Candidates should hold a British Masters degree (or equivalent degree from an overseas university) or an equivalent professional qualification: with a minimum average score of 60 percent (or equivalent); and in an appropriate academic discipline. Appropriate academic disciplines include those directly related to the subject specialisms of the Business School (accounting and finance, economics, international business, management, marketing and work and employment relations) or providing skill sets which are particularly relevant to the PhD research project (for example, social research methods, linguistics, mathematics, statistics, psychology, etc.) You should also meet our English language requirements.