Key information
- Duration:
- Up to 5 years full time, 8 years part time
- Start date:
- Choose to start in September 2024 or January 2025
- Apply by:
- 1 month before start (UK), 3 months before start (international)
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- 1st in the UK for annual research income in 2019-2022 (Chartered Association of Business Schools)
- 8th in the UK for citations in Business and Economics (The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023)
- 16th in the UK for Economics & Business (NTU Ranking 2022)
Create research that has an impact on the areas of accounting, accountability, governance and performance management.
You’ll become a skilled research practitioner with a broad set of advanced skills to help you address global challenges. Your training on this integrated PhD will enable you to effectively engage with – and shape – socioeconomic policies. This includes areas such as innovation, entrepreneurship, inclusive trade, minimum wage, education and development.
Working with our Accounting and Society Research Mobilisation Group you’ll enjoy a dynamic research environment and high-quality supervision. The Group specialises in research in:
- social, environmental and ethical accountability and sustainability
- data and analytics in accounting
- capital market-based accounting research
- governance and executive compensation.
Our researchers have strong academic backgrounds. They actively engage with national and international research networks and collaborations. In addition, they also have good links with the business community, Government, non-profit organisations and professional accountancy bodies.
Find out more about research at the University of Sussex Business School
What is an integrated PhD?
An integrated PhD includes taking Masters-level modules in your first year as preparation for PhD-level research.
The taught year will help develop your research skills, ready for your PhD. It covers:
- quantitative, qualitative and analytical methods
- empirical design
- programming.
Through the taught modules, you’ll gain a meaningful progression point and all the support you need for your PhD. Once you’ve successfully completed the taught element of the degree, you’re ready to progress to the research phase of your PhD including your research thesis.
During your PhD, you’ll continue to receive training. You’ll develop more advanced research and publishing skills including:
- writing
- winning grants
- stakeholder engagement.
The integrated PhD offers the depth rigour and focus of a PhD, while developing your research and employability skills.
Accreditation
You’ll join the EQUIS and AMBA-accredited University of Sussex Business School. Learn more about all of our course accreditations here. Find out more
We understand that deciding where and what to study is a very important decision. We’ll make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the courses, services and facilities described in this prospectus. However, if we need to make material changes, for example due to government or regulatory requirements, or unanticipated staff changes, we’ll let you know as soon as possible.
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Entry requirements
Degree requirements | You’re normally expected to have at least a Merit (an average of 60% of overall) in a relevant Masters degree and an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree. |
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Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
Please select your country from the list.
Argentina
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Australia
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Azerbaijan
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Bahrain
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Bangladesh
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Brazil
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Brunei
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Canada
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Chile
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
China
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Colombia
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Cyprus
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Denmark
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Ecuador
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Egypt
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
France
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Germany
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Ghana
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Greece
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Hong Kong
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
India
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Indonesia
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Iran
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Italy
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Japan
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Jordan
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Kazakhstan
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Kenya
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Kuwait
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Lebanon
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Malawi
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Malaysia
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Mexico
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Nepal
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Nigeria
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Norway
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Oman
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Pakistan
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Palestine
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Paraguay
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Peru
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Philippines
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Qatar
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Russia
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Saudi Arabia
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Singapore
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
South Africa
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
South Korea
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Spain
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Sri Lanka
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Switzerland
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Taiwan
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Thailand
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Turkey
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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United Arab Emirates
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
USA
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Vietnam
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Zambia
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Zimbabwe
Subject-specific requirements | You may also be considered for this course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show evidence of long-term work experience in a related area. |
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English language requirements
IELTS (Academic)
Higher level (6.5 overall, including at least 6.0 in each component).
Check your IELTS qualification meets all of our language requirements and find out more about IELTS
Alternative English language qualifications
Proficiency tests
Cambridge Advanced Certificate in English (CAE)
169 overall, including at least 162 in each skill.
