- Degree awarded
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Duration
- 4 Years Full Time
- Entry requirements
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- Bachelor's (Honours) degree at 2:1 or above (or overseas equivalent); and
- Master's degree in a relevant cognate subject - 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 ccount for entry to a PhD programme.
- How to apply
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Please ensure you include all required supporting documents at the time of submission, as incomplete applications may not be considered.
Application Deadlines
The current deadline for consideration in internal funding competitions is 1 December 2023.
If you are applying for or have secured external funding (for example, from an employer or government) or are self-funding, you must submit your application before the below deadline to be considered. You will not be able to apply after this date has passed.
- For September 2024 entry: 30 June 2024
Programme options
| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Y | Y | N | N |
Programme overview
This PhD programme provides advanced training to develop innovative research in all areas of business and management.
Fees
Fees for entry in 2024 have not yet been set. For reference, the fees for the academic year beginning September 2023 were as follows:
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PhD (full-time)
UK students (per annum): £4,712
International, including EU, students (per annum): £20,500 -
PhD (part-time)
UK students (per annum): £2,356
International, including EU, students (per annum): £10,250
Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.
Scholarships/sponsorships
To apply University of Manchester funding, you must indicate in your application the competitions for which you wish to be considered. The current deadline for most internal competitions, including Alliance Manchester Business School studentships is 1 December 2023.
All external funding competitions have a specified deadline for submitting your funding application and a separate (earlier) deadline for submitting the online programme application form, both of which will be stated in the funding competition details below.
For more information about funding, visit our funding page or use our funding database to search for scholarships, studentships and awards you may be eligible for.
- ESRC North West Social Science DTP (NWSSDTP) PhD Studentships 2024 Entry (TBC)
- Alliance Manchester Business School PhD Studentships 2024 Entry
- Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (High Income Countries)
- Humanities Doctoral Academy Humanitarian Scholarship 2024 Entry
- Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (Least Developed Countries and Fragile States)
- RADMA Doctoral Studies Funding 2024 Entry
- PhD Scholarship for Research into Productivity
Contact details
- School/Faculty
- Alliance Manchester Business School
- Contact name
- Humanities Doctoral Academy Admissions
- hums.doctoralacademy.admissions@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/
- School/Faculty
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