Doctoral program in Business Administration and Management 36 months PHD Programme By Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC) |TopUniversities

Doctoral program in Business Administration and Management

Subject Ranking

# 401-450QS Subject Rankings

Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

2,001 EURTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Business and Management StudiesMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Business and Management Studies

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The aim of the interuniversity doctoral programme in Business Administration and Management is to foster, develop and provide a framework for research in fields of business administration and management at the participating universities. As in all doctoral programmes, one of the objectives is to enable students to train as researchers by producing a doctoral thesis.In the course of their training on the programme, doctoral students must:• acquire advanced knowledge at the frontier of their discipline and demonstrate, in the context of internationally recognised scientific research in the field of business administration and management, a deep, detailed and well-grounded understanding of theoretical and practical issues and scientific methodology in one or more research fields;• make an original and significant contribution to scientific research in the field of business administration and management that is recognised as such by the international scientific community;• design a research project, involving critical analysis and assessment of imprecise situations, in which they can apply their contributions, expertise and working method in a way that allows the scientific community in business administration and management to advance its knowledge of the research context in which they work;• develop sufficient autonomy to set up, manage and lead innovative research teams and projects and scientific collaborations (both national and international) within their subject area, in multidisciplinary contexts and, where appropriate, with a substantial element of knowledge transfer;• carry out their research activity in a socially responsible manner and with scientific integrity;• participate in scientific discussions at the international level in their field of expertise and disseminate the results of their research activity to audiences of all kinds;• make cultural, social or technological advances within their specific scientific context and promote innovation in all areas within a knowledge-based society.Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)Technical University of Cartagena (UPCT)Technical University of Madrid (UPM)

Programme overview

Main Subject

Business and Management Studies

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The aim of the interuniversity doctoral programme in Business Administration and Management is to foster, develop and provide a framework for research in fields of business administration and management at the participating universities. As in all doctoral programmes, one of the objectives is to enable students to train as researchers by producing a doctoral thesis.In the course of their training on the programme, doctoral students must:• acquire advanced knowledge at the frontier of their discipline and demonstrate, in the context of internationally recognised scientific research in the field of business administration and management, a deep, detailed and well-grounded understanding of theoretical and practical issues and scientific methodology in one or more research fields;• make an original and significant contribution to scientific research in the field of business administration and management that is recognised as such by the international scientific community;• design a research project, involving critical analysis and assessment of imprecise situations, in which they can apply their contributions, expertise and working method in a way that allows the scientific community in business administration and management to advance its knowledge of the research context in which they work;• develop sufficient autonomy to set up, manage and lead innovative research teams and projects and scientific collaborations (both national and international) within their subject area, in multidisciplinary contexts and, where appropriate, with a substantial element of knowledge transfer;• carry out their research activity in a socially responsible manner and with scientific integrity;• participate in scientific discussions at the international level in their field of expertise and disseminate the results of their research activity to audiences of all kinds;• make cultural, social or technological advances within their specific scientific context and promote innovation in all areas within a knowledge-based society.Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)Technical University of Cartagena (UPCT)Technical University of Madrid (UPM)

Admission Requirements

59+
72+
160+
5.5+

Applicants must hold a Spanish bachelor’s degree or equivalent and a Spanish master’s degree or equivalent, provided they have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits on the two degrees (Royal Decree 43/2015, of 2 February(open in new window))

In addition, the following may apply:

  • Holders of an official degree awarded by a university in Spain or any other country in the European Higher Education Area, pursuant to the provisions of Article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/2007, of 29 October, which establishes official university course regulations, who have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits on official university degrees, of which at least 60 must be at the master's degree level.
  • Holders of an official Spanish bachelor’s degree comprising at least 300 credits, as provided for by EU regulations. Holder of degrees of this kind must complete bridging courses unless the curriculum of the bachelor’s degree in question included research training credits equivalent in value to those which would be earned on a master's degree.
  • Holders of an official university qualification who, having passed the entrance examination for specialised medical training, have completed at least two years of a training course leading to an official degree in a health-sciences specialisation.
  • Holders of a degree issued under a foreign education system. In these cases, homologation is not required, but the UPC must verify that the degree certifies a level of training equivalent to an official Spanish master's degree and qualifies the holder for admission to doctoral studies in the country where it was issued. Admission on this basis does not imply homologation of the foreign degree or its recognition for any purpose other than admission to doctoral studies.
  • Holders of a Spanish doctoral qualification issued under previous university regulations.
  • Note 1: Doctoral studies entrance regulations for holders of an undergraduate degree awarded before the introduction of the EHEA (CG 47/02 2014)

3 Years
Sep

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Domestic
2,001 EUR
International
2,001 EUR

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