We would normally expect the CAE test to have been taken within two years before the start of your course.
You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Find out more about Cambridge English: Advanced
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)
169 overall, including at least 162 in each skill.
We would normally expect the CPE test to have been taken within two years before the start of your course.
You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Find out more about Cambridge English: Proficiency
Pearson PTE Academic
Higher level (62 overall, including at least 59 in all four skills)
Check your Pearson (PTE Academic) qualification meets all of our language requirements and find out more about Pearson (PTE Academic)
TOEFL (iBT)
Higher level 88 overall, including at least 20 Listening, 19 in Reading, 21 in Speaking, 23 in Writing.
Check your TOEFL (iBT) qualification meets all of our language requirements and find out more about TOEFL (iBT)
The TOEFL Institution Code for the University of Sussex is 9166.
English language qualifications
AS/A-level (GCE)
Grade C or above in English Language.
Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE)/ AS or A Level: grade C or above in Use of English.
GCE O-level
Grade C or above in English.
Brunei/Cambridge GCE O-level in English: grades 1-6.
Singapore/Cambridge GCE O-level in English: grades 1-6.
GCSE or IGCSE
Grade C or above in English as a First Language (Grade 4 or above in GCSE from 2017).
Grade B or above in English as a Second Language.
Ghana Senior Secondary School Certificate
If awarded before 1993: grades 1-6 in English language.
If awarded between 1993 and 2005: grades A-D in English language.
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE)
Level 4, including at least 3 in each component in English Language.
Indian School Certificate (Standard XII)
The Indian School Certificate is accepted at the grades below when awarded by the following examination boards:
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) – English Core only: 70%
Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) - English: 70%
International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB)
English A or English B at grade 5 or above.
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
Grades A - C in English language
Malaysian Certificate of Education (SPM) 1119/GCE O-level
If taken before the end of 2008: grades 1-6 in English Language.
If taken from 2009 onwards: grade C or above in English Language.
The qualification must be jointly awarded by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES).
West African Senior School Certificate
Grades A1-C6 (1-6) in English language when awarded by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) or the National Examinations Council (NECO).
Country exceptions
Select to see the list of exempt English-speaking countries
If you are a national of one of the countries below, or if you have recently completed a qualification equivalent to a UK Bachelors degree or higher in one of these countries, you will normally meet our English requirement. Note that qualifications obtained by distance learning or awarded by studying outside these countries cannot be accepted for English language purposes.
You will normally be expected to have completed the qualification within two years before starting your course at Sussex. If the qualification was obtained earlier than this, we would expect you to be able to demonstrate that you have maintained a good level of English, for example by living in an English-speaking country or working in an occupation that required you to use English regularly and to a high level.
Please note that this list is determined by the UK’s Home Office, not by the University of Sussex.
List of exempt countries:
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Canada**
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- New Zealand
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United Kingdom
- USA
** Canada: you must be a national of Canada; other nationals not on this list who have a degree from a Canadian institution will not normally be exempt from needing to provide evidence of English.
English language support
If you don’t meet the English language requirements for your degree, you may be able to take a pre-sessional course
Visas and immigration
Find out how to apply for a student visa
Admissions information for applicants
Research proposal | If you are applying for an Integrated PhD, you will need to write a research proposal. Find out how to write a research proposal. |
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If your qualifications aren’t listed or you have a question about entry requirements, contact us
Modules
Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
Autumn teaching
- Analytical Methods
- Programming and Policy Analysis
- Qualitative Methods and Empirical Design
- Quantitative Methods
Spring and summer teaching
- Research Proposal
Pathway
Alongside your core modules, you take the pathway modules below.
Spring teaching
- Advanced Qualitative Methods (Innovation, Management and Policy Pathway)
- Introduction to Theory (Innovation, Management and Policy Pathway)
We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.
Check back in early 2024 for more details of the modules running in the academic year 2024/25.
