School of Business and Management PhD and MRes Study 2018

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CONTENTS

Welcome to Queen Mary University of London 3 Welcome to the School of Business and Management (SBM) 4 A message from the Dean, Business and Management 5 Introduction to the School of Business and Management (SBM) 6 Research in the School of Business and Management 8 PhD in Business and Management 14 • Degree structure 16 • PhD Supervision 18 • Careers 22 • Doctoral College 25 • Applying for a PhD 26 • Fees and funding 28 MRes 30 • MRes Programmes 34 • Applying for an MRes 44 • Fees and funding 46 • Careers 47 Next steps 48 Meet us 49 Student Services A-Z 50 Maps 54

busman.qmul.ac.uk 1 The Queens’ Building, Mile End, has a proud association with not one, but four queens: Queen Victoria; Queen Mary (wife of King George V); Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother; and our Patron, Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Mary University of London highlights • World-class research – Queen Mary ranked 9th in the UK (Research Excellence Framework 2014) among multi-faculty universities • Teaching by international leaders in their field • Member of the Russell Group of leading UK universities • We are in the top one per cent of universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016) • Based at Queen Mary’s Mile End campus, one of the largest self-contained residential campuses in London set alongside the beautiful Regent’s Canal • Commitment to financial support – £11m in invested supporting postgraduate students (2014/15) • Eight Nobel prize-winning alumni and staff • 55 academy and society fellows among QMUL academic staff

2 busman.qmul.ac.uk WELCOME TO QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

Do you want to explore your academic This commitment to the local area and public interests in depth? Develop new good underpins our work today, especially knowledge and skills? Advance your in our collaborations with hospitals, cultural organisations, government, charities, career, or embark on a completely businesses and industry. new path? A postgraduate degree from Queen Mary University of London can When you join Queen Mary, you will be help you achieve your ambitions. welcomed into a diverse and supportive family of staff and students from all over the world, We are one of the UK’s leading universities with a wide variety of life experiences. This – in the most recent national assessment of makes Queen Mary a place of academic and research quality, the Research Excellence personal self- discovery, and postgraduate Framework (REF 2014), we were placed study with us a stimulating, often life- ninth in the UK among multi-faculty changing, experience. universities. This means that the outlook of our postgraduate programmes is directly Meet us inspired by the world-leading research The best way to get a feel for Queen Mary of our academics. life is to join us for one of our Postgraduate Open Evenings. You can explore our campus, Our programmes prepare you for professional meet our tutors and students, and get a taste life or further study, and we offer a of what studying here will be like. If you are commitment to generous financial support unable to visit us in person, we run virtual in the form of studentships and scholarships. open events, where you can speak online We also offer a friendly, self- contained to current staff and students. We also have residential campus – one of the largest in representatives in 48 countries and staff who the capital – at our main site in Mile End. regularly travel overseas. For more information and a list of open and virtual events, see We have a rich history in London with our qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/meet-us roots in Europe’s first public hospital, St Barts; England’s first medical school, The London; one of the first colleges to provide higher education to women, Westfield College; and the Victorian philanthropic project, the People’s Palace at Mile End.

busman.qmul.ac.uk 3 WELCOME TO THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

It is a great I was a PhD student here, and I sincerely pleasure for me hope that during your time with us you will to welcome you enjoy the dynamic research environment in the School, the collegiality of the academic to the School of staff and your peers, the beautiful canal-side Business and location of our Mile End campus, and the Management multicultural vibrancy of east London just (SBM) at Queen as much as I did. Studying for a research Mary University degree will be one of the most exciting and of London. challenging stages in your life, and you will be making an excellent decision by choosing the Studying with School of Business and Management as your us means that home during this period. you will be joining one of the leading research institutions in the UK. PhD You, as PhD and MRes students, are the and MRes students in the School life-blood of the dynamic research culture that we nurture in the SBM. Postgraduates of Business and Management have are a central part of the research community, access to excellent opportunities for representing a substantial proportion of research training and development. our research activity. You will be joining a community of internationally renowned In partnership with Imperial College London researchers and will work closely with and King’s College London, we run the ESRC academic staff at the forefront of their London Interdisciplinary Social Science discipline, and you will be joining an Doctoral Training Partnership, which provides intellectually stimulating, friendly and our research students with enhanced supportive environment that can help you opportunities for training, development and realize your full potential. networking I look forward to welcoming you to the Once you start your doctoral study, you School of Business and Management, and will quickly realize that the School of I hope that you will join us in asking novel, Business and Management is a business sometimes difficult, questions in conducting and management school with a difference. interesting and meaningful research, and in Not only are we positioned at the very practicing scholarship with commitment. forefront of research, but our research is also characterized by its interdisciplinarity, Professor Ahu Tatli, diversity, critical rigour and commitment to PhD Programme Director the values of social justice, sustainability and good governance.

4 busman.qmul.ac.uk A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN, BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

The School of We are not only a school with a strong Business and commitment to the highest quality of Management research and outstanding teaching, but we are also proud of our reputation as a at Queen Mary socially-engaged management school, with University of an innovative, multidisciplinary, mindful London is a and responsible approach to business and business school management. We invite our students to with a difference. ask incisive questions, to challenge their We place great assumptions, and to search for solutions to real-world challenges. emphasis on the connections Academics in the School of Business and between business and society; Management work across a wide range of this means that you will consider academic areas, with a particular emphasis questions that lie outside the scope on research. The research within the of more traditional business school school focuses on the connections between economic, social, political and cultural curriculums. life, and business and management. Drawn from a range of disciplines – including communications, cultural studies, philosophy, postcolonial theory, feminist studies, business history, sociology, economics and management – our academics are able to challenge and propose new approaches to the business and management community. You will be supervised by academics who engage with, and impact on, industry and government.

I am looking forward to working with our PhD community over the coming years. I hope that you will enjoy your journey in SBM.

Professor Frances Bowen Dean, School of Business and Management

busman.qmul.ac.uk 5 INTRODUCTION TO THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

School of Business and Management highlights

• 74% of our PhD students were funded an exceptional, inspirational environment. by studentships in 2016-17 It is our aim to create excellent learning • 7,700 square metres of new learning and experiences for you, and to empower you to teaching space with the opening of the make positive contributions to the world of new £39m Graduate Centre in early 2017 business and beyond.

The School of Business and Management Management is a wide-ranging subject strives to unearth the connections between that looks at the way organisations and economic, social, political and cultural individuals organise themselves to produce life along with modern business and goods and services within economic, management forms. political, social and technological contexts. There are few areas of 21st-century life Our academics are engaged in high- that are not touched by it, and a solid quality research with particular focus on understanding of its principles and practices the relationship between business and are essential to those who manage our society as a whole. Our range of innovative businesses, educational and political research programmes draws on the institutions both now and in the future. As research strengths of our international a student at Queen Mary, you can expect to staff and addresses the rapid growth of undertake programmes that encourage you interest in business and management as to engage with the latest critical frameworks an academic discipline. We are proud alongside established theories and practice to attract some of the world’s brightest with an international perspective. minds, who work and study together in

Our research-led approach approaches to the business and management Academics in the School of Business and community. You will be taught by academics Management work across a wide range of who engage with, and impact on, both academic areas, with a particular emphasis industry and government. on research. Our MRes and PhD students make vital Drawn from a range of disciplines – including contributions to the School. As well as communications, cultural studies, finance, benefiting from studying in an intellectually philosophy, psychology, postcolonial theory, stimulating and research- focused feminist studies, business history, sociology, environment, you will be able to work economics and management – our academics with our School’s vibrant Research Centres, are able to challenge and propose new Groups and Clusters.

