Business Analytics - PhD drafted

Program Overview

The PhD program in Analytics, Operations, and Systems at the University of Kent offers advanced training in operational research, data analytics, and management science. The program prepares graduates for research careers in academia or industry and provides access to research funds, conference attendance, and graduate community support.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Department for Analytics, Operations and Systems offers world-class education and conducts internationally leading research in operational research, data analytics, operations management, information systems, and sustainability. The department is also known in the areas of soft OR, research metrics, big data, data envelopment analysis, and environmental management.

Teaching:

• Students receive high-level supervision for their research project from expert teaching staff who are leading researchers at the forefront of their fields.
• Students participate in a research training program that includes:
• Relevant research methods
• Theory of management and in specialist management topics related to your research
• Skills-based courses in areas such as statistics, computing, electronic literature searching, and languages
• Students also participate in School research seminars and postgraduate training events organized through the Graduate and Researcher College.
• PhD students with scholarships or part-time teaching within Kent Business School also take modules from the Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education.
• Kent's Graduate School co-ordinates the Researcher Development Programme for research students, which includes workshops focused on research, specialist, and transferable skills.
The program is mapped to the national Researcher Development Framework and covers a diverse range of topics, including subject-specific research skills, research management, personal effectiveness, communication skills, networking and teamworking, and career management skills.

Careers:

• The KBS PhD programme is designed to provide a thorough training for research careers in academia or industry.
• Students generally take up academic appointments in UK or international higher education institutions or work in policy or industry settings.

Other:

• Students working on relevant research topics in logistics can join the Centre for Logistics and Heuristic Optimisation.
• Students interested in more mathematical topics are advised to follow the ‘Operational Research’ programme while those interested in more applied topics or operations management are advised to choose ‘Management Science’.
• Kent Business School has excellent links with business schools globally, including in China, USA, Hong Kong, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, and Italy.
• Kent Business School has over 25 years’ experience delivering business education.
• Kent Business School holds a number of accreditations by professional bodies.
• Studying at Kent Business School (KBS) gives you the opportunity to increase your employability with real-life case studies, a student council, and a business society.
• The School attracts many high-profile speakers from industry and last year included visits and lectures from staff of the Bank of England, BAE Systems, Barclays, Lloyds Insurance, Cummins, Delphi, and Kent County Council.
• The School currently has 60 PhD students, who form a dynamic and close-knit research community.
• Kent Business School PhD students all receive:
• Funds for conference attendance and research expenses
• Research methods training
• Full access to the facilities of the Graduate and Researcher College
• Kent is a leading research university, meaning that you will be informed about new discussions and developments by the people making them.
This means your work will have real potential to make a difference.
• We address some of the biggest challenges of our time such as sustainability and responsible leadership to drive progress and create better business globally.
• At its core, our research strategy is about delivering a sustainable tomorrow - a theme that Kent Business School embodies in all areas.
• We want to answer the big questions - How can innovation that enables sustainable long-term economic growth be created and supported?
How can sustainable business practices improve environmental and social conditions? These are the problems we are here to solve.
• We are global leaders advancing knowledge through constant collaboration and promotion of innovative research.
• We collaborate with local, national, and international business, but we don't stop there.
We have forged partnerships with other academic institutions and organisations such as the NHS.
• Kent Business School is a member of the European Foundation for Management Development (EMFD) and the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS); and the Kent MBA is an Association of MBAs (AMBA) accredited programme.
• Kent Business School has accreditations with The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), and The Chartered Institute of Marketing.
• Kent Business School is a signatory of the United Nation's Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), which provides a global network for academic institutions to advance corporate sustainability and social responsibility.

The 2024/25 annual tuition fees for this course are: Business Analytics - PhD at Canterbury Business Analytics - PhD at Medway For students continuing on this programme fees will increase year on year by no more than RPI + 3% in each academic year of study except where regulated. Your fee status The University will assess your fee status as part of the application process. For students continuing on this programme, fees will increase year on year by no more than RPI + 3% in each academic year of study except where regulated.

Your fee status The University will assess your fee status as part of the application process. Additional costs General additional costs Funding You may find it helpful to look at both: University and external fundsScholarships specific to the academic school delivering this programme. Scholarships We have a range of subject-specific awards and scholarships for academic, sporting and musical achievement. arrow right Search scholarships × Full-time Part-time UK £4,786 EU £18,600 International £18,600 UK £2,393 EU £9,300 International £9,300