At Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, PhD in Management is offered as a doctorate in Management & Leadership programme. The programme is delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 10,000 per year (CAD 9,200 per year for local students).
Also offered as: Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree
At a glance
Degree:Doctorate
Field:Management & Leadership
Delivery: On Campus
Local tuition: CAD 9,200 / year
International tuition: CAD 10,000 / year
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This is a research-intensive doctoral program in Dalhousie University's Faculty of Management, delivered on campus on a full-time basis. Coursework totals 21 to 27 credit hours and includes a core management theory course, a graduate seminar taken across the first five semesters, a course addressing management and inclusion, six credit hours of research methods, and electives chosen to match each student's research interests. Beyond coursework, candidates complete a comprehensive examination, develop and defend a thesis proposal, and carry out dissertation research culminating in a final defence. Applicants must identify and secure a faculty supervisor whose research aligns with their own before applying, and the program admits only a small cohort of two to three new students each year, making it highly selective. It suits committed researchers aiming for careers in academia, industry, government, or the non-profit sector, who want sustained, supervised work on an original management research agenda.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:3.00 / 4.33
Admission Requirements: Dalhousie's PhD in Management requires a completed master's degree, with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.3 scale (a B average) calculated across 30 credit hours from the master's degree and the remaining 30 credit hours from the most recent bachelor's degree. Applicants who do not meet the standard degree requirement may instead submit prior-learning documentation such as partial transcripts, certificates, professional references, writing samples and evidence of research activity. Applicants must secure a supervisor before applying. Those whose first language is not English, and who did not complete a degree taught in English in an English-speaking country, must submit a minimum overall IELTS score of 7 or a minimum TOEFL score of 92. The application also requires official transcripts, at least two academic reference letters, a supervisor-signed research statement form, and a curriculum vitae.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Dalhousie's live Dates and Deadlines page still shows the September 2026 entry cycle as of mid-September 2026, not the 2027 cycle. For that cycle, Bachelor of Science (Nursing), Bachelor of Health Sciences, Bachelor of Science (Medical Sciences) and Bachelor of Social Work close February 15, 2026; the Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies (Architecture) closes March 1, 2026; and the Health Sciences post-diploma option closes June 15, 2026. All other undergraduate programmes are considered on a rolling, space-available basis for both domestic and international applicants, with no separate international closing date published; May 15, 2026 is only the deposit and English-proficiency deadline, not an application deadline. Dalhousie has not yet published September 2027 entry dates. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