6 busman.qmul.ac.uk Scholarships and studentships We want to attract the best students to Queen Mary, and every year we offer a generous range of scholarships in recognition of academic excellence. For the latest information, please visit: qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding As a guide, in 2017/18 we were able to offer the following: • 8x School of Business and Management PhD scholarships • Queen Mary Postgraduate Research Studentships for PhD study (£16,533). • LISS DTP Studentships • 4x School fee waivers to current students Facilities In addition to office space for our PhD students, QMUL unveiled the brand-new £39m Graduate Centre in early 2017, that provides teaching and learning space for all postgraduate students. This includes a 200- seat lecture theatre, study spaces, seminar rooms, and a café. As a postgraduate student at Queen Mary, you will also have access to two other major libraries aside our main library at Mile End: Senate House Library near Russell Square, and the British Library, London’s single most important intellectual resource. You will also be able to explore the city’s unparalleled range of specialist archives and libraries, including the London School of Economics (LSE) Library. All postgraduate researchers are supported by the QMUL Doctoral College, which provides a wide range of facilities and learning resources in the brand new Graduate Centre, opened in early 2017. Your professional development requirements are also supported by the Centre for Academic and Professional Development. busman.qmul.ac.uk 7 RESEARCH IN THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

The School of Business and “My recent key research was Management at Queen Mary was created with a clear remit to build crystallised in Remembering an outstanding, unique approach Inflation, published by Princeton to research in which scholarship of University Press last summer. international quality can flourish. A reviewer on the LSE blog wrote: Our students are attracted to the School by its ‘Granville’s book is a staggering distinctive research strategy, which focuses on the economic, societal and historical context intellectual achievement; she of business and management, social justice offers a rich analysis of theoretical issues in business and management, and and empirical research conducted governance in the private, public and third sectors. on inflation, mapping out the historical development of economic Interconnected research environment SBM’s distinct and interconnected research thought on this important topic.’ centres and groups, and the expertise of However, he had to add: ‘Of course, individual academics, create a dynamic research environment where collaborations, many economists may disagree workshops, public events and community with the lessons for today.’ This engagement take place. is my challenge: not mainly to be Our students benefit from the research admired for my thinking but to use that our academics undertake, as they are this to make a real impact on vital exposed to real business problems and the complexities that in-depth research can debates, based on that analysis” reveal. Brigitte Granville, Professor of International Economics Globally recognised expertise and Economic Policy Our academics publish in leading business and management journals, author books and chapters, and play a major part in the wider national and international research community. You can find out more about their areas of specialist interest, along with their publications and research in progress, at: busman.qmul.ac.uk/staff

8 busman.qmul.ac.uk “Understanding how to improve working conditions and decrease unemployment has always been a key driver of my work. My research has also had considerable impact outside academia following my spell as State Secretary for Employment in Portugal” Pedro Martins, Professor of Applied Economics

busman.qmul.ac.uk 9 RESEARCH IN THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

Our research centres and groups Public Management & Regulation Cluster Each of our research centres or groups makes (PMRC) a distinctive contribution to both research investigates the management of core and teaching. We encourage PhD and MRes executives in national governments, the applicants who are interested in their areas of strategic management in international research: organisations, leadership in the management of public services and regulatory activity. Centre on Labour and Global Production (CLGP) engages in inter-disciplinary research on the Marketing Interactions & Consumer Behaviour changing position of workers, labour and Group (MICB) regulation in the world economy. The centre’s focuses on marketing as essentially a social research on labour in the global economy phenomenon rather than a set of economic focuses on uneven working conditions, labour tools. Its interest is in the social/civic impact standards, affective labour, unpaid work, of marketing phenomena and its and forms of representation and worker transformative effects. organisation that arise from inter-dependent Organisational Policies & Practices Research global economic relations. Group (OPPRG) Centre for Globalisation Research (CGR) focuses on how organisations and people learn, is a global academic hub that researches professional identities, and managing knowledge. multiple aspects of globalisation. It focuses Accounting & Accountability Research Group on international monetary economics and (AARG) finance, emerging and developing economies brings historical perspective and methods and labour economics. to contemporary business and management Centre for Research in Equality and Diversity issues, such as financial capitalism, (CRED) privatisation and technological change. is at the forefront of equality and diversity Behavioural Finance Working Group (BFWG) research both nationally and internationally. focuses on areas of behavioural finance, Its research is focused on the employment, emerging markets, corporate finance and management, careers and migration aspects corporate governance financialisation and of diversity and inequality. Its two broad its impact on business models as well as themes are social identity, and policy and financial and management accounting. practice research. in Business Ecosystems Research Group (BERG) Borderlines: Action Research Cluster examines the way that businesses’ different Creative and Cultural Economies is an inter/ components relate to and interact with one trans- disciplinary group of researchers, another. BERG members use their expertise artists, thinkers, makers, practitioners who to research both innovation and production are interested in understanding the role of the ecosystems. creative and cultural sectors in reproducing and moving beyond neo-liberal logics of space, temporality and community. 10 busman.qmul.ac.uk A workshop celebrating ten years of the Centre for Research in Equality and Diversity (CRED).

Delegates at the 7th Bi-Annual International Conference of Business Market Management (BMM) enjoying a champagne reception on the London Eye.” British Academy of Management Workshop 2015

Conference attendees of the 2016 CRED Annual Lecture busman.qmul.ac.uk 11 Dr Liam Campling in the Solomon Islands delivering a week-long training programme on the global fisheries trade hosted by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency. 12 busman.qmul.ac.uk RESEARCH IN THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

Research with impact progressing BAME talent in the workplace through collaborative action. The research A small snapshot of some of the research exposes the barriers faced by minority work and its wider impact undertaken by ethnic employees in career progression. the academics in the School: • Professor Frances Bowen’s evidence on information-based regulation schemes such • Professor Pedro Martins was seconded from as ecolabels and pollution inventories was the School to take on the role of Secretary used by the UK’s Department for Business, of State for Employment in the Government Innovation and Skills, recently renamed to of Portugal. His research at Queen Mary the Department for Business, Energy and informed the legislative changes introduced Strategy, (2015) to deliver environmental during his term of office (CGR and CRED). regulatory outcomes at lower cost (BERG). • Professor Brigitte Granville presents stimulating ideas and proposals about • Dr Liam Campling’s research on the fisheries inflation-targeting principles, which provide industry, funded by the EU and the Pacific tools for present-day monetary authorities Island Forum Fisheries Agency, provides dealing with the forces of globalisation, insights on global value chains (CfEP, mercantilism and reserve accumulation in BERG). Remembering Inflation, University Princeton Press 2013 (CGR). • Dr Panos Panagiotopoulos has helped UK regulators to monitor and visualise • Dr Stella Ladi frequently appeared in the Twitter data on farming networks to identify media to explain her research perspectives communities of practice around farming on the politics of austerity and the Greek policy issues (BERG). crisis throughout 2016-17 (PMRC). • Professors Gill Kirton and Geraldine Healy • Professor Sukhdev Johal’s research has investigated the lack of women leaders expanded to examine the role of the private in UK and US unions and undertook an equity sector in the residential care home innovative cross-national study involving an industry (BERG). exchange of American and British union leaders (see Gender and Union Leadership, • Dr Tessa Wright examined a project seeking Routledge 2013) (CRED). to address women’s longstanding under- representation in the construction industry, • Dr Elena Doldor co-authored the 2015 set up during the building of London’s Female FTSE Board Report, the official UK Olympic Park. The findings have attracted census for women on boards (CRED). interest from the construction industry and • Dr Doyin Atewologun produced a policymakers, with the Employment Minister research report ‘The Middle Research’ attending the report launch (CRED). commissioned by the BBBA which looks at

busman.qmul.ac.uk 13 PHD IN BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

