The Department of Management (MGMT) offers 3 PhD courses on an annual basis:
As part of their PhD course work requirements, MGMT PhD students have to successfully complete the 3 courses (in course 1 min. 5 ECTS: module A (2.5 ECTS) + B, C or D (2.5 ECTS each)), preferably within the first year of their PhD enrolment. All courses are by default open to external PhD students; however, MGMT and BSS PhD students will be granted preferred access in case of overbooking.
Below, you can see the schedule for current and upcoming PhD courses:
Qualitative Research Methods - 2025
ECTS: 5 (basic module A: Introduction & Research Design: 2.5 ECTS + one of the three supplementary modules (B, C or D): 2.5 ECTS)
Module A - Introduction & Research Design: 4-6 March 2025 (course coordinator: Helle Neergaard)
Application deadline: 4 February 2025
Module B - Collecting Qualitative Data: 2-4 April 2025 (course coordinator: Jakob Lauring)
Application deadline: 25 February 2025
Module C - Analysing Qualitative Data: 28-30 April 2025 (course coordinator: Birte Asmuß)
Application deadline: 24 March 2025
Module D - Mixing Methods: 19-20 and 22 May 2025 (course coordinator: Liisa Lähteenmäki)
Application deadline: 10 April 2025
The Research Process and the Role of Theory in Business Research - 2025
ECTS: 5
Part One: 8-10 September 2025 (Monday-Wednesday) and Part Two: 8-10 December 2025 (Monday-Wednesday)
Course coordinators
Part One: Associate Professor Peter Kesting
Part Two: Professor Lars Frederiksen
Application deadline: 1 July 2025