PhD Business Management at University of Aberdeen

Programme overview

Providing expertise across a wide range of management topics and approaches, including strategic management; entrepreneurship; innovation; international management; corporate governance; organisational behaviour; technology and work; gender, work and organisations; consumer behaviour; operations research and business data analytics; critical marketing and critical business management studies.

Department: Business School | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Research themes include Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour, International Business, Entrepreneurship and Strategy, Marketing, Customer Behaviour, Social Media and Tourism Management, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology and Sustainability and Organisational Theory and Leadership.

Career pathways

Graduates have been successful in establishing careers in a wide range of industries and sectors and can be found in many leading industrial and financial organisations as well as universities.

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Application information

Entry requirements

PhD Programme Applicants for this programme must have a good honours degree in business management or a related subject. In addition, applicants must provide a detailed research proposal. APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO CONTACT POTENTIAL SUPERVISORS BEFORE MAKING AN APPLICATION. We are open to discussing all potential projects with applicants, including the possibility of undertaking these via distance learning. Guidelines for writing a Research Proposal. Applicants must provide two academic references from their most recent academic institution. For further guidance on applying, please contact [email protected]. If English is not your first language you must also show evidence of attaining standards in English. View details of English language criteria.

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,238 a year (2026/27). Full-time Home/RUK research rate (set by UKRI); part-time is 50% of the full-time rate. Source

International applicants: GBP 21,700 a year (2026/27). Full-time international rate for research degrees admitted 2026/27; part-time is 50% of the full-time rate. Source

Apply through the official page: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/apply/

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