The doctoral programme at the School You may also choose to study a PhD in of Business and Management is one order to further your career prospects. For of the most vibrant and intensive employers, a PhD demonstrates originality of thought along with the capability and tenacity research degrees in London. Working to complete an extended piece of work, as towards your PhD at the School places well as a whole host of other transferable you within an internationally recog- skills. nised research community. We attract students from around the world, all Whilst those taking a PhD frequently end up working in fields close to their research of whom benefit from our expertise, – including research positions in academia, energetic research culture and ex- business and industry or the third sector – cellent facilities. As a PhD student, these broader qualities are of interest to a you will be expected to pursue struc- wide range of employers and can significantly tured, supervised research into one enhance your career prospects. of the many research areas within the School’s expertise. The School of Business and Doctoral degrees normally consist of three Management is rated 24th years of full-time study in which an original contribution to an academic field is made. (out of 101) in the UK for At the end of the three-year period, you will research impact, with 50% be expected to write an extended thesis, of its research deemed demonstrating evidence of your capacity to pursue scholarly research. world-leading (REF 2014)

Studying for a PhD is extremely demanding and should not be undertaken lightly. Before applying for a PhD, you need to be sure that you have a keen personal interest in the topic you will be researching, and an interest in the process of research.

14 busman.qmul.ac.uk The School’s Teaching Away Day is open to PhD students undertaking teaching work during their studies.

busman.qmul.ac.uk 15 DEGREE STRUCTURE

The doctoral programme normally 7. Causality and Programme Evaluation takes three years to complete (full- 8. Mergers and Acquisitions methodology time). You will undertake the Doctoral 9. Accounting research methodologies Taught Programme in your first 10. Panel Data - Fixed and Random Effects year. During this year, you will be exposed to a range of methodological 11. Qualitative Interviewing Techniques approaches, which will equip you with 12. Advanced Analytical Techniques: the knowledge and skills necessary to Specification, evaluation, and interpretation of structural equation complete independent social scientific models research. The Doctoral Taught Programme offers research training In order to continue onto the second year of modules in the areas of qualitative the PhD programme, you will need to pass and quantitative research methods. ‘Progression’. This occurs approximately nine months after your initial registration, and is The philosophy behind the content of dependent upon your submission of written the first-year courses is that they cover documentation relating to your proposed the true core material: i.e. the basics research (introduction, literature review, in which any researcher of social outline methodology) to the Progression science, irrespective of discipline, Panel, along with a successful defence at should be familiar with. Viva Voce. Whilst year two is typically spent gathering Examples of the modules which make research data ‘in the field’, year three is up the Doctoral Taught Programme: 1. Systematic literature reviews: basic usually spent analysing this data and writing principles up the final thesis. During this year, you will continue to develop your research skills 2. Research ontologies, epistemologies and through self-initiated training. Formal training methodologies is a compulsory component of your work as 3. Thematic analysis and discourse analysis a postgraduate. Each student is responsible for formulating their own training programme 4. Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis in consultation with their supervisors. The – Conceptual background and practical School awards each student a research application and training allowance of £1,000 per 5. Introduction to qualitative analysis using annum (£500 for part-time students). This Nvivo research allowance can be used to subsidise 6. Doing Qualitative research in a multi- conference attendance, travel for research layered research strategy purposes, and appropriate research training suited to your needs.

16 busman.qmul.ac.uk Researchers at the School’s Annual PhD Symposium

busman.qmul.ac.uk 17 PhD SUPERVISION

Progress towards final submission of the This will ensure that your research proposal thesis and preparations for your future plans is complementary to our expertise and will be monitored at meetings with your strengths. supervisors. Supervisors will offer detailed advice on final drafts of the thesis, on plans Please see the academic staff profiles on for publication, and for future employment. our website: busman.qmul.ac.uk/staff

PhD students usually start in the autumn Research environment term, but deferral to January may be possible, Research students are an integral part of the subject to agreement of the PhD Director and School and we offer a thriving and supportive the supervisors. research milieu alongside excellent facilities. These include a School Seminar Series, a Supervision PhD seminars, documentary screenings At Queen Mary, you will work with two through the SBM Screening Knowledge Club, supervisors who together will provide you research events, reading groups (convened with clear guidance and support throughout by research students in the School’s Research your studies. The School’s academic staff will Centres) and the School’s annual PhD provide expert supervision as well as pastoral Symposium. support for students throughout the course of their research, writing-up and eventual thesis As a PhD student in the School, you will submission. enjoy office and desk space, and computing facilities in dedicated graduate offices with Before applying for a PhD in the School, networked computers and access to the there are a number of questions you need to School’s research infrastructure. consider. Most important amongst these are: 1. Does your proposed PhD topic fit within Part-time the broader research interests of the School? We welcome applications from PhD students intending to study on a part-time basis where 2. Does the School include members of staff the nature of the research makes this feasible. with specialist expertise in your chosen area The normal period of study is extended to a of research? minimum of four years and a maximum of seven, and tuition fees are half of full-time If you think your proposed PhD fits within fees. You can find a full list of both UK/EU the School’s broad interests, the next step is and overseas tuition fees here: to identify a member of academic staff who qmul.ac.uk/tuitionfees may be able to supervise you, and who can help you to develop your research proposal. We do not offer a distance learning programme, We strongly advise prospective PhD students and students are expected to be resident in to contact a relevant member of the School London during the course of their PhD. before they apply to the programme.

18 busman.qmul.ac.uk Professor Belle Rose Ragins, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, speaking about understanding racism at work at the Annual CRED Lecture.

Professor Malcolm Baker, Harvard Business School at the Annual BFWG Conference

busman.qmul.ac.uk 19 PhD PROFILE Rafia Afrin 2nd year Doctoral Researcher, SBM

Project title: Corporate Social Responsibility sometimes, even outside – talks, symposiums, and Financial Performance of Firms – workshops, fairs, shows, and what not! It feels Criticisms and Extensions very good to know that Queen Mary places as 1st Supervisor: Frances Bowen much importance to student wellbeing as it does to the core academic affairs. 2nd Supervisor: Ni Peng Talking strictly about academic experience, I When I was awarded the Commonwealth am very happy with the level of support and Scholarship in 2016 and got a chance to do my personal attention that I receive as a PhD PhD in London, I knew an enriching experience candidate. While the supervisors are always was awaiting me. But I realised the full meaning available for help and guidance, they also of the word “enriching” only after I actually provide me with the right balance of space started my journey here. It was every bit as I and independence to decide on my periphery imagined it would be, and even beyond. London of work. The university is well equipped, and is a city of diversity, and Queen Mary reflects makes continuous improvement efforts, to this essence of the city in true spirit. It is simply provide us with the right environment and wonderful to see people from different origin resources to conduct our research. mingle in such perfect harmony in this vibrant city bustling with life, and to experience the My area of research in the realm of corporate same spirit in my own little world of Queen Mary. social responsibility directly overlaps with the I believe, this in itself gives us a lot of practical vision of School of Business and Management lessons about life and way of living. to promote social justice, sustainability and good governance. Previously, a University teacher There is simply so much to experience in by profession, I wish to further my career in London, both educational and non-educational! academics. I believe my current research area Be it in terms of cultural experience; interesting is one that has immense implications in the places to visit; or shows, seminars and area of sustainable business and finance, and workshops to attend – the list could go on there are several value adding avenues in which forever. While I am here, I want to make sure I plan to extend my work even beyond my that I do justice to this plethora of opportunities, PhD degree. I am just extremely glad that the and my University tries to facilitate this journey school shares the same passion as I, and going of experiencing, experimenting, and learning forward, I know I can count on its support any in the best possible way. Every week we have day, any time. different academic and non-academic activities taking place at Queen Mary premise and, What I like the best is that Queen Mary cares, and it shows! 20 busman.qmul.ac.uk Rafia Afrin 2nd Year Researcher

