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13 PhD programmes offered by the university
Business Administration
This Business Administration PhD from University of Essex gives you the opportunity to explore issues at the frontier of research directly relevant to regional, national and global businesses. Today’s managers face dwindling consumer confidence, difficulties retaining talent and demand for greater social and environmental responsibility.
Human Resource Management and Organisation Studies
PhD Human Resource Management and Organisation Studies from University of Essex gives you the opportunity to interrogate the theories and practice of organisation in relation to work, management and the experience of employment.
Social Services Management
The aim of the Social Services Management course from University of Essex is to provide a unified approach to theory and practice within a professional context, so your learning is structured to allow you to develop your skills both in the workplace and within the university environment.
Accounting
This PhD in Accounting programme from University of Essex gives you the opportunity to develop new insight into accounting and accountability processes with a view to influencing policy and practice. It is open to those who have previous experience in academic research in accounting.
Actuarial Science
The PhD Actuarial Science from University of Essex is a research degree within the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science. They have staff members available to act as supervisors across a number of areas such as: survival analysis, forensic economics, risk management, Islamic finance and takaful, asset-liability management for pension funds.
Finance
Global financial markets are facing an era of unprecedented upheaval. Just 10 years ago the world was beginning to recover from the financial crash of 2008, but now world markets must recover from a health pandemic that has driven national economies to the brink of collapse. Learn more at the Finance programme from University of Essex.
Computational Finance
We offer research supervision for our PhD Computational Finance at University of Essex in the following fields: agent-based modelling of financial markets; computational risk management; high-frequency finance; and the use of computational-intelligence methods for investment decision making.
Management
The Management programme at University of Essex provides a flexible pathway into doctoral research in management with preparatory training and publication-oriented research development.
Accounting and Finance
This research programme in Accounting and Finance from University of Essex gives you the opportunity to undertake advanced empirical research in the fields of accounting and finance. You will gain in-depth knowledge of the research methods used in capital market analysis and will explore areas high on the agenda of financial institutions.
Management Studies
PhD Management Studies (at the Southend Campus) course from University of Essex gives you the opportunity to interrogate issues surrounding the contemporary workplace and how these relate to wider society on a local and global level.
Entrepreneurship
This PhD in Entrepreneurship from University of Essex, will give you the opportunity to engage with debates surrounding entrepreneurship, such as knowledge production, organisational development and innovation in the new economy.
Business Analytics
Accurate data analysis can generate significant opportunities for business leaders, managers, policy makers and entrepreneurs. Modern economies increasingly demand analytically trained researchers in both academia and practice. The PhD Business Analytics from University of Essex has been designed to meet this demand.
Operational Research
The Operational Research program at University of Essex gives you the opportunity to explore areas where optimisation and mathematical modelling are important. These include logistics, revenue management, networks, and stochastic control - areas of great practical interest and use in the public and private sectors.