University of Liverpool

Management

University of LiverpoolLiverpool, United Kingdom

Course overview

Our multidisciplinary Management PhD offers specialisation in key business areas, such as supply chain, international business, entrepreneurship, marketing and the world of organisations. If you have a master’s degree in a management related field, theUniversity of Liverpool Management Schooloffers the perfect environment to become a world-class specialist researcher in this area. Our Management PhD gives you the opportunity to explore your own ideas while you receive thought-provoking advice from our academic staff.

We offer tailored training with modules designed to develop your research skills in management. The modules cover: You’ll also receive additional training via workshops, seminars and conferences. To ensure you are fully supported during your thesis, you’ll work with a primary supervisor who is a leading expert in their field, and a secondary supervisor, who is also an established expert or a promising early career researcher in your area of study.

This programme is delivered in-person at our emblematic Liverpool campus. UK, Republic of Ireland and international students can study this PhD on a full-time basis, while UK and Republic of Ireland students also have the option to study part-time. Although you can start this PhD at the beginning of any month, we recommend doing so in October or January where possible.

This coincides with the start dates of our training modules. Watch our latest webinarwith Director of Studies,Dr Leighann Spencer. Download ourManagement School PhD and MRes programmes brochurefor more details of our available postgraduate research and MRes courses.

Our Management PhD covers a broad range of potential topics for investigation across all aspects of business management. We welcome research proposals in topics including: One of an elite group of institutions worldwide to hold the gold standard ‘triple-crown’ accreditation from AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS, theManagement Schoolis a research powerhouse. Home tosix specialist research centre

Key highlights

  • Economic and Social Research Council recognised research degree
  • Covers traditional research methodologies and emerging research techniques
  • Specialise in supply chain, international business, entrepreneurship or marketing
  • Builds skills to design empirical quantitative or qualitative research
  • Taught by academics publishing in top-tier international journals
  • Strong preparation for a PhD in business and management

Entry requirements

  • Degree: 2:1 — to include business and management or related discipline; or above

Scholarships

  • Chevening Scholarships

  • E. Allison Peers Masters Scholarship in Iberian and Latin American Studies

    The scholarship provides £5,000 towards fees, plus a £5,000 stipend, for students undertaking a Hispanic topic in any master's programme in the Department of Languages, Cultures and Film at the University of Liverpool.

    Up to £5,000
  • Health, Cultures and Societies Bursary

    The successful candidate will receive a one-off fee reduction of £5,000.

    Up to £5,000
  • Hodgson Law Scholarship

  • Liverpool Excellence Scholarship for Postgraduates

    If you're an international student, you could be eligible for a tuition fee discount of £7,000.

    Up to £7,000
  • Liverpool Law School Hong Kong Scholarships

    Two scholarships worth £1,000 each.

    Up to £1,000
  • Liverpool Law School LLM Bursaries

    Two bursaries worth £500 each for Home students. Two bursaries wroth £1,000 each for international students.

  • MA in Chinese-English Translating and Interpreting Scholarships

    Students awarded this scholarship will receive a fee reduction of £5,000.

    Up to £5,000
  • Management School MBA Excellence Scholarship

    50% tuition fee discounts are available.

    Up to 50% of fees
  • Manuel Irujo Scholarship in Basque Studies

    The scholarship provides approximately £5,000.

  • MusicFutures Scholarship for International Intellectual Property Law LLM

    Up to five scholarships are available, each worth £12,500 in the form of a tuition fee discount.

    Up to £12,500
  • Peter Astaire Memorial Scholarship in Beatles Studies

    Up to two awards are available in each academic year, with each award worth £4,000.

    Up to £4,000
  • Scholarships for MA Political Science and International Relations

    The Department of Politics is pleased to announce two £5,000 scholarships for students wishing to pursue the MA in Political Science and International Relations.

    Up to £5,000
  • Scholarships for Master's in Public Administration and Policy

    Successful candidates will receive a fee reduction of £5,000.

    Up to £5,000
  • Scholarships for Postgraduate Study in Education

    Successful candidates will receive a fee reduction of £5,000.

    Up to £5,000
  • Scholarships for Postgraduate Study in Film Studies

    Successful candidates will receive a fee reduction of £5,000.

    Up to £5,000
  • Scholarships for Postgraduate Study in History

    Successful candidates will receive a fee reduction of £5,000.

    Up to £5,000
  • Scholarships for Postgraduate Study in Translation

    Successful candidates will receive a fee reduction of £5,000.

    Up to £5,000
  • University of Liverpool Humanitarian Scholarships for Master's Programmes

  • University of Liverpool International College (UoLIC) Excellence Scholarship

    £5,000 tuition fee reduction for the first year of study.

    Up to £5,000

Careers this course leads to

  • PhD researcher
  • Academic researcher
  • Business research analyst
  • Policy researcher
  • Research consultant

Cost of study

UK/Home: Full-time place, per year - £5,238; Part-time: £2,619 | International: Full-time place, per year - £25,350; Part-time: £12,650

Admission

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