Current PhD students
Welcome to the PhD programme of Essex Business School. Our primary goal is to
prepare outstanding students to undertake cutting edge research in the areas of
Accounting, Entrepreneurship& Innovation, Finance, Management, and Marketing.
PhD programmes and supervision are offered at both the Colchester campus and
the
Southend campus of Essex Business School.
Students are normally assigned two supervisors in their chosen research area.
They then work closely with these faculty members in an interactive environment
where students receive feedback on their ideas and findings on a regular basis.
Students are encouraged to develop their own research ideas independently. The
School has a wide range of specialist databases (eg Datastream, Bankscope, SDC
Platinum) that students are encouraged to use.
A range of funding
opportunities and scholarships are also available to qualifying applicants. The normal entry
requirement is a good merit (or average of at least 65%) at a recognised
Masters' course in the UK or equivalent.
All students in their first year are required to undertake
training in
research methods which is assessed.
Integrated PhD
We also offer an Integrated PhD for students who have no research background.
Details of course structure and rules of assessment can be found on your
Moodle
pages and here.
Success Rate
Our efforts to nurture students and develop their talents are
rewarded by students' high success rate in the job market. Many of
our students succeed in finding
appointments in
leading UK (eg
Bristol, Durham and Royal Holloway) and overseas (eg Chinese and
Greek) universities while others find employment in the private
sector.
For details on admission and scholarship opportunities, please
contact our PhD Administrator,
Mrs. Juliet Sexton.
Funding
Make sure you check whether there are any scholarships available from the
University, ESRC, or other by looking at the funding
opportunities available to qualifying applicants.
The University has created a
Reference Guide for all the funding options available to prospective/current
postgraduate students. This information changes over the course of the year
depending upon the funding available, so remember to check it periodically.
For more information, please view the School's guide to
Funding your PhD.