PhD in Management at Rennes School of Business

Programme overview

Three-year full-time doctoral programme in management on the Rennes campus, combining specialised coursework and research methods training to prepare candidates for original, high-impact research and careers in academia or industry.

Duration: 3 years (36 months full-time) | Study mode: full-time; taught in English | Location: Rennes, Bretagne, France

What you will study

Core courses and research methods (including advanced quantitative and qualitative methods), RSB Expertise sessions, an annual doctoral workshop, seminars at the Centre of Unframed Thinking, an Annual Progress Review each year and the defence of a doctoral thesis before a committee of experts.

Career pathways

Professor or lecturer, researcher, postdoctoral positions, academic leadership, and applied research, consulting and think-tank roles in strategy, marketing, HR, entrepreneurship and finance-accounting.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Master's degree in management, business administration or a related discipline with a merit or distinction grade; applicants from other backgrounds provide a written justification. English: native speaker, three years of previous degrees fully in English, or TOEFL above 80, IELTS above 6.5 or TOEIC above 800. Apply online with CV, letter of recommendation and transcripts, followed by an online interview.

Duration: 3 years (36 months full-time)

Apply through the official page: https://application.rennes-sb.com/

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