PhD in Management

Cycle

Terceiro ciclo

Degree

Doutor

Coordinator

Professor João Manuel Gonçalves Amaro de Matos

Education objectives

The PhD aims to allow Masters in Economics, Finance, and Management or in related compatible areas the development of knowledge at an advanced level and the capacity to research problems in their specific domain.

It is a program designed to provide a quite solid general background at an advanced level to all those who desire to become competitive at a scientific level.

Framed in this general goal, it is also desired that the graduates of the PhD Program in management attain the specific learning goals:
1.Development and systematic application of the capacity to understand and equate problems in a critical way and the capacity to produce individual autonomous, original research work.

2. Development of personal competences at the interpersonal relationship level, teamwork and communication. In particular, the capacity of specialists in their respective areas and the comprehension of the contributes that such specialists may give to the research projects.

3. Knowledge of the state of the art in their respective areas of research and the capacity to put in context from the theoretical and analytical point of view more advanced topics.

4. Capacity to use advanced analytical models and tools (quantitative and qualitative) in the study of problems in the areas of Economics, Finance and Management.

5. Awareness of the relevance of ethical behavior and its implications for an academic and research career, especially in what relates to issues regarding the originality of published work and other potential distortions leading to fraud.

Degree pre-requisites

-Graduate degree in related discipline
-Undergraduate degree in related discipline
-Personal data/curriculum vitae
-Motivation letter
-Transcript of records
-Writing sample
-Applicants should hold a Masters. Your degree can be in any field (e.g., the sciences, arts, and humanities), but if you have no previous coursework in business studies, your supervisor may require additional coursework (at Nova SBE or elsewhere). If you do not have a masters, you can still be admitted to the P.h.D. program contingent on finishing a masters (or equivalent) en route.

In order to apply or further information including application details, program structure, scholarships and program requirements kindly visit PhD in Management at Nova SBE.

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