Kathleen Mortimer
Associate Professor in Marketing Communications
Faculty of Business and Law
DiscoverLevel
PostgraduatePG
Duration
PhD: Full Time 2 years - 4 years or Part Time 3 years - 6 years
PhD by Published Works: Part Time 1 year - 2 years
Starting
October, March
Location
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For you to attain a PhD in Marketing or Entrepreneurship, you are required to submit a thesis which demonstrates your ability to engage in independent research, originality, critical thinking, and academic writing. Your research will build on the works of others, but you are expected to make an original contribution to theory and/or knowledge in the field. During your study in the PhD programme, you will be required to attend face-to-face mandatory training organised by the Graduate school from time to time. These trainings are aimed at supporting you with your learning and academic progression.
In the first year of your study, you will be required to have your internal transfer viva examination. For this examination, you need to produce a transfer report and detailed research proposal with a substantial piece of work and present these documents before the internal examiner who will then write a report/recommendation to the university on your academic progress on the programme.
Your final thesis will be examined (oral presentation) by a panel of academic examiners who are approved by the university. The final word count for your final thesis is around 80,000 words. The duration of study for PhD is 2-4 years for full-time and 4-6 years for part-time.
As a PhD student at our university, you will become an essential part of our research community because, you will have the opportunity to work, interact and present at conferences with our team of academics and researchers, whose research has made a significant impact on business, policy, society and international.
Find out more about our Research Centres and Institutes below:
The closing dates for applications for the October intake is the 1 August and for the March intake is the 11 December.
Updated 16/04/2024
A doctoral degree can be the pinnacle of academic success and often signifies the start of a career in academia or research. The University of Northampton has an excellent Careers and Employability Service who are dedicated to equipping students with the skills to thrive, adapt and innovate in our ever-changing world. Many of our Research alumni are employed in academia as well as public and private sector businesses.
Our PhD students have access to exceptional research facilities such as: