Integrated PhD Business Administration
University of Essex
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

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OCT-26

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4 Years

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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

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University of Essex

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Our Integrated PhD Business Administration provides a route to doctoral study if you do not have a Masters degree, or have little to no research training. It enables you to spend your first year completing a full-time Masters-level qualification, which will equip you with the business knowledge and research skills needed to begin PhD study the following year. Your PhD will then be studied full time, over the next three years.Our PhD programmes are designed to foster the business leaders and ...Read more

Our Integrated PhD Business Administration provides a route to doctoral study if you do not have a Masters degree, or have little to no research training. It enables you to spend your first year completing a full-time Masters-level qualification, which will equip you with the business knowledge and research skills needed to begin PhD study the following year. Your PhD will then be studied full time, over the next three years.Our PhD programmes are designed to foster the business leaders and researchers of the future. Our graduates use creativity, innovation and ethical awareness to meet the many challenges facing the international business world.Our doctoral graduates have secured roles in academia at some of the best international universities, as well as organisations in the public and private sectors. Recent examples include careers with Leeds University Business School, Cambridge Education, EY (Ernst and Young) and public sector roles around the world.

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73/279
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29th
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Entry requirements

You will need a 2:2 degree or equivalent, in a related subject. Our four-year integrated PhD, allows you to spend your first year studying at Masters level in order to develop the necessary knowledge and skills and to start your independent research in year two.

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£5,006 per year

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Living and accommodation costs (per year, approximately)- 11,256 – 19,197

£20,625 per year

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Students from EU

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Living and accommodation costs (per year, approximately)- 11,256 – 19,197

£20,625 per year

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Living and accommodation costs (per year, approximately)- 11,256 – 19,197

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University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park Colchester Essex CO4 3SQ United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Hythe   0.6 miles away

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