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A business doctorate supervised from Edinburgh
Online or on campus
The PhD in business at Brigant is a supervised research degree. You arrive with a question from management practice or scholarship and spend the early period making it answerable. Supervision is from the business school in Edinburgh. The thesis is examined on its method and its limit, not on a slogan about global leadership. PhD Business Administration is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 3–5 years, and the credit total is 60. Students move from Advanced Research Methods through Advanced Research Methods; Seminar in Management Theory; Quantitative Methods for Business Research; Qualitative & Mixed Methods; Doctoral Candidacy Examination; Dissertation Research & Writing, and finish on Dissertation Research & Writing. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation. Reading is a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. The artefact a marker expects is a consulting brief a manager could use. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Frame a research question that can be answered with the evidence available Choose a method and say what it cannot show Write a literature review that argues, rather than lists Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.
The doctorate is supervised research plus the taught research modules on this page. Online tuition is covered. Examination or administrative fees may still apply. Campus study, where it is offered, is priced separately.
Faculty spotlight
The business school at the University of Brigant appoints the supervisor. The page does not name an individual scholar.
Study online
Online tuition is free. Online examinations are free. There is no exam fee for online study.
On-campus study
Prefer to learn at our Edinburgh campus? Campus tuition and campus examinations are charged. The published campus price is on each programme page.
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHD701 | Advanced Research Methods Advanced Research Methods (PHD701) is a 6-credit course on PhD Business Administration, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Advanced Research Methods as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 6 · 60 h |
| PHD702 | Seminar in Management Theory Seminar in Management Theory (PHD702) is a 6-credit course on PhD Business Administration, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Seminar in Management Theory as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 6 · 60 h |
| PHD703 | Quantitative Methods for Business Research Quantitative Methods for Business Research (PHD703) is a 6-credit course on PhD Business Administration, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Quantitative Methods for Business Research as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 6 · 60 h |
| PHD704 | Qualitative & Mixed Methods Qualitative & Mixed Methods (PHD704) is a 6-credit course on PhD Business Administration, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Qualitative & Mixed Methods as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 6 · 60 h |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHD801 | Doctoral Candidacy Examination Doctoral Candidacy Examination (PHD801) is a 0-credit course on PhD Business Administration, with 10 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Doctoral Candidacy Examination as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 0 |
| PHD802 | Dissertation Research & Writing Dissertation Research & Writing (PHD802) is a 36-credit course on PhD Business Administration, with 360 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Dissertation Research & Writing as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 36 · 360 h |
Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 3–5 years. Teaching language: English. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at Brigant. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents, research). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. University of Brigant publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.
Start an application on this website. Progress is saved from the first step. Admissions: admissions@brigant.uk.
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