Business

Entry requirements

Masters (or international equivalent) in a relevant discipline, with a taught module average of 60% or above; plus 2:1 (or international equivalent) in a relevant discipline at undergraduate level.

Months of entry

February, October

Course content

With an international reputation for business research excellence, Nottingham University Business School offers a superb opportunity to develop your research skills through PhD study. Our PhD programme combines academic theory with good practice.

You will be assigned two supervisors appropriate to your field. It is important that you nominate at least one supervisor and their department on your application who shares an interest in your proposed area of research before applying. Applications submitted without a nominated supervisor and department will not advance in the application process.

Research areas

We offer PhD pathways in:

• business and management
• business and society
• finance and risk
• industrial economics

Our research areas include:

• accounting
• economics
• business and management
• corporate social responsibility and sustainability
• finance, banking and risk
• healthcare management and leadership
• human resource management/organisational behaviour
• industrial economics
• innovation and entrepreneurship
• international business
• marketing
• operations management/information systems
• strategy

A research degree provides you with a launch-pad to a successful career in academia, commerce, industry, the public sector or as an entrepreneur.