Programme Mission:
To produce knowledge via research on issues relevant to the business organizations operating in the competitive and increasingly globalized environment by grooming scholars who can influence the creation of value through intellectual leadership, teaching excellence, and global dialogues on entrepreneurial and managerial activities.

STREAM 1: Management Year One	STREAM 2: Marketing Year One	STREAM 3: Finance Year One
Winter Term: Sept. – Dec	Winter Term: Sept. – Dec	Winter Term: Sept. – Dec
Qualitative and Mixed Research Methods in Business (MGT 809) Seminar: Organizational Behavior(MGT 803) Seminar: Human Resource Mgmt (MGT 805)	Qualitative and Mixed Research Methods Business (MGT 809) Seminar: Marketing Theory and Research (MKT 808) Seminar: Consumer Behavior (MKT 810)	Qualitative and Mixed Research Methods Business (MGT 809) Seminar: Survey of Financial Theories (FNC 801) Seminar: Empirical Corporate Finance (FNC 803)
Spring Term: Jan. – May	Spring Term: Jan. – May	Spring Term: Jan. – May
Seminar: Business Policy and Strategy (MGT 806) Seminar: Organization and Management Theory (MGT 804) Advanced Artificial Intelligence for Research Understanding of Holy Quran /Rule of Law and Civil Society *(2)	Seminar: International Marketing (MKT 806) Seminar: Business Policy and Strategy (MGT 806) Advanced Artificial Intelligence for Research Understanding of Holy Quran /Rule of Law and Civil Society *(2)	Seminar: Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (FNC 802) Advanced Artificial Intelligence for Research Optional from the list below Understanding of Holy Quran /Rule of Law and Civil Society *(2)
		Optional
		Seminar: Global Financial System and International Finance (FNC 808) Seminar: Behavioral Finance (FNC 807) Seminar: Derivatives and Instruments (FNC 805) Advanced Econometrics (ECO 804) Applied Statistical Models for Business Research (SQA 804)

Length of PhD in Business Administration Programme and Graduation Requirements: The PhD in Business Administration Programme is a 4 to 5 year degree programme requiring completion of minimum 18 credit hours of coursework (excluding the pre-requisite courses) with a CGPA of 3.0 and a PhD dissertation.
Credit Hours and Courses: All courses are three credit hours each except the course indicated as 2 credit hours.
Semester Schedule: The academic year consists of 2 Semesters (Winter and Spring). The Winter Semester from September – December and Spring Semester from January - May consist of 16 -18 weeks.
Entrance Requirements: Admission to the Lahore School’s PhD in Business Administration programme is regulated through HAT 2- Management Sciences, Business Education, a Lahore School admissions test, evaluation of a Research Proposal/Statement of Purpose and an interview process. Candidates with an MBA/ MS/ MPhil or equivalent eighteen years of schooling (in business administration related areas) with a minimum CGPA of 3.0 and above are eligible to apply to the PhD in Business Administration programme.
Pre-requisites: Applicants to PhD degree program must demonstrate competency, (preferably through 600/700 level coursework) in 4 courses namely 1) Advanced Research Methods in Business 2) Econometrics and Advanced Statistical Methods for Business Research 3) Advanced Marketing Research 4) Applied Multivariate Statistics or any other courses to cover the deficiency areas to be determined by the admissions committee by joining the Lahore School’s Post Graduate Prerequisites to PhD Programme. Admission to the Lahore School’s Post Graduate Pre-requisites to the PhD Programme will be decided by the Dean of Faculty. The time period spent by a candidate for completing the pre-requisite requirement will not be counted toward maximum 8-years allowed for completion of PhD
degree requirements.

The Lahore School of Economics hasthe right to make modifications in its Policies including Admission Policies, Fees, Courses, Course Sequence, Seminar, Tutorial and Graduation requirements for any Undergraduate/ Graduate Programme. The School also reservesthe right to prescribe pre- requisite coursework to a candidate exclusive ofregular coursework for the MS/MPhil/PhD Program.