PhD and Research Degrees
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My research aims to identify factors that affect the employment choices of migrants. I'm looking at the British-Pakistani men in particular because almost 25% of British-Pakistani men in UK choose to drive taxis. There is also the debate about how free are people to choose their life options given the kind of ethnic backgrounds they are from, the gender, the class they belong to. So, it is a overarching question of structure and agency that I'm trying to answer through the case study of Pakistani men. In the first year you have to go through 3 modules. One is the philosophy behind the social science research. The second module that we do is one on research methods which is qualitative and quantitative. The third thing is we do a module called Understanding your Discipline and it's about understanding the different key readings in our discipline and critiquing them
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PhD
In Leeds
Description
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Type
PhD
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Location
Leeds
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Duration
Flexible
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Start date
Different dates available
Throughout your degree you will be considered a postgraduate researcher rather than a student and you will be an integral part of our research community. You will be supported on your research journey by supervisors, research centre contacts and the Graduate School office.
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About this course
Candidates should hold a British Masters degree (or equivalent degree from an overseas university) or an equivalent professional qualification:
with a minimum average score of 60 percent (or equivalent)
The center will contact you, once you send your information through the form
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My research aims to identify factors that affect the employment choices of migrants. I'm looking at the British-Pakistani men in particular because almost 25% of British-Pakistani men in UK choose to drive taxis. There is also the debate about how free are people to choose their life options given the kind of ethnic backgrounds they are from, the gender, the class they belong to. So, it is a overarching question of structure and agency that I'm trying to answer through the case study of Pakistani men. In the first year you have to go through 3 modules. One is the philosophy behind the social science research. The second module that we do is one on research methods which is qualitative and quantitative. The third thing is we do a module called Understanding your Discipline and it's about understanding the different key readings in our discipline and critiquing them
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Course rating
Recommended
Centre rating
Meenakshi Sarkar
This centre's achievements
All courses are up to date
The average rating is higher than 3.7
More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months
This centre has featured on Emagister for 14 years
Subjects
- Management
- Accounting
- Philosophy
- Economics
- Finance
- School
- Business School
- Business
- Docterate
- Docter
Course programme
You will start your studies in October or February, working full or part-time.
Your supervisors will guide you in the production of a piece of original research. Our practice is for postgraduate researchers to be supervised by two academics. Your supervisors advise on the preparation of your thesis proposal, which is presented to a Business School committee.
If you choose to work full-time, you will have a progress review at the end of your first year. After this review, you will either transfer to the Master of Philosophy (MPhil) programme for a further year, or the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme for two years. Part-time postgraduate researchers have a progress review after two years and transfer for a further two years or three years respectively.
If your proposal is approved, your supervisors will then authorise a timetable of work, arrange regular meetings, and provide feedback and advice on the research and preparation of your final thesis.
You then submit this thesis at the end of the programme to be judged by a panel of internal and external examiners, appointed by the Business School, at an oral examination or 'viva'.
Your degree is awarded after you successfully complete a programme of research training and a piece of original research in the form of a 300-page or 100,000 word thesis.
Training pathwaysWe believe in the value of training and developing our postgraduate researchers. The PhD programme places a strong emphasis on formal learning and assessment in research methods to deepen the knowledge of disciplines and a range of methodological approaches. When entering the programme you will opt for one of our three core training pathways:
- Accounting and Finance
- Economics
- Management and Business
To apply for the programme you must be able to clearly outline a topic to research and identify where it links to the expertise we have at the Business School. It is important that you spend some time exploring the research that we are involved with and whether your own research is likely to fit alongside this.
PhD and Research Degrees