busman.qmul.ac.uk 21 CAREERS

Careers Our PhD graduates have a number of exciting There are opportunities for our students to career prospects open to them. Recent PhD undertake paid teaching work in the second graduates in Business and Management and third year of their studies. This will help have successfully entered a variety of develop your teaching skills, and will provide employment areas, and many now have you with invaluable insights into a key part of prestigious posts at top-ranking universities the academic profession. in the UK and abroad. Former students have also been recruited to influential positions in Researchers in the School benefit from advice the business, corporate and governmental and guidance from the Queen Mary Careers sectors. and Enterprise Centre. The School has dedicated Careers Consultants. They organise employability talks, workshops and networking “I believe that both the signal of my opportunities for students. Alongside these PhD and the research qualification events, PhD students have access to training and development opportunities through attached to it – along with the close the Centre for Academic and Professional connection between many CRED Development (CAPD). More information academics and those in the profession is available through the CAPD website: capd.qmul.ac.uk/what-we-offer/researcher- I’d like to enter – will help me make development/postgraduate-research-students the connections and impressions necessary to secure this kind of employment when I graduate.” Emily Pfefer Business and Management, 3rd Year PhD Researcher

22 busman.qmul.ac.uk ALUMNUS Dr Alain Wouassom Business and Management PhD (2016)

What have you been doing since completing your PhD? Being a PhD graduate from the School of Business and Management was an Why did you choose the research programme unexpected honor and mainly one of being in at Queen Mary? the right place at the right time. I was ready Working with the right people and leading to take advantage of an opportunity upon scholars in the field was an important factor graduating to teach and supervise students in choosing the programme. Queen Mary was within the school as Associate Lecturer. This the closest university that offered such an offers me the chance to start a career in opportunity. academia. What advice would you give to students who What was most memorable about your time are considering undertaking a research degree here at the School of Business and Manage- at the School of Business and Management? ment (SBM)? PhD supervisions are essential in building I enjoyed the experiences I gained from a successful academic career so do not be traveling around the world, with the support afraid to approach a potential supervisor of the School of Business and Management, directly in the School of Business and delivering paper from one conference to Management. another. Thanks to the Behavioural Finance Working Group (BFWG) for providing me with The research environment at Queen Mary the necessary financial support during my University of London is excellent. The School PhD studies. In addition, working with leading of Business and Management creates a scholars such Professor Gulnur Muradoglu supportive environment, while the Centre and Dr. Nick Tsitsianis allowed me to get for Academic and Professional Development some of the prestigious grants in the field: the provides essential training and workshops to 2015 Doctoral travel grant from the American help students develop skills and related theory Finance Association, the Postgraduate to practice. Research Fund from the University of London, and the Behavioural Finance Working Group Conference fee waiver sponsored by ICAEW.

busman.qmul.ac.uk 23 The Doctoral College team is based in Queen Mary’s new Graduate Centre

24 busman.qmul.ac.uk DOCTORAL COLLEGE

Doctoral College PhD PROFILE As a PhD student at Queen Mary, you will be a member of our Doctoral College, an exciting Li Dai, CSC Student and innovative community of more than 1,200 Business and postgraduates pursuing pioneering research across a wide range of academic disciplines. Management PhD Project title: An The Doctoral College is located in the new, empirical study of the purpose-built Graduate Centre on our Mile return to education in End campus oversees the lifecycle of your the case of China PhD, supporting you through your application, 1st Supervisor: Dr Martha Prevezer enrolment, the development of your research, submission of your thesis, and on to the next 2nd Supervisor: Professor Pedro Martins steps of your career. The most enjoyable thing here at Working in partnership with different teams Queen Mary is the people. Experienced across the university, the Doctoral College supervisors make my experience here very team will help you make the most of the rewarding. The information they provide wide variety of training and development has greatly expanded my horizons and opportunities available at Queen Mary, offer knowledge base, and the international team advice on funding and also provide financial of friendly professors and lecturers at SBM support for research activities. make it an interesting space for sharing ideas and work together. Queen Mary is Through all of these activities, the Doctoral a well-recognised institution in London, College aims to ensure the highest possible and the University of London is renowned standards of research support and training for throughout the world for its excellence in all of our PhD students, promoting pioneering research and education. research and ensuring you will be equipped with the skills you will need to become a Honestly, London is absolutely an ideal successful independent researcher upon place to study in. The city has a rich graduation, whether in academia or beyond. history and has a lot of stories to share if you are keen to explore. The international In the meantime, the positive community of communities here make the city vibrant. the Doctoral College and the collaborative One will never get bored studying here in research environment that it fosters help to London. The location of Queen Mary at the make Queen Mary a uniquely productive centre of London (just about 2 miles from place for postgraduate study. both the City and Canary Wharf) is a huge advantage. It is as if the campus For further information about PhD study extends to the whole city, and there is at Queen Mary, please see: qmul.ac.uk/ every opportunity to learn. postgraduate/research

` busman.qmul.ac.uk 25 APPLYING FOR A PHD

Application process Entry requirements The initial step for anyone who wishes to We are committed to appointing only the be considered for a place as a PhD student very best candidates to our PhD programme. in the School is to formulate a provisional Applications are accepted based on their research proposal. For information on writing previous academic performance, the quality a research proposal, see our guidelines on of their research proposal and the availability ‘Preparing a Research Proposal’. of two suitable members of staff to supervise the chosen topic. Once you have established some ideas about the research you wish to carry out, you To apply, you will hold an undergraduate should send a copy of your research proposal degree with first-class honours (or equivalent) and CV to academics within the School and a masters degree (MA, MSc or MRes, but whose research expertise matches your not usually an MBA) at distinction level, in own interests. This should be done before Business, Management or a discipline related submitting your formal application. If you to your research topic. We normally expect are successful in meeting our entry criteria, to see evidence of first-class academic work your application will be sent to your potential (ie some marks of more than 70 per cent). supervisor(s) for consideration. All applicants Borderline cases are considered on individual are interviewed prior to being offered a place. basis and relevant experience. Prospective PhD students are strongly advised to identify at least one potential supervisor. If English is not your first language, you must have an overall IELTS score of 7 at the time of If you are interested in applying for a application. studentship within the School, please note these are normally advertised in the autumn, All applicants must be based in London for and the deadline for application is 31 January. the duration of their PhD studies. Please refer to the School’s website for details on studentships.

