Doctor of Philosophy - Accounting (Integrated)

The University of Essex Integrated PhD Accounting provides a route to doctoral study if students do not have a Masters degree, or have little to no research training. It enables them to spend their first year completing a full-time Masters-level qualification, which will equip studnets with the business knowledge and research skills needed to begin PhD study the following year. The PhD will then be studied full time, over the next three years.

Students can choose to follow a traditional thesis approach, where they write a dissertation, or follow a 'three paper' thesis, where they produce three research articles, framed by an introduction and conclusion. Supervisors support students to submit these papers to conferences and for publication in international journals, so they can begin to build their research portfolio well before graduation.

Essex Business School (EBS) is world-renowned for research on governance, the impact of auditing and the effect of accounting practices in a globalised world and this PhD will give students the opportunity to engage with the debate and look at contemporary problems facing the world of accounting. As one of the few centres of Excellence for Critical Accounting Practices, University of Essex explore alternative aspects of accounting through a social science lens. The university champion issues such as responsible management, sustainability and global development, business ethics and social responsibility, producing cutting-edge research that aims to make organisations better places to do business.