Doctoral Program Design

(1) Brief introduction

At the end of 2021, the School was granted the right to offer doctoral degree in the discipline of "Management Science and Engineering", focusing on engineering practical issues such as intelligent decision-making, systems engineering and logistics supply chain. The program aims to cultivate high-level talents in the field of compound management science and engineering with solid professional foundation, strong sense of innovation, wide application and high overall quality, based on the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in China and areas outside of China.

The discipline has established five distinctive, fruitful, well-structured research directions: intelligent optimization and decision-making, management systems and engineering, supply chain and logistics engineering, internet and information management, and Fintech and Service engineering.

The duration of study for doctoral students is 3 years, and the maximum length is 5 years. For those who are directly enrolled as doctoral students after graduation from bachelor programs (hereinafter referred to as direct doctoral students), the duration of study is 5 years, less than 7 years at most.

(2) Curriculum design and credit requirements

The doctoral program of Management Science and Engineering provides 19 courses including 2 open required, 7 major required, 5 major electives and 2 other required courses. (see Table 1)

Table 1. Curriculum design in doctoral degree program

The Ph.D. students in the program of Management Science and Engineering are required to complete a total of 22 credits, including a minimum of 4 credits for public required courses and to take at least 2 courses; minimum 12 credits, at least 7 courses for major required courses; minimum 4 credits and at least 2 courses for professional electives; and for required courses with minimum 2 credits, at least 5 courses.

(3) Program phases

There are mainly 3 phases designed for doctoral students in the program, including course learning, mid-term review and dissertation writing. (See Table 2)

Table 2. Important phases in doctoral degree program

Note: But what’s important and fundamental for doctoral students is that academic research and social practical activities also play critical role in the whole process of the program. Therefore, a lot of academic, social work and activities are interspersed in the above 3 phrases.