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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Stag Hill
Full Time
JAN-25
4 years
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Stag Hill
Full time
JAN-25
4 years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Stag Hill
Part time
JAN-25
8 years
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Why choose this programme
Surrey Business School is internationally recognised for interdisciplinary, international and applied research.
As a PhD student you will receive rigorous instruction and training in research philosophy and methods, together with outstanding supervision. You also benefit from choosing between either writing a traditional dissertation monograph or following the PhD by publication format route. This way, you decide your preferred pathway to present your research so that it suits your interests.
Our researchers often work closely with industry and collaborate with staff across the School, leading to innovative new thinking. In the UK government’s 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), the School is in the top 10 for the outputs and top 20 for real-world impact of our business research. Overall, the University is ranked 33rd for overall research quality by REF.
Surrey Business School is a member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and is accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA).
Here at Surrey, you’ll join a cosmopolitan, multicultural and diverse community of students and scholars. We consider doctoral students to be junior academics or researchers, and an integral part of the School.
What you will study
Our PhD in Management and Business will train you in critical and analytical skills, research methods, and in discipline-specific knowledge that will give you the knowledge, skills and abilities needed for a career in academia, or as a researcher in a wide variety of settings.
We offer a three-year, full-time (and, in exceptional cases, part-time) programme. The programme has a dual-focus on subject-specific knowledge and methods training, which will give you the intellectual foundation to ask cutting-edge questions and then conduct high-quality research to address those questions.
You’ll receive an induction by the University of Surrey’s Doctoral College, as well as a bespoke induction programme from the Business School. This induction will introduce you to the School as well as the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in which the School is based. The induction will outline the relationship between you and your supervisor.
Applicants are expected to hold a minimum of an upper second-class (2:1) UK degree and a masters degree (minimum merit) in a relevant subject from an internationally recognised university.
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The University of Surrey was established in 1891, and has a rich history of education and innovation....