Key information
- Duration: Full-time, 36 months
- Start dates & application deadlines: Starting January 2027 – apply before Sep 2026; Starting August 2027 – apply before Apr 2027
Overview
The doctoral degree is possible to complete in six major disciplines: accounting and corporate finance, corporate communication, corporate environmental management, management and leadership, marketing, and strategy and entrepreneurship.
Key facts
Finland has a national graduate programme in business studies, KATAJA (The Finnish Doctoral Program in Business Studies). KATAJA's courses are ideal ingredients of the doctoral degree.
Students can deepen their expertise through including KATAJA courses as optional studies. In some cases, compulsory courses offered by JYU can be replaced with courses offered by KATAJA.
University of Jyväskylä's Business Studies programme will teach you more about this topic.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Doctoral Studies
- Business Research
- Academic writing and publishing
- Internationalisation
- Contributing to theory progress through research
- Statistical Research Methods
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
- TOEFL® IBT: 92, or 4.5 (New TOEFL iBT 1-6 score, CEFR-aligned; equivalent to the 0-120 score)
- PTE Academic: 62
- IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements
- A relevant master's degree awarded by a university;
- A relevant master's degree awarded by a university of applied sciences; or
- A relevant study programme abroad which in the awarding country gives eligibility for the corresponding level of higher education.
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees do not apply to doctoral studies.
Living costs
Jyväskylä, Finland: 1,133-1,780 AUD / month. The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.