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Postgraduate Research Programmes Impacting Business, Public Institutions and Society Through Research
The SMU Experience ‘The experience moves me away from textbook to real-world application.’ PhD students take their research to the next level.
Our Programmes SMU PhD programmes develop world-class researchers. Become future thought leaders in your specialised field.
SMU Admissions SMU invites candidates who possess a good Bachelor’s degree to join our exciting PhD programmes.
Singapore A ‘little red dot’ always bustling with life, Singapore offers an enriching journey for your PhD experience.
At a Glance
Produce high-quality research that generates impactful and real-world relevant outcomes
Learn from eminent faculty members and internationally-renowned visiting academics
Undertake research assistantships in SMU Institutes, Centres, Labs & Initiatives (ICLIs)
Undertake teaching assistantships and internships
SMU PhD students:
Overview
• PhD in Business
Lee Kong Chian School of Business
• PhD in Economics
School of Economics
• PhD in Information Systems
School of Information Systems
• PhD in Psychology
School of Social Sciences
PhD Programmes
(Finance / OBHR / Marketing NEW / Strategic Management & Organisation NEW)
Programme Structure
Coursework [Years 1 to 2]
Qualifying Examination
[By Year 2]
Dissertation • Oral Defence of Proposal [by Term 1 of Year 3] • Oral Defence & Completion of Dissertation [by end of Year 4]
* Students are encouraged to complete their PhDs in 4 years.
Fellowships & Scholarships
Full Scholarships
• Cover tuition and registration fees, and provide monthly stipends.
• Renewable yearly, up to Year 4, based on good academic performance.
Presidential
Doctoral Fellowships
• Exceptionally qualified PhD students. • Renewable yearly, up to Year 4, based on good
academic performance. • Higher monthly stipends.
Primary Specialisation (8 Course Units)
Secondary Specialisation (4 Course Units)
Students will:
• have research advisors from both specialisations.
• undertake research assistantships with the institutes and centres in the university.
• receive the Presidential Doctoral Fellowship.
Interdisciplinary Doctoral Programme (IDP)
Interdisciplinary Doctoral Programme (IDP)
• Analytics for Business, Consumer & Social Insights Primary Specialisation Secondary Specialisation
Information Systems Economics, Marketing or Psychology
Marketing Economics, Information Systems or Psychology
• Financial Markets & Institutions Primary Specialisation Secondary Specialisation
Economics Finance
Research@SMU: ICLIs
SMU has over 20 Institutes, Centres, Labs & Initiatives (ICLIs), most in collaboration with industry partners. These ICLIs:
Conduct world-class research and influence industry practice.
Engage students as research assistants & postdoctoral fellows on impactful projects.
Research@SMU: Research Assistantships
Students are involved in research assistantships at ICLIs and the Schools.
Full-time/Part-time RA appointments
Cover tuition fees and provide monthly stipends, or supplement scholarship stipends.
Allow students to work in teams undertaking targeted and impactful research.
Research@SMU: Internships
Through internships, SMU students steer their research towards practical problems.
With leading labs (such as HPLabs)
Exchanges with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
Chee Meng Tey & Payas Gupta Best Paper Award at the Network & Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium 2013 I Can Be You: Questioning the use of Keystroke as Biometrics
Qiang Yan & Jin Han Distinguished Paper Award at the NDSS Symposium 2012 On Limitations of Designing Leakage-resilient Password Systems: Attacks, Principles and Usability
Fuwei Jiang Best Paper Award in Investment at The Chinese Finance Association Annual Conference 2010 How Predictable is the Chinese Stock Market
SMU PhD students have received Best / Distinguished Paper Awards for their outstanding research papers.
SMU PhD Students’ Research Achievements/Contributions
Yen Teik Lee Society for Financial Studies Finance Cavalcade Award for the Best Paper in Corporate Finance (May 2013) Political Connections & Firm Value: Evidence from the Disgression Discontinuity Design of Close Gubernatorial Elections
View more examples of targeted &
impactful research
Career Prospects
Enter partnerships with business people looking for Entrepreneurship opportunities.
In companies which need people to be Thought Leaders of their Businesses.
As eminent and distinguished Faculty in Colleges and Universities.
A list of our graduates is found at: http://pgr.smu.edu.sg/phdsmu/graduates1.
Teaching@SMU
The Centre for Teaching Excellence equips teaching assistants with formal teaching experience through professional skills development workshops.
Graduate Instructors Forum for Teaching
(GIFT)
Faculty Online Learning Kits
Lesson Planning Workshops Collaborative Learning Workshops
Teaching Portfolio Workshops (useful for applying for faculty positions)
Brown bag conversations by SMU faculty on teaching & learning
Faculty Teaching Forums
Singapore
Quick Facts
• 136.8 km north of the equator (tropical climate)
• Island of 704 square kilometres • Exotic ‘garden-city’
Geography
• Population: 5.3 million • Residents : 3.8 million (74% Chinese, 13%
Malay, 9% Indian, 4% Eurasians & others) People
• 4th wealthiest country in terms of GDP per capita - World Bank, 2011 Wealth
• English • Chinese Languages • Malay
• Tamil
Marina Bay Sands
Sentosa
About SMU
University Profile • Established in January 2000 • First publicly-funded autonomous university
in Singapore • City campus surrounded by museums,
theatres, educational institutions, art galleries, cafés, restaurants and a range of retail outlets
Student Profile • 36 countries represented
• 7,108 full-time undergraduates • 874 postgraduates
As of 7 September 2012
Faculty Profile • Globally diverse faculty pool with
PhDs from leading international universities
• 300 full-time faculty* • 61% international faculty* • 39,273 cumulative citations (as of March 2010)
*As of 31 December 2012
Life@SMU
In Singapore
At the University
As a PhD Student
• Located in the heart of the city, enjoy easy access to real-life data-sets, and internationally-known scholars, practitioners, entrepreneurs & distinguished educators.
• Be part of a vibrant research environment in a highly-focused university.
• Pursue research that targets theoretical advances and/or practical impact.
* Please refer to the individual programmes’ website for more details.
Admission Requirements
Passion For the pursuit and creation of knowledge to benefit society.
At least a good Bachelor’s degree A Master’s degree is useful but not required.
GMAT/GRE SMU, NUS and NTU students are exempted.
TOEFL/IELTS For applicants whose medium of instruction at the undergraduate level was not English.
Intake Opening Date for Application Closing Date for Application
August 1 November (of prior year) 31 January (of intake year)
January 1 April (of prior year) 30 June (of prior year)
Admission Offers
Matriculation & Orientation
Start of PhD Programme
Application Procedure
When to Apply?
Admission Schedule
August Intake
January Intake
Early-March
Early-August
Early-August
End-December
Mid-August
Early-January
The SMU Experience “The experience moves me away from textbook to real-world application.” PhD students take their research to the next level.
Our Programmes SMU PhD programmes develop world-class researchers. Become future thought leaders in your specialised field.
SMU Admissions SMU invites candidates who possess a good Bachelor’s degree to join our exciting PhD programmes.
Singapore A “little red dot” always bustling with life, Singapore offers an enriching journey for your PhD experience.
At a Glance