
Overview
It enables you to spend your first year completing a full-time Masters-level qualification, which will equip you with the business knowledge and research skills needed to begin PhD study the following year. Your PhD will then be studied full time, over the next three years.
You can choose to follow a traditional thesis approach, where you write a dissertation, or follow a 'three paper' thesis, where you produce three research articles, framed by an introduction and conclusion. Your supervisors support you to submit these papers to conferences and for publication in international journals, so you can begin to build you research portfolio well before graduation.
Your future
Our PhD Accounting programme from University of Essex are designed to foster the business leaders and researchers of the future. Our graduates use creativity, innovation and ethical awareness to meet the many challenges facing the international business world.
Our doctoral graduates have secured roles in academia at some of the best international universities, as well as organisations in the public and private sectors. Recent examples include careers with Leeds University Business School, Essex Business School, Cambridge Education, EY (Ernst and Young) and public sector roles around the world.
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Assessment
- You begin your studies by meeting with your supervisors and undertaking an intensive induction programme. You attend advanced research methods training and undertake compulsory modules tailored to your individual research needs.
- Throughout your PhD, you have regular meetings with your supervisors.
- You are often asked to write up your ideas or reading notes to help establish good writing practices.
- By the end of your first year of research, you should have a solid understanding of the key debates in your field and have defined your research questions, outlining your original contribution to knowledge
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Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Economics Finance Accounting View 27 other PhDs in Accounting in United KingdomExplore more key information
Visit official programme websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- You will need a good Masters degree, or equivalent, in a related subject. A well developed research proposal is also essential.
- You will normally be required to attend an interview/Skype interview for acceptance, and acceptance is subject to research expertise in the department.
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Visit official programme websiteTuition Fee
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International
17050 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 17050 GBP per year during 48 months. -
National
5630 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5630 GBP per year during 48 months.
Living costs for Colchester
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Funding
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