Overview

The PhD Program in Business Administration (240 ECTS) has a history of over 50 years. Our overall purpose is to give the doctoral student a deepened and broadened theoretical and methodological knowledge, alongside the experience of having completed a substantial piece of original scientific work.

The conferral of the PhD in Business Administration signifies that the candidate has attained expert competence in a major field of study.

The PhD Program in Business Administration is divided into four different specializations: (1) Accounting and Managerial Finance, (2) Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology, (3) Management & Organization and (4) Marketing, Strategy & International Business.

We have specialized research areas in:

Accounting
Asian Economy and Business
Consumer Behaviour
Digitalization and information systems
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
International Business
International Marketing
Leadership
Management
Managerial Finance
Marketing
Media and Business
Operations Management
Public Administration
Purchasing
Retail Analytics
Strategy
Sustainable Business

Accreditation

EQUIS

Programme Structure

SUBS mandatory courses (30 ECTS):

The Research Process
Perspectives on Science and Research
Qualitative Methods
Methods for Empirical Analysis I

Elective courses (60 ECTS):

Elective courses are given at various departments and institutes at SSE, or other universities, and in many different forms. The subject matters and forms of these courses vary from year to year in response to demands from doctoral students as well as to the changes in research interests. Which courses to take is jointly decided by the doctoral student and his/her Primary Supervisor. A sample of elective courses available at SSE:

Measuring Innovation: Experimental Design
Developing Teaching Excellence
Reflexive and Creative Methodology
An Introduction to Constructivist Market Studies
Topics in Econometrics: Methods and Applications
Quantitative Data Exploration and Manipulation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Business Administration View 8 other PhDs in Business Administration in Sweden

Academic requirements

GRE^®

Required

GMAT

Required

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

A university level degree and one year of Master level studies or the equivalent.
At least three semesters of Business Administration courses (90 ECTS) including a thesis worth at least 15 ECTS
GMAT or GRE test
Proof of proficiency in English
Motivation & supporting attachments

Tuition Fee

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International

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 SEK per year during 48 months.
EU/EEA

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 SEK per year during 48 months.

All admitted students receive a scholarship from the SSE, and are guaranteed funding throughout the PhD program.

Living costs for Stockholm

9668 - 17248 SEK /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

All admitted PhD students receive a scholarship from the SSE, and are guaranteed funding throughout the PhD program, conditional upon satisfactory performance as determined by the faculty. The current scholarship amount is SEK 21 000 per month.

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Business Administration.

Available Scholarships

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