PhD in Business

University of Nottingham Malaysia

You will be assigned at least two academic supervisors who will provide guidance on the formal specification of your topic, the structure and organisation of your thesis and the general direction of your research. To aid you in the transition to independent research and to help you acquire the necessary skills, you will complete a number of assessed taught modules during your first year of full time study, while part-time students normally complete within two years.Typical modules include:All streams: Developing Management Research, Research Design and PhilosophyBusiness and Management stream: Introduction to Research Design and Data AnalysisFinance and Risk stream: Contemporary Topics in Finance, Topics in Advanced EconometricsIndustrial Economics stream: Advanced Macroeconomics or Advanced Microeconomic Theory (optional), Topics in Advanced EconometricsStudents are required to submit an annual review in years one, two and three. You will submit draft literature chapters plus other required chapters along with delivering presentations about your research to a review panel of assessors. In year three, you will also submit a commentary that details how you have addressed the feedback you received from the previous year’s annual review. This will accompany an additional chapter submission and your presentation.CareersCareer destinations for our research postgraduates include:Higher education teaching professionalsUniversity researchersAccountantsFinance and Investment analystsInvestment bankersIT business analystsManagement consultantsMarketing and public relations professionals.

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences