Highlights
Tuition fee
16000 GBP / year
16000 GBP / year
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Tuition fee
16000 GBP / year
16000 GBP / year
Unknown
Duration
36 months
Duration
36 months
Apply date
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Apply date
Unknown
Start date
Unknown
Start date
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Campus location
Leicester, United Kingdom
Campus location
Leicester, United Kingdom
Taught in
English
Taught in
English

About

The Business Administration programme offered by De Montfort University develops advanced research expertise in leadership, management, organisational change, and applied business inquiry, enabling experienced professionals to generate innovative solutions to complex organisational challenges through action-based research.

Overview

This Business Administration programme offered by De Montfort University supports senior leaders, managers, consultants, entrepreneurs, and researchers in investigating significant organisational and strategic issues through applied and practice-focused research. Candidates combine professional experience with academic rigour to generate evidence-based insights that support innovation, change, decision-making, and long-term organisational impact.

Key Facts

Unlike a traditional PhD, the programme adopts an action-research approach grounded in professional practice. Students engage with contemporary management challenges, develop advanced investigative and reflective skills, and undertake substantial research projects that contribute to organisational development, policy improvement, and professional knowledge while remaining directly relevant to workplace settings.

Programme Structure

Research

  • People, Organisations and Work
  • Evidence-Based Law
  • Local Governance
  • Marketing and Digital Marketing
  • Applied Economics
  • Social Value
  • Enterprise and Innovation
  • Urban Research and Austerity
  • Finance and Banking

Key information

Duration

  • Full-time
    • 36 months
  • Part-time
    • 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

English
IELTS
6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

  • Leicester, United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA admission requirements GPA
Upper Second Class

English requirements

IELTS
6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

  • an honours undergraduate degree (2.1);
  • or have membership of a recognised (chartered) professional body;
  • or be able to demonstrate equivalent professional qualification or managerial/directorial experience.
  • and must have a substantial body of supervisory/managerial roles on a permanent or periodic basis. It is likely that this will have taken a period of time to accumulate and, for indicative purposes only, this might be, for example, five years.
  • and draft a detailed research proposal
  • and provide a CV.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
  • International

    Non-residents
    16000 GBP / year
    ≈ 16000 GBP / year
  • Domestic

    Citizens or residents
    16000 GBP / year
    ≈ 16000 GBP / year

Living costs

Leicester

United Kingdom
751 - 1426 GBP / month

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

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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

Available Scholarships

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Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
30 Nov 2026
ServiceScape Scholarship

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ServiceScape
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
Not specified
The Aga Khan Foundation’s International Scholarship Programme
Merit-based

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Aga Khan Foundation
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
3500 USD
Deadline
15 Nov 2026
ACES Scholarships

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ACES Education Fund
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
Not specified
Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility
Merit-based

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OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
19000 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
Scholarships for PhD Students
Merit-based

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Junhua Li
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
28 Feb 2027
Boustany Astronomy PhD Scholarship
Merit-based

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Boustany Foundation
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
6000 USD
Deadline
31 Jan 2027
Amberscholar Scholarship
Merit-based

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Amber Scholar
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
01 Mar 2027
Voice Talent Online Scholarship

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Voice Talent Online
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
13 Jan 2027
Dream Chaser Scholarship
Merit-based

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Salvado Law
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
10000 USD
Deadline
01 Jun 2027
The PhD Prep Fellowship
Merit-based

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Admit Lab
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
3000 USD
Deadline
31 Dec 2026
Scholarship for students with disabilities
Need-based

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Anonymous Hope Fund
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
22500 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids

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UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
Not specified
CIAPS Commonwealth Scholarships for Postgraduate Professional Studies

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CIAPS 
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1500 USD
Deadline
Not specified
The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship

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IELTS from 6 to 9
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
12000 USD
Deadline
11 Jan 2027
Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme

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The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme
Location not available

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