Once you have developed a clear research proposal and have ideally identified a supervisor, you will need to complete the formal application process online at: qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/research/ applyresearchdegrees

26 busman.qmul.ac.uk Applicants should ensure that the following supporting materials are included with their application: • Completed application form • Curriculum Vitae (CV) • Research proposal (2,000 words excluding references) • Statement of purpose (1 side A4) • Full academic transcripts (a record of courses taken and grades achieved) • Two academic references • Proof of English language ability for overseas applicants from non-English speaking countries. busman.qmul.ac.uk 27 FEES AND FUNDING

Fees and funding The Postgraduate Research Studentships Tuition fees below typically provide funding for up to three You can find a full list of both UK/EU years of PhD study. The studentships cover and overseas tuition fees here: tuition fees and provide maintenance at the qmul.ac.uk/tuitionfees standard Research Council rate of £16,533 per academic year. They are open to suitably Undertaking a PhD is a serious financial qualified candidates from the UK, EU and commitment, and involves careful financial overseas. planning at the time of application and for the duration of the programme. Prices will almost They include: inevitably rise and you must allow for this QMUL Principal’s Postgraduate Research when planning your finances. Your costs will Studentships comprise both tuition fees and living costs. which are available to Home, EU, and international students wishing to undertake Part-time fees research in any area of the humanities and Part-time fees are one half of the standard social sciences, science and engineering. full-time programme fees. If the full-time There is no separate application process for programme fee increases in the second year, these awards. Applications must be received then you will be required to pay one half of by 31 January 2018. the increased fee. London Interdisciplinary Social Science (LISS) PhD studentships DTP studentships The School of Business and Management which are offered by the Economic and Social receives a high number of PhD applications Research Council (ESRC) through the Queen throughout the year, and the strongest Mary - King’s College – Imperial College applicants will be considered for a joint Doctoral Training Partnership, LISS. studentship (if available at the time of To be eligible applicants needs to meet the application/consideration). Queen Mary residential eligibility criteria. attracts substantial research funding– last year (2016/17) we received more than £5m Research Studentships annually from Research Councils UK to which are funded through industry, research support doctoral research. We also awarded charities, and cultural organisations are more than £2.5m for PhD studentships. typically tied to a particular PhD project against variable eligibility criteria. They have This autumn, we have confirmed 220 deadlines throughout the year. research degree studentship opportunities across all our disciplines. 120 are fully funded and 100 are part funded. We also welcome self-funded students across all disciplines.

28 busman.qmul.ac.uk QMUL-China Scholarship Council Joint School of Business and Management Scholarships fee waiver programme Queen Mary is one of the largest supporters Tuition fee waivers are available to self- of the China Scholarship Council (CSC) funding students on a competitive basis. in the UK and welcomes around fifty new PhD students on joint Queen Mary-CSC Self-funding a PhD scholarships every year. Under the scheme, The School of Business and Management Queen Mary will provide scholarships to cover accepts applications from candidates all tuition fees, whilst the CSC will provide intending to self-fund their PhD studies. living expenses and one return flight ticket to Students whose fees are not paid directly successful applicants. to the university via a third party organisation are classed as self-funded. Applicants are asked to follow our usual online application process and identify It should be noted that the School of Business themselves as CSC scholars. Should you and Management does not allow full-time have any questions regarding the application PhD students to do paid work of more than process please email researchadmissions@ six hours per week. More information is qmul.ac.uk. available on our website: busman.qmul.ac.uk/ postgraduate/phd-programme/fees-funding/ HEC Pakistan Government Scholarships The Higher Education Commission of the Government of the Islamic Republic “After finishing my masters degree of Pakistan runs a variety of scholarship with distinction in the UK, I worked schemes for Pakistani nationals wishing to pursue PhD study at overseas institutions. with various expert researchers in banking and finance and quickly Queen Mary partners with the HEC in one of these schemes – the 90% Overseas discovered my passion and Scholarship scheme. To apply for this potential for quantitatively intensive scheme applicants should refer to the HEC research. The PhD scholarship website and follow the application procedures. Details can be found on the HEC website: has given me the opportunity to www.hec.gov.pk/english/scholarshipsgrants/ dedicate time to a field that I am Pages/InternationalScholarships.aspx really passionate about” Mostak Ahamad, PhD in Business and Management, current student

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Overview Our approach is distinctively international; our Our MRes programmes are designed teaching draws on examples from across the to build specialist knowledge in an world. Today, more than 90 nationalities are represented among our staff and students. area of business and management that interests you, whilst delivering The MRes programmes we offer are available extensive research training. They are as full-time, one year programmes. especially suited to those thinking of Teaching and learning moving onto PhD study, or those who Teaching is led by research-oriented staff and want to develop a research-focused complemented where appropriate by visiting career in academia, industry or the lecturers with professional expertise. Students therefore work in both a challenging and public sector. supportive research environment. We consider During an MRes programme, you will it important to develop the ability of students develop skills in research methodologies and to undertake basic research through both techniques that are specific to undertaking, practical and theoretical means, culminating in analysing and writing up academic research a dissertation which develops the ability to write or applied/practitioner and consultancy sustained and coherent narratives. research in business and management. The direction of your individual study will You will also develop knowledge of advanced be guided by the formal study sessions you theory within a chosen sub-discipline of attend, along with your reading lists and business and management, as well as its assignments. However, we expect you to application to contemporary issues. You will demonstrate an active role in your own learning graduate prepared to take up the challenge by reading widely and expanding your own of researching complex business and knowledge, understanding and critical ability. management issues. Research events There are many opportunities for researchers The School of Business and Management with in-depth knowledge of contemporary (SBM) organises a number of events annually business and management issues who can – including research workshops, open lectures see the relationship between business and and research seminars – with internationally society, and who can understand the centrality acclaimed guest speakers from various fields of sustainability, human development, relevant to business and management. democracy and accountability in business and management practices. Students will also be expected to attend and participate in the School’s PhD Research Seminar Series and annual PhD Symposium. MRes students will be integrated with the wider PhD community at the School and invited to PhD workshops and research events. 30 busman.qmul.ac.uk Dr Shamika Almeida, Senior Lecturer at the University of Wollongong Australia speaking at the School’s weekly research seminar series.

busman.qmul.ac.uk 31 MRes PROFILE Mark Bergfeld The lecturers and professors challenge you to not only think about what is good for business and shareholders but also for society as a I love the fact that London is one of the most whole. If you are interested in looking beyond multicultural cities in Europe. The East End the headlines of the Harvard Business Review around Mile End campus itself has been shaped and Financial Times, this course is for you. I by centuries of immigrants and immigrant enjoyed the fact that during the MRes I learnt business people ranging from the Huguenots to analyse management and business practices and the Irish, to the Jewish and South Asian from an employee perspective. The professors populations. You can always find something and lecturers encouraged us to think beyond new that you’ll never come across anywhere the currently established academic and else in Europe. Queen Mary’s main campus is in management paradigms, and the research Mile End, at the heart of east London, and it is methods modules we took alongside other social great that in your breaks you can hang around sciences students helped us to cross-fertilise Regent’s Canal with a cup of coffee or go to the ideas in business and management research. gym directly on campus.

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Our MRes programmes We offer MRes programmes From 2017, all MRes programmes offered by the School of Business and Management in the following areas: are currently taught in conjunction with • International Business MRes the London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS DTP), • International Business and Politics MRes and is an approved pathway for funding from • International Financial Management MRes the Economic and Social Research Council • Innovation and Enterprise MRes (ESRC). Students are eligible to apply for ESRC 1+3 funding to cover both the MRes • International Human Resource and PhD study. Find out more about the Management MRes LISS DTP online: liss-dtp.ac.uk • Public Service MRes Our MRes degree programmes offer a • Work and Organisation MRes structured route to researching some of today’s key issues in the field of business You can find out more about our MRes and management. programmes online: busman.qmul.ac.uk/ postgraduate/taught-programmes All of our MRes programmes have three core modules: • Dissertation The programmes consist of a taught element • Introduction to Social Science Research including core and elective modules spread 1: epistemology, research design, and between semesters one and two. This will be qualitative methods followed by a dissertation of 15,000 words • Introduction to Social Science Research 2: to be completed by the beginning of the quantitative methods and data September following entry. You will typically have three contact hours per week in each And four specialist elective modules. module, and will be assigned a mentor who You will also be expected to attend and will support you throughout the programme. participate in the School’s PhD Research In most cases, your mentor will also be your Seminar Series and the School’s annual dissertation supervisor. Symposium.

