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Reykjavik University
School of Business
| Application Deadline: | May 1st for admission to Fall Semester starting in August of the same year (May 1st 2011 for arrival in August 2011). | ||
| Location: | Reykjavik / Iceland / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | August |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 180 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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The Ph.D. programme at the School of Business is tightly integrated with the research activities of our faculty. It has the goal of graduating well-educated researchers and leaders in the field of business.
The Ph.D. programme at the School of Business comprises 180 ECTS at the minimum, normally to be completed in 3-5 years and concluding with the award of a Ph.D. degree.
A doctoral candidate shall defend his or her thesis no later than six years after enrolling in the Ph.D. programme. If a defence has not taken place before this deadline, the candidate shall be dismissed from the programme. In exceptional cases, under special circumstances, an extended deadline may be granted to a candidate.
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The Ph.D. programme at the School of Business comprises 180 ECTS at the minimum, normally to be completed in 3-5 years and concluding with the award of a Ph.D. degree.
Students will generally take courses that amount up to 30 – 40 ECTS credits at minimum. Most of this course work will be taken abroad at our collaborating universities and research institutions.
Doctoral studies at the School of Business provide students with training in the application of scientific methods in acquiring and communicating new knowledge. In order to complete the Ph.D. programme, students must demonstrate:
* General knowledge of the basic principles of the field in question.
* Expert knowledge of their particular research field.
* Skills in the application of scientific working methods.
* Skills in delimiting, developing and carrying out independent research.
* Skills in communicating findings in speech and in writing in Iceland and abroad.
* An independent and recognised contribution to the creation of knowledge in their respective fields of research.
No later than 12 months after admission to the Ph.D. programme, candidates shall submit a completed research plan to the thesis committee. The research plan serves as the foundation of the doctoral thesis. It shall include:
* The delimitation of the subject.
* A summary of the state of the art in the subject.
* Research questions.
* A proposal for research as a response to the research questions.
* A schedule of the progress of the studies.
Doctoral candidates' research is completed with a doctoral thesis which constitutes an independent piece of writing based on their research work. A doctoral thesis shall in part or in whole be based on at least three works which, in the opinion of the thesis committee, are acceptable for publication in internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals. Moreover, at least one of the works shall already have been approved for publication in such a journal. Following a defence, a doctoral thesis shall be made accessible to the general public.
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Only students who have completed master's studies at the university level or comparable studies may enrol in the Ph.D. programme at the School of Business. Students who have completed undergraduate studies at the university level may begin research-related graduate studies for a doctoral degree, but need to have completed studies comparable to a master's degree before they can formally apply for admission to the Ph.D. programme.
Applications may be submitted at any time, although the School of Business may post an advertisement for doctoral candidates with a specific application deadline.
1. Potential candidates should contact a possible advisor.
The role of advisors is to advise doctoral candidates in their studies, track their progress and monitor quality. Advisors shall meet the following academic requirements:
* An advisor shall have a Ph.D. degree.
* An advisor shall be a permanent employee of Reykjavik University and have the research qualifications of associate professors
* A doctoral candidate's research project shall pertain to the advisor's field of specialisation.
* An advisor shall be an active participant in the research community and a recognised expert in his or her respective field. Assessment of this qualification shall take account of published articles in peer-reviewed journals and the advisor's experience of international research cooperation and funding for research projects.
2. Apply to the programme.
Applications for admission to the Ph.D. programme shall be submitted to the Dean of the School of Business. Applications may be submitted at any time, although the School of Business may post an advertisement for doctoral candidates with a specific application deadline. The following documents shall accompany the application:
* Transcripts of university diplomas in which the ranking of students in individual courses is listed.
* A curriculum vitae (photo included) and list of publications.
* The names of three referees who may be contacted.
* A report describing the subject of the proposed doctoral research.
* For international non-native English speaker applicants a proof of sufficient proficiency in English is required (e.g. via TOEFL or a master thesis written in English).
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Master's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Accreditation
International Accreditations
* Association of MBAs for the RU MBA program.
* EPAS for the following RU School of Business program: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
Since 2005 the following audits and accreditation processes have been conducted by the Icelandic Ministry of Education:
* The Icelandic National Audit Office 2005 – Business, Computer Science and Law
* Accreditation in Science and Engineering 2006-2007
* Accreditation in Social Science 2007
* School of Computer Science – Accreditation for PhD-studies 2008
* School of Business– Accreditation for psychology 2009
* School of Law– Accreditation for PhD-studies 2010
* School of Business– Accreditation for PhD-studies 2010
* School of Science and Engineering– Accreditation for PhD-studies 2010
The School of Business is also a part of several international academic networks, e.g., a network of first-rank Nordic business schools (NOREK), an International University Consortium on Executive Education (UNICON), CEEMAN (an international management development association), and EFMD.
Faculty
The School of Business (SoB) at Reykjavik University performs internationally recognized research in various areas. Main research areas include Economics & Finance, Management & HRM, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, & Marketing.
The goal of the business school is to produce influential research which will strengthen the University's international reputation, infuse its teaching with new ideas, and provide both industry and the community with new knowledge.
The School of Business at Reykjavik University is the leader in business research in Iceland when it comes to international peer-reviewed research, with over 45 ISI indexed publications for the last 6 years. It has the most international publications, citations, patents, journal reviews, research grants and the highest PhD ratio of the Icelandic business schools.
Our publications include top-tier academic journals such as: Human Resource Management, Journal of Product Innovation Management, & European Economic Review.
Our core faculty PhD's come from the prestige Ivy League Uiversities (such as Columbia & Cornell), the Russell Group (such as London & Cardiff) - the 20 major research-intensive universities of the United Kingdom, and also from the best Nordic universities (such as Aarhus University, Chalmers University of Technology, Copenhagen Business School & Stockholm School of Economics).
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