Programme Objectives – PhD International Relations

The Program aims at imparting knowledge, skills and general competence defined in the following objectives:

• To impart advanced knowledge and critical thinking regarding regional and global politics, and to develop strong research skills through using different schools of thought and theoretical paradigms along with their application as well as an interdisciplinary approach.
• To render the advanced scientific research methods ranging from quantitative and deductive methods to qualitative and inductive methods, as per requirement of the research area.
• To expose the candidate to a healthy academic learning environment with numerous opportunities to share and exchange perspectives.
• To enable the scholar for establishing independent and clear yet logical argument, scholarly vision, and  leadership skills in order to enhance and test decision-making and policy implementation skills.
• To hone notable professional skills to enhance the global career perspective both in the government and non-governmental organizations.

Programme Outcomes – PhD International Relations

On the completion of degree the following outcomes are expected:

• Familiarization with the broader issue areas, vast research frontiers of the discipline, and real contribution to the development of new knowledge.
• Potential to disseminate research through recognized national and international channels, while broadening the borders of knowledge by contributing at least one scientific research paper in the field in national and /or international refereed journals.
• Participated in conferences and seminars thereby connecting their research to the relevant debates and discussions which in turn enhance the level of motivation and learning horizon.
• Gained skillful application of the knowledge gained at policy and societal level, potential to challenge established knowledge and practice in the specialized field, and proven capability to handle complex academic issues in a scholarly manner.
• Ability to express the established viewpoint based on critical, deeply analytical, and rational argument through written or verbal mediums, and to demonstrate both breadth and depth of knowledge in chosen area of specialization in order to advance the career goals.

• PHD Level
• Evening Shift
• 10 Semester(s)
• 03 to 08 years Year(s)
• 42 Cr.

a. MS/MPhil Degree (18 years of education with 6 credit hrs. research) in relevant discipline from HEC recognized University with minimum 3.0 out of 4.0 CGPA under semester system OR 1st Division under annual system.
b. Selection in the respective program will be subject to availability of seats, merit based on academic qualification, valid GRE International / NTS / NUML devised GAT- subject score and interview.
c. Applicants with valid GRE International/GAT-Subject from NTS will have to pass written/subjective portion of NUML GAT-S (as per schedule of respective Faculties) to secure admission.
d. Candidate qualified for interview will have to submit and present a Statement of Purpose1500-2000 words (inclusive of title of research, intended field, potential research and passion for area of research) for PhD studies at the time of interview.
e. For Management Sciences only: Candidates who have completed 30 credit hours of coursework in the case of professional degrees at the master's level, such as MBA and MS in Project Management are also eligible. However, preference will be given to those who have MS Degree with research at Level-7.