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Doctoral Research Degrees

A research degree will give you the opportunity to study a specific field of business or management that interests you to an advanced level. The aim of our doctoral and research degrees is to provide you with the skills necessary to carry out an in-depth investigation of a topic that culminates in the submission and defence of a Doctorate thesis.

You will be supervised by a dedicated team of experienced, research-active members of Kingston Business School and become part of a mutually supportive group of researchers.

Kingston Business School also offers Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA) posts to full-time PhD students, to find our more visit our Gradaute Teaching Assistantship(GTA) webpage

  • Business PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)


    Start Dates:     October
    Mode of Delivery: Full-time, Part-time

    Whether you are planning a career as an academic within the education sector or as a professional researcher within the public or private sectors, the Kingston Business PhD will enable you to both develop the appropriate research skills and enhance your professional credibility.

    What will you study?

    The distinct characteristic of the Kingston PhD is that you are able to gain the MSc in Management and Business Studies Research as part of your doctoral studies. The MSc is fully integrated within the PhD programme and is designed to provide a sound training in business research methods as well as a critical understanding of how organisations and their external environment are managed.

    Your PhD thesis should be around 80,000 words and will be the subject of an oral examination in which you will show both how you have critically investigated your area of research and made an independent and original contribution to knowledge.

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  • DBA (Doctor of Business Administration)


    Start Dates:     October
    Mode of Delivery: Part-Time

    The Kingston DBA is one of the first three DBA programmes globally to receive accreditation from the Association of MBAs. It offers those at senior management level the opportunity to build upon their MBA or business-related masters qualification and develop professional excellence through a programme of study that is both academically challenging and professionally relevant.

    What will you study?

    Our aim is to provide you with a supportive educational environment within which you can obtain a doctorate-level qualification that is directly relevant to your chosen profession.

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  • Health Management Research MSc


    Start Dates:     September
    Mode of Delivery: Full-time, Part-Time

    There is increasing demand in the health sector for managers who can understand and manage research and evidence-based practice. This MSc will provide a grounding in this area and introduce a critical understanding of how health organisations are managed.

    The course provides preliminary training for doctoral students on health management PhD and DBA programmes in research methods and related skills to the national standards set out by the Economic and Social Research Council.

    What will you study?

    After an induction programme introducing you to the Business School and the expectations and ethos of the course, you will go on to study and examine research design and data collection as well as data analysis and reporting, linking qualitative and quantitative methods and techniques.

    You will study advanced research methods, which will introduce you to some statistical techniques, and computer-aided analysis of qualitative data. You will also look at perspectives on health management through the two health-specific modules (your choice of modules will depend on your dissertation research topic).

    The research project proposal sessions will prepare you for your dissertation, which in turn can be used to prepare the ground for your doctoral research.

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  • Management and Business Studies Research MSc


    Start Dates:     September
    Mode of Delivery: Full-time, Part-Time

    There is a growing demand for accomplished researchers in both academia and the wider business environment who have the ability to select and implement appropriate methodologies for business research. This Management and Business Studies Research MSc course is ideal if you are a business professional and would like to gain a sound training in the methods of business and management research, as well as a critical understanding of how organisations are managed.

    This course also offers preliminary training for doctoral students on PhD and DBA programmes in research methods and related skills appropriate for their needs. Students who are contemplating doctoral studies but who have not yet enrolled on the PhD or DBA can be accepted onto this programme.

    What will you study?

    After an induction programme introducing you to the Business School and the expectations and ethos of the course, you will go on to study and examine research design and data collection as well as data analysis and reporting, linking qualitative and quantitative methods and techniques. You will also look at perspectives on organisational studies and further background materials to encourage debate about research and philosophies.

    In addition you will study advanced research methods, which will introduce you to some statistical techniques, and computer-aided analysis of qualitative data. The research project proposal sessions will prepare you for your dissertation, which in turn can be used to prepare the ground for your doctoral research.

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