SFU Beedie School of Business

Beedie PHD Program

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Program Information

School:SFU Beedie School of Business
Degree:Doctorate
Field of Study:Business Administration and Management, General
Description:The SFU Beedie PhD program offers core and methodology courses, along with advanced study in areas of specialization. You can expect an experiential PhD education that immerses you in research and seminars, and connects you to faculty members from the first day. You will receive mentoring and guidance to present your papers at conferences, as well as the opportunity to study abroad during your PhD.

All students specialize in a traditional business discipline while being exposed to areas of specializations and methodologies. The goal is to develop highly capable and intellectually broad scholars for careers in academia.
URL:Beedie PHD Program at SFU Beedie School of Business
Length:4 Year(s)
Enrolment #:5

Admission Requirements

Prerequisites:*These courses are intended as guidelines. Speak to your guidance counsellor to see what courses are offered at your school.
    The Minimum Admission Requirements are as follows.


    a) Either i), ii) or iii)

    i) a master’s degree or its equivalent from a recognized institution


    ii) a bachelor's degree, with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5/4.33 or a grade point average of at least 3.67/4.33(A-) based on the last 60 credits of undergraduate courses. All graduate work is also considered. Individual graduate programs may set a higher admission grade point average. Students admitted directly from a bachelor's degree must complete at least 50% of the course work units required for the relevant department's master's program if no course work is required as part of the doctoral degree


    iii) completion of at least 75% of the course work units required for the relevant department’s master’s program, with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5. All graduate courses, whether completed at this University or at an equivalent post-secondary institution, shall be considered in the calculation. A student wishing to be admitted under this category (transferred to PhD) must have completed all of these requirements and initiated the transfer request within the first 6 semesters at SFU. As per graduate general regulation (GGR) 1.12.3, initial enrolment in the doctoral program will be the initial enrollment as a master's student.


    b) submitted evidence that the applicant is capable of undertaking substantial original research. Normally, such capability will be judged from letters of reference from qualified referees, and the completion of a master’s thesis or other scholarly work.

    Test Scores:
    • Graduate Management Admission Test [min. 600]
    Application Notes : The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT): our minimum requirement is a total score of 600 and 5 on the analytical writing. It is recommended that applicants place above the 80th percentile on the test scores. (Code: 6G8N356)


    Students whose native language is not English may be required to satisfy the University and the graduate program committee as to their capability in English.

    Additional Admission Requirements:
    • Letter(s) of Reference

    * We make every attempt to provide accurate information on prerequisites, programs, and tuition. However, this information is subject to change without notice and we highly recommend that you contact the school to confirm important information before applying.

    Modified on May 07, 2021