Overview

Key Facts about the Business School

The programmes are designed so that graduates will be equipped to cope with the challenges of a rapidly changing work environment. Teaching and learning are based on a balanced combination of knowledge acquisition, hands-on practice and work experience. Besides, students will be able to develop the skills necessary to become effective entrepreneurs and innovators and to respond to the changing environmental and socioeconomic needs of the nation.

The combination of business studies and IT opens up a wide range of careers in the public and private sectors of the economy. The degrees also provide a platform for entrepreneurship and/or further study at the graduate level. UTB School of Business offers one undergraduate with six majors, and three graduate degree programmes under the following programme areas:

Accounting
Economics

Management

In these degrees is included also the Business degree from Universiti Teknologi Brunei.

Programme Structure

Candidates may apply PhD in the following areas:

General Management
Technology Management
Banking & Finance
Economics and related issues
Marketing
Accounting
Business Information System
and any other relevant topics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-01-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-08-31 00:00:00
Starting 2025-07-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-03-31 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Economics Business Administration

Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Student insurance

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Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

A Masters degree, or equivalent, recognised by the Senate of UTB.
An upper second-class honours Bachelor degree, or equivalent, recognized by the Senate of UTB.

At least a credit or equivalent in English Language GCE O-level or a valid IELTS score of 6.0 or valid a TOEFL minimum overall score of 550 or its equivalent.

Applications from mature candidates are encouraged. Admissions criteria for mature candidates are in place and such applications shall be considered on a case to case basis.
Additional admission requirements may be set by the programme area, such as having a required qualification in a relevant area, submission of a satisfactory research proposal and passing an interview.
A candidate will only be offered a place if the faculty is able to provide adequate supervision and facilities in the candidate’s proposed area of research.

Tuition Fee

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International

5000 BND/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 15000 BND for the full programme during 36 months.
National

4000 BND/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12000 BND for the full programme during 36 months.