The NMBU School of Economics and Business offers a PhD programme in Economics and Business with specializations in fields where the department has active research groups. The programme is intended to provide strong theoretical and methodological skills in economics and business while maintaining an applied focus.
This programme aim to qualify candidates for research of international standard within all the department’s subject areas, and for other work that require scientific insight and analytical thinking and skills. PhD students learn to work in accordance with recognized principles of academic and research ethics.
The PhD degree is awarded based on an approved course package (min. 45 ECTS) and a dissertation. The dissertation typically consists of 3-4 articles within a specified topic. Further details are given in the NMBU and School of Economics and Business regulations.
The enrollment into the programme is as a rule done once a year (August).
Financing is an absolute requirement for acceptance to a PhD-programme at NMBU. Since we currently do not have any scholarship for international students and since we are currently not able to admit self-financed students to our PhD-program, international students must first apply for a position as a research fellow (within a relevant discipline/field). Our vacant PhD positions are announced in February every year.
"Economics and business" is interpreted in a broad sense to include, inter alia, entrepreneurship, innovation and organizational theory. The thesis’ topics are limited by the supervision capacity and the courses offered. Major areas of research at the faculty includes management, development economics, resource economics, resource and agricultural economics, environment and energy economics, and market and consumer analysis. In addition, the faculty is also involved in research in philosophy and ethics. The School of Economics and Business is in partnership with two national PhD research schools, and is involved with international networks offering PhD courses.
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• Supplementary regulations at School of Economics and Business
• PhD courses
• Recent doctoral degrees awarded