Contribute to knowledge. Shape the future.

Do you have an appreciation for the art of business science? Do you enjoy the challenge that knowledge creation offers? Do you want to establish yourself as an expert in your field?

Stellenbosch Business School’s internationally accredited PhD can help you achieve this. Becoming an expert within a particular field means knowing, understanding and building on the debates and discussions around the existing knowledge within that field. In becoming an expert, one learns how to use the principles of business science to address complex business problems.

Our areas of expertise for PhD-related research include Business Management and Administration, Development Finance, Futures Studies, and Coaching.

• Use business science to address pressing real-world business problems: Our PhD students read and absorb a significant number of academic peer-reviewed journal articles and understand how their research will add to ongoing academic discourse on a subject matter as well as how it will apply to African organisations. By doing research on doctoral level, students are enabled to help solve real-world business problems.
• International collaboration: As Stellenbosch Business School has many international partners, our PhD students become part of an international community where they are exposed to academics from various universities. Our students also attending class and colloquiums alongside PhD students from other countries.
• Complete your PhD within four years: This PhD is awarded solely on the successful completion of a research-based dissertation. Year 1 consists of two blocks of on-campus sessions (two weeks each) to help you prepare and finalise your research proposal. Years 2 to 4 consist of one on-campus block (one week each year) plus supervised research. It is therefore possible to obtain your PhD while you work.

Stellenbosch Business School’s internationally accredited four-year PhD programme equips you to produce new knowledge and become a recognised expert in your field. Whether your research explores Business Management and Administration, Development Finance, Coaching or Futures Studies, you’ll engage with academic discourse at the highest level, while applying your insights to real-world business and societal challenges.