Doctor of Philosophy in Economics
PhD in Economics is minimum of three years fulltime or equivalent time of original research after SLQF 6 or above.
Minimum Admission Requirement
- A Masters of Philosophy Degree
- A Master’s Degree
- A Bachelor’s Degree of Level 6 with a minimum GPA of 3 with or without qualifying examination as determined by the University.
- A holder of Bachelor’s Degree Honors of Level 6 who has registered to follow a MPhil Degree may be upgraded to PhD level after a minimum period of one year provided his/her research competencies are of exceptional merit.
- A Bachelor’s Degree of level 5 with a minimum GPA of 3 and successful completion of a qualifying examination which will be conducted after completion of 30 credits equivalent to SLQF level 6 in the same or related field and register to follow an MPhil Degree may be upgraded to PhD level after a minimum period of one year provided his/her research competencies are of exceptional merit.
Name of the Degree | Doctor of Philosophy in Economics |
Level of Qualification | SLQF Level 10 |
The details of the administration of the research degrees is shown in Section 2 under Guidelines for Postgraduate Programs in the Handbook.