Whether you are planning a career in academia or as a professional researcher, our Business PhD will enable you to develop your skills and knowledge and enhance your professional credibility. The thesis provides an opportunity to make a distinct and original contribution to knowledge in your chosen field.
Kingston Business School has joined an elite group of global institutions to be awarded the prestigious international accreditation by the AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). A hallmark of excellence in business education, the accreditation has been earned by just 5 per cent of the world's business schools.
The distinct characteristic of the Kingston PhD is that you are able to gain a Business and Management MRes as part of your doctoral studies. The MRes is fully integrated within the PhD programme and is designed to provide a sound training in business research methods as well as a critical understanding of the conceptual and philosophical foundations of management research.
Mode | Duration | Attendance | Start date |
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Full time | 4 years | Scheduled weekday attendance year 1; weekday attendance in year 2 and onwards |
October 2023 October 2024 |
Location | Kingston Business School, Kingston Hill |
Kingston Business School has been awarded the prestigious international accreditation by the AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). This accreditation has been earned by just five per cent of the world's business schools and recognises the high quality and standard of our business education.
Many courses are also accredited and recognised by professional bodies, including the Association of MBAs (AMBA), the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) EPAS, the Chartered Institute for Professional Development (CIPD), the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.
30 credits
The aim of the module is to provide an overview of the philosophical foundations of research in Business and Management (and Social Sciences more generally) and of the conceptual foundations of Business and Management research in Economics, Psychology and Sociology.
The module is assessed by two written assignments (weighted at 50% each).
30 credits
Investigate different research techniques. You will learn how to:
30 credits
Plan and execute data handling and analysis, understand the principles and techniques behind the analysis and link data to research questions and aims. You will:
30 credits
Develop an in-depth understanding of different types of advanced and specialised qualitative research techniques. This will include:
30 credits
Develop an in-depth understanding of different types of advanced and specialised quantitative research techniques. This will include:
30 credits
The module provides an opportunity to explore the literature relevant to your area of research in order to formulate and justify a research question. As such, the module involves you working with your supervisor on a one-to-one basis to identify and then critique and synthesise relevant streams of literature to provide a theoretical foundation for your doctoral research proposal. This module is delivered primarily through consultations with your supervisor, supported by workshops on identifying, reviewing and critiquing relevant literature.
30 credits
The module is designed to allow you to develop a research design to address a literature-informed research question (developed in the Literature Review module), and which will form the basis of your doctoral research. In the course of developing your research design, you will identify an appropriate research design and data collection methods to address the underpinning research questions and consider the operational issues in implementing the research design.
This module is delivered primarily through consultations with your supervisor, supported by workshops on selecting, presenting and defending a research design.
credits
As a student at Kingston Business School you will receive support from the School's extensive network of highly skilled academic staff. All the staff are highly accredited and experienced, and many have worked at high levels within law and business, and can demonstrate how to turn theory into practice using real life examples.
One of Kingston Business School's key strengths is its close collaboration with professional organisations. We aim to ensure that our programmes bridge the gap between academic theory and professional practice by working closely with the business world's principal professional bodies and harmonise our courses with the needs of today's business practitioners.
We enjoy recognition or accreditation from:
Kingston Business School is a founding member of:
Our links with EDAMBA and EUDOKMA also enable us to engage in collaborative ventures with partner institutions across Europe, which provide opportunities for research associates to access events such as summer schools, seminars and workshops and networking sessions. We also have links with:
Kingston Business School is also recognised by the European Commission as a registered Marie Curie training site, a scheme that accepted EU-funded Marie Curie Fellows from across Europe.
Depending on the programme of study, there may be extra costs that are not covered by tuition fees which students will need to consider when planning their studies. Tuition fees cover the cost of your teaching, assessment and operating University facilities such as the library, access to shared IT equipment and other support services. Accommodation and living costs are not included in our fees.
Where a course has additional expenses, we make every effort to highlight them. These may include optional field trips, materials (e.g. art, design, engineering), security checks such as DBS, uniforms, specialist clothing or professional memberships.
The information on this page reflects the currently intended course structure and module details. To improve your student experience and the quality of your degree, we may review and change the material information of this course. Course changes explained.
Programme Specifications for the course are published ahead of each academic year.
Regulations governing this course can be found on our website.