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PostgraduateCourse summary
This programme equips candidates with the skills to conduct and publish high-quality research, and to pursue careers in leading research-led universities. Our leading academics undertake research that informs scholarship, education, policy and practice in business, management and society more broadly. We are one of the UK’s leading research-intensive business schools. Our faculty members are actively engaged with the world’s wider research community. They regularly publish in leading journals in business, management and social sciences. The most recent UK Research Excellence Framework classed 87% of our research as world-leading or internationally excellent. We have made a commitment to research that makes a positive difference to people’s lives. That is why we launched Research4Good. This campaign aims to communicate our research and the positive impact it has on society. We welcome PhD scholars interested in developing professional scholarly research in any aspect of business and management. The PhD programme aims to:
- provide a framework within which you can conduct original scholarly research on aspect of management or business
- facilitate your development as a fully trained and competent scholarly researcher, able to understand and use research techniques appropriate to your own and subject areas, and to be conversant with research methods used in other subject areas both within business, management and cognate social science disciplines
- working with your supervisory team: through working with a minimum of two academic advisers you develop both your research skills and your research study
- by undertaking taught research training courses provided through resources from our Doctoral College
- through becoming part of the School of Management’s research culture by, for example, participating in research seminars and research centre activities.
Modules
Please check the University of Bath website for the most recently published course detail.
Assessment method
- Thesis
- Viva Voce
- Oral exam – known as a ‘Viva voce’, this normally occurs at two stages. First, as part of the Confirmation process at the end of your first year of PhD study to transfer from MPhil to PhD status of study; and second as part of the final assessment of your PhD Thesis.
Entry requirements
First or 2:1 honours degree (or international equivalent) in an appropriate subject, from a recognised university. Your background can be in any subject, not just business/management. In our PhD students, we look for: - intellectual ability - determination to become a professional business/management researcher - academic achievements - motivation to receive research training There are two main routes to doctoral study, depending on your area of interest: - suggest the development of your own research project - choose to apply for a defined, academic-led project If you decide to develop your own research project, you must first find an academic who would be interested in supervising you. You do not need to find a supervisor if you apply for a defined, academic-led project. You can find a suitable supervisor on the research and staff pages of the School. You can also browse Pure, the University’s research portal, for profiles of individual academics as well as the research centres, institutes, and units to which they belong. Your proposed research area needs to be related to the academic's research interests. Make contact and discuss your proposed research. At this point, you may be asked to prepare a proposal and submit other materials for consideration, and in addition be interviewed, before an offer is made. Individual potential supervisors will specify what they want you to submit to them and you are advised to adhere to their requirements. While research proposal requirements will vary, typically these will include the following: - aim and objectives: what are the central aims and research questions that will guide your research? - rationale: contextualise your aims and objectives in a broader field of study, identifying the main concepts, theories and literature you are addressing - thesis, propositions, hypotheses - methods: explain how you are going to conduct your research; what information you would need, how you would collect it and how you are going to analyse it - timeline: provide a summary of what you are planning to do and when - bibliography: provide a bibliography of key publications related to your research question. Alternatively, you may choose to apply for one of the defined research projects that are periodically developed and advertised on Find a PhD. Some of these projects may also require a proposal and the recommendations listed for student-led projects also apply. English Language requirements You will normally need one of the following: - IELTS: 7.0 overall with no less than 6.5 in all components - The Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic): 69 with no less than 62 in any element - TOEFL IBT: 100 overall with a minimum 24 in all 4 components You will need to get your English language qualification within 24 months prior to starting your course. If you need to improve your English language skills before starting your studies, you may be able to take a pre-sessional course to reach the required level.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Additional fee information
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Provider information
University of Bath
Claverton Down
Bath
BA2 7AY