Business Management

The Business Management programme from Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) seeks to inspire, develop and channel research in areas related to economics and the world of business.

Key Features

The fast-paced nature of technological change brings about accelerated transformations in the skill set needed to properly analyse and lead business organizations. The doctoral programme thus provides new opportunities for students to acquire complex and versatile skills. It places a strong emphasis on knowledge transfer, which can benefit the production system by delivering improvements and innovations or a greater ability to analyse organizations and the environments in which they operate.

Doctoral students will find a wide range of research lines and methods in the programme, meaning they have ample opportunities to undertake research relating to their interests and concerns. They will also join research groups that have earned established status and funding, collaborating with teams of proven ability.

The Business Management programme from Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) entails developing and directing research in this field of study and relating to the wider field of economics, with particular attention to business management, the employment market and the tourism sector.

The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) is a fully accredited online university based inBarcelona with over 70,000 students worldwide. The University welcomes doctoral studentswho want to develop their research in a highly qualified and international setting and ondoctoral programme that is recognized throughout the European Higher Education Area.

Courses included

• Students studying full-time will complete the programme in a maximum of 3 years and, if studying part-time, a maximum of 5 years, from admission to the programme to the doctoral thesis’ defence.

• This timeframe does not include maternity or paternity leave or such long-term sick leave that the Academic Committee may consider appropriate.