Research Degrees (PhD and MPhil)

Areas of Research

The School of Management offers study in the following broad areas: Organisation Theory, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Marketing and Consumption, Accounting and Finance, Knowledge and Innovation, Economics and Political Economy and Human Resource Management.  Our programme has an emphasis on critical and creative thinking across all functional areas of management. Our staff supervision interests cover a wide range of topics. 

Maximum and minimum periods of registration

Degree                                          Minimum              Maximum

PhD full-time                                     2 years                     4 years

PhD part-time                                    3 years                     7 years

PhD distance learning                        3 years                     7 years

MPhil full-time                                    2 years                    3 years

MPhil part-time                                  3 years                    5 years

School Facilities for Campus-Based Research Students

The School is able to provide access to a computer, printer and telephone.

A PhD community is encouraged by the School through the two annual internal PhD conferences that are compulsory for all full-time and part-time research students. 

Attendance at external conferences is encouraged from the second year onwards, and campus-based students are expected to go to the weekly school seminar which offers presentations from visiting and school academics.

- Why study for a PhD at Leicester
- How to apply
- Entry requirements
- Fees and funding - One full-time GTAship on offer until 28th June 2013