Admission Description

The University of Port Harcourt Business school invites application from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the following graduate programmes for the 204/2025 academic session

DOCTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (DBA)

Duration – 3 years

Applicants must possess an MBA or MSc in the relevant areas

The areas of specialization are:

DBA – Accounting (Forensic Accounting; Taxation & Public Sector Accounting; Management Accounting & Policy)

DBA – Finance & Banking (Investment & Portfolio Management; Management of Financial Institutions & Markets; Corporate Finance)

DBA – Management (Organizational Behaviour; Human Resources & Strategic Management; Production & Operations Management)

DBA – Marketing (Digital and Social Marketing; Consumer Behaviour; International Marketing)

DBA – Project Management

DBA – Tourism & Hospitality Management

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D.)

Duration – 3 years

Applicants must possess an MSc in the relevant areas

The areas of specialization are:

Ph.D. – Accounting (Forensic Accounting; Taxation & Public Sector Accounting; Management Accounting & Policy)

Ph.D. – Finance & Banking (Investment & Portfolio Management; Management of Financial Institutions & Markets; Corporate Finance)

Ph.D. – Management (Organizational Behaviour; Human Resources & Strategic Management; Production & Operations Management)

Ph.D. – Marketing (Digital and Social Marketing; Consumer Behaviour; International Marketing)

Ph.D. – Project Management

Ph.D. – Tourism & Hospitality Management

Admission Requirements:

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)/DBA Programme: Minimum Duration: Full-time (36 months); Part-time (48 months)

Eligible candidates for these competitive programmes must have completed a master’s degree in appropriate majors, with a CGPA of 3.5 on a 5-point scale.

Method of Application:

Interested candidates should:

1. Visit the website of the school: https://ubsportal.org/
   
   
2. Create and activate a personal account on the website (an activation link will be sent to your email after creation of an account)
   
   
3. Login to your account, Click on the Admissions Menu, Click the APPLY BUTTON next to the advert. Scroll to the end of the page and CLICK THE APPLY BUTTON
   
   
4. A Payment Page will be shown. Choose your preferred method of payment.  Click on Make Payment/ Pay the non-refundable application fee of Fifty Thousand (N50, 000) into the School’s Bank Account OR ONLINE VIA CREDIT CARD. ONLINE Payment ensures Instant activation to fill the form (merchant charges apply). Bank Deposit/Transfer payments takes a minimum of 48 hours for portal activation

For Bank Transfer/Deposit:

Bank: United Bank for Africa PLC

Account Name: Uniport Konsults Limited

Account Number: 1019690888

(Before making payment (online/bank transfer/bank deposit) Initiate the process by clicking the ‘MAKE PAYMENT’ link on the application portal. 

ALL EVIDENCE OF BANK PAYMENT MUST BE UPLOADED ON THE PORTAL BY CLICKING THE SUBMIT PAYMENT BUTTON, SELECT DATE OF PAYMENT AND UPLOAD THE EVIDENCE OF PAYMENT.

      5. Fill the Application Form online

      6. Upload on the website (https://ubsportal.org/) the required documents using the DOCUMENTS UPLOAD MENU. (Academic Credentials starting from the least (WAEC/O-LEVELS to your most recent qualification, Curriculum Vitae, Birth certificate, NYSC Discharge Certificate )

      6. All hard copy transcripts should be sent to the school using the transcript label which will be available after application. Soft copies of transcripts can be sent to upbs@uniport.edu.ng

      7. Referees’ remarks/comments should be filled online by the referees through a link which will be sent via mail

      8. The Application Form and the accompanying documents should be uploaded/submitted on or before 31st January 2026.

Applicants would be invited for oral and/or aptitude tests before admission is finalised

N/B: COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE EDITED BY ALL APPLICANTS AS WELL AS REFEREE DETAILS

FOR TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH THE APPLICATION FORM, SEND AN EMAIL TO upbs@uniport.edu.ng or send a whatsapp message to +2348064378408, 08061543310, 09041156174

For further enquiry

Visit: Plot F/24 B1, Chinua Worlu Drive Off Abacha Road, G R A Phase III, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Call: 08061543310, 09041156174

Email: upbs@uniport.edu.ng 

Website: https://ubs.uniport.edu.ng/

Signed

Dr (Mrs). Gloria Chindah

Registrar