How to apply
If you’d like to join us as a research student, there are two main routes:
- browse funded projects in this subject area
- browse our potential supervisors and propose your own research project.
Find out how to apply for a PhD at Sussex
Full-time and part-time study
Choose to work on your research full time or part time, to fit around your work and personal life. For details about part-time study, contact us at business-researchstudents@sussex.ac.uk
Our supervisors
Explore our research interests and find potential supervisors.
- Experts delivering your taught year
Prof Vasiliki Bamiatzi
Professor of Strategy and International Business
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Prof Sambit Bhattacharyya
Professor of Economics
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Prof Chirantan Chatterjee
Professor of Economics of Innovation and Global Health
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Prof Gonul Colak
Professor of Accounting and Finance
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Prof Andrew Davies
RM Phillips Freeman Chair in InnovationManagement
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Prof Richard Dickens
Professor of Economics
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Dr Pawel Dziewulski
Senior Lecturer in Economics
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Prof Catherine Liston-Heyes
Professor of Business and Government
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Dr George Mackerron
Senior Lecturer in The Economics of Environment, Energy & Climate Change
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Prof Stephan Manning
Professor of Strategy and Innovation
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Dr Marianna Marra
Reader in International Business and Inn
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Dr Marcelo Rodrigues dos Santos
Senior Lecturer in Economics
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- Experts supervising PhD research
Dr Galina Goncharenko
Associate Reader in Accounting
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Dr Sarada Krishnan
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Sumohon Matilal
Senior Lecturer in Accounting
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Prof Hans Van Der Heijden
Professor of Accounting
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Funding and fees
How can I fund my course?
Funded projects and scholarships
Our aim is to ensure that every student who wants to study with us is able to despite financial barriers, so that we continue to attract talented and unique individuals. Don’t miss out on scholarships – check the specific application deadlines for funding opportunities. Note that funded projects aren’t available for all our PhDs.
Details of our scholarships are not yet set for entry in the academic year 2024/25.
Applying for USA Federal Student Aid?
If any part of your funding, at any time, is through USA federal Direct Loan funds, you will be registered on a separate version of this degree which does not include the possibility of distance learning which is prohibited under USA federal regulations. Find out more about American Student Loans and Federal Student Aid.
Part-time work
We advertise around 2,500 part-time jobs a year so you can make money and gain work experience. We have a special scheme to employ students on campus, wherever possible.
Find out more about careers and employability
How much does it cost?
Fees for self-funding students
Home students: Fees are not yet set for entry in the academic year 2024/25. Fees will become available once set by United Kingdom Research and Innovation.
Channel Islands and Isle of Man students: Fees are not yet set for entry in the academic year 2024/25. Fees will become available once set by United Kingdom Research and Innovation.
International students: £21,500 per year for full-time students
Home PhD student fees are set at the level recommended by United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) annually, rising in line with inflation. Overseas fees are subject to an annual increase - see details on our tuition fees page
Additional costs
Note about additional costs
Please note that all costs are best estimates based on current market values. Activities may be subject to unavoidable change in response to Government advice. We’ll let you know at the earliest opportunity. We review estimates every year and they may vary with inflation. Find out how to budget for student life.
Empirical research costs
On top of your PhD fees and living costs, you may also need to cover some research and training costs, relevant to your research project. These costs will depend on your research topic and training needs, but may include:
- travel (to archives, collections or scientific facilities)
- a laptop
- overseas fieldwork costs (travel and accommodation, and language training)
- conference costs (travel, registration fees and accommodation)
- laboratory consumables and workshop materials
- participant costs
- transcription or translation costs
- open-access publication costs.
If you have a scholarship from one of the UK Research Councils, your scholarship should cover these types of costs. You'll receive details of how to claim this additional funding.
If you're self funded, or if your scholarship doesn’t cover these costs, check with the Research and Enterprise Co-ordinator in your School for details of School or Doctoral School funding that may be available.