PhD Management (4 Years)

Our multidisciplinary Management PhD offers specialisation in key business areas, such as supply chain, international business, entrepreneurship, marketing and the world of organisations. If you have a master’s degree in a management related field, the University of Liverpool Management School offers the perfect environment to become a world-class specialist researcher in this area. Our Management PhD gives you the opportunity to explore your own ideas while you receive thought-provoking advice from our academic staff. We offer tailored training with modules designed to develop your research skills in management. The modules cover: Research foundations Quantitative methods in business and management Qualitative methods in business and management Advanced quantitative research methods Advanced qualitative research methods Advanced topics in your subject of specialisation, ie Marketing; Operations and Supply Chain Management; Strategy, International Business and Entrepreneurship; Work, Organisation and Management. You’ll also receive additional training via workshops, seminars and conferences. To ensure you are fully supported during your thesis, you’ll work with a primary supervisor who is a leading expert in their field, and a secondary supervisor, who is also an established expert or a promising early career researcher in your area of study. This programme is delivered in-person at our emblematic Liverpool campus. UK, Republic of Ireland and international students can study this PhD on a full-time basis, while UK and Republic of Ireland students also have the option to study part-time. Although you can start this PhD at the beginning of any month, we recommend doing so in October or January where possible. This coincides with the start dates of our training modules.

You’ll need a UK master’s degree, or international equivalent, in a business and management discipline, preferably at merit or above. To discuss the entry requirements for this programme please contact the Management School’s Postgraduate Research Team.