PhD Management and Business at University of Surrey

This programme has a dual-focus on subject-specific knowledge and methods training, which will give you the intellectual foundation to ask cutting-edge questions and then conduct high-quality research to address those questions under close expert supervision. Our PhD students are researching topics that address some of the most important issues related to management and business, including in relation to the digital economy and artificial intelligence.

Duration: 4 years full-time; 8 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time  |  Intake: April 2027, July 2027, October 2027, January 2028  |  Location: Guildford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our PhD in Management and Business will train you in critical and analytical skills, research methods, and in discipline-specific knowledge that will give you the knowledge, skills and abilities needed for a career in academia, or as a researcher in a wide variety of settings. Our PhD programme takes around three to four years of full-time study (six to eight years for part-time study). You’ll receive an induction by the University of Surrey’s Doctoral College, as well as a bespoke induction programme from the Business School.

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