Assessment Modules are typically assessed by a combination of coursework and final (two-hour) examinations.

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International Business MRes (1 year Full-time)

The International Business MRes is Elective modules include: a pre-doctoral training programme • Finance for Development designed to provide a critical, re- • The Global Economy search led approach to the study of • Management Consulting aspects of international business, and • International Marketing Communications the changing context in which global • Multinationals and Global Business financial firms operate, together with • International Macroeconomics and Finance training in the key research skills ap- propriate for Doctoral level study. • Managerial Economics • Corporate Governance Alongside a suite of substantive modules offered in conjunction with the School’s • Economics of Development International Business MSc, the programme • New Product Development and Business includes core modules in research design, Ecosystems qualitative and quantitative methods taken • Behavioural Finance and Decision Making jointly with social science students from a range of disciplines across QMUL, Kings • International Business Strategy College London and Imperial College as part • World Economy and Development of the training offered by the ESRC funded London Interdisciplinary Social Science • Global Supply Chain Management Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS-DTP). • Human Resource Management • Applied Empirical Methods The International Business MRes is in an approved pathway for ESRC funding, * The range of optional modules may vary from year to year. The School reserves the right to withdraw one or more of the optional enabling students to apply for ESRC 1+3 modules if there is insufficient student interest. funding to cover both the MRes and a PhD, and successful MRes graduates to apply subsequently for ESRC +3 PhD funding. The MRes also caters more generally for those seeking to develop their ability to apply knowledge and understanding of business in a complex global environment –and is an ideal preparation for a career in multi-national business or the financial sector, as well as for those pursuing advanced studies.

34 busman.qmul.ac.uk International Business and Politics MRes (1 year Full-time)

The International Business and The International Business and Politics MRes Politics MRes is a pre-doctoral training is in an approved pathway for ESRC funding, programme designed to provide a enabling students to apply for ESRC 1+3 funding to cover both the MRes and a PhD, critical, research led approach to the and successful MRes graduates to apply study of the politics of international subsequently for ESRC +3 PhD funding. business from various intellectual The MRes also caters more generally for perspectives, from neo-liberal those seeking to develop their ability to apply and mainstream business studies knowledge and understanding of financial approaches, through to more critical management in a complex global environment –and is an ideal preparation for a career approaches which engage with in multi-national business or the financial questions of power and resistance. sector, as well as for those pursuing advanced In addition, it aims to provide an advanced studies. theoretical grounding in the core aspects, Elective modules include: and history and politics of, business and its • Multinationals and Global Business growing internationalisation, together with training in the key research skills appropriate • Organisational Behaviour for Doctoral level study. Alongside a suite of • Economics of Development substantive modules offered in conjunction • New Product Development and Business with the School’s International Business and Ecosystems Politics MSc, the programme includes core modules in research design, qualitative and • World Economy and Development quantitative methods taken jointly with social • Global Supply Chain Management science students from a range of disciplines across QMUL, Kings College London and • Social and Political Marketing Imperial College as part of the training offered • Environmental Change: Economics and Policy by the ESRC funded London Interdisciplinary • Approaches to Political Economy Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS-DTP). • Globalisation and the International Political Economy of Development

* The range of optional modules may vary from year to year. The School reserves the right to withdraw one or more of the optional modules if there is insufficient student interest.

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International Financial Management MRes (1 year Full-time)

The International Financial Manage- Elective modules include: ment MRes is a pre-doctoral training • Finance for Development programme designed to provide a • Multinationals and Global Business critical, research led approach to the • Corporate Finance for Managers study of aspects of international finan- • Managerial Economics cial management, and the changing • Financial Reporting context in which global financial firms • Corporate Governance operate, together with training in the key research skills appropriate for • Contemporary Issues in Accounting Doctoral level study. • Advanced Management Accounting Alongside a suite of substantive modules • Financial Markets and Institutions offered in conjunction with the School’s • Behavioural Finance and Decision Making International Financial Management MSc, the • International Business Strategy programme includes core modules in research design, qualitative and quantitative methods • Financial Analysis and Management taken jointly with social science students from Accounting a range of disciplines across QMUL, Kings • International Business Analysis College London and Imperial College as part • International Finance of the training offered by the ESRC funded London Interdisciplinary Social Science • International Macro Economics and Finance Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS-DTP). The International Financial Management * The range of optional modules may vary from year to year. The School reserves the right to withdraw one or more of the optional MRes is in an approved pathway for ESRC modules if there is insufficient student interest. funding, enabling students to apply for ESRC 1+3 funding to cover both the MRes and a PhD, and successful MRes graduates to apply subsequently for ESRC +3 PhD funding. The MRes also caters more generally for those seeking to develop their ability to apply knowledge and understanding of financial management in a complex global environment – and is an ideal preparation for a career in multi- national business or the financial sector, as well as for those pursuing advanced studies.

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Innovation and Enterprise MRes (1 year Full-time)

The Innovation and Enterprise MRes Elective modules include: is a pre-doctoral training programme • Brand Management designed to provide a critical, research • e-Marketing led approach to the study of aspects • Organisational Behaviour of innovation and enterprise, and the • HRM in the Public Services role of business innovation, creativity, • New Product Development and Business and knowledge management within Ecosystems organisations, together with training in • Strategic Management the key research skills appropriate for • International Business Strategy Doctoral level study. • Global Supply Chain Management Alongside a suite of substantive modules offered in conjunction with the School’s Management • Introduction to Marketing Theory and and Organisational Innovation MSc, the Concepts programme includes core modules in research • Leading Organisational Change design, qualitative and quantitative methods • Management Consulting taken jointly with social science students from a range of disciplines across QMUL, Kings • Risk and Crisis Management College London and Imperial College as part of • Complex networks and lnnovation the training offered by the ESRC funded London • Entrepreneurship and Innovation Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS-DTP). • Introduction to Marketing Management The Innovation and Enterprise MRes is in • Knowledge Innovation Learning and an approved pathway for ESRC funding, Organisations enabling students to apply for ESRC 1+3 • Social and Sustainable Innovation funding to cover both the MRes and a PhD, * The range of optional modules may vary from year to year. The and successful MRes graduates to apply School reserves the right to withdraw one or more of the optional subsequently for ESRC +3 PhD funding. modules if there is insufficient student interest. The MRes also caters more generally for those seeking to develop their ability to apply knowledge and understanding of financial management in a complex global environment –and is an ideal preparation for a career in multi-national business, as well as for those pursuing advanced studies.

