Management MPhil - Marketing and Strategy by Distance Learning

University of Leicester

The University of Leicester School of Business is a global academy for leaders, innovators and change-makers. Building on over 90 years of delivering business education, we are internationally renowned for our courses in accounting and finance, business and management, economics, entrepreneurship and marketing. We conduct pioneering work in partnership with leaders, managers, SMEs and large organisations to develop the knowledge and skills our partners need and to promote responsible business practice. We are ranked 27th in the UK for research power.We offer PhD and MPhil supervision in Management in areas compatible with the research interests of our academic staff including:EconomicsFinance and AccountingMarketing and StrategyManagementTo be awarded the degree of Master of Philosophy, the research student must satisfy the examiners by means of a thesis which demonstrates a satisfactory record of research, a broad knowledge and understanding of the field of study and associated research techniques, and shows that these have been successfully applied. The thesis must present evidence of a critical survey of knowledge in the discipline but does not need to make a distinct and original contribution to knowledge of their discipline or to be of publishable quality. For research students registered for the degree of MPhil and who will submit a practice-based thesis, both the critical/reflective component and the practice component of the thesis must form a coherent whole which meets the requirements for the award of the degree.