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| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 12,662 - | ||
| Location: | Durham / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | January, October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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Durham Business School is an internationally renowned research-led business school with a long tradition of providing high quality and innovative management education, underpinned by rigorous and relevant research. The strength of our research underpins the first class reputation of the School, as it ensures that the curricula always reflect the latest developments and that new knowledge quickly finds it way to students and corporate clients.
Why a PhD? * studying at PhD level is a challenging and stimulating experience
* develop your analytical, conceptual and critical thinking skills to the highest level
* be part of a vibrant, lively and welcoming research-led community
* make yourself stand out in the job market: our postgraduates are in high demand, with the majority finding employment right away, either in universities or in industry.
Why Durham?
Durham Business School is the ideal place to gain your qualification. Our expertise, innovative approach and academic rigour ensure our place as a world-class business school and our relevance for both today and tomorrow's business world.
* an internationally renowned and research-led business school
* RAE ranking: 95% is of our research is of International Quality and above.
* ESRC-recognition for all research degrees
* an excellent research training programme to get you off to a good start
* a truly international community, with students and staff from over 100 countries
* the School is ranked 11th in the UK and 28th in Europe in the FT European Business Schools rankings
* triple accreditation: AACSB (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) accreditation and AMBA (Association of MBAs)
* study in an environment of innovation and enterprise in a beautiful and historic location
Find a SupervisorSuccessful admission to the programme, is dependent upon our capacity to provide relevant supervision for your research.
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The minimum research period for a PhD is 3 years full-time and 6 years part-time.
During your period of research, you will have two supervisors.
At the end of your research period you will be expected to have completed an extended thesis of up to 100,000 words, demonstrating evidence of your capacity to pursue scholarly research independently. The thesis must make an original contribution to knowledge and be of a standard appropriate for publication in a quality, peer-reviewed learned journal of international standing. You would normally expect a PhD thesis to contain the equivalent of at least three articles publishable in such a journal. You will also be required to defend your thesis at an oral examination or 'viva' normally conducted by two examiners, usually one internal and one external to the University.
Postgraduate study is demanding. You need a clear understanding of your discipline and the contribution you intend to make. Whatever your chosen field you will require research skills, but you will also need to develop a wider range of personal transferable skills. We will get you off to a good start at the outset and throughout your studies with the University's Research Training Programme.
Professional developmentThe Programme is open to all full- and part-time students registered for higher degrees by thesis. The courses provide training which is relevant for the professional development of postgraduates, and is intended to complement the discipline specific training offered by the Business School. The skills you will acquire are intended to help your research at Durham and also to enhance your life skills and employability.
We will complement your discipline specific training by offering workshops and courses covering
* Research skills and techniques
* The research environment
* Research management
* Personal effectiveness
* Communication skills
* Networking and teamworking
* Career management.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Applicants should make sure they meet the following entry requirements:
* a UK equivalent Masters degree or equivalent qualification;
* in addition, if English is not your first language, evidence of competence in written and spoken English will be required. This will normally be through a TOEFL score of 600 minimum or IELTS score of 6.5 minimum.
It is important that your general research interests match those of at least one member of our academic staff.
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