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International Human Resource Management MRes (1 year Full-time) The International Human Resource apply knowledge and understanding of human Management MRes is a pre-doctoral resource management in a complex global training programme designed to environment –and is an ideal preparation for a career in multi-national business or in a provide a critical, research led human resource management role in national approach to the study of aspects of and international contexts, as well as for those human resource management and pursuing advanced studies. employment relations. Elective modules include: The programme reflects research interests • Comparative Employment Relations of the academics in the Centre for Research in Equality and Diversity who provide the • Managing Diversity majority of the teaching for the programme, • Multinationals and Global Business together with training in the key research skills • International Reward Management appropriate for Doctoral level study. Alongside a suite of substantive modules offered in • Corporate Governance conjunction with the School’s International • Organisational Behaviour Human Resource Management MSc, the • Human Resource Management in the programme includes core modules in research Public Services design, qualitative and quantitative methods taken jointly with social science students from • Leading Organisational Change a range of disciplines across QMUL, Kings • Human Resource Management College London and Imperial College as part • Management Consulting of the training offered by the ESRC funded London Interdisciplinary Social Science • Evidence Based Human Resource Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS-DTP). Management * The range of optional modules may vary from year to year. The The International Human Resource School reserves the right to withdraw one or more of the optional Management MRes is in an approved pathway modules if there is insufficient student interest. for ESRC funding, enabling students to apply for ESRC 1+3 funding to cover both the MRes and a PhD, and successful MRes graduates to apply subsequently for ESRC +3 PhD funding. The MRes also caters more generally for those seeking to develop their ability to

38 busman.qmul.ac.uk Public Services MRes (1 year Full-time)

The Public Services MRes is a pre- +3 PhD funding. The MRes also caters more doctoral training programme designed generally for those seeking to develop their to provide a critical, research led ability to apply knowledge and understanding of the dynamics of change in the public services approach to the study of aspects of and the analytical tools to plan and manage public services around the world, those services – and is an ideal preparation for together with training in the key a career in positions of significant responsibility research skills appropriate for and leadership in public services whether Doctoral level study. provided by government, private or non- profit agencies, as well as for those pursuing Alongside a suite of substantive modules offered advanced studies. in conjunction with the School’s Masters in Public Administration, the programme includes Elective modules include: core modules in research design, qualitative and • Economics of Development quantitative methods taken jointly with social • Public Financial Management and science students from a range of disciplines Accounting across QMUL, Kings College London and Imperial College as part of the training offered • HRM in the Public Services by the ESRC funded London Interdisciplinary • Managing Under Regulations Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership • Public Management and Governance (LISS-DTP). * The range of optional modules may vary from year to year. The The Public Services MRes is in an approved School reserves the right to withdraw one or more of the optional modules if there is insufficient student interest. pathway for ESRC funding, enabling students to apply for ESRC 1+3 funding to cover both the MRes and a PhD, and successful MRes graduates to apply subsequently for ESRC

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Work and Organisation Elective modules include: MRes (1 year Full-time) • Comparative Employment Relations • Managing Diversity The Work and Organisation MRes is • Multinationals and Global Business a pre-doctoral training programme • International Reward Management designed to provide a critical, • Corporate Governance research led approach to the study • Organisational Behaviour of aspects of work and organisation, and the changing context in which • HRM in the Public Services firms operate, together with training in • New Product Development and Business Ecosystems the key research skills appropriate for • Strategic Management Doctoral level study. . • International Business Strategy Alongside a suite of substantive modules offered • Global Supply Chain Management in conjunction with the School’s Management MSc, the programme includes core modules • Introduction to Marketing Theory and in research design, qualitative and quantitative Concepts methods taken jointly with social science • Social and Political Marketing students from a range of disciplines across • Financial Analysis and Management QMUL, Kings College London and Imperial Accounting College as part of the training offered by the • Leading Organisational Change ESRC funded London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS- • Human Resource Management DTP). • Management Consulting • Knowledge Innovation The Work and Organisation MRes is in an Learning and Organisations approved pathway for ESRC funding, enabling • Managing under regulation students to apply for ESRC 1+3 funding to cover both the MRes and a PhD, and successful • Public Management and Governance MRes graduates to apply subsequently for • Social and Sustainable Innovation ESRC +3 PhD funding. The MRes also caters • Risk and Crisis Management more generally for those seeking to develop their ability to apply knowledge and understanding * The range of optional modules may vary from year to year. The School reserves the right to withdraw one or more of the optional of the area of study in a complex global modules if there is insufficient student interest. environment –and is an ideal preparation for a career in management in national and international contexts, as well as for those pursuing advanced studies.

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Application process Entry requirements If you wish to apply for one of our MRes • A first class (1:1) honours degree or programmes, you will need to submit an equivalent in any subject online application by 31 July 2018. The • A satisfactory research proposal that fits application must include: with research interests of staff in the School • A 500-word personal statement in which of Business and Management you outline your research interests within We will consider applicants with business and management, and your previous undergraduate degrees in a very wide variety academic and additional experience relevant of subjects, but prefer a humanities and social to your proposed area of research, and your sciences subject. motivation for applying for an MRes. You will also be asked to identify potential supervisors We also require: IELTS 7.0 or equivalent at the School of Business and Management (if applicable). For more information whose research expertise matches your on the English language requirements, research interest. see: qmul.ac.uk/international/ • A 1000-word research proposal in which you englishlanguagerequirements outline your proposed research topic and title, and why this is an important area of research. Contact hours You will also include a brief literature review, Students typically have three contact hours and you will indicate the research methods per week in each module. Within these three you propose to apply. hours, each module has its own pattern of lectures, seminars/classes and other • Completed application form activities. Lectures emphasise dissemination • Curriculum Vitae (CV) of information, explaining the key ideas and determining the sequence and pace of • Full academic transcripts (a record of learning. Seminars/classes make for a more courses taken and grades achieved) active learning experience by facilitating • Two academic references student interaction in discussion, exercises, problem-solving sets, case studies and • Proof of English language ability for presentations (as appropriate). overseas applicants from non-English speaking countries. All applications should be made online at qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/howtoapply

44 busman.qmul.ac.uk Learning and Teaching: • The direction of your individual study will • The School of Business and Management be guided by the formal study sessions promotes active learning within a context you attend, along with your reading lists of clear learning objectives, and students and assignments. However, we expect you are encouraged to take responsibility for to demonstrate an active role in your own their own learning. Modules have regular learning by reading widely and expanding coursework elements and in some cases your own knowledge, understanding and this will require collaborative group work. critical ability. • The creation of informal work is generally • Independent study will foster in you encouraged. Clear guidance on basic the ability to identify your own learning supplementary reading is given. We needs and determine which areas you consider it important to develop your ability need to focus on to become proficient in to undertake basic research through both your subject area. This is an important practical and theoretical means, culminating transferable skill for people who envisage in a dissertation which develops the ability going on to a research career in academia to write sustained coherent narratives. or elsewhere. Teaching is by research-oriented staff • Modules are typically assessed by a (complemented where appropriate by combination of coursework and final (two- visiting lecturers with professional expertise), hour) examinations. There is considerable who will combine professional knowledge variation across modules, however some are of their subject with a critical attitude to wholly examined by coursework. its delivery. Students therefore work in a challenging and supportive environment. • You will also be assessed on a supervised 15,000-word dissertation. • Each module has an outline description, giving the aims, expected learning outcomes, assessment methods, outline syllabus and indication of primary reading. • For every hour spent in formal study you will be expected to complete a further five to six hours of independent study. Your individual study time could be spent preparing for, or following up on formal study sessions, reading, producing written work, completing projects and revising for examinations.

