an accredited instituion of higher learning or any other certificates recognized to be equivalent to a Bachelor's degree and with relevant professional experience.

A relevant Master's degree (CGPA 3.0) from an accredited institution of higher learning.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
In addition to the Kulliyyah requirements, an applicant must produce satisfactory proof of proficiency of English Language by :
The Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 550 or
The International English Language Testing Services (IELTS) with a score of 6.0 or
The IIUM-administered English Placement Test (EPT) with a minimum score 6.0.
* All information is correct at the time of publication. All requirements are subject to amendment by the Management of International Islamic University Malaysia.