Overview

The doctoral degree is possible to complete in six major disciplines: accounting and corporate finance, corporate communication, corporate environmental management, management and leadership, marketing, and strategy and entrepreneurship.

Key facts

Finland has a national graduate programme in business studies, KATAJA (The Finnish Doctoral Program in Business Studies). KATAJA’s courses are ideal ingredients of the doctoral degree.

Students can deepen their expertise through including KATAJA courses as optional studies. In some cases, compulsory courses offered by JYU can be replaced with courses offered by KATAJA.

University of Jyväskylä's Business Studies programme will teach you more about this topic.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Doctoral Studies
Business Research
Academic writing and publishing
Internationalisation
Contributing to theory progress through research
Statistical Research Methods

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-30 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-30 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

92

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PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

40 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Jyväskylä, Finland

Disciplines

Business Administration View 9 other PhDs in Business Administration in Finland

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

92

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PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

A relevant master’s degree awarded by a university;
A relevant master’s degree awarded by a university of applied sciences; or
A relevant study programme abroad which in the awarding country gives eligibility for the corresponding level of higher education.

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Tuition Fees

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

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

Free
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Additional Details

Tuition fees do not apply to doctoral studies.

Living costs

Jyväskylä

Finland

700 - 1100 EUR / month

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