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 preferably within the first year of their PhD enrolment.
All courses are by default open to external PhD students; however, MGMT and other 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 - 2026
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: 25-27 February 2026 (course coordinator: Signe Hedeboe Frederiksen)
Application deadline: 9 February 2026
Module B - Collecting Qualitative Data: 11-13 March 2026 (course coordinator: Jakob Lauring)
Application deadline: 11 February 2026
Module C - Analysing Qualitative Data: 27-29 April 2026 (course coordinator: Birte Asmuß)
Application deadline: 23 March 2026
Module D - Mixing Methods: 18-19 and 21 May 2026 (course coordinator: Alice Grønhøj)
Application deadline
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
Applied Quantitative Methods for Management Research - 2025
Module A: Understanding Causality. 5 ECTS
Week 41 (5 days): 6-10 October 2025 from 9:00-16:00
Course coordinator: Associate Professor Michela Berretta
Application deadline: 2 September 2025
Module B: Introduction to Structural Equation Modelling. 3 ECTS
Week 44 (3 days): 29-31 October 2025 (Wednesday-Friday) from 9:00-16:00
Course coordinator: Professor John Thøgersen
Application deadline: 15 September 2025
Module C: Experimental Designs. 3 ECTS
Week 48 (3 days): 24-26 November 2025 (Monday-Wednesday) from 9:00-16:00
Course coordinator: Professor Jacob Orquin
Application deadline: 13 October 2025