Key information
- Duration: Full-time: 24 months; Part-time: 36 months (or 3 to 7 years).
- Start dates & application deadlines: Start dates and deadlines will depend on the project students choose.
- Language: English
- Delivered: On Campus
- Campus Location: Southampton, United Kingdom
- Disciplines: Business Administration, International Business
Overview
The DBA is equivalent to a PhD but focuses on high-level strategic business problems rather than purely academic questions.
Research degrees have a minimum and maximum duration, known as the candidature. Your candidature ends when you submit your thesis.
Features
- Our Business Studies PhD degrees at University of Southampton have been awarded +3 recognition for full-time students by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
- We have also received research studentships from ESRC and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for our DBA.
Programme Structure
Research
- accounting
- financial markets and banking
- entrepreneurship
- innovation
- strategy
- sustainability
- corporate social responsibility
- accountability and governance
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 120
- PTE Academic: 67
- IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements
- 2:1 undergraduate honours degree in a relevant subject
- a master of science at merit level in a relevant subject
- satisfactory interview
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
International: 18200 GBP / year
Domestic: 13300 GBP / year
Living costs
Southampton, United Kingdom: 697 - 1093 GBP / month
Funding
Scholarships Information
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Business Studies.
You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.
Available Scholarships
- Commonwealth PhD Scholarships - Deadline 14 Oct 2026 - Merit-based
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarships - Deadline 09 Dec 2026 - Merit-based
- Postgraduate Taught Excellence in English Scholarships - 3000 GBP - Deadline 04 Sep 2026 - Merit-based
- Horizon Europe fee waiver - Deadline Anytime - Merit-based
- Presidential Bursaries - Deadline Anytime - Merit-based
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program - Deadline 07 Oct 2026 - Independent provider
- ServiceScape Scholarship - 1000 USD - Deadline 30 Nov 2026
- ACES Scholarships - 3500 USD - Deadline 15 Nov 2026
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility - Deadline Not specified - Merit-based
- Scholarships for PhD Students - 19000 GBP - Deadline Not specified - Merit-based
- Boustany Astronomy PhD Scholarship - Deadline 28 Feb 2027 - Merit-based
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship - 1000 USD - Deadline 31 Oct 2026 - Merit-based
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship - 1000 USD - Deadline 01 Mar 2027
- The PhD Prep Fellowship - 10000 USD - Deadline 01 Sep 2026 - Merit-based
- Dream Chaser Scholarship - 1000 USD - Deadline 13 Jan 2027 - Merit-based
- Scholarship for students with disabilities - 3000 USD - Deadline 31 Dec 2026 - Need-based
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids - 22500 GBP - Deadline Not specified
- CIAPS Commonwealth Scholarships for Postgraduate Professional Studies - 1000 USD - Deadline Not specified
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship - 1500 USD - Deadline Not specified
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme - 12000 USD - Deadline 11 Jan 2027
