Program Overview

PhD Business and Management / Overview

Overview

Join one of the world's most innovative and ambitious doctoral research schools. Work alongside a range of specialists conducting cutting-edge research in business, marketing management and strategy. Ranked 3rd in the UK for research power 'Business and Management Studies' in the REF2021.

Entry Requirements

• Bachelor's (Honours) degree at 2:1 or above (or overseas equivalent); and
• Normally, a Master's degree in a relevant cognate subject normally with an overall average of 65% or above (or overseas equivalent)
• Professional qualifications other than a Bachelors Degree and/or relevant and appropriate experience may be taken into account for entry to a PhD programme.

Programme Options

| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning
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PhD | Y | Y | N | N

Programme Overview

• Join one of the world's most innovative and ambitious doctoral research schools.
• Work alongside a range of specialists conducting cutting-edge research in business, marketing management and strategy.
• Ranked 3rd in the UK for research power 'Business and Management Studies' in the REF2021.

Fees

• PhD (full-time)
  • UK students (per annum): £5,006
  • International, including EU, students (per annum): £21,500
• PhD (part-time)
  • UK students (per annum): £2,503
  • International, including EU, students (per annum): £10,750

Scholarships/Sponsorships

• ESRC North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (NWSSDTP) PhD Studentships 2025 Entry
• Alliance Manchester Business School PhD Scholarships 2025 Entry
• Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (High Income Countries)
• Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (Least Developed Countries and Fragile States) - Competition Closed for 2025 Entry
• RADMA Doctoral Studies Funding 2025 Entry
• President's Doctoral Scholar (PDS) Awards 2025 Entry
• PhD Scholarship for Research into Productivity

School/Faculty Overview

Alliance Manchester Business School was established in 1965 as one of the UK's first two business schools. Today, we are the UK's largest campus-based business and management school, and 'Original Thinking Applied' is at the heart of everything we do. Find out more.

Programmes in Related Subject Areas

• Business and Management
• Accounting and Finance
• Science, Technology and Innovation Policy

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