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Fees and funding Tuition fees You can find a full list of both UK/EU and overseas tuition fees here: qmul.ac.uk/tuitionfees Postgraduate Loan Scheme The Postgraduate Loan Scheme (PGL), launched in 2016, is offering up to £10,000 per course towards fees and living costs for taught and research masters courses in all subject areas for eligible students. The PGL is designed for those undertaking their first taught masters degree. To be eligible, you must be aged under 60 on 1 August of the year in which you start your Queen Mary is a short distance away programme, but other criteria will apply (see from Canary Wharf, the City of London the government’s website below). and the vibrant east London tech hubs. For further information on how to apply, loan repayments – including salary scales, interest rates and residence conditions – please visit: “Faculty members understand that • The UK government’s website: obtaining an MRes degree is, for gov.uk/postgraduate-loan many, not our final destination but a • Student Finance England’s Student Finance step towards progression to a PhD Zone: thestudentroom.co.uk/studentfinance programme. They provided us with • Queen Mary’s Advice and Counselling team: advice and suggestions with regards welfare.qmul.ac.uk/money/postgraduates to our eventual PhD application, • Queen Mary’s Funding a Masters webpages: qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/funding_ and often invited MRes students to masters research symposiums, workshops and seminars held for PhD students and academic scholars” Yoshiki Shimizu, Business and Management MRes (2014)

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Careers Further study and work We have a dedicated careers consultant for The skills you will gain from the MRes the School of Business and Management programmes are highly valued in academia who organises employability talks, workshops and by employers in a wide range of and networking opportunities for students organisations throughout industry, finance throughout the year. and commerce, as well as in the public sector and charities. We expect most MRes On graduating from this programme you will graduates to go on to study for a PhD while have gained: others will utilise their skills in commercial • The ability to think critically and creatively: organisations, NGOs, think tanks and other to organise thoughts, analyse, synthesise independent research organisation. and critically appraise. This includes the capability to identify assumptions, evaluate Students who successfully complete the statements in terms of evidence, detect MRes programme are eligible to apply for a false logic or reasoning, identify implicit PhD in Business and Management. Our MRes values, define terms adequately and alumni have secured PhD scholarships at generalise appropriately. high ranking universities in the UK and US. • The ability to conduct research into management issues either individually or as a part of a team through research design, data collection, analysis, synthesis and reporting. • Effective performance within team environments; the ability to recognise and utilise individuals’ contributions in group processes; to negotiate and persuade or influence others; team selection, delegation, development and management. • The ability to recognise and address ethical dilemmas and corporate social responsibility issues, applying ethical and organisational values to situations and choices.

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Visit qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate to find out more about the programme you’re CHOOSE CHECK interested in. YOUR YOUR PROGRAMME Check you meet the entry requirements. FUNDING Note: if you’re an international student OPTIONS English language requirements also apply.

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We organise campus tours throughout the year – book a place at: qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/meet-us Our Postgraduate Open Evenings on If you can’t make it to us campus allow you to meet students in person, we also hold and academics: qmul.ac.uk/ virtual events: qmul.ac.uk/ postgraduate/meet-us/openevents postgraduate/meet-us/virtual- open-day

You can apply directly online. You can find out about the process SUBMIT and the information and documents you will need at: qmul.ac.uk/ YOUR postgraduate/taught/applyfortaughtprogrammes APPLICATION ONLINE While there are no set deadlines, we advise you to apply as early as possible to make sure your application is considered and to take advantage of any funding opportunities. 48 busman.qmul.ac.uk MEET US

Campus tours Around the UK We organise campus tours throughout the year. We visit local and national postgraduate Restricted to small groups so that everyone has education fairs, conventions and events the chance to ask questions, these informal across the country each year. Come along events are a great way to find out about living to an event near you to find out more about and studying here. They normally last an hour postgraduate study and student life with us. and you will be shown around by a current For more information, please visit: qmul. student. To book your place, please visit: qmul. ac.uk/postgraduate/meet-us/around-the-uk ac.uk/postgraduate/meet-us International students Postgraduate open events If you are from outside the UK, please see We hold a variety of postgraduate open our ‘Meet us overseas’ webpage for details events at our Mile End campus. Each event is of where you can meet the International different but usually includes the opportunity Office over the coming year: qmul.ac.uk/ to meet academics, see subject-specific international/international-students/events facilities, tour research and learning facilities, and speak to our support services, including Open events for 2017 entry the Careers and Enterprise team. 8 November 2017 For more details and to book, please visit: Open Evening – PhD qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/meet-us/openevents 17 January 2018 Virtual events Virtual Open Day – Masters and PhD We also hold virtual events during the year. 7 February 2018 For dates, virtual tours of the campus, Open Evening – Masters and PhD videos and more, visit: qmul.ac.uk/ postgraduate/meet-us/virtual-open-day 9 May 2018 Virtual Open Day – Masters and PhD 18 July 2018 Virtual Open Day – Masters and PhD 5 September 2018 Postgraduate Open Afternoon

SBM PhD Student’s Summer Picnic 2017

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50 busman.qmul.ac.uk International students Nursery International Office Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 2782/90 Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 6530 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] nursery.qmul.ac.uk qmul.ac.uk/international/international-students Occupational Health Service IT Services Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 8700 IT Helpdesk Fax: +44 (0)20 7882 7053 Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 8888 hr.qmul.ac.uk email: [email protected] its.qmul.ac.uk Open Days qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/meet-us Language Learning The Language Centre Residential support Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 2826/2827 Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 5064 language-centre.sllf.qmul.ac.uk email: [email protected] Confucius Institute email: [email protected] Security Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 5000 Learning Development security.qmul.ac.uk email: [email protected] learningdevelopment.qmul.ac.uk Student Enquiry Centre arcs.qmul.ac.uk/students/sec Library Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 7311 (Mile End) Students’ Union email: [email protected] qmsu.org library.qmul.ac.uk Qmotion Health and Fitness Centre qmsu.org/qmotion Mature students Head of Outreach and Widening Participation Advice and advocacy Directorate of Marketing and Communications qmsu.org/advice/academic Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 3733 External organisations email: [email protected] Student Central (University of London) studentcentral.london Music email: [email protected] The National Union of Students (NUS) music.qmul.ac.uk nus.org.uk

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Educational/Research Residential Facilities Information

ArtsOne 37 Albert Stern Cottages 3 Advice and Counselling Service 27 Visitors who require further information or assistance should ArtsTwo 35 Albert Stern House 1 Bookshop 22 please go to the main reception Arts Research Centre 39 Beaumont Court 53 Canalside 63 in the Queens’ Building. Bancroft Building 31 Chapman House 43 Careers Centre 19 AREA The smoking of cigarettes Bancroft Road Chesney House 45 Clock Tower 20 or tobacco products are only Teaching Rooms 10 Creed Court 57 CopyShop 56 permitted at designated smoking Peter Landin Building France House 55 The Curve 47 areas / shelters indicated on this (Computer Science) 6 map. Feilden House 46 Disability and Dyslexia Service Engineering Building 15 31 Hatton House 40 Electronic cigarettes permitted G.E. Fogg Building 13 Drapers’ Bar and Kitchen 8 Ifor Evans Place 2 on outside spaces only. G.O. Jones Building 25 Ground Café 33 Lindop House 21 These premises are alarmed Geography 26 The Hive 24 Lodge House 50 and monitored by CCTV; Graduate Centre 18 Housing Hub 48 please call Security on Lynden House 59 Informatics Teaching IT Services 19 +44 (0)20 7882 5000 Laboratories Maurice Court 58 for more information. 5 Mucci’s 29 Maynard House 44 Joseph Priestley Building 41 Occupational Health Service/ Key Pooley House 60 Library 32 Student Health Service 28 Selincourt House 51 Library/bookshop Law 36 Octagon 19a Varey House 49 Fitness centre Lock-keeper’s Cottage 42 Portering and Postal Services 17 Refreshment: Occupational Health Qmotion Health and Fitness Centre Bar/Eatery/Coffee place and Safety Directorate 12 Sports Hall 7 People’s Palace/Great Hall 16 Santander Bank 62 Staff car park Queens’ Building 19 Security 38/54 Bicycle parking Scape Building 64 St Benet’s Chaplaincy 23 Bicycle lockers Temporary Building 61 Student Enquiry Centre 19 Cash machine Students’ Union Hub 34 AREA Smoking area / shelter Building construction site 14 Union Shop 9 Building closed for Village Shop 52 major refurbishment 4 Westfield Nursery 11

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