Course Info

Buckingham has a growing and thriving community of research students studying for the PhD in Economics.

The Department of Economics has been a key part of the University since its foundation in the 1970s. We are a small, diverse and international department with specialisms in financial economics and banking, energy economics, economic history and behavioural economics.

Our academics publish regularly, in highly rated journals such as the Journal of Policy Modelling, International Journal of Industrial Organisation, Research Policy, Business Strategy and the Environment, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics and Business History Review. Our research has also been featured in the Wall St Journal, S&P Global Market intelligence and City AM.

The PhD programme offers a supportive environment to undertake original research and equips students with the theoretical and technical skills needed to produce quality research. You will join one or more of the wider networks of research economists in the

The PhD is available in either full-time or part-time mode (3 years full-time and 6 years part-time). Students are registered initially for the degree of PhD (Doctor of Philosophy), although their status is probationary until the first Annual Review has taken place, normally between 12 and 18 months from first registration.

Assessment

Students undertake supervised but independent research, at the end of which they submit a thesis embodying the results of that research. This thesis must demonstrate familiarity with, and an understanding of the subject, its principal sources and authorities. It should display critical discrimination and a sense of proportion in evaluating evidence and the judgements of others. A PhD thesis must embody an original contribution to the knowledge of the discipline either by the discovery of new knowledge or by the exercise of a new and independent critical approach.

After Your Course

Graduate destinations

The interests of the Department of Economics’ doctoral students are diverse, and this is reflected in the positions they take up after graduation including, tenure track or postdoc positions in academia; others find employment in government, international organisations, or the private sector. The international diversity of Buckingham’s doctoral programme also means that its PhD graduates have an impact in many different parts of the world.

We recognise the importance of helping doctoral students find suitable employment. The Department of Economics provides advice and help on all aspects of the job application process.