The Doctoral Degree

The PhD in Economics, Finance and Management has been awarded the Recognition of Excellence ("Mención hacia la Excelencia") of the Spanish Ministry of Education .

The purpose of the PhD degree program is to prepare students of exceptional talent for careers in research and teaching at the world's leading academic institutions, research centres, consulting or financial firms, and international organizations. Students are encouraged to pursue their own research interests from the first year to the completion of their dissertation.

Academic Contents:

In addition to research for the doctoral thesis, the PhD includes: Formal defence of the Thesis Proposal Attending research seminars at the Department of Economics and Business Some course work. To complement the research training, the Director of the PhD programme can also recommend specific courses in some of the master's programmes that are coordinated by the department and its affiliated schools. Presentations in conferences and periods spent at other universities are highly recommended and partially financed by the programme.

 

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