PhD. In Entrepreneurship
Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship is a high-grade qualification that has been designed keeping in consideration demands imposed by the modern day business world with the aim of training students so that they can become decent and successful businessmen of modern days. To be enrolled in the Ph.D. program students are required to have a Master’s degree in the same field. Otherwise getting admission will become difficult. To inform readers, it can be said that entrepreneurship can actually be defined as a field of study where organization’s leaders are trained in such a fashion that they get in a better position of taking risks, solving problems in an innovative fashion and enhancing levels of profits for their companies. This field has strong associations with the following
• Business opportunities
• Exploring the potential of development and advancement
• Development of the business plan
• Starting up establishment
• Controlling business management
• Building teams
• Marketing strategies
• Management of human resources
• Innovation
• Leadership
• Intellectual property
• Networking
• Economy
• Market research
Students are encouraged to understand trends taking place inside the business environment and accordingly they will be instructed to pursue their career-related goals. You can get many strong career-related opportunities after getting involved in this particular educational program. The best thing is to make efforts for getting a qualification from a decent and capable academy as it is going to help you develop your sound career as an entrepreneur.
This program is equivalent to EQF (European Qualifications Framework) Level 8 - Doctorate Level.
This program is equivalent to 180 ECTS
How long should be my thesis?
Usually, it is from 60.000 – 100.000 words (from chapter 1 to chapter 5). Students are allowed to have 10% less or more. However, the supervisor can allow a student to write more.
Do you indicate words "online" or "distance" on the Ph.D. certificate?
No.
Can I use the title?
We have asked the Swiss Authorities about the title, and their answer was (Students are allowed to use the title they got from the school)
Is there a "Thesis Defence"?
Yes, and we recommend students to do it in Switzerland however it can be done ONLINE too, you need a camera and microphone.
Study Language: this study program is taught entirely in English.
We have 5 intakes per year.
Is OUS Accredited by a recognized European accreditation body?
Yes, OUS is authorized, validated, certified, accredited and/or an institutional member of over 50 public/private organizations, for the full list please check here.
Admission Requirements
We have 5 intakes per year. So, you can start at any month you wish.
- Duration: 3 Years (one-year Study program + Thesis work which takes around 2 years)
- Age: 25 years or older
- Previous study: Master degree or equivalent
- Study Language: this study program taught entirely in English.
- English level: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent (Only for students from non-English speaking countries or students who did not study at English speaking school) If you don't have English certificate you can do our own English test for free of charge.
- Study Method: Online
- Fee: Please check: Tuition Fee
Note: If you have any doubts about your suitability for this study program please contact us,
Note: Study fee does not include application and reservation fee (to guarantee you a study place) of 240 Euro (one-time payment and non-refundable).
European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System: this program is equivalent to 180 ECTS, please check the duration above.
European Qualifications Framework: this program is equivalent to EQF Level 8
OUS Accreditations, Quality Assurance & legalizations: Please check here
Thesis Work
What is the thesis work:
The Ph.D. candidate has to somethings more than DBA & D.Phil.'s candidates, as below:
- Duration is min. 2 years up to 7 years
- The thesis must be on the highest level
- The candidate must teach at OUS or any other accredited university/academy for at least 48 hours
- The candidate needs to have at least 3 publications (online publications are fine too)
- The candidate should supervise at least 3 projects/thesis for Undergraduate or Master students.
Modules:
For the Ph.D., your thesis is the most important part, you have to write the whole thesis about the "Entrepreneurship" with one of our supervisors.
the following modules you will study during the first year:
- Global Management
- Strategic Management and Leadership
- Project Management
- Strategic Information System Management
- Accounting and Finance
- Research Methods
- Electronic Research Methods
- Modern Websites