Management Science and Engineering

time: 2020-07-01

Program: Doctoral Program in Management Science and Engineering
Mode of Study: Full time
Years of Study: 3 years
Degree Awarded: Doctor of Management
Credits Required for Graduation: 12 (incl. 8 of compulsory courses and 4 of elective courses)

Objectives

The program aims to develop high caliber professionals who:
- have broad theoretical foundation of economics and management;
- systematically master the theories of system and decision-making, and industrial engineering and operations management;
- comprehensively understand the development trends in management science and engineering;
- have the spirit of exploration and the ability to make theoretical innovation;
- are competent to conduct independently scientific research in this major and related areas, and produce innovative research results in this area;
- are able to solve complex issues in this major and related areas by applying discipline theory, scientific research methods and analytical tools.

Major Research Fields

1. Financial Engineering and Risk Management
2. Operations and Supply Chain Management
3. Service Science and Management
4. Industrial Engineering
5. Data Science and Management Decision
6. Information Management and Information System

Cultivation Mode

Each doctoral student is assigned an academic supervisor from the faculty to provide supervision on the student’s study and research. Under the guidance of their supervisor, doctoral students should draw up a study plan within two weeks after registration. Students are supposed to participate in the medium term assessment according to the Doctoral Degree Candidate Medium-Term Assessment Method of South China University of Technology and complete the required social practice session by the end of the third semester. During the program, students must attend at least 15 academic lectures. Students may select elective courses in management science and engineering and obtain credits. Admitted students with master degree in cross-disciplines (disciplines or special fields of study are totally different from the current ones) have to, under the guidance of their supervisor, make up three specialized compulsory courses of this major. Students must complete all these make-up courses which are included in the study plan, but no credits will count toward the doctoral degree.

Doctoral Thesis

Students should draw up a thesis proposal in the third semester. Upon completion of the thesis writing, students can apply for their thesis to be reviewed and the oral defense. Students must satisfy the School’s requirements for degree awarding on academic paper(s) publication before they initiate their thesis to be reviewed. Thesis defense is arranged according to the Rules for the Implementation of Graduation Degrees of South China University of Technology and the Regulations of the Applications for Thesis Defense of South China University of Technology.